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‘Force Awakens’ Cameos Revealed: Michael Giacchino, Daniel Craig, And Radiohead’s Nigel Godrich By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2015 10:30 am EST Before you freak out, the names in the headline is NOT A SPOILER. There is absolutely no way you would spot any of these fellows in the movie unless you had some idea of where to look. They are not surprise appearances, they are fun easter eggs that you wouldn’t know unless someone told you about them....

‘Gotham’ Season 2 Clip: Jerome Tries To Make A Friend By Angie Han/Sept. 1, 2015 9:00 am EST The mixed reviews for Gotham’s first season are proof it’s not for everyone, but if you dig its general vibe this scene looks pretty promising. For starters, it looks like Barbara might get more to do this season, after being criminally underused last season. Monaghan seems to be having a lot of fun with his cartoon-villain persona....

‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’ Trailer: Sally Field Follows Her Dreams By Jack Giroux/Oct. 30, 2015 6:30 am EST Hello, My Name is Doris premiered at this year’s South by Southwest. The film, co-written and directed by Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer), was acquired by Roadside Attractions after its premiere for the price of $1.75 million, the biggest purchase made at the festival this year. The comedy, starring Sally Field (Lincoln), also won the audience award for headliners....

‘Lightningface’ Trailer: Oscar Isaac Is Kind Of Freaking Out In This Short Film By Jack Giroux/April 15, 2016 6:30 am EST Ever heard of a movie called Revenge for Jolly!? If you have seen it, you’d probably remember, not only because it’s about a man trying to find out who’s behind his dog’s mysterious death, but mainly because the film stars Oscar Isaac, Kristen Wiig, Elijah Wood, Kevin Corrigan, Ryan Phillippe, Garrett Dillahunt, Amy Seimetz, Bobby Monyihan, Adam Brody, Gillian Jacobs, and the film’s screenwriter, Brian Petsos....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Adds ‘The Nice Guys’ Breakout Angourie Rice By Angie Han/July 7, 2016 6:30 am EST At some point, Spider-Man: Homecoming will have to stop casting because they’ll simply have run out of actors left to cast. It feels like every day there’s a new addition, and pretty soon there won’t be a person left in Hollywood who’s not involved with that production in some way or another. But today is not that day....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Featurette Shows Off Simon Pegg’s Alien Character By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2015 10:00 am EST Back during the production of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, rumors swirled that J.J. Abrams had brought his Star Trek franchise star (and now sequel co-writer) Simon Pegg into the galaxy far, far away for some kind of cameo in the movie. That rumor was confirmed when Pegg popped up in the Comic-Con sizzle reel from this past summer, wearing a big fat suit, apparently playing some kind of alien....

‘Star Wars: Vader Down’ Comic Book Crossover Event Announced At Comic-Con By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2015 9:00 am EST There was so much news coming out of San Diego Comic Con International 2015 that we missed some of the smaller announcements that happened outside of Hall H. late last week we told you that Marvel Comics would be releasing a new Star Wars comic book series based on the character Chewbacca written by Gerry Duggan and artist Phil Noto....

‘Tower’ Offers A Unique And Enthralling Look At An American Tragedy [SXSW Review] By Jacob Hall/March 18, 2016 7:00 am EST Tower is director Keith Maitland’s beat-for-beat retelling of what went down during those 96 minutes and an examination of the aftermath, exploring how the events of that day changed those who were there and set the stage for an America where school shootings are so common that no one bats an eye when they occur....

‘Wonder Woman’ Director Shakeup: What Happened With Michelle MacLaren? By Angie Han/April 17, 2015 1:30 pm EST From the outside, director Michelle MacLaren’s departure from Wonder Woman came as a surprise. Even as Patty Jenkins stepped up to replace her a few days later, we kept wondering what the heck had happened. From the inside, however, the split was far less abrupt. A new report delves deeper into the “creative differences” that drove MacLaren away....

A Cast Of Kings - Season 6 Preview By David Chen/April 14, 2016 6:02 pm EST In this episode of “A Cast of Kings,” Joanna and David recap season 5’s finale and discuss their hopes and expectations for season 6. Please help make this podcast possible by supporting our Kickstarter. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes and be sure to follow us on Facebook for updates on the show....

