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Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange, Superman, Agent Carter, Gotham, The Flash, Batman V Superman By Germain Lussier/Nov. 5, 2014 5:00 pm EST Want to watch Benedict Cumberbatch try to deny he’s playing Doctor Strange? Where can you eat a Superman fast food meal? Would Matthew McConaughey play a superhero? Did you miss anything in the Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man footage? Which Iron Man 2 cast member joined Agent Carter? Who does Holly Hunter share a scene with in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice?...

Yas Queen: Hillary Clinton To Guest Star On ‘Broad City’ By Angie Han/Dec. 11, 2015 2:00 pm EST Broad City has had some pretty fantastic guest stars over the past two seasons. Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Amy Ryan, Patricia Clarkson… the list goes on and on. But Season 3 will feature the show’s most famous guest star yet.Hillary Clinton is set to appear in an upcoming episode of the Comedy Central series, and the potential 2016 presidential nominee has just announced the news in a most Broad City-like way....

‘Born To Be Blue’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke Brings Chet Baker To Life By Angie Han/Feb. 15, 2016 12:00 pm EST Directed by Robert Budreau, the film picks up with Baker in the 1960s. Though he was a big deal in the 1950s, his heroin addiction has taken its toll, demolishing his personal and professional life. But with the help of a new love (played by Carmen Ejogo), he finds the strength to try and dig himself out of the hole he’s put himself in, and begin the climb back to the top....

‘Dad’s Army’ Teaser: The UK TV Film Adaptation Enlists Some Kooky Soldiers By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 13, 2015 11:00 am EST This week the 1960s television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. gets a big screen update starring Armie Hammer (The Social Network) and Henry Cavill (Man of Steel), and yet another 1960s television adaptation is on the way in 2016 with the British comedy Dad’s Army. Based on the series of the same name from the 1960s and 1970s, the movie features quite the impressive cast, including Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta Jones, Toby Jones, Daniel Mays, Michael Gambon, Bill Paterson and Tom Courtenay....

‘Ghostbusters’ Adds Michael K. Williams, Andy Garcia, And Matt Walsh By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2015 11:30 am EST Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters has been shooting in Boston and the surrounding area for a couple weeks; Feig has even shown off some of the film’s costumes on Twitter, though we have yet to see the characters all suited up. Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are the four primary characters, and Chris Hemsworth is in the film, too, as the crew’s receptionist....

‘Ghostbusters’ Teases New Villains, Offers A New Look At The Ladies Who Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghosts By Jacob Hall/Dec. 29, 2015 10:30 am EST Everyone’s officially over the fact that the new Ghostbusters movie stars four very funny and very talented women instead of a couple of dudes, right? We can leave all of that behind and just get excited that we’re getting a new Ghostbusters movie courtesy of the genuinely inspired Paul Feig, right?...

‘Lady In The Van’ Trailer: Maggie Smith Is A Busy Homeless Woman By Jack Giroux/Oct. 29, 2015 10:00 am EST Who doesn’t like Dame Maggie Smith? The actress even has fans amongst the kiddies, thanks to her performance as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter franchise. Potter and Downtown Abby aside, she’s done great work throughout her career, both on and off the stage. We’ll next see her in an adaptation of a stage play, Lady in the Van, which she starred in, before the year ends....

‘Neighbors 2’ Clip: In Which Zac Efron’s Chiseled Body Gets Greasy For Your Amusement By Jacob Hall/April 29, 2016 12:30 pm EST The first Neighbors was such a pleasant surprise that I can’t help but slightly dread Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. After all, you’d need to borrow the hands of your family and friends if you wanted to count every lousy sequel to a great comedy. To its credit, the follow-up to one of 2014’s biggest comedies did get the whole gang back together, with stars Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, and Zac Efron back in front of the camera and director Nicholas Stoller behind it....

‘Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb’ Trailer: The Monkey Is In Charge By Russ Fischer/Nov. 12, 2014 10:30 am EST One of Robin Williams’ final movies features a monkey saving Owen Wilson from a lava flow by pissing on the hot stuff — and on Wilson. But hey, it’s comedy, and a little urine comes with the territory. That footage is in this new Night at the Museum 3 trailer, along with some other stuff we’ve seen before....

‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Concept Art Reveals Alternate Ending By Russ Fischer/Nov. 18, 2014 5:00 am EST It’s a sign of the impact of the new Planet of the Apes films that the two recent movies continue to be topics of conversation in a film landscape that is often all too quick to move on to the next big thing. We’re still talking about Rise of the Planet of the Apes a couple years layer, in part because director Rupert Wyatt is doing the press rounds for his new film, The Gambler, and people still have many questions about his previous film....

