‘My Little Pony’ Movie Coming In 2017 By Angie Han/Oct. 20, 2014 7:00 am EST The My Little Pony line of toys was first introduced in 1983 and quickly became a big hit, spawning video games, TV shows, and more. Popularity waned a bit in the ’00s, but the brand took off again in the ’10s. The resurgence driven in a large part by the hit TV series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which already has a line of direct-to-video movies....
‘Ricki And The Flash’ Trailer: Meryl Streep Put Rock Before Family By Russ Fischer/May 6, 2015 6:46 pm EST In Ricki and the Flash, Meryl Streep plays a woman whose career as the frontwoman of a rock band seems to be kind of fading (she’s playing clubs, not massive stadiums), but a trip home in order to support her adult child in a for a moment of crisis forces her to confront the many aftereffects of putting her music career before her family....
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Empire Cover Spotlights The Dark Side, And The Light [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Aug. 21, 2015 7:35 am EST The Dark Side takes the spotlight on the latest cover of Empire magazine, as revealed today. Click through to get a new look at Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), General Hux (Domhnall Gleeson), Captain Phasma (Gwendoline Christie), and their faithful army of Stormtroopers. Update: Empire has just revealed its other Star Wars: The Force Awakens cover, this one featuring heroes Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), and BB-8....
‘The Illusionist’ TV Series In Development; ‘Westworld’ Near Series Order At HBO By Russ Fischer/Oct. 16, 2014 5:00 am EST A day rarely goes by of late without news on a new film-to-TV development. The latest news is of an Illusionist TV series, based on the 2006 film from director Neil Burger and stars Ed Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel. A couple things will be changed, as is so often the case with these film to television transfers, but the core idea is pretty great....
‘The Martian’ Trailer: Ridley Scott Sends Matt Damon Into Outer Space By Angie Han/June 8, 2015 6:00 am EST Based on the novel by Andy Weir, The Martian stars Matt Damon as an astronaut who’s stranded on Mars after a dust storm sends the rest of his crew bolting. As Mark struggles to survive, his crewmates and NASA hatch a plan to rescue him. Watch the first The Martian trailer after the jump....
‘The Neon Demon’ International Trailer: “Are We Having A Party Or Something?” By Jack Giroux/May 14, 2016 10:00 am EST Watch The Neon Demon international trailer below. Here’s The Neon Demon international trailer (via The Playlist): Composer Cliff Martinez (The Knick), a frequent collaborator of Refn’s, worked on the film. His music featured in the international trailer sounds like the most aggressive score he’s composed for the filmmaker to date. Martinez has said that his latest score shares some similarities with Drive, but this time around, the music plays a more vital role....
Arnold Schwarzenegger Says He’s Back For A ‘Terminator Genisys’ Sequel By Germain Lussier/Feb. 24, 2015 2:30 pm EST We’ve long heard that Terminator: Genisys is the first part in a proposed new trilogy of Terminator movies. Since the release of the first trailer, that fact has taken a back seat as fans and skeptics alike are focusing on the film at hand. However, for one particular star of the film, eyes are already turning to the sequel....
DC Comics Movies Announced: ‘Suicide Squad,’ ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Justice League,’ ‘The Flash,’ ‘Aquaman’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2014 8:58 am EST Warner Bros. did its big shareholder talk this morning, and took the opportunity to drop some big release date info. The biggest is the studio’s upcoming plans for superhero films, and massive DC movie plans were revealed. Suicide Squad will be the first DC film to follow Batman v Superman, with a plan for release in 2016....
First Look: Miles Teller Suffers For His Passion, Again, In ‘Bleed For This’ By Angie Han/Feb. 6, 2015 4:00 pm EST “Bleed for This” seems like it could’ve been the alternate title for Miles Teller’s Whiplash, but it’s actually the name of Teller’s next movie. Once again, Teller plays a talented young man who pushes himself to extreme lengths for his passion. Only this time, he’s focused on boxing instead of drumming....
Is That A Lesbian Couple In ‘Finding Dory’? Filmmakers Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny By Angie Han/June 9, 2016 8:30 am EST Pixar’s Finding Dory caused a minor commotion last month, when its latest trailer featured a very brief shot of what appeared to be a lesbian couple. The characters in question only appear for about two seconds (if that), but that was enough time to get the internet buzzing about what might be the studio’s first same-sex couple....
