by Alisha Grauso | May 16, 2019 | News
Everyone has been speculating about who might land the role of Batman in Matt Reeves’ upcoming standalone film, particularly now that Ben Affleck is officially out. The wait is over: According to Justin Kroll at Variety, the next man to wear the cowl will be...
by Phil Pirrello | May 16, 2019 | app
Surprise! Chris Rock is rebooting the Saw franchise for Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures. Rock is set to write the script for a “twisted new” take on Jigsaw and the popular horror franchise, according to a press release on Thursday. Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw...
by Alisha Grauso | May 16, 2019 | News
We’ve started a tradition here on Atom Insider: Giving a shout-out to some of our friends around these here internet parts holding it down in the realm of movie journalism and pop culture. Each week, we’ll bring you a hand-picked selection of the most...
by Editorial Staff | May 16, 2019 | Video
Release Date: August 23, 2019 Director Ric Roman Waugh Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Piper Perabo, Lance Reddick, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, Chris Browning, Danny Huston, Michael Landes Synopsis: Secret Service Agent Mike Banning is...
by Phil Pirrello | May 16, 2019 | Editorial
The only genre Hollywood loves more than superhero movies are action flicks. For decades, audiences have flocked to theaters to watch their favorite movie stars play action hero and kick-punch or shoot their way through many bad guys. In recent years, thanks to movies...
by Phil Pirrello | May 16, 2019 | News
Surprise! Chris Rock is rebooting the Saw franchise for Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures. Rock is set to write the script for a “twisted new” take on Jigsaw and the popular horror franchise, according to a press release on Thursday. Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw...
by Phil Pirrello | May 15, 2019 | News
Since 2016, Pixar has released four sequels — if you include June’s Toy Story 4 — and only one original film, 2017’s Oscar-winning Coco. According to a new report, the animation studio plans to go back to their roots and double-down on making...
by Phil Pirrello | May 15, 2019 | News
It’s been five years since Peter Jackson directed a big blockbuster movie. His last was 2014’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. But fans could have seen his return to the land of big-budget adaptations in 2018 — if he hadn’t turned it...
by Phil Pirrello | May 15, 2019 | News
James Gunn being fired by Disney from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3 — and then hired back — was quite the emotional roller coaster for fans and the internet. Gunn was let go from writing and directing the threequel after offensive tweets the...
by Phil Pirrello | May 15, 2019 | News
This year, August is no longer the usual dumping ground for Hollywood’s low-wattage summer fare. The month is one of the most crowded — and promising — slates ever in the history of summer movies. The Rock kicks off the end of summer with his Fast...
by Phil Pirrello | May 15, 2019 | Movies
Another summer movie season, another summer spent with air-conditioned theaters and Hollywood blockbusters. This July is packed with sequels like Spider-Man: Far From Home and can’t-miss Disney entries like their remake of The Lion King. Here’s a quick...
by Kristen Lopez | May 15, 2019 | Editorial
When you think of romantic gestures in movies, numerous iconic moments come to mind, but what about when they’re set to specific music? In Ry Russo-Young’s upcoming romantic drama, The Sun is Also a Star, the lead character of Natasha (Yara Shahidi) realizes she’s...
by Editorial Staff | May 15, 2019 | News
As the year goes on, we’re updating our weekly post for weekend releases, where we’ll include the last few weeks of releases. But if you want to know what else has come out earlier this year, we’ll keep updating this page as well. FOR THE WEEKEND OF JUNE 14 Men...
by Phil Pirrello | May 14, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War are two of the highest-grossing movies ever made. And, shocker to no one, putting them together was not a snap. (I’ll see myself out.) The editors behind the Marvel blockbusters, Jeffrey Ford and Matthew Schmidt, were...
by Phil Pirrello | May 14, 2019 | News
Mortal Kombat fans? Hope you’re sitting down. Looks like a new movie based on the game is finally happening. James Wan, who was announced in 2015 to be producing a big-budget adaptation of the popular fighting game, is still involved in the production, which...
by Carolyn Hinds | May 14, 2019 | Editorial
Writer-director Zhang Yimou is known for creating films with intriguing characters and stunning visuals. His two wuxia martial arts films, Hero (2002) and House of Flying Daggers (2004), are known for their breathtaking set pieces, cinematography by Ding Xiao Lin and...
