The Red Sonja Movie Gets New Life With New Writer By Germain Lussier/March 2, 2015 4:00 am EST The Hollywood Reporter dropped the Red Sonja movie update. Cosmos himself was an executive before leaving that world to write. He’s got a few specs sold, but nothing produced yet. There’s no word on what direction he’s taking with the character except that no filmmakers are attached and Nu Image/Millennium Films are still running the show....
Trivia: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Features Some Hot J.J. Abrams Vocals By Jacob Hall/Jan. 27, 2016 2:30 pm EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is stuffed full of so many easter eggs and hidden in-jokes that you could write an entire article trying to track down as many as humanly possible. And just when you think you’ve got to the bottom of them all – A cameo from Daniel Craig!...
Why Karl Urban Nearly Passed On ‘Star Trek Beyond’ By Jack Giroux/Aug. 3, 2016 1:30 pm EST Star Trek Beyond shows a new side of the enterprise crew. While J.J. Abrams’ Trek films are very dedicated to Kirk and Spock’s relationship, Justin Lin’s sequel breathes more life into the supporting characters. Thanks to screenwriters Simon Pegg and Doug Jung, they have more time to shine, especially “Bones” McCoy. The good doctor is played by Karl Urban, who almost passed on his third outing as the character....
‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Trailer: Newt Scamander Holds Secrets In His Suitcase By Ethan Anderton/April 10, 2016 7:27 pm EST According to the new Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trailer, we are all invited by J.K. Rowling to go back to the wizarding world of Harry Potter. But this time we’re on the other side of the pond, in New York, in 1926, following wizard Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) as he enters the Big Apple with a mysterious suitcase of magical creatures....
‘Lamb’ Trailer: A Dark And Promising Indie Spirit Award Nominated Drama By Jack Giroux/Dec. 18, 2015 1:30 pm EST Within the contrived plot of Southpaw, Oona Laurence helped ground a familiar father-daughter relationship. Now Lawrence is returning to a father-daughter relationship with Lamb, except with a slightly unconventional spin. After the jump, watch the Lamb trailer. The film is written and directed by Ross Partridge, who also co-stars in the film....
‘Nightingale’ Trailer: David Oyelowo Carries A One-Man Show For HBO By Angie Han/May 8, 2015 1:45 pm EST There aren’t many actors who could be trusted to carry an entire feature film by themselves, but David Oyelowo is one of the special few. Following his exceptional (and sadly overlooked by awards) performance in Selma, Oyelowo leads the one-man show Nightingale for HBO. At the center of the story is Peter Snowden, a war veteran spiraling out of control....
‘Now You See Me 2’ Trailer: Harry Potter Unleashes The Four Horsemen By Angie Han/March 16, 2016 7:30 am EST After making his name as the most famous young wizard in the world, Daniel Radcliffe is employing a very different kind of magic in Now You See Me 2. He plays a young prodigy determined to steal a high-tech MacGuffin with the aid of the Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Dave Franco, with Lizzy Caplan replacing Isla Fisher as “the girl Horseman”)....
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Lands A New Writer By Jack Giroux/Dec. 3, 2015 6:00 am EST Before the film goes into principal next year, a new Thor 3 writer has been brought in to rewrite the script. Learn more about the Marvel sequel and its new writer after the jump. Christopher Yost (Thor: The Dark World) and Craig Kyle (Iron Man: Armored Adventures) previously worked on the script for Thor: Ragnarok, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, Stephany Folsom will conduct rewrites on the project....
Channing Tatum Joining ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’, Maybe As An American Agent By Ethan Anderton/April 14, 2016 9:00 am EST The cast of the sequel to last year’s hit spy action adventure Kingsman: The Secret Service got a little more interesting this week, with hopes of music legend Elton John joining the project in some capacity. But now some American flair is being added to the mix to spice things up a bit....
Cool Stuff: Mark Englert’s Aladdin Print From Cyclops Print Works By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 14, 2015 1:00 pm EST As we’ve noted before, Cyclops Print Works is quickly becoming one of the best pop culture screen print companies out there. Not only do they have the official license for Disney properties, but they are employing a bunch of incredible and popular artists to create some great limited edition screenprints. We’ve written about their prints a few times in the past (D23 Expo, Inside Out, Feast and JC Richard’s Cinderella)....
Exclusive: ‘The Purge 3’ Didn’t Have A Script Until Frank Grillo Signed On By Fred Topel/Aug. 10, 2015 6:30 am EST Last week, Universal announced that Frank Grillo would return for The Purge 3. Grillo starred in the second film in the series, The Purge: Anarchy, which was the sequel to the surprise hit The Purge starring Ethan Hawke. Spoiler alert, but Hawke was not available for the sequel due to plot-related incidents in the first movie, although producer Jason Blum has said he would like to do a prequel which could revisit Hawke’s character before the incidents of The Purge....
