Why Pixar Decided To Take ‘Toy Story 4’ In A Different Direction By Jacob Hall/Nov. 24, 2015 1:00 pm EST Toy Story 3 brought Pixar’s flagship series to an emotionally resonant and thematically sound conclusion, solidifying the the series’ place as a landmark in modern animation and filmmaking. So let’s just be totally honest here: Toy Story 4 can’t help but feel a little redundant. What else do these characters have to say?...
13 Hours Red-Band Trailer In fairness, it’s way too early to say how Bay handles Benghazi. It’s only natural that the trailers would play up the pyrotechnics and heroics, because that’s the stuff that gets butts in theater seats — especially if the butts you’re after belong to people who love Michael Bay movies. His Pain & Gain was a surprisingly sharp, dark look at the American dream, so maybe Bay actually does maneuver Benghazi with more thoughtfulness than these promos are giving him credit for....
‘Houdini & Doyle’ Cast Conjures Up Michael Weston And Stephen Mangan By Russ Fischer/June 24, 2015 2:30 pm EST TV Line reports that Michael Weston (House) will play Houdini and Stephen Mangan (Episodes) will play Doyle in the ten-episode series that is bankrolled by Big Talk out of the UK and Shaftesbury out of Canada. Spiritualism focused on the persistence of the soul after death, and communication with the dead through mediums and group seances....
‘Justice League’: J.K. Simmons Cast As Commissioner Gordon By Angie Han/March 7, 2016 12:06 pm EST J.K. Simmons, known to comic book movie fans as the guy who spent three films yelling at Spider-Man, will get to yell at some DC characters for a change. He’s just been cast as Commissioner James Gordon in Justice League, which begins shooting this spring under director Zack Snyder for release in 2017. Simmons will join Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as the Flash, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg in the movie....
‘Life’ Trailer: Dane DeHaan And Robert Pattinson Hit The Road In James Dean Biopic By Angie Han/Aug. 12, 2015 6:30 am EST Dane DeHaan plays James Dean in the first trailer for Anton Corbijn’s Life, alongside Robert Pattinson as the Life magazine photographer sent to profile him. The premise is not unlike that of the recent David Foster Wallace biopic The End of the Tour: the two embark on a road trip just as the tragically short-lived superstar is beginning his ascent, revealing and rediscovering themselves along the way....
‘The Do-Over’ Red-Band Trailer: Adam Sandler And David Spade Start Over By Angie Han/April 20, 2016 10:30 am EST Adam Sandler’s partnership with Netflix either got off to a great start or a terrible one, depending on how you want to look at it. The Ridiculous 6 got horrid reviews even by Adam Sandler standards, and attracted controversy for its treatment of Native Americans. On the other hand, Netflix claims it was “the most-watched movie in the history of Netflix....
‘Toy Story That Time Forgot’ Poster Reveals The Battlesaurs By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 14, 2014 11:00 am EST Disney has released a new poster for Toy Story That Time Forgot, Pixar’s latest Toy Story TV special which will premiere Tuesday December 2nd 2014 at 8:00pm on ABC. The new poster reveals the Battlesaurs, “the coolest set of action figures ever.” Hit the jump to see the new Toy Story That Time Forgot poster....
‘Tron 3’ Gearing Up To Shoot This Fall In Vancouver By Russ Fischer/March 10, 2015 2:48 pm EST Tron 3 seems to be happening, after a very quiet period of development from Disney. According to reports out of Vancouver, the film will shoot there starting in October, with Garrett Hedlund set to return to the role he played in Tron: Legacy. What’s more, we’re told that Joseph Kosinski is returning to direct....
‘Underworld: Blood Wars’ Delayed To 2017 By Angie Han/July 1, 2016 12:30 pm EST The Lycans and the vampires will have to wait a little longer for their next showdown. Screen Gems has pushed Underworld: Blood Wars out of the 2016 Halloween season and all the way into 2017. The fifth installment in the action horror franchise is directed by Anna Foerster (Starz’ Outlander). Kate Beckinsale once again stars as vampire Selene, and Theo James returns from Underworld: Awakening as David....
