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Producer Brian Grazer Regrets ‘Cowboys And Aliens’ As Much As You Do By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2015 4:00 am EST Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens was considered one of the biggest blockbuster bombs of 2011. The film, which was widely panned by critics and moviegoers alike, cost an estimated $170 million, yet earned only $100 million at the domestic box office. Producer Brian Grazer regrets making the movie just as much as you regret watching it....

Ryan Gosling Being Courted For Damien Chazelle’s Neil Armstrong Biopic ‘First Man’ By Angie Han/Nov. 25, 2015 7:00 am EST Chazelle broke out last year with Whiplash, which starred Miles Teller as an aspiring drummer and J.K. Simmons as the brutal conductor who pushes him toward greatness. He planned to reunite with Teller for La La Land, but Gosling ultimately took the role instead. Also starring in the contemporary musical is Emma Stone, who co-starred with Gosling in Gangster Squad and Crazy, Stupid, Love....

Sequel Bits: ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’, ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’, ‘Now You See Me 2’ By Angie Han/Nov. 21, 2014 4:00 pm EST Aniston’s suggestion doesn’t sound like a serious one, but who knows? If it helps Cumberbatch decide, Aniston has already declared she’d do “anything” to shoot Horrible Bosses 3 in London. [London Evening Standard] I just flew on an airplane with him, we all did....

Superhero Bits: Civil War Soundtrack, Guardians Of The Galaxy Ride, The Blob & More By Ethan Anderton/April 25, 2016 4:00 pm EST Does the track listing for the Captain America: Civil War soundtrack offer any new details? How is Ryan Reynolds helping the theater fined for showing Deadpool and serving alcohol? Which Marvel movie might take over the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride at Disney? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

The New York Film Critics Circle Names ‘Carol’ The Best Movie Of The Year By Jacob Hall/Dec. 2, 2015 3:30 pm EST As we wade deeper and deeper into the 2015 awards season, one thing has become increasingly clear: there are almost no frontrunners in any category. A number of “sure thing” predictions from a few months ago, like Leonardo DiCaprio finally taking home an Oscar statuette for The Revenant, now feel a little more embattled....

Universal Is Still Trying To Make A ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Movie Happen By Angie Han/Feb. 10, 2016 4:00 pm EST Just as Bill Adama refused to give up on humanity, even after countless Cylon attacks and supply outages and political disputes, Hollywood is not giving up on the notion of a Battlestar Galactica movie, no matter how many false starts they’ve had in the past. The latest team to attempt to try and maneuver this big old spaceship to the big screen will be Michael De Luca and Scott Stuber, who are producing for Universal....

Warner Bros. Delays ‘Jungle Book: Origins’, Bumps Up ‘Wonder Woman,’ Sets New DC Films Dates By Jacob Hall/April 6, 2016 12:30 pm EST And something is definitely going on behind the scenes. Warner Bros. has announced a slew of changes to their schedule, including new release dates for Wonder Woman, Jungle Book: Origins, and two untitled DC superhero movies. Warner Bros. also announced that two untitled DC films will open on October 5, 2018, and November 1, 2019, but your guess is as good as ours when it comes to details....

Watch: ‘Iron Man’ Star Robert Downey Jr. Delivers A Bionic Arm To An Adorable Kid By Angie Han/March 12, 2015 2:30 pm EST Robert Downey Jr. makes for a fantastic superhero on the big screen, but it turns out he makes for a pretty good real-life hero too. The Avengers star recently teamed up with engineering student Albert Manero to deliver a 3D-printed bionic limb to Alex Pring, a 7-year-old born with a partially developed right arm....

Why ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Is A Big, Bold, Beautiful Mess [Video Review] By David Chen/Feb. 6, 2015 10:00 am EST The Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending is a total mess. It’s plot is nearly incomprehensible. It feels like there’s a director’s cut out there with at least a half hour more of explanatory plot details and character development. It introduces various story lines and characters whose appear on the screen for minutes before they vanish and are never followed up on....

You Can Pay For ‘Dope’ Tickets With Bitcoins By Angie Han/June 15, 2015 12:30 pm EST Dope has a strong retro flavor, thanks to its protagonist’s obsession with ’90s hip-hop culture. But it’s actually a thoroughly modern film, right down to its use of Bitcoin as a major plot point. In fact, it might even be a bit ahead of the game. Dope is now the first movie to allow moviegoers to pay for theatrical admission with Bitcoin....

‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ / Netflix Marvel Crossover Unlikely To Happen, Says Clark Gregg By Angie Han/July 26, 2016 1:30 pm EST In theory, the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe is connected, from the films to the Netflix and ABC shows. In theory, though, the big- and small-screen sides intersect only rarely, and that disconnect has only seemed to widen since corporate restructuring put Marvel’s series and Marvel’s movies under different leadership. But what about within the Marvel TV universe?...

‘Me Before You’ Trailer: Dany From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Falls For Finnick From ‘Hunger Games’ By Angie Han/Feb. 3, 2016 9:00 am EST Love is in the air, what with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, and that means it’s the perfect time for Warner Bros. to try and get you to swoon for Me Before You. Emilia Clarke (of Game of Thrones fame) and Sam Claflin (of Hunger Games fame) meet and fall for each other in Thea Sharrock’s adaptation of Jojo Moyes’ bestselling novel....

‘Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday’ Picks Up ‘Broad City’ Director John Lee By Angie Han/Feb. 24, 2015 8:12 am EST Pee-wee Herman is finally ready to make his big return. Netflix has announced that Pee-wee’s Big Holiday will shoot in March for release on the streaming service later this year. Paul Reubens reprises the character and serves as producer with Judd Apatow. John Lee (Inside Amy Schumer, Broad City) will direct. Get all the latest on the Pee-wee Netflix movie director, plot details, and more after the jump....

‘Steve Jobs’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender Brings An American Icon To Life By Angie Han/Sept. 17, 2015 8:00 am EST Universal has released a new trailer for Steve Jobs. Michael Fassbender stars as the iconic tech guru, seen here at three key product launches in his career — the Macintosh in 1984, NeXT in 1988, and the iMac in 1998. Kate Winslet plays his “work wife” Joanna Hoffman, Seth Rogen is Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, and Jeff Daniels is former Apple CEO John Sculley....

By Russ Fischer/Nov. 21, 2014 9:50 am EST Lucasfilm is getting into the CG animation game, and the company’s first film, directed by Gary Rydstrom (Lifted, Toy Story’s Hawaiian Vacation) from a story by George Lucas, is a musical inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and (if the tunes are anything to go by) the teen culture of the ’50s and ’60s. The film is Strange Magic, and it features a few other influences too, as the first footage shows....

‘The Omen’ Prequel Is In The Works For Some Reason By Jacob Hall/April 28, 2016 1:30 pm EST The Hollywood Reporter has the details, even though there aren’t that many quite yet. Ben Jacoby wrote the screenplay, Goyer will producer through is Phantom Four banner, and Campos will follow up a string of well-regarded indies by exploring…well, whatever a prequel to The Omen needs to explore. That’s where we can all start collectively scratching our heads....

By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2015 2:30 pm EST This Saturday, all Episodes of #Transparent will be available FREE for 24 hours only! Let the countdown begin! pic.twitter.com/0jPRYwAWc6 — Transparent (@transparent_tv) January 22, 2015 Created by Jill Soloway, Transparent stars Tambor as Maura Pfefferman, a trans woman who’s only just come out to her family after living as Mort Pfefferman. Her reveal sends shockwaves through her family, which consists of her ex-wife Shelly (Judith Light) and their three self-absorbed kids (Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Gaby Hoffmann)....

Cool Stuff: ‘Star Trek’ Shuttlecraft Tent Concept Boldly Goes Into The Woods By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2016 5:00 am EST If you’re the kind of person who isn’t the biggest fan of camping, maybe spending some time in the woods away from your precious wi-fi would be more appealing if you were sleeping in a Star Trek shuttlecraft. That’s exactly what Star Trek fan Dave Delisle would like to see happen with a concept for a Star Trek tent that looks just like a Federation shuttlecraft....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Goonies’ Lego Diorama Plus More ‘Ideas’ Projects By Germain Lussier/Oct. 23, 2014 6:00 am EST The Internet has taught us lots of things. Cats play keyboards, Charlie bit me and fans want Goonies Lego sets. It feels like month after months, you see images of fan made Lego creations based on the 1985 Richard Donner film. One even got 10,000 votes on the Lego Ideas website and could, potentially get made....

Daniel Craig Likely Finished As James Bond, According To Mark Strong By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 23, 2016 9:30 am EST If you paid attention to the press tour for last year’s latest James Bond mission in Spectre, then you know that Daniel Craig wasn’t exactly eager to return to work as 007 anytime soon. During one interview, Craig said that he would rather slit his wrists then go make another James Bond movie at that point....