Apple TV+ Gets a Sci-Fi Epic in September with Foundation (Trailer)
Issac Asimov’s beloved sci-fi series Foundation arrives on Apple TV+ in September as a new epic sci-fi series starring Jared Harris, Lee Pace, and Lou Llobell.
The Eternals Finally Take Action in November (Trailer)
5 years after Endgame, the Earth’s secret cosmic defenders, The Eternals, finally take an active role when their sworn enemies the Deviants arrive and threaten to destroy the world in November’s MCU entry.
Everything Action Theater: Over the Top
You can watch the Stallone arm-wrestling classic Over the Top for the latest Everything Action Theater, with the full movie available thanks to YouTube.
Action Hero of the Week: Mason Hargreaves
When his son is gunned down during an armored truck robbery, crime boss Mason Hargreaves burns down everything in his path to get revenge and eventually goes undercover as an armored truck guard to flush out the person responsible for his son’s death.
Star Wars Goes Anime in September with Star Wars: Visions (Trailer)
Star Wars gets interpreted through nine Japanese anime studios for what looks like a wild ride of styles and tones for the upcoming anthology series Star Wars: Visions, hitting Disney+ in September.
New Release Round Up 8/17
Labyrinth gets a new 35th Anniversary 4K release this week along with The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, Riders of Justice, Season 18 of NCIS, Season 2 of A Discovery of Witches, and more on DVD and Blu-Ray.
Review: Free Guy
After over a year of delay thanks to the pandemic, Free Guy finally arrived this past weekend in theaters (and only theaters) and it was worth the wait as it’s a surprisingly sweet but still action-packed and funny summer blockbuster.
Battle at the Box Office 8/16
Free Guy performed much better than expected and easily took the top spot at the box office while The Suicide Squad took a massive dive and fell to fifth place after opening at #1 last weekend.
Musical Montage: The Prime Movers “Strong As I Am”
With director Michael Mann being a frequent attendee to their live shows in Los Angeles in the mid-80s, he added The Prime Movers’ “Strong As I Am” to the soundtrack for Manhunter in 1986 and the song got a movie-themed music video to go along with it.
News Shotgun 8/14/21
Idris Elba is voicing Knuckles for Sonic 2, Netflix has found its Morticia and Gomez for Tim Burton’s Addams Family spin-off series, Clancy Brown joins John Wick 4, the Criterion Collection will start putting out select 4K discs, Superman: The Animated Series is coming to Blu-Ray, the Ahsoka series is looking for a live-action Sabine Wren and more in this week’s News Shotgun.