After winning a trio of Oscars forParasite,Bong Joon Hohas toldEmpirethat he wants to make a musical – which may be exactly what the world needs during these trying times. “I would love to make a musical,” said Bong. “Characters would begin singing, then think, ‘Oh my God, fuck this, this is too cheesy,’ and stop suddenly. There are amazing musical films, likeSingin’ in the Rain. But when I watch them, I feel very embarrassed and start blushing....

With Netflix now streaming the action-thriller original movieBright, the other day I got to sit down withNoomi Rapace,Edgar RamirezandLucy Fryfor an exclusive interview. They talked about what it was like working for Netflix on their first big budget original movie, how they worked with directorDavid Ayeron the action scenes, collaborating with the makeup and costumes department to make the characters their own, and more. Scripted byMax Landisand directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad),Brighttakes place in an alternate present day in which humans live alongside magic folk like elves and orcs....

Disney has released the first trailer for the highly anticipated Marvel Studios sequelCaptain America: Civil War. DirectedJoeandAnthony Russo(Captain America: The Winter Soldier), the first film of Marvel’s Phase Three slate picks up whereAvengers: Age of Ultronleft off asChris Evans’ Steve Rogers leads a new team of Avengers. After another international incident involving the superpowered team results in collateral damage, the government—and former Avengers member Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.)—begins to meddle with their practices, all the while a new villainous threat looms....

Charlie Hunnamis set to star in an adaptation ofBen Moon’s moving memoirDenali: A Man, a Dog, and the Friendship of a Lifetime, whichMax Winkler(Ceremony) will write and direct for Spyglass Media Group. Denalistarted as an eight-minute film that Moon, who works as a photographer, created as a love letter to his dog. The touching short film went viral and received millions of deals, culminating in festival awards, TV appearances, and eventually a publishing deal with Penguin Random House, which just released Moon’s memoir in January....

Christina Haackrose to fame onHGTVwith her house-flipping husbandTarek El MoussaonFlip or Flop, which began airing in 2013 and wrapped in 2022. Christina and Tarek’s divorce in 2018 was not a quiet affair, as the couple attempted to keep things civil in what seemed to bea tense filming environmentas the show wrapped up. While the ex-couple obviously went through somedifficult times after their separation, viewers couldn’t help but miss their obvious chemistry working together....

Spoilers forDeadpool 2follow below. Leave it to theDeadpoolfranchise to waste the biggest movie stars in the world. Indeed, if you’ve seenDeadpool 2you may or may not know thatBrad PittandMatt Damonhave cameos in the film—one is insanely brief, and another has the actor covered in prosthetics to the point that he’s completely unrecognizable. ClassicDeadpool. Pitt plays X-Force member The Vanisher, and his cameo lasts about eight frames when the superhero hits an electrical wire....

Marvel’s The Defenderswill finally unite the heroes of Netflix’sMarvel’s Daredevil,Marvel’s Jessica Jones,Marvel’s Luke CageandMarvel’s Iron Fist, the only hope for Hell’s Kitchen. In a kickass trailer that just recently premiered, fans got to see the title heroes team up (sort of) at long last, though they’re not all exactly fast friends from the get-go. New images today recapture some of the more dynamic moments from that trailer, showing off the gathered cast and some surprising allies....

AsAnimal Controlreturns for Season 3 this week, it’s a good time to revisit one of the best recurring subplots from the first season that cementedAnimal Controlas a must-watch series.The Season 1 finale, “Unicorns and Mountain Lions,” offered a greater dimension tothe character of Frank Shaw(Joel McHale). The finale involves the Northwest Precinct’s beloved mountain lion, C-38, whom Frank previously risked his career to protect. However, in the first season finale, it’s revealed that C-38 has passed away, which leads to the precinct holding a memorial in the animal’s honor....

Quibi is making its way to Comic-Con@Home this week to show off an upcoming project that boasts quite the team in front of and behind the lens,Don’t Look Deeperdirected byCatherine Hardwicke. The series starsMadeline’s MadelinebreakoutHelena Howardas a high school senior living in Merced, California who’s got some burning questions about her parents and who she is. On Friday, July 24th at 12pm PT, we’ll be sharingour Comic-Con@Home conversationwith Hardwicke, Howard,Don Cheadle,Emily MortimerandDon’t Look Deeperco-creatorJeffrey Lieber....

Directed byKari Skoglandand withMalcolm Spellmanserving as head writer, the six-episode Marvel Studios TV seriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldiersees Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), aka The Falcon, and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), aka The Winter Soldier, team up on an unexpected mission that will push their uneasy bromance to the limits. One is spontaneous while the other is calculated but both are strong-willed, which could work to their advantage as they’re tested along the way, if their own personal issues don’t interfere first....

Based on the characters from DC Comics, the CW Seed animated seriesFreedom Fighters: The Raytells the superhero origin story of Ray Terrill (voiced byRussell Tovey, who also played the character in live-action form in The CWArrow-verse Earth-X crossover), who dreams of making a difference like his older brother, a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan. When Ray unexpectedly finds himself with superpowers, he quickly realizes that being a superhero isn’t easy, as the evil Nazi New Reichsmen of Earth-X, led by Overgirl (voiced byMelissa Benoist), close in and he must learn how he can help save the world....

Bloys also spoke at length about the potential spinoffs, or prequel series as they’re currently being referred to. None of it is particularly new information, though – we already knew that there arefour storiesbeing pitched, none of which have been presented to the network yet, fromMax Borenstein(Kong: Skull Island),Jane Goldman(Kick-Ass),Brian Helgeland(Legend) andCarly Wray(The Leftovers).A Song of Ice and FireauthorGeorge R. R. Martinwill be working on two of them, andclarifiedsome of the potential content (noDunk and Egg, for instance) back in May....

Developed by showrunnerJoshua Safran, a writer and executive producer on the original series, the new HBO Max iteration ofGossip Girlreturns to the Upper East Side and the elite Constance Billard School for Girls and St. Jude’s School for Boys, with a new group of privileged, rich and beautiful students. There, new girl Zoya (Whitney Peak) tries to find where she fits among new friends and new romance, all while attempting to avoid the wrath of the reawakened Gossip Girl and her wicked ways....