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‘The Secret Lives Of Pets’ Teaser Trailer, Poster And Images: ‘Toy Story’ With Animals By Germain Lussier/June 17, 2015 9:00 am EST Take the idea of Toy Story, but feature animals as the central characters rather than toys, and you have the setup for The Secret Lives of Pets, Illumination’s Summer 2016 animated film. Featuring the voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Burress and Albert Brooks the film answers the question what happens with your pets as they’re home alone all day....

‘The Transporter Refueled’ Trailer: Ed Skrein Is The New Jason Statham By Angie Han/March 19, 2015 10:04 am EST Jason Statham may be done with the Transporter series, but as they say in showbiz, the extremely lucrative action franchise must go on. So EuropaCorp is pressing onward with The Transporter Refueled, starring what they hope will be the next Jason Statham. His name is Ed Skrein, and you might remember him as Daario 1....

Aardman’s ‘Shaun The Sheep’ Trailer Sends A Small Sheep Into A Big City By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2014 9:00 am EST It’s been two decades since Shaun the Sheep made his first appearance in the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit short A Close Shave. In that time, he’s starred in his own TV series, launched a spinoff TV series, and released a series of video games. Now he’s finally getting his own movie....

Alamo Drafthouse PSA: ‘Hardcore Henry’ Will Beat The Hell Out Of You For Talking & Texting By Ethan Anderton/April 1, 2016 6:30 am EST In one week, you’ll be able to experience an action movie in from the point of view of the hero as Hardcore Henry turns the big screen into your own cinematic video game. But before then, the cinephiles at the Alamo Drafthouse want to make sure you’re still being courteous by avoiding talking and texting in the movie theater....

Amy Schumer Will Co-Write And Star In An Action Comedy By Germain Lussier/May 22, 2015 12:00 pm EST Amy Schumer’s first starring film role, Trainwreck, hasn’t even hit theaters yet but the superstar comedienne is already setting up her next gig. She’ll co-write and star in a mother-daughter comedy at Fox. Paul Feig, the director of Bridesmaids, will produce. In typical Feig fashion, it’s an action comedy. Read more about the new Amy Schumer movie below....

Deadpool Sides With Captain America For Civil War, Iron Man Doesn’t Think It’ll Last By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 21, 2016 9:00 am EST Over the weekend, an unlikely ally dished out some congratulations to Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds and the film’s surprising success with Captain America himself, Chris Evans, taking to Twitter with some kind words. Reynolds responded in kind, but Robert Downey Jr. noticed their exchange and he has some concerns....

J.J. Abrams Talks ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Lightsaber, Episodes 8 And 9, CG Vs. Practical Effects By Germain Lussier/Feb. 5, 2015 1:42 pm EST J.J. Abrams has heard your complaints about Kylo Ren’s lightsaber. He’s heard that it’s terrible, and that it is great, and he thinks it’s all hilarious. That’s just one of the facts uncovered Wednesday when the director was given an award by the Visual Effects Society....

LOL: Watch Someone Challenge Disney World’s Gaston To A Feat Of Strength By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 5, 2015 12:30 pm EST Disney is great when it comes to casting the costumed characters you see in their theme parks. I’ve seen various characters present so many fantastic off the cuff responses in characters to park guests over the years. The latest to make its way across the interwebs is Beauty and the Beast antagonist Gaston challenged to a feat of strength and got exactly what he asked for....

Matthew Vaughn Kingsman 2 Don’t want to watch the video? Here’s the quote: Well, the good news is that I’m writing it next door at the moment. If I think I can get the script good enough, then we are making it. So again, stay tuned, but we are doing our damndest to make that happen. That’s awesome news but, anyone who saw the film knows a few minor problems arise by continuing the story....

Noomi Rapace Won’t Return For ‘Alien: Covenant’ By Angie Han/Feb. 1, 2016 7:30 am EST Title notwithstanding, Alien: Covenant is a Prometheus sequel, and as such we’ve been expecting it to pick up where that earlier adventure left off. But it seems at least one major development will have taken place by the time we revisit that universe. Director Ridley Scott confirms Noomi Rapace will not return as archaeologist Elizabeth Shaw, leaving Michael Fassbender’s murderous android David the only character from the last film set to return....

