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Mark Wahlberg Hopes Martin Scorsese Will Direct A ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Movie By Russ Fischer/Dec. 31, 2014 3:30 pm EST Mark Wahlberg is one of many actors who has cultivated a real career as a producer, as seen in part through the success of HBO’s Entourage, as well as In Treatment, How to Make it in America, and Boardwalk Empire. Now, with the Entourage movie hitting screens next summer, Wahlberg is turning his eye to potential new producing projects....

Marvel Comics Will End 33 Series’ As A Result Of ‘Secret Wars’ By Germain Lussier/March 19, 2015 6:00 am EST Normally we only cover comic books peripherally but, when a company like Marvel reveals they’re going to be ending almost three dozen comics as a result of a new storyline, we figure it’s worth noting. Speaking to ComicBook.com, Marvel’s SVP of Sales & Marketing David Gabriel confirmed they’ll be bringing 33 different comics to a conclusion as a result of Secret Wars, their massive crossover event which will change the Marvel Comics universe as they know it....

Rumor: ‘Akira’ Developing As A Trilogy, Christopher Nolan May Be Involved By Russ Fischer/Sept. 14, 2015 12:30 pm EST Earlier this summer, however, development turned back on with Sons of Anarchy writer and Daredevil second season co-showrunner Marco J. Ramirez on hand to script. Now there’s a new Akira live-action rumor, that Warner Bros. is pushing for three films, and that Christopher Nolan is somehow involved. (Update: Or perhaps not; multiple sources have told me that Nolan has no part in this development....

Rumors: Brainiac To Be ‘Justice League’ Villain, Suicide Squad Members Revealed By Russ Fischer/Oct. 10, 2014 4:00 pm EST Rumors have said that Darkseid, DC’s inter -dimensional villain who inspired Thanos over at Marvel, might be the bad guy for the upcoming Justic League film. Now a new rumor changes that up, saying that the League will instead ally against Braniac. (Though there’s no reason we couldn’t see both in the film in some way....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Ant-Man, Heroes Reborn, The Flash By Angie Han/June 29, 2015 5:00 pm EST Want to watch Ben Affleck declare “I’m Batman”? Or check out Funko’s Batman v Superman Comic-Con exclusive? Where did The Thing’s pants go? Which Boardwalk Empire actor is Marvel eyeing for a role? How did David Ayer’s Suicide Squad cast deal with their demons? Which shows will be on your Comic-Con bags this year?...

Superhero Bits: Suicide Squad, Luke Cage, X-Men: Apocalypse, Lexi Alexander, Spider-Man, Deadpool By Angie Han/Sept. 1, 2015 4:30 pm EST What’s Batman doing in the latest Suicide Squad set video? Does Luke Cage have a new production title? Why is Andrew Garfield comparing Spider-Man to prison? What’s the title of Lexi Alexander’s Arrow episode? Want to see more promos for Arrow, The Flash, and Gotham? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Vision And Falcon Quarrel, Green Arrow Goatee, Quicksilver Action By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2015 5:30 pm EST Can you expect even more Quicksilver in X-Men: Apocalypse? Which Glee star is joining Supergirl? Will Stephen Amell finally have a goatee as Arrow? Can Paul Bettany and Anthony Mackie convince you whether Vision or Falcon is the better Avenger? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits. Take a look at Superhero HQ in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, up and running right now....

VOTD: George Lucas Cracks Jokes On ‘The Daily Show’ By Russ Fischer/March 27, 2015 12:30 pm EST Lucas appears about three minutes into this piece, via Comedy Central. I love how the audience doesn’t seem to know what to make of Lucas at first.

Who Doesn’t Want To Sit In This BB-8 Chair? By Jack Giroux/Dec. 21, 2015 4:00 pm EST Like a lot of you, I wish I had over $100 to spare to buy a remote control BB-8 droid. What could’ve been an annoying and cloying droid turned out to be an adorable scene-stealer in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Director J.J. Abrams never gives us too much of a good thing, cutting to the character only when necessary....

Why ‘Hotel Transylvania’ Director Genndy Tartakovsky Left ‘Popeye’ By Jack Giroux/Sept. 30, 2015 1:00 pm EST Genndy Tartakovsky has made Sony a decent chunk of change with his Hotel Transylvania films. The sequel, which Tartakovsky helmed, just earned over $50 million this past weekend. One would guess that kind of box-office haul would score the animated director a little cart blanche, but, in spite of his financial success, that’s not entirely the case....

