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VOTD: ‘The Dark Knight Trilogy’ Gets An Outstanding ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs The World’ Makeover By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 4, 2016 6:00 am EST Movie mash-ups are a dime a dozen on the web, and sometimes even though they can be good fun, they bring together two movies that fit together pretty easily. But did you ever think that a mash-up of Christopher Nolan’s gritty, grounded Dark Knight Trilogy and Edgar Wright’s fantastical, energetic Scott Pilgrim vs the World would make the perfect combo?...

Well, Obviously: ‘Supergirl’ To Cross Over With ‘The Flash’, ‘Arrow’, And ‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ On The CW By Angie Han/May 20, 2016 9:30 am EST It came as no huge surprise when CBS announced Supergirl would be flying over to The CW for its second season. The series has always seemed like it’d be more at home on The CW anyway, where it’d be surrounded by other DC dramas like Arrow, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow....

Which Characters Are Returning For ‘Star Wars Episode VIII’? By Angie Han/Dec. 21, 2015 10:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens did a bang-up job of bringing us back to the galaxy far, far away. It did justice to our favorite classic characters while introducing fresh faces to fall in love with, including Rey and Finn and Poe. So now that Lucasfilm has us invested in this whole new generation of heroes and villains, what’s next?...

‘Cheap Thrills’ Director To Make ‘You’ll Be The Death Of Me’ For Lionsgate By Russ Fischer/Nov. 21, 2014 5:00 am EST Cheap Thrills was one of the films on the massive list of 50 great films to see in 2014, and the director of that movie is now signed to do a new film with Lionsgate. E.L. Katz (center, above, with his Cheap Thrills cast) who also did the first entry in The ABCs of Death 2, will make the comedy/thriller You’ll Be the Death of Me, for Lionsgate and Mandeville Films....

‘Dark Places’ Trailer: Charlize Theron Navigates The Twists And Turns Of A Gillian Flynn Mystery By Angie Han/June 18, 2015 2:30 pm EST Mad Max: Fury Road co-stars Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult reunite under very different circumstances in the first U.S. trailer for Dark Places, based on the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl). Theron plays Libby, who as a child survived a horrifying incident that left her mother and two sisters dead....

‘Diary Of A Teenage Girl’ Director Marielle Heller To Direct Gay Rights Drama Based On ‘The Case Against 8’ By Angie Han/April 22, 2016 9:00 am EST The original Case Against 8 was directed by Ryan White and Ben Cotner, who shot over five years. The documentary offers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the federal lawsuit filed against Proposition 8, which would have made it so only marriages between heterosexual couples were considered valid in the state of California....

‘Hardcore Henry’ Behind-The-Scenes Footage Is As Wild As You’d Expect By Jacob Hall/April 8, 2016 4:00 pm EST When I interviewed Hardcore Henry director Ilya Naishuller at SXSW last month, we spent a fair amount of time talking about how shooting this film was a total pain in the ass. But that’s what you get when you set out to make a first-person perspective action movie – you get a lot of hard days and long nights and migraine headaches....

‘Magnificent Seven’ First Look: Denzel Washington And Chris Pratt Do The Cowboy Thing By Jacob Hall/April 19, 2016 8:00 am EST Sony has yet to release a frame of footage from The Magnificent Seven outside of this year’s CinemaCon, but the first official stills from the upcoming western reveal that director Antoine Fuqua has nailed at least one vital aspect of this film already. If you must remake an iconic film staring the likes of Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, and James Coburn, you need to make sure your line-up of movie stars and character actors can stand next to that ensemble and not look completely embarrassing....

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’: Disney Casts Jack Sparrow’s New Mate By Germain Lussier/Nov. 21, 2014 11:53 am EST A new cast member will join Captain Jack Sparrow on whatever adventures the fifth Pirates of the Caribbean holds. It’s Brenton Thwaites, a name you may not know, but you will soon. He was recently in Oculus as well as The Giver, The Signal, Malificent and the upcoming Son of a Gun....

‘The Imitation Game’ Director In Talks To Make Sci-Fi Romance ‘Passengers’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 2, 2015 12:30 pm EST We’ve talked about the script Passengers for years. The Jon Spaihts-penned script landed on the Black List back in 2007, and has wound through a very long development process ever since. It revolves around a man who is accidentally awakened during a long voyage to colonize a new planet. Faced with the likely possibility of living and dying alone on the ship, he wakes another passenger for companionship....