‘She’s Funny That Way’ Trailer: Peter Bogdanovich Returns With Owen Wilson By Angie Han/Jan. 23, 2015 8:30 am EST For the first time since 2001, we have a new Peter Bogdanovich film arriving this year. She’s Funny That Way (formerly titled Squirrels to the Nuts, a reference to Ernst Lubitsch’s Cluny Brown) stars Owen Wilson as Arnold, a theater director who gets involved with an escort and aspiring actress (Imogen Poots) whose therapist (Jennifer Aniston) is dating his playwright (Will Forte) — who, in turn, begins to fall for the escort....

‘Star Wars: Episode 8’ Director Rian Johnson Contributed To ‘Star Wars: Bloodline’ By Jacob Hall/April 27, 2016 8:00 am EST A steady stream of Star Wars novels have been published since Disney wiped out the original expanded universe and started rebuilding the larger canon from scratch, but only a few of them have felt like required reading. The upcoming Star Wars: Bloodline is being promoted as something more than just another story set in this beloved universe – it sounds essential to understanding the state of the galaxy as seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

‘The Light Between Oceans’ Trailer: The Next Potential Tearjerker From Director Derek Cianfrance By Jack Giroux/May 13, 2016 2:30 pm EST We are going to see a lot of Michael Fassbender in 2016. Fassbender stars in this summer’s X-Men: Apocalypse, and we’ll see him later this year in Terrence Malick’s Weightless, Assassin’s Creed, and possibly Trespass Against Us (which is scored by The Chemical Brothers). Another promising title on his schedule is The Light Between Oceans....

‘The Purge 3’ Set For Summer 2016 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2015 3:30 pm EST No Purge this year. Universal dates “The Purge 3” for July 1, 2016. — Ben Fritz (@benfritz) January 8, 2015 That July 1 release date is prime summer territory, and puts The Purge 3 up against Tarzan from Warner Bros. and The BFG from Steven Spielberg and Disney. There’s no info there, but we do know a bit more about The Purge 3....

‘Viral’ Trailer: ‘Catfish’ Directors Reunite With ‘Paranormal Activity’ Producer By Angie Han/June 30, 2016 11:30 am EST So, what’ve you got planned for the three-day weekend? Summer Friday happy hour, maybe? A Fourth of July cookout? Maybe a Sunday night out hitting the clubs, since you can sleep in Monday? Well, you might want to reorganize your calendar after seeing the first Viral trailer. Because as it turns out, socializing is a really great way to catch horrifying infectious diseases....

Dan Aykroyd Comments On Cast Of New ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2015 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One person who isn’t strapping on a proton-pack is Dan Aykroyd, the franchise’s mouthpiece for the better part of three decades and co-creator. However, the actor/producer/writer did have a comment on his modern day counterparts. Read the Dan Aykroyd reaction below. Aykroyd was contacted by The Hollywood Reporter for a reaction to the casting in the new Ghostbusters movie and said the following:...

Daniel Craig Denies Having A Minor Role In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Ethan Anderton/July 14, 2015 1:00 pm EST It’s no surprise that when a rumor pops up online about Star Wars, there’s usually no confirmation whatsoever, and denial is nearly as rare, usually only coming from the talent involved in the rumors. Meanwhile, Lucasfilm just sits quietly and lets the rumors flow. However, one of the more interesting rumors that seemed to get solidified was the involvement of James Bond star Daniel Craig in a very minor role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

Erik Bauersfeld, The Voice Of Admiral Ackbar In ‘Star Wars’, Has Died At 93 By Ethan Anderton/April 5, 2016 9:00 am EST Plenty of ancillary and extraneous characters in the Star Wars universe end up getting some kind of fan following, no matter how little screentime they get in the movies. But few minor characters were more beloved than Admiral Ackbar, the Rebel officer best known for shouting “It’s a trap!...

Fan Outrage Helped Stop Found-Footage ‘Friday The 13th’ Sequel By Germain Lussier/May 18, 2015 2:30 pm EST Few Friday the 13th fans will forget the 2013 rumor that producers were exploring a found footage angle for Jason’s next big screen massacre. The news immediately struck a nerve of the fan community with most being very vocal against the idea. “Please no,” “Ugh, F*** off” “Found footage idea sucks” and “This sounds like dogs***” are just four of the comments on our article about the rumor....

Find Out How Steven Spielberg Helped Discover Disney’s New Young Han Solo By Ethan Anderton/May 12, 2016 8:30 am EST Disney has locked down actor Alden Ehrenreich to be their new Han Solo in the spin-off film that will be directed by The LEGO Movie and 21 Jump Street filmmakers Phil Lord & Chris Miller. In total, over 2,500 actors auditioned for the role including Miles Teller, Dave Franco, Ansel Elgort, Emory Cohen, Jack Reynor, and Taron Egerton....