Katharine Trendacosta

Luke Evans Has Officially Quit the Crow Remake

Relativity’s remake of The Crow has had a rough go of it. It was originally going to be directed by F. Javier Gutiérrez, but he left and was replaced with Corin Hardy. And now it’s lost its star. But Hardy is still committed to making the project worthy of both the original movie and the…

X-Men: Apocalypse Finally Casts Young Jean Grey, Cyclops, and Storm!

Rumor has it Ben Affleck’s first solo Batman movie will jump off his Suicide Squad appearance. Chiwetel Ejiofor enters negotiations for a major role in Doctor Strange. Production is gearing up for the standalone Star Wars film… plus details on a possible super-weapon showing up in The Force Awakens. Spoilers now! Top image: X-Men: Days…

Head over to History Extra to learn how British breakfasts evolved from a privilege to the most important meal of the day. The key was the establishment of regular work hours. [History Extra]

Edward Scissorhands Really Could Have Used This Center For His Condition

The Center for People of Things With Hands is devoted to helping the 1 in 10 million people born with this rare condition. Be you a cactus-hand who can’t high five or a cup-hand with a severe anger management problem, this center can help. [via Tastefully Offensive]

The Heartbreaking Story Behind Beauty and the Beast‘s Opening Song

Alan Menken, the songwriter behind Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast — to name just a few — has given Entertainment Weekly the story behind a number of his most famous songs. Some are pretty basic, some are funny, and some tell of frustrating directors. But the one that is a laser-guided missile…

Valentino’s Pre-Fall Collection: My God, It’s Full of Stars

Valentino’s 2015 pre-fall collection is full of all sorts of things — hearts, plants, butterflies — but its the eight space looks that make me wish I could afford any of these clothes. Look at that planet skirt! And that moon and stars cape. AND THE SPACE GOWN. Give them all to me! Here are…

Mr. Peabody & Sherman Failed Because It Was “Too Clever”

DreamWorks Animation is in trouble. It’s laying off 500 people, closing an office, and most of its leadership is leaving. Being blamed for this disaster is a string of big-budget misses, including blaming 2014’s Mr. Peabody & Sherman for being “too clever” for audiences. Deadline reports that DreamWorks Animation will start releasing two films a…

Which Major Villain Will The Justice League Need Two Movies to Defeat?

Oscar Isaac talks Apocalypse’s powers in the next X-Men film. David Duchovny says he’s on board for the X-Files revival… with one condition. Sources claim Sinister Six is filming soon. Game of Thrones finally casts a character for a pivotal flashback scene. And Ray Palmer will visit The Flash. Spoilers now! Top image: Batman v.…

Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, the visual effects supervisor and second unit director on Snow White and the Huntsman, will direct the prequel, The Huntsman. Nicolas-Troyan replaces Frank Darabont, who left the project earlier this week. [The Hollywood Reporter]

Hey, Want to Buy an Exploding James Patterson Book For $294,038?

For the low, low price of $294,038, you can read James Patterson’s next novel, Private Vegas, in an undisclosed location in the presence of a SWAT team. Because 24 hours after you start reading this copy, it will explode, Mission Impossible style. Image credit: pond5 / IrochkaT Patterson’s basically chalking this stunt up to the…

This Year Will Bring Not One, But Two Frankenstein-Based TV Shows 

It’s a transatlantic duel of the Frankensteins! In one corner, ITV’s Sean Bean-starring period drama The Frankenstein Chronicles. And in the other corner, Fox’s crime drama Frankenstein. Fight, fight, fight! The Frankenstein Chronicles recently announced a giant cast joining Sean Bean. Deadline lists them: Anna Maxwell Martin (Philomena), Charlie Creed-Miles (Peaky Blinders), Ed Stoppard (The…

See Comet Lovejoy’s Path In This Amazing Composite Photo

This photo combines a series of November 2013 observations by NASA’s NEOWISE (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer) mission, spanning half a degree. The red color, which makes Lovejoy stand out so clearly, is due to gas and dust in the comet’s coma. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech At the time the images were taken, Lovejoy was 1.7…

Simon Pegg Will Co-Write the Next Star Trek Movie

The clip above is from Spaced. Seeing Pegg say that odd-numbered Star Trek movies suck is an immutable law of the universe is just a smidge ironic given the news that he’ll be one of the writers on the third reboot movie. Pegg’ll cowrite the script with Doug Jung, creator of TNT’s Dark Blue and…

Just How Insane A Body Count Does The Joker Rack Up In Suicide Squad?

Get an insider’s look at the big fight in Batman v. Superman. And a possible glimpse of Max von Sydow’s Star Wars character. One star is eager to return in Amazing Spider-Man 3. Plus fresh looks at Mad Max: Fury Road, Jupiter Ascending, and Pan. Spoilers now! Top image: The Walking Dead Suicide Squad On…

“TL;DR Jurassic Park” Is Three Minutes of Pure Geeky Plot Dissection

Max Knoblauch and Bob Al-Greene devote about three minutes — that’s one per film — to summarizing/questioning the plots of the three Jurassic Park movies. Also, they spend some time proving their dinosaur knowledge. And they are correct that the baby T-Rex is the most memorable part of The Lost World. [via Tastefully Offensive]

The Walking Dead Spinoff Is a Prequel Where the Threat of Zombies Looms

Bleeding Cool has a copy of what looks like a September 2014 version of the pilot script for the Walking Dead spinoff, and it’s full of people refusing to believe that the end we all know is coming is actually coming. Take a look at the brand new trailer for the flagship show’s February return…

The Solar Dynamics Observatory Has Captured 100 Million Sun Images

On January 19th, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) released its 100 millionth image of the sun. This image is a processed multiwavelength blend made from the images taken on the 19th to honor the milestone. Credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO You can see more of the SDO’s images — which takes eight images of the sun every twelve…

Star Wars Could Be Genius, Might Cast Tatiana Maslany Or Rooney Mara

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is testing for the female lead in the Gareth Edwards Star Wars spinoff. Come on, Lucasfilm, this one’s easy. Joining her is Rooney Mara and a few others. It’s kind of unclear in the original report if they’re all testing for the same role,…

How Does Edward James Olmos Change Everything For The Agents of SHIELD?

Call sheets reveal details of key scenes from Age of Ultron. A pile of minor characters in Star Wars are confirmed. Supergirl auditions reveal a bit more about the main characters and their relationships. And did Stephen Amell take a famous DC Comics plot device off the table for Arrow? Spoilers now! Top image: Agents…

The Seedy World of Honey Smuggling (And How Science Is Fighting Back) 

Honey. We’ve all heard about the bee disappearance and wondered whether we’d be seeing a honey shortage. Well, here’s another reason to be worried about the sweet, sweet bee juice: honey laundering. https://gizmodo.com/ask-an-entomologist-anything-you-want-about-the-disappe-1616898038 Top image: african bees like honey by Evan Bench/flickr/ CC By 2.0 Yes, honey laundering. Real honey is almost magical, but we…