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Olivia Wilde Was Turned Down For ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2016 11:30 am EST It’s almost impossible to imagine anyone else but Margot Robbie in the role of Naomi Lapaglia in Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, but Olivia Wilde may have been an interesting alternate choice. However, the Tron: Legacy actress was apparently turned down for the part. Why? Because at 28, she was deemed “too old for the role....

Page 2: BTTF, Ghostbusters, 2001, High Fidelity, Star Wars, Frozen, Muppets, Harry Potter, By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 2015 12:30 pm EST Header Photo: And Finally… The Chrononauts ‘Back To The Future’ Reprint Cover Every ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Ranked (VIDEO) THE 20 MOST BADASS WOMEN FROM TARANTINO MOVIES ECTO-1 Service and Repair Manual t-shirt 20 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM LARRY COHEN’S COMMENTARY FOR Q THE WINGED SERPENTThe 50 Comedians You Should Know in 2015Panning in 2001: a space odyssey5 Classic Toys Way More Movie-Worthy Than Transformers...

Report: Sandra Bullock To Lead All-Female ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Reboot; Gary Ross To Direct By Angie Han/Oct. 29, 2015 4:00 pm EST This weekend sees the premiere of Our Brand Is Crisis, starring Sandra Bullock in a role originally written with George Clooney in mind. Now she’s going one step further, and looking to take over a franchise that actually used to be his. According to a new report, Bullock will lead an all-female Ocean’s Eleven film, with Gary Ross (The Hunger Games) directing....

Superhero Bits: Lego Batman, Ant-Man, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Fantastic Four By Germain Lussier/Nov. 18, 2014 5:24 pm EST Is there a way to see what Two-Face was going to do the Sixties Batman series? What eras of Batman will the Lego Batman movie have? Are there secret characters hidden on the Guardians of the Galaxy Blu-ray? What does “I Am Groot” sound like in French? Which movies can you play in the subscription to Lego Batman 3?...

The ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Trailer Also Confused Melissa McCarthy By Ethan Anderton/May 3, 2016 11:00 am EST When the first trailer for the Ghostbusters reboot debuted a couple months ago, the opening moments confused some fans of the original franchise. While we heard that this new film from director Paul Feig and writer Katie Dippold was supposed to be a reboot with no narrative ties to the original franchise, the first few shots and the bumpers in between referenced the events of the first film that happened 30 years ago....

The Best Movie/TV Music Gifts Of 2014 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 28, 2014 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Welcome to the sixth part of /Film’s Ultimate 2014 Film Geek Holiday Gift Guide. We hope we can help you find gifts for your pop culture-loving loved ones and friends (or, maybe even yourself). This guide includes a ton of cool gifts, including a wide range of books, graphic novels, toys, collectibles, music, movies, games, art and other fun gifts, the majority of which were released this year....

Viola Davis Says ABC Wanted Her To Do ‘Suicide Squad’ By Fred Topel/Aug. 5, 2015 5:00 am EST When Viola Davis was first rumored to be in the running for the role of Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad, reports were that the only holdup could be the schedule for her ABC television show How to Get Away With Murder. On Tuesday, August 4, Davis was on a panel with cast and producers of other ABC dramas Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy....

VOTD: Watch Tom Cruise & Jamie Foxx Rehearse For Michael Mann’s ‘Collateral’ By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2016 5:00 am EST One of the most underrated movies from the last decade was undoubtedly Collateral. The raw thriller from director Michael Mann features two oustanding performances from both Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. The former delivers one of the best performances of his career as the hitman Vince, while the latter, usually showy, actor disappears into the everyman role of Max perfectly....

‘Bridge Of Spies’ Trailer: Steven Spielberg’s New Film Tells A True Story Of The Cold War By Russ Fischer/June 5, 2015 9:05 am EST CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960, and the United States long denied that his mission was related to intelligence-gathering. He was convicted of espionage in the Soviet Union and sentenced to ten years in prison. In 1962, he returned to the US thanks to a spy-swap deal between the US and Soviets....

‘Furious 7’ Featurette Reveals Secrets Of The Over The Top Car Drop By Russ Fischer/March 12, 2015 10:05 am EST A recent extended clip from Furious 7 showcased the film’s setpiece in which the main characters drive cars out of a C-130 military transport plane, deploying parachutes to ease themselves safely to ground. Now a new featurette shows how that Furious 7 car drop was done. No, Vin Diesel wasn’t actually skydiving in a car, but there’s still a whole crew grabbing shots of the cars in-air....

