Roots Remake Coming To A E In 2016 Levar Burton To Produce

‘Roots’ Remake Coming To A&E In 2016; LeVar Burton To Produce By Angie Han/May 1, 2015 1:30 pm EST Another small-screen classic is getting remade. A+E Networks announced a Roots remake is in the works, to air next year on History, A&E, and Lifetime. LeVar Burton, who starred in the original 1977 miniseries, will serve as co-executive producer. Get all the details on the Roots remake after the jump. Based on the 1976 novel by Alex Haley, which Haley claimed was based on his own family history, Roots follows Kunta Kinte, a young man abducted in 18th century Africa and sold into slavery in what is now the U....

November 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1236 words · Gregory Andreas

The Abcs Of Death Review 26 Ways To Die Some Are Great Some Are Not

‘The ABCs Of Death’ Review: 26 Ways To Die, Some Are Great, Some Are Not By Germain Lussier/Nov. 9, 2012 12:00 pm EST The ABCs of Death is an anthology comprised of twenty-six vile, disgusting, hilarious, sometimes fantastic, and other times forgettable horror shorts. Individual directors each paired a letter of the alphabet with a way someone can die, and every possible option was on the table, no matter how offensive or gory....

November 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1178 words · Monica Demora

The Dark Tower Movie Plan Fast Tracked At Sony Film And Tv Combo Still Planned

‘The Dark Tower’ Movie Plan Fast-Tracked At Sony; Film And TV Combo Still Planned By Russ Fischer/April 10, 2015 10:30 am EST The Dark Tower, based on Stephen King’s fantasy/western series of novels, has been in development for some time, with producers Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Akiva Goldsman and Erica Huggins conceiving an ambitious plan for interlocked series of films and TV episodes that would tell the sprawling story over a span of several years....

November 19, 2022 · 4 min · 796 words · Joel Fahey

The Overnight Trailer Maybe Dinner Parties Are Like This In California

‘The Overnight’ Trailer: Maybe Dinner Parties Are Like This In California By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2015 10:00 am EST The Overnight is a hilarious and perceptive relationship comedy that turned up at Sundance this year. Adam Scott and Taylor Schilling play a couple new to Los Angeles; at a park with their young son, they meet cool dad Jason Schwartzman, who invites them over for a little “welcome to the neighborhood” dinner with his wife, played by Judith Godrèche....

November 19, 2022 · 3 min · 533 words · Carolyn Love

Trainspotting Sequel Won T Be Titled Porno Shooting Next Summer

‘Trainspotting’ Sequel Won’t Be Titled ‘Porno,’ Shooting Next Summer By Jack Giroux/Sept. 28, 2015 1:00 pm EST Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionare) is currently on the press tour for his upcoming bio film, Steve Jobs. Whenever the filmmaker is promoting a new movie, there are two projects he’s always going to be asked about – 28 Months Later and the Trainspotting 2. Both films have been kicking around for a long time now....

November 19, 2022 · 8 min · 1625 words · Raymond Newton

Wet Hot American Summer Sequel Series Is Coming To Netflix In 2017

‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Sequel Series Is Coming To Netflix In 2017 By Ethan Anderton/April 27, 2016 9:30 am EST Netflix already gave us comedy gold with a Wet Hot America Summer prequel series that brought back every single cast member from David Wain’s summer camp spoof comedy for the first day at camp. Now they’re going to return to Camp Firewood for a Wet Hot American Summer sequel series....

November 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1244 words · Abigail Williams

Confirmed Spider Man Writers John Francis Daley And Jonathan M Goldstein Discuss Spidey S Humor

Confirmed ‘Spider-Man’ Writers John Francis Daley And Jonathan M. Goldstein Discuss Spidey’s Humor By Angie Han/July 27, 2015 7:37 am EST A couple of weeks ago word got around that Vacation writer-directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein were in talks to script Spider-Man, after losing out on the directing job to Jon Watts (Cop Car). Now the pair have finally confirmed their involvement, and have started to talk a little bit about their vision for the wisecracking webslinger....

