‘The West Wing’ Reunion Special to Get Out the Vote in October on HBO Max Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui Only the greatest political emergency can bring the Bartlet administration back together for the first time in 17 years — and this election year definitely qualifies. The cast of Aaron Sorkin‘s beloved political drama The West Wing are reuniting in an HBO Max special, which will premiere on the platform on October 15, just two weeks before the November presidential elections. HBO Max announced the October premiere date of A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote with a photo of star Martin Sheen back behind the desk. Read More »

‘Run’ Teaser: Sarah Paulson Thriller From ‘Searching’ Director Aneesh Chaganty Heads to Hulu in November Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui Just crown Sarah Paulson the queen of spooky season. The Emmy winning actress is front and center of several horror titles this fall, with Ryan Murphy’s flashy One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest prequel Ratched and now with a thriller from Searching director Aneesh Chaganty, coming to Hulu this November. Hulu has released an official teaser for Run, a thriller starring Paulson as an unhinged mother, which unveils the November release date for the former Lionsgate theatrical release. Watch the Run teaser below. Read More »

‘Black Widow’ and ‘West Side Story’ Delayed Until 2021 as Disney Shuffles Release Dates Once Again Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui Disney has pushed back its entire fall theatrical release schedule by several months, moving films like Marvel’s Black Widow and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story to 2021. Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile, originally set to premiere in theaters in October 2020, has been pushed back to December, while 2021 films like Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals have been moved deeper into 2021. The only major fall film to keep its release date is Pixar’s Soul, which stays in its late November release slot, despite expectations that it would be delayed or get dropped on Disney+. Read More »

Ryan Gosling to Star in Untitled Stuntman Drama Directed by ‘Deadpool’ Helmer and Former Stuntman David Leitch Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui For his next stunt, Ryan Gosling will play a stuntman. This wouldn’t be the first time that the First Man actor had played a stuntman, playing characters with the dangerous job in The Place Beyond the Pines and Drive, but this is the first time he’ll be playing a stuntman in a film directed by a former stuntman. Deadpool 2 director and former stuntman David Leitch will be directing the untitled Ryan Gosling stuntman movie, which has just landed at Universal after a heated bidding war. Read More »

‘The Human Voice’ Review: Tilda Swinton Burns Up the Screen in Pedro Almodóvar’s English-Language Debut [NYFF 2020] Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui In his 40-year career, Pedro Almodóvar was never tempted by the allure of the Hollywood lights to direct an English-language film, like so many of his international compatriots. The Spanish auteur’s unique brand of candy-colored kitsch, of bold colors and even bolder emotions, would only be neutered under a Hollywood studio, which Almodóvar was probably well aware of. So it’s fitting that he would only cross the language barrier under his own terms, in isolation, with the short film The Human Voice, anchored by a blazing performance from Tilda Swinton. Read More »

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Trailer: ‘The Turn of the Screw’ Joins Netflix’s ‘Haunting’ Horror Anthology Posted on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui What is it about Henry James’ 1898 horror novella The Turn of the Screw? The Gothic ghost story has been the subject of not one, but two adaptations in the past year, first with Floria Sigismondi’s horror film The Turning and now with the upcoming Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor, the follow-up season to Mike Flanagan‘s acclaimed horror anthology The Haunting of Hill House. But The Haunting of Bly Manor looks to be a more promising take on the classic ghost story, with its eerie atmosphere and returning Haunting cast members led by Victoria Pedretti. Watch the official The Haunting of Bly Manor trailer below. Read More »

Hollywood Unions Reach Deal With Studios Over Coronavirus Safety Protocols Posted on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui Hollywood unions and major studios have finally come to an agreement on the safety protocols for film and TV productions hoping to restart amid the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. After three and a half months of negotiations, the Hollywood coronavirus safety protocols were announced that would allow the industry to safely resume production. Read More »

‘Friends’ Table Read to Feature All-Black Cast Including Sterling K. Brown and Uzo Aduba Posted on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui After years of barely a person of color on Friends, we’re finally getting “The One With the Diverse Cast.” An all-Black cast will lead a virtual Friends table read, reimagining the classic season 3 episode “The One Where No One’s Ready” in support of Michelle Obama’s voting nonprofit When We All Vote. Gabrielle Union will host a table read that will include Sterling K. Brown, Uzo Aduba, and more. Read More »

Original ‘Jurassic Park’ Trio Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum Unite With an Important Message Posted on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020 by Hoai-Tran Bui Before Laura Dern, Sam Neill, and Jeff Goldblum return to Isla Nublar one more time in the upcoming Colin Trevorrow-directed Jurassic World: Dominion, the original Jurassic Park trio are getting out the vote. Dern, Neill, and Goldblum teamed up to encourage Jurassic Park and Jurassic World fans to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day. Read More »