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‘Empire Strikes Back’ Poster Illustrator Noriyoshi Ohrai Has Died, See Some Of His Best Work By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2015 2:00 pm EST While we’re fans of celebrated movie poster artist Drew Struzan, when it comes to the posters of the Star Wars trilogy, there’s another name that deserves to be celebrated, and that’s Noriyoshi Ohrai. You may not know the artist by name, but you’ve undoubtedly seen his artwork on international posters for films such as The Empire Strikes Back, The Goonies and much more....

‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ Image Reveals An Alternate Universe Where Jeff Goldblum Conquered The Moon By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2016 11:30 am EST One of the most interesting aspects of Independence Day: Resurgence is how this sequel is making it very clear that the original film wasn’t just made in 1996 – it took place in 1996. The new film takes place in 2016, twenty years after the release of Independence Day for real audiences and twenty years after that gigantic alien invasion that killed millions of people for the characters in the film....

‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Red-Band Trailer By Angie Han/Dec. 10, 2014 6:30 am EST Matthew Vaughn is directing the film based on a Mark Millar comic, and we all remember how much fun we had the last time that happened. Kingsman: The Secret Service seems to be cut from the same crazy, bloody, “fuck”-filled cloth. Watch the Kingsman The Secret Service red band trailer after the jump. IGN premiered the Kingsman The Secret Service red band trailer....

‘Project Almanac’ Trailer And Poster: Found Footage Time Travel Movie Finally Hits In January By Germain Lussier/Nov. 18, 2014 9:30 am EST We’ve been talking about Dean Israelite’s Project Almanac for what seems like forever. Jumping back in time, the idea first got picked up by Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes in 2012. Cameras then started rolling Summer 2013 aimed at a February 2014 release date. In that time, the title changed to Welcome to Yesterday....

‘The Danish Girl’ Trailer Starring Eddie Redmayne And Alicia Vikander By Angie Han/Sept. 1, 2015 7:04 am EST Eddie Redmayne began 2015 as an unhinged space prince (or something?) in Jupiter Ascending, but as the year starts winding back down he’s heading back to the prestige-picture track. Focus Features has released the first trailer for Tom Hooper’s The Danish Girl, starring Redmayne as transgender pioneer Lili Elbe. Alicia Vikander plays Elbe’s wife Gerda Wegener....

‘The Flash’ Finds A New Director: ‘Dope’ Helmer Rick Famuyiwa By Angie Han/June 2, 2016 12:31 pm EST Warner Bros.’ The Flash has sped to a new director. Following Seth Grahame-Smith’s departure in April, Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa is now in negotiations to direct Ezra Miller in the DC superhero film. Miller made his onscreen debut as the Scarlet Speedster this spring, with a brief cameo in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice....

Airbnb Opens Up A ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Lair For Rent, But Not In The Sewer By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2016 6:00 am EST The lair of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is supposed to be a secret. Even though everyone knows it exists in the sewer, no one should know where its at outside of the heroes in a half-shell and maybe their friends April O’Neil and Casey Jones. But plenty of people in New York will get to check out the mutant pad thanks to a special Airbnb promotion allowing fans to stay over night in the turtle lair....

Ang Lee’s 3D ‘Thrilla In Manila’ Back On Track, Two Stars Eyed For Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 9, 2015 4:00 pm EST It’s been a couple of years since we heard about Ang Lee’s 3D boxing drama that was said to focus on the boxing world in the 1960s and 1970s, when heavyweights like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier ruled the ring and grabbed people’s attention. The project was set up at Universal, but ended up taking a backseat so Lee could direct Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk instead....

By Angie Han/June 17, 2016 6:00 am EST James Wan has long hoped to direct a MacGyver reboot, and now he’ll finally get his wish. The Conjuring and Aquaman director has been set to helm the first episode of CBS’ upcoming series, on which he was already serving as executive producer. The show is a prequel, starring X-Men: Apocalypse’s Lucas Till as a younger version of television’s most resourceful hero. CBS’ MacGyver already had a pilot, directed by David Von Ancken....

By Angie Han/Jan. 19, 2015 10:00 am EST The appeal of seeing Game of Thrones on an IMAX screen should be pretty obvious, but it takes a lot to convince people to brave the January cold. So here’s one more reason to shell out for Game of Thrones in IMAX: the theater company has just revealed two cool commemorative Game of Thrones IMAX posters by artist Robert Ball, to be distributed for free at participating locations....

