In this week’s episode of The Discourse, host Mike DeAngelo uncovers a new monster in “Cuckoo.” The film follows a 17-year-old girl forced to move with her family to a European resort where things are not what they seem. The Tilman Singer (“Luz”) film stars Hunter Shafer, Marton Csokas, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick and more. 

READ MORE: ‘Cuckoo’ Review: Hunter Schafer Thriller That’s For The Birds

Dan Stevens joins the podcast to discuss his role as the sinister Herr König, the owner of the mysterious resort.

Continue reading ‘Cuckoo’: Dan Stevens Talks New Horror, Supposed Marvel Casting, ‘Zero Day’ With Robert De Niro & More [The Discourse Podcast] at The Playlist.

Actor Dan Stevens has had a busy year, especially in the genre field, appearing in “Abigail,” “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” and soon, on August 29, Neon’s horror thriller “Cuckoo,” starring Hunter Schafer. “Cuckoo” had its world premiere earlier this year at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival and was met with great acclaim.

Continue reading Dan Stevens Explains Why He Was Rumored For Marvel’s ‘Eternals’ & Still Awaits A ‘Guest 2’ Greenlight at The Playlist.

Marvel Studios’ “Eternals” might not be seen as a great film in the MCU canon, but it does introduce a wealth of new characters to the universe. Obviously, you have the title characters, but there’s also folks like Pip the Troll, Starfox, and of course, Kit Harington’s Black Knight. However, since the film wasn’t a huge critical and box office success, there’s no telling when we might see those characters again.

Continue reading Kit Harington Didn’t Care If ‘Eternals’ Role Was “Different & Interesting”: “If Marvel Calls, You Gotta Do It” at The Playlist.

While the Marvel Studios narrative generally goes: an unimpeachable run at the box-office and with critics until 2023’s flop “The Marvels,” a closer inspection of the whole story arguably shows chinks starting to show in the armor during the pandemic. While it’s unfair to compare the box office of pandemic-era movies like “Shang Chi” and “Black Widow” to their non-pandemic counterparts, one film that seemed to take it in the teeth, regardless, was Chloe Zhao’s “Eternals” (read our review here).

Continue reading Kit Harington Says There’s Currently “Nothing Going On” For ‘Eternals 2’ Or His Black Knight Character at The Playlist.

Hulu’s acclaimed crime-comedy “Only Murders In The Building” is returning for a fourth season, and the group of actors they assemble is becoming quite the collection of comedians. A new casting report from Variety has revealed that actor Kumail Nanjiani (“The Big Sick”) has nabbed a supporting role in the latest season of the series, which stars Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, and Martin Short.

Continue reading ‘Only Murders In The Building’: Kumail Nanjiani Joins Season 4 Of Hulu’s Comedy Series at The Playlist.

When you look at the wave of negative press that has followed Marvel Studios recently, it can largely be traced back to the release of “Eternals.” At the time, no one ever imagined a film from Marvel Studios would be the victim of terrible reviews and relatively low box office (though $402 million worldwide is still better than “The Marvels”). And apparently, the backlash “Eternals” received from critics really affected members of the cast, including Kumail Nanjiani.

Continue reading ‘Eternals’: Kumail Nanjiani Says Experiencing The Negative Reviews & Backlash Gave Him “Trauma” at The Playlist.

With Marvel Studios having an incredibly rough 2023, you have to wonder if any of the previous films will get a bit of a reconsideration. The one that springs to mind most is “Eternals.” At the time, there were people who swore “Eternals” was the worst thing Marvel had ever produced. But, after seeing some of the more recent things, like the VFX mess of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” or the stodgy writing in  “Secret Invasion,” it makes you sorta think fondly about Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals,” with its lush cinematography and all-star cast giving it their all.

Continue reading Barry Keoghan Says Chloé Zhao Told Him To Watch Hayden Christensen In ‘Star Wars’ For ‘Eternals’ Inspiration at The Playlist.

It’s safe to say that Chloe Zhao‘s “Eternals” was not the massive critical success Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios expected it to be. But would an “Eternals” TV show fared any better? Screenwriter and TV director John Ridley thinks so. Deadline reports that Ridley talked about his TV series based on Jack Kirby‘s ultra-weird comic when he stopped by the “Comics Books Club” podcast.

Continue reading John Ridley On His Scrapped ‘Eternals’ TV Series: “My Version Was The Good Version. It Was So F*cking Weird” at The Playlist.

In today’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast, host Mike DeAngelo steps inside “Welcome to Chippendales,” Hulu’s new eight-part drama miniseries from producer Robert Siegel (“Pam and Tommy”), which follows Somen “Steve” Banerjee, a fledgling Indian-American entrepreneur who decides to open an all-male strip club in the 1980s. The show also stars Murray Bartlett, Annaleigh Ashford, Juliette Lewis, Andrew Rannells, Dan Stevens, and more.

