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Superhero Bits: Tobey Maguire Praises New Spidey, Iron Man Kill Count & More By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2016 5:00 pm EST Why could Deadpool be considered twice as good as War & Peace? What did Tobey Maguire have to say about Tom Holland as Spider-Man? How many people has Iron Man killed in the Marvel cinematic universe? Why was Spider-Man recruited instead of Daredevil for Team Iron Man? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

The Best Movies Leaving Netflix in August 2015 Barbershop (August 1): The charming, low-key comedy that launched a franchise.Beauty Shop (August 1): A distaff spinoff of the aforementioned Barbershop franchise.Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (August 1): An old-fashioned family musical based on the book by Ian Fleming (yes, that Ian Fleming).Face/Off (August 1): John Travolta and Nic Cage literally act their faces off in this John Woo classic.Joe Dirt (August 1): How else will you understand the nuances of Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser, released earlier this month?...

‘MIB 23’ Is The ‘Jump Street’ / ‘Men In Black’ Crossover Title [CinemaCon 2016] By Angie Han/April 12, 2016 9:59 pm EST UPDATE: Sony announced at CinemaCon that the title of the Jump Street / Men in Black crossover will be MIB 23. Our original story from March 4, 2016 follows. One of the biggest surprises to come out of the 2014 Sony hack (at least for our purposes) was the news that the studio was considering merging two of its franchises, 21 Jump Street and Men in Black....

‘Real Rob’ Trailer: Rob Schneider Has His Own Netflix Show Now By Angie Han/Nov. 20, 2015 3:00 pm EST Netflix has revived everything from Arrested Development to The Killing to Full House to Gilmore Girls, and apparently they figured while they were at it, they might as well bring back Rob Schneider’s short-lived CBS sitcom ¡Rob!, too. Well, not really. But the company is putting out another sitcom named after and starring Schneider....

‘Scary Stories’ Trailer: A Documentary On One Of The Scariest Children’s Books Ever By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 31, 2015 11:30 am EST For a couple years, an adaptation of the children’s horror book Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark has been in the works. Back in 2013, Saw scribes Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunston were set to write the screenplay, but last year John August was brought on board to start the project over from square one....

‘Sing Street’ Trailer: We Need To Form A Band By Jack Giroux/Jan. 14, 2016 1:00 pm EST John Carney’s second feature film, Begin Again, was a real success at the box-office, and because of that, it’s probably why we’re seeing his third feature, Sing Street, so soon. After his directorial debut, Once, we waited far too long for his sophomore effort. Thankfully, the wait is almost over for his next picture....

‘The 33’ Trailer: The 2010 Chilean Mining Accident Gets Dramatized By Angie Han/July 29, 2015 8:30 am EST Next week marks the fifth anniversary of the San José mine cave-in, which left 33 miners trapped 2,300 feet below ground near Copiapó, Chile. Once it become apparent they’d survived the initial shock, the government scrambled to rescue them as the whole world watched. After spending a record 69 days underground, all 33 men were eventually brought to safety....

‘The Leftovers’ Season 2 Will Change The Show’s Supporting Cast And Setting By Germain Lussier/Dec. 8, 2014 11:30 am EST The first season of The Leftovers ended the same way Tom Perrotta’s book did, with a powerful, potentially hopeful image we won’t spoil here. But what we can say is that all of the source material for the show is gone. So what are the producers to do for a second season?...

Another ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Character Name Revealed: Who Is Phasma? By Angie Han/Dec. 16, 2014 2:30 pm EST Last month we got our first look at the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast, and last week we got to put some names to some faces as the character names were revealed. But there are still many more characters we haven’t met. Well, one of those strangers’ names has just been revealed (we think) and rumor has it it’s the one being played by Gwendoline Christie....

By Jack Giroux/Jan. 7, 2016 3:30 pm EST We’re a short week away from Michael Bay’s Benghazi movie. The director, once again using his clout from the Transformers movies, tells a story about the dual 2012 attacks on American compounds in Libya. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, originally titled 13 Hours, should be a slight change of pace for Bay. After the jump, watch a 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi featurette on Michael Bay’s work ethic....

