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LOL: ‘Back To The Future Part II’ Inspired ‘Jaws 19’ Trailer By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 5, 2015 1:00 pm EST The promotions for Back to the Future are getting pretty heavy. Just this morning we found out Pepsi was making Pepsi Perfect a reality to coincide with the arrival of the future from Back to the Future Part II later this month, and now the official page for the film is teasing the arrival of a different sequel that fans of the time traveling franchise should be familiar with....

Matt Ferguson Has A New ‘Predator’ Print On Sale At Bottleneck Gallery Today By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2016 8:30 am EST Next month, June 12 will mark the 29th anniversary of the release of the action classic Predator. There probably won’t be any celebration along the lines of Alien Day back in April, but there is one way that fans of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie from Die Hard director John McTiernan....

Matthew McConaughey And Gary Ross Developing Civil War Drama By Russ Fischer/Nov. 5, 2014 2:30 pm EST It’s a Matthew McConaughey weekend as Interstellar hits theaters, but the actor isn’t resting on his latest work with Christopher Nolan. Today an announcement went out detailing plans that could team the actor with director Gary Ross. The project is a Civil War-era story called Free State Of Jones, in which McConaughey would play a Mississippi man from Jones County who secedes from the Confederacy to start his own state — the Free State of Jones....

New M. Night Shyamalan Film ‘The Visit’ Dated For 2015 By Russ Fischer/Nov. 12, 2014 12:00 pm EST Beyond that we know little about the film, which Shyamalan made in relative secrecy. (Or, he simply stayed quiet about it.)

Ridley Scott Won’t Direct ‘Blade Runner 2,’ Which Shoots In 2015 By Russ Fischer/Nov. 25, 2014 1:03 pm EST What would a director change do to your interest in more Blade Runner? The prospect of Ridley Scott coming back as director for Blade Runner 2 seemed like one of the only points that stood in the film’s favor. Then came Prometheus, and even the idea of Scott directing started to seem not so great....

See How ‘Warcraft’ Trailer Imagery Compares To The Game, Watch A New International TV Spot By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 15, 2015 11:00 am EST Not too long ago, the first trailer for the fantasy video game adaptation Warcraft debuted, and while there’s some stunning visual effects and imagery on display, it looks like it might be a hard sell to general audiences who aren’t fans of the game. But considering how hard it is to please video game fans when a film adaptation of their favorite game comes together, they mostly seem to be pleased with how the movies seems to have turned out....

Tatiana Maslany In Talks For David Gordon Green’s Boston Marathon Bombing Drama ‘Stronger’ By Angie Han/Oct. 8, 2015 5:00 am EST Orphan Black fans have been saying for years that Tatiana Maslany should be a much bigger star than she is, and it seems Hollywood is finally listening. Earlier this year she snagged her first Emmy nom for the series, and now she’s in early negotiations for Stronger, Lionsgate’s Boston Marathon bombing drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal....

The ‘Van Helsing’ Reboot Finds New Writers By Jack Giroux/Nov. 12, 2015 6:00 am EST Van Helsing is a bad movie. It’s about as soulless as a popcorn movie gets. Director Stephen Sommers brought some fun to the original Mummy reboot, but he stripped Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Van Helsing of their appeal in his garish film. There’s been talk of a reboot for a few years now, and it was once speculated the film would be directed by Guillermo del Toro (Crimson Peak) and star the picture’s producer, Tom Cruise....

The High Heels Will Not Return For ‘Jurassic World 2’ By Jack Giroux/Oct. 23, 2015 6:30 am EST Were you hoping to see even more thunderous high heel action in the sequel to Jurassic World? According to the film’s star, Bryce Dallas Howard, her character, Claire, will wear more practical footwear in the next installment of the franchise. Learn why we’ll see no high heels in Jurassic World 2 after the jump....

The Influences Of ‘The Witch’ Part One: Director Robert Eggers On ‘The Shining’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 16, 2016 8:00 am EST Released in 1980, Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining has steadily overcome an initially mixed reaction to take its rightful place as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. Although based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, the film adaptation takes tremendous liberties with its source, resulting in something utterly unique and entirely unreal....

