Assassin's Creed Origins Launch Trailer Reboots to Ancient Egypt

TheAssassin’s Creedvideo game franchise returns this year after taking 2016 off, and in the new launch trailerAssassin’s Creed Originsis very much set up as something of a soft reboot for the series. Ubisoft opted to skip a 2016 game to really fine-tune their approach following tepid reviews forAssassin’s Creed: Unityand tepid sales forAssassin’s Creed: Syndicateand, consequently, theAssassin’s Creedmovie which failed to launch a franchise. But the aptly namedOriginslooks to deliver the goods, as the action shifts to Ancient Egypt in an attempt to track the very beginnings of the Brotherhood of Assassins....

June 19, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Daniel Hayes

Atomic Blonde: Final Trailer Has Charlize Theron Killing Everyone

Focus Features has released the finalAtomic Blondetrailer. Directed byJohn Wickco-directorDavid Leitch—whose next project is helmingDeadpool 2—the film starsCharlize Theronas a lethal MI6 assassin who is sent to Berlin to deliver a dossier, only to become caught up in a web of espionage and intrigue that’s as complex as it is deadly. The film looks bloody, brutal, and an absolute delight as Theron just wails on anyone who gets in her way....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Steven Romero

Bad Boys 3 Will Have Multiple Villains, Says Joe Carnahan

AthirdBad Boysmoviehas been in the ether, so to speak, for a number of years, but it finally materialized recently with Sony settingSmokin’ AcesandThe GreyfilmmakerJoe Carnahanto write and direct. The follow-up, titledBad Boys for Life, will seeWill SmithandMartin Lawrencereturning to star, but thus far we haven’t heard much else in the way of details. So when Collider’s own Steve Weintraub recently spoke with Carnahan for an exclusive interview, the conversation obviously turned to what fans can expect fromBad Boys 3....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 819 words · Victoria Green

Batman vs Superman's Jesse Eisenberg Charity Contest

Continuing the charitable marketing campaign forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the film’s big badJesse Eisenbergtook to the streets to find out just how much support his villainous Lex Luthor has in the crowd. As it turns out, not much at all. That’s okay, because it’s all in an effort to raise money for his selected charity through Omaze. For as little as $10, you may enter into a contest to win a trip to the premiere ofZack Snyder’sepic clash between superheroes, among other once-in-a-lifetime prizes....

June 19, 2025 · 5 min · 940 words · Frank Thomas

Blindspot Season 2: Luke Mitchell on Roman's Fears

On the next episode of the NBC seriesBlindspot, entitled “Hero Fears Imminent Rot,” Agent Kurt Weller (Sullivan Stapleton) and the team must race the clock to stop a series of escalating New York City bombings. Meanwhile, having had to escape CIA custody only to become a triple-agent within her old terrorist organization, Jane (Jaimie Alexander) is forced by Shepherd (Michelle Hurd) to go on an assassination mission with Roman (Luke Mitchell) to prove her loyalty, or in no uncertain terms, she will suffer the consequences....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1216 words · Justin Vasquez

Bridgerton Season 2 First-Look Footage Reveals the Scandal and Romance Ahead

Dearest readers, the time has come for Netflix to give us our first much-anticipated look at the upcoming second season ofBridgerton, with another slew of society balls, parties, and opportunities for scandal ahead. The footage was shared as a part of today’s TUDUM fan event, which offered trailers, clips, and announcements from over 100 Netflix shows, movies, and other properties. Season 2 ofBridgertonhas not currently set a release date yet, but audiences can expect to see it streaming sometime in 2022....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Douglas Short

Doctor Strange Video Review: Spoilers

The Movie Talk team of John Campea, Kristian Harloff and Jon Schnepp dive in to give their full, spoiler-heavy review of Marvel’sDoctor Strange! The much anticipated debut of the Sorcerer Supreme finally hits theatres this weekend and now, everyone can see it and join in the discussion. The movie currently sits at a very “fresh” 90% rating, with most if not all the critics present and accounted for. Now, the movie awaits the hardcore fans who will no doubt love the movie....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 314 words · Jared Martinez

Giancarlo Esposito Deserved Better Than 'Captain America: Brave New World'

If you get one of the best bad-guy actors of our time,Giancarlo Esposito, who gave us spine-chilling characters inThe MandalorianandBreaking Bad, then you’d better give him enough character to deal with to give the best performance possible. Instead,Captain America: Brave New Worldgave us a character with minimal narrative weight, Sidewinder, who feels like he could be given the same treatment as Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson) afterThe Incredible Hulk, forgotten until the MCU can be bothered to return to him....

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · 692 words · Anthony Chang

Godzilla and Kong Unite in 'The New Empire' Dolby Poster

Get ready to rumble with some more epic kaiju action as tickets for the MonsterVerse’s latest installment,Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, are officially on sale now. With the film quickly approaching its debut on the big screen, theofficial Dolby X accounthas debuted a brand-new poster showcasing the titular monsters uniting. The poster features the close-up profiles ofGodzilla and Kong, who can be seen ready to face the terrifying threats that await them....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 405 words · Barbara Porter

How Bad Boys 2 Affected the Action Genre for More than a Decade

There is no discernible difference between doing cocaine and watching the filmBad Boys II. The closest comparison possible to directorMichael Bay’s 2003 buddy-action sequel would be if you force-fed a computer nothing butJohn Woomovies and then made it direct a Limp Bizkit video.Bad Boys IIis a disaster portrait painted by an artist with uzis for hands. It is a chaotic sonnet composed on a Monster Energy Drink can. It is, undoubtedly, the peak of Bayhem Mountain, and I’m pretty sure Michael Bay has been chasing that knife-edge balance between cinematic coolness and cruelty ever since....

June 19, 2025 · 7 min · 1385 words · Patricia Morgan

I Think Leva Bonaparte’s Exit From ‘Southern Charm’ Was the Right Move

You may not have even noticed it, butLeva Bonapartehas been making appearances onSouthern Charmsince it premiered onBravoin 2014. Her initial connection to the group was being roommates with ex-cast memberCameran Eubanks. She joined the show as a full-time cast member for Season 7, where she introduced us to her chaotic life as a restaurateur, mom, and social justice advocate. However, in a shocking twist of events, Leva took to Instagram to share the news thatshe will no longer be onSouthern Charmjust a day before the Season 10 reunion....

June 19, 2025 · 6 min · 1203 words · Alan Wolfe

James Wan, Jason Blum to Produce Techno Horror Thriller M3GAN

Way back in 2010,Jason Blumwas in the process of amping up of Blumhouse Productions though an approach that greenlit low-budget horror movies with the potential for big box office returns. Blum had already seen that gamble pay off withParanormal Activity, but a 2010 team-up withSawdirectorJames Wanwould give the company its second strong franchise player:Insidious. Blum and Wan went on to enjoy immense success, which they’re still smack in the middle of, and a new project will see them team up once more to lend their super-producer powers to an upcoming techno-horror-thriller....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Dr. Laura Smith

Jason Statham's ‘A Working Man’ Clocks Back in to Overtake ‘Snow White’ After Falling to Disney’s Live-Action on Monday

A Working Manis not slowing down during its first full week at the box office. After falling toSnow Whiteon Monday by a narrow margin,Jason Statham’s latest action thriller overtookRachel Zegler’s live-action Disney adaptation on Tuesday with a $1.8 million performance, a 46% improvement from Monday.Snow Whitegrossed $1.5 million on Tuesday. At the time of writing, Statham’sA Working Manhas collected $18.6 million at the domestic box office and $16.5 million internationally for a global total of $35 million....

June 19, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Elizabeth Brown