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‘Jauja’ Trailer: Viggo Mortensen In A South American Western By Russ Fischer/Feb. 11, 2015 3:30 pm EST Jauja looks like a western, but it really takes place in Patagonia in the late 1800s — and the film’s aspect ratio and general sense of tone reinforce the idea of this being something from decades past. Viggo Mortensen stars as a military captain working with the Argentine army, and the film appears to put his facility with languages to great use....

‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ Confirms The Return Of A Certain Spoiler-Ish Character By Jacob Hall/July 12, 2016 9:00 am EST Kingsman: The Secret Service was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2014, a wild reinvention of old school spy movie imagery that never spared the gore while ruthlessly satirizing just about anything remotely connected to modern politics and espionage. It’s a messy movie, but it’s the best kind of messy – it has so much on its plate and so many targets in its sights that it moves breathlessly from one bizarre idea to another....

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’: First Look At Stephen Amell’s Casey Jones By Angie Han/May 1, 2015 7:07 am EST See the Stephen Amell Casey Jones photo after the jump. Producer Michael Bay shared the first image of the Stephen Amell Casey Jones. Stephen Amell as Casey Jones https://t.co/3EszI6nT26 #TMNT2 pic.twitter.com/IQmHR7s5j8 — Michael Bay (@michaelbay) May 1, 2015 We’ll have to take Bay at his word that that’s Amell under there....

‘The Walking Dead’ Will Continue Until The End Of Time By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2016 1:30 pm EST Unfortunately for zombie lovers out there, The Walking Dead won’t be back this year until February 14th. That should make for one bloody Valentine’s Day, especially since series creator Robert Kirkman has promised there will be a lot of death when the show comes back from the midseason break. And for those of you who just can’t get enough of the comic book adaptation, there doesn’t seem to be any end to the show in sight....

Disney Developing A New Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ By Germain Lussier/April 8, 2015 1:45 pm EST Alice in Wonderland truly did send Disney down the rabbit hole. The billion-dollar success of that live-action adaptation quickly got the studio scrambling for live-action remakes of its classic animated films. Maleficent was a massive hit, Cinderella is still raking in the dough, The Jungle Book is in production, Beauty and the Beast is getting ready, and several others like The Little Mermaid, Dumbo and Mulan are all in the works, too....

Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ Picks Up Jon Bernthal; More Plot Details Revealed By Angie Han/Feb. 24, 2016 7:00 am EST Edgar Wright’s name alone is enough to get us interested in any project he’s involved with, but it certainly doesn’t hurt when he pulls together a fantastic cast to help bring his vision to life. Shooting on his latest, Baby Driver, is already underway with Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, and Eiza Gonzalez, and now it’s pulling over to pick up one more: Jon Bernthal, whom we’re about to see as the Punisher in Daredevil season 2....

Everything Wrong With ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Explained In 13 Minutes Or Less By Jack Giroux/Feb. 17, 2016 4:00 pm EST Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes is a perfectly enjoyable movie. Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law make for a charming Sherlock and Watson, Hans Zimmer’s playful score is an immense pleasure, and Ritchie’s eye is energetic and stylish enough. While Avatar was killing it at the box-office back in 2009, Sherlock Holmes was also winning over audiences....

Kevin Feige Clarifies The ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Credits Scene By Germain Lussier/May 4, 2015 4:00 am EST Avengers: Age of Ultron exploded on the movie world this weekend and, after it was over, much of the talk was likely about the credits scene. We won’t spoil it above the jump but, suffice to say, it’s a big tease to what Phase Three has to hold. It does raise more questions than it answers, though, and we asked Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige about it....

Mondo’s Info•Rama: A New Gallery Show Of Stunning & Informative Infographic Artwork By Ethan Anderton/June 2, 2016 2:00 pm EST Back in 2014, artists Kevin Tong and Tom Whalen created Info•Rama, a place where artwork and infographics came together in a spectacular and informative way. Info•Rama has focused on the realms of science, technology, animals and geography, but now they’re bringing pop culture into the mix for a new Mondo gallery show....

Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien’ Sequel On Hold Indefinitely By Angie Han/Oct. 29, 2015 7:56 pm EST Blomkamp confirmed the news on Twitter. alien is kinda holding/ pending prometheus 2. So I shall be working on other things… as much as I love the xeno- and Lt ripley — Neill Blomkamp (@NeillBlomkamp) October 30, 2015 (Blomkamp’s Twitter account is unverified, oddly, but this is the same account that first announced his Alien plans in February....

