Avatar 2: Jack Champion on Working With Digital Sets and Characters

While there are many visually stunning achievements inJames Cameron’sAvatar: The Way of Water, one specific mystery remained unanswered regarding the making of the film. Spider (Jack Champion) is the only human in Jake Sully’s (Sam Worthington) Na’vi family. Throughout the movie, Spider is constantly seen directly interacting with Na’vi friends and enemies alike, as well as Pandora’s jungles and oceans. However, the character blends perfectly with the computer-generated characters and environments, leaving fans wondering what Champion’s experience was like on set....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Rachel Wong

Batman Celebrates His 85th Birthday With Figures From McFarlane Toys

2024 marks the 85th anniversary ofBatman. The character created byBob KaneandBill Fingerhas appeared in an endless number of comics, cartoons, movies and video games in that historic timeframe. However, one of the most popular forms of merch for The Caped Crusader has been action figures. If you’ve been a huge DC fan over the last half decade, you more than likely have a fewMcFarlane Toysfigures in your collection. The toy company has shown a lot of Batman love this year and, withBatman Dayright around the corner, that’s not stopping anytime soon....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 558 words · Krystal Terrell

Batman vs Superman Runtime Revealed

While studios prefer for movies to come in at the two-hour mark or less, they’re willing to make an exception for blockbusters, which usually can come in at two hours and thirty minutes before execs start worrying about how many shows they can squeeze in (if you want to reach for three hours, you have to be a straight-up,Lord of the Rings-style epic). So perhaps it’s not so surprising thatAMC Theaters[viaThe Playlist] has posted theBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceruntime at 2 hours and 31 minutes....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Rose Jackson

Best Horror Movies to Watch on Shudder in June 2023

The year has been flying by, but don’t be so hasty to get to October that you miss out on some great horror flicks that Shudder has to offer this month. The streaming platform boasts both new and classic horror movies and shows to choose from, constantly adding new content. This month, Shudder is unveiling two brand new movies and beloved classics such asAn American Werewolf In London,Ginger Snaps, andThe Howling....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 1025 words · Terry Wang

Best VoIP Home Phone Services: Affordable, Feature-Rich Alternatives to Landlines

Home phone service has undergone a dramatic shift in the last decade. With traditional landlines on the decline and internet infrastructure improving across the U.S., more households are turning toVoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol)for their home communication needs. Unlike copper-wire phone lines, VoIP uses your broadband internet to transmit voice calls as digital signals—often at a fraction of the cost and with far more features. Whether you’re looking to cut costs, add convenience, or get rid of robocalls, today’s VoIP options offer excellent alternatives that are easy to set up, use existing hardware, and come with tools like voicemail-to-email, call blocking, and even mobile integration....

June 23, 2025 · 21 min · 4450 words · Stephen Brown

Black Panther 2 Adds Ironheart Star Dominique Thorne

Looks like we may be seeing Riri Williams — aka Ironheart, Tony Stark’s successor— in the MCU sooner than we thought. Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feigeconfirmed toComicBook.comthat actressDominique Thorne, hired to play Williams in the upcoming Ironheart series for Disney+, has been cast in the upcomingBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever. With the film’s definitive 2022 release, this means that fans will meet the next in line for the Iron Man throne within the next year....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Isabel Maynard

Collider Movie Talk: The Dark Tower Confirms Matthew McConaughey

On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (March 2nd, 2016) Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp and Mark Ellis discuss the following: One ofStephen King’smost popular novels is finally on its way to the big screen after many years in development hell.The Dark Tower, King’s story of a hero named The Gunslinger and his nemesis, The Man in Black,has officially been cast withIdris Elbaas Roland, the Gunslinger andMatthew McConaugheyas his foe the man in black....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 550 words · Gwendolyn Herrera

Cruella: Disney's Live-Action Movie Scripted by Kelly Marcel

FromTerra Nova, toSaving Mr. Banks, toFifty Shades of Grey, screenwriterKelly Marcelhas been adding to her writing resume over the last few years, but her next project might just prove to be the biggest yet. Disney has set Marcel to script their live-action adaptation ofCruella, centering on the infamous villainess Cruella de Vil from the animated101 Dalmatiansmovie.Aline Brosh McKennapreviously worked on an earlier version of the script, but with Disney looking to fast-track the project, Marcel will now take a crack at it....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 330 words · Belinda Smith

Damnation: David Mackenzie Set to Direct USA Networks Pilot

David Mackenziehas been making quite the name for himself over the last few years, and it’s clear that he’s learned quite a lot in the decade or so in which he’s been making features. Where his early, eerie dramas likeYoung Adam,Hallam Foe, andAsylumlacked for dramatic tension, recent work likeStarred UpandHell or High Waterhave had the feeling of good pulp novels and have boasted a refined sense of style. Not unlike fellow countrymanDanny Boyle, he has a fine ability as a craftsman of genre films and there’s consistently a sense that he’s trying something new in each consecutive picture....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 361 words · Lisa Murray

Deadpool 2: Tim Miller on Casting Cable, X-Force, and More

20th Century Fox finally confirmed thatDeadpool 2is indeed moving forwardlast week, with directorTim Millerback in the director’s chair and the entire creative team intact. But that was about all we got in terms of news on the sequel, though luckily Collider’s own Steve Weintraub recently sat down withDeadpooldirectorTim Millerfor an exclusive interview, during which theDeadpoolsequel (and its predecessor) was discussed at length: “I’m going to doDeadpool 2. Barring an unforeseen accident, I will be doingDeadpool 2....

June 23, 2025 · 5 min · 891 words · Suzanne Martin

Doctor Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch Images Are a Marvel

Early this morning, Marvel provided us withour first official look atBenedict Cumberbatchas the titular character in the upcoming superhero filmDoctor Strange. Now, a collection of new images has been unveiled, giving us an even closer look at Cumberbatch’s superhero debut. The story revolves around an ego-centric neurosurgeon who loses the use of his hands and goes searching for a cure high in the Himalayas. There he comes across a figure known as The Ancient One, played byTilda Swinton, who imbues him with magical powers....

June 23, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Carlos Spencer

First 'Win or Lose' Trailer Hits a Home Run For Pixar at D23

Swing, batter batter batter!Win or Lose, the first-ever original animated series fromPixar, has debuted its first teaser. The footage was shown off at Disney’s annual D23 Expo tonight. The new teaser opens with Pixar’s “house style”, as the magnificently mustached Coach Dan (Will Forte) gathers his junior softball team, the Pickles, after a game, and singles one of them out for praise - which is quite an accomplishment, given that what we see of them brings to mind the opening reels ofThe Bad News Bears....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 372 words · Virginia Ramirez

Game of Thrones: George RR Martin Turned Down Cameo in Final Season

We’ve seen and heard from the last ofGeorge R.R. Martinwhen it comes to HBO’sGame of Thrones. While Martin was involved with the inception of the series and even shot a cameo in the pilot (which was later cut), he’s backed away from the series in recent years as the show has moved past the books. For each of the first four seasons, Martin wrote an episode of the series, but he hasn’t been a credited writer on the show since 2015....

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · 399 words · Brandon Roberson