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Gameplay footage showing the Batman game that evolved into Shadow of Mordor has appeared online.

A new trailer featuring Christian Bale’s Batman has gone viral across social media platforms. However, the trailer is fake and uses AI-generated footage.

The first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's Trap is here – and it looks like a wild ride.

Before its first season has aired, Amazon's Fallout series has been set up for a second run.

Gameplay footage from Monolith Studios' cancelled Nolan-verse Batman game that was eventually turned into Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor has surfaced online.

Footage of Monolith Productions' title — codenamed — has surfaced online, showing gameplay of Christian Bale's take on the hero from Christopher Nolan's trilogy as he patrols an open-world Gotham. Unfortunately, the title was canceled, but Monolith did take elements from it to make the acclaimed.

Monolith's scrapped Batman game that eventually became the best Lord of the Rings game has resurfaced online, 10 years later. 

Gameplay and images for the canceled ‘Nolanverse’ Batman game that was once in development at Monolith Productions have emerged online.

Amazon's Fallout adaptation is set to release later this month, and in preparation the cast and crew have started sharing titbits about its production and their work on the series.

Boyd Holbrook, known for his antagonist role in Logan, is rumored to be in talks to portray Harvey Dent in The Batman — Part II. Directed by Matt Reeves and starring Robert Pattinson as the titular character, The Batman was a critical and commercial success upon its release in 2022.

Anne Hathaway has called director Christopher Nolan "an angel" for casting her in 2014 sci-fi epic Interstellar when her reputation was suffering due to online toxicity – and, in doing so, keeping her career momentum going. 

Cillian Murphy is set to star in and produce a new crime drama written by the team behind Edge of Tomorrow, Deadline reports. 

An icon in the eyes of action film fans, Carrie-Anne Moss returns to television in the new Star Wars series, The Acolyte. In it, the performer will be playing Jedi Master Indara, at the height of the High Republic.

The next James Bond could be played by Avengers 2 and Kraven the Hunter star Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and new fan art imagines what the actor could look like when suited up as 007.

Imprint Television is producing of the classic sci-fi television series from Patrick McGoohan.

is at the top of the world after Oppenheimer won Best Director and Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars. Now with Oppenheimer in the rearview, all eyes are on what the British auteur will do next. According to a report from Variety, Nolan is weighing two options for his next movie.

Love it or hate it, there’s no denying Fortnite knows how to keep its community engaged. Aside from a constantly changing island, a continuous stream of new weapons, and a new story to unravel every season, Fortnite is home to some of the coolest cosmetics in all of gaming. Customizing your character is a big draw of the battle royale, and there are thousands of ways to make your avatar your own. And nowhere is this more apparent than with the massive selection of Fortnite skins up for grabs.

Animation was the butt of the joke at this year's Oscars ceremony, but one high-profile director/producer had the perfect response to the poorly received joke from host Jimmy Kimmel. 

The Oscars is one of the biggest — if not the biggest night in the American entertainment industry every year, and the 2024 Oscars were no different. All the stars were out tonight, from best actor nominees like Jeffrey Wright, Paul Giamatti, and Cillian Murphy to best director nominees like Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, and Jonathan Glazer.

The Dark Knight was absolutely snubbed for a Best Picture nomination back in 2009, but oh well, at least the Academy Awards wised up on Christopher Nolan. On Sunday night, the purveyor of big-screen entertainment finally won his Oscar for directing the hell out of Oppenheimer. The biopic, which picked up awards throughout the night, was well-positioned going into the ceremony while Nolan’s directing win was anticipated by fans and awards prognosticators alike. But the win was a long time coming for a director who has gone surprisingly overlooked by the industry.

Former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan has shared a new name as his top choice to portray the iconic spy in the upcoming 007 movies.

Today, Amazon and Bethesda have debuted the first official trailer of the Fallout TV show, slated to air via Prime Video on April 11, one day earlier than originally planned. All of the eight episodes of the season will be available to be viewed right away. The first three episodes were directed by Jonathan Nolan, brother to the famous film director Christopher Nolan and also executive producer on the Fallout TV show alongside his wife Lisa Joy.

