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Disney’s ‘Moana’ Is Now A ‘Hamilton’ Reunion: Phillipa Soo Joins Voice Cast By Angie Han/June 6, 2016 4:00 pm EST Scoring Hamilton tickets went from difficult to impossible last week, following news that star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda would take his last bow in July. But if you’re bummed about missing out, maybe today’s news will offer some small measure of consolation. A Hamilton mini-reunion is headed to big screens this fall, in the form of Disney Animation’s Moana....

Former ‘Star Wars,’ Batman And James Bond Actor Dies At Theater Rehearsal By Germain Lussier/Jan. 8, 2015 11:00 am EST Kan Bonfils, an actor who appeared in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Batman Begins and Skyfall, died earlier this week while rehearsing for his latest play. He was prepping a show called Dante’s Inferno in London when he collapsed and was unable to be revived. The cause of death was unknown....

Get Up Close With The Latest ‘Doctor Strange’ Images, Now In High Res [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Jan. 7, 2016 11:15 am EST It’s not especially difficult to picture Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange. He was a top fan-cast pick long before he was officially announced, and there are countless pieces of fan art floating out there in the ether already. But as of today, we no longer have to rely on the power of our imaginations....

Guillermo Del Toro Is No Longer Developing ‘Justice League Dark’ By Russ Fischer/June 29, 2015 3:00 pm EST The news that Sandman would move from Warner Bros. to New Line, along with other potential movies developed from Vertigo Comics titles, also had a related piece of information. For a couple years Guillermo del Toro has been developing Justice League Dark, a team film that would incorporate characters like John Constantine and Swamp Thing....

HBO Axes ‘Project Greenlight’ Again, Matt Damon & Ben Affleck Looking For A New Home By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2016 3:30 pm EST Last year, Project Greenlight made a return to TV after being away for 10 years. The show originated on HBO back in 2001, lasted two seasons on the cable network, and then moved over to Bravo for a third season. The revival last year came as a surprise, but with the advances in the technology of filmmaking, the field of competitors vying for the chance to direct their own feature film was far more interesting, making a new season of the show that much more exciting....

James Cameron Didn’t Love ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2016 5:55 pm EST What did Aliens/Avatar director James Cameron think of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens? While he won’t come right out and say it, it doesn’t sound like he liked the new Star Wars film very much. Watch a clip from a new interview with the Titanic/Terminator filmmaker trying artfully to dodge the question of whether he liked Disney’s new Star Wars film....

Key And Peele To Make The Super Bowl Tolerable For Non-Sports Fans With Live Commentary By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 2, 2016 11:30 am EST One of the biggest television events of the year is coming up this weekend with the live broadcast of Super Bowl 50. The NFL has dropped the Roman numerals from the game, because people are apparently too ignorant to know that “L” means 50 — it isn’t just a typo in the graphics....

LOL: What Would A ‘Ghostbusters’ Sitcom Look Like? By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 27, 2015 5:00 am EST There are plenty of new iterations of Ghostbusters coming up. Paul Feig has his female-led reboot with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones on the way, with additional rumblings of a spin-off featuring Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum as a new team of male Ghostbusters. And there’s an animated Ghostbusters film in the works at Sony as well....

Noomi Rapace Will Be In ‘Alien: Covenant’ After All By Angie Han/June 20, 2016 4:30 pm EST Alien: Covenant isn’t even opening for another year, and already it’s throwing plot twists at us. Earlier this year we heard Noomi Rapace would not be returning as Elizabeth Shaw, despite being one of the few characters left alive at the end of Prometheus. Now it seems things have changed. According to a new report, Rapace will reprise her role after all, and in fact is on set as we speak....

By Angie Han/April 13, 2016 1:00 pm EST As hungry as we are for any crumb of information about the new Spider-Man standalone movie, Marvel and Sony have been very careful about doling out details. We only just learned at CinemaCon that the movie would be called Spider-Man: Homecoming. And although we know a few of the actors who’ll star — Tom Holland, Marisa Tomei, Zendaya — we haven’t much clue about what their characters are actually doing in the movie....

