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Yesterday,I wrote a storyaboutIlana Glazer’s new A24 horror movieFalse Positivethat mentioned a story I’ve been working on about films with capital-C Crazy premises.False Positivewas going to be the first film on that list, and the second film was going to be Focus Features' upcomingCarey MulliganthrillerPromising Young Woman, whose supporting cast was just announced. I’ll fill you in on those names in a second, but first we have to talk about this plot, since Focus' announcement walks right up to the line before chickening out....

Though she has credits dating as far back as 2003,Alycia Debnam-Careyis only just beginning to have her voice heard on-set as a creative force. Her influence was already felt onThe 100, where she enjoyed a recurring role as Lexa and was able to help decide her character’s appearance based on the lore of the show. However, nothing compares thus far to her long-running stint onFear the Walking Dead, which earned her the chance to jump behind the camera and direct an episode in 2022 after being a main cast member throughout most of the first seven seasons....

Every year at CinemaCon, it seems like someone floats the idea that maybe they should start allowing texting in their theaters because otherwise they’ll lose millennials. This year, it was AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron, who toldVarietya couple days ago: Would appealing to millennials involve allowing texting or cellphone use? Yes. When you tell a 22-year-old to turn off the phone, don’t ruin the movie, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow....

North Carolina has several Apple Store locations where customers can find the latest technology. These stores are strategically placed in key cities across the state and offer a complete range of Apple products and services. Customers can find their favorite Apple gadgets, including iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks, at each location. Additionally, at each store, visitors can enjoy an immersive Apple experience and receive personalized support and learning opportunities through the Genius Bar and Today at Apple programs....

Now thatAssassin’s Creed: Valhallais out and players can get back into the Animus to see through the eyes of yet another cool, historical Assassin, it’s time to revisit the entire timeline of theAssassin’s Creedfranchise. Assassin’s Creed,because of its very nature, has a complicated and messy timeline. Since it’smostlybased on our own timeline, every important moment in human history plays out in the long in-game history that encompasses the 12 main titles in the franchise (along with its many spin-offs games, comics, and novels)....

The newAssassin’s Creed: Valhalla DLC“The Siege of Paris” is officially upon us, and you may be wondering how to get the ball rolling on all the new content. Must I have beaten the core game? Do I need to accomplish a certain set of missions? How’s the weather in France? Will my character need a sweater? How long does the trip take by boat? Do I need a sweater for the boat?...

With another strong weekend-to-weekend hold,Avatar: The Way of Wateris continuing to attract audiences over the holiday period, and is looking to claim its fifth weekend at the top of the domestic box office. After a $7 million fifth Friday, the epic science-fiction sequel’s running domestic total now stands at $538 million. It’s still pacing ahead of the firstAvatar, which had made around $500 million by the same point, but not holding as well....

Collider can exclusively reveal a new poster forBring Him to Me, agritty mob dramastarring Emmy winnerBarry Pepperas a getaway driver set on a journey that will test his conscience. Following a violent robbery, the driver, appropriately named Driver, is notified by his vicious boss that the gang’s newest member, Passenger, has double-crossed them and it’s up to Driver to take the unsuspecting rookie on an hour-long ride to meet his fate....

Amazon Studios has released a new poster forThe Electrical Life of Louis Wain, its star-studded biopic starringBenedict Cumberbatchas the eccentric British artistLouis Wain. The new poster features Cumberbatch andClaire Foy(The Crown), who plays the artist’s wife,Emily Richardson.The Electrical Life of Louis Wainwill premiere in theaters on October 22 before coming to Amazon Prime on November 5. The new posters put the two leads ofThe Electrical Life of Louis Wainin the middle of a surreal painting, with the background distorted as if reflected by a mirror and repeated multiples times towards infinity....

Warner Bros. is getting some disappointing news this morning as we learnBirds of Prey, starringMargot Robbieas head mischief-maker Harley Quinn, underperformed big time during its February 7 opening weekend. The action-packed, female-led film from directorCathy Yanincorporates characters from the belovedBirds of PreyDC Comics franchise and features the star power ofEwan McGregor,Rosie Perez,Mary Elizabeth Winstead,Jurnee Smollett-Bell, andChris Messina. Birds of Prey, which reportedly cost around $80 million to make, was expected to earn somewhere between $45 and $50 million....

The AMC seriesInto the Badlandsis set centuries from now, when a feudal society has emerged in the wake of civilization’s destruction and this area, known as The Badlands, is uneasily divided among seven rival Barons, each enforcing their iron rule with the aid of loyal armies of trained assassins known as Clippers. The most lethal of the Clippers is Sunny (Daniel Wu), the most trusted advisor of Baron Quinn (Marton Csokas), who has been unchallenged as the Badlands’ most powerful Baron for decades....

The pilot episode ofDebris, a new sci-fi drama from NBC andFringeexecutive producerJ.H. Wyman, features a number of surprising moments… but only one genuinely unexpected twist. Kicking off with a combination of elements we’ve seen before — a male and female law enforcement team tasked with investigating the strange (a basic premise pioneered byThe X-Filesbut one that has continually led to new iterations over the years) — here, we have CIA operative Bryan Beneventi (Jonathan Tucker) and MI6 operative Finola Jones (Riann Steele), technically agents for separate countries/agencies but working together to track the emergence of strange extraterrestrial objects that have fallen to Earth....

In a surprise announcement,Peter Capaldi, the reigning title character of the BBC’sDoctor Who, will call it quits later this year. Less than a year ago, it was reported thatCapaldi was being asked to stay onboardfor the upcoming 11th season of the series, but he made no promises one way or the other at the time. He’s played the role of the 12th incarnation of the Doctor since joining the show in 2013, though that wasn’t his first time starring in the series....