by Editorial Staff | May 13, 2019 | Video
Release Date: October 18, 2019 Director: Joachim Rønning Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Angelina Jolie, Ed Skrein, Elle Fanning, Juno Temple, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Harris Dickinson, Kae Alexander, Teresa Mahoney, Imelda Staunton Synopsis: The complex relationship between...
by Matt Donato | May 13, 2019 | app
In the Wachowski’s The Matrix, a “reprogrammed” Keanu Reeves looks at Laurence Fishburne and utters in amazement, “I know kung fu.” Fast-forward to Chad Stahelski’s John Wick and Reeves proves to know far more than simple kung fu. The John Wick franchise’s frenzied...
by Matt Donato | May 13, 2019 | Editorial
In the Wachowski’s The Matrix, a “reprogrammed” Keanu Reeves looks at Laurence Fishburne and utters in amazement, “I know kung fu.” Fast-forward to Chad Stahelski’s John Wick and Reeves proves to know far more than simple kung fu. The John Wick franchise’s frenzied...
by Jon Negroni | May 13, 2019 | app
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Avengers: Endgame faced its first stiff competition since releasing three weeks ago, but it turns out Detective Pikachu…wasn’t very...
by Jon Negroni | May 13, 2019 | Box Office, Movies
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Avengers: Endgame faced its first stiff competition since releasing three weeks ago, but it turns out Detective Pikachu…wasn’t very...
by Alisha Grauso | May 13, 2019 | app
The Boogeyman, the Baba Yaga, the scourge of other assassins: John Wick has been through it in the last two movies. You know the drill by now; it’s kill or be killed in the seedy underworld of John Wick’s universe. This time, John Wick is in a spot of...
by BJ Colangelo | May 12, 2019 | Editorial
As of right now, Avengers: Endgame is continuing to demolish box office records, three more Star Wars films have been announced, and there isn’t a parent in America that hasn’t had haunting dreams plagued with incessant chants of “Meeska Mooska Mickey Mouse.” Disney...
by Amelia Emberwing | May 12, 2019 | Editorial
It’s time we have a chat about Jean Grey. We may hear lots of conversations about Wolverine arcs, and how often the character’s been brought in, altered, or over-used, but that’s mostly due to this prominence in movies during the tenure of Fox’s X-Men franchise. The...
by Yolanda Machado | May 10, 2019 | Editorial
The world that Detective Pikachu introduces to the moviegoing audience, is one laced with Pokémon characters and history, delighting fans of the game and the universe it created. But Rob Letterman understood that in order to create a film that audiences will want to...
by Allie Gemmill | May 10, 2019 | Editorial
Female friendships are a very treasured thing, so when women find those special friends who understand them, who they can pick right up with no matter how long it’s been, and who they can fight with because it comes from a place of love, they hold onto those...
by Alisha Grauso | May 10, 2019 | Review
The Boogeyman, the Baba Yaga, the scourge of other assassins: John Wick has been through it in the last two movies. You know the drill by now; it’s kill or be killed in the seedy underworld of John Wick’s universe. This time, John Wick is in a spot of...
by Allie Gemmill | May 10, 2019 | Editorial
When author J.R.R. Tolkien died in 1973 at 81, he left behind a family, an academic career, plenty of friends, and esteemed peers. But what the world remembers of Tolkien to this day are his Lord of the Rings novels, along with The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. While...
by Matt Donato | May 10, 2019 | News
Welcome, Atom Insider readers to Donato’s Dungeon! Isn’t chasing news headlines a grueling and exhausting task? Ever wonder where you can get all the week’s biggest headlines in one easy-to-find place? That’s why I’m here, armed with a chainsaw and machete to slice...
by Allie Gemmill | May 10, 2019 | Editorial
Sailing into theaters on May 10, The Hustle promises a splashy romp in the French Riviera with two experienced, albeit very different, con women at the forefront. A female-driven remake of 1988’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Hustle is a comedy two-hander starring...
