The Important News
Star Wars Mania: Alden Ehrenreich is officially the new young Han Solo.
Marvel Madness: Kevin Feige confirmed there will very likely be a Black Widow solo movie.
DC Delirium: Jeremy Irons’s Alfred will return in Justic League Part One. Ben Affleck said he wants to make the definitive Batman movie.
X-Citement: Josh Boone teased which characters will be in The New Mutants.
First Look: The new Power Rangers.
Sequelitis: Space Jam 2 is officially happening with LeBron James and director Justin Lin.
Remake Report: The Puppet Master horror series is being rebooted. Russell Crowe will play a Dr. Jekyll type in The Mummy remake. Charlie Hunnam will star in a Papillon remake.
Casting Net: Jillian Bell, Kate McKinnon, Zoe Kravitz, and Ilana Glazer will co-star in Rock That Body. Anthony Mackie will star in a young Johnny Cochran biopic. Arnold Schwarzenegger will star in Why We’re Killing Gunther.
New Directors, New Films: Roland Emmerich wants to make a Battle of Midway movie. Adam McKay will direct the comic book movie Irredeemable.
Box Office: The Jungle Book dominated another weekend.
Reel TV: John Krasinski is the new Jack Ryan for an Amazon series.
Musical Memo: Tom Hooper will make Cats movie.
The Videos and Geek Stuff
New Movie Trailers: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, The Shallows, Bad Moms, Fathers and Daughters, Captain Fantastic, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage.
Movie Clips: Now You See Me 2.
Behind the Scenes: Making of A Royal Night Out.
See: A trailer for a 1990s version of Captain America: Civil War.
Learn: Why Iron Man would be impossible ot knock out.
See: A Lego remake of the Rogue One trailer. And a mashup of Star Wars and Hamilton.
Watch: The Force Awakens cantina song performed live by Lin-Manuel Miranda and J.J. Abrams.
See: Daisy Ridley and friends on the set of Star Wars: Episode VIII. And Chris Miller’s tease of the solo Han Solo movie.
Watch: Star Wars: The Force Awakens remade with emojis. And the Cantina Band reunited at Coachella.
See: The best of Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concept art.
Watch: Indepedence Day: Resurgence 20-year update special.
See: How Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice should have ended.
Play: X-Men: Apocalypse-inspired ’80s-style video games.
Watch: Vice’s new video series on obscure filmmakers.
See: Dwayne Johnson’s new alarm clock app.
Watch: Radiohead’s new Wicker Man-inspired music video.
See: This week’s best new movie posters.
Watch: 200 movie characters sing “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”
Our Features
Movie Calendar: See this month’s guide to the new releases and trivia above.
Review: Our Marvel expert’s take on Captain America: Civil War.
Comic Book Movie Guides: Why Captain America: Civil War is the MCU’s Empire Strikes Back. And why Captain America: Civil War is a comic book crossover come to life.
Interview: Captain America: Civil War writers on the split of Avengers: Infinity War.
Marvel Movie Guide: The return of “Thunderbolt” Ross.
Sci-Fi Movie Guide: A new comic book will have you loving the Star Wars prequel era.
Geek Movie Guide: All the comics, movies and geeky goodies to look for this month.
IMAX Movie Guide: Learn all about A Beautiful Planet from its director.
R.I.P.: The reel-important people we lost in April.
Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting Netflix next month.
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