“They didn’t want to spend that kind of money on a zombie movie,” Snyder recently told Entertainment Weekly, “or just didn’t take it that seriously. I was always like, ‘Look guys, this is more than [just a zombie movie],’ but it fizzled out.” After making his feature directorial debut with Universal’s 2004 “Dawn of the Dead” remake, Snyder jumped to Warner Bros. in 2006 with “300” and stayed there for follow-up projects “Watchmen,” “Legend of the Guardians,” “Sucker Punch,” “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman,” and “Justice League....

After attempting to audition for the film back in 2012, she was told she was too “urban” to star in the movie. “I don’t know if it came directly from Chris Nolan,” Kravitz recently told The Guardian. “I think it was probably a casting director of some kind, or a casting director’s assistant.” Kravitz, who is of Black and Jewish descent, added, “Being a woman of color and being an actor and being told at that time that I wasn’t able to read because of the color of my skin, and the word ‘urban’ being thrown around like that, that was what was really hard about that moment....

The countdown to Christmas has begun! Which means that instead of ticking off the days on your deranged makeshift home office whiteboard, there’s still time to keep track of how many days until Christmas via the shared cultural experience of the Advent calendar. The act of opening a little cardboard door in a calendar and popping out a weird-tasting chocolate is not relegated to children — and it’s not even relegated to budget candy....

If you’re an early-bird shopper who can’t pass up a good deal, then you don’t have wait for Black Friday or Cyber Monday to find major markdowns on the hottest tech gear. From Apple to Roku, Samsung and Sony, the internet is full of must-have gadgets at an affordable price. Apple HomePod Mini Apple’s HomePod Mini floods the room with rich, 360-degree audio. Thanks to Siri, you’ll get instant help with everyday tasks, burning questions, and conveniently and securely control your smart home with the sound of your voice....

Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links. It’s easy (and mostly correct) to assume that the majority of superhero television is based on comics. But Hollywood loves existing IP, which means there are plenty of other series on TV right now based on comic books or graphic novels that have nothing to do with super powers or saving the day....

The official synopsis for Farhadi’s latest reads: “‘A Hero’ follows the story of Rahim — a man in jail for a debt he can’t repay. When a plan to erase his debt goes awry, he unexpectedly gains unwelcome notoriety. And in his attempt to restore his reputation and family, he must reckon with a misunderstanding that has spiraled out of control.” In his Critic’s Pick review out of the Cannes Film Festival, IndieWire’s David Ehrlich named “A Hero” Farhadi’s best movie since “A Separation,” adding, “Farhadi plays to his strengths with ‘A Hero,’ as he takes a classic premise and spins it around and around and around with enough centrifugal force to keep you rooted in place even as your sympathies fly in every conceivable direction....

Donna Gigliotti, Larry Karaszewski, David Linde, Isis Mussenden, and Wynn Thomas were re-elected as Board of Governor officers. It will be the first officer stint for Teri E. Dorman, 2020 Oscar show co-producer Lynette Howell Taylor, and Kim Taylor-Coleman. Yang’s producing credits include “The Joy Luck Club,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” “Zero Effect,” “High Crimes,” “Dark Matter,” “Shanghai Calling” and the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Over the Moon.” She won an Emmy for the HBO film “Indictment: The McMartin Trial....