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MTV recently caught up with The Flash screenwriter Marc Guggenheim, who is finishing up the script with Michael Green and Greg Berlanti. He revealed why they ended up using the Barry Allen version of The Flash instead of Wally West or Jay Garrick: Marc Guggenheim also hinted at a “rogues gallery” presence in The Flash, although Chunk will not appear in this first movie: “It’s very similar for the whole reason we went with Hal for the Green Lantern....

A brand new photo from The Mandalorian has made its way online, and it brings Pedro Pascal face-to-face with some classic Star Wars aliens. This is going to be the first ever live-action TV series set within a galaxy far, far away. Disney and Lucasfilm finally, recently gave fans a first look in the form of a teaser trailer during D23. As the show’s premiere rapidly approaches, we’ve got this new image, which has the titular character doing battle with a couple of Trandoshans....

As one of the most popular dystopian horror franchises in recent years, The Purge movies have been highly praised for their intense and thought-provoking storylines. The first movie debuted in 2013, featuring a dark, alternate-reality America where all crime is legal for 12 hours every year. Since then, the world of The Purge has grown to encompass five movies, a television series, and talks of a sixth entry starring Frank Grillo....

What is a Halloween season without The Simpsons? For decades, the iconic sitcom has gone all out for their Halloween specials. This year, however, they’re going to mix things up. Executive producer Matt Selman announced at San Diego Comic-Con that this year they’re going to be doing a two-parter, and it will be a parody of Stephen King’s It! This year’s Treehouse of Horror will be a first in more ways than one....

Collider has the first poster image from the upcoming movie The Tree of Life, retrieved from the American Film Market, where it was also announced that the drama will be released in theaters on May 27, 2011. Click on this new one-sheet below to access our poster gallery from Terrence Malick’s latest project: Our picture is a cosmic epic, a hymn to life. We trace the evolution of an eleven-year-old boy in the Midwest, Jack, one of three brothers....

Another spin off from the world of The Walking Dead will make it’s TV return on October 3rd 2021. The Walking Dead: World Beyond is back for a second season. We already knew that this series was set up for a limited run and this would be the final season, but we just got the release date as well as a first look into what is happening with the story....

The end is near (ish) for The Walking Dead. AMC has released a new, brief teaser for season 11 of the long-running zombie series, which will serve as the final season. The network announced last year that the show was set to come to an end with an over-seized, last run of episodes. Now, we finally know when the end will begin, so to speak, as the show is set to premiere its final season this summer....

AMC’s The Walking Dead returned last night for its fourth season, delivering the highest ratings of any episode in series history. The Season 4 premiere was watched by 16.1 million total viewers and 10.4 million adults aged 18-49. Last night’s ratings confirm The Walking Dead continues to be the #1 show on all of television among the coveted 18-49 demographic. 2013/14 season to date, last night’s premiere ranks as the #1 telecast in adults 18-49, outperforming all programs including primetime NFL football....

Another seven days gone by, and another slew of movie news, box office info, new websites and trailers to delve through… in 195 degree heat. Seriously, is a frickin day-long rainstorm that much out of the question at this point?? Anyway, kick back in your air-conditioned environment and lets get this party started with this week’s Notables. NOTABLES “DreamWorks Grabs The Intern” - Monday, July 24: This project might serve as proof that not every TV writer is suited for writing screenplays....

The thoughts of “who cares?” and “life is meaningless” can allow one to feel a sense of relief, of freedom from consequence. However, it also has the possibility of taking away one’s moral standards, ambitions, and goals. That is exactly what Friedrich Nietzsche debated in the 19th century. Nietzsche’s argument of there being “no true world” and his parable about “the death of God” can be seen as the roots of nihilism....

The Simpsons is the longest-running American animated show, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running scripted American TV series on primetime, both in terms of seasons and number of episodes. While much of this longevity can be attributed to the show’s quality and popularity (especially early on), the fact that the show is animated has had an undeniable impact on its ability to remain essentially unchanged for decades. One of the underlying premises of the American network sitcom has always been that things don’t change....

