JJ Abrams Isn’t Directing A DC Superhero Film Because He Wants His Next Project To Be An “Original Idea”

Ed Meza @edmezavarIn her impressive narrative feature debut, Mexican actor-filmmaker Ángeles Cruz examines the impact of migration and the difficulties women face in a small village in the Mexican state of Oaxaca.Set in the fictional village of San Mateo (in reality Cruz’s hometown of Villa Guadalupe Victoria), “Nudo Mixteco” (or “Mixtecan Knot”) weaves together the stories of three indigenous women dealing with love, sex, the struggle for empowerment and the legacy of child abuse in a

Demi Moore celebrated flashback Friday on Instagram by reminding everyone why she was everyone‘s dream girl with a funny then and now. The actress shared the famous clip from Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003) of Moore driving a red Ferrari out of the parking lot after surfing on her story and wrote “Riding into summer then vs..

Super Mario World emulation will finally let you play the classic Nintendo platformer in widescreen.The 1990 SNES platformer Super Mario World is getting an upgrade thanks to emulation developer Vitor Vilela.Super Mario World Widescreen has been set for launch ‘before E3 2021’ and will allow you to play the retro side-scroller in 16:9 aspect ratio – a big difference from its original 4:3 view.What if Super Mario World was optimized to run at widescreen 16:9? Here is the result ⬇️Honestly, it

Working from home required some creative solutions–something Julianne Moore knows all about.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe only thing editor Tatiana S. Riegel will spill on Hulu’s limited series “Pam and Tommy” is the tease, “It’s going to be good.

Joel Dommett wants his own Saturday night talk show. The 35-year-old star admitted presenting ‘The Masked Singer’ has been a dream come true, so he’s unsure what he’d like to do in the future but loves the idea of following in the footsteps of one of the show’s judges, Jonathan Ross, and interviewing big-name guests.

Say what you will about the “Star Wars” Sequel Trilogy, it’s hard to deny the three most recent Skywalker Saga films suffered from the lack of planning. No matter if you think Rian Johnson destroyed everything you loved about the galaxy far, far away in ‘The Last Jedi,’ or if you think JJ Abrams botched the ending in ‘Rise of Skywalker,’ the fact that Lucasfilm clearly didn’t have a story already mapped out led to some truly baffling creative choices.

EXCLUSIVE: UK producer-seller MSR Media has renewed its production deal with Caribbean island Nevis, and set the next film to shoot on the island.

NEW YORK -- Nearly 20 years after self-publishing her first novels, Stacey Abrams is hitting full stride as a writer.The voting rights activist, grassroots organizer and former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate has a deal for two political thrillers, Doubleday and Anchor Books announced Thursday. The new novels will bring back the gifted and intrepid law clerk Avery Keene from Abrams' current work, “While Justice Sleeps," which came out last week and is already a No.

A new animated Batman series are coming to HBO Max and Cartoon Network!

For many folks that love superhero storytelling or just animated storytelling in general, “Batman: The Animated Series” is often thought of as one of the best examples of both. So, you can understand why people are going to be excited to hear that the creator of that series is returning to the world of Batman for a new show coming to HBO Max.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA new Batman animated series has been ordered at HBO Max and Cartoon Network, with “Batman: The Animated Series” co-creator Bruce Timm attached as an executive producer.“Batman: Caped Crusader” will be executive produced by Timm along with J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves.

Batman: Caped Crusader, an animated series from executive producers Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, received a straight to series order from HBO Max and Cartoon Network.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorBad Robot Games, the video games division of J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot, said it closed a Series B funding round of more than $40 million.Bad Robot Games was formed in 2018 as a joint venture with Tencent, the Chinese internet and tech conglomerate, and Warner Bros.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterOtoy, a technology company specializing in cloud graphics, has added digital artist Beeple to its advisory board.In enlisting Beeple, Otoy — which already counts director J.J. Abrams, Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt and JavaScript creator Brendan Eich as board members — hopes to pave the future of digital content, including NFTs.Few understand the confounding world as well as Beeple, whose real name is Mike Winkelmann.

Angelique Jackson Stacey Abrams has been tapped to receive the inaugural Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice award as part of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival.The new award named for Belafonte — the Emmy-winning actor, activist and civil rights leader — is intended to recognize individuals who have used storytelling and the arts to enact change in their communities.Abrams, in addition to her work as a politician and voting rights activist, also produced last year’s gripping documentary “All

Even though the Snyder Cut of “Justice League” is in his rearview mirror and he’s about to see the release of the new Netflix zombie film, “Army of the Dead,” the specter of DC superheroes will always follow Zack Snyder. So, with the news that JJ Abrams and Ta-Nehisi Coates crafting a new “Superman” film for Warner Bros.

LOS ANGELES -- Stacey Abrams' new political thriller was snapped up for a small-screen adaptation.The rights for “While Justice Sleeps" will go to Working Title Television, part of NBCUniversal International Studios, it was announced Tuesday, the day of the novel's release by Penguin Random House.Abrams will serve as an executive producer for the project, which is based on the first work published under the name of the politician, activist and writer.

UPDATE MAY 11: Apple TV+ today unveiled the trailer for its upcoming limited series Lisey’s Story, based on the best-selling novel, and adapted and written by author Stephen King. Starring Julianne Moore and Clive Owen, the eight-episode Apple Original series will premiere globally on June 4, 2021, with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday. Watch the trailer above

One of Stacey Abrams‘s novels is headed to the small screen.