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‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Showrunner Talks Time Jumps And First Responders By Fred Topel/July 31, 2015 5:30 pm EST Fear the Walking Dead stars Cliff Curtis and Kim Dickens as parents trying to protect their kids when infected people start biting and looters flood the streets. Even though this will be the period we never got to see, where governments try to manage the pandemic, Erickson’s plan is to keep the focus on family members, not officials....

‘Ghostbusters’ - What Did You Think? By Angie Han/July 15, 2016 5:00 pm EST We’ve been talking about the new Ghostbusters for so long, it’s almost hard to believe it’s actually here. The conversation around this movie has become deafening over the past few months, with haters and defenders alike arguing over a movie no one had actually seen. Now that it’s finally here, we can all judge it for ourselves....

‘Judge Dredd: Superfiend’ Trailer Is Strange And Darkly Funny By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2014 1:30 pm EST Based on this Judge Dredd: Superfiend trailer, I’m totally in for this “unofficial” Judge Dredd animated web series. Dredd and The Grey producer Adi Shankar backed this web series as a “thank you” to fans who’ve supported the film Dredd. I hope those fans can look beyond their desires for a hardcore movie sequel to see that this series might have many of the aspects of the Judge Dredd comics that didn’t make their way into the last film....

‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ Is Still Afoot, Says Robert Downey Jr. By Jacob Hall/April 21, 2016 10:00 am EST Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes was one of 2009’s more pleasant surprises, a slick, silly, and surprisingly faithful cinematic re-imagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s legendary “consulting detective.” It’s 2011 sequel, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, wasn’t nearly as good, replacing much of the original’s charming bombast with very loud bombast. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy the rapport between Robert Downey Jr....

‘The Gallows’ Trailer Gives New Meaning To The Term “School Spirit” By Angie Han/May 21, 2015 12:30 pm EST Despite a cushy release date (July 10) and a hotshot producer (Jason Blum), The Gallows has flown mostly under the radar. It doesn’t have a big-name cast or crew, and it’s not part of a high-profile franchise. But now that we’re well into the summer movie season, Warner Bros. / New Line is finally getting the ball rolling on the marketing campaign....

‘The Peanuts Movie’ Trailer By Angie Han/Nov. 18, 2014 6:38 am EST The Peanuts Movie trailer features a lot of familiar scenes for anyone who grew up watching these cartoons. There’s Snoopy’s red doghouse, decked out in lights and ornaments, and Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace. There’s Charlie Brown and all of his friends, laughing in unison as he sighs, “Good grief.” And after the trailer proper, there’s even a nice moment for Snoopy and Charlie Brown together....

‘The Shannara Chronicles’ NYCC Trailer: MTV Goes On A Fantasy Adventure By Angie Han/Oct. 12, 2015 6:30 am EST If you took Lord of the Rings and The Hunger Games and tossed them in a blender built by The CW, you might end up with something like MTV’s The Shannara Chronicles NYCC trailer. Based on the novels by Terry Brooks, the fantasy drama follows a post-apocalyptic society threatened by demonic forces....

‘Wet Hot American Summer: First Day Of Camp’ Introduces The Camp Firewood Staff In New Trailer By Angie Han/July 16, 2015 9:00 am EST Netflix is getting you primed for Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp with another new promo, this time introducing the camp counselors. Not that they really need any introduction. Back in 2001, the Camp Firewood staff consisted of up-and-coming comedians, but these days they’re much more famous....

By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 24, 2015 4:30 pm EST Variety has word on the early development of the new version of The A-Team with Fast and Furious franchise writer Chris Morgan executive producing the series along with Tawnia McKiernan, who is not only the daughter of the original series’ creator Stephen J. Cannell, but also a television director for shows such as Criminal Minds and Warehouse 13. The script for the TV reboot will come from Sleepy Hollow executive producer Albert Kim, and keeping with these progressive times, the titular squad won’t be composed of just men this time....

Biopics: Jennifer Hudson To Play Aretha Franklin, Laura Linney Joins Captain Sulley Movie By Angie Han/Aug. 18, 2015 2:30 pm EST Two prominent actresses have just nabbed a couple of juicy roles in a pair of high-profile biopics. Jennifer Hudson is in talks to play Aretha Franklin in an upcoming biopic, as has long been rumored, while Laura Linney is joining Tom Hanks in Clint Eastwood’s Sully Sullenberger movie. Get details on the Jennifer Hudson Aretha Franklin casting and the Sully Sullenberger Laura Linney news after the jump....

