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The Flash Teases Our First Glimpse at Impulse in Action

Dave Bautista doubles down on the end of his time as Drax. Penn Jillette reveals a suitably bonkers cameo for the Borderlands movie. Tom Cruise is trainward bound in a new look at Mission Impossible 7. Plus, Batwoman tackles racist policing, and what’s next on The Nevers. Spoilers now! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3…

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Borderlands‘ Moxxi Has Been Cast, Completing Eli Roth’s Adaptation

Eli Roth’s Borderlands seems determined to claim the title for most star-studded video game adaptation ever, and today’s announcement that the cast is finally complete—with the addition of Gina Gershon, American Horror Story’s Cheyenne Jackson, and a few others—seems likely to seal the deal. According to Deadline, Gershon (who’ll play Moxxi), Jackson (Jakobs), Charles Babalola…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

A Black Adam Star Teases Another Familiar DC Hero in the Cast

Watch Oscar Isaac practice beating the living bejesus out of people for Moon Knight. Akiva Goldsman teases where Jean-Luc is at coming into Star Trek: Picard season two. We’re already getting teases for how Dune 2 is progressing. Plus, Godzilla strikes on Netflix in June. Spoilers, away! Borderlands Janina Gavankar (True Blood and countless video…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Renée Elise Goldsberry Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s First Hamilton Alum

Looks like someone included women in the sequel after all. Deadline reports Renée Elise Goldsberry, best known for her Tony Award-winning performance as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton, has been cast in Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney+ show She-Hulk. Tatiana Maslany stars as the title character, a lawyer with powers similar to that of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo,…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

Swallow‘s Haley Bennett Will Star in Eli Roth’s Borderlands Movie

Good news, blueberries—we’ve got news on your boy. (Don’t Google that and also don’t click the link; I regret everything.) Eli Roth’s adaptation of Borderlands continues to have a gloriously powerful cast. Most notably, we’ve got Cate Blanchett as Lilith, Jamie Lee Curtis as Tannis, Jack Black as Claptrap, and Kevin Hart as Roland. Now,…

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Updates From Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Borderlands, and More

Bruce Campbell just keeps on teasing his tiny role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Netflix is making a new Wu Assassins movie. Get another new look at Netflix’s DOTA anime. Plus, teases for the next season of American Horror Story, and what’s coming on Batwoman and The Walking Dead. Spoilers now! Ant-Man…

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A Borderlands Movie Starring Cate Blanchett Might Be Just What We Need Right Now

She’s already won an Oscar, starred in a comic book movie, and a series of movies based on one of the greatest fantasy sagas of all time, and she was one of the only not-terrible parts of the worst Indiana Jones movie. So what’s Cate Blanchett up to next? Why not a video game adaptation?…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

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20 Horror Directorial Debuts That Became Genre Classics

Throughout film history, horror has been a go-to genre for a lot of first-time directors. In horror, you can make a huge impression with a tiny budget, and if you can find an audience, cult fame can lead to a long-lasting career. Not every debut horror film creates a legend, of course, but the 20…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

Eli Roth Is Directing a Borderlands Movie for Lionsgate

Years after Lionsgate first announced that it planned to adapt Gearbox Software’s Borderlands video game franchise into a live-action movie, the studio has finally announced the creative team who’ll bring the story to life. Eli Roth (of the Hostel movies fame) is set to direct a Borderlands film based on Craig Mazin’s (Chernobyl) screenplay. Gearbox…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

Bemused Blogger Boggled by Baby Jack Black’s Behemoth Full-Grown Head

Eli Roth’s The House With a Clock in Its Walls has all kinds of special effects you’d expect from a big-budget project, but one of its most startling achievements was pulled off with a good, old-fashioned animatronic nightmare. As the title of the film suggests, the fantasy epic—starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, and Kyle MacLachlan—plays around…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Power of Horror Is Best Explained by Stephen King in This Interesting Clip From Eli Roth’s History of Horror

Why do we like horror, anyway? Stephen King knows better than most. In Eli Roth’s History of Horror, set to premiere tonight on AMC, is designed to explore why horror works and what the best stories in the genre are, from the perspective of Roth and a number of storied horror creators. In this clip,…

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How Eli Roth Shifted From R-Rated Horror to Amblin’s The House With a Clock in Its Walls

“I’ve been looking to do a movie like this for a long time,” Eli Roth told io9 in Los Angeles recently. Thanks to films like Hostel and Cabin Fever, the director’s name has long been synonymous with gory, intense, R-rated horror. That’s why seeing his name on the PG-rated family film The House With a…

