‘Pixels’ Trailer: Adam Sandler Fights Old School Video Game Characters By Germain Lussier/March 17, 2015 4:28 pm EST When old school video game icons attack the world, who ya gonna call? Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, Kevin James and Peter Dinklage of course. Those four, along with Michelle Monaghan, lead Pixels, the latest film from director Chris Columbus. It opens July 24 but you can watch the first Pixels trailer now....
‘The Nightmare’ Trailer: ‘Room 237’ Director Takes On Horrors Of Sleep By Russ Fischer/May 1, 2015 12:45 pm EST Rodney Ascher made his big-screen debut with the documentary Room 237, which gave voice to crazy fan theories about The Shining, and in the process explored the ways we interact with films and our assumptions about filmmakers. Now Ascher is tackling a subject that is much closer to home for some people: sleep paralysis....
A ‘Clueless’ Musical Is In The Works By Angie Han/June 27, 2015 9:00 am EST Cher Horowitz could leave Sunset Boulevard for Broadway. Clueless director Amy Heckerling confirms that not only is a Clueless stage show in the works, she’s already written the book. Find out what she had to say about the Clueless musical after the jump. Heckerling discussed the Clueless musical plans to ET. She revealed it’ll be a “jukebox musical,” meaning it’ll feature existing pop songs instead of relying on original music....
Ben Kingsley, James McAvoy, And John Boyega Will Star In BBC And Netflix’s ‘Watership Down’ Animated Miniseries By Jack Giroux/April 29, 2016 7:00 am EST The beautiful and frightening 1978 adaptation of Watership Down holds up remarkably well, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for another interpretation of Richard Adams’ novel. This won’t be the first time Adams’ story has been retold for television, but it’s just been announced BBC and Netflix are teaming up to make a Watership Down animated miniseries....
CBS Gives ‘Supergirl’ A Full Season Order To Soar By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 30, 2015 9:00 am EST This looks like a job for Supergirl! After debuting as the most watched new show of the season on October 26th, just over a month ago, Supergirl has been picked up by CBS for a full season order of 20 episodes. The show has dropped in ratings since its debut, but that’s pretty standard for shows like this, where people might be curious about checking it out, only to realize that it’s not what they were hoping for....
Channing Tatum Won’t Be In ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ By Russ Fischer/June 18, 2015 10:00 am EST When will we see the new Gambit, played by Channing Tatum? Some time ago X-Men director Bryan Singer suggested he might show up in the 2016 film X-Men Apocalypse, which Singer is shooting now. But plans change, and based on new statements from Tatum it sounds like Marvel’s energetic Cajun will next appear on screen in his own film, forgoing a cameo in Apocalypse....
Check Out These Exclusive New Photos From ‘The Gambler’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2014 2:30 pm EST There’s no denying the impressive talent behind the new movie The Gambler. It is directed by Rupert Wyatt, the man behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes, directing his first film since that hit. William Monahan, the Oscar-winning writer of The Departed, scripted The Gambler based on a 1974 starring James Caan, originally written by James Toback....
Christopher Guest’s ‘Mascots’ Brings Back Jane Lynch, Parker Posey, Bob Balaban And More By Angie Han/Aug. 26, 2015 7:42 am EST Mascots marks new territory for Christopher Guest in that it’s his first-ever movie for Netflix. But the team he’s assembled for it will look pretty familiar. Jane Lynch, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey, and Jennifer Coolidge are among the Guest regulars lined up for his latest mockumentary, according to a new report....
David Fincher And James Ellroy’s HBO Series Is Called ‘Shakedown’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 18, 2014 3:30 pm EST Back in September word leaked out that director David Fincher and author James Ellroy have been planning a series at HBO that would be “ts that “a noir-ish crime show set in L.A., in a similar 1950s milieu (like Ellroy’s L.A. Confidential).” Now deals are done, and the show is moving forward under the title Shakedown....
By Germain Lussier/Nov. 20, 2014 12:18 pm EST Reitman is now attached to a film called I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family, based on a magazine article about a seemingly normal Texas family who robs banks together. It’ll be adapted by High Fidelity author Nick Hornby and produced by Jason Reitman’s father, Ivan Reitman. Read more about the new Jason Reitman movie below. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family....
Javier Bardem In Talks For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’ Villain By Russ Fischer/Oct. 14, 2014 12:10 pm EST We’ve seen Javier Bardem play as bad as bad can be in No Country for Old Men, and we’ve recently seen him play a morally compromised but clear-eyed weirdo in The Counselor (above). And he’s explored exaggerated action-film villainy in Skyfall. Now he’s in talks to go into full-on cartoon villain mode for Pirates of the Caribbean 5....
