‘Captain America: Civil War’ Wraps Shooting By Angie Han/Aug. 24, 2015 7:48 am EST Even as we’ve spent the summer enjoying the end of Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in theaters, Marvel’s spent it prepping the start of Phase Three. Captain America: Civil War has just wrapped, after nearly four months of shooting. See the announcement, along with a photo of the stars celebrating their hard work, after the jump....
‘Doctor Strange’ Brings In Some Muscle: Scott Adkins Joins Marvel Movie By Angie Han/Nov. 14, 2015 12:00 pm EST So far, Marvel’s Doctor Strange has collected a cast that seems like they’d be more at home at reciting Shakespeare or the brothers Coen than throwing down with supervillains. But the film’s latest addition guarantees we can count on some pretty kickass action scenes as well. Scott Adkins (The Expendables 2) has just joined the star-studded cast, which includes Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character....
‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Picks Up Ansel Elgort By Angie Han/June 27, 2016 4:30 pm EST Ansel Elgort is joining Warner Bros.’ Dungeons & Dragons campaign. He’s looking to star in the studio’s long-simmering adaptation of the classic roleplaying game, which recently picked up director Rob Letterman. David Leslie Johnson (The Conjuring 2) wrote the script. According to Deadline, Elgort is in early negotiations for the project. The story is described as “a fantasy adventure centering on a warrior and his band of mystical creatures as they embark on a dangerous journey to find a mythical treasure....
‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Set For 2018; David Yates Returning To Direct By Angie Han/Aug. 3, 2016 6:16 am EST We won’t see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for another few months, but Warner Bros. is already planning its next trip to the wizarding world. The studio has just set a 2018 release date for the next film in the Harry Potter spinoff/prequel series, which will once again be directed by David Yates from a script by J....
‘Star Wars: Aftermath’ Starts Book Trilogy Linking ‘Return Of The Jedi’ And ‘The Force Awakens’ By Germain Lussier/March 17, 2015 1:30 pm EST Star Wars has the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, and soon we’ll see the sequel trilogy. Before that new series bows, however, we’ll get the book trilogy. One of the first books announced for the large-scale publishing event Journey to the Force Awakens is called Star Wars Aftermath....
‘The Age Of Shadows’ Trailer: The Latest From The Great Kim Jee-Woon Looks Like A Return To Form By Jacob Hall/July 24, 2016 7:00 am EST A few years ago, South Korean filmmaker Kim Jee-woon’s sojourn in Hollywood came to an abrupt end when The Last Stand was a box office bomb. And while I have a soft spot for that goofy, endearingly odd movie, a late-period Arnold Schwarzenegger shoot ’em up was probably not the best use of the man who directed A Tale of Two Sisters, A Bittersweet Life, I Saw the Devil, and The Good, The Bad, The Weird....
Aaron Sorkin Says Christian Bale Will Be In Every Frame Of The Steve Jobs Film By Angie Han/Oct. 23, 2014 10:00 am EST We thought Christian Bale was a pretty solid choice to play Steve Jobs in Danny Boyle’s upcoming movie, but it turns out we weren’t half as excited as writer Aaron Sorkin is. Calling Bale “the best actor on the board in a certain age range,” Sorkin expressed his confidence that Bale would “crush it” as the late tech guru — in a role that is particularly difficult, and present in every single moment of the film....
First Look: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Reveals Apocalypse, Psylocke, Magneto, And More [UPDATED] By Angie Han/July 16, 2015 3:52 pm EST The end is pretty much always nigh in the X-Men universe, but next year our superheroes will truly face the Apocalypse — that is, a 5,000-year-old mutant who goes by the name Apocalypse, played by Oscar Isaac. Today we finally get a peek at this fearsome villain, plus Psylocke (Olivia Munn), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), and many more....
James Franco Remaking ‘Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?’ For Lifetime By Angie Han/Dec. 21, 2015 2:00 pm EST It says something about James Franco’s career that his current project The Disaster Artist, a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most notoriously terrible films ever made, is one of the more normal things he’s done. But Franco gonna Franco, and so he’s got a more offbeat project lined up for his near future as well....
Kristen Stewart Joins Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ By Angie Han/April 2, 2015 8:30 am EST Her latest high-profile gig puts has her working with Ang Lee, for the upcoming adaptation of Ben Fountain’s bestselling Iraq War novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Steve Martin, Garrett Hedlund, and Joe Alwyn also star. Get all the details on the Kristen Stewart Ang Lee project after the jump. TheWrap reported the news....
Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ Adds John Goodman And Ethan Hawke By Angie Han/Dec. 8, 2015 6:30 am EST The sci-fi universe of Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets just keeps growing. The latest to climb aboard the outer space adventure are Ethan Hawke and John Goodman, who will be joining Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, and Rihanna. More on the latest Valerian casting after the jump....
MoviePass Reveals Official New Subscription Plans, Starting As Low As $15 A Month By Ethan Anderton/July 13, 2016 7:30 am EST Over a week ago, there were rumblings of some new MoviePass subscription plans being tested with the subscription service’s CEO Mitch Lower looking to offer a variety of pricing options with an eye towards even offering a plan as low as $20. Now Movie Pass has officially announced their new pricing plans, and the lowest plan actually comes in at $15, but there are some specifics that will change how much you’ll end up paying for the subscription you want....
Neill Blomkamp Has A New Idea For ‘District 10,’ But Now Isn’t The Time To Do It By Germain Lussier/March 6, 2015 12:31 pm EST Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 was a milestone. A refreshing blend of faux-documentary style with blockbuster effects telling a story of substance and originality. It marked the arrival of a filmmaker who demanded to be noticed. He followed it up with Elysium, a visually gorgeous film filled with great ideas that never reaches its potential....
Praise Be: AMC’s ‘Preacher’ Renewed For Season 2 By Angie Han/June 29, 2016 1:00 pm EST Jesse Custer may not be a very good preacher, or even a very good person, but for the past several weeks he’s been one hell of a reason to look forward to Sundays. And AMC wants to make sure you keep coming back to that little church in Annville. As Preacher passes the halfway mark of its first season, AMC has renewed it for an expanded second season, to consist of 13 episodes....
Read Quentin Tarantino’s Reaction To Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2014 1:00 pm EST Odds are if you read a site like this, you’re going to see Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar no matter what. Whether the reviews are good or bad doesn’t matter. You just want to see what Nolan has in store in his epic sci-fi drama. And while some of the critical response has been varied, one group which seems to be wholly Nolan’s side is one comprised of his fellow filmmakers....
Superhero Bits: Toy Fair, Ant-Man, Avengers, Deadpool, Gotham, Green Lantern By Germain Lussier/Feb. 16, 2015 4:30 pm EST Want to see lots and lots of New York Toy Fair images from Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron and DC? Which characters are about to hit Gotham? What did the EP of Arrow tease about Green Lantern? How did Kingsman: The Secret Service do over its opening weekend? Want to see some new X-Men Apocalypse concept art from Bryan Singer?...
Video: Why Action Scenes Suck And Why You Should Respect Michael Bay By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2015 2:30 pm EST A couple video essays hit the web today that I wanted to share, one having to do with why a lot of action scenes “suck” and the other making the argument that you should respect Transformers series director Michael Bay. Why Do Action Scenes Suck? Video Essay CorridorDigital has released a video essay titled “Why Do Action Scenes Suck?...
VOTD: Learn About The Scrapped Attempts To Make A ‘Jurassic Park’ Animated Series By Ethan Anderton/July 11, 2016 4:00 am EST There was a time when the next logical step for successful live-action movies was to have them turned into animated series. Back to the Future, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Dumb and Dumber, Jumanji, Men in Black,The Karate Kid and plenty more all became animated series. But there was one movie that never made it to television in the form of an animated series, though there were a couple attempts, and it’s one that probably could have made for some great Saturday morning cartoon programming....
Watch Some Zootopia Deleted Scenes And Honest Trailer By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2016 1:30 pm EST Walt Disney Animation Studio’s Zootopia hits Blu-ray, DVD and VOD this week, and along with that we’re getting our first look at the deleted scenes that didn’t make the final film. Also ScreenJunkies have released their latest honest trailer which lampoons Zootopia. Watch the Zootopia deleted scenes and honest trailer now after the jump....
Watch The New York Yankees Reenact ‘The Sandlot’ By Germain Lussier/March 27, 2015 8:45 am EST This’ll be short and sweet. Several members of the 2015 New York Yankees took time out of Spring Training for some play acting. They reenacted one of the most famous scenes from my favorite sports movie of all time, The Sandlot, and their version of the scene is created with eerie precision. Even as a lifelong Mets fan, this video makes me like the Yankees a little bit more....