Find out what it was like to work together on the teen superhero flick Tim Allen made all superhero fans happy when he donned the tights in Galaxy Quest. Well, he’s back again in the superhero world with Zoom. He plays a former comic hero, Captain Zoom from the Zenith Team; after 30 years, he’s called back into service when an evil villain is attempting to destroy the world - the only thing is, Zoom, who’s now his human alter ego Jack, doesn’t know....

Tom Hanks is reuniting with his former colleagues, Eric Roth and Robert Zemeckis for a new project. The trio first came into the union for the 1994 Best Picture winner Forrest Gump, which starred Hanks, was written by Roth, and was helmed by director Zemeckis. Now, all three are going to work together on Here, an adaptation of Richard McGuire’s novel of the same name. The project has very recently gone into production and is reported amidst the films being eyed for distribution by major studios and streaming services....

Vinnie Jones (X-Men: The Last Stand) has climbed aboard two upcoming films: the comedy Wedlocked and Universal’s Joe Carnahan-produced prequel Smokin’ Aces: Blowback. According to The Hollywood Reporter, in Wedlocked, Jones plays a Croatian mobster who attempts to kidnap his crush, who is on her honeymoon with the American man she married to get U.S. citizenship. Dave Annable and Katharine McPhee previously were cast in writer-director Rob Hedden’s film. Shauna and David Jackson and Rann and Gina Watumull are producing the independent feature....

Disney’s Vision and the Scarlet Witch TV series has found its woman in charge with Captain Marvel writer Jac Schaeffer. With Netflix slowly and painfully doing away with their corner of the Marvel universe, Marvel Studios is getting ready to make a more proper push to have their characters featured on the small screen, as they’ve been developing shows for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service that will feature characters from the movies, as played by the respective actors....

Walter Hill may not be the first filmmaker movie fans bring up when discussing well-known action directors, but he’s certainly one of the best. Beginning his career as a screenwriter, Hill was involved in the development of many of the most iconic films of the ‘70s and ‘80s, including numerous Paul Newman films and the Alien series. As a director, Hill not only made several of the best action films of the time, but also was a leading figure in the ‘80s revival of the Western genre....

New York Comic Con is less than a week away! The East Coast’s largest pop culture event will be taking place at New York City’s Jarvis Center from October 6-9, 2022. However, if you are unable to attend in person this year, Popverse (ReedPop’s official website) has just announced that it will be live-streaming some of this year’s biggest panels for free. MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY What Panels Is NYCC Livestreaming, Anyway?...

From the creators of The Wire comes HBO’s latest miniseries We Own This City. The six-episode series premiered on April 25, 2022, and was developed by David Simon (The Wire, Treme, The Deuce) and writer George Pelecanos (a frequent Simon collaborator). The series is based on the nonfiction book, We Own This City, by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton. Fenton was previously recognized for his coverage of the Baltimore riots after the death of Freddie Gray and for being a lead reporter on Baltimore’s Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF)....

From very early on in the show, Westworld promised us violent delights with violent ends. The season 1 finale of Westworld, The Bicameral Mind certainly delivered on the latter half of that promise. As for the former? That probably has a lot to do with what your expectations for the show were going into it and how interested you were in this concept really expanding for several more seasons. In any case, a whole lot happened in this episode and a whole lot is going to happen in the future, so let’s dig in, shall we?...

The Universal Monsters were one of the first really successful film series in the history of Hollywood. From Dracula to The Bride of Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, and more, Universal’s classic monster movies of the 1930s and ‘40s are some of the most recognizable and influential films of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The iconic status that so many of these cinematic monsters have achieved has solidified their place as a mainstay in the industry, with new iterations and reinventions of the characters consistently hitting the screen in the near-century since their introduction....