Original Rogue One Ending Didn't Have Darth Vader

With the Digital HD release ofRogue One: A Star Wars Storycoming on March 24, new details have started to surface about the production from directorGareth Edwards, as he makes the press rounds for the home video release. Yesterday, the filmmaker shed some light on why there aren’t anydeleted sceneson the Digital HD, Blu-ray and DVD release, and today the filmmaker reveals that one of the most talked-about scenes in the entire movie was not originally part of the script, and was shot just three or four months beforeRogue One: A Star Wars Storyhit theaters....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 786 words · Andrew Smith

Over 130 High-Res Photos from the Suicide Squad Trailer

Thanks to a million screaming fans that demand they be released from Comic-Con prison, Warner Bros. has officially premiered the leakedSuicide Squad trailerin all it’s hi-def glory! Now you can relive one of the biggestHall Hsurprises again and again, seeing the action crystal clear as intended. For those who wish to examine the footage even closer, we have over 140 images from the trailer for you to dissect and study, print out, and hand on the wall....

July 27, 2025 · 2 min · 240 words · Dr. Jennifer Lynch MD

Pumbaa Creator on The Lion King Remake: It's the Meh Heard Around the World

Tony Bancroft co-directed the originalMulanand he is not impressed withThe Lion Kingremake. The remake received some backlash when the first trailer was released late last year after it looked like it was going to be a shot-for-shot copy of the original. The backlash continued over the “live-action” description. With that being said, the movie is currently number one at the box office with over $700 million globally, so none of the perceived backlash had any effect onThe Lion Kingremake....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 428 words · Ashley Rivas

Shazam! Fury of The Gods Will Feature More Adult Humor Than First Movie

DC has always been much happier to push boundaries more than their Marvel counterparts. While it isn’t likely thatShazam! Fury of The Godswill become an R-rated affair, we are about to see the movie deliver more adult humor, thanks to many of the characters having grown since we last saw them in 2019’sShazam!.The original film focussed on a group of youngsters who, through gifted powers, were able to transform into adult superheroes, and because lead character Billy Batson – played as a youngster by Asher Angel and in Shazam form by Zachary Levi – was a child, there was a certain innocence about the whole film....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 541 words · Jennifer English

Shudder's Cursed Films Trailer Explores Legendary Ill-Fated Horror Movie Productions

Sometimes, what goes on behind the scenes of some of our favorite horror movies are much more terrifying than what winds up on the screen. That point is really driven home in the upcoming Shudder seriesCursed Films, which explores the tragic and strange coincidences during the productions of many classic movies. Ahead of the launch of the documentary series in April, Shudder has gone ahead and unveiled a trailer forCursed Films, and it does a fine job at letting us know what we can expect to see from the series....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Gregory Morgan

Simon Pegg Explains New Star Trek Beyond Space Station

Last week, Paramount held a special fan event at their studio lot in Hollywood, where the belovedStar Trekfranchise was honored, as part of its 50th Anniversary celebration. The festivities included the dedicating of a street to franchise iconLeonard Nimoy, before fans all over the world got to see the new trailer forStar Trek Beyond. There is one particular aspect of the trailer that some fans have been wondering about, but, thankfully, star/screenwriterSimon Pegghelped shed some light on this in a new interview....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 619 words · Joshua Ball

Slotherhouse Giveaway Celebrates Killer Sloth Horror Comedy

What’s more adorable than a cuddly little sloth who kills sorority sisters? If that’s your bag, you’ll be excited to learn thatSlotherhouseis being released theatrically for one night only, Aug. 30, and that we’re giving away from fun merchandise for the film. Alpha the sloth is captured and brought to America, where a sorority sister uses it as part of a social media campaign for popularity. The sloth seeks its righteous revenge in this campy, off-kilter horror comedy that merges slasher cinema with animal attack flicks....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Mrs. Jessica Carr

Snack Shack Review-Rated Teen Comedy with Great Rising Stars

Snack Shackis the latest film from director Adam Rehmeier(The Bunny Game,Dinner in Americawith Kyle Gallner). Drawing heavily from his own life growing up in Nebraska, the coming-of-age comedy captures the spirit of the era and films of the genre while not being a simple pastiche but instead exploring universal experiences. The structure of the script itself might be a bit familiar to audiences. Instead, it is the characters who are brought to life wonderfully by a talented cast that elevate this film into what could become a new cult classic....

July 27, 2025 · 8 min · 1630 words · John Harrison

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Art Shows Early Character Designs

An amazing feat, directorJ.J. Abramswas able to converge the old with the new when it came to creating the look of his anticipated sequelStar Wars: The Force Awakens. Longtime fans were able to revisit landscapes and characters that were quite familiar, while a whole universe of new ships and aliens were introduced. But how did it come together so seamlessly? The new bookThe Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakenstakes fans on that long journey, from creation and concept, to design and completion....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 680 words · Melissa Garrison

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Overtakes Avengers as #4 Movie of All Time

Star Wars: The Force Awakens' quest for worldwidebox officesupremacy continues, with the blockbuster taking in $14.5 million overseas on Monday.Deadlinereports that, while that total was down 63.5% from the previous Monday, since many children are now back in school after the Christmas holiday, the tally was still enough to propel the movie pastFurious 7($1.515 billion) andMarvel’s The Avengers($1.519 billion) to become the fourth-highest grossing movie of all time, worldwide.Star Wars: The Force Awakens' global take now stands at $1....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 440 words · Rita Jones

Super Size Me 2 Trailer Goes After Fast Food Chicken

The trailer forSuper Size Me 2: Holy Chickenhas just been released and Morgan Spurlock is shaking things up again. While 2004’sSuper Size Mesaw Spurlock eating nothing but fast food for 30 days, the sequel is providing a new twist, which has been called “a revelation.” The first documentary gained a ton of attention and even earned an Academy Award nomination in the process. Since then, Spurlock has done other documentary projects, but this is bringing it all back to the fast food game....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 496 words · Christina Miller

Sydney Sweeney Responds to Producer Who Said She's 'Not Pretty' & 'Can't Act'

Sydney Sweeneyis arguably one of the most high-profile actresses of her generation thanks to her TV roles inWhite LotusandEuphoriaand her feature film work in the romantic comedyAnyone But Youand the recent horror release,Immaculate. Her star continues to rise with more roles in development and she has even made her mark as a producer, but it’s another prominent producer who recently critiqued the actress in a pretty harsh way by saying she “can’t act” and is “not pretty....

July 27, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · Bryan Wright

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Will Zoom in on Bucky Barnes' Quest for Identity

There are few more tragic figures in the MCU than Bucky Barnes, the World War II soldier who was brainwashed by Hydra to become a remorseless assassin and spent most of his time in the modern world being hunted by international authorities. Now, for the first time, Bucky is getting the central spotlight in the upcoming Disney+ showThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky aka The Winter Soldier, recently revealed that the series will find his character searching for a new identity....

July 27, 2025 · 3 min · 485 words · Mario Warren