Instead, this new version from director Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) leans into the origins of the story’s ill-fated lovers. Bill Skarsgård’s Eric is a recovering addict who meets FKA Twigs’ Shelly in a rehabilitation centre, before the pair fall madly in love. 

At first, it works well – the duo has chemistry, and Skarsgård, in particular, brings both action-hero gravitas and vulnerability to the role of the eyeliner-sporting avenger. But they're ultimately let down by cringey dialogue. Shelly bears the brunt of this, including one bizarre moment when she croons to her love while contemplating death, “Do you think angsty teens will build little shrines to us?”

The story does eventually veer into familiar territory when Eric is brought back from the dead to avenge his lost love after they’re both brutally murdered. It’s here that The Crow finally takes flight, along with its gothic superhero. Unlikely character choices like the Suicide Squad-era Joker tattoos make a bit more sense in this context, and there are moments of grandeur as Eric stalks through New York City on a path of vengeance, leather coat blowing behind him. 

An ultra-violent opera killing spree gives Skarsgård the action role he skirted in John Wick 4 too, as blood, arias, and dark eyeliner make a surprising synergy. Yet, it’s all over too quickly – just as The Crow is really spreading its wings, it abruptly ends, thanks to a rushed conclusion involving Danny Huston’s incongruously demonic Vincent Roeg. It's all enough to make you wonder if this is a flight that should have stayed grounded. 

The Crow is in US theaters and UK cinemas now. 

For more upcoming movies, check out our guides to upcoming horror movies and 2024 movie release dates. 

The video, which can be viewed below, features Anthony Ramos, Daisy Edgar Jones, Katy M. O'Brian, Glenn Powell, among other cast and crew, screaming and jumping up and down while Ramos repeatedly yells, "Our Superman!"

"So David was going out for that role when we were filming," director Lee Isaac Chung told Total Film. "I remember, we were all really secretly rooting for him. When we found out he was on a shortlist, a lot of us were saying, 'You know, he actually would be a great Superman.'

In Twisters, Corenswet plays Scott, business partner to Javi (Ramos) – and the movie's money-hungry villain. The actor is now set to play Clark Kent in James Gunn's Superman, which is set to kick off the new DCU and usher in a new era of comic book movies for DC.

The casting was officially announced in June 2023, with Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane. Skyler Gisondo plays Jimmy Olsen, with Nicholas Hoult as Lex Luthor and Isabela Merced as Hawkgirl.

Continued Chung: "I remember when he came back from doing auditions in LA. He came back to set, and he was still carrying that Superman to us. He’s someone who stays within the role a little bit. I’m not saying he’s method, but he kind of takes on that aura a little bit."

Twisters is in theaters now. Superman is set to premiere on July 11, 2025. For more, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies in 2024 and beyond.

"In 1999, theatrical films didn't originate on video, so there was no codified process for putting them out on video. So they did it like all films back then: They transferred the 35mm negative to video," Monello explained via Twitter. "Unfortunately, the 35mm negative is NOT the actual camera negative. As a result, the version released for all forms of home video is incorrect. The colors, the motion, the strange rounded corners, it didn't look like a home video, and it didn't look like film."

A limited edition of the film that contains the correct version is being released on Blu-ray this November via Second Sight Films. Monello says this edition is the first time the movie has been "properly transferred and released in the way it was intended to be seen." Because it's being released in the UK as a Region B disc, however, your Blu-ray player needs to be able to play Region B discs – or no dice.

The first Blair Witch movie hit theaters in 1999 and was a massive success, grossing nearly $250 million against its modest, independent budget. The found footage horror saw a group of film students set out to produce a documentary about an urban legend known as the Blair Witch. The marketing methods were controversial – and the cast has since come out about unfair compensation and lack of royalties over the last 25 years.

A reboot sequel from Adam Wingard hit theaters in 2016, and another reboot-sequel is on its way from horror studio Blumhouse.

The Blair Witch Project and Adam Wingard's Blair Witch reboot are streaming now on Prime Video. For more, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies in 2024 and beyond.

The Acolyte star Lee Jung-jae has spoken out about the show's surprise cancellation.

