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AfterCreature Commandos' release in late 2024,the DCU is officially off to a hot start, with critics and fans loving the franchise’s new direction and creativity. However, there is still much to go and many highly anticipated movies and TV shows to look forward to. Everyone is cautiously optimistic aboutJames Gunn’s new DC universe, but he hasn’t failed yet and has announced and confirmed even more projects on the horizon. Movies are the soul of these superhero universes and the driving factor of intrigue....

Telugu star Allu Arjun’sPushpa: The Rulehas finally set a release date coinciding with India’s Independence Day in August. The makers shared a new poster for the sequel of 2021’s hitPushpa: The Rise, which sees the symbolic tiger ready to get on the top of a hit and finally claiming his territory, just like its protagonist Pushpa (Arjun). TheTelugu languageprequel was an unexpected hit across India gathering fanfare as well as critical acclaim that has hyped the audience for the upcoming feature....

Amy Schumermay be bringing the most iconic toy doll to life. Indeed,THRreports that the comedian/writer/actress is in talks to lead Sony’s long-in-the-worksBarbiemovie, which is described as “a contemporary spin on beauty, feminism, and identity.” The Mattel toy is iconic no doubt, and Sony Pictures has been trying to years to find a way to bring the property to the big screen in a way that makes sense. Oscar-winningJunoscribeDiablo Codywas one of the first writers on the project, then last year Sony tried a “triple track" approach by hiring three scribes to pen three separate screenplays....

As a wise philosopher once said, “Yeah-yuh!” Warner Bros.‘Aquamansurfed to a highly successful holiday box office [viaVariety], taking in another $22 million on Christmas day and bringing its five-day domestic total to $105 million. This number putsJames Wan’s DC Comics epic in good company in terms of Christmas day hauls, behind onlyAvatar($23 million),Sherlock Holmes($24.6 million), and three straightStar Warsmovies:Rogue One($25.8 million),The Last Jedi($27.4 million), andThe Force Awakens($49 million). Of course,Aquamanis surging worldwide, already spearing over $500 million overseas....

Imagine going from being aWall Street Journalreporter in New York to making your directorial debut at Sundance, to then go on to become the first Asian woman to helm a movie in the DC film universe. Well that, my friend, is exactly whatBirds of PreydirectorCathy Yandid. Coming off the success of her indie filmDead Pigs, Yan joinsPatty JenkinsandAva DuVernayas the third female director in the DC Universe which shows that Warner Bros....

One of the many intriguing elements of the western genre is how it deals with civilization. It sits on the bleeding edge between the past and the modern, the place where law is still trying to finds its place, and those outside of it can still be glorified. It’s the violence of the frontier given over to a setting, and whenS. Craig Zahler’sBone Tomahawkcontemplates the nature of the violence inherent in the genre, he comes away with a surprisingly rich film that belies its B-film antagonist....

Entertainment Studios has released the firstChappaquiddicktrailer. The film is based on the true story of the Chappaquiddick incident where Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) was in a car accident with Mary Jo Kopechne (Kate Mara), and the ensuing cover-up that created more questions than answers. The film dives into Kennedy wrestling with his desire to tell the truth and his need to uphold his family’s storied legacy and political ambitions. I caught the film at TIFFand I was impressed at how directorJohn Curranwas able to weave a story that never sanitized or damned Kennedy, letting the story unfold to see both the despicable and understandable reactions to his predicament....

After writing celebrated screenplays of narrative trickery likeAdaptationandEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and directing full-on descents into madness likeSynecdoche, New YorkandAnomalisa, where else can celebrated, idiosyncratic filmmakerCharlie Kaufmango? Why, to the world of writing books, of course. As reported byEntertainment Weekly, Kaufman is set to publish his debut novel:Antkind. And it’s got all us Collider writers worried, as it’s about – gulp – a neurotic film critic. Antkindfollows B. Rosenberger Rosenberg, a down-on-his luck film critic who discovers, as Kaufman puts it, “an impossible movie....

As a child of the 90s, I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am about the next episode ofCollider Ladies Nightbecause we’ve gotAlicia Silverstoneon the show! Ladies Night is a long-form interview series designed to recap and reflect on the journey from early inspiration to a guest’s latest project, and in Silverstone’s case, that new project is the upcoming releaseBad Therapy. We’re going to have so much more information on that new movie coming your way when we unveil the full interview on Friday, but how about a brief clip from our chat in the meantime?...

Today is August 11, 2025 and it’s another Collider Jedi Council hosted by Kristian Harloff, with Mark Ellis, John Campea, Tiffany Smith and special guest, Ralph Garman! Will There Be a Crawl inRogue One? Jedi Council is packed with a ton of news today and the Council goes right to it! The first and probably biggest news piece is the report thatKathleen Kennedyand Lucasfilm are mulling over NOT using a crawl inRogue One: A Star Wars Story....

Today is June 30, 2025 and it’s time for anotherCollider Jedi Councilhosted by Darth “Kristian” Harloff; The Smith Lord, Tiffany Smith; and Obi-John-Kenobi, John Campea. First up, Disney releaseda very small video teaseannouncing the start of principle photography forStar Wars: Episode VIII–featuringMark Hamill,Daisy Ridleyand directorRian Johnson. Though it featured more Luke Skywalker than in all ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens,the crew were just excited to knowthat Johnson is behind the camera (and writingEpisode IX!...

Known as one of the bleakest post-apocalyptic stories out there,The Roadis also one ofCormac McCarthy’s finest works. Released in 2006, the novel received a coveted Pulitzer Prize for Fiction the following year, and it wasn’t long before Hollywood swept the tale up for itself. In 2009, a film adaptation by directorJohn Hillcoat, from an adapted screenplay byJoe Penhall, brought the harrowing tragedy to life.Viggo Mortensenstars in his best post-Lord of the Ringsrole as Man oppositeKodi Smit-McPhee’s Boy....

A couple of months after winning the Oscar for Best Director,La La LandfilmmakerDamien Chazelleis now looking to head to television. The times they are a’changin’, asTHRreports that Chazelle is attached to direct the musical TV projectThe Eddy, which also hasHarry Potter and the Cursed ChildplaywrightJack Thorneset to pen the script. The series is a drama set in contemporary multicultural Paris that revolves around a club, its owner, the house band, and the volatile city that surrounds them....