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Edgar Wright Also Wants Anna Kendrick To Play Squirrel Girl By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 4, 2016 10:30 am EST A little over a month ago, Pitch Perfect star Anna Kendrick expressed interest in playing the Marvel Comics superhero Squirrel Girl. Advised by her brother that the character perfectly fits her, Kendrick said she would probably be down to be half-squirrel if the opportunity arose. Fans of the comic didn’t think it was a bad idea at all, and now she has the support of one of her former directors in the form of Scott Pilgrim vs the World helmer Edgar Wright....

First ‘Ash Vs Evil Dead’ Promo Is A Graphic Tease By Russ Fischer/April 2, 2015 10:00 am EST Production hasn’t even started on Ash vs. Evil Dead, but there’s already a teaser for the upcoming Starz show. This first promo is a brief animated video that uses some familiar typography, sounds, and visual concepts to prime audiences for the return of Bruce Campbell as Sam Raimi’s often-bludgeoned hero Ash. Check out the first Ash vs Evil Dead promo below....

Iron Man Battles The Hulk In First ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ TV Spot By Angie Han/Jan. 29, 2015 3:00 pm EST Unlike a lot of other big 2015 releases, Marvel isn’t waiting til Sunday to unveil its first Avengers: Age of Ultron TV spot. It’s here right now, and it features a Super Bowl-worthy showdown between Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). Not to mention appearances by Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Ultron (James Spader), and more....

Leslie Jones’ Role In ‘Ghostbusters’ Originally Written For Melissa McCarthy By Ethan Anderton/March 11, 2016 11:30 am EST Even though the international trailer for the reboot of Ghostbusters was a little better received than the initial teaser trailer, there are still plenty of fans who are still worked up about the movie. The biggest complaints seem to be with regard to the humor in the flick, and even moreso about the boisterous character Leslie Jones is playing, not to mention the fact that some are upset that she’s seemingly the only Ghostbuster who isn’t a scientist....

LOL: Dwayne Johnson Stars In Live-Action ‘Bambi’ Retelling For ‘SNL’ By Angie Han/March 30, 2015 4:00 am EST Dwayne Johnson’s reputation as “franchise Viagra” is well earned, but can he bring a 73-year-old children’s movie back to life in an era of PG-13 blockbusters? Answer: You bet he can. As part of his Saturday Night Live hosting gig, Johnson starred in the trailer for Disney’s gritty live-action retelling of Bambi. In this version of the story, the traumatized young buck grows up and fights back....

Marvel Rumors: Creed Director Courted For ‘Black Panther’, ‘Moon Knight’ TV Series In The Works By Angie Han/Oct. 15, 2015 12:00 pm EST The Marvel rumor mill never stops churning. Two new reports purport to shed some light on the studio’s future plans. One claims the studio is zeroing in on Creed/Fruitvale Station filmmaker Ryan Coogler for the Black Panther directing gig, while the other says a Moon Knight TV series is in the works from Marvel and Netflix....

Netflix And Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’ Taps ‘Dexter’ Alum Scott Buck As Showrunner By Angie Han/Dec. 7, 2015 1:00 pm EST We met Daredevil on his eponymous series earlier this year, and Jessica Jones on her own series last month. Jessica Jones also included the first appearance of Luke Cage, who’s now off prepping his own show to debut in 2016. But the fourth and final member of Netflix’s Defenders, Iron Fist, has remained shrouded in mystery....

New ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’ Trailer Barely Scratches The Surface Of This Wonderful Movie By Germain Lussier/May 20, 2015 1:30 pm EST As good as Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is, it’s hard to put that quality into words. I tried with my Sundance review and I tried again when the first trailer for the film was released. Still, the wonderful mix of humor, sadness, melancholy and cool is something you simply just have to see to understand....

New Documentary To Examine George Miller’s Aborted ‘Justice League’ Movie By Angie Han/May 26, 2015 9:00 am EST Way back in 2007, George Miller was set to direct Justice League Mortal for Warner Bros. He got as far as casting, with Armie Hammer (Batman), D.J. Cotrona (Superman), Megan Gale (Wonder Woman), Adam Brody (The Flash), and Common (Green Lantern) set for the main roles, before things fell apart. Warner Bros. now has other plans for Justice League, as we’ve extensively covered here....

Photos: The Cast Of ‘Suicide Squad’ Got Matching “SKWAD” Tattoos By Angie Han/Aug. 20, 2015 7:30 am EST Forget the Avengers, the Justice League, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. Cinema’s most tight-knit superpowered crew is the cast of Suicide Squad, as evidenced by the fact that the actors have elected to give each other matching “SKWAD” tattoos. Not get matching tattoos, like from a tattoo parlor — actually give them to each other....

