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Page 2: Spielberg, Big Hero 6, Star Wars, Brett Ratner, Power Rangers, Battlestar Galactica, Nathan Fillion By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 10, 2014 2:00 pm EST Header Photo: Last Exit to Nowhere Stickers What You Should Read After Watching ‘Interstellar’ Spielberg and co. on the set of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.GHOSTBUSTERS: An Oral History Dreams of Distant Worlds: ‘Interstellar’ and the Value of the Cinematic Experience C-6PO t-shirt What ‘Ozymandias’ Really Tells Us...

POTD: Kevin Smith Finishes ‘Yoga Hosers’ [UPDATED WITH FIRST IMAGES] By Germain Lussier/June 11, 2015 11:15 am EST Cross a film off of Kevin Smith’s long to-do list. The writer/director just completed Yoga Hosers, his teenage superhero/thriller starring Harley Quinn Smith (Smith’s daughter) and Lily-Rose Depp (Johnny Depp’s daughter). We know he’s done because Smith tweeted about the status, and posted an image of the end credits, which tease that the characters will be back in Moose Jaws....

By Angie Han/Feb. 27, 2015 11:30 am EST It’s been five whole years since we had a big feature film about Robin Hood, so at present there are multiple parties trying to bring us the next one. The latest to join the fray is Joby Harold, the guy behind Guy Ritchie’s upcoming King Arthur franchise. Titled Robin Hood: Origins, Harold’s script will be (say it with me now) a gritty reinvention of the classic character....

Rumor: ‘Justice League Dark’ Director Shortlist Focuses On Rising Horror Filmmakers By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2015 4:00 pm EST Comc book fans who were looking forward to seeing Justice League Dark hit the big screen with director Guillermo del Toro behind the camera had their hearts broken when the filmmaker stepped away from the project over the summer. Since then, Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller was rumored to be offered the job, but he has chosen not to be involved as well....

Rumor: Dominic Cooper Wanted For AMC’s ‘Preacher’ By Angie Han/March 13, 2015 2:30 pm EST Fresh off of his turn as Howard Stark on ABC’s Agent Carter, Dominic Cooper could be nearing another comic book role. A new rumor claims Cooper is the frontrunner for the lead in Preacher, AMC’s upcoming adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s 1990s comic book series. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are executive producing....

VOTD: Pitch Reel For Paramount’s Abandonded ‘John Carter Of Mars’ By Ethan Anderton/July 5, 2015 11:00 am EST Before Disney brought John Carter to movie theaters, resulting in one of the biggest box office bombs in recent memory, the film was in development at Paramount Pictures. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow director Kerry Conran was attached to direct the adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough’s classic sci-fi novel John Carter of Mars, but it never came to fruition before the rights lapsed and ended up at the House of Mouse....

Watch The THR Directors Roundtable With Quentin Tarantino, Ridley Scott, And More By Jack Giroux/Jan. 4, 2016 3:30 pm EST Around the end of every year, The Hollywood Reporter releases one-hour roundtable video interviews with writers, actors, directors, and more. Often the filmmakers will discuss their work with a surprising amount of honesty. This year is no different, and once again, they’ve found a few filmmakers you’d want to spend an hour with, including directors Quentin Tarantino (The Hateful Eight), Ridley Scott (The Martian), and Danny Boyle (Steve Jobs)....

Wes Anderson Designed A Very Wes Anderson Italian Cafe By Ethan Anderton/May 15, 2015 4:00 am EST Director Wes Anderson has one of the most distinct storytelling and visual styles of any filmmaker working today. Fans have even taken to using his style to imagine other movies as if they were directed by Anderson, such as Forrest Gump and The Uncanny X-Men. Of course, no one parodied Wes Anderson better than Saturday Night Live with their horror spoof, The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders....

Zal Batmanglij To Direct Brit Marling Netflix TV Series ‘The OA’ By Angie Han/March 5, 2015 10:30 am EST Brit Marling emerged as the darling of Sundance 2011 thanks in a large part to Sound of My Voice, a chiller directed by Zal Batmanglij. The pair continued their professional relationship with 2013’s eco-terrorism thriller The East, and now they’re preparing to reunite yet again. Only this time, it won’t be for an indie film, but for a new Netflix drama titled The OA....

‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ - What Did You Think? By Angie Han/March 27, 2016 8:00 pm EST If you ask Lex Luthor, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is no ordinary spectacle. According to him, “it’s the greatest gladiator match in the history of the world!” But Lex is a villain, and villains aren’t generally people you want to take at their word. So now that the film has officially dropped into theaters and the dust has settled, it’s time for us to ask the big question....