It’s Not Just You: Average Movie Ticket Price Hits Another All-Time High By Angie Han/July 20, 2016 5:30 am EST It’s been a brutal summer for the major studios, who’ve suffered one expensive flop after another, but it turns out now’s not really a great time to be a moviegoer, either. The National Association of Theatre Owners reports that average ticket prices in the U.S. have hit an all-time high of $8....
Jason Momoa In Talks For Cannibal Romance ‘The Bad Batch’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 6, 2015 2:30 pm EST The Bad Batch is the new project from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour, backed by Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Productions and VICE. That’s a good combo right there. Now Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Batman v Superman) has been announced as being in talks for a major role, and with that announcement come some new script details....
Photo: Bryan Singer Shows Off The New Cerebro Set From ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ By Angie Han/June 5, 2015 9:30 am EST Along with all your favorite mutants, X-Men: Apocalypse will also bring back your favorite mutant-detecting device. Director Bryan Singer has offered the first look at the newly completed Cerebro set, looking shiny and new and ready for use. See the X-Men: Apocalypse Cerebro photo after the jump. Singer took to Instagram to share the X-Men Apocalypse Cerebro set photo, as he has so many other set photos....
POTD: ‘The Simpsons’ Store Is Now Open In China By Ethan Anderton/May 12, 2016 5:00 am EST Here’s some photos of The Simpsons store in Taikooli Sanlitun, Beijing (via Deadline and The Beijinger): The store has over 125 specially curated items, including apparel, accessories, head gear, memorabilia and more that aren’t available anywhere else. This is all within a building that has fans walk through a giant silhouette of Bart Simpson’s signature spiky head....
Rumor Control: Reed Richards Powers Aren’t Totally Revamped In ‘Fantastic Four’ By Russ Fischer/April 27, 2015 4:30 pm EST One little bit of ad copy can have a huge effect on a fanbase. For years, the precise nature of the stretching powers enjoyed (or endured) by Reed Richards has always been one of those things that Marvel Comics were able to explain away with a little jargon-laced pseudo-science. It didn’t really matter precisely how he stretched, for the most part, but it was fun to talk about....
Sofia Coppola To Remake ‘The Beguiled’; Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, And Elle Fanning To Star By Angie Han/March 30, 2016 1:00 pm EST According to The Tracking Board, Kidman will play headmistress Martha Farnsworth (portrayed by Geraldine Page in 1971), Dunst will play a teacher, and Fanning will play a student residing at the school. The Beguiled is probably the project that Dunst was hinting at last year, when she let slip during an interview that she was looking to make a third film with Coppola....
Superhero Bits: Deadpool Invades iTunes, Captain America Kill Count, X-Men Costumes & More By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2016 5:00 pm EST What are the biggest differences between the Deadpool screenplay and the final movie? What tasty treats does Daniel Bruhl feed Robert Downey Jr. in Berlin while promoting Civil War? What’s the importance of the color in the X-Men costumes from the comics? How many people has Captain America killed on the big screen?...
Superhero Bits: X-Men Apocalypse Deleted Scenes, Return Of Blade, Rebirth & More By Ethan Anderton/May 25, 2016 5:00 pm EST Which relaunched title from DC Comics Rebirth does Geoff Johns like the most? Would you believe that Fantastic Four got a Teen Choice Award nomination? How much of Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse ended up on the cutting room floor? Is Wesley Snipes still hoping to return as Blade? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....
That Animated Spider-Man Movie Will Swing Into Theaters A Little Later Than Expected By Jacob Hall/Dec. 22, 2015 2:00 pm EST The end results: Sony signed off on Peter Parker joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War before getting his own solo movie that is set for release on July 28, 2017…and a new animated Spider-Man movie with no connection to his live action counterpart from directors/miracle workers Chris Miller and Phil Lord....
There Won’t Be A ‘How To Train Your Dragon 4’, Says Director By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2014 9:00 am EST Actually completing a tale shouldn’t feel like a bold choice. But in an era when every major studio effort seems to be made with not just a sequel but an entire Marvel-style universe in mind, true endings are rarer than they should be. Instead, we get plot threads left dangling for installments on end, epilogues awkwardly tacked on at the last minute, and single stories split into two or three pieces....