November 19, 2022 · 5 min · 961 words · Luis Karr

Countdown To The Force Awakens Remembering Star Wars Episode Ii Attack Of The Clones

Countdown To ‘The Force Awakens’: Remembering ‘Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 14, 2015 7:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost upon us and you know what that means… it’s time to revisit the rest of the Star Wars saga for the thousandth time (give or take a few viewings). To get through the final days leading up the biggest movie geek event of the past decade, we’re dedicating each day this week to one of the other six Star Wars movies....

November 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1246 words · Thelma Heaney

Drew Goddard To Write And Direct New Spider Man

Drew Goddard To Write And Direct New ‘Spider-Man’ By Germain Lussier/March 2, 2015 12:22 pm EST Sony and Marvel have found their man to take on the new feature film version of the Web Slinger. Drew Goddard has reportedly been chosen to write and direct the new Spider-Man film, set for release in 2017. Goddard, best known for co-writing and directing The Cabin in the Woods, was previously attached to the Daredevil TV show before leaving that to focus on Sinister Six, a Spider-Man spin-off project that is now dead....

November 19, 2022 · 7 min · 1470 words · Cherise Frisby

Dwayne Johnson And Kevin Hart Team Up For Central Intelligence

Dwayne Johnson And Kevin Hart Team Up For ‘Central Intelligence’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 11, 2014 1:30 pm EST Dwayne Johnson recently tweeted a photo of him reading the script for his next movie. He described it as a “big action comedy” and said his co-star would soon be revealed. That’s now happened. It’s none other than Kevin Hart, the current go-to second lead in big comedies (Ride Along, Think Like A Man, Get Hard, The Wedding Ringer)....

November 19, 2022 · 6 min · 1217 words · Lisa Fox

Exclusive Why Does Terry Crews Think Sylvester Stallone Might Leave The Expendables

Exclusive: Why Does Terry Crews Think Sylvester Stallone Might Leave ‘The Expendables’? By Fred Topel/Jan. 17, 2016 8:00 am EST Plans for the action sequel were made before Creed opened. Now Stallone has won the Golden Globe and been nominated for an Academy Award, and a Creed sequel is planned. Crews thinks Stallone might hand off The Expendables while he takes new opportunities available to him after Creed. “I have to say, with Sly, I think it looks like he’s going to get an Oscar,” Crews said....

November 19, 2022 · 2 min · 339 words · Wayne Henderson

Guillermo Del Toro S Next Movie Is A Cold War Romance Octavia Spencer And Sally Hawkins To Star

Guillermo Del Toro’s Next Movie Is A Cold War Romance; Octavia Spencer And Sally Hawkins To Star By Angie Han/March 17, 2016 1:30 pm EST Details on del Toro’s next film are being kept under wraps, but The Hollywood Reporter describes it in vague terms as “a mysterious and magical journey set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1963 with an otherworldly love story at the center of it....

November 19, 2022 · 2 min · 314 words · Jonathan Tabor

Holt Mccallany To Lead David Fincher S Mindhunter Updated

Holt McCallany To Lead David Fincher’s ‘Mindhunter’ [UPDATED] By Jack Giroux/March 9, 2016 2:45 pm EST Back in 2010, Mindhunter was set up at HBO, but the David Fincher-produced show recently found a new home at Netflix. Following a successful collaboration on House of Cards, Fincher, along with Charlize Theron, is adapting John Douglas and Mark Olshaker’s book, “Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit,” for the streaming service....

November 19, 2022 · 7 min · 1348 words · Ahmed Beck

Jeff Bridges Abides The Possibility Of The Big Lebowski Sequel Or Spin Off

Jeff Bridges Abides The Possibility Of ‘The Big Lebowski’ Sequel Or Spin-Off By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2016 3:00 pm EST Back in February, around the time Hail Caesar! was hitting theaters, the writing and directing duo of Joel & Ethan Coen made it very clear that they aren’t interested in The Big Lebowski 2. Furthermore, they made no indication that the possibility of a follow-up about John Turturro’s character Jesus was not in the cards, despite hopes that the actor had to write, direct and star in a spin-off....