Continue reading ‘Welcome To Chippendales’: Kumail Nanjiani Talks About His New Hulu Series, ‘Eternals 2’ & More [Bingeworthy Podcast] at The Playlist.

Before its release, “Eternals” was poised to be a massive hit. You could argue that no new Marvel franchise has a better cast. The filmmaker, Chloé Zhao was coming off of Oscar wins. And the group of characters seemed like a new and interesting take on the classic superhero tropes. Sadly, the finished product didn’t light up the box office or score high reviews from fans and critics, leading to a lot of questions surrounding the future of the franchise.

Continue reading Kumail Nanjiani Has “No Idea If Or When” ‘Eternals 2’ Might Happen But Is Keen On A Future Ms. Marvel Team-Up at The Playlist.

Marvel Studios took some big chances when making “Eternals,” a feature film about the obscure god-like superheroes that the iconic Jack Kirby created. The Chloé Zhao-directed film took some liberties with the characters. One of those choices was making Barry Keoghan’s Druig, the villainous cousin of Ikaris, a more heroic and slightly romantic figure than his comic book counterpart leaving room for his return in a sequel.

Continue reading ‘Eternals 2’: Barry Keoghan Had To Text Kumail Nanjani For Updates, But Still Doesn’t Have Answers On A Sequel at The Playlist.

It’s been about seven months since the release of “The Batman” in theaters. And upon seeing the film, one of the most talked about scenes involves a tease for a new version of Joker played by none other than Barry Keoghan. Shortly after the film’s release, a deleted scene featuring Joker hit social media, and fans were instantly asking for more of Keoghan’s take on the villain. But Joker wasn’t the first role the actor went after in “The Batman.” In fact, you can watch his original audition tape for the role of Riddler. 

Continue reading Watch Barry Keoghan’s Audition For The Riddler In ‘The Batman’ As The Actor Also Lobbies For A ‘Star Wars’ Role at The Playlist.

A couple of weeks ago, Marvel Studios stunned everyone at San Deigo Comic-Con by not only teasing the films and TV series coming over the next year, but the studio also unveiled a huge lineup of projects stretching all the way until the end of 2025. New “Avengers” films, a new “Captain America” feature, and a ton of other things were teased. But you know what wasn’t?

Continue reading Patton Oswalt Seemingly Confirms ‘Eternals 2’ In The Works With Chloe Zhao Returning To Direct at The Playlist.

**Warning: minor spoilers ahead of post-credit scenes for recent Marvel films, including the latest “Thor” installment.**

In the early days of Marvel, as the movie studio was just getting started—hell, they weren’t even a studio then, characters and properties still owned by disparate parties like Paramount and Universal—revealing characters in the post-credits was a big thing. Nick Fury (Samuel L.

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No matter what your thoughts are on the content of the Marvel Studios film, “Eternals,” you can’t deny that the reviews were abysmal (a rarity for a MCU film or TV show) and fans were not pleased with the end result, either (proven by the low box office). This is especially disappointing when you consider that Oscar-winning filmmaker, Chloe Zhao, was at the helm of the film, which also sported an incredible all-star cast.

Continue reading Chloé Zhao Reflects On ‘Eternals’ Division Among Fans & Says Its Style “Made People Uncomfortable” at The Playlist.

As we close out 2021, it’s interesting to think that perhaps the most anticipated Marvel Studios film of the year turned out to be the most disappointing. And that film is “Eternals.” With an incredible cast and an Oscar-winning director in Chloe Zhao, many expected “Eternals” to be a new, daring take on the MCU. And what we got was something different—a fairly boring MCU film.

Continue reading Chloe Zhao Says ‘Eternals’ Originally Had A “Bleak” ‘Twilight Zone’-Esque Ending During Test Screenings at The Playlist.

The names Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo are probably not names you recognize right off the bat. But somehow, these relatively unknown screenwriters were able to land one of the most sought-after gigs scripting one of the biggest films of 2021, Marvel Studios‘ “Eternals.” And in this episode of The Playlist Podcast, the writing duo talks about their incredible “Hollywood dream story” and some spoiler-y tidbits about the creation of “Eternals.”

Kaz and Ryan Firpo are two screenwriting cousins that somehow scored the gig of a lifetime really early in their careers seemingly out of nowhere.

Continue reading Writers Kaz & Ryan Firpo Talk Landing The ‘Eternals’ Gig, Characters Who Got Cut & How Kang Was Almost Involved [The Playlist Podcast] at The Playlist.

You know the superhero-obsessed fandom loves when Zack Snyder starts trending again. And over the weekend, he began trending after an interview with “Eternals” filmmaker Chloe Zhao was released, where the filmmaker not only credits Snyder for influencing her film, but she also compares his “Man of Steel” to the work of legendary filmmaker, Terrence Malick. 

When speaking to the French outlet, Pure Break, Zhao was asked if there was any inspiration from Superman comics that went into her development of the Eternals hero, Ikaris.

