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Another George R.R. Martin TV Series Is In The Works By Angie Han/Aug. 8, 2016 9:00 am EST HBO recently confirmed that Game of Thrones has just two seasons left to go, but if it’s any comfort, fans of George R.R. Martin can look forward to seeing more of his stories on the small screen. The author has announced that his long-running anthology series Wild Cards is now in development for television, with Star Trek: The Next Generation writer/producer Melinda M....

Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Cirque Du Soleil’s ‘Avatar’ Show Reveal A New Creature And New Characters By Angie Han/Nov. 2, 2015 4:30 pm EST We won’t get another Avatar movie until 2017 — and that’s assuming James Cameron actually meets his deadline this time instead of blowing past it yet again — but in the meantime there are other ways to get to Pandora. Like Toruk – The First Flight, an Avatar-themed Cirque du Soleil show that begins touring this fall....

Bloody New Photo From Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Neon Demon,’ Arriving Summer 2016 By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 8, 2015 1:00 pm EST Here’s the new The Neon Demon photo: That’s not a very subtle allegory for Hollywood’s treatment of women and their beauty, but in the hands of Refn, it should make for a unique story. Refn spoke about the inception of the film with the acquisition news: Wild Bunch and Gaumont, who joined forces for Refn’s Only God Forgives, have co-financed the project and they are also handling international sales on the film....

Bruce Campbell Needs A Girdle In First Four Minutes Of ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2015 12:00 pm EST It’s only been 23 years since Army of Darkness debuted in 1992, but when we are reunited with Bruce Campbell on Ash vs Evil Dead on Starz this Halloween, within the confines of the narrative, 30 years will have passed since our chainsaw-handed hero took any responsibility as the monster hunter meat to stop the Evil Dead....

Christoph Waltz Will Direct And Star In ‘The Worst Marriage In Georgetown’ By Russ Fischer/May 6, 2015 2:00 pm EST Christoph Waltz seemed to come out of nowhere years ago when Quentin Tarantino cast him in the 2009 release Inglorious Basterds, though the actor had actually been working for many years prior to that. Since then, however, Waltz has won two Oscars (for Basterds, and for Django Unchained) and established himself as a major player in both studio and indie films....

Ferris Bueller’s Parents Beckon You To Attend Ferris Fest In Chicago In May By Ethan Anderton/April 4, 2016 4:00 pm EST Back in February, we learned that Chicago would play host to Ferris Fest, a special 30th anniversary celebration of John Hughes’ classic comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. There’s a whole slew of events, including a screening of the movie and a tour of filming locations in and around Chicago, planned for the event....

It’s Morphin’ Time Forever: Lionsgate Could Make Up To Seven ‘Power Rangers’ Movies By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2016 1:30 pm EST With Disney CEO Bob Iger thinking that Marvel movies could go on forever, and Transformers movies planned to the end of the decade, it should come as no surprise to hear that Lionsgate hopes their revamped Power Rangers movie will be the start of a new franchise. But Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer may be just a little over zealous with his estimates for how many movies they’ll make featuring the imported super team....

J.J. Abrams Explains A Deleted Scene From ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Jack Giroux/Dec. 22, 2015 3:30 pm EST J.J. Abrams’ films are so breathlessly paced sometimes you get the sense more than a few scenes were left on the cutting room floor. When his stories jump from A to C — which isn’t always a problem — you can feel a piece missing. There are a few instances in which this happens in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but not in the case of this deleted scene....

John Williams Out For Steven Spielberg’s ‘Bridge Of Spies,’ See A New Image By Germain Lussier/March 18, 2015 9:00 am EST Williams will be replaced by Thomas Newman, who obviously is no slouch. The twelve-time Oscar nominee (he’s never won!) has done the scores for The Shawshank Redemption, Finding Nemo, American Beauty and Skyfall. Williams will, however, work with Spielberg on The BFG, which will start filming later this year....

