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Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Nosferatu. Ideally, a remake should have a creative intent beyond recycling familiar IPs. 2024’sNosferatu, writer-directorRobert Eggers’ passion project, isn’t merelyhis love letterto directorF. W. Murnau’shaunting classic, or him suffusing a 1922 silent movie with all the bells and whistles of modernity’s cinematic advancements. It isn’t even just a decadent waking nightmare dripping withbreathtaking dread. It is all these things, but, taken as a whole,Eggers’ latest work is a transformative reflectionon Murnau’s unauthorized adaptation ofBram Stoker’sDraculanovel, combining a more logistical and malevolent plot, ancient vampire folklore,German Expressionism, and Gothic Romanticism into a cohesive tapestry....

There’s a certain music biopic that came out last year, was a massive hit, and is in the middle of the awards race at the moment, and yet its star is simply lip syncing the songs made famous by the film’s subject. That won’t be the case with the upcomingElton JohnbiopicRocketman, in which we’ll get to see the film’s star tackling the songs all by himself. A new behind-the-scenes featuette forRocketmanzeroes in on this fact, as it allows us to watch and hearTaron Egerton’s rendition of “Tiny Dancer....

This morning, in addition to releasing thefirst trailerandposterforShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Marvel also dropped some new images from their upcoming movie. The film starsSimu Liuas the eponymous Shang-Chi, a young man trying to make his way in the world and escape from the shadow of his father’s (Tony Leung) criminal past. “This is not a ‘Luke, I am your father’ twist,” Marvel Studios headKevin FeigetellsEW. “He knows who his father is, and he’s decided to leave that world behind before he’s pulled back into it....

Universal’s divisive Broadway adaptationDear Evan Hansenfell short of industry expectations and opened at the number two spot with $7.5 million from 3,364 theaters in its opening weekend. This cleared the path for Marvel’sShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsto claim the number one spot for the fourth weekend in a row. The film made another $13.3 million, bringing its domestic total to within touching distance of the $200 million-mark. The Marvel movie currently sits at a healthy $196....

[NOTE: This is a re-post of our review from the Sundance Film Festival;Sleightopens this weekend] A good magician wants to dazzle his audience. He wants to upend their perception of reality. He wants to keep them guessing about how a trick was accomplished. Magicians play against our predictions. And yet even though a street magician is the main character inJ.D. Dillard’sSleight, his movie takes the most predictable path possible towards every outcome....

The “Queen in the North” is about to become the “Queen of the Heists”, asSophie Turneris set to star in Prime Video’s all-new thriller,Haven. Best known for her work as Sansa Stark inGame of Thronesas well as Jean Grey inX-Men: ApocalypseandX-Men: Dark Phoenix, the new heist series will see Turner star as an employee of a pension fund management company, until a group of would-be mass thieves threaten her into helping them with a scheme to rob the organization....

We’re less than five months from the release of Respawn Entertainment’sStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderthrough Lucasfilm and EA. There’s a lot to unpack in that first sentence. Fans ofStar Warsare obviously looking forward to another video game to get their hands on, even if Lucasfilm has had an up-and-down track record over the years. Those gamers who are familiar with Respawn titles like theTitanfallseries andApexLegendsare hoping for something compelling and kinetic that offers aspects they haven’t seen before, while the specter of EA looms over everything....

While it may seem odd to think that any merchandise based on aStar Warswould qualify as a gamble, back in 2015, it kind of was. Disney bet that loads of fans would purchaseStar Wars: The Force Awakensstuff months before seeing the film. And it turns out the studio was correct. People put their faith inStar Wars, and then breathed a sigh of relief that all of the characters were great so the action figures didn’t have to go in the trash....

Star Wars Rebelsis less than a month away from its season premiere, its fourth and final one, to be exact. But as newly revealed episode titles (and their premiere dates) reveal, the excellent animated series will be closing the gap between its story and that of theStar Warsmovies more and more as we approach the series finale. Some titles make clear references to the ongoing strife on the planet Mandalore, a self-contained bit of military conflict captured by the series itself, while others make nods to the greater war against the Empire and the rise of a new rebellion....

What do you think about thefirst trailerforShane Black’sThe Predator? It certainly gave us a few more details about the plot than we’d had previously, even if it was a little murky on that front. (It’s apparentlya more coherent cutthan the previous trailer shown at CinemaCon, suggesting the studio is still ironing out potential wrinkles.) But until a full official trailer hits (this was the “teaser”) or the film itself arrives this fall, we’re left with a brief synopsis and this first video, so we’ll break down everything we know below....

Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 thrillerSicariois widely regarded as one of the best action films of the 21st century. The combination of the director’s tremendous vision, a great story written byTaylor Sheridan, and the talented cast spawned a sequel,Sicario: Day of the Soldado,with talks are currently ongoing to greenlight a third film. But it is the original film and the believable appeal of its leads that make it pop off the screen.Benicio Del Toroknocks it out of the park as Alejandro Gillick, a hitman driven to avenge his family’s death at the hands of a cartel kingpin....

We’ve seen it time and again: actors moving from in front of the camera to behind it. Their love of show business can’t be stopped but, for one reason or another, they choose much quieter lights to show their names in. Much is true forEric Christian Olsen. He played Marty Deeks acrossNCIS: Los Angeles' 14 seasons oppositeChris O’Donnell, LL Cool J, and Daniela Ruah.The show, which ended in May of 2023, was one of the many shows that are a part of theNCISfranchise....

Before starring inThe Acolyte, oneStar Warslegend showed off her acting prowess in a horror film that lands on a major streaming platform soon.Bodies Bodies Bodies, the 2022 teen horror comedy starringAmandla StenbergandMaria Bakalova, has officially set a September 20 release date to begin streaming on Max. The film follows a group of young, rich kids in their 20s who plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, but things take a turn for the worse and the getaway quickly become deadly....