Cool Stuff: Star Trek Communicator Bluetooth Handset By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2015 5:00 am EST While today’s cell phones have surpassed the capabilities of the communicators from the original Star Trek series, some fans undoubtedly still want to use the iconic flip device for their everyday communication on the phone. Thankfully, The Wand Company has come through with a new bluetooth handset that is an extremely accurate replica of the Star Trek communicator that will link to your cell phone, has wireless charging and just looks amazing....

Gore Verbinski Sets Up Three Films At New Regency Starting With A Steve Carell Thriller By Russ Fischer/Oct. 8, 2014 5:00 am EST Gore Verbinski is a good director who might just need the proper project to spark him back to life after The Lone Ranger. Steve Carell is an actor transitioning from one career phase to another, thanks to Foxcatcher (above). The idea of the two of them working together on a thriller is pretty intriguing, and that’s just what’s happening on an as-yet untitled new film that New Regency is putting together right now....

Watch: The First And Final Frames Of 55 Movies, Shown Side-By-Side By Angie Han/March 19, 2015 2:30 pm EST There’s nothing quite like the opening frame of a new movie. It sets the tone for everything to come, whether we’re gazing at an idyllic countryside or into the eyes of a desperate man. Unless, maybe, we’re talking about the closing frame of a film, because that’s the one that you carry with you out of the theater....

‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Casts Jason O’Mara As The New Director Of S.H.I.E.L.D. By Angie Han/Aug. 1, 2016 4:30 pm EST Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has a new leader, and it’s Batman. Or at least a guy who sounds a lot like him. Marvel announced today that Jason O’Mara — who, among other things, is known for voicing the Dark Knight in Warner Bros.’ animated DC projects – has been cast as the new director of S....

‘Fantastic Four’ Final Trailer: Strength In Numbers By Angie Han/July 14, 2015 7:30 am EST Also starring are Reg E. Cathey as Johnny and Sue’s dad Franklin Storm, Toby Kebbell as the villainous Doctor Doom, and Tim Blake Nelson as Harvey Elder (a.k.a. the future Mole Man). Josh Trank directed. Watch the Fantastic Four final trailer after the jump. The Fantastic Four have always been about family, and this trailer leans hard on those relationships....

‘House Of Cards’ Season 4 Teaser: Kevin Spacey Digs A Little Deeper By Jacob Hall/Jan. 27, 2016 6:00 am EST There are a handful of shows that could arrive without any fanfare and still lead to television fans of all kinds struggling to binge every episode before anyone else. Netflix’s House of Cards is one of those shows and the streaming giant knows it. That’s why the new season arrives in a little over a month and we’ve only seen a few tiny teasers advertising the show – why spend the time, money, and energy to create a massive marketing campaign when countless people are just going to fire up their Netflix account, see that the new season has dropped, and dive in without being asked oh-so-kindly by a dozen trailers?...

‘Jason Bourne’ Was So Bad, It Made Me Retroactively Reconsider My Love Of The Franchise By David Chen/July 29, 2016 6:00 am EST I’m a die-hard Bourne film fan. I’ve watched Matt Damon’s Bourne films more than 15 times collectively. I’ve listened to John Powell’s scores for each more than 100 times. I was disappointed when the Damon / Paul Greengrass combo didn’t return for Legacy, but I always held out hope that if they did ever come back, it would be because they had a compelling adventure in store for us....

‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Trailer: Father, Son And Their Bellies Are Reunited By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 3, 2015 10:00 am EST If seeing Jack Black bring a rather peculiar version of R.L. Stine to life in Goosebumps last month wasn’t your cup of tea, maybe you’ll be more pleased with his return to animation in Kung Fu Panda 3, arriving early next year. A new Kung Fu Panda 3 trailer has just arrived, giving us more of Po (Black) being reunited with his estranged father (Bryan Cranston)....

‘Pan’ Pushed From July To Fall Release By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2015 4:30 pm EST We don’t know quite what to make of Pan, the Peter Pan origin story that Warner Bros. will open this year. Sure, it stars Hugh Jackman and is directed by Joe Wright (Hanna, Atonement) but that first trailer was… well, it was colorful and odd, but not one of the best we’ve seen. It’s still early, though, and now we’ll wait a few months longer to find out what Pan is all about, as it gets some extra visual effects time and room to breathe on the calendar....

‘Pete’s Dragon’ Teaser Trailer: A Lost Little Boy And A Jolly Green Giant By Angie Han/Feb. 21, 2016 5:41 pm EST Disney’s slowly been going through its back catalogue over the past few years, remaking its greatest hits in live-action with the help of 21st century technology. This spring brings The Jungle Book and Alice Through the Looking Glass (a sequel to 2010’s Alice in Wonderland remake), and then later this summer comes Pete’s Dragon....