by Allie Gemmill | May 9, 2019 | Editorial
It feels like everyone is at peak excitement for Pokémon Detective Pikachu, which hits theaters May 10. It stars Ryan Reynolds as the voice of the titular Pikachu, The Get Down’s Justice Smith as his human sidekick, and lots and lots of Pokémon. ’90s kids have...
by Donnie Lederer | May 9, 2019 | Editorial
It’s been five years, but Godzilla is finally back. And he’s not alone. As Warner Bros. builds on the shared “MonsterVerse” they started with 2014’s Godzilla and 2017’s Kong: Skull Island — that the original Toho series pioneered in 1954 — Godzilla: King...
by Amelia Emberwing | May 9, 2019 | Editorial
This weekend, Pokémon Detective Pikachu hits theaters. For many, it’s the first exposure they’ll ever get to the Pokémon franchise, but for an entire generation (that would be mine), it’s been a constant part of our lives. Pokémon Red and Blue...
by Phil Pirrello | May 9, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
It took over 20 years, but Titanic was finally dethroned at the box office. By the Avengers. In honor of Avengers: Endgame passing James Cameron’s Oscar-winning epic to become the second-highest grossing movie of all time with $2 billion worldwide (and...
by Editorial Staff | May 9, 2019 | Video
Release Date: September 6, 2019 Director: Andy Muschietti Cast: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Javier Botet, Jessica Chastain, Jack Dylan Grazer, Bill Skarsgård, Bill Hader, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jay Ryan, Xavier Dolan, Jaeden Martell Synopsis: Twenty-seven...
by Phil Pirrello | May 8, 2019 | News
This year’s must-see horror movie Midsommar has new poster and a release date (the latter of which, given how scary this movie looks, feels like a warning.) Ari Aster’s follow-up to last summer’s terrifying Hereditary arrives in theaters July 3. What...
by Phil Pirrello | May 8, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
We will never see another studio like Marvel. As Avengers: Endgame breaks box office records on its way to challenging Avatar for all-time highest-grossing movie dominance, the movie also casts a spotlight on Marvel Studios’ impressive run of movies that just...
by Kimber Myers | May 8, 2019 | Editorial
If pressed for my desert island movie genre, my answer would always be the heist film. The best ones are infinitely rewatchable, with each subsequent viewing revealing how well structured they are with every detail building toward the success of the big con. There’s a...
by Phil Pirrello | May 8, 2019 | News
A remake of Sylvester Stallone’s Cliffhanger with a female lead, from the director of A Girl Walks Home Alone a Night? Sign. Us. Up. Deadline reports that producer Neal Mortiz (The Fast & Furious movies and the original Cliffhanger) and director Ana Lily...
by Phil Pirrello | May 8, 2019 | News
Three days before Detective Pikachu’s release, Ryan Reynolds decided to leak the movie early online. Well, kind of. The Deadpool star, who provides the voice of Pikachu in this Friday’s new release, shared a “pirated” copy of the summer movie...
by Phil Pirrello | May 7, 2019 | News
Disney plans to take over Christmas with Star Wars and Avatar sequels. In the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, the studio announced Tuesday an ambitious slate of movies from 2019 to (gulp) 2027. Disney has dated a new Star Wars trilogy, with the untitled first film...
by Editorial Staff | May 7, 2019 | Video
Release Date: January 25, 2019 (Sundance); wide release TBD Director: Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz Cast: Riley Keough, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Jaeden Lieberher, Lia McHugh, Danny Keough, Lola Reid, Katelyn Wells Synopsis: A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed...
by Phil Pirrello | May 7, 2019 | News
A historical epic about the first African samurai has just cast an Avenger. Avengers: Endgame and Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has signed on as the lead in Yasuke, a movie about the first African samurai ever to set foot on Japanese soil. Deadline has the...
by Phil Pirrello | May 7, 2019 | app
Disney plans to take over Christmas with Star Wars and Avatar sequels. In the wake of the Disney-Fox merger, the studio announced Tuesday an ambitious slate of movies from 2019 to (gulp) 2027. Disney has dated a new Star Wars trilogy, with the untitled first film...
by Yolanda Machado | May 7, 2019 | Editorial
How do you take a world that has a rich mythology and plethora of stories to be told but that has only lived in app or video game form, and turn it into an entertaining, adorable, and heartwarming film for all ages? That’s what Detective Pikachu director Rob Letterman...
