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Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Returning To Theaters By Angie Han/May 2, 2016 7:00 am EST We’re gonna be calling a whole new team of Ghostbusters this summer, as Paul Feig’s reboot has Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones strapping on those proton packs for the very first time. But before we get there, perhaps you’d like to take a minute to look back at the old Ghostbusters team. Fathom Events has announced the original Ghostbusters will be coming back to theaters for a special engagement in June....

Page 2: Beauty And The Beast, Futurama, Hobbit, Star Wars, Pixar, Cronenberg, Firefly, Simpsons By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 12, 2015 2:31 pm EST Header Photo: A fan drawing of Emma Watson as Belle from Beauty and the Beast BEYOND NARRATIVE: THE FUTURE OF THE FEATURE FILM by Roger Ebert 13 Mistakes From Your Favorite Kinky Comedies The Little Mutant t-shirt 4 Made-Up Movie Languages That Aren’t Made Up At All5 Coolest ‘Space Cowboys’ of All TimeCalligrapher of the RingsVince Vaughn Says ‘True Detective’ Season 2 is ‘Very Different’The Depressing Part of ‘Better Call Saul’ You Didn’t Notice...

POTD: ‘Boy Meets World’ Meets ‘Girl Meets World’ In A Big Cast Reunion Photo By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2016 5:00 am EST A couple of years ago, during a surge of nostalgic revival of shows from decades past, The Disney Channel brought Girls Meets World to air. The comedy series is a follow-up to the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World from the 1990s, which followed best friends Cory (Ben Savage) and Shawn (Rider Strong) as they grow up into young men and learn life lessons from their teacher Mr....

Rumor: ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ Director Eyed For ‘Aquaman’; Karl Urban Wanted For Supporting Role By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2015 3:00 pm EST Warner Bros. / DC’s Aquaman already has a leading man in Jason Momoa. Now it needs to fill in the rest of its cast and crew. To that end, the studio is rumored to be eyeing Noam Murro (300: Rise of an Empire) for the director’s chair, and Karl Urban for a supporting role....

Sharon Stone Teases Marvel Universe Role Again, And We’re A Bit Confused Now By Ethan Anderton/June 10, 2016 11:30 am EST Over a month ago, some surprising casting news revealed that Sharon Stone was slated to have what she called a “wee part” in a future Marvel Studios title. Her wording had plenty (including ourselves) guessing that she would be taking a role in Ant-Man and the Wasp, the sequel to last year’s franchise starter starring Paul Rudd....

Superhero Bits: Agent Carter, Jessica Jones, Spider-Man, Hulkbuster, Wolverine, Guardians Of The Galaxy By Angie Han/Oct. 9, 2015 4:00 pm EST Who’ll play the villain in Agent Carter Season 2? What will the movie Flash costume look like? Is this what Spider-Man’s Civil War costume will look like? Want to see the first Jessica Jones poster? Does Bryan Cranston want to play a Marvel supervillain? Will Disney XD’s Guardians of the Galaxy return for Season 2?...

Superhero Bits: Preacher, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, The Flash, Gotham, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. By Germain Lussier/Jan. 15, 2015 4:07 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Which superhero movies got Oscar nominations? Want to see some new Avengers: Age of Ultron merch? What type of previews are out there for the new episodes of Gotham and The Flash? Has Preacher gone into production? Even after an Oscar-nomination, does Eddie Redmayne still want to play a superhero?...

The 1000th Edition Of Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2014 12:30 pm EST Header Photo: Edward Stone’s photographic rendering of Olly Moss’ Star Wars posters 5 Reasons To Watch Ground Floor7 Things I Want to See Happen in Jurassic WorldJAWS Holiday Ornaments20 Dino-mite Facts About the Original ‘Jurassic Park’Almighty Affect Noah and Exodus: Gods and Kings presented VFX challenges of biblical proportions. ‘Star Wars’ Fan Already Has A Tattoo Of The Droid From New Trailer...

There Are 350 CG Shots Of Paul Walker In ‘Furious 7’ By Jack Giroux/Oct. 20, 2015 12:00 pm EST It’s kind of a miracle Furious 7 turned out so well. After the tragic loss of actor Paul Walker, nobody knew where that left the unfinished film. Would it be reshot? Scrapped altogether? In the end, Universal, director James Wan (The Conjuring), and all involved worked with Weta to finish Paul Walker’s scenes....