"To hear the news, I was quite surprised personally as well," Lee told Entertainment Weekly. The actor also said, "as you know, my character had died already in the first season. So I wouldn’t have appeared in the second season if there was one anyway. But personally speaking, I really loved [showrunner] Leslye Headland's writing. 

"I thought that she was a great writer and director who was very talented in the storytelling, as well as creating characters and creating meaningful structures within the story. So I was actually personally really looking forward to watching a season 2 with her at the helm."

Lee played Master Sol, a Jedi Master who lived at the end of the High Republic. His shock death came at the hands of his former Padawan Osha (Amandla Stenberg) who Force-chokes him.  The cast includes Manny Jacinto, Carrie-Annie Moss, Dafne Keen, Amandla Stenberg, and Jodie Turner-Smith.

Headland had previously told Collider that she had pitched The Acolyte as a "multi-season show," and intended to resolve that season 1 cliffhanger.

Added Lee: "Honestly, I am hoping that maybe there could be changes in the future. Because you never know what’s going to happen. So on a personal level, I really hope we could get to see further stories of Leslye’s second season."

The Acolyte season 1 is streaming on Disney Plus. For more, check out our list of the best new TV shows coming in 2024 and beyond, or, check out our guide to all of the  upcoming Star Wars movies and shows you need to know about.

The upcoming season 4 will see our beloved podcasting trio Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) investigating the mysterious death of stunt double Sazz Patazi (Jane Lynch), which comes with certain complications. Given that Sazz was Charles' stunt double on his show Brazzos, the question is was he actually the killer's intended target?

With the gang, particularly Charles, threatened like never before, you could argue that this season is the show's darkest one yet. This is something Gomez certainly agrees with as she reveals in conversation with GamesRadar+: "I definitely think that because this is as close as we get... we definitely question if Charles is the target which is a huge plot."

Facing not only the death of one of his closest friends but also the chance that the killer may be potentially after him, Charles is dealing with a lot this season, which gave Martin the opportunity to uncover some new layers to his character. 

As the actor told us, he used previous experience with other roles to help shape his performance here: "One of my best friends in Only Murders gets killed which does make it dark. I can't believe it but I've been acting my whole life and have been running into situations like that in films where you have to dig a little deeper. It's just pitching your performance in the right way. 

"Even in Father of the Bride there are very emotional scenes and then the next you are falling into a bush - so, it's just a balance that you learn through experience. But it's tough. It's essentially a humorous show and yet your best friend is killed, so there was a delicate balance in the performance to get it right. And I think I did [laughs]!"

Short is quick to agree with Martin here, jokingly telling his co-star: "You are really great in this season Steve - for the first time we actually believe you!"

Leaning into the darkness which lies at the heart of this season, the sixth episode (titled 'Blow-Up') is filmed entirely through a mixture of hidden cameras, security footage, and camcorders in a found footage-esque style. The result is somewhat both chilling and unnerving, especially since this is a new format for the show.

As well as being something fresh for audiences then it was also new to the cast, with Gomez admitting that "sometimes it was weird because there was no camera around". Short agrees but adds that it presented a different challenge too: "It was kinda fun because there was not a lot of coverage, so you would do the scene three times then they would say 'moving on' as opposed to building it."

However, as Martin notes though this isn't the first time that Only Murders has thrown a spanner in the works with a different style of episode. As he concludes: "If you notice with our show right around this point there's something odd. For example, there was an episode with no dialogue [season 1 episode 7] and then this season it was completely from the point of view of hidden cameras or security cameras. There's always something a little tricky."

Only Murders in the Building season 4 debuts on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK on August 27.

For more series to keep on your radar, check out our guide to the best new TV shows heading your way.

The upcoming fourth season continues this tradition as Eva Longoria, Eugene Levy, and Zach Galifianakis appear portraying themselves, as they take on the respective roles of Mabel, Charles, and Oliver in an Only Murders movie as our podcasting gang are whisked off to Hollywood. And once again, that's only the beginning of this season's cameos...

The question is then, which celebrity would the cast like to appear in Only Murders in the Building who hasn't popped up yet? GamesRadar+ put that to trio Steve Martin (Charles), Selena Gomez (Mabel), and Martin Short (Oliver) in a recent interview, who gave us their wish-list.

