Dame Maggie Smith, Star of Harry Potter & Downton Abbey, Dies Aged 89

DameMaggie Smith, the unparalleled British actress with a career spanning more than 70 years, has passed away at the age of 89. Leaving behind a legacy of performances, from her iconic role as Professor McGonagall inHarry Potterto the withering wit of the Dowager Countess inDownton Abbey, Smith has been adored by generations, gathering almost 90 credits to her name across several genres. Her work on television, film, and stage led to her being one of the most recognizable faces working in the industry....

August 23, 2025 · 4 min · 644 words · Diane Osborn

Dragon Kingdom Trailer: Harry Potter FX Team Delivers Epic Fantasy-Adventure [Exclusive]

Dragon Kingdomcaptures the high energy ofHarry Potterand the fantasy thrills that madeGame of Thronesso memorable in a swift, action-packed tale full of adventure, danger and giant fire breathing beasts. This September, Uncork’d Entertainment is bringing this rousing epic to DVD and Digital. Today, we have an exclusive look at the hot new trailer, which comes from the special effects team behind theHarry Pottermovies. To save their Kingdom from the Dark Lord’s army, a mighty and courageous legion of warriors must travel through the forbidden lands fighting the fearsome fire breathing monsters of The Dark Kingdom, a land that swallows all who enter, to rescue their King....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Holly Sanchez

Dwayne Johnson Fast & Furious Spinoff Title Revealed

Action movie superstarDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonhas returned to theFast and Furiousfamily, and the title for his recently announced spinoff movie has seemingly been revealed. According to a new listing fromProduction Weekly, the Johnson-ledFast and Furiousspinoff will be titledFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyes, meaning that it will be entirely centered on the battle between Johnson’s Luke Hobbs and Jason Momoa’s supervillain Dante Reyes. So, rather than being a sequel to 2019’sFast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, which saw Johnson unite with Jason Statham,Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Reyeswill instead see action stars Dwayne Johnson and Jason Momoa clash....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 540 words · Kristi Fleming

East and West Side Story: Watch the First Film Made by an Airport

A movie made by an airline and an airport? It’s a little corny, sure. But it’s also very cut and inspired, and worth a look if you’ve got an extra 13 minutes waiting around on your watch at lunchtime. Welcome toEast and West Side Story. Finnair and Helsinki Airport have been connecting East and West for 35 years via Helsinki.To celebrate this achievement, the two have released a short film, the first one of its kind, made by an airline and an airport....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 461 words · Joshua Lopez

Every Movie Coming to Peacock in September 2023

Every Movie Coming to Paramount+ in September 2023 Following the trend of its past monthly schedules, which not only brought some exciting films for viewers to enjoy, it also included exhaustive titles from popular movie franchises. If you have a Peacock subscription and are unsure how to utilize your time, you couldn’t be more on time to read this article. Here’s the list of every movie coming to Peacock in September 2023 that you must check out....

August 23, 2025 · 4 min · 844 words · Amber Perez

First Look at Jodie Whitaker as Doctor Who in Season 11

When the BBC’sDoctor Whomade history by namingJodie Whitaker the 13th Doctorin July, most fans assumed that this new character would get a whole new look as well. Those fans were right, with the BBC unveiling the first photo of Jodie Whitaker in her full new costume, which is much more colorful that previous Time Lord costumes. It hasn’t been confirmed if this is the exact outfit we’ll see her in when she makes herDoctor Whodebut during this year’s Christmas Special, or if it will be her costume for the upcoming Season 11 of the series....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 577 words · David Hartman

Gaston Arrives in New Beauty and the Beast Sneak Peek

Earlier this month,Luke Evansappeared onGood Morning Americato promoteBeauty and the Beast, where he shared a brief clip with his characterGaston, as his aide-de-camp Le Fou (Josh Gad) sings the classic Gaston song from the original animated classic. That video only gave us a tiny taste of that scene, but today we have a new clip that features even more of this iconic song. The clip gives fans a brief glimpse at the iconic “Gaston” song, with LeFou leading a tavern full of men and women in rousing chorus, praisingLuke Evans' character....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Michael Valdez

Glass TV Trailer Unleashes Unbreakable Superhumans on the World

The latestGlassTV spot unites the bad guys. M. Night Shyamalan’s highly anticipated sequel toUnbreakableandSplitis only a few months away from hitting theaters, and as the new spot says, “this won’t be like a comic book.” Shyamalan has been asked for a proper follow up toUnbreakablefor years, and he finally unveiled it in the best possible way at the end of 2016’sSplit, which tied that movie together with the 2000 fan-favorite in a surprising way that brought the director back to the top of his game....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Jo Nguyen

Godzilla vs Kong 2 Working Title Revealed as Filming Begins

Legendary Pictures’Monsterversewas given a huge boost in 2020 whenGodzilla vs Kongbecame one of the first hit movies of the Covid pandemic. Now the sequel has kicked off shooting in Australia under the working title of “Origins.” Although the movie is not listed to premiere until 2024, the return of the two gargantuan monsters, and whatever else they bring with them this time around, require a hefty amount of post-production work, and it seems that a release date of around two years should mean there are no delays seen to the schedule like many other recent movies....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 494 words · Molly Fisher

Here's What Brie Larson Looks Like as Captain Marvel

Marvel’sKevin Feigehas always been a man of his word. When he teased that cast members and a director for the studio’s highly-anticipatedCaptain Marvelwould be announced this summer, we had no reason to question whether or not these reveals would happen. Yesterday, news broke that Oscar-winning actressBrie Larsonhad entered early talks with the studio to play the title character, a.k.a. Carol Danvers. And while nothing is set in stone yet, the actress is said to be the studio’s top choice, and she’s interested in taking on the role....

August 23, 2025 · 2 min · 416 words · Kevin Walls

Here's What Goes Into Directing an Animated Movie

Fitting their title, being a film director entails overseeing their respective project as a whole from its initial stages of pre-production until it’s filmed, edited, and ready to distribute to the public. They direct the course of the film, in other words. And throughout Hollywood history, several popular directors have tried their hand at animation. Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, and Tim Burton are among just a few of the big-name filmmakers who have dabbled in this realm on various occasions....

August 23, 2025 · 6 min · 1069 words · Jacob Boyd

Hotel Del Luna: A Combination of Dark Fantasy with Romantic Comedy

Hotel Del Lunatells the tale of a mysterious hotel, located right in the heart of Seoul. Invisible to the human eye, this ghost hotel is a resort for lost spirits, looking for help to move on to the afterlife. But here’s the twist; the hotel is run by a beautiful, centuries-old hostess, played by none other than IU, who is looking to free herself from a mysterious curse while her manager, a gullible human, played by Yeo Jin Goo, has been tricked into the crazy job....

August 23, 2025 · 4 min · 800 words · Tracey Scott

John Langley Dies, Cops Creator Was 78

John Langley, the creator of the documentary reality seriesCops, has passed away. Per Variety, Langley’s reps say he died on Saturday of an apparent heart attack in Baja, Mexico, where he was competing in the Coast to Coast Ensenada-San Felipe 250 off-road race. TMZ also reports that Langley was on the track at the time with his son Zak. He was 78 years old. A director, writer, and producer,John Langleyis best known as the creator and executive producer of the long-running TV seriesCops....

August 23, 2025 · 3 min · 500 words · Matthew Taylor