ActorKeanu Reeveswas almost chosen to parody his reputation as an action hero rather than Brad Pitt in the Nee brothers’ recent action-comedy,The Lost City. Speaking withScreenRant, Adam Nee revealed that it was almost theJohn Wickstar who playedThe Lost City’saction man Jack Trainer, but due to the actor’s commitments to the assassin saga, it was ultimately Brad Pitt who was chosen for the hilarious role. “I think we thought it was gonna be Keanu Reeves initially, but he was was tied up with John Wick and that’s where we were like, ‘Brad was always our first choice,’ but we didn’t think it was gonna happen....

300is undoubtedly the most refreshing film inGerard Butler’s catalog. Reputed for firing weapons and throwing punches, the actor comes out all ripped, angry, and ready to cut off enemy heads in the Zack Snyder film. Leading a thin army of 300 Spartans into battle against the Persian “God-King” Xerxes’ 300,000 soldiers was no easy feat for King Leonidas and Butler makes us feel the character’s frustration and anxiety throughout. This, and the movie’s high-octane battle sequences, made the Warner Bros....

Martin Scorseseis renowned for making movies about larger-than-life characters with sky-high aspirations quickly rising to the top, before it all comes crashing down. He delivered that formula perfectly with two of his best and most lauded movies,GoodfellasandRaging Bull. However, what do you get when you mix that formula with Leonardo DiCaprio, a bunch of narcotics, the 1980s, and an average of 2.81 f-bombs per minute?The Wolf of Wall Street. If you want to witness Scorsese’s incredible cautionary tale about greed and excess for the first time (or 13th time, if you’re one of those “alphas” who misunderstands the point of the film), then we’ve got good news, because it just landed a new streaming home....

The next few weeks are shaping up to be a robust series of days for horror fans. Usually, the real horror is kept within the confines of October, but not this year. This year, July will be giving us not only the new season ofStranger Thingsover on Netflix, but also heading our way next month is Alexandre Aja and Sam Raimi’s killer gator flickCrawland the recently re-titled third season ofScream: The TV Series,Scream: Resurrection....

Actor, singer, comedian, writer, producer, and magician Neil Patrick Harris has now signed on to join Nicolas Cage in Lionsgate’s bizarrely brilliant sounding satireThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. The movie will feature Cage as a warped version of himself with the Emmy- and Tony-winning Neil Patrick Harris set to play Cage’s talent agent alongside an ensemble cast that includes Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish and Sharon Horgan. Neil Patrick Harrisfirst rose to fame as a child actor inDoogie Howser, M....

Welcome to today’s edition ofNerd Alert, where we have all the quirky, nerdy news that you crave in one convenient spot. What do we have in store for you on this wondrous Wednesday?Ant-Mangets the Honest Trailer treatment, find out everything wrong with the originalStar Warstrilogy and watchChanning Tatumsay eight hateful things to a kitten. But wait, there’s more! Find out how to make your very own DIY version of Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing helmet andCreedgets mashed up with Billy Elliot!...

The streaming giantNetflixhas released a new trailer teasing its 2023 slate. And it is looking pretty stacked. Coming courtesy of the officialNetflix Twitter account, the footage reveals plenty of first looks and new looks at several major upcoming projects, including director Zack Snyder’s sci-fi epicRebel Moon, the spy thrillerHeart of Stonestarring Gal Gadot, andThe Killerfrom director David Fincher, this year looks to be an exciting one for Netflix as it fights to stay at the top (or at least near the top) against an ever-growing market of streaming platforms....

It seems like no more than a month has past since we last got a look atDeadpool 2. And that’s because it was. Oh, but how time flies! We were introduced to the Merc with a Mouth’s new friends Cable and Domino, along with some old friends, including Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Colossus, and Blind Al. Now, the final full-length trailer has arrived, and we have an even better look atJosh Brolin and Zazie Beetzafter initial test screenings asked for more of their characters....

Earlier in the week, actor/musicianCorey Feldmanrevealed that he had been the victim of what he calls anattempted homicide, when he was stabbed by an unidentified man. Police reports say that there were no signs of a stabbing, but it’s clear in recently released video that the police are taking pictures of a small puncture wound, which Feldman now says was either from the tip of a knife or a syringe. Could the actor have been injected with some type of slow acting poison?...

David Ayer has revealed that his 2016 movieSuicide Squadwas originally going to lead directly into Zack Snyder’sJustice League. At the time, Snyder was working on an epic that would have been spread across two movies. Snyder has been in the news more so than usual after it was finally announced that his version ofJustice Leaguewill be hitting HBO Max at some point next year. This was a big win for the #ReleaseTheSnyderCut movement, who are still ecstatic, over a week after the news was officially announced....

BBC America announced today the renewal of its award-winning original seriesOrphan Blackfor a fourth season. The drama starringTatiana Maslanyhas been re-commissioned for a 10 episode order from Temple Street Productions and is slated to air in 2016. Hailed as “utterly original and spellbinding” by The Daily Beast and “a multi-layer cake of performance” by The Los Angeles Times, season three is currently airing and will finale on Saturday, June 20 at 9PM ET....

Much has been made about directorRichard Linklater’s 12-year journey to makeBoyhood, which follows a young boy growing up literally in front of our eyes. DirectorTim Mahoneywent on his own 12-year journey for the upcoming documentaryPatterns of Evidence: The Exodus, where he searches for answers on whether or not the Old Testament Exodus story really happened. What he found may change how many view history and the Bible itself. The film is getting a unique release throughFathom Events, playing in over 600 theaters nationwide on Monday, January 19, with a 30-minute pre-show debuting before the film, and a panel discussion with expert scholars and theologians after the movie ends....

IsRed Sonjaready to make a big bloody splash on the small screen? It sure sounds like it, and drectorBryan Singermay be the driving force behind this violent and sexy take on the iconic Marvel comic book character inspired by the works of Robert E. Howard. But when will we see Sonja making her triumphant return? This summer’sX-Men: Apocalypsewill bring the currentX-Mentrilogy to a close, withBryan Singerat the helm. While 20th Century Fox hasn’t confirmed where the franchise will go from there, aside from the already-announced spinoffsGambitandWolverine 3, the director will step away from the superhero genre temporarily with20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, whichstarts productionthis fall....