Germain Lussier

Travel to Metropolis and Gotham City In Two Faux Commercials For Batman v Superman

It’s Super Bowl Sunday and that means football, food and commercials. It also means movie previews and two of the first to air were for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, these weren’t just your straightforward trailers. These were commercials for Turkish Airlines, who have a promotional deal with the film. Each commercial is…

‘Announce Your MacGyver Project’ Week Continues With a New Movie

For the second time in a single week, there’s news of a MacGyver project. Different MacGyver projects. One a TV show and now a movie. And we’re kind of dumbfounded. The first news was an update on a story from last year. In October, news broke that Furious 7 and Saw director James Wan was…

Eight Things We Want From Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII

The stars are hyping it. The director has been teasing it. It’s really not that far off. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Star Wars: Episode VIII will be going into production very soon, and as that date approaches, we’ve already started thinking about what we’d really love to see in the movie come December…

Ron Weasley Doesn’t Think He’d Still Be With Hermione

We love to think our favorite fictional characters live happily ever after. But if we’re being realistic about it, there’s no way every single prince and princess who ever got together, stayed together. On that note, Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint has bad news about his character, Ron Weasley. “I would expect Ron has probably…

Disney’s New TV Show Is The Iron Giant, Power Rangers and Pacific Rim Rolled Into One

A young boy who can manipulate machines with his mind finds a massive robot that was built to defend the world from monsters. Together, he and his three friends must band together to pilot the robot—and help save the world! If that was the plot to a movie, it would almost surely be a big…

That Crazy Post-Apocalyptic Zorro Movie Is Now a Ridiculous Futuristic Zorro Movie

What do you do when you’ve already made and remade every single famous property out there? You set them in the future. It’s happening with Robin Hood, and now it’s happening with Zorro, too. Last year, news broke that a post-apocalyptic Zorro film called Zorro Reborn was in the works. That film has now been…

In the New Movie Creative Control, Virtual Reality Is Dangerously Irresistible

The widespread use of virtual reality is inevitable, and it’s getting closer and closer. A new movie called Creative Control now takes the tech to the next level, and the results aren’t good. Written, directed by and starring Benjamin Dickinson, Creative Control premiered at South by Southwest 2015 to solid reviews and finally hits theaters…

A New Interpretation Of The Force Was Revealed On A Trippy Star Wars Rebels 

Star Wars Rebels keeps showing us these fascinating corners of the Star Wars universe that the main movies can’t quite get to. Last night, we discovered something very important—namely, that not everyone in the galaxy agrees on what the Force even is. In the episode, called “Legends of the Lasat,” Zeb discovered two members of…

How Star Wars: The Force Awakens Combined Practical and Digital FX in a Revolutionary Way

Star Wars and visual effects have always developed in tandem. The original trilogy is known for its groundbreaking practical effects; the prequel trilogy was made with landmark digital effects. Now, with The Force Awakens, both the practical and the digital have been fused in ground-breaking ways. The blending of these types of effects not only…

The First Fantastic Beasts Featurette Reveals A New Side To the World of Harry Potter

J.K. Rowling’s latest story in the world of Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, won’t open for 11 months. But this weekend, an almost three minute sneak peek at the film was released and it’s going to give you chills. The video was released at a special Harry Potter event in Orlando,…

Add ‘Robin Hood in the Future’ to All the Other Robin Hood Movies on the Way

In the coming years, expect to see Robin Hood at your local theater a lot. Sony Pictures, Warner Bros., Walt Disney and Lionsgate all have competing projects in development and now another is back in the mix. Except this one is set… IN THE FUTURE. Sometimes referred to as Robin Hood 2058, it’s a film…

Why Austen Outweighs the Undead in Pride & Prejudice & Zombies

When asked to label his new movie, Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, writer/director Burr Steers just chuckles. “A zom-rom-com action/period.. .dram,” he laughs. But he’s not kidding. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies is a film that defies characterization by being so many things simultaneously, and doing them well. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies opens February…

The Creepy Film Mama Is Getting a Sequel, But Without Its Star

Mama is coming back, but without her biggest nemesis. Guillermo del Toro produced the 2013 horror film, which starred Jessica Chastain, and now a sequel is in the works. Unfortunately, the Oscar-nominated actress isn’t expected to return. The Wrap reported the news of the sequel, which will be directed by Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch.…

Mission: Impossible‘s Rebecca Ferguson Is Heading to Mars, But She’s Not Coming Back Alone

Without a doubt Rebecca Ferguson was one of 2015’s breakout stars. Now, she’s breaking out of the atmosphere. The star of Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation has been cast in a scifi movie called Life, written by the guys who did Deadpool. Life, which will be directed by Daniel Espinosa (Safe House), follows a group of…

H.G. Wells May Come to TV Via the Mind of Vampire Diaries Writer Kevin Williamson

Kevin Williamson is one of the most famous, influential film and TV writers of the past several decades. From Scream and Dawson’s Creek, to The Faculty and Vampire Diaries, he’s got a knack for playing with genre conventions, and that’s exactly what he’ll attempt to do with his latest pilot. The pilot is called Time…

An Energetic, Colorful New Popeye Poster Definitely Ate Its Spinach

Popeye is a character that has been interpreted in almost every possible way. The most popular though, is the lovable, animated version and that goofy, fun tone comes across in this brand new poster by artist Tom Whalen. It’s a poster for the 1936 long-form Popeye cartoon Popeye The Sailor Meets Sindbad The Sailor, and…

Hot Toys’ Next Batman v Superman Collectable Is Armored and Awesome

Admit it. The first time you watched the trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, you fell in love with the Frank Miller-inspired, armored version of Batman. I know I did, and now Hot Toys is making me drool with their latest creation. Of course, it’s 1/6 size of Armored Batman from the Zack…

Kevin Smith’s Dogma Hasn’t Aged Well, But It’s Still a Minor Miracle

Kevin Smith’s Dogma is a star-studded, religious themed, highly offensive, violent and gross R-rated road trip comedy about a descendant of Jesus Christ saving the world from two fallen angels. That madcap collection of ideas worked on me as a teenager. Now, not so much. When I first saw Dogma, I was totally and utterly…

Star Wars Rebels Went Full Western in a Mandalorian-Filled Episode

Made famous by Boba Fett, the Mandalorian race has long been a Star Wars mystery. On the latest episode of Star Wars Rebels, not only did we learn more about them, we learned more about our new favorite Mandalorian, Sabine. The episode was called “The Protector of Concord Dawn” and featured the Rebels trying to…

Harrison Ford is going to clue us into the upcoming Disney Star Wars theme parks on February 20. During a Wonderful World of Disney TV show celebrating the 60th anniversary of Disneyland, Han Solo himself will appear and reveal new information on the park extensions that are currently under construction in Anaheim and Orlando. Until…