Movies https://nerdbot.com/category/movies/ The Nerd Side Of Life Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:46:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/nerdbot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-Nerdbot-Headshot.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Movies https://nerdbot.com/category/movies/ 32 32 152960103 Anya Taylor-Joy Joins “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/16/anya-taylor-joy-joins-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-hunt-for-gollum/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:34:12 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284720 Anya Taylor-Joy is the latest heavyweight to lace up boots for The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. It is a film by Andy Serkis, who also reprises his role as Gollum. This is a casting announcement that is going to ruffle some feathers in Middle-earth. Taylor-Joy’s Casting Taylor-Joy will play Seren, a [...]

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]]> 284720 Sarah Michelle Gellar to Star in Supernatural Romance “Thud” https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/16/sarah-michelle-gellar-to-star-in-supernatural-romance-thud/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:13:42 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284781 Sometimes romance is a hell of a thing. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Ready or Not 2: Here I Come) and Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks) will star in the supernatural romance Thud. The duo will play the Grim Reaper and the Devil, respectively. It is directed by Mali Elfman (Next Exit) from a script by Noga Pnueli [...]

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]]> 284781 Curry Barker May Turn “Milk & Serial” Into a Bigger-Budget Feature Film https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/16/curry-barker-may-turn-milk-serial-into-a-bigger-budget-feature-film/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:32:11 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284683 Filmmaker Curry Barker may turn his $800 found-footage film Milk & Serial into a bigger-budget project. The writer-director of Obsession first released the slightly over-an-hour-long film on YouTube in 2024, where it’s still free to watch. But that doesn’t mean it’s destined to stay on the small screen. Milk & Serial stars Barker alongside his [...]

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]]> 284683 Sharknado Director Anthony C. Ferrante Returns With New Movie “Water Park Shark” https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/15/anthony-c-ferrante-returns-with-new-shark-attack-film-water-park-shark/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:47:57 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284574 A decade after dropping the oceanic fish-infested deluge known as Sharknado, director Anthony C. Ferrante is ready to swim back into the blue with his latest assault on our screens: Water Park Shark. With Lead Actors David Chokachi and Chelsea Gilson in the lead roles, the film will take the floor at Shark Con in [...]

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]]> 284574 “Disclosure Day” A Disappointing Alien Adventure [review] https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/14/disclosure-day-a-disappointing-alien-adventure-review/ Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:55:13 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284370 Full Disclosure: No Spoilers! Full disclosure: there will be no spoilers or plot details in this review. I don’t actually think there’s a lot to spoil in Disclosure Day, but I went in as blind as possible and I think that’s the best way to take it all in even if it ends up disappointing. [...]

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]]> 284370 Ben Schwartz Joins the Cast of The Beatles Four-Film Event https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/13/ben-schwartz-joins-the-cast-of-the-beatles-four-film-event/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:21:53 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284256 Ben Schwartz, has joined the cast of The Beatles: A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Schwartz’s specific role hasn’t yet been confirmed. However, he was photographed on the set of the movies this week. There is also evidence that Schwartz will portray Murray the K. The New York disc jockey who befriended the band in the 1960s. [...]

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]]> 284256 Paul Anthony Kelly Joins Cast of “The Housemaid’s Secret” https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/12/paul-anthony-kelly-joins-cast-of-the-housemaids-secret/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:24:33 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284231 Last year, The Housemaid, directed by Paul Feig, hit theaters. Adapted from Freida McFadden’s 2022 novel of the same name, the movie was a huge hit. Now, the follow-up, The Housemaid’s Secret, has added Paul Anthony Kelly (Love Story) to the cast. Feig will return to direct from a script by the also returning Rebecca [...]

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]]> 284231 Steven Spielberg’s Advice to the Wave of Young, Successful Filmmakers https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/12/steven-spielbergs-advice-to-the-wave-of-young-successful-filmmakers/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:26:45 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284219 Filmmaker Steven Spielberg wants to lend Hollywood’s current crop of young directors some good advice from his decades of experience. Spielberg turned 27 while he was making Jaws, one of the biggest summer blockbusters of all time.  During a recent episode of The Rest Is Entertainment, he was asked about 26-year-old Obsession director Curry Barker [...]

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]]> 284219 Jon Stewart Compares Trump to Iron Man, Predicts MAGA Has no Heir https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/12/jon-stewart-compares-trump-to-iron-man/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:32:36 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284126 The Daily Show host Jon Stewart and longtime correspondent Jordan Klepper compared President Donald Trump‘s role in the MAGA movement to Iron Man’s role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The analogy came with a sharp question: what happens to that universe when the hero is gone? At an intimate FYC event in New York on [...]

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]]> 284126 Meet Duke, “CarousHELL”’s Killer Bisexual Unicorn https://nerdbot.com/2026/06/12/meet-duke-caroushells-killer-bisexual-unicorn/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:21:29 +0000 https://nerdbot.com/?p=284114 In 2016, CarousHELL was released, telling the story of a carousel unicorn who comes to life, only to go on a rampage. Duke, the bloodthirsty unicorn at the heart of the franchise, has gone on to star in two, soon to be three, more films. Solidifying his status as one of horror’s most unique killers. [...]

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