Sample The Nick Cave And Warren Ellis Score For ‘Far From Men’ By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2015 4:30 pm EST Last year, while promoting his documentary 20,000 Days on Earth, Nick Cave told me that he and Warren Ellis were hungry to do more work scoring films. Specifically they were eager to do a horror film, but clearly they’re not about to be limited by genre. The duo has recorded a couple of new films scores in the past few months....

Watch The First 9 Minutes Of Syfy’s ‘12 Monkeys’ TV Series By Russ Fischer/Jan. 7, 2015 5:30 am EST In less than two weeks we’ll get to see what the SyFy take on 12 Monkeys really has to offer. For now, you can watch the 12 Monkeys opening, as the first nine minutes of the pilot episode are online. Most of this is material that will be pretty familiar to those who know Terry Gilliam’s 1995 movie — there’s a vision of the future (2043, to be exact) in which most of civilization has been wiped out, and there’s a 2013-set scene that sets up the interaction between time-traveler James Cole (Aaron Stanford) and virologist Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull), who may or may not be able to help Cole save the future....

Which Movies Ran Away From Head-To-Head Battles With ‘Star Wars’ And ‘Ant-Man’? By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2014 10:00 am EST Kung Fu Panda 3 has scurried away from its original holiday 2015 release date, while Pan flits over to a weekend not occupied by Ant-Man. More details on the Kung Fu Panda 3 and Pan release date changes after the jump. Meanwhile, over at Warner Bros., Pan is flying from July 17, 2015 to July 24, 2015 in an attempt to get out of Ant-Man’s way....

By Jack Giroux/Jan. 29, 2016 2:30 pm EST Stillman saw the pilot as “its own Saturday afternoon/Saturday evening piece.” The episode featured the writer’s signature charm, with a light atmosphere, clever dialogue, and plenty of sweetness. The Cosmopolitans presented a group of characters you’d want to follow around on a Saturday night, and more than once. Love & Friendship opens in theaters May 13th.

‘American Horror Story: Hotel’ Trailer Invites You In To Meet The Residents By Angie Han/Sept. 10, 2015 12:00 pm EST For all its shortcomings as an actual show, American Horror Story does know how to put out a killer ad campaign. The new American Horror Story: Hotel teaser introduces its cast in typically eerie fashion, roving down nightmarish hallways and and checking in with the setting’s even more nightmarish past. Watch the new American Horror Story Hotel trailer after the jump....

‘Chronicles Of Narnia’ Reboot ‘The Silver Chair’ Finds A Home At Sony’s TriStar By Jack Giroux/Aug. 9, 2016 4:30 pm EST Below, learn more about the Narnia reboot. It’s been almost six years since the last time we saw Narnia. After plenty of rumors and development updates, producer Mark Gordon revealed earlier this year the next sequel is a reboot following new characters, starring new actors, and will be made by a new team....

‘Jason Bourne’ Trailer: Matt Damon Tears Up The Las Vegas Strip By Ethan Anderton/April 20, 2016 9:48 pm EST You know his name, and now he remembers everything. What’s left for Jason Bourne to do? We’ll find out this summer when the fourth chapter of the franchise (fifth if you count The Bourne Legacy) that began with The Bourne Identity continues the path of the Treadstone asset who lost his memory, gained it back, and waged a war against those who turned him into a weapon....

‘Mama’ Sequel Moving Forward With ‘Starry Eyes’ Directors Dennis Widmyer And Kevin Kolsch By Angie Han/Jan. 29, 2016 7:52 am EST Universal is finally making some real progress on their Mama sequel. Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kolsch (Starry Eyes) are reportedly in final talks to rewrite and direct a follow-up to the horror sequel. They replace Andres Muschietti, who directed the Guillermo del Toro-produced original. 2013’s Mama starred Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as a couple who take in the husband’s orphaned nieces, who are nearly feral after being abandoned in the woods almost five years ago....

By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 16, 2015 4:00 am EST If you’ve been revisiting all the Star Wars movies this week in preparation for the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, then you might have decided to sit through the prequels one more time. At the very least, watching Revenge of the Sith isn’t quite as trying as watching The Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones. But even the best film in the prequel trilogy isn’t anything to write home about as indicated in the Revenge of the Sith Honest Trailer that just arrived this week....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ First Order Stormtrooper Origins Partially Revealed By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2015 11:00 am EST If you haven’t been keeping up with Star Wars Bits, then you might have missed that the first action figure from Star Wars: The Force Awakens will arrive next month at San Diego Comic-Con as a convention exclusive. The first figure from Episode VII will be a 6-inch Black Series First Order Stormtrooper....