by Phil Pirrello | May 7, 2019 | News
Game of Thrones’ Robb Stark is getting ready to make his Marvel debut. Richard Madden (Bodyguard) is in talks for a lead role in Marvel’s The Eternals. He will join Angelina Jolie and Kumail Nanjiani. The Wrap had the casting scoop Tuesday. Variety reports...
by Alisha Grauso | May 6, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, Editorial
In the wake of Avengers: Endgame dominating both the box office and our conversation in the last few weeks, a lot has been made of the Fat Thor storyline and how it addressed or didn’t address, handled well or handled poorly his clear PTSD, depression and...
by Phil Pirrello | May 6, 2019 | app
After 30-plus years of giving audiences pure nightmare fuel, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser is getting a reboot. Screenwriter David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade) has been tapped by Spyglass Media Group to write and produce the much-anticipated remake, according...
by Phil Pirrello | May 6, 2019 | Horror, News
After 30-plus years of giving audiences pure nightmare fuel, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser is getting a reboot. Screenwriter David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade) has been tapped by Spyglass Media Group to write and produce the much-anticipated remake, according...
by Phil Pirrello | May 6, 2019 | News
Rocketman star Taron Egerton is poised to have a summer hit on his hands with Paramount’s much-anticipated Elton John musical biopic. But the actor could have appeared in another high-profile summer movie a year earlier, with last summer’s Solo: A Star...
by Allie Gemmill | May 6, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, Editorial
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Avengers: Endgame. “I am worthy.” Late in Avengers: Endgame’s 3-hour runtime, Thor makes this realization after he is able to successfully summon his trusty hammer, Mjolnir, bringing him out of the depths of depression, anxiety, and PTSD...
by Phil Pirrello | May 6, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, News
If you’ve seen Avengers: Endgame, then you know that it marks the end of Iron Man’s Marvel adventures. What you didn’t see was how that journey was originally going to end, which involved a special appearance from someone very important to Tony Stark. Directors...
by Editorial Staff | May 6, 2019 | Video
Release Date: July 2, 2019 Director: Jon Watts Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Laura Harrier, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, Samuel L. Jackson, Marisa Tomei, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Keaton, Martin Starr Synopsis: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must...
by Jon Negroni | May 6, 2019 | app
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Avengers: Endgame continued its march toward $3 billion, despite new competition from three other wide releases. This Week’s Top Earner...
by Jon Negroni | May 6, 2019 | Box Office, News
Each week on Atom Insider, we break down the box office numbers for all of the biggest films opening in theaters. This week, Avengers: Endgame continued its march toward $3 billion, despite new competition from three other wide releases. This Week’s Top Earner...
by Phil Pirrello | May 6, 2019 | Movies, News
The new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer shows more of Peter Parker and his pals getting their European vacation on in a post-Avengers: Endgame world. And while Peter dealing with the loss of his mentor, Tony Stark, is a big reveal, the even bigger one is just...
by Phil Pirrello | May 3, 2019 | News
We’ve started a weekly tradition here on Atom Insider: Giving a shout-out to some of our friends around these here internet parts holding it down in the realm of movie journalism and pop culture. Each week, we’ll bring you a hand-picked selection of the...
by Allie Gemmill | May 3, 2019 | Avengers Endgame, Editorial
Avengers: Endgame was truly a game-changing movie for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It finished off the MCU’s Phase 3 and closed out arcs for some of the MCU’s veteran characters like Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Widow, while also teasing what fans can expect...
by Matt Donato | May 3, 2019 | Horror, News
Welcome, Atom Insider readers to the first edition of my weekly horror roundup! Isn’t chasing news headlines a grueling and exhausting task? Ever wonder where you can get all the week’s biggest headlines in one easy-to-find place? That’s why I’m here, armed with a...
by Phil Pirrello | May 3, 2019 | News
Writer-director Matt Reeves’ work with Fox’s recent Planet of the Apes series proved that he is one of the best and most character-driven genre filmmakers working today. That’s why fan interest is so high in his take on DC’s The Batman. But,...