Three Retro ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser Posters Take Cues From 1977 By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2015 2:00 pm EST While most of the marketing for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been solid so far, the one area that could use some improvement is the poster campaign. While the final one sheet and the recent character posters haven’t been terrible, they simply leave something to be desired, mainly the touch of artist Drew Struzan (who only crafted a D23 exclusive poster)....

Tyler Perry On Why He Joined ‘Ninja Turtles 2’, And What The Oscars Should Do About Its Lack Of Diversity By Fred Topel/Jan. 17, 2016 1:00 pm EST Tyler Perry was on a panel for the Television Critics Association promoting the upcoming live broadcast of The Passion on Fox. After the panel he stayed to speak with reporters more and we asked about his role in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows....

VOTD: How To Change An IMAX Projector Light Bulb By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2015 5:00 am EST IMAX film stock is large. And that means, it needs a larage light to shine through it in order to project on those massive screens. We rarely think about that kind of thing when we’re watching a movie but the light bulb in a projector could not be more important. Especially an IMAX projector....

VOTD: What If Daniel LaRusso Is The Real Bully In ‘The Karate Kid’? By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 24, 2015 5:30 am EST In the fourth season of How I Met Your Mother, it’s revealed that all-around ladies man and bro Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris) has a completely different view of the 80s classic The Karate Kid than most people. In Barney’s eyes, the good guy is teenage Cobra Kai student Johnny Lawrence, played by William Zabka, and he’s defeated by the “scrawny loser from New Jersey who barely even knows karate....

WonderCon 2015 Schedule: Warner Bros. And Blumhouse Highlight Movie-Light Lineup By Germain Lussier/March 19, 2015 1:00 pm EST The WonderCon 2015 schedule has been released. As expected, it filled with loads and loads of super cool stuff. Back to the Future, The Last Man on Earth, The Flash, Gotham, Batman vs. Robin, Superman, Big Hero 6, Powers, Orphan Black and more. But, in terms of major movie releases, it’s definitely a light year....

‘Elstree 1976’ Trailer: A Documentary About The Unseen Actors Of ‘Star Wars’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 30, 2015 4:30 pm EST Star Wars is a worldwide phenomenon. After the first film was released in 1977, movies were never the same, and for the bright young stars of the sci-fi adventure life was never the same either. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher were certified stars, and now they can’t go anywhere without being mobbed by legions of fans who just want to shake hands and say hello to cinematic royalty....

‘Interstellar’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Latest Might Be Too Ambitious By Germain Lussier/Nov. 7, 2014 5:00 pm EST Emotionally, the film comes close to achieving a similarly momentous effect. Interstellar follows Coop (Matthew McConaughey), a father forced to leave his family in a possibly mad attempt to preserve the future of humanity by finding another habitable planet. The tale is filled with drama, humor, intense action and surprising plot twists. There’s rarely a dull moment in the movie because the story is so compelling and poignant....

‘Lion King’ Sequel Series Adds Rob Lowe As Simba; James Earl Jones To Return By Angie Han/Aug. 12, 2015 10:00 am EST The Pride Lands are ready to welcome a new generation of heroes. Disney Channel is making plans for The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar, a Lion King spinoff TV movie intended to launch a new TV series. The Lion Guard will bring back some familiar faces, and even some familiar voices to go along with them....

‘Lost In Space’ Reboot Coming From ‘Dracula Untold’ Writers By Angie Han/Oct. 10, 2014 8:30 am EST Lost in Space is getting rebooted again. This time, the people doing the rebooting are Legendary TV and writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, the scribes behind this weekend’s Dracula Untold.Irwin Allen’s TV series ran for 83 episodes across three seasons from 1965 to 1968. Previous efforts to revive the property have included the 1998 movie directed by Stephen Hopkins and a failed 2003 pilot directed by John Woo....

‘Luke Cage’ Adds ‘Daredevil’s Rosario Dawson And ‘Sons Of Anarchy’s Theo Rossi By Angie Han/Sept. 2, 2015 12:30 pm EST The Netflix branch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to grow. Luke Cage has just added two key players to its lineup: Theo Rossi, who’ll play villain Shades, and Rosario Dawson, who’ll reprise her role as Claire Temple. Get the details on the Luke Cage Theo Rossi and Rosario Dawson casting after the jump....