November 19, 2022 · 7 min · 1299 words · Christine Wise

Joe Carnahan Joins Dreamworks Motorcade

Joe Carnahan Joins DreamWorks’ ‘Motorcade’ By Angie Han/March 12, 2015 5:35 am EST Following the straight-to-video Stretch and a string of TV episodes, Joe Carnahan is returning to studio features with DreamWorks’ Motorcade. While the project is new to Carnahan, it’s not new to the studio — it’s been brewing for over a decade there. Get all the details on the Joe Carnahan Motorcade movie after the jump. THR reported the news....

November 19, 2022 · 5 min · 901 words · Kim Hunter

Jurassic World Meet Vincent D Onofrio S Character And A Potential Second Hybrid Dinosaur

Jurassic World: Meet Vincent D’Onofrio’s Character And A Potential Second Hybrid Dinosaur By Germain Lussier/Feb. 10, 2015 2:30 pm EST Two big new pieces of Jurassic World info have been revealed Tuesday. First up, a new viral video reveals the character played by Vincent D’Onofrio. His name is Vic Hoskins and he’s the head of InGen’s Private Security division. They’re a security force, funded by the same company as the Jurassic World park, to develop new methods of defense both for international incidents, and for anything bad that may or may not happen at the park....

November 19, 2022 · 5 min · 1032 words · Karla Steele

Rumor Who Is Playing Robin In Batman V Superman Dawn Of Justice

Rumor: Who Is Playing Robin In ‘Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice’? By Ethan Anderton/July 23, 2015 10:31 am EST When the latest trailer for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice was unleashed recently, many were blown away by the sight of Batman and Superman squaring off for the first time. But as we pointed out later, there are plenty of little things to notice that hint at what’s coming in the forthcoming big screen battle....

November 19, 2022 · 7 min · 1322 words · George Komara

The Star Wars Poe Dameron Comic Will Be Straight Up Weird 70S Sci Fi

The ‘Star Wars: Poe Dameron’ Comic Will Be “Straight-Up Weird ’70s Sci-Fi” By Jack Giroux/March 2, 2016 9:00 am EST Poe Dameron is the man. The Resistance soldier is the best damn fighter pilot in the sky, and he’s nothing but a big ball of drive, kindness and charisma. Oscar Isaac is incredibly charismatic in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making you invest in a character you really don’t know that much about....

November 19, 2022 · 7 min · 1489 words · Robert Taylor

The Logo For Marvel S Netflix Series Jessica Jones

The Logo For Marvel’s Netflix Series ‘Jessica Jones’ By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2015 4:00 am EST Marvel and Netflix have released a high resolution look at the logo for Marvel’s next Netflix series Jessica Jones. Hit the jump to get a closer look at the Jessica Jones logo. Netflix’s Jessica Jones Logo Based on the Marvel Comics series Alias which was one of the first “R-rated” runs from Marvel’s MAX imprint, Jessica Jones show runner Melissa Rosenberg has said that the Netflix series goes even further than the comics did “in all of our storytelling....

November 19, 2022 · 4 min · 776 words · Sandra Price

Trivia A Hit Girl Solo Movie Was Considered Mark Millar Wanted The Raid Director To Helm

Trivia: A Hit-Girl Solo Movie Was Considered, Mark Millar Wanted ‘The Raid’ Director To Helm By Russ Fischer/Jan. 28, 2015 11:30 am EST The most attention-getting character in the two Kick-Ass movies was definitely Hit-Girl, the foul-mouthed, utterly badass young fighter played by Chloe Moretz. We’ve probably seen the last of the Kick-Ass stories on the big screen, due to the middling performance of the second film and the fact that the series’ actors are quickly growing out of their roles....

November 19, 2022 · 3 min · 567 words · Kay Shelquist