ABC Spent A Quarter Of A Million Dollars To Not Air All In The Family
All in the Family was seen as too big a risk by ABC, so much so the network declined to air a costly early version of its pilot.
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Deep Impact's Sci-Fi Premise Was More Science Than Fiction
Mimi Leder's 1998 disaster film employed a planetary scientist and physics professor to help make Deep Impact's sci-fi assertions as accurate as possible.
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40 Years Ago, Two Stone Cold '80s Classics Ruled The Box Office At The Same Time
Ghostbusters and Gremlins debuted in theaters on the same weekend, and helped each other become box office hits and lay the groundwork for franchise futures.
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Warner Bros. Tried To Mischievously Remove Russell Crowe From One Of His Best Roles
Warner Bros. went out of their way to try to get Russell Crowe booted from one of his best roles.
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Superhero Movies That Almost Had Very Different Endings
Superhero movies are under a lot of scrutiny by passionate fans, and that's why many of them often have alternate endings that ended up getting changed.
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One Of Hugh Jackman's Best Roles Gave The Actor A 'Pit' In His Stomach
Hugh Jackman's role in Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners is haunting and tragic, enough so as to make the actor uneasy before he'd shot a single scene.
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The Original Script For Gremlins Was A Gory, Violent, R-Rated Horror Movie
When Chris Columbus wrote Gremlins, it was actually a far more violent and gory R-rated movie than what director Joe Dante and producer Steven Spielberg made.
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Harry Shearer Wasn't The First Voice Of Mr. Burns On The Simpsons
Harry Shearer has come to define Mr. Burns on The Simpsons, but he wasn't the first actor to voice the devious (yet also out-of-touch) character.
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The Futurama Episode That Threw Some Not So Subtle Shade At Fox Execs
Fox gave Futurama a lot of guff, so the show's writers returned the favor with the episode 'Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV.'
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A Defecating Monkey Put A Quick Stop To An Early Gremlins Design
Joe Dante's original notion for the Gremlins involved putting costumes on monkeys. This turned out to be a (literally) crappy idea.
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Kristen Stewart To Lead Limited Series About The First American Woman In Space
Future Emmy Award-winner Kristen Stewart has a nice ring to it.
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Rings Of Power Season 2 Will Set Up One Of The Scariest Scenes In Lord Of The Rings
The Rings of Power season 2 will explore a different side of Galadriel -- one the Lord of the Rings trilogy previously offered a brief, but scary, glimpse of.
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Why The Alleged Real Life Baby Reindeer Stalker Is Suing Netflix For $170 Million
The real-life stalker who allegedly inspired the character Martha in Netflix's Baby Reindeer is suing the streamer over claims that include defamation.
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Dakota Fanning Channeled A Dracula Heroine For The Watchers [Exclusive]
Dakota Fanning's character in The Watcher is named Mina, and in an interview, the actress told us she loved the nod to the Dracula character of the same name.
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Bait, Written By Bret Easton Ellis, Is A Tale Of Revenge, With Sharks
“American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis is working on a new script called “Bait,” where the main character seeks vengeance by feeding rich kids to sharks.
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Batman: The Animated Series LEGO Set Is Amazing Easter Egg-Filled Building Brick Art
LEGO's massive set is a stunning tribute to Batman: The Animated Series, packed with Easter eggs and an episode guide to watch while building. Read our review!
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A Classic From Director Akira Kurosawa Is Getting The Theatrical Re-Release It Deserves
Director Akira Kurosawa's classic epic Seven Samurai is returning to theaters to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a 4K restoration.
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True Detective: Night Country's Cast & Crew Were In Real Danger Behind The Scenes
Filming True Detective: Night Country in the dark, volatile landscape of Iceland meant the cast and crew had to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice.
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How To Watch The Strangers: Chapter 1 At Home
What's that behind you? It's Renny Harlin's horror reboot The Strangers: Chapter 1, which has started making its way onto the home market.
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A Director Cameo Unites The Bad Boys Sequels – And It Demands A Proper Investigation
We investigate a certain director cameo that's been happening in the Bad Boys movies, including Bad Boys: Ride or Die.
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Yes, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Addresses The Will Smith-Shaped Elephant In The Room
Bad Boys: Ride or Die doesn't ignore Will Smith's now infamous slap from the Oscars.
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Kurt Russell's Tombstone Mustache Was Almost Even More Over The Top
Kurt Russell originally grew his Tombstone mustache to match that of the real Wyatt Earp before the events in the film take place.
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Inside Out 2 Can Help Make Pixar A Box Office Powerhouse Once Again
Inside Out 2 aims to bring Pixar's box office dominance back after a rough few years thanks to the underperforming Lightyear and pandemic woes.
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Starfleet Academy's Official Place On The Star Trek Timeline Explained
What's going on with the timeline of the Star Trek series Starfleet Academy? Here are some answers.
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Bad Boys: Ride Or Die Ending Explained: Grill Skills
Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth film in the action-comedy franchise and we've got the ending explained as we look toward a possible Bad Boys 5.
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The MonsterVerse Finds Godzilla X Kong Follow-Up Director In Grant Sputore
Warner Bros. and Legendary have found their new MonsterVerse director. Grant Sputore will direct the follow-up to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
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Twister's Bill Paxton Had A 'Tougher' Sequel Idea In Mind Years Ago
Twister is finally getting a sequel this year, but original star Bill Paxton had an idea for 'the Jaws version' of the movie years ago.
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