‘Fuller House’ Trailer: Welcome Home Tanner Family By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2015 9:30 am EST Netflix has released the first teaser trailer for their Full House sequel television series Fuller House. They have also announced that the Tanner Family will debut their new 13-episode spin-off in all territories where Netflix is available on February 26th 2016. Hit the jump to watch the first Fuller House trailer now. Fuller House Trailer...

‘Gilmore Girls’ Fans, Rejoice! Melissa McCarthy Is Back For The Netflix Revival By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2016 8:00 am EST Within the past five years, since the release of Bridesmaids, actress Melissa McCarthy has become a huge star. But before that, she already had a lucrative career as Sookie St. James on the family drama series Gilmore Girls. The series ran from 2000 on The WB and stuck with the network when it turned into The CW until it was canceled after its seventh season in 2007, and Melissa McCarthy appeared in all 153 episodes....

‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Trailer: Andrew Garfield Won’t Fire A Gun, But Will Put On A Really Thick Southern Accent By Angie Han/July 28, 2016 7:30 am EST War movies are a common sight, and World War II is an especially popular choice of subject matter. But Hacksaw Ridge is one of the few you’ll ever see where a soldier emerges as the hero without firing a single bullet. Mel Gibson’s first directorial effort in ten years stars Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, a real-life American soldier who refused to kill or even carry a gun due to his religious beliefs....

‘Hellions’ Trailer: New Demons Haunt Halloween By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2015 3:30 pm EST Canadian director Bruce McDonald has been making weird movies and TV shows for a long time; his 1991 film Highway 61 is a personal fave, as are the 1998 series Twitch City and the 2008 thriller Pontypool. His latest film is Hellions, in which a few people have probably their worst-ever Halloween night when demonic little trick-or-treaters show up on their doorstep....

‘One More Time’ Trailer: Christopher Walken And Amber Heard Butt Heads, Make Music By Angie Han/March 11, 2016 3:00 pm EST Despite his song-and-dance background, Christopher Walken didn’t fare too well as Captain Hook in NBC’s live staging of Peter Pan. But his turn as a Sinatra-esque crooner in One More Time already looks more convincing, at least based on the trailer. Directed by Robert Edwards, the indie drama follows Walken’s aging musician character as he navigates a rocky relationship with his daughter Jude (Amber Heard), a gifted musician who can’t quite seem to get her life in gear....

‘Pete’s Dragon’ Early Buzz: David Lowery’s Sweet, Sincere Remake Improves On The Original By Angie Han/July 27, 2016 1:30 pm EST So would this turn out to be an inspired marriage of material and talent, or an obvious mismatch? Well, the first Pete’s Dragon reviews are in, so you can find out for yourself after the jump. David Ehrlich at Indiewire: Michael Rechtshaffen at The Hollywood Reporter: Peter Debruge at Variety:...

‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Are Here To Stir The Pot By Jacob Hall/July 21, 2016 3:00 pm EST Oliver Stone’s Snowden may seem like an odd fit for Comic-Con, but the controversial filmmaker and his cast took the stage at Hall H earlier today to premiere a new trailer for his Edward Snowden biopic and engage an audience of nerds on topics that are a bit more heated than your average pop culture discussion....

‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 Trailer & Poster: Rex Is Back And Darth Vader Fights The Jedi By Germain Lussier/April 18, 2015 12:16 pm EST The Rebels are taking over Star Wars Celebration Saturday with a panel and world premiere of the first two episodes of the second season, which premieres later this year. To kick things off, they dropped a season 2 trailer, which you can see below. We’ll have more on Star Wars Rebels in the coming days, including news from the panel, reactions to the premiere and an interview with Dave Filoni....

‘Warcraft’ TV Spot Teases A Mano-A-Mano Showdown Between Human And Orc By Angie Han/March 18, 2016 7:30 am EST As we inch toward summer blockbuster season, one of the biggest question marks on the calendar is the video game adaptation Warcraft. The source material is one millions of fans around the globe are deeply familiar with, but how will it play as a movie? Will Warcraft be the one to break the so-called “video game curse”?...

‘Wolverine 3’ Might Feature Patrick Stewart’s Final Performance As Charles Xavier By Jack Giroux/Aug. 10, 2016 6:30 am EST We haven’t seen much from Hugh Jackman’s final performance as Wolverine, but we’re not that far off from the film’s release date. In seven months, we’ll see what kind of goodbye director James Mangold and Jackman have in store for the character. Jackman may not be the only one departing from the X-Men universe, as Sir Patrick Stewart says Wolverine 3 is possibly his last time playing Charlies Xavier....