After some initial hesitation from Short who said "there's a lot of wonderful actors" he would love to appear in the show, Martin got down to business naming them, starting with "Cate Blanchett". Gomez and Short nodded in agreement, with the latter exclaiming that he "loves" the Tár and Lord of the Rings star. 

He then proposes the idea of Ryan Reynolds, to which Martin replies "that would be great." Currently riding a high following the success of Deadpool and Wolverine, we are sure Reynolds would be up for a cameo here.

Talking of guest stars, this season will also see the return of the legendary Meryl Streep as actor Loretta Durkin, following her debut in the last instalment. As you may recall, the third season ended with Loretta moving to Los Angeles for her big break, with Oliver deciding not to move with her as he only likes LA in small doses.

Season 4 then sees the pair adjusting to a long distance relationship, but we still get plenty of scenes between Loretta and Oliver. Telling GamesRadar+ that "there's no greater actor to work with" other than Streep, Short also adds that she is always the one gossiping on set, but that this never distracts from her performance. He explained: "She can be gossiping about some actor that she's worked with then they say 'action' and she's into the scene with tears. They then say 'cut' and she's right back to the gossip."

Martin is also in admiration of the joyful energy Streep brings to set, as he states: "She's one of the most fun actors! You may think that there might be some angst as she prepares for a scene but there's not. I think part of her success is in her joy and being able to turn on a dime."

Only Murders in the Building season 4 debuts on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK on August 27.

For more series to keep on your radar, check out our guide to the best new TV shows heading your way.

"Fun fact: I was playing #TheLastOfUs2 while writing #AlienRomulus The story of a pregnant Dina made me think of having the character of Kay be pregnant too," Alvarez wrote on Twitter. "Then I cast Isabela Merced to play Kay…. A year later she gets cast to play Dina on the HBO show…. True story."

The filmmaker was responding to a fan who wrote, "Tell us you've already played The Last of Us" in response to a tweet containing a series of Alien: Romulus character trading cards – in which Cailee Spaeny looks a bit like the video game version of Ellie, and the characters are donning outfits and weapons that have major TLOU vibes overall.

It was announced earlier this year that Merced would play Dina, an important figure in Ellie's adult life, in The Last of Us season 2 – which is based on the sequel to the hit video game (and is arguably much more emotionally devastating than its predecessor). No major spoilers, in case you haven't already played the game, but her character is, in fact, pregnant – although maybe not in the same scary outer space way that Kay is in Romulus.

Alien: Romulus is in theaters now. The Last of Us season 2 is set hit Max sometime in 2025. For more, check out our guides to the Alien Romulus ending explained, Alien Romulus timeline, and Alien Romulus post-credits scene.

"I’ve always been a huge fan of James Gunn as a person and filmmaker, and that is a universe I would absolutely love to be apart of," Flanagan said during a panel at FanEXPO Canada. You can watch the clip below.

It wouldn't be the first time a horror director has made the leap to superhero movies, given that horror master James Wan directed DC's live-action Aquaman movie as well as its sequel Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. 

On the Marvel front, Evil Dead director Sam Raimi helmed the Tobey Maguire-led pre-MCU Spider-Man trilogy, and Venom helmer Ruben Fleischer directed the horror-comedy Zombieland and its sequel. So what we're saying is, it's definitely not out of the question – and we're definitely here for it.

Flanagan's next project is The Life of Chuck, a feature-length film based on Stephen King's heartbreaking novella of the same name. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Karen Gillan, Mark Hamill, Matthew Lillard, David Dastmalchian, and Kate Siegel. Gunn is currently hard at work on Superman, starring David Corenswet as the titular hero and Rachel Brosnahan as Lois Lane.

The Life of Chuck is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6. Superman is out July 11, 2025. For more, check out our list of the most exciting upcoming movies in 2024 and beyond, or check out our guide to all the upcoming DC movies and shows you need to know about.

Star Wars Outlaws does its best to render this fantasy into reality, but developer Massive Entertainment has misinterpreted elements of its appeal through an ailing contextual stealth system, unkind progression checkpointing, and frequently rigid objective parameters. Critical missions teeter between fantastical and frustration as a result, drawing attention from the litany of successes achieved elsewhere in the experience.