As expected, the highly anticipated (and magnificent) Dune: Part Two went gangbusters at the global box office, raking in $81.5 million domestically and $178.5M worldwide, per Deadline. The big-budget sequel instantly becomes the biggest film of 2024 worldwide, trumping The Beekeeper’s $151M global tally, and will easily overcome Bob Marley: One Love ($82.7M) as the top domestic earner of the year.

The Fallout TV series’s Executive Producer, Jonathan Nolan, has said the freedom given to the project makes it feel like it’s .

Foundation co-creator David S. Goyer has stepped back from his showrunner duties on the Apple TV Plus sci-fi show due to clashes over budget, The Hollywood Reporter has claimed.

After Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love, after Noah Baumbach’s The Meyerowitz Stories (New And Selected), after Jason Reitman’s Men, Women & Children and the Safdie brothers’ Uncut Gems, film fans must be used to the idea of Adam Sandler as a comedian willing to step into dramatic roles. But they still haven’t seen him give a performance like the one he delivers in Netflix’s new science fiction movie Spaceman. His character, Czech astronaut Jakub Procházka, is painfully introverted, emotionally repressed, and above all, quiet. Sandler’s dramatic roles have mostly been about energy — sometimes restless, barely contained, often aggressive energy. Jakub is so muted and compressed, he seems like a trauma victim.

The world wasn’t ready for Tenetwhen it was originally released in 2020. That’s both literally true — it was the middle of the pandemic — and spiritually true, because people were still so hung up on the idea of Christopher Nolan as a puzzle-box filmmaker who wanted his movies solved. But now that people are starting to head back to theaters, and Oppenheimerhas clued audiences in to Nolan’s earnestness, maybe it’s finally time to appreciate Tenet for the vibey friendship-movie masterpiece it is. With the movieheading back into theaters on Feb. 23 for a one-week revival, there’s no better time for the reevaluation to begin.

As Oppenheimer continues on its path to sweep awards season, a new Netflix documentary could provide the perfect follow-up viewing.

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The first reactions for Dune 2 are in and the sci-fi epic is being called director Denis Villeneuve's "magnum opus" - with special praise for the leading performances from Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.

Exodus, the upcoming action-adventure RPG from former BioWare veterans, is now also being worked on by a Halo and Call of Duty support studio.

Upcoming OTT release week: Christopher Nolan's “Oppenheimer” arriving on Peacock and a documentary and album from Jennifer Lopez are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.

Rocksteady Studios’ Arkham-Verse games are one of the most iconic and influential Batman stories of the 21st century, arguably second only to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. The games are built on the foundations of Batman: The Animated Series and feature many returning voice actors, but even by the second entry had begun to tell a tale quite different to that previously emerged from Gotham City.

“Play, watch, shop and engage.”

There was a time when Hi-Fi music systems used to be all the rage. Remember the bulky surround sound systems with a cassette and CD player offered by brands like Sony and Phillips? Good times. However, that market has now completely changed, and rarely does anyone have that much space to place four different speakers and a chunky amplifier alongside the TV. This need for a compact sound system has led to the popularity of soundbars. Why have big, bulky music systems in place when all you require is a soundbar and a subwoofer that provide a sound quality that is excellent? These devices fulfill most of the home entertainment needs, be it jamming with your friends on your favourite AC/DC, Journey, or U2 tracks, or watching the latest Christopher Nolan flick in a theatre-like experience at home. Soundbars can do it all. Nowadays, you don't need to shell out big bucks to purchase a decent sound system, as many brands offer great soundbars at an affordable price. Therein lies the problem. With so many options in the market, it can be a daunting task to pick the right one.

The winner in the Oscar nominations race Tuesday after a bruising year for the film industry was “Oppenheimer” with 13 nods, followed by the otherworldly “Poor Things” with 11 and the period epic “Killers of the Flower Moon” with 10 and yes, Barbie was there too. 2023 was marred by strikes and work stoppages for the cinema world, throwing production and release schedules into chaos. Looking to catch up ahead of the Academy Awards on March 10? Here's how (and where) to watch Oscar-nominated films online:

Cillian Murphy has received his first Academy Award nomination for his role as the titular nuclear physicist in Oppenheimer. So, with his first star-studded Oscars ceremony on the horizon, Murphy was asked if he gets starstruck – and he had a totally understandable response.

