Dan Stevens

When even King Kong and Godzilla are scared, you know there’s a problem. That’s the central idea of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, which opens March 29: a new threat arises that’ll force the two former foes to team up to save the world. Will We See More of Uhura's Relationship with Spock? | io9 InterviewOf course, there’s more to it too. Picking up where 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong left off, humanity has a cautious pact with the great ape and killer kaiju. And, in Kong’s case, it’s much more than that since they have…

Godzilla and Kong in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.Image: Warner Bros.In 2021, it was Godzilla versus Kong. But Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sees the foes team up—reluctantly—to take on a new threat. The dynamic between them might be unfamiliar based on what we’ve seen in the Monsterverse so far, but movie fans may recognize its origins in... ‘80s buddy-cop movies?Reservation Dogs | First FandomsSpeaking to Empire Magazine, director Adam Wingard (who also made Godzilla vs. Kong) revealed his love of buddy-cop movies…

Solar Opposites is back! After rolling out a strong season four amid Hollywood’s summer of strikes, the animated Hulu series has just dropped a Valentine’s Day special, in the tradition of its earlier Halloween and Christmas specials—while fans await season five later this year. Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies io9 got a chance to talk to executive producers Mike McMahan (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Rick and Morty) and Josh Bycel about alien romance, tiki culture, new cast member Dan Stevens (brought ahead of season…

The awkward aliens of Solar Opposites have already had a blast ripping into Earth’s embrace of Christmas and Halloween, and their next holiday target—er, special, now has a trailer to share. An Earth Shatteringly Romantic Solar Valentine’s Day Opposites Special is its official title, and romance is in its crosshairs.Solar Opposites Valentine’s Day Special | Official Trailer | HuluSo to recap: Korvo (Dan Stevens) still has an anger problem (paging the Red Goobler)—and it turns out that removing love from the world is a bad…

Just before the weekend, Universal finally pulled back the curtain on its cryptic horror movie from filmmaking duo Radio Silence. The resulting film is Abigail, which sees Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens headline a team of kidnappers who snatch up a kid to hold her for ransom. The twist? The titular Abigail, played by Alisha Weir, is actually a vampire, and now they’re all completely screwed. Renfield's Director and Writer Talk Practical Effects | io9 InterviewMaking the monster a 12-year-old girl is a neat little twist,…

While we’ve long known Radio Silence was working on the next film in the Universal Monsters revival, and that their Scream leading lady, Melissa Barrera, was starring—the rest was just rumors. Now, we’ve got a title and a trailer that, frankly, appears to give an awful lot away about its vampire kidnapping plot.Hulu’s Hellraiser Reboot Has So-So Sights to Show YouEven still, this trailer is awesome. It has some NSFW language, but never has an f-bomb been more required than when crooks are realizing they kidnapped “a…

Image: NetflixThe path to Universal and Blumhouse’s Wolfman reboot—known here as Wolf Man—has been slow going. But on Friday, the movie added a new star to its cast in Ozark’s Julia Garner. Will You Click Windows’ New Copilot Button?Per Deadline, Garner will have the lead role as a mother whose family ends up terrorized by the titular werewolf, playing opposite Christopher Abbott. (The two actors previously worked together in 2011's Martha Marcy May Marlene, Garner’s professional acting debut.) Her casting comes weeks…

Mutant Mayhem’s Jeff Rowe talks keeping Shredder back for the sequel. Wyatt Russell discusses’ Thunderbolts filming schedule. Get a look at Jadis’ return for Walking Dead: Ones Who Live. Plus, get a look at Adam Sandler’s new sci-fi movie for Netflix, Spaceman. To me, my spoilers!Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Part IIDuring a recent interview with Empire, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem director Jeff Rowe rationalized his decision to save Shredder for the sequel. Shredder used to be the main…

When Hayao Miyazaki announced that The Boy and the Heron might be his last picture, Studio Ghibli’s U.S. distributor GKIDS knew it had a big task ahead, assembling a very special dub cast for the English-language version of the film.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedWhile dubs can be a contentious topic in the animated film world, GKIDS and Ghibli have always partnered up with incredible collaborators to meet the challenge. Personally, I’m a huge Howl’s Moving Castle (starring Christian Bale…

Legendary’s Monsterverse has been steadily persisting since 2014 and saw its first big titanic crossover in the form of 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong. Instead of splitting the titular monsters back off again so they can do their own separate things for a bit, they’re reuniting once more—this time as allies rather than duking it out with one another. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedPicking up sometime after the last movie, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire sees the pair banding together to fight against a…