The next feature fromEx Machinawriter/directorAlex Garlandis shaping up to be a real doozy. We learned earlier this year that theSunshineand28 Days Laterscribewas tackling an adaptationofJeff VanderMeer’s brilliantly terrifying enviro-horror novelAnnihilationfor his second directorial effort, withNatalie Portmanstarring to boot. Now Garland is beginning to fill out his cast, and the second actress in what is an all-female ensemble is a swell addition. PerThe Wrap,Jane the VirginstarGina Rodriguezis in negotiations to co-star opposite Portman inAnnihilation....

In a full little bit of horror news that will come as a relief to someHalloweenfans, and a bummer to others; Blumhouse is not interested in rebootingHalloween III: Season of the Witch. The much-maligned and oft-debated third installment in the iconic horror franchise left the saga of Michael Myers behind in favor of an anthological approach, devised by franchise creatorsJohn CarpenterandDebra Hill. With Michael going up in flames at the end ofHalloween 2, Carpenter and Hill wanted to evolve the franchise with the intent of exploring new stories under theHalloweentitle, each offering an original film set during the annual spooky season....

Though he has one of the more enviable careers that a composer could ever hope for, 2015 wasn’t a particularly strong year forHans Zimmer. The biggest film on his docket was the execrableChappie, and his other features, includingWoman in GoldandFreeheld, went virtually unwatched; he also scored an animated take onThe Little Prince, which will be hitting U.S. theaters in early 2016. This is a far cry from his booming work on some of Hollywood’s biggest productions of the last decade or so, including12 Years a Slave,Man of Steel, andThe Amazing Spider-Man 2....

It looks like the folks at Lionsgate are taking a cue fromEd Skrein(Deadpool) and looking to right the ship on the casting of a particular character in theirHellboyreboot. PerTHR,Daniel Dae Kim(Hawaii Five-0) is in talks to replace Skrein in the role of Major Ben Daimio, a character of Japanese descent in theHellboycomics. Skrein made an unprecedented, ballsy, and dignified decision to walk away from the role after thecasting came under fire for whitewashing....

One of my favorite films at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival was directorGarin Hovannisian’sI Am Not Alone. The documentary chronicles the 2018 Armenian revolution which unbelievably started with one man,Nikol Pashinyan, leading a two-week march across the country that ended in the main cities central square. Along the way, Pashinyan was broadcasting live on Facebook and trying to build an organic groundswell of support to show that overthrowing the Prime Minister,Serzh Sargsyan, was possible and they could do it without firing a single bullet....

The beauty ofThe Voiceis that it’s become a revolving door of talent who have occupied the four infamous spinning red chairs. Since Season 1,The Voicehas courted an array of talent to coach the aspiring artists on the road to winning. But not every big-namesingerhas the opportunity or time to spend a season on set, so they swing by to serve as an advisor.The role of mentor or mega mentor allows the star to stop in and assist the coaches during their team’s rehearsal....

With production forDave CherninandJohn Chernin’supcoming film,Incoming, beginning in Los Angeles, the new set of cast members of the film have been announced via an exclusive fromDeadline. The film will center on a group of teenage students as they experience the terror of their first attempt at going to a high school party. Some new additions to the film’s cast includeBobby Cannavale, who previously won two Primetime Emmy Awards for his performances inWill & GraceandBoardwalk Empire, andKaitlin Olson, known for her role inFlippedwhich earned her a Primetime Emmy nomination....

It’s not that often that you get to see a show about two women from different generations with a shared passion go at each other, and that’s just one of the reasons why the new HBO Max comedyHacksis so special. The other reason is the electric chemistry betweenJean SmartandHannah Einbinderas two comics — one an industry legend, the other struggling to get her career together — who end up building a sometimes combative, sometimes fond bond as they learn to collaborate together....

Mike Flanaganmay be one of the best contemporary horror directors, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots. TheMidnight Massfilmmaker took toX(formerly Twitter) to encourage viewers to see one of his early films,Ouija: Origin of Evilin theaters. Flanagan has exploded in recent years due to his well-regarded adaptations ofStephen King’swork and celebrated original horror stories. He regularly teams up with his wife,Kate Siegel, in limited series for Netflix, such asThe Haunting of Hill HouseandThe Fall of the House of Usher....

We’ve already shareda round of “Would You Rather"withRobert SheehanandLeila George, but now it’s time forHera HilmarandJihaeto give the game a go! Hilmar leadsMortal Enginesas Hester Shaw, a young woman who’s determined to stop the traction city of London and its duplicitous leader, Thaddeus Valentine (HugoWeaving). She prefers to work alone but one thing leads to the next, and she finds herself teaming up with a London outcast (Sheehan) and also the leader of the Ant-Traction League, the outlaw Anna Fang played by Jihae....

So have we, and we’re desperately refreshing Airbnb to see if any of these prime pieces of real estate are available to rent (yes, even the animated ones). How many are on your vacation list? Beetlejuice Starring a youngWinona Ryder,Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis,and the cadaverousMichael Keaton,Beetlejuicewas one ofTim Burton’s earliest and most beloved gothic movie. With undead phantasmagoria, it was a visual feast, and we can’t help but wish we could have stayed inside that old, haunted mansion....

you’re able to’t beat Mother Nature. She wins every time, and national parks across America are living proof. From riptide currents, towering cliffs, to unforgiving heat,hundreds of people disappear within the national park limits each year, as detailed below. Whether it’s while hiking or falling from great heights, it’s the sad reality of visiting such magnificent, grand spaces that celebrate wildlife and its freedom. For a place as beautiful as Yosemite National Park, very ugly things occur and reside within it....

Netflix has released a new trailer forAva DuVernay’s four-part miniseries about the Central Park Five,When They See Us. In 1989, five teenage boys–four black and one Hispanic–were rounded up at random and charged with the horrific rape of a white female jogger in Central Park. There was no physical evidence linking the boys to the crime, but the cry for “justice” railroaded these young men through the legal system and put them in jail for over a decade....