Category: NEWS
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Why Are the Animals All So Weird in Madagascar?
[ad_1] DreamWorks Animation’s 2005 family film Madagascar (streaming now on Peacock) begins in the big city, at the Central Park Zoo. There, a lion named Alex rules his artificial enclosure as the “King of New York,” alongside a small menagerie of friends and acquaintances. While being relocated from the zoo to a nature preserve, Alex, Melman (a…
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Trying to Make Sense of Men in Black 3’s Time Travel Rules
[ad_1] There’s one essential rule of time travel: It must be internally consistent. As far as we know, time travel isn’t real, meaning any movie, TV show, book, comic, or other world-building endeavor that features time travel is a piece of fiction, and making time travel work within that fiction is the goal. Maybe it’s multiversal…
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How James Cameron Made Liquid Metal VFX in Terminator 2
[ad_1] By now, it’s widely known as one of science fiction’s groundbreaking movie milestones. But even today, the sleek and shiny liquid metal effects that signify the ominous approach of Skynet’s next-gen killing machine in 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day (stream it here on Peacock!) remain mighty impressive. Backed by the steel-eyed gaze of actor…
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How Those About to Die’s Dimitri Leonidas Learned Chariot Racing
[ad_1] Actor Dimitri Leonidas doesn’t mess around when it comes to role preparation. After landing the role of ancient Roman charioteer Scorpus in Peacock’s Those About to Die (all episodes are now streaming right here), he took the time to learn how to operate a horse-drawn chariot. One could even say he became something of an…
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Shaun of the Dead 20th Anniversary Re-Release: What to Know
[ad_1] While a sequel to Shaun of the Dead will likely never come to fruition, fans of Edgar Wright’s undead comedy classic can still relive the original experience by way of a 20th anniversary re-release. Focus Features announced today that a newly-remastered version of the film will shamble its way back into theaters nationwide (Dolby…
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The Fall Guy Extended Cut Hit Peacock This August: How to Watch
[ad_1] Get ready to release your inner stuntman, because The Fall Guy is about to come to streaming. Peacock announced today that the Universal Pictures action-comedy is on its way to the streaming service Aug. 30, and its bringing The Fall Guy Extended Cut along for the ride. That’s right, you can watch The Fall Guy just like everyone else did…
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Behind-the-Scenes of Peacock’s Those About to Die at SDCC 2024
[ad_1] It literally took a village to bring the action of Ancient Rome to life in Peacock’s new gladiator series, Those About to Die (stream all 10 episodes right here). The NBCUniversal platform showed just how much effort went into the production with an exclusive behind-the-scenes featurette that debuted during Peacock’s 2-hour showcase at San…
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What to Do if You See (or Experience) a Shark Attack
[ad_1] There was nothing anyone in the fictional town of Amity Island could have done to prevent the first deadly shark attack. A young woman, enjoying an evening on the beach with friends, slips into the water and never emerges. Her body, shredded by rows of predatory teeth, washes up on the beach the following…
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Why Men in Black II’s Peter Graves Cameo Is Genius
[ad_1] Some movies are just made in the right place at the right time, and no matter how hard you try, you’ll never be able to recapture the strange alchemy that made it such a hit — financially and culturally — in the first place. Men in Black (now streaming on Peacock) is a great…
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Scare Tactics Reimagined from Jordan Peele, Monkeypaw on USA
[ad_1] If you’ve never considered what you might do if you found yourself in a horror movie, now might be the time for a game plan. Because Scare Tactics, an audacious reimagining of the popular prank series, is coming to USA Network! From Jordan Peele (Nope, The Twilight Zone) and Monkeypaw Productions, Scare Tactics will turn unsuspecting…