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After numerous attempts to adaptNeil Gaiman’s famousAmerican Gods, Starz is succeeding with an upcoming TV series. With showrunners (Hannibal’sBryan FullerandThe River’sMichael Green) andits leading man(The 100’sRicky Whittle), the network has formally announced newer additions to the cast. ActorSean Harris(Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation) will take the role of Mad Sweeney, described as “a down on his luck leprechaun, who is having a hard time understanding how he lost his charm and way....

WithAnnabelle Comes Home,theConjuring film universe gets a lighter, fun-filled entry led by a cast of young actresses and new characters build around the Warren family. Set in the same year asThe Conjuring,Annabelle Comes Homepicks up with demonologists, paranormal investigators and loving parents, the Warrens (Patrick WilsonandVeraFarmiga), when their growing reputation is starting to take a toll on their daughter, Judy (McKenna Grace). But when the Warrens head away for the night, leaving Judy with her baby sitter Mary Ellen (Madison Iseman) and Mary Ellen’s rebellious BFF Daniella (Katie Sarife), the demonic doll Annabell comes out to play, unleashing a funhouse of horrors on the young girls....

Fresh off its recent win for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes, and anOscar nominationfor Best International Film,Argentina, 1985has gained much attention for placing a critical period in the history of contemporary Argentina in center stage. Directed bySantiago Mitre,Argentina, 1985depicts the Trial of the Juntas, the prosecution of Jorge Videla’s dictatorship that exploited and oppressed the country from 1976 to 1981. The film plays out through the perspective of the case’s chief prosecutor Julio César Strassera and his assistant Luis Moreno Ocampo, who worked unremittingly to bring justice to the crimes and human rights violations committed by Videla’s regime....

The holidays in 2020 are quite different from, well, any other holiday season in recent memory. This time of year, people are usually planning which big blockbuster movie or family film or Oscar contender to see in the theater with their loved ones, readying their popcorn and Junior Mints. This year, however, many theaters are closed and only a couple new releases are even going the theatrical route as most are still self-quarantining....

Disney ended up ruling the Thanksgiving Day box office with a one-two finish, but not quite as resoundingly as it would have hoped. For Marvel’sBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever, it was business as usual, but the Mouse House’s latest animated title,Strange World, bombed with barely a whimper.Wakanda Foreverposted a chart-topping $8.1 million on Thursday, pushing its running domestic total to $321 million in nearly two weeks, butStrange Worldcould only muster a measly $2....

The IFC comedy seriesBrockmireoriginally started life as a viral short on Funny Or Die, and has since gone on to follow Jim Brockmire (Hank Azaria, who created the character and executive produces the series), the famed major league baseball announcer who suffered an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air, as he tries to reclaim his career and love life in a small American town. As he calls games for the Morristown Frackers, Brockmire has to figure out how best to navigate his relationships with Jules (Amanda Peet), the strong-willed owner of the team, and Charles (Tyrel Jackson Williams), the enthusiastic intern who really doesn’t know much about the game of baseball....

Is there any comedian more willing to be the punch line of his own joke thanConan O’Brien? Whether taking jabs at his own pallid complexion or athletic failing or perceived lack of fame, O’Brien always suffers the brunt of the joke. It’s a comedic template that has served him incredibly well especially in his overseas specials. Too often, the ‘American in an Exotic Locale’ special can feel xenophobic and demeaning, the joke almost always at the expense of a different culture’s ‘other-ness’....

The drama seriesDalglieshhas been renewed for not just one but two more seasons. The second and third installments of the British crime show are set to grace television screens in the next few years. Season 2 will begin shooting this Summer, but information about Season 3 is still unconfirmed, though filming will begin in Northern Ireland sometime in 2023. The British production is a television adaptation ofP.D. James’ novels that center on Adam Dalgliesh, a poet, detective, and recent widower....

After hislong road to the Super Bowlofficially ended with the Eagles beating the Chiefs on Sunday,Gordon Ramsayis getting back to his usual schedule of saving restaurants onKitchen Nightmares. Season 9 picks back up tonight in Houston, Texas where everything is bigger, but the food isn’t necessarily better. Collider can exclusively share a new sneak peek at Episode 6 set at the Kings Blu Jam Cafe, where tension continues to rise amid increasing customer dissatisfaction, miscommunication among the staff, and a fractured relationship between the owner and her head chef daughter....

Quick Links Few movie musicals can claim to have the popularity and dedicated following that 1978’sGreasehas. StarringJohn Travoltaand thelate greatOlivia Newton-John, the bombastic musical successfully launched audiences everywhere back in time to a 1950s high school, complete with catchy tunes, troublesome teens, and wacky hair. Though the film has struggled to kickstart a franchise, asGrease 2(1982) wasn’t nearly as well received as its predecessor. Still, Paramount is going to attempt to bring new life into the long-dormant series with a brand-new show dropping later this year....

Are you ready for this? I have to do it. It’s too obvious to ignore… We have some grim news. WhileGrimmmanaged to stay on the air since it first premiered on NBC in 2011 and deliver five seasons, NBC announced on Monday that this forthcoming sixth run will be its last. Some of the cast have already begun to make their goodbyes on social media. “While we’re sad to announce the [sixth] season will be our last, we’re thrilled to be going out with a bang,”Elizabeth Tullochwrote....

One of the hottest releases over the Thanksgiving holiday was the new Marvel seriesHawkeye, which premiered its first two episodes on Disney+. While this series introduced our favorite archer played byJeremy Rennerto new characters likeHailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop and the lovable Lucky the Pizza Dog, one of the highlights at the beginning of this festive series has been the now-infamous Tracksuit Mafia. The show looks to be keeping with Marvel tradition as, ahead of Episode 3’s premiere on Wednesday, the show’s new terrible group gets the spotlight in their own character poster....

I’ve got a few questions for you. Are you looking forward to directorTim Miller’sTerminator: Dark Fate? Do you like seeing movies before they’re released in theaters? Will you be in the Los Angeles area this Sunday night (October 27th)? If you answered yes to these questions, I’m about to make youveryhappy. On October 27that7pm PT at ArcLight Hollywood, Collider is partnering up with Paramount Pictures and ArcLight Cinemas for an early screening ofTerminator: Dark Fateand after the movie ends I’ll be moderating a Q&A with Tim Miller....