When the newHellboyreboothits screens, we won’t be treading familiar territory. While fans clamored for years to seeGuillermo del Torocomplete hisHellboytrilogy, comics creatorMike Mignolaand the studio who owns the rights had other plans. It was announced earlier this year that Mignola was co-writing a brand newHellboyreboot to be directed byThe DescenthelmerNeil Marshall, withStranger ThingsbreakoutDavid Harbourfilling the role of the titular half-demon. The film—which was previously titledHellboy: Rise of the Blood Queenandis now simplyHellboy—has been moving full-steam ahead, addingIan McShaneandMilla Jovovichto its cast, but we still don’t know too much about what kind of story we’ll see and if audiences will have to be reintroduced to the character....

J.J. Abrams’Star Wars: The Force Awakenswill debut on December 18th and kickstart a new slate that rotates between trilogy installments and standalone anthology films with each new year. It’s clear on the surface how these stories will differ from each other — while the trilogy films will continue the main storyline centered around the Skywalker family, the anthology films feature new characters in separate stories in the galaxy far, far away....

Idris Elbahas become the latest famous face to publicly test positive for coronavirus afterTom Hanks,Rita Wilson, andOlga Kurylenko. TheHobbs & Shawactor announced the turn of events on Twitter, explaining that he got tested for the wide-spread virus after discovering he had been in contact with someone else who tested positive. Here is Elba’s full statement: “It came back positive, yeah, and it sucks. Listen, I’m doing okay. [Elba’s wife Sabrina Dhowre] has’t been tested and she’s doing okay....

Many iPhone users face frustrating connection issues after updating to iOS 17. It’s not uncommon for devices to struggle to connect to Wi-Fi networks after a software upgrade.A quick fix is to go to Settings, then Wi-Fi, and select your network again. Sometimes you’re dealing with temporary glitches. Turning the Wi-Fi off and on, or restarting the router, can help reestablish a connection. The iOS 17 update has caused various connection issues for many users, but these simple steps are often effective....

WithLove, Death + Robotsnow streaming onNetflix, a few days ago at SXSW I got to sit down withTim Millerto talk about the NSFW anthology of animated stories he made withDavid Fincher. If you haven’tseen the trailers, the very cool series features 18 shorts that run between 5-15 minutes in length, are aimed at adults, were done by different teams of filmmakers from around the world, and showcase a variety of styles from traditional 2D to photo-real CGI....

The TNT original drama seriesThe Alienist: Angel of Darkness, the follow-up season toThe Alienist, is an unflinching and sinister murder mystery set at the turn-of-the-century during New York’s Gilded Age. The series follows Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (DanielBrühl), an alienist in the field of treating mental pathologies, John Moore (LukeEvans), a New York Times journalist, and Sara Howard (DakotaFanning), an ambitious woman who has opened her own private detective agency. Together, they are on the case of a kidnapped infant and on the dangerous path after an elusive killer....

Martin Scorseseis no stranger to controversy, having made intense and violent films over his long and storied career as a director. There is a three-dimensionality to his charactersthat makes them totally unforgettable and deeply relatable. Think of Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) ofTaxi Driver, a hero in his mind but a depraved lunatic to those looking in. Travis is deplorable, but the character’s innate humanity brings him to life and keeps the viewer engaged....

The newest sneak peek forBatman: Caped Crusadertook a different approach when it came to promoting its upcoming animated TV series. Rather than showing snippets of the iconic Dark Knight and his adversaries, the teaser takes the opportunity to “unveil the heroes and villains” of Gotham, by listing several of the major cast members for the show, and showcasing who will play this newest iteration of Batman. The teaser was released on Prime Video’s social media channels, where it starts with a monologue narrated by Batman....

STX Entertainment has unveiled a brief teaser for theMolly’s Gametrailer that will be fully debuting tomorrow, August 15th. The film marks the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriterAaron Sorkin, the guy behindThe Social Network,A Few Good Men, and this little show calledThe West Wing. Sorkin wrote the script forMolly’s Gamehimself (obviously) and the true story drama starsJessica Chastainas Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game for more than a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by gun-wielding FBI agents....

My Hero Academia, the smash-hit superhero anime series from Bones Inc., wrapped its second season over the weekend. If you’re not caught up on the adaptation of writer/illustratorKōhei Horikoshi’s manga “Boku no Hīrō Akademia”, now’s the perfect time to do so because things are about to get even crazier. For the uninitiated, the story takes place in a world where superpowers known as Quirks have become rather common, so much so that kids with Quirks attend school in order to see if they have what it takes to become a real-life hero....

NEON has released a new trailer for the upcoming filmVox Lux, which features a transformative performance fromNatalie Portman. Written and directed byBrady Corbet, the film is told in two halves. The first portion of the film takes place in 1999 and starsTomorrowlandbreakoutRaffey Cassidyas a teenager named Celeste, who survives a violent school shooting, only to write an original song with her sister (Stacy Martin) about the tragedy that turns her into a superstar....

Nickelodeon today announced the voice cast of its all-new series,Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a reimagining that follows the band of brothers as they encounter new allies and villains and discover a mystical world they never knew existed beneath the streets of New York City. The 2D-animated series stars the voice talent ofOmar Miller(Ballers) as Raphael,Ben Schwartz(Parks and Recreation) as Leonardo,Josh Brener(Silicon Valley) as Donatello,Brandon Mychal Smith(You’re The Worst) as Michelangelo andKat Graham(The Vampire Diaries) as April O’Neil....

If I had to sum up this year’sScreenCraft Writers Summit in Atlantain just one word, it would be: Energizing. Sure, it was also informative and educational, engaging, entertaining, and an awesome networking opportunity, but all the know-how and who-you-know in the world doesn’t amount to much unless you’ve got the ambition and the energy to put in the work. So for the hundreds of screenwriters in attendance, and more around the world, this weekend’s meet-up was just the thing they needed to make connections, get to that next step in their career, and to go into the future with a renewed purpose....