Richard Linklater’s ‘Everybody Wants Some’ Gets A Funky Mondo Poster And Official Beer By Ethan Anderton/March 4, 2016 4:00 am EST Not only are Alamo Drafthouse theaters known for being spectacular places to see all sorts of great films from today and years past, but they also allow you to toss back a cold one while watching them. And when Richard Linklater’s latest film, Everybody Wants Some, debuts at SXSW next week, it will be followed in a few weeks by the movie’s own official beer fro Austin Beerworks....

See This: Fan Inserts Spider-Man In The Avengers: Age Of Ultron Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2015 12:00 pm EST Sony and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man reboot collaboration probably won’t be seen until Captain America: Civil War, but that doesn’t stop fans from dreaming right? How cool would it be if Spider-Man joined The Avengers in their fight against Ultron and Vision? Some fan inserted Spider-Man into Joss Whedon’s amazing hero shot from The Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer....

The Truth Is Out There, Or Maybe Just In This 21-Minute ‘The X-Files’ Featurette By Jacob Hall/Dec. 28, 2015 9:30 am EST So what about the upcoming revival of The X-Files? I’ve made my enthusiasm for the original show clear on several occasions, so I’m the exact target audience for this limited series. But will these six episodes preach to the choir and be just a tasty treat for the fans, or will it follow 2015’s lead and be something really special?...

VOTD: Stop-Motion LEGO Ghostbusters Short: 2,000 Hours And $100K Worth Of Bricks By Ethan Anderton/June 13, 2016 7:30 am EST Pretty much everyone knows there’s a new Ghostbusters movie coming to theaters this summer. The jury is out as to whether or nor director Paul Feig can deliver an entertaining update of the 1984 classic, this time with Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones in the lead roles (meet all the ladies right here)....

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’: Director Peyton Reed To Return By Angie Han/Oct. 21, 2015 5:02 pm EST Marvel Studios had some trouble hanging on to an Ant-Man director the first time around, as you probably recall, but it’s having no such issues now. Peyton Reed, who took over the first Ant-Man when Edgar Wright departed, is reportedly in talks to return for the recently announced sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp. More about the Peyton Reed Ant-Man and the Wasp news after the jump....

‘Avatar’ Is Getting A Mobile Game Ahead Of The Sequels By Angie Han/June 28, 2016 3:30 pm EST Kabam, which has made mobile games based on Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious, The Hunger Games, and The Hobbit, expects the Avatar video game will be its biggest release ever. “We develop games that people return to and play for years, and the ‘Avatar’ game will deliver new and unexpected thrills to gamers for the foreseeable future,” Kabam COO Kent Wakeford said....

Avengers: Age of Ultron Character Posters Avengers: Age of Ultron opens on May 1. Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance....

‘Fargo’ Season Two Adds Patrick Wilson As Young Lou Solverson By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2015 2:00 pm EST In the first season of Fargo, Keith Carradine played Lou Solverson, the father of the season’s primary sheriff’s deputy character Molly Solverson. We know that Lou is among the lead characters of the show’s second season, and that Fargo S2 will look back on the guy’s life at the end of the ’70s as he returned to Minnesota from a tour in Vietnam....

‘Ghostbusters’ International Trailer Features Tons Of New Footage, Finally Lets Chris Hemsworth Talk By Angie Han/March 9, 2016 6:33 am EST Chris Hemsworth may be an internationally beloved star of a multi-billion dollar franchise, but you wouldn’t know it from the first Ghostbusters trailer. He shows up looking pretty for a shot or two, and then disappears before he even gets a line in. We imagine he’ll have much, much more to do in the movie itself, but for now it’s an amusing inversion of the usual action movie trailer dynamic, in which you’ll see male heroes running around kicking ass while female leads are reduced to simple eye candy....

‘Hunt For The Wilderpeople’ Trailer: A Hilarious Manhunt Through The Woods Of New Zealand By Ethan Anderton/May 2, 2016 12:00 pm EST After premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the adventure comedy Hunt for the Wilderpeople is coming to theaters this summer. The film hails from What We Do in the Shadows director Taika Waititi, and since the vampire mockumentary was one of /Film’s collective favorite films of 2015, it should come as no surprise that those of us who saw Hunt for the Wilderpeople at Sundance absolutely love it....