A24 Is Planning A Summer Release For Gus Van Sant’s ‘The Sea Of Trees’ By Jack Giroux/June 24, 2016 2:30 pm EST Days before Gus Van Sant’s newest film The Sea of Trees premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate acquired the drama. 13 months after the acquisition, and after the film has already been released in a few foreign territories, it’s still without a domestic release date....

By Angie Han/Feb. 19, 2016 10:30 am EST And speaking of that TV series, Allen is reportedly gearing up to start shooting it next month. In typical fashion, Allen is keeping plot details under lock and key. However, we have heard that it’ll be set in the 1960s and star Elaine May and Miley Cyrus. Allen will also star, as well as write and direct. The filmmaker, who has said he doesn’t even know what a streaming service is, has readily acknowledged that the prospect of making a TV series has him feeling nervous....

Bob Gale’s Guide To ‘Back To The Future’ Celebration Events Coming In October By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 16, 2015 5:30 am EST There’s a whole Back to the Future day coming up next month, on October 21st, 2015. As fans of the time traveling franchise will tell you, that’s an important date in the movies as it’s the exact day and year that Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) travel to in the future in Back to the Future Part II....

First Look: ‘Now You See Me 2’ Cast Photo Featuring Jesse Eisenberg’s Short New Haircut By Angie Han/Jan. 19, 2015 8:07 am EST Now You See Me turned out to be a sleeper hit in the summer of 2013, so the Four Horsemen have reunited for Now You See Me 2. Well, three of the Four Horsemen are, anyway. Jesse Eisenberg, Dave Franco, and Woody Harrelson are all back for the sequel, while Lizzy Caplan has replaced Isla Fisher as the female lead....

LOL: Vogue Asks Derek Zoolander 73 Questions And The Answers Are Magical By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 19, 2016 4:00 pm EST When some new TV spots and posters arrived last week, selling Zoolander No. 2 like it was a tantalizing fragrance you could pick up at your local department store, we also pointed out that Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Penelope Cruz had landed on the cover of Vogue. You can check out their photoshoot recreating some famous spreads from the fashion magazine right here, but this video we have today is even better....

Page 2: Star Wars, The Interview, Hunger Games, He-Man, Colbert, Frozen, Ian McKellen, Transformers, Godzilla, Jurassic Park By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 19, 2014 12:00 pm EST Header Photo: This Time, Ackbar’s Traps Are The Real Deal On Choosing Patricia Arquette As Best Actress For BOYHOODWhere Demolition Man’s 3 Seashells Came From ‘Ivor Fett’, A ‘Star Wars’-Themed Hyundai Veloster Covered in a Custom Boba Fett-Style Vehicle Wrap 4 ways the Internet of Things brings us closer to ‘The Jetsons’The Ten Best Scenes of 2014...

Superhero Bits: Batman And Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Old Man Logan, Carrie Kelly And More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 18, 2015 5:00 pm EST Which Constantine star has joined Supergirl as an alien villain? What was Stan Lee’s response to learning Iceman is gay? Who is writing The Dark Knight Returns IV? Will we see a crossover episode for The Arrow, Flash and Legends of Tomorrow? How does Old Man Logan pay tribute to Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns?...

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Black Adam, Bane, Hulk, Iron Man, Avengers: Age Of Ultron By Angie Han/Sept. 4, 2015 4:28 pm EST Did Black Adam just issue a challenge to Superman? Does Tom Hardy want back into the DC Extended Universe? Who’s Stan Lee’s favorite MCU actor? Is Fantastic Four the summer’s biggest flop? How does Hawkeye really feel about Quicksilver? What does the new Batmobile look like from a slightly different angle?...

This Week In Trailers: Son Of Saul, The Lure, Mad Tiger, Take Me To The River, Los Punks: We Are All We Have By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 6, 2016 1:00 pm EST An Academy Award winning production to be sure. While director László Nemes deserves all the credit deserving for a movie that is brutal yet speaks to something innate in our collective humanity, big ups for the magic hands that cut this piece together....

Watch The Honest Trailer For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy:’ “They’re The Space Avengers” By Germain Lussier/Dec. 9, 2014 1:00 pm EST Guardians of the Galaxy arrives on Blu-ray today. There are multiple editions, awesome special features, and so much more to discover. But these days, one of the highlights of the home video release is that Screen Junkies can finally do an Honest Trailer. It’s gotten to the point where directors actually think about these when they make the films (as per Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Anthony and Joe Russo)....