Marvel Studios is narrowing in on a director for its unannounced Black Widow solo film. The studio reportedly has its eye set on Cate Shortland, the director of Berlin Syndrome and Lore, to helm the film about the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s deadly assassin-turned-S.H.I.E.L.D. operative. The news comes courtesy of Deadline, which claims that the studio

Academy Award-winner Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, The Polar Express) will replace Guillermo del Toro as director of the latest film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches for Warner Bros. RELATED: Donald Glover & Ryan Gosling Rumored for Willy Wonka Shortlist The Witches focuses on a young boy who must stop a coven of witches from killing young kids. However, his

Marvel’s Black Panther was treated like royalty at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards. The Marvel Cinematic Universe installment and Netflix darling Stranger Things were both big winners at the event, with the stars taking home a majority of the awards. In total, Black Panther netted four awards. The film won the Best Movie

As fans patiently wait to see which fallen characters return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Avengers 4, one star isn’t buying his character’s apparent demise in Avengers: Infinity War. Benicio del Toro thinks the Collector is still out there somewhere, ready to help the Avengers in the concluding part of the Russo Brother’s story. First

The Marvel Studios marketing team always seemed to cut a bit loose with the release of 2015’s Ant-Man, a movie that allowed the studio to be a bit more creative in its trailers, promos and posters. And, of course, that tradition is carried over wholly with the upcoming sequel, Ant-Man and the Wasp. Case in

Warner Bros.’ planned Joker origin movie, directed by Todd Phillips and produced by Martin Scorcese, has been picking up quite a bit of steam lately, with not only the film’s working title but a possible filming location and start date all bubbling to the surface this week. However, the latest scuttlebutt is that yet another high-caliber actor will join

Co-directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmeyer have announced the start of principal photography on their remake of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. Based on King’s 1983 novel, Pet Sematary follows a family that moves into a house situated next to a pet cemetery with the power to resurrect the dead. The 1989 original adaptation directed was

Mark Hamill has been known for his sense of humor online, as well as his emotional side. With today being Father’s Day, he’s seized the opportunity to combine them both by wishing Darth Vader the best on his special day. Hamill tweeted “#HappyFathersDay” with an image of Darth Vader’s helmet accompanying it. It certainly won

Oscar-winning actor Brie Larson has heaped praise on Marvel Studios for allowing her the time to make a proper decision on entering the superhero arena via Captain Marvel. Larson, who won the Best Actress Academy Award for the 2015 drama Room has been known in recent years for being selective about her movies, opting for more artistic

Pixar’s Incredibles 2 is off to a rather incredible start, continuing Disney’s box office dominance. The sequel to 2004’s The Incredibles opened to a stunning $180 million from 4,410 theaters within the United States and Canada. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, however, that now gives the film the biggest domestic debut ever for an

Director, Steven Spielberg has been revealed as the main reason why the Transformers Bumblebee spinoff will have a young girl as its lead protagonist. Hailee Steinfeld’s Charlie will be the human befriending the titular hero during his early days stranded on Earth in the ’80s, and according to producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Spielberg made the recommendation to freshen

Samuel L. Jackson revealed that his upcoming role as Nick Fury in Captain Marvel has helped him figure out how Avengers 4 will end. In an interview with Vulture, the actor said he didn’t need spoilers or fan theories to discover how Captain Marvel will connect to the climax of Avengers 4. “Who’s really dead, and who’s really in the flaky wind

Influential entertainment personality Chris Hardwick has responded to allegations of abuse and sexual assault leveled against him by actor, cosplayer and ex-girlfriend, Chloe Dykstra. A statement was expected given that he’s still slated to host BBC America’s Doctor Who panel at 2018’s Comic-Con International in San Diego, as well as The Walking Dead panel. RELATED: Nerdist

21st Century Fox’s Board of Directors will be meeting on Monday to review and debate Comcast’s $65 million bid to buy most of the former’s film and television assets. This is happening only a week after Comcast moved to make a counteroffer on Walt Disney Company’s plans to purchase most of Fox in a deal

Warner Bros. has announced the release date for the official Aquaman trailer, confirming it will drop during the film’s panel presentation (likely in Hall H) at Comic-Con International in San Diego. The studio revealed as much in a tweet, which also debuted a splashy new logo for the DC Comics-based solo superhero flick. Comic-Con will

