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‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Trailer: Milla Jovovich Is Still In The Zombie Genocide Game By Jacob Hall/Aug. 9, 2016 8:30 am EST I didn’t always have a soft spot for the Resident Evil movies, but I developed one over time, especially as it became clear that this trashy, silly, and hilariously convoluted series was just going to keep going and going and going. Even when they’re at their least comprehensible, these films have been a strong showcase for Milla Jovovich as an action hero and watching her find new and bloody ways to combat armies of monsters, mutants, and zombies has, more often than not, been worth the price of admission....

‘Rush Hour’ Casting: ‘Tekken’ Star Jon Foo To Play Jackie Chan Role By Angie Han/March 4, 2015 5:00 am EST Jon Foo is the new Jackie Chan. Well, for the purposes of CBS’ Rush Hour pilot, anyway. The British actor, stunt man, and martial artist has just been cast as Detective Lee in the action-comedy series, based on the 1998 film starring Chan and Chris Tucker. More details on the new Rush Hour casting after the jump....

‘Zoolander 2’ International Trailer And Poster: Derek Is Out Of Fashion [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Dec. 1, 2015 7:00 am EST It’s a bit surprising to realize now that the first Zoolander actually wasn’t a huge hit when it came out back in 2001. It was the 55th highest domestic grosser of the year, behind such gems as Rat Race and The Animal. Like most good comedies, however, it eventually found an audience, and over the past decade and a half, it’s become so beloved that it’s now spawned a sequel....

Benedict Cumberbatch To Voice ‘The Grinch’; Trey Parker Joins ‘Despicable Me 3’ By Angie Han/April 13, 2016 6:08 pm EST During their CinemaCon presentation tonight, Universal dropped some major casting news for their upcoming Illumination Entertainment projects. First off, Benedict Cumberbatch has been set to voice the Grinch in the upcoming animated feature How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which is coming in 2017. And South Park’s Trey Parker has joined the voice cast of Despicable Me 3, as new plot details spill out about the movie....

Countdown To ‘The Force Awakens’: Remembering ‘Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 15, 2015 7:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is almost upon us and you know what that means…it’s time to revisit the rest of the Star Wars saga for the thousandth time (give or take a few viewings). To get through the final days leading up the biggest movie geek event of the past decade, we’re dedicating each day this week to one of the other six Star Wars movies....

Dive Into The Guts Of Jabba The Hutt In Great Making-Of Documentary By Russ Fischer/Feb. 6, 2015 10:30 am EST How much do you know about the creation and performance that gave life to one of the nastiest aliens in the Star Wars universe? Dive deep into the guts of slimy intergalactic gangster Jabba the Hutt in a new short documentary from the guy who made some of the most detailed making-of films we’ve ever seen, for movies like Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Jaws....

J.J. Abrams Has Final Cut On ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2015 10:00 am EST Ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, many fans of the galaxy far, far away have been worried about the House of Mouse corrupting the sci-fi saga they love so much, as if all the merchandising done previously hadn’t already vigorously milked the cash cow. Thankfully, director J.J. Abrams has good news for concerned fans as he says the studio is “not trying to Disney-fy” our beloved Star Wars....

Matthew Vaughn’s ‘Flash Gordon’ Picks Up ‘Thor’ And ‘I Am Legend’ Screenwriter Mark Protosevich By Angie Han/Jan. 15, 2016 11:30 am EST Flash Gordon has been trying for years to make his way back to the big screen, without much success. He hasn’t actually been seen in theaters since 1980, unless you count Sam Jones’ appearances in Ted and Ted 2. But maybe he’ll have better luck this time. The Flash Gordon movie got a big boost last year when Matthew Vaughn signed on to direct, and now it’s continuing to move forward with a new screenwriter: Oldboy and I Am Legend scribe Mark Protosevich....

Oliver Stone Goes Digital With ‘Snowden’ [Comic-Con 2016] By Jack Giroux/July 24, 2016 8:00 am EST Snowden was the odd man out at San Diego Comic-Con. While most filmmakers and actors visit the convention generally to promote a comic book movie or an adaptation of some kind, director Oliver Stone and Open Road Films brought a biopic about Edward Snowden (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) to Hall H. The oddity in the lineup was an hour-long discussion almost entirely dedicated to privacy, surveillance, and only briefly, Pokémon Go and totalitarianism....

Rumor: The CW’s ‘Supergirl’ May Be Getting A Batwoman By Jacob Hall/July 20, 2016 11:00 am EST Supergirl has been keeping busy ever since it was cancelled by CBS and revived by The CW, where it will be allowed to freely crossover with the likes of Arrow, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow. In other words, it may very well be where it should have been in the first place. Since swapping networks, the series has added a Superman, cast a former Wonder Woman as the President of the United States, and added The Family star Floriana Lima as a regular....

