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‘Secret In Their Eyes’ Trailer: Julia Roberts Is Out For Revenge By Angie Han/Nov. 5, 2015 10:00 am EST Did Juan José Campanella’s Secret in Their Eyes really need to get remade in English? Eh, probably not. But it happened anyway, so all we can really do now is hope for the best. At least there’s reason to be ever-so-slightly optimistic: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts, and Nicole Kidman head up the new cast, and Billy Ray (Shattered Glass) directs....

‘Supergirl’ Season 1 Trailer: CBS’ New Superhero Takes Flight By Angie Han/Sept. 22, 2015 8:30 am EST CBS hasn’t been shy about sharing Supergirl footage, but so far most of what we’ve seen has been from the pilot episode. Today, they’ve shared some never-before-seen footage from the rest of the season. Melissa Benoist leads the cast as Kara Zor-El, cousin of Superman. At the age of 24, she finally decides to embrace her otherworldly powers and become the superhero she was meant to be....

Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs Movie To Consist Of Only Three Real-Time Scenes By Russ Fischer/Nov. 15, 2012 1:00 pm EST The public knows Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in large part through the appearances he made on stage to deliver keynote speeches during Apple product launch events. The exec’s personality made him a focus for those interested in the intersection between tech and culture, and as the long-time face of Apple, Jobs became synonymous with the company, and with the particular way the company interacts with its customer base....

Aliens, Bigfoot, Apes, Wolves & More Honor FX Wizard Rick Baker In Tribute Art Show By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2015 6:00 am EST Cinephiles will nod their head in agreement when we say that Rick Baker is one of the most talented crew members to ever grace a film production. The rest of you may not know him by name, but I can say with absolute certainty that you’ve seen his work on the big screen, and a new tribute art show is paying honor to him by way of all the iconic creations he’s brought to cinema....

Check Out An Awesome, Previously Unseen, Alternate ‘Back To The Future’ Poster By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 30, 2015 12:00 pm EST In the case of Back to the Future, there are several that we’ve seen over the years, but one more has only just recently been unveiled for the first time. Check it out below! Here’s the never-before-seen alternate Back to the Future poster from Ewbank Auctions: Our friends at Collider called our attention to this poster, which will be part of a series of movie poster auctions taking place in February 2016 at Ewbank Auctions....

Emily Blunt Jumps On ‘My Little Pony’ By Angie Han/Feb. 13, 2016 9:00 am EST Hasbro’s attempts to turn its toys into movies have yielded mixed results. For every Transformers, there’s a Battleship — or worse, a Monopoly, which still hasn’t managed to pass Go despite years of efforts. But there’s a lot riding on My Little Pony, based on one of the hottest properties in its stable. So Hasbro and Lionsgate have enlisted a big-name star to guide the film to success....

Get Busy Livin’ Or Get Busy Drivin’: Morgan Freeman Can Now Narrate Your Road Trips By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 23, 2016 5:00 am EST Various GPS systems have adopted plenty of famous pop culture voices to deliver audio directions to drivers on the road. You can get directions from character in The Simpsons, Darth Vader, Bert & Ernie, KITT from Knight Rider and more. Last year the navigation app Waze added Arnold Schwarzenegger to their line-up, but they’ve hit the jackpot with their latest addition....

Is Benicio Del Toro Playing An Intergalactic Villain In ‘Star Wars: Episode 8’? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 8, 2016 10:30 am EST Since it was announced that Benicio Del Toro was cast in Star Wars: Episode VIII, there has been a lot of speculation as to what kind of role the Academy Award-winning actor would play in Rian Johnson’s upcoming Skywalker saga installment. When the trades first reported the casting, they revealed that Del Toro would be playing a villain, but as time went by, the actor denied that he would be playing the bad guy in the new film....

Jon Hamm Boards Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ By Angie Han/Oct. 20, 2015 4:30 pm EST Edgar Wright’s next movie may not star Simon Pegg or Nick Frost, but he’s managed to assemble a pretty cool cast all the same. Jamie Foxx signed on last month to join Ansel Elgort and Lily James in the crime pic, and now Jon Hamm wants to tag along on the ride as well. Find out which part he’s playing after the jump....