Chris Pine And Zachary Quinto Signed For ‘Star Trek 4’ By Angie Han/June 26, 2015 9:00 am EST As cameras roll on Star Trek 3, Paramount is looking ahead to Star Trek 4. The studio has reportedly signed leads Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto for the next installment of its sci-fi franchise, which we are just going to assume will be titled Star Trek 4ever until Paramount says otherwise. (Star Trek 4eva would also be acceptable)....

Could We Get More ‘24’ Without Kiefer Sutherland? By Angie Han/Jan. 19, 2015 8:30 am EST Still, Walden remains optimistic he could return: We have discussed it with him. We talk to Kiefer all the time. He’s a great creative partner, potentially he won’t be in this installment. We’re not sure yet. We’re not that far along, but I know he supports us doing more 24. Indeed, Walden recently heard a pitch for a new season that would leave the door open for Jack Bauer’s return....

Discovery To Re-Air 2004 BBC Movie Starring Benedict Cumberbatch As Stephen Hawking By Germain Lussier/Jan. 8, 2015 5:00 am EST Science was big at the movies late in 2014. At one point, Interstellar, The Imitation Game and The Theory of Everything were all playing simultaneously, representing three different eras -well, two eras and one potential – in science. Removing the big budget film, you’re left with Benedict Cumberbatch playing the man who invented the computer as a way to break code in World War II and Eddie Redmayne in a biopic of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking....

Green Lantern Won’t Show Up Until ‘Justice League: Part Two’ Or Later By Angie Han/March 4, 2016 3:30 pm EST Warner Bros. has already assembled most of its Justice League. We’ve got Henry Cavill as Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Ezra Miller as the Flash, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg. But the seventh member of the team has remained a big fat question mark....

Hasbro Might Be Thinking Of Making A Gobots Movie By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2015 7:00 am EST It’s always easy to spot a knock-off. A company, show or movie that tries to jump on the success of another by producing a very similar, inferior product. The list in movies is endless. But in the toy world, one of the most famous was the GoBots line. The GoBots were the less cool Transformers....

HBO Sets ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 5 Premiere Date, Renews ‘Bill Maher’ By Angie Han/Jan. 8, 2015 4:30 pm EST Pack up your finest chainmail and broadswords, because we’re due for another trip to Westeros. HBO has announced a spring 2015 premiere date for Game of Thrones Season 5, as well as for Veep Season 4 and Silicon Valley Season 2. Additionally, the premium cable network has just renewed Real Time with Bill Maher for two more seasons, which will be the show’s 14th and 15th....

Josh Trank Compares ‘Star Wars’ Fallout To Paddy Chayefsky Satire By Russ Fischer/June 4, 2015 4:00 pm EST The departure of director Josh Trank from the second Star Wars Anthology film, written by Trank’s Fantastic Four writer/producer Simon Kinberg, was the final stage in a sequence of rumors and Hollywood storytelling that had, for weeks, cast a shadow over both Fox’s new Marvel movie and the in-development Star Wars spinoff. Now Trank has broken his silence on the topic for the first time since the brief statement that accompanied his departure from Star Wars....

Kevin Feige Explains Why ‘Deadpool’ Hasn’t Convinced Marvel To Make An R-Rated Movie By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2016 1:00 pm EST While discussing Captain America: Civil War, Kevin Feige addressed the potential of an R-rated Marvel Studios movie coming together and confirmed there are no discussions to make that happen. Furthermore, he explained what he believes made Deadpool a success, and while the R-rating didn’t hurt, he understands that it wasn’t the sole determining factor in garnering acclaim and box office bucks....

By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 20, 2016 10:00 am EST Earlier this week, thousands of fans signed a petition directed at Saturday Night Live creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels to have him bring in Ryan Reynolds to host the late night sketch show. However, these fans didn’t want Reynolds to host the show as himself as is customary for celebrities to do. Instead, they wanted Reynolds to host SNL as Deadpool, the box office topping, fourth wall breaking, smart ass mercenary....

LOL: ‘Inside Out’ Emotions Have All The Feels While Watching ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer By Angie Han/Oct. 28, 2015 4:00 pm EST We’d say that last Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer got us a little emotional, but then we’d be lying. If we’re being honest, it got us a lot emotional — choked up, teary-eyed, quivering in anticipation, yelping with glee, and experiencing Proustian flashbacks to our childhoods....