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‘Lo And Behold’ Trailer: Werner Herzog Turns His Documentary Lens On The Internet By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 3, 2016 11:00 am EST We’re just a little over a couple weeks away from attending the 2016 Sundance Film Festival kicking off on January 21st, unveiling a slew of independent films that we’ll hopefully be talking about throughout the entire year. The entire line-up has already been revealed with some of the movies are getting teased before their debut in the mountains of Park City, Utah....

‘Mission: Impossible 5’ Takes Production Break To Rework Ending [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Feb. 20, 2015 10:00 am EST We’re getting mixed messages from Mission: Impossible 5. On one hand, Paramount moved the Tom Cruise film up from a Christmas 2016 release to a July 31 date. (No doubt partially inspired by fear of Star Wars.) But that doesn’t mean that everything is going perfectly well with the film, and reports now say the Mission Impossible 5 ending needs some work, and so the movie has taken a break from production in order to rework the ending, which “was deemed unsatisfactory....

‘Sherlock’ Christmas Special Image: Holmes And Watson Go Victorian By Angie Han/July 9, 2015 10:30 am EST It’s Christmas in July! BBC One has unveiled another new look at the upcoming Sherlock Christmas special, which as we previously reported will send the modern detective and his trusty sidekick to crack cases in late 19th century London. Consider it a return to their roots. Although Sherlock takes place in the modern day, Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories about the character were written and set in Victorian times....

‘Star Wars’ Standalone Testing Rooney & Kate Mara, Felicity Jones And ‘Orphan Black’s’ Tatiana Maslany [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 21, 2015 5:00 pm EST Gareth Edwards has begun testing actresses for a lead role in his 2016 Star Wars standalone movie. There’s no word what the role is but The Hollywood Reporter reports Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo star Rooney Mara, and recent Oscar nominee Felicity Jones are all testing for a part in the film....

Martin Scorsese Lends His Name To Ben Wheatley’s ‘Free Fire’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 9, 2015 12:30 pm EST We’ve just seen the first image from High-Rise, the upcoming film from Kill List, Doctor Who and Sightseers director Ben Wheatley. But his follow-up, Free Fire, already has a great cast. And now Martin Scorsese has lent his name to Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire, as executive producer. The film is set in the US — Wheatley’s first to be set in the States — and has Luke Evans, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde and Michael Smiley set to star....

New ‘Warcraft’ TV Spot: Did Anyone Order Orcs, Gryphons And Gigantic Fantasy Battles? By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2016 9:00 am EST We’re a spoiled bunch, aren’t we? Allow me to put on my Old Man Hat for a second. Once upon a time, the mere presence of a big budget movie as strange as Warcraft would have been exciting. Before the Lord of the Rings trilogy came along and made high fantasy palatable to the masses, this kind of movie simply wasn’t a thing....

New Details Emerge On The Coen Brothers’ Not-Quite Musical Comedy ‘Hail, Caesar!’ By Angie Han/April 22, 2015 9:30 am EST New details have emerged on the new film from Joel and Ethan Coen, Hail, Caesar!, thanks to two men who work with the brothers almost as often as the brothers work with each other. Composer Carter Burwell and sound mixer Skip Lievsay reveal that the Hollywood-set film has quite a lot of musical comedy in it, though it isn’t a musical comedy per se....

Ready To Cry? Netflix Price Increase Is On The Way By Ethan Anderton/July 17, 2015 11:30 am EST If you’re a cord cutter who relies on Netflix for all your entertainment needs, then we have some potentially bad news. The streaming service provided on Netflix is one of the best deals for entertainment out there, with the entry-level plans costing just $7.99 a month for access to all of Netflix’s streaming library....

Robert Zemeckis Discusses Eric Stoltz In ‘Back To The Future’ By Jack Giroux/Sept. 30, 2015 4:00 am EST In the upcoming Back to the Future documentary, Back in Time, Zemeckis touches on why he cast Stoltz, and why he had to replace him. Universal pushed for the actor after seeing his performance in Mask, but Zemeckis, from day one, knew he wasn’t the right actor for the job. The young visionary made a deal with the studio that, if he wasn’t pleased with the actor’s performance, he could fire him — and Zemeckis did just that....

VOTD: Margot Robbie Recreates The ‘American Psycho’ Morning Routine For Vogue By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2016 5:00 am EST Late this summer we’ll see Margot Robbie in unhinged villain mode in the DC Comics movie Suicide Squad. The breakout actress from The Wolf of Wall Street is playing the saucy Harley Quinn, and fans are pumped to see the iconic character on the big screen for the first time. But if you can’t wait to see Margot Robbie be a bit crazy, you may want to watch this video where she recreates Patrick Bateman’s morning routine from the cult favorite American Psycho....