Benedict Wong’s ‘Doctor Strange’ Character Won’t Be “The Tea-Making Manservant” By Angie Han/June 28, 2016 7:30 am EST The first trailer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange introduced many of the key players including Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Baron Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). One we haven’t seen yet, though, is Wong, played by Benedict Wong. In the comics, Wong is Strange’s sidekick and valet as well as a master martial artist himself....

Bottleneck Gallery Unveils New ‘Alien’ Posters Featuring A Perfect Organism And One Lucky Cat By Jacob Hall/March 2, 2016 12:00 pm EST If you ask someone to name every character who survived the events of Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece Alien, they’d surely mention Sigourney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley blasting that Xenomorph into space and putting herself in suspended animation for the long, ill-fated trip home. But will they mention Jonesy, the incredibly lucky ginger cat who somehow manages to avoid death at the claws and jaws of the galaxy’s most dangerous predator and the Nostromo’s self-destruction?...

Chris Miller Talks Making A Han Solo Movie To “Give A Fire To Our Bellies” By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 8, 2015 1:00 pm EST Just one month ago we got word that The LEGO Movie and 21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller would be at the helm of the second Star Wars Anthology movie coming in 2018, this one focusing on Han Solo, renowned smuggler and captain of the Millennium Falcon....

David Cronenberg On Influencing Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ By Angie Han/Feb. 16, 2015 10:00 am EST David Cronenberg isn’t a name you’d typically associate with big-budget Marvel adaptations, but Josh Trank made the connection when speaking about his upcoming Fantastic Four. Trank cited the filmmaker as a major influence on his film, specifically referencing Scanners and The Fly. So how does the idiosyncratic Cronenberg feel about his style getting chewed up by a big studio production?...

Dwayne Johnson To Star In Sci-Fi Action Comedy ‘Alpha Squad Seven’ By Germain Lussier/May 11, 2015 10:00 am EST Dwayne Johnson never stops. He’s got San Andreas later this month, a new HBO series called Ballers coming soon, he’s filming a comedy with Kevin Hart called Central Intelligence, is a voice in a new Disney movie Moana, was just in the biggest movie of the year, Furious 7, and will eventually be a super-villain in Shazam....

More ‘Batman V Superman’ Fallout: Geoff Johns To Co-Lead Newly Created DC Films Division By Angie Han/May 18, 2016 11:00 am EST DC Films is Warner Bros.’ attempt to course-correct after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Although the film has raked in nearly $870 million at the box office to date, those totals still fell short of Warner Bros.’ hopes. Perhaps even more concerning, fans and critics seemed severely divided on the movie itself....

Netflix’s ‘Tig’ Trailer: “Good Evening. Hello. I Have Cancer.” By Peter Sciretta/June 29, 2015 1:00 pm EST Netflix has released the first trailer for their Netflix original documentary Tig, which follows comedian Tig Notaro as she “finds life in the face of death”. The film was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival last year, where it got mostly positive reviews. Watch the Tig trailer embedded after the jump now....

POTD: Geena Davis Made ‘A League Of Their Own’ Mini-Reunion Happen By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2016 5:00 am EST There are an abundance of great baseball movies out there, from Field of Dreams to The Sandlot. But more often than not, ladies who play baseball don’t get the spotlight on the big screen. That’s what makes A League of Their Own so special, and that’s why it was previously selected for preservation in the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress in 2012....

Steven Spielberg Also Doesn’t Know Why Idris Elba Wasn’t Nominated For An Oscar By Jack Giroux/Feb. 16, 2016 7:30 am EST This year’s Academy Awards nominations ignited a bit of a firestorm. All 20 acting nominees are white, which is odd considering the amount of powerful performances that were overlooked. A major criticism comes from the fact that most of the voters at the Oscars are older white males. To the Academy’s credit, they’re working on the problem, which director Steven Spielberg has weighed in on....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, The Flash, Suicide Squad, Avengers Age Of Ultron, Gotham By Germain Lussier/Oct. 27, 2014 4:30 pm EST Who is the latest actress to join The Flash? Want to learn some really cool spoilers from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Did Kevin Feige confirm a major Avengers: Age of Ultron rumor? Is there an actress up for the role of Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad? Could Captain America: The Winter Soldier be up for some Oscars?...