Glen Powell escapes death again, again, and again in the latest trailer for The Running Man, Edgar Wright’s upcoming adaptation of the 1982 Stephen King novel of the same name. The dystopian action flick stars Powell as Ben Richards, a family man who decides the only way he can get …
Read More »Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme' Is One of His Best
There are dozens upon dozens of memorable eccentrics, delusional antiheroes, blustery authority figures, sad sacks, screw-ups and all-too-lovable schmucks that populate the 12 feature films and handful of shorts directed by Wes Anderson. It is safe to say that there’s nobody else like Anatole “Zsa Zsa” Korda in his back …
Read More »'Life & Beth': Amy Schumer's Semi-Autobiographical Comedy Returns Better Than Ever
In 2022, Amy Schumer starred in two different series. One was the long-delayed fifth season of her sketch comedy show Inside Amy Schumer, which had been absent for six years while Schumer focused on family and on other professional opportunities. The other was Hulu’s Life & Beth, a semi-autobiographical dramedy …
Read More »Kieran Culkin on Life After 'Succession' and Learning to Love Acting
Kieran Culkin looks as though someone’s stolen a piece of his soul. We’re seated across from one another in the bustling lobby of the Pendry, a tony hotel in Park City, Utah, and the Succession star has just clocked a middle-aged man not-so-surreptitiously snapping several photos of him from across …
Read More »'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off': Inside an Animated Spinoff for the Ages
This post contains spoilers for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, which is currently streaming on Netflix. The first episode of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off seems designed to make even the most passionate fans of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic books — or the cult classic film Edgar Wright made from them — …
Read More »'Scott Pilgrim' Is Back for More, and Edgar Wright Is Over the Moon
When it was released in 2010, Edgar Wright‘s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was considered a disappointment. It grossed less than $50 million at the box office, on a reported production budget of $85 million. And the reviews, while mostly positive, were less than enthusiastically so. In hindsight, though, Wright’s …
Read More »Choose Your Fighter: 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' Trailer Gets Ready for Animated Mayhem
The character lineup featured in Netflix‘s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is one that can only be revealed by a selection screen in Mario Kart or Mortal Kombat. The series — featuring the same actors from the 2010 live-action film — arrives on Nov. 17. Watch the official trailer below — …
Read More »'Dream Scenario' Is Bald Nicolas Cage's Cancel-Culture Nightmare
Think about some of the weirdest dreams you’ve ever had. Maybe you were perched on a dining room table while hungry alligators slithered toward you. Or the one where you’re sitting by a swimming pool as various objects fall from the sky. Or that nightmare where a tall, terrifying man …
Read More »Scott Pilgrim Is Back, Animated, Ready to Jam Some Bass and Battle Evil Exes
The Scott Pilgrim series is headed back to its illustrated roots (kinda), with Netflix prepping a new animated series — featuring the same actors from the 2010 live-action film — Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, out Nov. 17. A new teaser highlights the show’s anime-esque style without giving too much of …
Read More »How 'Superbad' Fame Almost Made Michael Cera Quit Acting at 19
Michael Cera — who plays Allan, Ken’s best buddy in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie — shared that he almost called it quits after he shot to fame following the release of Superbad and Juno in 2007. During an interview with The Guardian, Cera opened up about how becoming a household …
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