Trollhunters EP on Turning a Movie Idea into a Netflix Series

From the imagination of visionary filmmakerGuillermo del Toro, the DreamWorks animated seriesTrollhuntersis the heroic tale of what happens when ordinary teenager Jim Lake Jr. (voiced byAnton Yelchin) stumbles upon a mystical amulet that unlocks an extraordinary secret civilization of trolls. While entirely unprepared to be the first human Trollhunter, in charge of protecting the good trolls from their powerful enemies, the 15-year-old is determined to save the world, with the help of both his human friends and some new troll allies....

July 18, 2025 · 8 min · 1560 words · Lisa Johnson

We Finally Have a Release Date for Glen Powell's 'Running Man' Remake

After starring in one of the biggest box office hits of the year inTwisters, and also a Netflix Original which was extremely well received inHit Man,Glen Powell’s next project just got a major release update.According to Variety,Paramountofficially announced that Powell’sRunning Manremake will release on August 12, 2025, just over 13 months from today. The film is a remake of the 1987 dystopian sci-fi flick of the same name, which starsArnold Schwarzenegger....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 408 words · Kathryn Robertson

What Is Kef Bir, the New Planet in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker?

Fresh off the immense high of the release of the finalStar Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalkertrailer earlier this week, many questions still linger. But the only one I care about right now is: What is Kef Bir? Or, better still, where is Kef Bir? The new planet has become home to a downed, decaying Death Star and has made bold appearances in both theRise of Skywalkerteaser and themost recent final trailer....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Chelsey Bryan

Why I Love Consolidating My Digital Collections with Movies Anywhere

I’ve purchased a ridiculous number of Blu-rays and DVDs over the years. I started collecting DVDs when I was in my senior year of high school and never stopped wanting to build up my collection of movies. Eventually, these physical copies started coming with digital copies, but the way to acquire that digital copy was fragmented. It was difficult to get all your movies in one place. This became even more difficult when retailers started selling digital movies directly to consumers....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · Amanda Anderson

Wyatt Russell on Lodge 49 Season 2 & The Nirvana of Dud’s Simplicity

In Season 2 of the AMC seriesLodge 49, Sean “Dud” Dudley (Wyatt Russell) is recuperating from his shark attack while also trying to cope with the pool shop being under new ownership. At the same time, his beloved fraternal order is suffering under new rule and his twin sister Liz (Sonya Cassidy) is struggling with starting over. While at the AMC portion of the Television Critics Association Press Tour, Collider got the opportunity to sit down and chat 1-on-1 with actor Wyatt Russell about being a part of a TV series that’s so hard to describe to people, whyLodge 49is a show that you really should watch from the beginning, finding magic when the absurdity of the show is balanced with the realities of life, the purity of the brother-sister relationship, Dud’s simple ambitions, and how much he hopes that this show will continue....

July 18, 2025 · 10 min · 2017 words · Robert Mcneil

X-Men TV Reboot The Gifted Could Return to Franchise Roots

Following the success ofLegion, Fox gave the green light toThe Gifted, another series based on the X-Men comic books. FeaturingStephen Moyer,Amy Acker,Natalie Allen Lind, andPercy Hynes White,the new trailerintroduced suburban parents who realize their children possess mutant abilities. Yes, it looks a bit likeHeroes, what with the father being part of a secret government organization that hunts down people with powers, until the targets inevitably become his own children. And, yes, it’s too soon to tell whether this show will actually be any good, but it’s a promising start to a marketing campaign....

July 18, 2025 · 4 min · 726 words · Brian Robinson

‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ Season 2 Trailer: The Boys Are Back on the Couch

Paramount+ is welcoming back the hit adult animated seriesMike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Headin all its idiotic glory with a new out-of-this-world trailer for Season 2. The boys are back on the couch again, but they’ll once again explore the wider multiverse of Beavises and Butt-Heads first explored in their wild feature-length adventureBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe. Expect more insanity from the variants of the two thunderously stupid and excruciatingly ugly stars in the upcoming seasonon April 20....