Steven Soderbergh Hasn’t Changed His Mind On Retirement By Jack Giroux/Oct. 2, 2015 12:30 pm EST It’s only been two years since Steven Soderbergh left behind filmmaking. Ever since “retiring,” though, Soderbergh has found a more than welcoming home in television. The last movie we saw from him was for TV, HBO’s Behind the Candelabra, and he’s about to debut the second season of his show The Knick. The news of an early Soderbergh retirement was saddening, to say the least, but understandable....

Superhero Bits: Justice Society Of America, New Spidey Suit, Batman V Superman Sex & More By Ethan Anderton/May 20, 2016 5:00 pm EST Which DC’s Legends of Tomorrow cast member won’t be back as a series regular? What cool modification is rumored to be added to Spider-Man’s suit in his first solo movie? Which Avenger wants to appear in the solo Black Widow movie? What do you need to know before DC Comics Rebirth begins?...

Take A Closer Look At The Costumes Of ‘Batman V Superman’ In A New Featurette By Jacob Hall/Oct. 9, 2015 2:30 pm EST Or is it? This well-timed new featurette, coinciding with New York Comic-Con, gives us an extended look at the Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman costumes via a conversation with costume designer Michael Wilkinson. It turns out that there are still things to discover in these colorful duds, should you care to take a closer look....

The Highest Grossing Movies Of 2014 By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2015 2:30 pm EST As the 2014 year has officially come to an end, I thought it would be nice to take a look at the highest grossing movies of 2014. How many of the top 10 grossing films had a superhero character? The answer is six. How many films in the top 30 grossing are not based on an existing property (adaptation, remake, reboot…etc) or a sequel?...

The Most Watched Trailers Of 2014: Star Wars Isn’t #1, Which Movie Is? By Angie Han/Dec. 17, 2014 10:30 am EST We saw some pretty major trailers in 2014. There were trailers for sequels 10, 20, even 30 years in the making; ones for mysterious passion projects; and trailers for adaptations of beloved books. But only one trailer gets to be the most major trailer of 2014. And it’s probably not the one you think it is....

Update: ‘The X-Files’ Complete Series Box Set Details Revealed By Jacob Hall/Oct. 8, 2015 2:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yep, they’ve got us. Check out the art for the X-Files box set and other details after the jump. That thing really does check all of the right boxes, huh? David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson look primed, well-dressed, and ready to solve some supernatural mysteries....

VOTD: ‘The Force Awakens’ And ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Side-By-Side Comparison Is What You Expect By Ethan Anderton/March 26, 2016 11:00 am EST It didn’t take long after people saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens for people to start saying that the movie from director J.J. Abrams as essentially a remake of Star Wars: A New Hope, just with some new characters, added story elements and a new score. There’s essentially no argument against that, but it’s up to fans as to whether or not they’re fine with accepting that....

‘Assassin’s Creed’ First Look: Michael Fassbender Stars As Callum Lynch By Angie Han/Aug. 27, 2015 8:30 am EST For the past several years, we’ve been following the ups and downs of Assassin’s Creed, based on the popular Ubisoft video game franchise of the same title. We waited patiently as it picked up a star, went through rewrites, got delayed, flirted with various filmmakers and actors, and so on. Now, as it finally prepares to start shooting under director Justin Kurzel, we’re being rewarded with our first peek at Michael Fassbender as the lead....

‘Back In Time’ Trailer: Documentary Looks At The Legacy And Making Of ‘Back To The Future’ By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 11, 2015 8:30 am EST “Doc Brown doesn’t drive a f*cking Mustang.” That’s just one of the great tidbits that comes to light in Back in Time, a new documentary that takes a nostalgic look at the classic time travel adventure Back to the Future. With almost all the talking heads you could ever want, this documentary chronicles the inception of Back to the Future, from writer Bob Gale’s thoughts of what it would be like if he went to high school with his father, talks about how the iconic DeLorean time machine came to be (and was almost a refrigerator or a Ford Mustang), and looks at the enduring legacy of the film franchise....

‘Brooklyn’ Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Leaves Ireland And Finds Love In 1950s New York City By Ethan Anderton/July 10, 2015 5:30 am EST Set in 1950s New York City, the film follows a young Irish immigrant girl, fresh off the boat and hoping for the opportunity that America is known for across the world. Life isn’t easy at first, but then a budding romance enters the picture and everything changes. And if the trailer is any indicator, this one should be a touching charmer....