Don't get caught and don't raise alarms. Don't do this, and definitely don't do that. When Massive is dictating the pace of play the fantasy falls apart. Star Wars Outlaws doesn't appropriately communicate detection and visibility, not enough to support stealth as such a principal focus of the critical path. Main missions leave little room for you to exercise your own judgment, instead insisting that you infiltrate ventilation systems of Imperial starships and syndicate outposts. Get caught, start over at the cost of your patience and credits.

It's a shame, because if Han Solo and Lando Calrissian have taught me anything it's that figuring out what to do once you do get into trouble is all a part of the game for a scoundrel. And like any good scoundrel, you'll feel a desire to go quiet until it's time to go loud, no matter the situation. You'll want to try and charm your way past enemy personnel, dress up in ill-fitting costumes to avoid detection, and have the space to talk your way out of (and into) trouble. What we have here instead is a whole lot of vents, and an annoying lockpicking minigame to access them. Star Wars Outlaws exists in this weird space as a result; it's one of the best Star Wars games on the strength of its sense of place, but a bad stealth experience; understanding what you value more will ultimately tip you towards or away from this adventure. 

One step at a time

Kay Vess is a scoundrel in search of a quieter life. Star Wars Outlaws tracks the pursuit of that dream, and the dark paths that wait for those who blindly follow their intuition. An earned death mark is a death sentence, pushing Vess out of the only home she's ever known and into exotic new lands – Akiva, Kijimi, Tatooine, and Toshara. For planets like Kijimi and Tatooine, you're given freedom to explore wide environments that have always existed on the periphery of a camera lens; and in the case of Toshara, Massive demonstrates that it's more than capable of making additive contributions to the wider Star Wars universe. 

These planets are microcosmic open worlds – lush, sprawling landscapes with pockets of civilization, challenges, and collectibles to encounter – that connect via stretches of explorable galaxy; a little drab, but free-flight is thrilling as Tie-Fighters screech overhead. Massive throws out the playbook honed by Assassin's Creed and Far Cry to great effect, leaving you free to wander by foot, by speeder, or by ship without any reliance on crow's nest cartography to progress across landscapes. Your journal fills with optional tasks as you accept contracts, stumble across locations, and overhear snippets of conversation whilst walking through beautifully-constructed cities. 

Star Wars Outlaws is at its best when it leaves you well enough alone to soak in the atmosphere of these locales, authentically capturing the iconic visual aesthetic and terse tension inherent to populations externalizing the events of The Empire Strikes Back. Syndicates wrestle for control over territories, taking advantage of Imperial forces turning their attention to a resurgent Rebel Alliance. The Hutt Cartel is extorting moisture farmers on Tatooine, maybe you can help. The Pyke Syndicate is fixing Sabacc tournaments, perhaps you want in on that action. Crimson Dawn is a shadow in the corner of every cantina, lurking close as you lean at a bar watching a band play live on a stage in the back. 

Building and breaking uneasy relationships with syndicates is an area where Star Wars Outlaws shines. As your reputation grows, a light system of choice and consequence underpins every decision you make. This system works because of its simplicity; it's ever-present but never a burden, a smart way to reflect the dire circumstance Vess must navigate as she assembles a crew capable of pulling off an impossible heist. 

Reputation management is authentic and organic, which is also true of character customization and progression. Experts discovered in your travels help refine your skill-set over time – Massive's decision to divest from funneling experience points through skill trees is liberating. Altering the efficiency of your blaster or the speed of your cruiser is similarly organic, with Vess bartering over parts to make steady improvements. The effect of these progressive design decisions means that you really do feel a part of a wider world, rather than a function of it. 

Never tell me the odds

When Star Wars Outlaws isn't locking you into forced stealth scenarios, it's far snappier – combat is chaotic. A blaster may be considered an inelegant weapon for a more uncivilized age but it's a lot of fun to wield, sharp and punchy. Cycling through Plasma, Ion, and Power modules is easy enough, introducing some flexibility in your approach to crowd control. Your companion, Nix, is easily controlled too, giving you scope to distract or dispatch enemies as you focus your attention elsewhere. Adrenaline Rush fills over time as plasma bolts fizz through the air around you, letting you mark multiple aggressors and dispatch them with cinematic ease. It's in these moments that you remember Star Wars has plenty of potency when there isn't a lightsaber in sight. 