Exclusive: See MAD Magazine’s Parody Of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2015 5:00 am EST MAD Magazine has a long history of spoofing, well, pretty much everything and they’re ready to set their sites on the latest Star Wars. In issue #532, which hits iPad on February 13 and newsstands February 24, a two-page spread spoofs Star Wars: The Force Awakens, under a cover featuring Alfred E....
NBC’s Un-Superhero Comedy ‘Powerless’ Adds Alan Tudyk, Danny Pudi, And More By Angie Han/Feb. 23, 2016 2:00 pm EST But what the characters of Powerless lack in superpowers, they make up for in geek cred. Powerless has just added Firefly’s Alan Tudky and Community’s Danny Pudi to the cast, along with Vanessa Hudgens and Christina Kirk (NBC’s A to Z). More on the Powerless cast, including character details, below. Yesterday, THR reported Hudgens would lead Powerless as Emily Locke, “an insurance claims adjuster who finds herself increasingly exasperated by the disruptive antics of the various superheroes that proliferate in her city....
Nick Offerman Will Have An Awesome Guest Role On ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 15, 2015 1:00 pm EST Nick Offerman will be stopping by Brooklyn Nine-Nine in November. However, as the precinct deals with fluctuating captains following the transferring of Captain Holt (Andre Braugher), Offerman won’t be playing the new supervisor as he does in the 21 Jump Street movie series. His role might actually be even better. Find out more about Nick Offerman in Brooklyn Nine-Nine below!...
Page 2: Star Trek, Orphan Black, Alien, Jurassic Park, BTTF, Star Wars, Breaking Bad, Bond, Bob’s Burgers, Fresh Prince By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 3, 2015 3:00 pm EST Header Photo: 2015 Geektastic Valentine’s Day cards School calls 9-year-old’s Lord of the Rings play a ’terroristic threat' The 10 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2015 Berlin Film Festival This Five-Foot-Long Stud-Free LEGO USS Enterprise Was Built Using 18,000 Bricks How Sundance Exposes Hollywood’s White-Guy ProblemThe 6 Best Documentaries of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival...
Retro Burger Chain Johnny Rockets Is Bringing Back Drive-In Theaters By Angie Han/Nov. 7, 2014 9:00 am EST Johnny Rockets, a chain restaurant whose specialty is heaping nostalgia with a side of burgers, wants you to watch movies like it’s 1959. The company has announced a partnership with USA Drive-ins to open Johnny Rockets drive-throughs with their drive-ins. Hit the jump for more on the Johnny Rockets drive-in plan.BusinessWeek reports USA Drive-ins plans to open 200 drive-in theaters by 2018, many of which will have an accompanying Johnny Rockets drive-through....
Rose Byrne Returns For ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 2, 2015 5:00 am EST Rose Byrne had a significant supporting role in X-Men: First Class as Moira MacTaggert, being the second actress to play the character. (Olivia Williams played MacTaggert in X-Men: The Last Stand.) Now she’s coming back for Apocalypse, as confirmed by writer/producer Simon Kinberg in a new interview. And not only will she be back — Moira MacTaggert will have an important role in the new film....
See New Footage In ‘The Jungle Book’ Russian Trailer By Jack Giroux/Sept. 29, 2015 11:30 am EST These live-action updates just keep coming. Disney has found massive success with reimagining their classic animated films, so obviously they’re going to keep going back to the well. The studio’s latest update is maybe their most ambitious remake to date. If the The Jungle Book Russian trailer is any indication, director Jon Favreau has some pretty high aspirations for the film....
Selfie Sticks No Longer Allowed At Disney Parks By Angie Han/June 26, 2015 2:00 pm EST The happiest place on Earth is not very happy about the current selfie stick trend. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has announced that it is banning the devices from its parks entirely, after prohibiting their use on rides earlier this year. More about the new Disney selfie stick policy after the jump. The Orlando Sentinel reports Disney’s updated selfie stick policy goes into effect next week, and applies to all Disney World theme parks, water parks, and DisneyQuest....
Showtime Also Has Plans To Offer Standalone Streaming By Angie Han/March 11, 2015 10:00 am EST Not to be outdone by competitor HBO, Showtime has announced that it, too, has plans for a standalone streaming option. According to CBS Corp head Les Moonves, “the floodgate is now open” for such a service, and we can expect it to debut “in the not-too-distant future.” Learn more about the upcoming Showtime streaming service after the jump....