CBS’ ‘Supergirl’ Casting Breakdown Reveals Plot Details And A New Character By Angie Han/Oct. 30, 2014 2:30 pm EST While we fantasize about who should play Marvel’s Carol Danvers, Warner Bros. TV is trying to figure out who they want to play Kara Danvers (no relation). Yes, casting is now underway on the CBS’ new DC Comics-based series Supergirl, and we have all the details on what producers are looking for....

Christian Bale “Jealous” Of Batfleck; Emily Blunt “Loves” ‘Captain Marvel’ Fan Casting By Angie Han/Nov. 26, 2014 5:00 am EST When Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens in 2016, Ben Affleck will be only the fifth actor to portray the Caped Crusader on the big screen. He’ll also be the first new Batman since Christian Bale’s reign from 2005-2012, and Bale admits he felt a bit “jealous” seeing his signature role go to someone else at first....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Trollhunters’ TV Series Casts Ron Perlman (Of Course), Kelsey Grammer, And Anton Yelchin By Angie Han/June 15, 2016 8:20 am EST It’s going to be a while before we see Guillermo del Toro’s next movie, which hasn’t even started shooting yet. But in the meantime, he’s got a new small-screen project coming our way, the Netflix animated series Trollhunters. And in typical del Toro fashion, he’s managed to round up quite a cast....

Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter Will Be In ‘Ant-Man’ By Angie Han/Nov. 3, 2014 8:00 am EST As we saw in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Peggy Carter is an old woman in the present-day Marvel Cinematic Universe. Nevertheless, her younger self will be all over the MCU next year. In addition to headlining the TV series Agent Carter, Hayley Atwell is also set to appear in Avengers: Age of Ultron — and now we’ve learned she has a part in Ant-Man as well....

HBO Announces New Shows From Jon Stewart And Alan Ball, Plus Premiere Dates For ‘Westworld’ & More By Fred Topel/July 30, 2016 11:00 am EST Find out the Westworld premiere date and get the scoop on the Jon Stewart HBO show and more after the jump. First up, HBO announced that Westworld will premiere Sunday, October 2 at 9 PM. In addition October 9 will see the debut of Sarah Jessica Parker’s new series Divorce at 10pm ET/PT, followed by Insecure at 10:30pm ET/PT....

Interview: Paul Wernick And Rhett Reese Are The Real Heroes Of ‘Deadpool’ By Jack Giroux/Feb. 12, 2016 8:00 am EST So, for a variety of reasons, Wernick and Reese have plenty to be feeling good about. Did I also mention the screenwriters are already working on Deadpool 2? We’ll see if that sequel comes to fruition, but taking into account the early reviews, the quality of the film, and strong tracking, there’s a good chance we’ll see more of Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) in the coming years....

Jake Gyllenhaal And More Join ‘Okja’, From ‘Snowpiercer’ Director Bong Joon-Ho By Angie Han/Oct. 6, 2015 6:00 am EST Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho pulled together an all-star lineup for his first English-language film, Snowpiercer, and got some of the most memorable performances of the year out of them. No surprise, then, that heavyweight talents are eagerly lining up to join his new film Okja. Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Kelly Macdonald, and Bill Nighy are looking to board the multilingual monster pic, joining Tilda Swinton....

Jonathan Demme Is Working On A “Space Age” Justin Timberlake Concert Documentary By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2015 11:00 am EST After dropping a back-to-back double album in 2013, pop sensation Justin Timberlake embarked on the 20/20 Experience World Tour, a 134-date global concert tour spread out over 14 months that took him to five different continents, delivering concerts where he was playing 30 songs some nights. The man is a true performer....

Michael Mann’s ‘Blackhat’ Director’s Cut Is Coming To New York By Angie Han/Feb. 2, 2016 4:00 pm EST It was almost exactly one year ago that Michael Mann’s cybercrime thriller Blackhat hit theaters — though you’d be forgiven for failing to remember it existed at all. The film’s $8 million domestic gross suggests not many people saw it to begin with, and its 34% Rotten Tomatoes score indicates that those few who did see it didn’t much care for it....

Plot Descriptions Of Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Novels Reveal New Characters By Germain Lussier/March 12, 2015 4:30 pm EST Until Thursday’s Star Wars movie news, the biggest related news this week was about Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That’s a series of 20 books being released later this year that will bridge the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens while also including teases toward the new film....