Tyrese Gibson Returns For Transformers: The Last Knight By Peter Sciretta/June 27, 2016 7:56 pm EST Looks like director Michael Bay finally answered Tyrese Gibson’s phone call, and the original Transformers actor will be reprising his role as USAF Chief Master Sergeant Epps for the fifth film, Transformers: The Last Knight. Tyrese Gibson Transformers 5 Confirmed Tyrese Gibson posted the news on Monday night on his instagram account, along with the above photo of him and the director on Michael Bay’s private Transformers jet....

Watch The Funny And Very NSFW Opening Of ‘The Overnight’ By Russ Fischer/June 19, 2015 11:30 am EST Sundance, that January institution, is coming to movie theaters and VOD now, in June. The festival which opens each year in film was the debut of some great films for 2015. Many are now in theaters, or arriving shortly: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Dope, and The End of The Tour, for example....

‘Fargo’ Season Three Will Star New Characters By Jack Giroux/Dec. 16, 2015 1:00 pm EST On Monday night Fargo closed out its excellent second season. Creator and writer Noah Hawley proved season one of the show was no fluke. Fargo, in many ways, improved. This time around the crime story was funnier, sadder, and, surprisingly, more sincere and kindhearted. FX has already ordered Fargo season three, which will, despite only taking place a few years after the 2006-set first season, not feature any of the characters from season one....

‘Get A Job’ Trailer: Miles Teller And Anna Kendrick Fall On Hard Times For Laughs By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 3, 2016 11:00 am EST If you’ve been laid off, fired or just trying to find a new job over the past few years, then you know that the job market is a tough place right now, especially for twentysomethings. And now a new comedy about these hard times is on the way....

‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ TV Spot Features The Return Of Brent Spiner, More Psychic Bill Pullman Abuse By Jacob Hall/April 4, 2016 8:00 am EST The hot new trend in studio filmmaking these days is sequels that also act as first acts for a new franchise, taking your love of a past property and using it to launch another series (usually a trilogy) of movies. Some of these, like Jurassic World, are enormous financial successes, tickling old school nostalgia while giving new fans something to embrace....

‘King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword’ Images Reveal Charlie Hunnam As Arthur Pendragon And Jude Law As Vortigern By Jacob Hall/July 14, 2016 10:30 am EST If you had forgotten that Guy Ritchie was directing an expensive movie based Arthurian legend, you’re not alone. Warner Bros. has been pretty quiet about the upcoming King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, which is supposedly the first in a series of films following Arthur Pendragon and the various knights who would eventually gather at his Round Table....

‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Rips Into Hollywood Whitewashing: “How Is This Still A Thing?” By Angie Han/Feb. 22, 2016 11:00 am EST The 88th Oscars don’t take place for another several days, but we can already say with absolute certainty that all four winners in the acting categories will be white — because for the second year in a row, only white actors were nominated. #OscarsSoWhite has been the defining controversy of this year’s awards season, sparking uncomfortable and long overdue conversations about who wins these awards, and why, and what should be done about it....

‘Maps To The Stars’ Trailer: Familial Dysfunction, Hollywood Style By Angie Han/Jan. 9, 2015 5:00 am EST Focus Features has released a new trailer for Maps to the Stars, David Cronenberg’s new drama about a dysfunctional Hollywood family. Mia Wasikowska plays a mysterious woman who hails from a famous Hollywood family. She returns to town and secures a job as a personal assistant to aging actress Havana Segrand (Julianne Moore), but seems to have some ulterior motives....

‘The Founder’ Pushed Back To An Awards-Friendly Release Date By Jack Giroux/July 13, 2016 2:30 pm EST Originally, director John Lee Hancock’s The Founder was scheduled to open in theaters this August. Only a few short weeks before its opening, The Weinstein Company has had a change of heart. Instead of playing as counterprogramming next month, the biopic about McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) has been postponed to awards season....

‘The Last Of Us’ Movie Promises To Be “Pretty Faithful” To The Game By Angie Han/Jan. 27, 2015 10:00 am EST We’re still not sure quite what to expect from The Last of Us movie, announced by Screen Gems last year. But fans of the original video game should be glad to hear screenwriter Neil Druckmann say he’ll stay “pretty faithful” to the source material — albeit with a few “big changes....

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ Reveals Michael Cera’s Robin And Zack Galifianakis’ Joker By Jacob Hall/July 20, 2016 1:00 pm EST While I remain very interested in where Ben Affleck takes the Caped Crusader in his upcoming solo Batman movie, I’m starting to think my heart lies with Will Arnett’s LEGO Batman. First introduced as the best part (which is saying a great deal) of the against-all-odds remarkable The LEGO Movie, the character is getting his own spin-off movie and the two teaser trailers released so far have left quite an impression on me....