Jean-Marc Vallée Might Direct ‘Big Little Lies’ For HBO By Jack Giroux/Oct. 23, 2015 5:00 pm EST Any name actor probably wants to work with Jean-Marc Vallée right now. With Dallas Buyers Club, the director helped land Oscar wins for both Jared Leto (The Suicide Squad) and Matthew McConaughey (Mud). His followup film, Wild, scored Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern Oscar nominations and plenty of acclaim. Jean-Marc Vallée might direct Big Little Lies next for HBO, reuniting with Witherspoon....
Kristen Wiig’s Fake Skincare Ad For ‘Zoolander 2’ Is Perfection; Plus 3 More TV Spots By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2016 4:00 pm EST It’s hard to believe it’s been 15 years since the first Zoolander, especially given how well Derek and Hansel’s handsome mugs have aged. Which is to say, not very much at all. Perhaps they’ve been been slathering on some of that Youth Milk from the House of Atoz Beauty Laboratory — the top-of-the-line skincare company spearheaded by Kristen Wiig’s bizarre beauty guru character, Alexanya Atoz....
Kumiko The Treasure Hunter Contest: We’re Giving Away 5 Free Downloads [CLOSED] By Germain Lussier/June 16, 2015 2:30 pm EST NOTE: THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED AND WINNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. Did you ever watch Fargo and think, “Maybe I can go and get that snowbound money?” Well Kumiko has. That’s the super broad description of Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter, co-written and directed by David Zellner and starring Rinko Kikuchi as the title character....
LOL: What If James Spader’s ‘The Office’ Character Became Ultron Instead? By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2015 4:00 am EST But what if instead of recording all-new dialogue for the movie, Marvel Studios decided to just use lines delivered by Spader as Robert California? The result is an incredible mash-up where Robert California as Ultron may make the comic book villain a little more menacing that the real thing, mostly because you have no idea what the hell he’s talking about half the time....
Mondo Reveals Two New ‘King Kong’ Prints From Artist Jonathan Burton By Jacob Hall/June 8, 2016 1:00 pm EST Mondo, the ever-popular source of those lovely posters and other pieces of pop culture memorabilia that sell out so fast, is no stranger to King Kong. Over the years, they have released a few posters commemorating this 1933 masterpiece and it’s a testament to the film’s legacy that they can announce two more without feeling like they’re repeating themselves....
POTD: Dr. Ian Malcolm Appears In ‘Jurassic World’ Marketing Campaign By Germain Lussier/April 7, 2015 1:31 pm EST On Easter Sunday, the Jurassic World Twitter account posted an image. Text read “The hunt is on. Happy Easter from Isla Nublar,” over a bunch of dinosaur eggs. The eggs had QR codes on them that linked to images from the upcoming film. Most of them we’d already seen, but another was incredibly interesting....
Robert Downey Jr. Backtracks, Again, On ‘Iron Man 4’: “There Are No Plans” By Angie Han/Oct. 8, 2014 10:00 am EST Oh, here we go again. Just hours after Robert Downey Jr. seemingly confirmed on Ellen that Iron Man 4 was happening, he backtracked completely on the Late Show With David Letterman. “There’s no plans for an Iron Man 4,” he told the talk show host. Hit the jump for the latest on the Iron Man 4 saga....
Rosario Dawson To Play Batgirl In ‘LEGO Batman’ By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2015 10:30 am EST Rosario Dawson is jumping from one superpowered universe into another. The Daredevil actress is joining Warner Bros.’ Lego Batman movie as Batgirl, opposite Michael Cera as Robin, Zach Galifianakis as the Joker, and of course Will Arnett as the Dark Knight himself. Read all about the Lego Batman Rosario Dawson casting after the jump. THR broke the news of the Lego Batman Rosario Dawson casting....
Star Wars Vs DC/Marvel Fan-Made Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 23, 2015 5:00 am EST Youtube user “Alex Luthor” has created a trailer imagining a movie where the Star Wars universe collides with the comic book galaxies of DC Comics and Marvel Studios. Emperor Palpatine and his Sith Apprentice Darth Vader have traveled galaxies to reach our planet (surely using a wormhole to travel into our “future” timeline). The superheroes of the DC and Marvel universe must team-up to protect our planet against the dark side....