Sam Mendes Says ‘Spectre’ Will Be His Last Bond Film By Angie Han/July 20, 2015 6:39 am EST Daniel Craig is contracted for one more Bond film after Spectre, but Sam Mendes won’t be returning with him. The director, who also helmed 2012’s Skyfall, says he’s done with the franchise after this year’s Spectre. Read the Sam Mendes last Bond film comments after the jump. To be sure, Mendes said similar things around the release of Skyfall, only to return for Spectre — as he readily acknowledges to the BBC....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Simpsons, Agent Carter, Daredevil, Batman, Avengers Assemble By Germain Lussier/Feb. 18, 2015 5:00 pm EST Which popular actor has been cast as Deathbolt in Arrow? What did James D’Arcy promise at the end of Agent Carter? Can you watch the Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers fight Thanos now? How did Kodi Smit-McPhee respond to being cast as Nightcrawler in X-Men Apocalypse? Did Ant-Man cameo in an earlier Peyton Reed movie?...

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman Rewrites, Doomsday Actor, Deadpool 2 Plans & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 26, 2016 5:00 pm EST Did Ben Affleck wear his Batman suit while doing rewrites on the Batman v Superman script? Which actor helped bring Doomsday to life in Batman v Superman? What do Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have planned for Deadpool 2? In Jon Bernthal prepared to have his own Punisher series? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Watch: ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Deleted Scene Reveals Wolverine / Storm Romance By Angie Han/Oct. 7, 2014 10:00 am EST So much of Wolverine’s storyline in the X-Men movies has revolved around his tortured love for Jean Grey. But a new X-Men: Days of Future Past deleted scene reveals he was supposed to finally move on in the last film. With longtime colleague Storm, of all people. Hit the jump to watch the X-Men: Days of Future Past Wolverine Storm romance scene....

Watch The Creation Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Massive Undead Army By Russ Fischer/June 5, 2015 12:30 pm EST Last weekend’s episode of Game of Thrones, packed with Wildlings, White Walkers, and wights, was among the show’s most jaw-droppingly impressive, and that’s saying a lot for a show that has already floored viewers with events like The Battle of Blackwater and the Red Wedding. The last half of the episode was an effects-heavy affair shot on a giant, sturdy set with hundreds of extras....

Woody Harrelson Joins Brie Larson In ‘The Glass Castle’, From ‘Short Term 12’ Director By Angie Han/Nov. 6, 2015 6:30 am EST Woody Harrelson’s four-film run as Haymitch comes to an end with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 this month, but his days of hanging around with resourceful young women in hardscrabble situations are not over. Harrelson is reportedly looking to join Brie Larson in The Glass Castle, the next feature from Short Term 12 helmer Destin Daniel Cretton....

‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ Trailer: Is Ash Really Humanity’s Best Hope? By Russ Fischer/Aug. 24, 2015 6:00 am EST The premiere of Ash vs Evil Dead is drawing closer, with the first episode set to arrive on Halloween night. The ten-episode first season has a premiere directed by Evil Dead creator Sam Raimi, with Bruce Campbell returning to play the knuckle-headed but determined hero Ash. A new Ash vs Evil Dead trailer has a lot of the same footage that we saw in the first spot (which debuted during Comic Con) but also features a few new bits....

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Clip: It’s A Superhero Party By Angie Han/Oct. 28, 2014 9:11 pm EST Ain’t no party like an Avengers party, because an Avengers party will inevitably get interrupted by a deranged robot with murder on its mind. At least, that seems to be the main takeaway from the new Avengers: Age of Ultron clip that debuted during tonight’s episode of Agents of SHIELD. Watch the Avengers Age of Ultron clip after the jump....

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Is Marvel’s Longest Movie Yet By Angie Han/March 8, 2016 8:30 am EST Captain America may be at the center of Captain America: Civil War, but in many ways his third solo outing looks as big as any Avengers movie. For starters, the film surrounds him with most of the Avengers (minus Hulk and Thor, who’ll be off doing their own thing in Thor: Ragnarok next year)....

‘Deadpool’ Sequel Already In The Works At 20th Century Fox By Jack Giroux/Feb. 9, 2016 4:36 pm EST According to The Hollywood Reporter, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have been brought back to write the sequel, which has already been greenlit. Obviously this could all change if the film doesn’t perform well, but it is on track for a $65 million opening weekend. Funnily enough, years ago The Hollywood Reporter also reported a Green Lantern sequel was in works....