The full list of nominees for the upcoming 96th annual Academy Awards was officially announced this morning, Tuesday, January 23, 2024.

The first look at Cillian Murphy's next movie, Small Things Like These, is here. As well as starring, Murphy is also producing, along with his Oppenheimer co-star Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck is on board as executive producer. 

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer absolutely dominated this year's Golden Globes, taking home five awards. But not all of the cast members were feeling the love that night as one actor was left out of the group picture for the most hilarious reason.

Succession and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were the biggest winners at the 2024 Golden Globes awards, which felt a little predictable given how thoroughly they dominated their respective categories — particularly the acting categories, which in a couple of different cases had three Succession performers dueling for the top spot. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie didn’t fare as well in the mix, even though it was nominated in many of the categories — ultimately, it only walked away with Best Original Song and the “Cinematic And Box Office Achievement” award.

ABC's multi-city New Year's Eve special and new music from the K-pop act TVXQ are some of the new television, movies and music headed to a device near you.

One of 2023’s biggest cinema trends was the way accomplished filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Greta Gerwig, Wes Anderson, Christopher Nolan, and many more delivered some of the most creatively and commercially successful work of their careers. There was just something in the air this year, as one major artist after another took big swings that connected.

Disney and Marvel Studios have parted ways with, as the former Kang the Conqueror actor will no longer be reprising his role after being found guilty of assault and harassment. The actor’s ousting from the franchise leaves the future of the MCU in question, with many wondering if Kang will be recast or if a new villain will be introduced. This has caused many actors’ names to be thrown into the conversation, as fans speculate if the likes of John Boyega, Damson Idris, or another actor will now join the MCU in Majors’ wake.

Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon – Part One revolves around a woman's mission to save the peaceful farming moon of Veldt that she calls home from a brutal enemy; as we learn in the film's opening scenes, the cruel and powerful Motherworld intends to bleed Veldt dry for its resources, leaving its subjugated people to starve. 

The Golden Globes 2024 nominations were revealed last night, with Greta Gerwig's feminist candy-coated romp Barbie, which dominated the box office charts this year, leading the pack. It's got a whopping 10 nominations, including one for Best Musical or Comedy, alongside acting nods for stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling (supporting). The awards show has also added two new categories to recognise the best in entertainment, starting with a ‘Cinematic and Box Office Achievement' category, which honours the biggest movies of the year, having grossed $150 million (about Rs. 1,250 crore) minimum, of which $100 million must be from within the US. Eight nominees compete for that award, including Barbie, Oppenheimer, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Until very recently, Robert Downey Jr. has been tipped to win the Best Supporting Actor award at the upcoming Oscars ceremony for his incredible turn as Lewis Strauss in director Christopher Nolan's much acclaimed epic Oppenheimer. However, a new contender has arrived on the scene, one who could be set to take home the golden gong.

As actual play continues to mature, Larian Studios basks in the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, and Warhammer 40,000 gets its deepest video game treatment yet, it’s not a stretch to claim that we’re on the cusp — if not already in the throes — of a role-playing game renaissance. Seen one way, it could mean stiff competition for the next developer to throw its hat in the ring. Through another lens, however, it could be the perfect time for a symbolic comeback. The creative minds at Archetype Entertainment are hoping for the latter.

In a move that will rightfully have people questioning the advent of an all-digital future, Sony has confirmed that hundreds of Discovery TV shows will soon be completely removed from PlayStation platforms — even if you've purchased them through the PS Store.

Cillian Murphy is still open to doing a Peaky Blinders movie – though we're still not sure when or if it's happening.

The hype mode of Amazon Prime Video's upcoming Fallout TV show has officially started. Following the first official photos shared earlier this week, Amazon has now released the debut teaser trailer for the upcoming series.

