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This is a re-post of ourLucy in the Skyreview from the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie is now playing in limited release. Lucy in the Sky, the feature film debut ofNoah Hawley(the creator of the TV seriesFargoandLegion), has an interesting and compelling starting point. Most of us will never go to outer space in our life times. At this point in our history, that honor is reserved for a select few, and being able to touch the cosmos has to transform you in some kind of way....

Oscar winnerLupita Nyong’ohas been forced to drop out of the HBO Max seriesAmericanahdue to a scheduling issue stemming from the pandemic, and as a result, the project won’t be moving forward at the streaming service, Collider has confirmed. Nyong’o had teamed with herBlack Pantherco-starDanai Guriraon the adaptation ofChimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s acclaimed novel, which had been ordered straight-to-series and slated to start shooting earlier this year. WhenAmericanah’s production dates got pushed back, Nyong’o was forced to drop out due to other commitments....

Over two seasons and 39 episodes to date, DreamWorks’Trollhuntershas grown from a stellar standalone series shaped by the imagination ofGuillermo del Toroto a foundational story for the greater animated world of “Tales of Arcadia.” Executive ProducerMarc Guggenheimhas been along for the ride through Arcadia and Trollmarket since the award-winning series' earliest days, experiencing the highs of the Netflix production and weathering the devastating low of losing lead voice-actorAnton Yelchinbefore the first episode ever aired....

With writer-directorScott Frank’sfantastic limited series,The Queen’s Gambit, now streaming on Netflix, I recently got to speak withMarielle Hellerabout returning to acting after spending the last few years directingA Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodandCan You Ever Forgive Me. If you haven’t seen the trailers,The Queen’s Gambitis based on the novel byWatler Tevisand follows Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), who was abandoned to a Kentucky orphanage in the late 1950s. While there, she discovers an extraordinary talent for the game of chess, but also becomes addicted to the tranquilizers provided by the state as a sedative for the children....

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (April 1st, 2016) Dennis Tzeng, Josh Macuga, Jason Inman discuss the following: WithX-Men: Apocalypsefanning the flames of theX-Menfaithful, 20th Century Fox has yet to officially announce another movie, though many are rumored including aDeadpoolsequel and anX-Forcemovie. But that all changed with word coming fromproducerSimon Kinbergthat aNew Mutantsspin off movie is in active developmentand close to casting. Speaking with IGN, Kinberg said thatJosh Booneand his writing partner are working on the script and doing a really nice job....

WhenRichard Wright’s novelNative Sonwas published in 1940, it was understandably met with a mix of acclaim and controversy. The book aims to not only chronicle the African-American experience, but how America at large shapes and dictates the lives of African-Americans living in it—it touched on a sense of stark inevitability for many at the time. Updating the book for the 21st century is an ambitious if admirable task, and while directorRashid Johnsonin his feature debut shows tremendous talent and promise behind the camera, and the lead performance byAshton Sandersis downright stunning, the film’s strict adherence to the book’s shocking twists and turns result in a frustratingly uneven and incongruous experience....

Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building Season 1, Episode 10, “Open and Shut.” Like the besttrue crimeseries the show aims to ape,Only Murders in the Buildingisn’t really about solving a crime. It’s about interrogating the humans and the systems that fostered the environment surrounding the crime. And in the case of the Hulu comedy, those humans and systems are the people who produce true crime content themselves —Steve Martin,Martin Short, andSelena Gomez, who have all started a podcast after a resident of their apartment building is murdered....

You might think the directors responsible for bringing Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the first place would be devastated by the news that Spidey is now out of the MCU. You would be wrong. To be clear,Captain America: Civil WarfilmmakersJoeandAnthony Russoaren’t exactly happy about the abrupt end of the Disney-Sony agreement that let Spider-Man appear in MCU movies, but they’re also intimately aware of how difficult that deal was to strike in the first place, so they still see Spidey’s brief shining moment in the MCU as an unexpected gift....

Paramount and Spyglass announced today thatSCREAMis getting a sequel from the same creative team, ensuring Ghostface will keep slashing for a long time. The latestSCREAMwas the franchise’s first installment not directed by the lateWes Craven. Instead,Ready or NotdirectorsMatt Bettinelli-OlpinandTyler Gilletthelm the film, dedicatingSCREAMto the memory of Cravenand honoring the late horror legend by proudly saying that anything they got right in the sequel is thanks to him. The movie was a huge box office success, crossing $100 million at the box office last week — a fantastic haul for a horror movie, especially when the pandemics are still keeping people at their homes....

After playingSouth Park: The Stick of Truth, it’s hard to get upset that there hasn’t been an officialSouth Parkmovie sinceBigger Longer & Uncut. It’s basically like playing an extra longSouth Parkfilm and you get fully immersed inTrey ParkerandMatt Stone’s hysterical satire. But whereasThe Stick of Truthtook on fantasy (as well as gaming clichés like the silent protagonist and audio diaries), the upcoming sequelThe Fractured But Wholeis going after superheroes and it’s doing it in a big way....

Sony Pictures is due to showcase some of its upcoming films later today as part ofCinemaCon—a kind of Comic-Con for theater owners—and we may or may not get some official news on thenewSpider-Manrebootat the time. But for now, a new rumor has surfaced regarding a villain that may appear in the film, marking a pretty significant piece of information if indeed true. Per Devin Faraci over atBirth.Movies.Death., the comics villain Vulture will appear in theSpider-Manreboot, which Devin also says is definitely going under the working titleSpider-Man: Homecoming, which wecaught wind of last week....

MetroGoldwynMayer (MGM) has partnered withVRV, a video aggregation service bringing together the best of anime, animation, gaming, fantasy, and sci-fi, to bringStargate Commandto more fans than ever before. Beginning today, March 15th, VRV Select, the platform’s curated house channel, will provide the fullStargate Commandexperience in the U.S., housing all of the service’s premium content after a window of exclusivity on the Command platform. Additionally,this summer, MGM will make the new feature-length cut ofStargate Originsavailable for sale on digital storefronts with local language versions available in select markets worldwide....

With the Oscars just around the corner, there is a sentiment within the cultural zeitgeist that Hollywood is a place where dreams are made. As actors, directors, and composers make their way onto the stage to accept a statue for their achievements —the latter of which will controversially be pre-recorded— there is a sense that with just some hard work and a bit of ingenuity, any Average-Joe can find themselves on that stage being greeted by uproarious applause....