Star Wars Outlaws has immaculate vibes, capturing the feel of existing in the Star Wars universe perhaps better than anything before it. Massive does a wonderful job recreating the '70s-inspired, lived-in style which defined the original trilogy; exterior and interior environments look the part, the atmosphere brought to life with authentic VFX and SFX, and a phenomenal performance from actor Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess acts as a suitable grounding into the adventure – doing enough to draw attention away from some surprisingly mediocre character models and animations which blight the supporting cast. 

All told, Star Wars Outlaws is a compact open-world adventure that often succeeds in spite of itself. The sort of video game that doesn't hide its influences, opting instead to wield them to blunt any sharp edges that may turn even the most casual player away from enjoying a Star Wars adventure. Environment navigation has echoes of Uncharted, albeit without the polish typically associated with a Naughty Dog production. The way side stories unfurl through the open worlds has shades of Red Dead Redemption, although Massive never commits to intricate systemic design as a catalyst. The easy, atmospheric vibes remind me of Ghost of Tsushima. Gears of War's 'perfect reload' dictates combat flow, the way Vess contextually shifts around cover brings about memories of Quantum Break, and the Adrenaline Rush mechanic is a great revival of Splinter Cell's beloved Mark and Execute. A lot of different pieces assemble to show a Star Wars-themed picture. 

But what I was reminded of the most while playing Star Wars Outlaws was the experience of sitting down with Mass Effect for the first time in 2007. A game that, despite its poor performance and flawed combat, really ignited the imagination. It wasn't until I took my first steps onto the Citadel with Commander Shepard that I realized I had been waiting all my life for Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Star Trek to be made interactive – for an RPG to so convincingly satisfy the fantasy of stepping into a world that was alien to my own. I've sacrificed my time to Star Wars: Galaxies and The Old Republic, fallen in love with the 'Jedi' games in all their forms, and played countless other games set in this franchise. But it's Star Wars Outlaws that truly made me feel a part of this universe for the very first time, and that has to count for something – even if I hope to never see the inside of another Imperial ventilation system in my lifetime. 

Since then, it’s been a point of concern that we might never see the unique character in live-action. Thankfully, The Rings of Power solves this in its second season, casting James Bond actor Rory Kinnear as Tolkien’s delightfully mysterious character. 

However, the actor tells GamesRadar+ that he’s not surprised it’s taken so long to get Bombadil on screen. "Well, I guess with the other adaptations, I think Peter Jackson said it, it doesn't necessarily drive the story on, particularly in the narrative of it," he tells us. "But in the pages and in people's imaginations, he is this incredible character that has so much knowledge and so much sense of fun and so much life about him, as well as the whole of humanity and history and the earth. This is sort of representative of all that Earth is, and Middle-earth."

The Rings of Power, on the other hand, has the benefit of being more long-form storytelling, Kinnear adds: "Obviously over multi-season episodic TV, you’ve got more time to investigate those stories. In the way that [showrunners] J.D. [Payne] and Patrick [McKay] are telling the story, they're able to create a role for him that isn't necessarily the one that he has in the books. So whilst they're using that character, they are using him in a different way to how Tolkien did."

From what we know of the character so far, it seems like his main point of contact in season 2 will be The Stranger. Actor Daniel Weyman teases a bit more of what to expect from these interactions.

"Even though he might not be present in all the scenes in the books, actually, he's always sort of there because he's so extraordinary," Weyman explains. "He's sort of keeping you company on your journey through the books and I think that's a great thing about Tom on this journey for The Stranger. His presence is so extraordinary that even when you're not with him, he's sort of in your mind because of how he's interacted with you."

Kinnear adds: "And how Tolkien writes him – he’s so open-ended and opaque in some ways that people are able to project so much onto him. I think again, that's his power, both in terms of a reader's imagination, but also the potential in the interactions with The Stranger, and his role going through The Rings of Power as well."

The Rings of Power season 2 begins with a three-episode premiere on August 29. For more, check out our guide to the best shows on Amazon Prime Video.