Movies Germain Lussier

The House With a Clock in Its Walls Has Some Enchanting Moments But Is Mostly Forgettable

Sitting down to watch The House with a Clock in Its Walls, you know exactly the movie you want to see. A fun, exciting, kind of scary but whimsical adventure with great visual effects, fun characters, jokes, chills, thrills—all of that. The actual film has some of those things, but not enough to make it…

Movies Germain Lussier

The New House With a Clock in Its Walls Trailer Feels Magical and Adventurous

The first trailer for The House With a Clock in Its Walls was… fine. Cool visuals, great cast, but tonally, it felt a bit awkward. Well, that’s gone in this second trailer, which ups the wish-fulfillment, fantasy, and adventure elements in a way that will get you very excited. Directed by Eli Roth, The House…

io9 Germain Lussier

The House With a Clock in Its Walls Trailer Features a Whole Different Kind of Haunted House

The latest film from the director of Hostel and Cabin Fever features a house so haunted, it has its own heart. However, despite Eli Roth’s reputation, this isn’t a gory horror movie. It’s produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, which means the scares are fun for the whole family! Starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett,…

Trailers Germain Lussier

A Creepily Fun Photo Tour of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

There aren’t many places you can experience Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Halloween, The Exorcist, The Purge, American Horror Story, and The Walking Dead all in one place, and survive the experience. In fact, there’s just one: Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. The annual fall tradition opened this past weekend at Universal…

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Eli Roth Made a Mysterious Horror Movie Set in Space (UPDATED)

Update: Oops. We’ve been had, apparently. The teaser trailer was actually viral marketing for a new series called Junketeers. Sorry Roth fans and thanks to /Film for the heads up. Apparently, Eli Roth has been hiding something from us. The director of Cabin Fear and Hostel has a new movie coming out called Mission: Fear.…

Trailers Germain Lussier

If You Want Terrible Nightmares Tonight, Watch the Clown Trailer Now

“There’s no clown coming!” a frantic mom realizes during her kid’s birthday party. No problem—Dad to the rescue, grabbing a costume he randomly finds in a dusty trunk. But that’s no clown suit… it’s the skin of a demon, and it can’t be removed. Slowly, it begins to turn the wearer into a rainbow-wigged monster.…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

A Vampire Rips Up Small-Town Life In Gritty Trailer For The Stranger

Uruguayan writer-director Guillermo Amoedo makes his English-language debut with Chile-shot The Stranger, which is produced by Eli Roth but conveys its own unique flavor of dark and creepy (an early review compared it to “the best parts of Near Dark”). The title character is a man whose sudden appearance in a small town is… not…

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Demons Have Possessed Mena Suvari, And Only Eli Roth Can Monetize Them

Although his usual horror entertainment seems like it would be better suited to the WWE Network, Eli Roth will bring his talents instead to Women’s Entertainment TV as producer and first episode director of the new supernatural exorcism series South of Hell, starring Mena Suvari. The show is about an exorcist (Suvari, seen above during…

Television Rob Bricken

The Flash Teases Our First Glimpse at Impulse in Action

Borderlands‘ Moxxi Has Been Cast, Completing Eli Roth’s Adaptation

A Black Adam Star Teases Another Familiar DC Hero in the Cast

Renée Elise Goldsberry Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s First Hamilton Alum

Swallow‘s Haley Bennett Will Star in Eli Roth’s Borderlands Movie

Updates From Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Borderlands, and More

A Borderlands Movie Starring Cate Blanchett Might Be Just What We Need Right Now

20 Horror Directorial Debuts That Became Genre Classics

Eli Roth Is Directing a Borderlands Movie for Lionsgate

Bemused Blogger Boggled by Baby Jack Black’s Behemoth Full-Grown Head

The Power of Horror Is Best Explained by Stephen King in This Interesting Clip From Eli Roth’s History of Horror

How Eli Roth Shifted From R-Rated Horror to Amblin’s The House With a Clock in Its Walls

The House With a Clock in Its Walls Has Some Enchanting Moments But Is Mostly Forgettable

The New House With a Clock in Its Walls Trailer Feels Magical and Adventurous

The House With a Clock in Its Walls Trailer Features a Whole Different Kind of Haunted House

A Creepily Fun Photo Tour of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights

Eli Roth Made a Mysterious Horror Movie Set in Space (UPDATED)

If You Want Terrible Nightmares Tonight, Watch the Clown Trailer Now

A Vampire Rips Up Small-Town Life In Gritty Trailer For The Stranger

Demons Have Possessed Mena Suvari, And Only Eli Roth Can Monetize Them

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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