Star WarsCelebration is back, with the popular gathering of fans and celebrities alike set to come back in 2022. While the fanbase forStar Warsis a contentious one, there is one important thing that unites us all: We just really loveStar Wars. Starting back in 1999, the event is where fans of the franchise can come together to celebrate this galaxy we all care deeply for while getting to see some of our favorite stars and meet them....

The fourth season ofTim Miller(Deadpool) andDavid Fincher’s animated sci-fi series,Love, Death & Robots,just launched on Netflix, a series that has already built itself a fanbase over its previous three seasons. One wonders how many of those fans are even aware that the showrunners' were inspired by the 1981 animated anthology movie,Heavy Metal, which itself was born out of a popular comic anthology magazine of the same name. In fact,Love, Death & Robotsbegan its life as an attempt to create a modern-dayHeavy Metal,a story that’s almost as interesting as rewatching the originalHeavy Metalnearly 45 years later....

Created byDamon Lindelofand acclaimed novelistTom Perrotta, the HBO seriesThe Leftovers, about what happens after 140 million people vanished from the face of the earth, is currently in its final season. With the seventh anniversary of the Sudden Departure approaching, everyone is desperately trying to grasp for a system of belief to not only better explain what happened, but to help them deal with what could still be to come. After seeing seven of the eight episodes of Season 3 (they were understandably withholding the final episode of the series), Collider sat down with executive producer/directorMimi Leder, who has done some beautiful work directing episodes throughout the series’ run, to talk about what she was initially drawn to in the story, the freedom she’s had to experiment and take risks, how she was able to open up the color pallette, her love of the finale, even though she expects some haters, and why she wanted to shoot the series with three cameras....

Disney and Lucasfilm have released the first trailer forThe Mandalorian, the live-actionStar WarsTV show created byJon Favreaufor Disney+. The series starsGame of ThronesalumPedro Pascalas a “lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy” after the fall of the Empire inReturn of the Jediand before the rise of the First Order inThe Force Awakens. The Mandalorianalso starsNick Nolte,Werner Herzog,Gina Carano,Carl Weathers, andGiancarlo Esposito. Favreau penned the series, while high-profile names likeTaika Waititi,Bryce Dallas Howard,Dave Filoni, Rick Famuyiwa, andDeborah Chowwill direct....

Penny and dime indeed! With the recent announcement thatJon Bernthalwill be returning as Frank Castle in his own upcoming Netflix series to correspond with the other offerings from the MCU:Daredevil,Jessica Jones,Luke Cage,Iron Fist, and eventuallyThe Defenders. The Punisher was far and away the best part ofDaredevil’s second season so the announcement that he will be getting his own series was a welcome, and somewhat expected, announcement for sure. Even with his dynamic entrance, we’ve hardly scratched the surface of the world that the Punisher brings to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and we wanted to take this opportunity to delve into five things that we’re hoping to see in his upcoming series....

There is simply no getting around the fact that The Simpsons, the yellow family in the geographically mysterious town of Springfield, have a special claim over all things Halloween. Since the premiere of their first Halloween special, Treehouse of Horror in 1990, during the second season of the series,The Simpsonshave continued to churn out their spooky tales of horror every year. And accompanying the Treehouse of Horror specials wereThe Simpsons Treehouse of Horrorcomics, which were originally released in 1995....

Director/writerBarry Jenkinshas released yet another gorgeous teaser for his upcoming Amazon television showThe Underground Railroad. This new show is adapted fromColson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name and will feature a score from frequent Jenkins collaboratorNicholas Brittell.The Underground Railroadfollows Cora Randall (Thuso Mbedu), a Black girl living in the antebellum South attempting to find her freedom in the north. Cora manages to escape the Georgia plantation where she is enslaved and seeks help from the Underground Railroad which, in this unique story, turns out to be an actual railroad with trains, tracks, and conductors helping transports slaves to safety through an underground network....

SinceBig Brotherbegan airing in 2000, fans of the game have witnessed some boneheaded decisions. While nothing will beatMarcellas Reynoldsnot using the Power of Veto on himself during Season 3, one recurring theme is playersvolunteering to go on the block. Unless you know there is a sure-fire safety protocol that will keep you in the house on eviction night, it’s simply not worth it.Pawns go home.And yet, in week 1,Kelley Jorgensenhas seemingly forgotten this golden rule and could be this season’s first evictee....

Tom Hanksis being eyed to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-actionPinocchiomovie and the two-time Oscar winner is in early talks to take on the role, Collider has exclusively learned. PaddingtonfilmmakerPaul Kingis directing andRogue OnescribeChris Weitzis producing with his Depth of Field partnerAndrew Miano. It’s unclear who the script will ultimately be credited to, though sources say thatSimon Farnabyhas been tapped to pen the latest draft of the script after working with King on thePaddingtonfilms....

After revealing its first slate of original content on Monday,PBSreturned to the Television Critics Association 2023 Winter Press Tour today with updates on a number of upcoming Masterpiece series. During the presentation, the network unveiled the trailer for its upcoming romantic comedy adaptationTom Jones. The trailer sets up the relationship between its two main characters, played bySolly McLeod(House of the Dragon) andSophie Wilde(You Don’t Know Me), as they overcome vice, status, authority, and even violence to find love together....

[Updated with new image and official synopsis] Filming is underway on theTomb Raiderreboot, and the first images have popped up online.Alicia Vikanderstars in the upcoming film directed byRoar Uthaug(The Wave). This new film will break away from theAngelina Joliepictures by being more in line with the 2013 reboot of the video game, also titled “Tomb Raider” and its 2015 sequelRise of the Tomb Raider. Rather than a clean tank top and perfectly styled hair, this new movie is meant to evoke the gritty, life-or-death stakes evoked by the recent video games....

While audiences will have to wait an extra six months to seeTop Gun: Maverick, the film is still being completed on schedule. This according to its directorJoseph Kosinski, who gave an update onTop Gun 2as post-production work continues on theTom Cruise-led sequel from home according to quarantine guidelines. Indeed, the COVID-19 pandemic has put many film projects in various pickles. Those that were in production are on pause, unable to complete any additional filming at this time, release dates delayed indefinitely....

There’s plenty of fun to be had at the expense of small-timers full of big egos. It can be in a theater troupe, likeWaiting for Guffman, or about background actors like in the seriesExtras. HBO’s new comedy,Vice Principals, examines the lives of two frustrated men who vie against each other before teaming up in an attempt to take over the coveted position (in this world) of High School Principal. For them, the stakes could not be higher....