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[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthrough the Season 2 finale ofThe Mandalorian, “The Rescue."] Are you still recovering from the epic, emotional, and very open-ended Season 2 finale ofThe Mandalorian? Yeah, us, too. TheStar WarsDisney+ series concluded its adventure-filled main story, which saw titular Mandalorian Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) say good-bye to his tiny partner and temporary ward,Grogu (a.ka. Baby Yoda), before sending him off to become the Jedi he is meant to be....

The 100starsEliza TaylorandBob Morleyare reuniting in the new sci-fi thrillerI’ll Be Watching.I’ll Be Watchingis produced by Benacus Entertainment in association with RNF Productions and is directed byFree Dead or Alivedirector and writerErik Bernard.St. AgathawriterSara Sometti MichaelsandElisa Manzini, who recently wrote the screenplay forAngel Baby,have penned the script. The movie will be part of Iuvit Media Sales' launch of virtual EFM. According to an exclusive fromDeadline, the movie is currently filming in Atlanta and features Taylor playing a woman trapped inside her own home....

One of the world’s richest men is now playing with his new shiny billion-dollar toy, it would seem. Following the bombshell news thatAmazon MGM Studios has taken full creative control of theJames Bondfranchise from longtime producersBarbara BroccoliandMichael G. Wilson,Jeff Bezoswasted no time in weighing in on the future of 007 — by asking his social media followers who they’d cast asthe next Bond.“Who’d you pick as the next Bond?“Bezos posted, attaching a screenshot of the BBC headline announcing Amazon’s takeover....

Last year, it was revealed that A&E, which had been revitalizing its offerings withBates Motel, hadacquired the story rightsto a vampire novel calledLet the Right One In. The proposed series was placed in the care ofTeen Wolfseries creatorJeff Davisto act as showrunner. Little else was offered in terms of development, but it has now been more than a year since then and the project has reappeared at TNT with little explanation as to why....

From showrunnerLuca Guadagnino(Call Me By Your Name), the eight-episode HBO seriesWe Are Who We Aretells the story of two American teenagers who live on a U.S. military base in Italy, exploring all of the messy emotions that come with being 14. When the shy and introverted Fraser (Jack Dylan Grazer) meets the bold and confident Caitlin (Jordan Kristine Seamón), he finds someone that he can connect with, in a way unlike anyone else in his life....

If you were a fan of FXX’s quirky romantic comedy seriesMan Seeking Woman, then TBS' new heaven-set workplace comedyMiracle Workersshould definitely be on your radar. Based on creator and showrunnerSimon Rich’s book, “What in God’s Name”, this seven-episode limited series turns the perception of heaven on its head while also making the case that humans are worth saving. Miracle WorkersstarsDaniel Radcliffeas Craig, a low-level angel responsible for handling all of humanity’s prayers....

Ricky Tollmanopted to tackle quite the topic for his feature directorial debut.Run This Towndoes have some fictionalized elements but it’s still a film that chronicles the very public and tumultuous tale end of Toronto MayorRob Ford’s time in office. Tollman covers the story from three angles. There’sBen Platt’s character, Bram, a recent college graduate determined to make a name for himself as a reporter. We’ve also gotMena Massoudas Kamal, a special assistant who’s essentially Ford’s right hand man....

With directorJoseph Kosinski’sOnly the Braveopening in theaters this weekend, a few days ago I sat down withJames Badge DaleandTaylor Kitschfor an exclusive video interview. They talked about being authentic to the real people portrayed in the film, not embellishing the dialogue or situations, wanting to bleed honesty in their performances, and more. If you haven’t seen theOnly the Bravetrailers, the film is based on the true story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who battled the Yarnell Hill wildfire, which blazed through Arizona in June 2013....

Ahead of tomorrow’s new trailer, Disney has released aRogue One: A Star Wars Storytrailer tease. It promises a lot of new footage (and likely a differenttrailer than what was shown atStar WarsCelebration Europe), and even this brief glimpse gives us a new look at the U-Wing, which joins the ranks of the A-Wing, B-Wing, V-Wing, X-Wing, and Y-Wing fighters. It will be interesting to see what else the new trailer holds and if audiences at large will get the same glimpse of Darth Vader that folks at Celebration got....

Professional wrestling is the only fictional art form that gets criticized for being fictional. For detractors, it’s the go-to jab,how can you care about a sport that isn’t real? For fans, that razor-thin divide between storytelling and reality is the sweet spot, the suspension of disbelief right up to the point where you question what you’re seeing, the blurred line between an athletic competition and a comic-book clash between larger than life heroes and villains....

Paramount’sScreamsequel (requel?) scared away not just the looming threat of the Omicron variant, but also reigning championSpider-Man: No Way Home, as it claimed the top spot at the weekend box office with a $13.3 million Friday haul. The horror film, directed by Radio Silence duoMatt Bettinelli-OlpinandTyler Gillett, is expected to make around $31.5 million in its three-day debut, and $36 million over the extended four-day MLK weekend. This is poised to best the previous MLK weekend record for a horror picture, which was held byAndy Muschietti’sMama....

Sunday nights have gone full beast mode. The Roy family has finally made their long-awaited return to television in the third season of HBO’s satirical drama,Succession,and they do not disappoint. Logan Roy is back (Brian Cox) and nastier than ever as he rules the world’s fifth-largest media conglomerate with an iron fist, while his children fight for scraps of power. A particularly nasty brood of backstabbers, the Roys have become America’s favorite family to hate....

I’ve read many books during my time in quarantine, and one of the very best wasNick Bilton’sAmerican Kingpin, which told the story of the infamous Silk Road and its founderRoss Ulbricht, as well as the law enforcement officials who took him down, including cop who wound up becoming a criminal himself. I finished the book in two days, if memory serves, and then I remembered there was a Silk Road movie on the way starringNick Robinsonas Ulbricht....