Watch All Of The 2016 Super Bowl Movie Trailers By Angie Han/Feb. 8, 2016 4:00 am EST Super Bowl spots never come cheap, but this year they cost more than ever: up to $5 million for a 30-second spot, according to reports. Which means the studios have to bring it to make sure that steep price tag is worth it — and bring it they did. This year’s batch included our very first peek at the newly titled Jason Bourne, another look inside the mysterious 10 Cloverfield Lane, a glimpse of Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, some clever not-quite promos for Batman v Superman, plus trailers for Independence Day: Resurgence, X-Men: Apocalypse, and much more....

Watch The ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Livestream Highlight Reel By Russ Fischer/June 23, 2015 2:30 pm EST The film’s proper title was been revealed to be Independence Day: Resurgence. Along with that info there was a lot of other talk about characters both returning and new. You can watch a nicely-edited highlight reel of that livestream below, along with the full archived stream, and a brief title animation treatment. Here’s the highlight reel:...

Watch The ‘Judge Dredd: Superfiend’ Web Series In Full By Russ Fischer/Oct. 27, 2014 1:00 pm EST This has arrived quickly — from surprise announcement to trailer to full release, here’s the 6-episode “bootleg” web series Judge Dredd: Superfiend. The show is from producer Adi Shankar and writing/directing siblings Luis Pelayo Junquera and Enol Junquera. It begins with the youth of the miscreant who grows up to be Judge Snyder, and traces the transformation into Judge Death, a being who considers life to be the ultimate crime....

‘Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo’ Teaser: Amy Schumer Loves Her Fans (And Money) By Angie Han/Aug. 10, 2015 3:00 pm EST Between her first feature lead role in Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck and the critically adored third season of her Comedy Central series, Amy Schumer is having one hell of a 2015. And her winning streak will continue into the fall with Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, a standup comedy special coming to HBO....

‘Blade Runner 2’ Adds Sylvia Hoeks In Leading Role By Angie Han/April 26, 2016 3:40 pm EST The idea of a Blade Runner sequel is bound to make any fan feel nervous — and considering it’s one of the most revered sci-fi films of all time, that’s a lot of anxious fans. But hiring Denis Villeneuve as director did a lot to turn that concern into curiosity, and smart casting choices have only added to the excitement....

‘Everly’ Trailer: Salma Hayek Gets Her Own ‘Die Hard’ By Angie Han/Dec. 29, 2014 9:00 am EST Christmas came and went last week in the real world, but in the first Everly trailer the holiday has just arrived. And it’s not looking very merry or bright for the poor title character. Salma Hayek leads the Joe Lynch-directed actioner as a call girl who’s become a police informant. Needless to say, this doesn’t sit well with her mob boss ex (Hiroyuki Watanabe)....

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Hits The Ground Running In New Promo By Angie Han/June 19, 2015 12:15 pm EST In the great debate over fast zombies vs. slow ones, the shuffling corpses of The Walking Dead fall definitively into the latter camp. Even so, it’s hard to blame a guy for wanting to get the hell away from them as fast as humanly possible. The newest Fear the Walking Dead teaser hits the ground running, sending star Frank Dillane on a sprint away from unseen forces....

‘Orange Is The New Black’ Renewed For Season 4; Check Out A New Season 3 Clip By Angie Han/April 15, 2015 8:00 am EST Our stay at Litchfield Correctional Institution has been extended just a little while longer. Netflix has renewed Orange Is the New Black for Season 4, months ahead of its Season 3 premiere. And to get everyone extra-excited about the news, they’ve just released a new clip from Season 3 featuring fan favorites Poussey and Suzanne (a....

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Will Begin Filming In 2015, Will Tie Directly Into ‘Pacific Rim 3’ By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2014 8:00 am EST With an April 7, 2017 release date already locked in, it’s no surprise Guillermo del Toro is deep into work on Pacific Rim 2. What’s a bit more intriguing is that he’s planning the movie with an eye on the sequel, the not-yet-greenlit Pacific Rim 3. Whereas Pacific Rim 2 is expected to differ quite a bit from Pacific Rim 1, it seems 2 and 3 may be more closely linked....

‘Pan’ Screenwriter In Talks To Script ‘Wonder Woman’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 4, 2014 5:00 pm EST THR has news on the in-progress deal, but we have no real clue as to the direction the film will take. One Wonder Woman script has been in play for a while, but this suggests there might be a significant rewrite applied to it, at the very least. Whether this is a page-one teardown or something a little less drastic is one of the many details unconfirmed at this point....