Sonic the Hedgehog has a new game coming next month that pairs his trademark high-speed 3D platforming gameplay with the replayability and discovery of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Sonic Dream Team, developed by Sega’s Hardlight studio, also features a unique setting — the tangible dreams of Dr. Eggman — and a character totally new to the Sonic-verse.

Christopher Nolan gave an impressive non-response to being asked if he's seen The Batman.

appeared at the end of Marvel Studios’, and while he hasn’t been back yet, Kevin Feige isn’t ruling out a return.

Yesterday, the Fallout TV show received the official air date. The TV series will debut on April 12, 2024 via Amazon's Prime Video.

More than three years after a TV adaptation of Fallout was first teased, we know when we’ll be able to watch the latest attempt to turn a video game into a live-action prestige series.

Amazon Prime’s series adaptation of Bethesda’s Fallout franchise now has a release date: April 12, 2024. The announcement was made via Prime Video’s Twitter account in celebration of Fallout Day (the day the bombs fell in the original Fallout game).

The countdown for the home release of Oppenheimer is nearly over, with 4K Blu-ray and UHD versions of the latest Christopher Nolan epic currently available to reserve ahead of their Nov. 21 launch. In addition to not having to worry about timing your pee breaks for the 150-minute epic, you can look forward to the following collection of bonus features:

The digital and 4K Blu-ray release date for Christopher Nolan’s has been revealed.

Sometimes the biggest adventures don’t need the world you traverse to be vast, but rather for the hero to be really, really small. Cocoon is a game that focusses in on the micro as opposed to the massive, featuring worlds nestled within worlds and an insectoid protagonist jumping between them. What is this insect? Why is it doing this? I’m still a little unsure, but the quality of the world-building and puzzles is not in doubt.

is continuing to push back against modern-day blockbusters and the streaming era.

Oppenheimer has been steadily breaking records at the box office since it hit theaters earlier this year. Not only has it become Christopher Nolan’s highest-grossing film aside from his Batman trilogy, it’s also become the second-highest grossing R-rated movie of all time too.

is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan and from a story written by David S. Goyer. The film, which is the third and final installment in Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, is set eight years after the events of 2008’s The Dark Knight and sees Bruce Wayne come out of retirement as Batman when a new villain named Bane threatens the city. In his attempts to stop Bane, Batman also encounters a mysterious and morally ambiguous thief named Selina Kyle.

is a 2005 American superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and David S. Goyer. The film, based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, is the first installment of Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy and tells the origin story of Bruce Wayne, from his parents’ deaths and his journey abroad to train to become a crime fighter to his transformation into Batman, and his attempts to stop Ra’s al Ghul and Scarecrow from causing chaos and misery across Gotham City.

is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan and written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan. The film, which is the second installment in Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, follows Batman, police commissioner James Gordon, and District Attorney Harvey Dent, as they join forces to stop organized crime in Gotham City, only for the trio to face a new challenge in the form of an insane criminal mastermind named Joker, who attempts to derail their efforts.

Never doubt the power of an A-list superstar. The Denzel Washington-led Equalizer 3 destroyed all competition at the domestic box office en route to a $42 million 4-day weekend ($34.5M 3-day) after an impressive $13.1M Friday, per Deadline. That’s about on par with the previous two entries in Antoine Fuqua’s franchise, a hair under The Equalizer 2 ($36M) and just over The Equalizer ($34M).

Killing Floor 3 is easily one of the most exciting FPS games I’ve seen revealed in a while, especially when I consider my own history with the series. From goofing around in-game with friends to getting through some seriously chaotic boss battles, I’ve had my fair share of Killing Floor fun. In an exclusive interview during Gamescom, we got to sit down with the creative director, Bryan Wynia, to discuss the future of Killing Floor 3 and what Tripwire Interactive has planned for the third entry.

It took a month, but Barbie finally fell off her perch atop the domestic box office. Blue Beetle, the latest offering from the DC universe, leaped to No. 1 with a $25.4 million domestic bow, per Deadline — a meager opening for the superhero pic and the lowest for a DCEU offering to date. The figure comes in higher than Wonder Woman 1984’s $16.7M and a tad lower than The Suicide Squad’s $26.2M, but remember, those pics were released on HBO Max during the pandemic. Blue Beetle couldn’t even match Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ $30.1M, a film that finished with $167M worldwide.