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Steven Kim

‘Snow White’ Is Lost in the Mines After Passing First Global Box Office Milestone

After a disappointing first week in theaters worldwide, Disney’s mega-budgetSnow Whiteremake finally passed its first global box office milestone this weekend. But the film’s massive production costs are coming in the way of its success. Coupled withall the bad press that it has been facingin recent weeks,Snow Whiteisalready being written off as a massive misfirefor the Mouse House.Snow Whitedebuted with just over $40 million in its first weekend domestically but fell by nearly 70% in its sophomore frame, confirming Disney’s worst fears: it has no chance of staging a comeback....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Brian Long

‘The Crow’ Squawks Past First Global Box Office Milestone After Disastrous Debut

Barely a couple of weeks after the disastrous box office performance ofBorderlands, Lionsgate is having to contend with arguably an even bigger bomb.The Crow, a re-imagining of the cult classic 1994 film of the same name directed byAlex Proyas, which itself was based on the graphic novel byJames O’Barr, opened to incredibly low numbers last weekend. But on its sixth day of release, the Gothic horror film managed to pass its first milestone at the global box office; there is a chance, however, that it might also be its last....

July 18, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Richard Anderson

“He Actually Called Ryan To Apologize”: ‘Black Panther 3’ Producer Reacts to Denzel Washington’s Rumored Role

One of the biggest news drops at the end of 2024 came days before the premiere ofGladiator 2, when starDenzel Washingtonrevealed thatRyan Cooglerwaswriting him a part inBlack Panther 3. There is a lot to unpack here; this was the first mention ofBlack Panther 3, which has still yet to be announced byMarvel Studios, but secondly, Washington in the MCU is something that people have been interested in seeing for years. Collider’sGarrett Blaneyrecently caught up with Marvel producerNate Mooreto promote the first MCU film of 2025,Captain America: Brave New World, and he asked if the team had nailed down specifics about Washington’s role, and Moore also provided an update on the status ofBlack Panther 3:...

July 18, 2025 · 3 min · 523 words · Kristina Zhang

"Not This Season": 'The Rookie's Showrunner Casually Confirms the Return of Season 8's Big Villain

The Rookiebrought back Liam Glasser (Seth Gable) inSeason 7, Episode 15, “A Deadly Secret,” as documentarians revisited Westview, the condemned hospital where he had sharpened his serial killer teeth. It was revealed that someone had been deliberately using some illegal drugs for unsanctioned experiments, which affected some people. One of Abigail’s (Madeleine Coghlan) final interviews included Glasser, who made a strong impression that he would appeal his case, citing the drugs as his defense....

July 17, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Angel Bates

"Really Stuck The Landing:" 'The Handmaid’s Tale' Star Sam Jaeger Teases a “Rewarding” Finale for Fans

AsThe Handmaid’s Taleprepares to bow out after six harrowing seasons, actorSam Jaeger, who plays Canadian government official Mark Tuello, is offering a glimpse behind the curtain, promising fansa finale that delivers both emotional payoff and long-overdue vindication. With anticipation at an all-time high, Jaeger says the team was acutely aware of the emotional toll the series had taken on its audience and that the final episode was crafted with a sense of accountability....

July 17, 2025 · 3 min · 480 words · Mark Henry

'A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things' Review

In modern documentaries, we are used to filmmakers diving deep into their subject matter to either show a side to them the world hasn’t seen before or to offer a more straightforward account.Mark Cousins’A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Thingstakes a different approach to its subject, the 20th-century artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham,whose life and career were transformed when she reached the summit of the Grindelwald glacier. Before this event, her synesthesia (for her, every letter had a corresponding color) saw her paintings mostly consist of small squares in an arbitrary form, some touching, some separate....

July 17, 2025 · 6 min · 1186 words · Andrew Rowland