‘Ghostbusters’ Casting: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy And More In Talks By Angie Han/Jan. 27, 2015 1:10 pm EST Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters team is coming together. Among the funny ladies in talks are Feig’s Bridesmaids stars Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, along with current Saturday Night Live players Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. More on the possible Ghostbusters Kristen Wiig casting after the jump. Variety reports all four women are in early talks for Ghostbusters....

‘Inherent Vice’ Breakout Star Katherine Waterston Offered Steve Jobs Role By Russ Fischer/Dec. 23, 2014 4:00 pm EST Everyone who walks out of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice is likely wondering why we haven’t seen more from Katherine Waterston until just now. That’s due in no small part to the fact that she doesn’t just help drive the Inherent Vice plot, but takes center stage for one of the film’s most arresting scenes, performing in an unbroken long and very vulnerable take....

‘Scorpion’ Cast Previews Fort Knox Episode And New Team Member [Wondercon] By Fred Topel/March 31, 2016 5:00 am EST Members of the cast of Scorpion attended a Wondercon panel for the CBS show. Based on the cases of Walter O’Brien, a team of geniuses helps Homeland Security solve crises, many based on O’Brien’s true missions. An upcoming episode will portray the Scorpion team break into Fort Knox. Eddie Kaye Thomas, who plays compulsive gambler Toby Curtis, told reporters about the episode....

‘Set Fire To The Stars’ Trailer: Elijah Wood Watches Over Dylan Thomas By Russ Fischer/Oct. 13, 2014 2:30 pm EST “How much trouble can one poet be?” Quite a lot, perhaps. In Set Fire to the Stars, Elijah Wood plays John M. Brinnin, an American poet and critic who has the task of coordinating the first trip to the US undertaken by poet Dylan Thomas. Played by Celyn Jones, Thomas turns out to be, as his reputation suggests, larger than life, and a difficult personality to manage....

‘Star Trek Beyond’ Title Confirmed; Justin Lin Shares First Photo By Angie Han/June 29, 2015 4:15 pm EST The USS Enterprise will boldly go… exactly where we all thought it would. At least when it comes to the title. Director Justin Lin has confirmed the longstanding rumor that Star Trek 3 will be titled Star Trek Beyond, and shared the first (not terribly revealing) official photo from the set to boot....

‘The Little Prince’ Trailer: Go On A Beautiful Adventure With Jeff Bridges [Updated] By Jack Giroux/Nov. 25, 2015 10:00 am EST Update from Editor Peter Sciretta: Paramount Pictures has finally released the domstic trailer for The Little Prince, you can watch The little Prince trailer embedded after the jump, alongside the previously released international trailer. Jack Giroux’s original story from November 19th follows: We got our first-look at The Little Prince over a year ago....

‘The Witch’ Director Robert Eggers Sets His Sights On A Rasputin Miniseries By Jacob Hall/Feb. 23, 2016 10:30 am EST My love of The Witch is no secret around these parts, so I’ve been very curious about what what writer/director Robert Eggers would do next. We first heard word that he was developing a remake of the silent horror classic Nosferatu, but he later clarified that vampire fans would have to wait, as he was working on other projects first....

Earl Of ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’ Will Be The Blue Power Ranger By Angie Han/Oct. 23, 2015 2:30 pm EST The “Me” part of Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is shipping off for Kong: Skull Island, while the “Dying Girl” part is ready to play in Ready Player One. Now the “Earl” part has booked his next high-profile role as well. RJ Cyler will play the Blue Ranger in Power Rangers, Dean Israelite’s upcoming “reimagining” of the ’90s TV series....

Here Are The Panels To Watch On The Star Wars Celebration Live Stream By Germain Lussier/April 15, 2015 6:00 am EST Monday, Star Wars fans breathed a sigh of relief when Disney and Lucasfilm announced they’d be live streaming many of the panels and events taking place at Star Wars Celebration from April 16-19. That includes the Star Wars: The Force Awakens panel Thursday morning where J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy are expected to unveil the next trailer for the highly-anticipated sequel....

New ‘Vinyl’ Trailer: Pure Coke, Pure Rock, And Pure Passion By Jack Giroux/Nov. 17, 2015 5:30 am EST HBO is airing a couple of new shows next year worth getting incredibly excited about: a remake of Michael Crichton’s 1973 sci-fi film, Westworld, and Vinyl. The latter is created by Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire) and produced by Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas) and Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones, duh). The last time Winter and Scorsese collaborated we got the unrelentingly giddy The Wolf of Wall Street, so these two working together again is one of the many, many reasons to watch Vinyl....