In a repeat from the last four weeks, Barbie remained atop the domestic box office, taking in $33 million (-36%) in its fourth weekend to bring its total to a massive $526.3M and $1.183B worldwide, per Deadline. That’s just phenomenal for the Greta Gerwig-directed pic, which is now less than $200M away from overtaking The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the No. 1 grossing film of 2023.

In 2018, an interview with Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan went viral — possibly because it was the first time he’d ever appeared relatable. In that conversation, he said his children sometimes jokingly call him Reynolds Woodcock, after the aloof, reserved protagonist of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread. Though Nolan’s scripts often feature signature, repeated (and often mocked) tropes, including time manipulation, dead spouses, and protagonists who face complex moral decisions, he injects very little of his own personality into his movies. Characters like Leonardo DiCaprio’s troubled team leader in Inception and Robert Pattinson’s equally troubled handler in Tenet are clearly styled after Nolan himself. But viewers rarely come away from Nolan movies with a greater understanding of his worldview, at least compared to the way directors like Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino put their personalities on screen in every movie they make.

In 2023, we have seen just about everyone come out and take a stand, either for or against, the global phenomenon of artificial intelligence. From the godfathers of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and Yann LeCun, entrepreneurs such as OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk, to Hollywood celebrities such as Tom Hanks and Christopher Nolan, this disruptive technology has impacted professionals from all walks of life. And it seems even the clergymen cannot stop themselves from worrying about its potential danger. On Tuesday, Pope Francis issued a warning against the dangers of AI, highlighting its “disruptive possibilities and ambivalent effects”.

revealed she has discussed with husband and director John Krasinski and co-star Cillian Murphy, suggesting they’ll only be making it if all parties are involved.

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Christopher Nolan loves the big screen. Oppenheimeris proving, once again, that it loves him right back. But long before anyone had actually seen Nolan’s fantastic biopic, the director and his fans alike were talking about its biggest (literally) selling point: IMAX 70mm film projection.

Christopher Nolan seemingly included a horrifying detail in Florence Pugh’s Oppenheimer scenes. The actor plays Jean Tatlock in the movie, who was J. Robert Oppenheimer’s (Cillian Murphy) partner before his marriage to Kitty Oppenheimer (Emily Blunt). 

Christopher Nolan said it himself: Watching his movie Oppenheimerwill basically ruin your life, and might even make you feel like you’re being blown up. If Nolan fans really want that kind of overwhelming experience, they likely want to watch the film in Nolan’s preferred format. His biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man who spearheaded the development of the atomic bomb, asks the audience to stare the destroyer of worlds right in the face, and Nolan thinks the best way to do that is in 70mm IMAX film — or as some die-hards call it, “true IMAX.”

The upcoming Fallout TV show has seen another leak, as we get a look at the world of the Bethesda RPG game including Vault-Tec, retro-futuristic cars and suits, and some taped-up guns. If you wanted to see more Fallout, we’ve got you covered.

Of the many details worth returning to in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, one of the most striking comes only after learning how the film was made. In what might be the movie’s most harrowing scene, J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) delivers a victory speech to the assembled scientists of the Manhattan Project after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While Oppenheimer gives a jingoistic speech to rapturous applause, Nolan depicts the physicist to be in internal anguish, as visions of destruction warp his perception of the event.

Having had even more time to think about it and (like a Christopher Nolan protagonist) do a considerable amount of science on the subject, it pains me to say that part 1 of The Witcher season 3 was in fact Pretty Lousy. This isn’t all that different from what I thought at the time. I’m just even more sure of it now, as the final three episodes arrive on Netflix — which are actually a lot of fun! They don’t magically make season 3 any better, and in fact, might even highlight its shortcomings even further. But it’s got a ton of wizards shooting lasers at each other and some cool sword fights, and that’s not nothing.