Animated Movies Need to Stop Celebrity Stunt Casting

Recently, I watched the trailer for Transformers One, the Cybertron-set sequel about the origins of Optimus Prime and Megatron. Every time I see that trailer attached to whatever movie, an unenthusiasm washes over. It’s mainly a byproduct of Chris Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry’s casting as pre-Adam’s-apple-dropped versions of their

Friend With JURASSIC

The upcoming Jurassic Park / World sequel / reboot thingy is building quite a cast. Scarlett Johansson is locked, and now Homeland actor Rupert Friend has secured a major role. Universal Pictures was so excited by the pitch that they placed this project into full fast-track. It is based on

REACHER Casts Key Villain

Reacher season 3 is currently in production, and a key role has been filled. According to Cinema Blend a hulking unit has been cast. The third season will be based on Lee Child’s book Persuader. In this Reacher adventure, he ends up undercover in Maine, in a lakeside facility owned

Matalas Has VISION

Matalas has vision. Make no mistake, Star Trek: Picard was completely in the shitter after two seasons of total dreck. Then came Terry Matalas, who took over as showrunner for season 3. Through the simple mechanism of respecting the lore, leaning into the history, and giving the audience what he