Continue reading Chloe Zhao Says Zack Snyder’s ‘Man Of Steel’ Feels Like “Superman By Terrence Malick” & Influenced ‘Eternals’ at The Playlist.

Recently, it was reported that Marvel Studios’ newest feature, “Eternals,” is already getting banned from certain countries due to its inclusion of LGBTQ characters. Typically, we’ve seen studios make edits to films in the past so that certain international territories will approve them. Still, it seems as if Disney/Marvel Studios is staying firm and will not cut scenes featuring Brian Tyree Henry’s gay superhero character, Phastos.

Continue reading ‘Eternals’: Angelina Jolie Is “Proud Of Marvel” For Not Censoring LGBTQ Characters For Certain Countries at The Playlist.

A new Marvel movie is upon us – and the drama is high! “Eternals,” the third film in Marvel’s Phase Four and 26th (!!!) overall, releases today and it’s already causing a good amount of debate between critics and fans alike. Is this another Marvel hit? Is this Marvel’s first big miss? On this episode of The Playlist Podcast, host Mike DeAngelo is joined by Jeff Zhang of Strange Harbors to talk about those very questions and so much more.

Continue reading ‘Eternals’: Chloé Zhao’s Big Superhero Swing Doesn’t Quite Connect In Marvel’s New Epic [The Playlist Podcast] at The Playlist.

Ok folks, a Marvel Studios film has been released. Yes, it’s only been a matter of hours since the first non-press audiences saw “Eternals” on opening night, but you know the deal—spoilers are out there and even director Chloe Zhao is talking about one of the biggest surprises in one of the post-credits scenes. 

READ MORE: ‘Eternals’: Leaked Details About A Post-Credits Scene Confirms A Long-Rumored Casting

So…

**Spoilers ahead for “Eternals”**

**Seriously…spoilers**

**Last chance before I spoil the end-credits scenes in “Eternals.” You’ve been warned.**

With all the warnings out of the way, let’s talk about the end credits scenes in “Eternals.” As has already been widely circulated since the critics saw the film weeks ago, we all know that Harry Styles debuts as Eros, aka Star Fox, in the first end-credits scene of “Eternals.” And if you’re wondering, yes that’s Patton Oswalt playing the silly Pip the Troll.

Continue reading Chloe Zhao Talks The Other ‘Eternals’ Post-Credits Scene & The Shocking Use Of One Of Her “Favorite Superheroes” at The Playlist.

Last week, “Eternals” filmmaker Chloe Zhao talked about how she was hoping Disney and Marvel Studios would fight back against censoring her film when it debuts overseas. And it appears the studio is holding firm and will not censor the film, despite losing revenue along the way.

READ MORE: ‘Eternals’ Director Chloe Zhao Says “Fingers Crossed” Marvel Studios Doesn’t Censor LGBTQ Characters For Other Markets

According to Deadline, it appears Marvel Studios’ new film, “Eternals,” will not be playing in territories such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman reportedly due to the studio’s unwillingness to censor the same-sex relationship in the film for those countries.

Continue reading ‘Eternals’ Reportedly Banned In Several Countries Due To LGBTQ Characters at The Playlist.

Marvel Studios films have never shied away from having large ensemble casts. However, what makes the cast of “Eternals” so interesting is that the 10 members of the superhero team are all new to the MCU. So, it’s a bit of a herculean feat for filmmaker Chloe Zhao to attempt to introduce 10 brand-new characters (plus Kit Harington’s Dane Whitman) all within the 157-minute run-time.

Continue reading Chloe Zhao Says ‘Eternals’ Script Originally Had 12 Characters In The Team at The Playlist.

After taking a peek at what’s to come this November, there’s no denying that we’re fully in “the thick of it” when it comes to prestige film releases. Many festival darlings such as “Spencer” and “The Power of the Dog” are making their debut this month, while other slightly under the radar but still celebrated titles will be premiering as well.

Alongside the heavy lifting of some of these awards-friendly titles, there’s also plenty by way of blockbuster releases and easy escapism, from the latest Marvel release “Eternals” to the Netflix/Dwayne Johnson action film “Red Notice.” There will always be gems found in any month (and certainly films to almost always catch up on).

Continue reading 18 Films To See In November: ‘Eternals,’ ‘House Of Gucci,’ ‘Spencer’ & More at The Playlist.

It’s happened. For the first time in 26 films, Marvel Studios has released a feature that isn’t a Rotten Tomatoes darling, as “Eternals” has achieved a dubious distinction of being officially “rotten.” 

In a world where studios try (and often fail miserably) to find critical success with their big blockbusters, Marvel Studios has spent more than a decade defying the odds. Even the “worst” of them, such as “Thor: The Dark World” and “Incredible Hulk,” have received mixed reviews but still been comfortably in that “fresh” designation on Rotten Tomatoes.

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