Rumor: Christoph Waltz Is Blofeld In ‘Bond 24’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 24, 2014 4:30 pm EST When Christoph Waltz was said to be set for a role in Bond 24, one character name likely leapt to mind for long-time James Bond fans: Ernst Stavro Blofeld. The character was vaguely introduced in From Russia With Love (1963) but we didn’t see his face until Donald Pleasence played him in You Only Live Twice in 1967....

Superhero Bits: Avengers Age Of Ultron, Ant-Man, Suicide Squad, Batman, Civil War, Iron Man By Germain Lussier/June 3, 2015 6:00 am EST How can you get that above Iron Man poster? What milestone did Avengers: Age of Ultron just pass at the box office? Want to know about a Batman scene in Suicide Squad? Could there be a sticky cameo in Ant-Man? Would Mark Strong return to the Green Lantern universe?...

Superhero Bits: Michael Shannon Defends Zack Snyder, Andrew Dice Clay On Batman V Superman & More By Ethan Anderton/April 8, 2016 5:00 pm EST What’s Jonah Hex doing on the upcoming episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow? What does Andrew Dice Clay have to say about Batman v Superman in a new stand-up bit? Will Jean Grey and Cyclops have some romance in X-Men: Apocalypse? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

VOTD: Stephen Colbert Analyzes ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Lightsaber By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2014 12:00 pm EST The Internet had two major points of contention with the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. One was horribly racist and the other was incredibly nit picky. The nit picky one is about the new Sith lightsaber seen in the trailer. Many people are complaining that the construction simply doesn’t make sense. That the small sections pointing out of the hilt wouldn’t serve any positive purpose....

Watch This: The Final Track From Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Performed On A Single, Looping Cello By David Chen/Nov. 6, 2014 12:00 pm EST In honor of the release of Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar this week, I’ve been working on a musical project for the past few months: Attempting to perform the final music track from Inception (“Time” by Hans Zimmer) using a single, looping cello. I’ve been re-discovering my love for the cello recently, and by incorporating an electric pickup and a looping pedal, I have tried to create large-scale sounds using repeating chords on a single instrument....

‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Poster Teases Actual Costumes For The Punisher And Elektra By Jacob Hall/March 8, 2016 7:30 am EST The first season of Netflix’s Daredevil took ages to put Charlie Cox in costume, only giving the devil of Hell’s kitchen proper superhero duds in the season finale (and for a single action scene). And even then, the outfit was controversial, with some fans grumbling that he should have just stuck with the pirate pajamas look from the rest of the season....

‘McFarland, USA’ Trailer: Kevin Costner Leads Disney’s Latest Feel-Good Sports Movie By Russ Fischer/Nov. 3, 2014 12:30 pm EST Disney has a solid legacy of family-friendly inspirational sports movies, and McFarland, USA looks to be the latest. Kevin Costner stars as a coach who begins work at a relatively cash-poor and predominantly Latino high school in Central Valley CA. Inspired by a true story from 1987, Costner’s coach finds himself working with a promising group of young runners, and they all eventually forge a competitive cross-country team....

‘Ned Rifle’ Trailer: Aubrey Plaza Is Obsessed With Liam Aiken’s Dad By Russ Fischer/Feb. 4, 2015 2:00 pm EST When the time came to make my most-anticipated list for 2015, there was no question that Hal Hartley’s new film Ned Rifle would take a spot. Just as Richard Linklater created a surprising and unlikely trilogy of films, here Hartley completes a three-film cycle that follows the story of a garbageman whose profane poetry wins the Nobel prize and changes the world, thanks in part to the influence of a hedonistic novelist....

‘Zoolander No. 2’ TV Spots: Sexy Fighting, Gross Kissing And A New Cologne By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 15, 2016 10:15 am EST One of my most anticipated movies of 2016 is Zoolander No. 2, the sequel to the fashion comedy spawned from a character that first appeared on the VH1 Fashion Awards. The first film is a favorite comedy of mine for being so relentlessly dumb and just plain goofy, with two of the best comedic performances that Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell have ever given....

A Cast Of Kings S5E10 - Mother’s Mercy By David Chen/June 16, 2015 12:41 am EST In this episode of “A Cast of Kings,” Joanna and David discuss the finale of Season 5 of Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy.” Thanks to our sponsor for this episode, Squarespace. Go to squarespace.com and use promo code “castofkings” to get 10% off your first order. Also, you can back David’s Kickstarter here, read about how much the show has caught up with the books, check out Jon Ronson’s thoughts on Game of Thrones and public shaming, and see a short film about watching Game of Thrones with your mom....