Author: Mary Anne Butler

Disney Jr. announced a slew of upcoming animated series this morning, and one in particular caught our attention. “Cars: Lightning Racers!” Apparently Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy will be reprising their roles as Lightning McQueen and Mater, respectively. We don’t know anything else about it yet, but we’ll let you know when we do. You can see the tease / series announcement below:

Okay, every time we hear something new about Chad Stahelski’s upcoming take on “Highlander,” we get more excited. First, it was Stahlski himself helming the project; with his action track record, who could do it better at this point? Then, it was Henry Cavill tapped to play the lead. And THEN it was Russell Crowe as well! Well, today’s news is just as good, if not more exciting because Dave Bautista (“Dune”) will reportedly be taking on the villainous role of The Kurgan! Considering Bautista’s impressive experience with various types of swords and bladed weapons at this point, this is…

We are delighted to share the first trailer for “The Office” spinoff series “The Paper!” The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it. “The Paper” hits NBC’s streaming service Peacock on September 4th, 2025.

There are few things we love more than “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” The cult classic film is celebrating the big 5-0 this year, and that means special merch! Like a new line of Funko Pop Vinyls, featuring some of the characters from Richard O’Brien’s iconic late night, double feature, picture show. The six figures are available via Amazon and Entertainment Earth as of 9am (PST). [Editor’s note: looks like Entertainment Earth’s pre-orders are live, Amazon’s isn’t yet, so keep checking!] Get Eddie here.Get lab coat Dr. Frank-n-furter here.Get Transylvanian space suit Magenta here.Get Transylvanian space suit Riff Raff here.Get…

[Editor’s note: this piece about repainted toys comes to us from John Starling, reporter at large and man of leisure.] The films on this list have narration that elevates and illuminates the narrative, shapes the character of the film, and captivates the audience. For some of them, you could argue that the narration is so integral, that it’s hard to imagine ever watching the film without it. Criteria for inclusion in the list included the quality of the screenwriting, the necessity of the narration to the finished film, the quality of the film overall, and the quality of the narrator’s…

This just in- sounds like Matt Smith (“House of the Dragon”) is headed to a galaxy far, far away. Reports indicate he’s joining Ryan Gosling (“Project Hail Mary”) and Mia Goth in Shawn Levy’s upcoming film “Star Wars: Starfighter.” The former “Doctor Who” star will possibly be playing the villain, but little is known about the Jonathan Tropper authored script. This story is developing…

This just in-Sounds like Sony Pictures Animation is developing a new animated feature based on the character of Spider-Punk from the “Spider-Verse” films. Reports indicate Oscar winning actor Daniel Kaluuya, who voiced the character in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” is co-writing the script with Ajon Singh (“Primetime”). It’s early days, with little to no information about a possible plot. It’s likely Kaluuya will reprise the role of Hobie Brown in both the upcoming “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse,” and any possible project focusing on Spider-Punk. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other news.

Yes, we know “Star Wars: Episode VI- A New Hope” doesn’t turn 50 for another two years. But that’s not stopping Disney and Lucasfilm from announcing this morning a date for a theatrical re-release of George Lucas’s classic. As part of Lucasfilm’s yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, over the May the 4th holiday in 2027, “Star Wars: A New Hope” will play in theaters. The re-release will start April 30th, 2027. We’ll let you know what else we hear about this and other news. Like whether or not it will be the de-specialized edition, which would really be something.

This morning, we got confirmation that cameras are indeed rolling on Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios upcoming “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” While it certainly is a short clip- at only 8 seconds- its an exciting reveal of a new but familiar suit. Destin Daniel Cretton (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”) will direct, and Tom Holland will return for his 4th solo outing at the web slinger. Zendaya and Jacob Balaton will also return as MJ and Ned, respectively. We also know additional Marvel characters will make an appearance, like Charlie Cox as Daredevil, and Jon Bernthal as The…

This just in-Steven Knight, creator of “Peaky Blinders,” will write the next James Bond 007 film. Earlier this month, “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve was tapped to helm the 28th entry into the franchise. This story is developing…