Amazon Studios has announced a new hire who will help lead the charge for the marketing and promotion of the network’s big-budget Lord of the Rings TV show and its other projects. The company has hired Greg Coleman to become the new global head of franchise marketing, with a start …

The stunt movie Jackass 4 is moving ahead, despite recent issues with star Bam Margera. The news comes after the Jackass veteran posted a series of disturbing and difficult-to-watch videos and other documentation that suggested he was going through a mental health crisis and was fired from the film. Variety …

Daisy Ridley played Rey in the new Star Wars trilogy, but the character’s arc has come to a close and the new Star Wars films will move on without her. But in the future, would Ridley be open to revisiting the character some day or re-joining the Star Wars universe …

Epic Games has released a new update for Fortnite, and it’s live now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. It’s described as a “maintenance patch” and, according to what Epic shared, deals with a lone matchmaking issue, rather than introducing any new content or other big changes. …

Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy’s directorial debut, Reminiscence, now has a release date. The Warner Bros.-backed sci-fi thriller starring Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson will debut in theaters and on HBO Max on September 3, according to Deadline. WB had previously removed the film from its release calendar, but it’s back …

Developer Midjiwan AB’s turn-based strategy game The Battle of Polytopia has crossed a new user milestone after billionaire Elon Musk talked about it on Joe Rogan’s podcast, calling it his favorite strategy game right now. Before his latest appearance on Rogan’s podcast, Musk praised Polytopia on Twitter. The game, which …

To commemorate the anniversary of the real-world Trial of the Chicago 7, Netflix has announced that its feature film about the event is now completely free to watch. Now through Saturday, February 20 at 11:59 PM PT, users can watch the full movie at no cost from the Netflix US …

Movie star Kate McKinnon will no longer appear in Hulu’s mini-series about Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos who fell from grace. According to The Hollywood Reporter, McKinnon has pulled out of the show, The Dropout. She was set to star and produce the mini-series, which is based on the …

Horror movie director Ari Aster made a splash with Hereditary and Midsommar, and his new film, Disappointment Blvd, is moving forward with some big news this week. Deadline reports that A24–the studio behind Aster’s last two films–is in talks to finance this new movie. Not only that, but it’s been …

A number of exciting new features and pieces of content are coming to Halo: The Master Chief Collection–like a brand-new map and mouse and keyboard support on console–but fans will have to wait a little while longer to try them out. 343 Industries’ Tyler Davis said on Twitter that the …