‘Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Could Become A TV Series By Angie Han/Oct. 15, 2015 8:00 am EST If at first you don’t succeed, try… turning it into a TV show? That seems to be the motto in Hollywood right now, as everything from Evil Dead to Jack Ryan has jumped to the small screen after getting stymied the big one. Now the next property to try out this move will be Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, after a few years of rocky development on a cinematic sequel....

‘Jimmy’s Hall’ Trailer: A Dance Hall Becomes A Political Rallying Point By Russ Fischer/March 26, 2015 11:00 am EST Jimmy’s Hall, from acclaimed director Ken Loach, begins with the story of an Irish community already feeling the tension that would shortly erupt as the Irish Civil War, and then picks up with that community a decade later, after the war divided the country. As the Jimmy’s Hall trailer shows, the focal point of the story seems innocuous: a dance hall on the edge of a rural community....

‘Ready Player One’ Is “Classic Steven Spielberg,” Says Producer [Wondercon] By Fred Topel/March 28, 2016 5:30 am EST “It’s classic Steven Spielberg, right in the center of the sweet spot of really his classic work, but with this whole new world now,” DeLine said. “There could be no one better to bring this to the screen.” That new world is the one created by author Ernie Cline. In the future, multiplayer gaming has become a virtual universe....

‘The Little Prince’ Trailer: A New Film Does Justice To An Old Favorite By Angie Han/Dec. 10, 2014 7:30 am EST Adapting a popular property is always a dicey prospect, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince is one of the most beloved children’s classics of all time. Director Mark Osborne has a lot to live up to with his new film adaptation, and whatever he’s come up with is bound to come under intense scrutiny from fans of all ages....

‘The Shannara Chronicles’ Trailer: MTV Tackles Terry Brooks’ Sprawling Fantasy Epic By Angie Han/Aug. 31, 2015 7:30 am EST Amid all the Miley Cyrus weed jokes, the Taylor Swift wins, and the #viral #unscripted #moments at last night’s VMAs, MTV debuted the first trailer for The Shannara Chronicles. Based on the novels by Terry Brooks, the fantasy drama unfolds centuries after a nuclear holocaust has wiped our current civilization off the map....

‘The X-Files’: David Duchovny Would Be “More Than Happy” To Play Mulder Again By Angie Han/Jan. 21, 2015 8:30 am EST More on the possible David Duchovny X Files return after the jump. Speaking with USA Today, Duchovny revealed he’d be “more than happy and excited to bring it back and do it again with [co-star] Gillian and [series creator] Chris [Carter].” He added, “I’m assuming that it will happen sooner rather than later now....

‘Twin Peaks’ Returns; David Lynch To Direct Nine-Episode Series For Showtime By Russ Fischer/Oct. 6, 2014 8:37 am EST “It is happening again.” The giant said those words on Twin Peaks over 20 years ago, and now creators Mark Frost and David Lynch are following through on that idea. Now Twin Peaks returns in 2016 with a nine-episode limited series on Showtime. Frost and Lynch will produce and write all nine episodes, and Lynch will direct the entire series....

Explore The Most Beautiful Location In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ With This Featurette By Jacob Hall/Jan. 4, 2016 12:00 pm EST As J.J. Abrams spent the better part of two years promising, the world of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a successful blend of practical sets, real-world locations, and computer generated environments. You can nitpick the movie until the Banthas come home, but the Star Wars universe hasn’t felt this convincing since 1983....

FilmBuff Will Distribute ‘The Primary Instinct’ By David Chen/Aug. 4, 2015 3:00 pm EST I estimate 70% of the process of releasing a movie is just getting the film made; the other 30% is getting the film seen. That’s why I’m really pleased to announce that FilmBuff — the same distribution company that released great indie films like Exit Through the Gift Shop and The Internet’s Own Boy, will be distributing The Primary Instinct....

Find Out Which Movies Ronald Reagan And Jimmy Carter Watched As President By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 30, 2015 5:00 am EST While the President of the United States of America is one of the most powerful leaders of the free world, it’s important to remember that each and every person who has and will hold that office is a person just like the rest of us. And most people love movies. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to hear of presidents watching movies at the White House to unwind a bit, many times with other world leaders....