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Andrew Garfield Will Be Recast If Marvel Gets ‘Spider-Man’ Back By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2014 10:30 am EST The drama over the film future of Spider-Man seemingly never ends. After The Amazing Spider-Man 2 failed to deliver, Sony announced an elaborate plan to spread the franchise out into some very intriguing spin-off films like Sinister Six and Venom. Then rumors began bubbling they’d been in touch with Marvel Studios to try and figure out some kind of mutually beneficial deal....

Douglas Slocombe, Legendary Cinematographer Of ‘Indiana Jones’, Dead At 103 By Jacob Hall/Feb. 22, 2016 2:30 pm EST Douglas Slocombe, the legendary cinematographer best known for shooting the Indiana Jones trilogy for director Steven Spielberg, has passed away at 103. Although his most well-known films came at the end of his career, Slocombe’s filmography is a masterclass in film craft, showcasing an artist and a technician who knew his way around all genres and made it look easy....

Exclusive: Details On ‘Back To The Future’ Trilogy Marathon At AMC Theatres By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 2015 7:00 am EST As we heard previously, AMC Theatres was hosting a marathon of the Back to the Future trilogy at a bunch of their cineplex locations, but we hadn’t yet heard any details about times or ticketing. Thankfully that changes today as we’ve just confirmed what time the trilogy will start playing on October 21st (which has been dubbed Back to the Future Day), and how much it’s going to cost you to attend the AMC Theatres Back to the Future marathon....

First ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 Clip: Ezra Got A Haircut And Some New Weapons By Ethan Anderton/July 14, 2016 1:01 pm EST Star Wars Celebration will be in full swing tomorrow, and we’ll have coverage straight from the convention in London with all the latest updates on the future of the Star Wars franchise (hopefully some of our predictions come true). But before the news starts rolling in, there’s a little treat for fans who are curious about what the future of Star Wars Rebels has to offer....

First Look: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Plays Edward Snowden For Oliver Stone [UPDATED With New Image] By Angie Han/March 3, 2015 7:30 am EST As Citizenfour was picking up its Best Documentary Feature award at the Oscars, production was getting underway on Snowden, Oliver Stone’s fictionalized take on the NSA whistleblower’s tale. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Edward Snowden, and today he’s shared a glimpse of himself in character. Get your Snowden first look after the jump....

J.J. Abrams-Produced Sci-Fi Thriller ‘God Particle’ Gets 2017 Release Date By Angie Han/Feb. 17, 2016 7:30 am EST Just about any movie involving J.J. Abrams begins life in his famous “mystery box,” from intimate thrillers (10 Cloverfield Lane) to record-breaking blockbusters (Star Wars: The Force Awakens). Some of them, however, stay there longer than others. Like the Julius Onah-directed God Particle. We first heard about the project all the way back in 2012, and while we’ve gotten periodic updates on it since then, most of the concrete details remain under lock and key....

J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Script Is Complete By Angie Han/Nov. 25, 2014 3:00 pm EST The last volume of the Harry Potter series was published in 2007, but author J.K. Rowling has returned to the wizarding world several times since. Most recently, she completed the script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, as confirmed by producer David Heyman. David Yates is set to direct the Harry Potter spinoff, which is inspired by a made-up Hogwarts textbook that became a real Harry Potter companion volume in 2012....

Lionsgate Finds A Director For ‘Naruto’ Movie By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2015 5:30 am EST If Lionsgate bringing Power Rangers back to the big screen isn’t doing anything for you, maybe importing another popular Japanese property will do the trick. The studio that brought you The Hunger Games, Divergent and The Expendables is adapting the insanely popular manga Naruto for a feature film, and they’ve even got a director lined up for the project already....

LOL: Get Your Sugar Rush With Liam Neeson In ‘Candy Crush: The Movie’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2015 9:30 am EST Just last week, video game company Activision Blizzard announced the formation of their own Activision Blizzard Studios with the intention of bringing some of their biggest titles to film and television. They’re starting off with development of a Call of Duty film franchise as well as a Skylanders television series, but since the company also just picked up the company behind Candy Crush, it was only a matter of time before a Candy Crush movie became a reality....

LOL: Jimmy Kimmel Presents ‘Do The Right Thing 2: Do The White Thing’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2015 6:30 am EST However, in case you haven’t noticed, Brooklyn has changed a lot since 1989. As Jimmy Kimmel noted during one of his episodes being taped in New York last week, “There used to be muggers right in this neighborhood stealing old ladies’ purses. Now those old lady purses are being worn ironically by hipsters in the area....