Atari’s ‘Missile Command’ Movie Still Coming, ‘Centipede’ In The Works Now, Too By Ethan Anderton/May 15, 2016 11:00 am EST Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has just teamed up with Atari to produce and finance two movies based on their popular 80s arcade titles Centipede and Missile Command. That’s right, previously established brand names keep reigning supreme in Hollywood. Deadline was the first to report on the Atari games being developed for the big screen with Stephen Belafonte, Wayne Marc Godfrey and Robert Jones on board as executive producers....
By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 7, 2016 4:00 am EST It’s been eight years since we fell in love with The Dark Knight, but we’ve hardly forgotten about it. Fans won’t miss an opportunity to praise the movie, and it’s easily one of the best superhero films ever made. And if you’re looking for some new decorations for your wall to show your love for Christopher Nolan’s best Batman, then a couple new prints from Mondo are right up your alley....
By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2015 1:00 pm EST Is Mattel developing a big-screen adaptation of the popular Tyco toy line Dino-Riders, which launched in the late 1980’s? The report comes from The Tracking Board, which in the past year has proven themselves to have its share of good intel as well as bad intel (so take this with a grain of salt until it’s confirmed). According to their sources, Mattel has teamed up with Solipsist Film, a small Los Angeles-based company best known for helping produce Sin City: A Dame to Kill For....
Don’t Expect Stephen Lang To End Up Playing Cable In ‘Deadpool 2’ By Ethan Anderton/July 29, 2016 2:30 pm EST Avatar star Stephen Lang previously took to social media to express his desire to play the mutant known as Cable in Deadpool 2, a character who has been a key rival and ally to the Merc with a Mouth at different points in the characters’ history. However, in a recent interview, the actor cast some doubt on whether he’ll actually end up with the role....
Falling Water: New Gale Anne Hurd Series About Shared Dreams By Fred Topel/Jan. 15, 2016 4:00 am EST USA presented panels for the Television Critics Association today, and opened with some announcements from network president Chris McCumber. McCumber announced the network pickup of a new one hour drama, Falling Water, from Terminator/Walking Dead producer Gale Anne Hurd, Blake Masters and the late Henry Bromell. The premise is shared dreams that could determine the fate of the world....
By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2015 6:00 pm EST Del Toro and Gary Ungar will produce the series, which is currently just called Carnival Row. (They produce The Strain together as well.) We described the script back in 2011 when Tarsem was attached: The director is enthusiastic about the story, and was happy to revise it as a series when Thomas Tull of Legendary dangled the opportunity. The story takes place in a city named the Burgue, which exists in the future, but is a bit like 18th century London....
HBO Now Streaming Service Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 4, 2015 2:32 pm EST You demanded it, and we’ve been hearing that HBO would soon start offering its HBO Go streaming service as a subscription for non-cable customers sometime this year. Well we now know some more details. HBO’s cord-cutting subscription streaming service will be called HBO Now and is expected to cost $15 per month, according to the International Business Times....
How To Build Your Own ‘Back To The Future’ Hoverboard By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2015 5:00 am EST Not too long ago, automobile company Lexus teased that they might have a working hoverboard on the way, which is perfect since 2015 is the year Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to the future in Back to the Future Part II. But we’re still waiting for more on the functional hoverboard front....
Josh Brolin Knows The Entire ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Story, And It Gave Him Goose Pimples By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2016 10:00 am EST Phase Three of Marvel’s cinematic universe only just kicked off earlier this summer with the arrival of Captain America: Civil War. That means we have two years and a handful of new Marvel movies before we get to see where all this is leading in The Avengers: Infinity War....
Listen To Rian Johnson Speak To Christopher Nolan About ‘Interstellar’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 17, 2015 5:00 am EST If you haven’t seen Interstellar, you’ll have one more chance to catch it in IMAX this weekend when the film plays some IMAX houses on Saturday. But for those who have seen the film, here’s something worth checking out: a discussion between Rian Johnson and Christopher Nolan about Nolan’s latest film. Rian Johnson is the director of Brick and Looper, and the man who’ll make Star Wars Episode VIII....
LOL: ‘Community’ Season 6 Gag Reel May Be The Last Laughs We’ll Get From Greendale By Ethan Anderton/March 8, 2016 6:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Last year brought the sixth season of Community to Yahoo Screen, the online content generator which saved the show after it was canceled at NBC after barely hanging on each and every previous season. Sadly, it appears that was also the last season of the show as Yahoo Screen decided to call it quits earlier this year....
