Katharine Trendacosta

A Teen From Mars Meets a Girl From Earth in the Latest Space Between Us Trailer

The first trailer for Peter Chelsom’s The Space Between Us focused mostly on the mission to Mars and the troubles faced by Gardner (Asa Butterfield), the first boy born on Mars, when he comes to Earth. This trailer focuses a lot more on his relationship with Earth girl Tulsa (Britt Robertson). The Space Between Us…

The Extended Ghostbusters Cut Fixes the Film’s Biggest Plot Hole

Director Paul Feig once said that his original cut for this year’s Ghostbusters was four and a half hours long, which he then cut down to a “slim three and a half hours.” In the end, the movie was 114 minutes, but the extended cut (available on DVD and Blu-ray on October 11th, available in…

Jurassic World Has Quietly Been Releasing a Ton of Incredible Behind-the-Scenes Footage

Even though Jurassic World came out on DVD last October, the official YouTube page has continued to fill up with featurettes, behind-the-scenes footage, and what in-process footage looks like. Also? A video of Vincent D’Onofrio kissing a velociraptor. Kudos to Peter Sciretta from Slashfilm for noticing what the of the rest of did not: the…

Frank Darabont Says AMC Owes Him $280 Million for The Walking Dead

The latest twist in the lawsuit against AMC by Frank Darabont, who brought them the show that had the highest premiere in the network’s history, is the amount of damages he’s seeking: $280 million. Darabont and his agents are suing AMC by basically arguing that the show screwed him out of profits by the production…

Captain America: Civil War VFX Reel Shows All the CG That Went Into Making Black Panther’s Outfit

We’ve talked before about how Black Panther’s outfit in Captain America: Civil War has been the only CG superhero costume to ever look good on-screen. Now a new VFX reel from Cinesite shows exactly what went into making Black Panther look so good while simultaneously looking so real. Cinesite’s video shows the very simple outfit…

Disney’s Remaking The Lion King, Because of Course It Is

Disney’s putting a “reimagining” of The Lion King in the hands of Jon Favreau, following his version of The Jungle Book raking in piles and piles of money. This trend of Disney remaking its own hits forever and ever is great. A live-action Frozen movie has to be coming soon, right? The details on the…

We’re All Jealous of Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke Research, Right?

Doctor Strange Has a Giant Fire Whip and an Awkward Moment in a New Trailer

There’s a new Doctor Strange trailer which shows us a lot more of Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen). Be prepared to find him a lot more charming than our hero. There are two very good moments in this new footage: The first puts Strange in context with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Wong (Benedict…

Does Anyone Else Remember The Pretender, the Weirdest Show of the Late ’90s?

Trying to describe The Pretender to people who’s never seen it is nearly impossible. The premise is ridiculous and the twists unbelievable. It’s a supremely strange show and I literally can’t believe it lasted four seasons on NBC. Here’s a summary: A man named Jarod (no last name) escapes from the Centre (no descriptive name),…

Enjoying a Glass of Wine After a Hard Day’s Work Building the Space Station 

When your planet is nothing but interlocked nodes, every day is planet maintenance day. This art is by James Abell; see more of it at his site.

Good News! Amazon’s Going to Make a Full Season of The Tick

Here’s your dose of happiness for the day: The Tick has survived Amazon’s ridiculous pilot process and is going to receive a full season’s worth of episodes. The most nerve-wracking part of Amazon’s “put a bunch of pilots online and then see what people like” pilot program is waiting to see if a show that…

There’s Only One Way the Rumored Jumanji Plot Actually Works

After Karen Gillan’s skimpy jungle wear showed up in the Jumanji set photo last week, there were constant promises that it would make sense once you saw the film. These new plot rumors actually do explain the outfit, but there’s only one way they might manage to justify it. Four kids joined the cast late…

Sam Neill Has a Dark Fate in Mind for His Jurassic Park Character

In case you were hoping to see a bunch of old Jurassic Park characters cameo in Jurassic World 2, you can scratch Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) off your wish list. Neill says that there’s no way Grant would agree to visit another dinosaur park. Oh, also? He might be dead. In Jurassic Park, Dr.…

Get Ready, a Minecraft Book Is Being Written by World War Z‘s Max Brooks

A whole series of Minecraft novels are reportedly set to hit shelves, with the endeavor kicked off with a book by Max Brooks, author of World War Z. And why not? A giant, successful game is obviously ripe for being adapted into other media, and Minecraft is already set to be a movie released in…

Maybe Transformers 5 Shouldn’t Have Turned Winston Churchill’s Home Into Nazi Headquarters

In the minds of some British veterans, Transformers: The Last Knight’s choice to cover Winston Churchill’s home in Nazi paraphernalia would cause him to roll in his grave. In the mind of Michael Bay, Churchill would be a fan of his movie. The Sun obtained photos of Blenheim dressed to look like a Nazi headquarters,…

Agents of SHIELD‘s Ghost Rider Effect Involves This Silly Head Piece

In Marvel’s featurette on the visual effects that make Ghost Rider’s flaming skull, even Gabriel Luna seems aware of how hilarious this looks. On the other hand, it’s a practical effect that flickers just like real flames would, and reflects off the jacket properly. Being Ghost Rider isn’t all glamour, apparently. There’s a lot that’s…

Hugo Weaving Enjoyed Outrageousness of Playing Red Skull in Captain America

Hugo Weaving was a great Nazi in Captain America: The First Avenger, playing Cap’s nemesis, Red Skull. And given that it was a comic book movie, meaning time and space are fluid—and given that any non-Loki villain has failed to really capture people’s attention—it’s natural to want Weaving back. So he’s opened the door a…

Syfy’s Van Helsing Is So Boring, It’s Infuriating

Should you make time tonight to start watching Van Helsing, Syfy’s latest take on vampires? No. In fact you should do literally anything else. Van Helsing takes place in an apocalyptic near-future, where the title doesn’t refer to Abraham van Helsing, the nemesis of Dracula, but to Vanessa Helsing (Kelly Overton). Because, why let how…

Welcome Fall With the Gif Party

We’re officially in autumn now, the season of colorful leaves, scarves, and pumpkin-spiced everything. Help celebrate the season by filling the comments with gifs, much like the ground will soon be blanketed with leaves.

The Original Westworld Movie Had a Really Dark View of What It Meant to Be Human

On October 2, the 1973 scifi movie Westworld will be reimagined as a sleek, modern TV series courtesy of HBO. Given that the show is produced by the likes of Jonathan Nolan and J.J. Abrams, expectations are sky-high—but what about the movie it’s based on? I decided it was time to re-watch the film and…