Jeff Goldblum was honored Thursday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on his namesake day. Yes, it was “Jeff Goldblum Day,” the actor discovered during the ceremony. The 2,638th actor to join the star-studded pathway, Goldblum’s career spans more than four decades, beginning in 1974 as “Freak #1” in Death Wish, and

The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe needed the likes of the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Black Panther and Doctor Strange to unite and stop Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, but in a fun fan mashup it seems Florida and the ’80s also had some recruits available in the form of The Golden Girls. The trailer, done by the

While some elements of Josh Brolin’s timesliding mutant Cable were omitted from the character’s big-screen debut in Deadpool 2 — namely his convoluted backstory — fans were still able to get a glimpse of the toll the classic techno-organic virus took on his body. However, we’re now able to get an even closer look, courtesy of concept art

The upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly is all about the upcoming DCEU film Aquaman , and comes splashing into readers’ homes with two covers, one of which gives us our first look at Nicole Kidman’s Queen Atlanna. Jason Momoa’s tattooed hero is featured on both covers, naturally — one for subscribers that features Momoa’s face drenched in

Earlier today, Comcast Corp. entered into a bidding war with The Walt Disney Co. for 21st Century Fox’s key assets, but that doesn’t signal the end of the Disney/Fox deal — yet. As it stands, however, Fox is poised to postpone or cancel its July 10 meeting with stockholders to discuss the Disney/Fox merger. “21st

Director Zack Snyder celebrated National Superman Day by giving Man of Steel fans quite a treat. Over on his Vero account, the director shared a photo of Henry Cavill in the Man of Steel Superman costume with the caption, “First time in costume… first photo.” Check out the photo of Cavill dressed as the Kryptonian hero below.

The year-long drumbeat of rumors about Ben Affleck’s imminent departure from the DC Extended Universe has grown even louder with a new report that indicates director Matt Reeves’ The Batman will center on a younger Dark Knight. In its overview of the recent management changes at DC Entertainment, The Hollywood Reporter notes that over Memorial

WWE superstar and actor John Cena is teaming with Jackie Chan for Project X. The film previously had the working title of Ex-Baghdad. Arash Amel will provide the script for the project. Project X features Chan as a Chinese private security contractor in Baghdad, who helps to save oil workers when their refinery is attacked. Cena’s character is

The Star Wars fandom has been making waves in the news lately, and not because of their Han Solo-related takes. Following a flood of harassment, The Last Jedi actor Kelly Marie Tran deleted her Instagram account, prompting an outcry of support from fans and fellow actors alike. Tran’s co-star John Boyega was the latest to

Actress and director Lea Thompson is pitching a Howard the Duck movie reboot to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Best known as Lorraine Baines in the Back to the Future trilogy, Thompson also starred as Beverly Switzler in 1986’s maligned mallard movie. Often joining lists of “worst comic book movies ever,” Willard Huyck’s Howard the Duck was a

Filmmaker James Wan is adding another classic horror franchise to his increasingly busy schedule. The Aquaman director has signed on to produce a remake of the 1990 horror-comedy Arachnophobia through his production house Atomic Monster. While a writer has yet to be announced, the original film’s director, Frank Marshall, will be joining the remake as

20th Century Fox Chairman and CEO Stacey Snider has warned movie studios that they shouldn’t rely on the modern superhero movie formula if they expect to survive in the industry. Speaking at Barcelona’s CineEurope conference, Snider said that execs should be wary of retelling the same story over and over again. “The studios need to have

With Disney celebrating a decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a new website and artwork offer fans a closer look at the heroes who have made the past 10 years of box office domination possible. Starting with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man in 2008, the MCU has gone on to become the highest-grossing franchise of all time. Although

While Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom still doesn’t open stateside for just under two weeks, it’s already doing big business overseas. The latest Jurassic Park film opened in 48 international territories over the weekend, including the United Kingdom, South Korea, Germany, France, Russia and Hong Kong. The film earned $151.1 million internationally over the weekend —

The latest installment in the Avengers franchise, Avengers: Infinity War, has been cleaning up at the box office, both domestically and globally. However, few fans can top Twitter user @NemRaps’ love of the film, which he’s currently seen in theaters 47 times. In fact, to help the fan keep up his streak, IMAX donated another 50 tickets, so it looks like @NemRaps