One comic book adaptation we’re really looking forward to this year is DC Universe’s live-action original streaming seriesSwamp Thing. Currently in production with directorLen Wiseman(Underworld) at the helm,Andy Bean(It: Chapter 2) is set to lead the series as Dr. Alec Holland, alongsideCrystal Reed(Gotham) as Abby Arcane, and the imposingDerek Mearsas the title character, Holland’s monstrous mutant alter-ego, Swamp Thing. Today, we got our first look behind the scenes of the DC Comics adaptation courtesy of Wiseman himself....

Your store-bought Thor outfit might have looked pretty good at your friend’s Halloween party, and your homemadeFrozenkids costumes were probably passable enough for the shadowy Trick-or-Treat walk around your neighborhood, but like most things, Halloween is better off left to the professional dresser-uppers. With that in mind, we’ve scoured the post-Halloween interweb to find the best examples of how Hollywood celebrities celebrated the holiday. Sure, some of these looks are just attractive people looking good in recognizable getups, but a fair number of famous folks actually put some effort into their costumes....

Trailers are their own industry now. In some cases, they tend to be more highly anticipated than the movie they’re selling. But they can also have their own artfulness as they walk the line between advertising and skillful editing. A good trailer stays with you when even the film may have faded. What I love about this trailer is that it gets to the psychedelic core of the movie rather than just trying to sell this as another wackyNicolas Cagemovie....

Summer movie season may be temporarily on pause, but you better believe Netflix has plenty of new shows to binge-watch this month if you’re in need of some new entertainment. And as usual, they’re hitting all four-quadrants, which means no matter what you’re looking for, you’re probably gonna find something to add to the watchlist. If you’re in the mood to revisit one of the best and boldest cable dramas of the last decade, all three seasons ofHannibalare now available to make you high-key suspicious of any and all meat (butespeciallythe fancy gourmet stuff)....

Spoilers below for The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 finale. There were more than a few times when I threatened to stop watchingThe Handmaid’s Talein its second season, but then I’d hear a recent episode wasreallygood, or offered some hope, and I’d get pulled back in. That was a main feature of the series’ second season —justenough positivity to string us along through its otherwise unrelenting bleakness. June is on her way to freedom!...

Tom HardyandTye Sheridanare just some of the big names joining the cast of the Vietnam War featureThe Things They Carried. Back in March 2019, we reportedRupert Sanders(Snow White and the Huntsman) woulddirect the feature-length adaptationof author and Vietnam vetTim O’Brien’s 1990 short story collection based on his experiences in the war. The book received major acclaim upon release, eventually going on to become a Pulitzer Prize finalist. The short story “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” served as the basis for the 1998Kiefer SutherlandmovieA Soldier’s Sweetheart....

With the sheer amount of content permeating every facet of media, from streaming to physical media, it’s hard wading through everything to find the best of the best. Thankfully the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have created a handy list of the top-rated features on their site to give audiences a starting point for finding the enduring classics that might connect with them. But the list is just a starting point. A bird’s eye view....

Netflix has released the first image ofHenry Cavillas Geralt of Rivia in their upcoming adaptation ofThe Witcher. The best-selling fantasy series, which has already been adapted into an acclaimed video game trilogy, follows Geralt, a monster hunter, who teams up with a sorceress and a princess to navigate a treacherous landscape. I don’t want to make a judgment on the show based off a single publicity photo, but it is certainly a look....

Fan-favorite DC seriesTitansis set to culminate with its Season 4,Deadlinehas reported. The series joins the likes of other DC live-action featuresThe FlashandStargirlwhich came to an end after DC Universe folds. A lot has changed since David Zaslav’s regime took over Warner Bros last year in a multi-billion merger deal. The series has been created byAkiva Goldsman,Geoff Johns, andGreg Berlantiunder Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros banners. Based on the DC Comics superhero team theTeen Titans, the feature was well received by fans and critics alike....

After teasing the arrival of somethingVampire Academy-related this morning, fans have been treated to a new trailer for Peacock’s highly anticipated series adaptation ofRichelle Meade’sVampire Academy. Back in the mid-aughts, millennial culture was split up into different factions: dystopian worlds and paranormal romances, and it’s no surprise thatThe Vampire Diaries' showrunnerJulie Plecwas tapped to adapt another beloved vampire romance, alongsideMarguerite MacIntyrewho worked with Plec onThe OriginalsandLegacies. Last month during SDCC,Vampire Academyfans got their first real glimpse of what they could expect from the intricate world of privilege and glamour that the moroi Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves) and her best friend and dhampir Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer) find themselves swept up into when tragedy strikes the Dragomir family....

A TV adaptation ofCharlie Jane Anders' coming of age sci-fi novelVictories Greater than Deathis in development by Amazon andMichael B. Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society. While no writer is attached to the project at this time, the series will be produced by Jordan andElizabeth Raposoacting as executive producers for Outliner along with Anders,Dan Halstead, andNate Milleralso executive producing. Anders is an author and a founding editor of io9, whose other novels includeAll the Birds in the SkyandThe City in the Middle of the Sky....

TheHarry Potterfranchise has plenty ofvillains to hate. The antagonists range from Hogwarts bully Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton) to the Dark Lord himself, each presenting a different challenge to Harry (Daniel Radcliffe). But, despite his crucial role, even Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) isn’t the worst the series has to offer. With antagonists likeUmbridge (Imelda Staunton), whose self-righteous, sickly sweet attitude earns her a place among the most hated characters, and Fenrir Greyback (Dave Legeno), whose unique brand of violence is especially dark, it’s hard to see Voldemort as the worst....

Spoilersahead for folks who aren’t caught up onVoltron Legendary Defenderso far. It wasn’t just theSeason 7 trailerfor DreamWorks Animation Television’s hit Netflix seriesVoltron Legendary Defenderthat delighted attendees of the San Diego Comic-Con panel today. Fans also got a chance to check out the Season 7 premiere, “A Little Adventure”, well ahead of everyone else who will have to wait until the new season arrives on Netflix August 10th. For folks who love the well-told relationship between Shiro and Keith, I hope you got a chance to attend the panel, because the wait for this one to get to the streaming platform is going to be excruciating....