J.J. Abrams

With HBO's supernatural-drama series Lovecraft Country ready to begin its journey down some long, dark, and deadly roads starting this Sunday, August 16, Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Michael K. Williams, and Abbey Lee are taking viewers behind the scenes of adaptation of Matt Ruff's best-selling novel. Crossing a number of themes and touching upon subject matters […]

As viewers of HBO's upcoming supernatural-drama series Lovecraft Country get ready to travel into the heart of America's darkness with Atticus Black (Jonathan Majors), Letitia "Leti" Dandridge (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and Uncle George (Courtney B. Vance), the cable network is handing them a very helpful traveling companion. Every Sunday, Ashley C. Ford, series writer Shannon Houston and […]

LaToya Morgan has been on the rise in two of the industries we cover, television and comics. Comic book fans may know the wordsmith for her work with Zenescope Entertainment, where she wrote Goddess Inc., a modern-day reimagining of the Greek and Roman pantheon as murderous fashion moguls. She also contributed to Zenescope's Robyn Hood […]

We really appreciate HBO's upcoming thriller-drama Lovecraft Country proving us right and actually following up the three days' worth of countdown teasers from showrunner and EP Misha Green (Underground), EP Jordan Peele (Get Out), and EP J.J. Abrams by releasing the first official teaser/trailer for the eagerly-anticipated series. In the teaser below, viewers are introduced to […]

Justice League Dark, an offshoot of The Shining, and Duster- an original drama are all coming to HBO Max. In association with J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company, the three shows are the first to be set up for the new streaming service. "What an amazing start to our association with the wildly […]

When director Zack Snyder was forced to leave Justice League before production was finished, Warner Bros brought in alleged fake feminist Joss Whedon to complete the film. Though Whedon promised to stay true to Zack Snyder's Vision of a grim and gritty universe of murderous superheroes, ultimately he ended up removing all of Snyder's badass […]

If there's one thing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker much less the franchise, in general, relied on is allusions to its past. One scene came near the film's climax. Director J. J. Abrams and screenwriter Chris Terrio spoke to Vanity Fair about the process to bring it together. . . . The Scene in Question […]

One of the numerous controversies surrounding Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is Kelly Marie Tran's lack of presence as Rose Tico. Filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) looks to step up to bat for her, pitching a solo TV series for the Resistance engineer. Introduced in Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi (2017), Rose […]

When thinking about projects universally beloved by Star Wars fans, the list is awfully short. Aside from The Mandalorian on Disney+ and 2016's Rogue One from Gareth Edwards, most of the recent Star Wars projects garnered mixed reactions. Love-Hate-Hate Relationship Critics and audiences are at odds according to Rotten Tomatoes over the last two Star […]

[rwp_box_recap id="0"] Star Wars fans are now sitting in theaters and taking in the end of the Skywalker Saga with the release of The Rise of Skywalker. As a huge Star Wars fan my entire life, walking out of this film the first time has left me conflicted. The film is a mess of bad […]

When it comes to Star Wars purists and preservation enthusiasts, J. J. Abrams is on your side. Speaking to Now This News, The Rise of Skywalker and The Force Awakens director said he would like to see the original trilogy released in their unaltered form. J.J. Abrams is calling for the original versions of 'Star […]

During The Game Awards, we got a brief visit from J.J. Abrams who decided to drop by on tape and help briefly show off Star Wars stuff in Fortnite. As we all know, this Saturday they will be showing an exclusive clip for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker in the game. But it looks […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has gotten around 15 posters so far, so what is one more? Disney has released a new poster to celebrate the IMAX version of the film, and to be honest it is the best one so far. The white border, the twin suns. I love how Kylo's mask blends […]

When Cloverfield debuted in 2008 as a found footage creature feature, many didn't know what to expect yet found themselves intrigued by the mystery surrounding the premise. With a very detailed ARG campaign and made by an insanely talented creative team (J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves) moviegoers were drawn to the unique concept and couldn't […]

DC has certainly changed its narrative over the last two years. The success of Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Shazam, and now Joker have seemingly turned the perception of their properties around. Where they go from here will be most important however. With Birds of Prey and Wonder Woman 1984 the next big openers for them, DC […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens in 30 days, and this morning the official Star Wars Twitter account revealed a bunch of character posters for the film. Characters featured include Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn, Poe Dameron, Jannah, BB-8, C-3PO, Lando, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Zorii Bliss, and the new droid D-O. Many other characters could be […]

When it comes to Star Wars: The Force Awakens the most common complaint came from people saying it was too similar to A New Hope. This wasn't that surprising considering the director involved. J.J. Abrams is many things but having a distinctive style is not one of them. A lot of his movies tend to be homages to other movies […]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and now currently four episodes in to its run (with our midseason "report card" review coming soon), the cast and creative team are taking viewers behind the scenes on how this season came about – and […]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series debuting its first three episodes this week to strong early reviews (with Bleeding Cool's review coming this week), executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan […]

With Hulu's critically-acclaimed Stephen King "shared universe" series Castle Rock having premiered its second season at New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and the series debuting today to strong early reviews (with Bleeding Cool's review coming this week), executive producer/showrunner Dustin Thomason as well as cast members Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher, Paul Sparks, and Matthew Alan sat down with Bleeding Cool […]