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Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for The Marvels. It’s no news thatSecret Invasionis probablyMarvel at its worst. Originally teased as a “crossover event series” byKevin Feigehimself, the show tried to adapt the comic-book storyline of the same name with little to no success. While the studio tried to tone down expectations byestablishing no superpowered beings would be in the show, it still ended up falling flat. Regardless, the series did change the landscape of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by killing off beloved characters, giving aninsurmountable amount of powers to one of its key players, and adding an interesting bit of information on Nick Fury’s (Samuel L....

We just got our first look at the upcoming third season ofThe Wheel of Time, as well as official confirmation that the Prime Video series, based on the books byRobert Jordan, will premiere onMarch 13, 2025. This gives us just four months left to theorize, speculate, and contemplate those threads created at the end of Season 2 and where they will pick up in Season 3. At the very end of Season 2, Rand (Josha Stradowski) was proclaimed the Dragon Reborn....

Anyone who grew up as a kid inthe ‘90sremembers sitting around the TV while their parents popped a VHS tape into the VCR (remember those?) or turned the cable/satellite TV to the proper channel or pay-per-view to check out a movie. When the kids were present, it usually meant a family-friendly movie that had appropriate content for all ages and themes meant to delight. With that said, the ‘90s were a different time, and “appropriate” meant a different thing....

If there is a franchise that has some of the greatest castings in cinema, it’s the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It seems to have nothing but great castings by the incredibleSarah Halley Finnand has provided some of the best superhero film performances of all time. It feels pretty unlikely for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have a truly bad casting, but it’s not impossible, as there are a very select few that were not too great....

It can often be daunting to be a cinephile. There is an overwhelming amount of movies out in the world, and nowhere near enough time to experience them all. In this case, we must beinformed as to what filmmakers to keep an eye on, whether they be English or foreign-language directors. Related:9 Unique Animated Foreign Films “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,”....

With a legacy that stretches 70 years and counting, plenty of filmmakers and other creatives have put their stamp on Godzilla. One of the most popular versions of the King of Monsters has come to life courtesy of Legendary Pictures — which has crafted a new series of kaiju films thatfans have dubbed the “MonsterVerse.“Most of these films center around a group of humans that have their lives upended by the Titans: ancient monsters that have been around since the dawn of time....

There’s something truly terrifying about a creepy doll that you just feel has some sort of sinister purpose, or that somehow it can see deep into your soul, and the infamous Annabelle is the stuff of nightmares.Annabelle Comes Homeis the third installment of the hugely successfulAnnabellefilms, set inThe Conjuringuniverse, and this one tells the story of what happened when demonologists Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) brought the doll home to place it behind sacred and blessed glass in the locked artifacts room in their home, only to have it awaken evil spirits that set their sights on the Warrens’ young daughter Judy (Mckenna Grace)....

Before audiences first explored Pandora in 2009’sAvatar, producerJon Landauworked with directorJames Cameronon 1997’sTitanic, a collaboration that earned the duo a Best Picture Academy Award. Over the years, the two creators would continue to pioneer groundbreaking filmmaking techniques that would change the industry overall and also give them the tools they needed to pull off an unprecedented big-screen feat withAvatar: The Way of Water. In the highly anticipated sequel, Cameron and Landau set out to deliver an experience unlike any before, a film that fully transports the viewer to Pandora....

It’s just a little over a month until Warner Bros.‘Batman v Supermankicks off a new era for the DC cinematic universe. In the upcoming films, we’ll see the title heroes in a whole new light, but we’ll also get a very unique look at the villainous Lex Luthor, ifJesse Eisenberghas anything to say about it. WhileGene Hackman,Kevin Spacey, andMichael Rosenbaumhave left their mark on the comic book super-genius, Eisenberg aims to bring Luthor into the modern cinematic era....

If you’ve enjoyed a comic book from the past 20ish years, chances areBrian K. Vaughanhas had something to do with it. A multiple Eisner and Harvey Award winner, Vaughan’s sterling titles includeSaga,Y: The Last Man, andRunaways, which was recently turned into a Marvel/Hulu show. But around 10 years ago, roughly at the same time when Vaughan was writing forLost, he wrote a darkly comedic high-concept feature screenplay calledRoundtable. Why would I bring up King Arthur, you ask?...

In thefirst trailerforCaptain America: Civil War, there was an interesting line when Cap (Chris Evans) tells Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) that he’s choosing his brainwashed former assassin friend Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) over him. “He’s my friend,” Cap says. “So wasI…” replies a hurt Tony Stark, something we don’t usually see from his character. Those complicated emotions are a driving force in the upcoming film, which will see Cap and Tony squaring off over issues of power and control....

A recent story atVarietyconfirms thatCate Blanchettis the first cast announcement forPedro Almodóvar’sA Manual for Cleaning Ladies. This will be Almodóvar’s first English-language feature film, but his extensive career features over forty Spanish-language titles, includingTalk to Her,Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!andParallel Mothers.A Manual for Cleaning Ladieswill be an adaptation of the short-story collection of the same name by authorLucia Berlin, containing forty-three stories about women who each have various demanding jobs....

I’m happy to announce Collider is once again going back to Park City, Utah to cover one of the best film festivals on the planet. Like previous years, we’re going to be posting news from Park City as it happens and we’ll also have tons of reviews and interviews. Last year, we took the festival to the next level by partnering up with Kia and A-List Communications for a Portrait and Media Studio at the Kia Supper Suite and had tons of filmmakers and actors stop by....