LEGO ‘Ghostbusters’ Chinese Restaurant Headquarters Needs To Be An Official Set By Ethan Anderton/June 16, 2016 7:30 am EST Fans of both Ghostbusters and LEGO had their wildest dreams come true earlier this year when an official set for the firehouse that acts as the paranormal exterminators’ headquarters was released. It was a massive (and expensive) set, and having bought and built it myself, I can tell you it was one of the most fun sets to put together....

Superhero Bits: Batman Body Count, Negative Batman V Superman Review Response & More By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2016 5:00 pm EST How does Zack Snyder justify Batman’s body count in Batman v Superman? What do Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck have to say about early negative Batman v Superman reviews? How did The Dark Knight Returns convince Ben Affleck to be Batman? Is X-Men: Apocalypse the only non-Batman v Superman story?...

Superhero Bits: Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Arrow, Justice League Mortal, Daredevil By Angie Han/Aug. 20, 2015 4:30 pm EST Is that a new suit for Daredevil Season 2? Who’s Spidey battling in Captain America: Civil War? What can Ike Barinholtz reveal about his Suicide Squad character? Did moving Batman v Superman to 2016 make it a better movie? Why does Ben McKenzie think Gotham Season 2 will be better than Season 1?...

These New ‘London Has Fallen’ Clips Don’t Feature Nearly Enough Head-Stabbings By Jacob Hall/Feb. 26, 2016 2:30 pm EST 2013 saw the release of two “Terrorists Take Over the White House Movies” and Olympus Has Fallen was the winner in that particular showdown, outgrossing the glossier and far more expensive White House Down at the box office. Somehow, the trashy and often technically inept Gerard Butler joint is getting a sequel and the movie where Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx have a limo chase on the White House lawn is not....

Will ‘Ghostbusters’ Get To Open In China? By Angie Han/July 13, 2016 4:00 pm EST Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters finally arrives in U.S. theaters this weekend, and will spend the next few weeks rolling out across the world. But one country may not get the chance to answer the call. As of now it’s unclear whether Ghostbusters will open in China, thanks to a somewhat obscure censorship guideline prohibiting certain supernatural elements....

Will The Original ‘X-Men’ Cast Return To The Franchise? By Jack Giroux/May 26, 2016 7:00 am EST Bryan Singer will next make 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, which begins filming this fall, but the director isn’t done with the X-Men franchise yet. His newest addition to the series, X-Men: Apocalypse, opens in theaters this Friday, but he’s already expressed interest in continuing with the franchise, although whether he’ll direct another sequel is unconfirmed....

‘Batman V Superman’ Synopsis Sets Up A New Danger To Mankind By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2015 8:52 am EST Warner Bros. has released the official synopsis for the studio’s March 2016 release Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the brief text will give you some clues as to how and when the two title characters throw down. Hint: it’s probably not in the climax of the movie. (But you already knew that....

‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ Teaser Trailer: Ang Lee’s Latest Goes To War By Angie Han/May 12, 2016 6:30 am EST Sony Pictures has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Ang Lee’s drama about a squad of soldiers who are brought home from Iraq for a victory tour around the U.S. Much has been made about Lee’s groundbreaking use of 120 fps to heighten the realism of the war flashbacks, but the present day unfolds at a Thanksgiving Day football game, where the soldiers are to be honored in a glitzy halftime show....

‘Deepwater Horizon’ Teaser Trailer: Mark Wahlberg And Peter Berg Recreate A Disaster By Angie Han/March 23, 2016 9:30 am EST Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg have a thing for real-life drama. The pair are just coming off of Lone Survivor, an account of a Navy SEAL mission to kill a Taliban leader, and are about to dive into Patriots Day, about the events leading up to and around the Boston Marathon bombing....

‘Fifty Shades’ Sequels Shooting Back-To-Back Under Director James Foley By Angie Han/Nov. 12, 2015 2:00 pm EST Universal Pictures has tied up a director for the next two Fifty Shades movies. James Foley, who was offered the job of directing Fifty Shades Darker back in August, is now confirmed to shoot both that film and its sequel, Fifty Shades Freed. Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan will return as kinky lovers Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey....

‘Fight Club’ Author Chuck Palahniuk Joins The Cast Of ‘Fight Club 2’ By Peter Sciretta/July 8, 2015 2:00 pm EST I’m a huge fan of author Chuck Palahniuk and Fight Club is one of my favorite films of all time. To say I’m excited to see what the comic book sequel brings might be an understatement. I’ve decided to wait and binge read the Fight Club 2 comics after the 10-issue mini series is published in full....