Michael Keaton To Produce And Star In ‘Imagine Agents’ Comic Book Adaptation By Russ Fischer/June 22, 2015 4:30 pm EST Keaton will take a primary role in the film, too, as a veteran agent who has to mentor a young recruit. The irony here is easy to see, as Keaton’s most recent acclaimed work, as the lead in Birdman, had him at the center of a film that is explicitly critical of big-budget comic book movies....

Page 2: Indiana Jones, Jaws, Birdman, Shaun Of The Dead, Star Wars, Coppola, BTTF, Mad Max, Walking Dead, Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/March 3, 2015 3:00 pm EST Header Photo: Carbonite Jones t-shirt 10 Greatest Polynesian Actors in Science FictionThe 100 Most Necessary Documentaries to Stream on Netflix This March You Can Customize the Level of Gore Detail On This Jaws Shark Bust The Best And Worst Of ‘House Of Cards’ Season 3The 9 Craziest Twists of House of Cards Season 3...

Rumor: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Will Introduce One Really Weird, Really Big Character By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2016 7:30 am EST James Gunn has said he no longer plans to respond to rumors about which characters will or won’t be in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but that isn’t stopping the rest of the internet from speculating. A new rumor has cropped up today indicating that a really big character from the comics will be dropping by the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe adventure....

Rumor: Bryan Singer’s ‘X-Men’ Universe Coming To An End With ‘Apocalypse’ And New ‘Wolverine’ By Germain Lussier/April 28, 2015 11:30 am EST X-Men Days of Future Past wiped most of Bryan Singer’s X-Men universe slate clean. He’s now filming X-Men: Apocalypse, which has recast younger versions of many of the mutants who feature in his early movies. After that, the next Wolverine film will likely be the last time Hugh Jackman puts on the adamantium claws....

Sequel Bits: ‘Zoolander 2,’ ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’, ‘Hunger Games’ By Jack Giroux/Dec. 14, 2015 3:30 pm EST Can’t wait for news on Resident Evil: The Final Chapter or those The Hunger Games prequels? Well, worry no more, because we have some updates on both. Check out some Zoolander 2 character posters Will Kung Fu Panda 3 be Dreamworks Animation’s comeback? Resident Evil: The Final Chapter has wrapped shooting Jennifer Lawrence shares her thoughts on The Hunger Games prequels Most of the main stars of Zoolander returned to their roles for the sequel, but there’s some new characters the posters highlight, such as Penelope Cruz’s Interpol agent and Kristen Wiig’s terrifying fashion queen....

Superhero Bits: Suicide Squad, Batman V Superman, Captain America: Civil War, Wolverine, Fantastic Four By Germain Lussier/June 9, 2015 5:00 pm EST Want to see what the inside of the Batmobile looks like in Batman v Superman? How about Wonder Woman’s lasso and more? What did Jerry Seinfeld have to do with Hugh Jackman stopping his role as Wolverine? Which actor has thrown his hat into play the character? Does the Lego Avengers video game look good?...

The Younger, Hipper FBI Agents Are Out There: ‘X-Files’ Revival Spin-Off Possibly, Maybe, In The Works By Jacob Hall/Nov. 3, 2015 2:00 pm EST But if The X-Files is to continue beyond this event series, it may take on a new form. With David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson not wanting for work elsewhere, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility to see a new set of (younger! hipper!) agents pick up where Mulder and Scully left off....

By Ethan Anderton/July 29, 2015 1:30 pm EST The Hollywood Reporter brings word on the untitled comedy series that will follow Tig Notaro playing a version of herself. Here’s the official synopsis: This is all based on Notaro’s life as the comedian was diagnosed with clostridium difficile colitis, also known as C-DIFF, while working on the indie comedy In a World. Following that news, Notaro’s mother passed away, and Notaro was then diagnosed with breast cancer....

VOTD: How ‘Deadpool’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/March 11, 2016 6:30 am EST Enough time has passed since Deadpool debuted on Valentine’s Day last month that the folks at How It Should Have Ended have decided to tackle the foul-mouthed mercenary with their animated take on the film’s conclusion. But before they really get into how Deadpool should have ended, they do have a nice little intervention from the Marvel Studios character who has a problem with salty language....

By Jack Giroux/April 21, 2016 2:30 pm EST Check out the Mondo Alien posters below. Back in October, Mondo creative director Jay Shaw had a meeting with Fox, to discuss licensing and other business matters. During the meeting, Alien Day was mentioned, which, of course, got Shaw and the rest of the Mondo team excited. They ended up leaving the meeting with “a laundry list of 50 things” they wanted to do for the celebration....