Kevin Feige Confirms ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ Coming In Phase 4 By Angie Han/April 13, 2016 12:30 pm EST Marvel had Phase Three mapped out back when they were still deep into Phase Two. So it should come as no surprise that even as they’re preparing to launch Phase Three with next month’s Captain America: Civil War, they’re already making plans for Phase Four. The studio already has three 2020 dates locked in, and while they haven’t said exactly which titles will get them, Kevin Feige’s latest comments suggest Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

LOL: ‘The Hunger Game Of Thrones’ Mashup Pits Katniss Everdeen Against Jon Snow By Angie Han/July 29, 2015 7:32 am EST As if Jon Snow didn’t have enough to deal with already, he’s now become the target of a coordinated attack by Katniss Everdeen. A new mashup video combines The Hunger Games with Game of Thrones, replacing President Snow with Jon Snow. Alliser Thorne would probably approve of the results. Watch The Hunger Game of Thrones after the jump....

Michelle MacLaren Signs To Direct ‘Wonder Woman’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 24, 2014 2:45 pm EST These days Michelle MacLaren ends up on every fan list of directors wanted to helm big projects. She’s a big time TV director, showing her talents on Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, but has yet to break into features. When the rumor began that Warner Bros. wanted a female director for their 2017 Wonder Woman movie, MacLaren’s name kept popping up....

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Behind The Scenes Photos Show The Making Of The Creatures By Jacob Hall/July 16, 2016 7:41 am EST As an event, Star Wars Celebration seems to be evenly divided between looking to the exciting, unknown future and gazing adoringly back at the past. This dynamic was captured perfectly in the “Creatures, Droids & Aliens of Star Wars: The Force Awakens” panel, which gathered eight practical effects geniuses from the Star Wars creature shop to discuss their work on last year’s film while offering a peek at their work in this year’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....

Slimer May Or May Not Be In The ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 16, 2015 8:00 am EST Even though the forthcoming Ghostbusters reboot doesn’t have any narrative ties to the original franchise, there will still be plenty for original fans to sink their teeth into. All of the surviving Ghostbusters (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson) have cameos along with a couple other cast members (but not Rick Moranis)....

Star Wars Bits: Tatiana Maslany, Battlefront Concept Art, Boba Fett Rumors, Poe Dameron, BB-8 By Germain Lussier/Jan. 30, 2015 1:00 pm EST Star Wars Bits is back with some great casting rumors, game information, behind the scenes stories and more. Below, read about the following: The latest rumor is Tatiana Maslany has won that role in the Star Wars Standalone. An iconic alien race may be appearing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

Sundance Shocker: Sean Baker’s Tangerine Was Shot Entirely On iPhone 5s By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 24, 2015 9:00 am EST Filmmaker Sean Baker (Four Letter Words, Take Out, Prince of Broadway, Starlet) premiered his new film Tangerine at the Library theater Friday at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. A Q&A followed the screening during which Baker revealed that the film was shot entirely using three iPhone 5S phones. (Update: Our original story said “almost entirely,” before the film’s team provided a correction....

Superhero Bits: Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wonder Woman, Arrow, Gotham, Ant-Man By Angie Han/July 17, 2015 3:30 pm EST Does Deadpool want a Cable movie? What are the new origins of the Fantastic Four? Is William Stryker back for X-Men: Apocalypse? What does Grant Morrison think of Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman? Who’s coming to Arrow next season? Will Gotham Season 2 give Bruce a new love interest? What would a Peyton Reed-directed Fantastic Four have been like?...

By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2016 1:00 pm EST Watch the Approaching the Unknown trailer after the jump. Here’s the Approaching the Unknown trailer originally from Apple: While The Martian was a pretty broad sci-fi flick, thoroughly entertaining and easily accessible to general audiences, this one looks to be a little more low key, opting for a tone and style more along the lines of Duncan Jones’ stellar Moon. Plus, unlike The Martian, this film primarily takes place on the ship that’s taking Strong to Mars....

‘Enchanted’ Sequel Still In The Works Under New Title By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2015 10:00 am EST Disney has been trying to get an Enchanted sequel off the ground for some time now, and eight years after the original film opened they still don’t have much to show for it. But a new report assures us that not only is it starting to pick up, it’s got a new working title....

‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Trailer: Dive Back Into The Harry Potter Universe By Angie Han/Dec. 15, 2015 3:00 am EST Four years after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 closed the book on J.K. Rowling’s original fantasy saga, Warner Bros. is cracking open a new story from the franchise. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them picks up in 1920s New York — seven decades and one ocean removed from Harry’s adventures at Hogwarts — but it’s recognizably set within the same universe, with all the whimsical inventions and fanciful creatures that entails....