Welcome to your fourth installment ofCollider Movie Club! Hosted byCoy JandreauandPerri Nemiroff, Movie Club offers an in-depth exploration of the key themes, execution and impact of some of our favorite films. This week, Coy and Perri welcomeCobra Kaicreators and executive producersJosh Heald,Jon HurwitzandHayden Schlossbergto Movie Club to discuss the movie that started it all,The Karate Kid! The movie was a huge hit back in 1984, paving the way to three sequel films,The Karate Kid Part II,The Karate Kid Part IIIand thenThe Next Karate KidstarringHilary Swank....

Game of ThronesshowrunnersDavid BenioffandD.B. Weisshave shouldered their share of controversy over the years regarding the hit HBO adaptation ofGeorge R.R. Martin’s acclaimed series of novels. Rather than learn from that experience, the pair appears to be running straight into the teeth of yet another controversy, one based on actual, factual history and loaded with real-world implications. Benioff and Weiss recently announced their post-Game of Thronesplans fora new HBO dramatitledConfederate. Set in an alternate reality, one in which the Confederacy won the first Civil War and created a new nation where slavery is a legal, modern institution, while a new Civil War is looming on the horizon....

Netflix has revealed a new trailer forDaredevilSeason 3 and not only does it have the first footage, it’s got a shiny new release date too. Last time we saw Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) was at the end ofThe Defenders, and m’dude was not doing so hot. In fact, he was dead – or at least presumed to be – after a literal building came down on him and Elektra in their big finale battle....

There’s a legion of male actors who’ve earned praise and accolades for playing “bad men”—Al Pacino,Robert De Niro,Jon Hamm,Bryan Cranston. But rarely do women get to dig deep into gritty, complicated, and morally iffy roles. That’s certainly one of the reasons filmmakerKaryn Kusama’s noir crime thrillerDestroyerstands out, withNicole Kidmandelivering one of the best performances of her career, in a career full of great performances. But the film also succeeds on its own as a fascinating and involving crime drama about regret and accountability....

Today it has been announced that Apple TV+ and Warner Bros. Television are teaming up to createThe Big Cigar, a limited series that will tell the true story of Black Panther leaderHuey P. Newton’s escape to Cuba.MoonlightstarAndré Hollandis currently in talks to star. The Big Cigarwill “tells the extraordinary, hilarious, almost-too-good-to-be-true story” of Newton’s escape to Cuba with help from Hollywood producerBert Schnider, as the FBI leads a nationwide manhunt to catch him....

Is it possible thatDwayne Johnsoncasually squashed any and all alleged beef with hisFast & Furiousfranchise co-starVin Dieselover the weekend? The actors first worked together on 2011’sFast Five, when Johnson joined the already massive movie franchise. The alleged feud began when, in 2016, Johnson took to Instagram tocall out a “candy-ass"he may have been working with onTheFate of the Furious. In the ensuing years, both actors have made potentially shady remarks that have been interpreted as contributions to a simmering feud....

Spoilers forGame of Thronesseason 8 to follow What a fun, turbulent, chaotic timeGame of Thronesseason 8 turned out to be! With a final run that is both thehighest-ratedandlowest-Rotten-Tomato’din series history, post-episode discourse has pretty much turned into a fiery free-for-all with opinions flying in from all sides like a queen gone mad. And that isn’t contained to just fans, viewers, and critics, either. The large number of on-screen deaths has resulted in an equally abundant amount of exit interviews with the cast....

Apple introduced Activation Lock as a way to deter thieves from stealing iPhones and it worked very well (for the most part). With Activation Lock, a phone that was reported stolen would be locked out of iCloud until the original owner would ‘unlock’ it, rendering the phone useless. But there was still a small exception to this – most of the internal parts of the phone, including the screen, sensors, ribbons, battery, etc....

Less than a week after celebrating his 77th birthday, award-winning actorJohn Hurthas passed away.THRreported on his passing, which came after a 2015 diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, but more importantly, after nearly 55 years of acting on the big and small screens. Our thoughts, prayers, and deepest condolences go out to Hurt’s family, friends, and loved ones. In 1962 at the age of 22, Hurt began his acting career with bit parts in the TV seriesZ CarsandProbation Officer, made his London stage debut inInfanticide in the House of Fred Ginger, and starred in his first film,The Wild and the Willing....

After eight seasons ofThe Vampire Diariesand five seasons ofThe Originals, executive producerJulie Pleccreated the next step in The CW franchise withLegacies, which tells the story of the next generation of supernatural beings, be they vampires, werewolves, witches, a tri-brid, or any number of other mysterious creatures. At the same time, she’s also the executive producer onRoswell, New Mexico, about a young woman who returns to the town she grew up in, 10 years after the death of her beloved older sister, only to find that her teenage crush is actually an alien with otherworldly abilities that he’s had to keep hidden, to protect his own life....

Audiences will soon be swept up in a web of lies and conspiracies in the new political thrillerParadise. The Hulu seriespremiered on January 28withSterling K. Brown(This Is Us) leading the story as a Secret Service agent who falls under crucial government investigation after the president (James Marsden) abruptly dies. With such a punchy and riveting premise, viewers can only expect a wild ride with shocking twists that Brown’s lead character will experience....

TheKnott’s Peanuts Celebration, held on weekends (as well as the extra dates of February 10th, 14th and 17th) through March 1st atKnott’s Berry Farm, invites guests to step into the iconic world of theCharles M. Schulzcomic strips, as the beloved Peanuts characters take over the theme park with special activities, live entertainment, themed food, and festive merchandise offerings. This limited time event is for all ages, but is especially geared toward family-friendly fun, with interactive character experiences and Peanuts inspired décor....

Currently in its eighth and final season, the IFC comedy seriesPortlandiais a playful satire about life in Portland, Oregon that portrays the great city as being inhabited by a variety of residents, played by co-creatorsFred ArmisenandCarrie Brownstein. With great guest stars, over the years, from the worlds of film, TV, music and sports, all of the wacky, wild and out-there characters have managed to perfectly capture the hilarity of the little things in life....