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‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’ TV Spot: Samuel L. Jackson Hunts Kids With Powers By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2016 4:00 pm EST Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is based on the novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs with a story following a boy named Jake (Asa Butterfield) who discovers a mysterious orphanage populated by kids who have strange powers and abilities. However, as soon as he becomes comfortable in this odd place, he learns it may be in danger from hidden enemies who are hunting these kids for their powers....

‘Star Wars Episode 8’: Did Carrie Fisher Just Reveal A Key Scene? By Angie Han/July 18, 2016 9:00 am EST Lucasfilm was reluctant to reveal too much about the plot of Star Wars Episode VIII at Star Wars Celebration Europe, aside from the juicy tidbit that it’ll pick up right where The Force Awakens left off. But star Carrie Fisher may have let one other major detail slip about a certain key scene in the movie....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Won’t Feature Stellan Skarsgard, Allowing Dr. Erik Selvig A Much-Needed Day Off By Jacob Hall/Feb. 26, 2016 11:30 am EST The blockbuster as we used to know it died in 2008 when the credits rolled on the first screening of Jon Favreau’s Iron Man. When Samuel L. Jackson popped up as Nick Fury to recruit Tony Stark into the Avengers, the shape of mainstream, populist cinema changed. The shared cinematic universe became the thing every single movie studio chased....

‘Toy Story 4’ Gets A New Release Date As ‘Cars 3’ Slides Into Its Old Spot By Jacob Hall/Oct. 8, 2015 10:15 am EST Pixar fans already counting the days to Toy Story 4’s 2017 release date need to reset their calendars. The fourth outing of Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang has been officially pushed back a year, and that shiny parking space of a release date now belongs to Cars 3....

Ben Stiller Welcomes Billy Zane To ‘Zoolander 2’ By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2015 10:30 am EST The cast of Zoolander 2 is coming together; we know that Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson are back as Derek Zoolander and Hansel, and really, really, ridiculously good-looking person Penelope Cruz has also signed on. Kristen Wiig is playing an outrageously-coiffed character, Will Ferrell has returned, and now Billy Zane is officially in the cast....

Bummer: Netflix Is Testing Advertisements By Angie Han/June 1, 2015 2:30 pm EST One of the glorious benefits of a Netflix subscription is its lack of advertising. For an eminently reasonable rate of $7.99/month, you can plow through hundreds or even thousands of hours of video without a single commercial break. But that may be about to change. The streaming service has reportedly begun experimenting with showing ads before and after videos....

HBO Presses Pause On David Fincher Series ‘Videosyncrazy’ By Angie Han/June 12, 2015 7:30 am EST David Fincher’s latest project has hit a big snag. HBO has reportedly shut down production Videosynchrazy (also formerly known as Living on Video and Video Synchronicity), Fincher’s comedy series about the 1908s music video industry. The show, which had been ordered to series last month, was midway through production on its 10-episode first season....

Martin Campbell To Direct Comic Book Adaptation ‘Sebastian X’ By Angie Han/Dec. 9, 2014 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Martin Campbell’s last foray into the comic book world didn’t go so well, with Green Lantern failing to impress critics or fans. Nevertheless, he’s getting back on that horse with another graphic novel adaptation. Campbell is attached to direct Sebastian X, based on the sci-fi tale written by Michelangelo La Neve and drawn by Stuart Immonen....

New ‘Deadpool’ Photos Introduce The Supporting Cast By Angie Han/July 9, 2015 11:00 am EST Most of the marketing for Deadpool so far has focused on, well, Deadpool. He is the title character, after all. But this film’s also got a solid supporting cast, and now it’s finally time for us to meet some of them. A new batch of Deadpool photos show off Weasel (TJ Miller), Angel Dust (Gina Carano), Copycat (Morena Baccarin), and Ajax (Ed Skrein) — along with new looks at Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), of course....

New ‘San Andreas’ Trailer: Can Dwayne Johnson Save Everyone In California? By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 2015 1:15 pm EST Despite the devastating earthquake that recently rocked Nepal, the Warner Bros. blockbuster San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson is still hitting theaters at the end of the month. The studio is, however, making sure its worldwide marketing campaign is modified in order to be more sensitive to those dealing with the aftermath of the natural disaster....

Nicole Kidman Joins Neil Gaiman Adaptation ‘How To Talk To Girls At Parties’ By Germain Lussier/May 13, 2015 9:15 am EST The title “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” brings to mind something very specific, yet this movie is not at all what you think it’s going to be. Clue one: it is based on a short story by Neil Gaiman, the writer behind Sandman and Stardust. Clue two: it’ll be co-written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell, the creator of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and, most recently, the director of Rabbit Hole....

Lego Wall-E According to the site, the Lego Wall-E will be out in December and cost about $40. That’s not official yet but when official info comes out, we’ll update. Photos: Official Lego WALL-E Set Now Available For Pre-Order By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 12, 2015 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The original story from June 12th 2015 by Germain Lussier follows: Build, display and role play with WALL-E!...

Scarlett Johansson Offered ‘Ghost In The Shell’ By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2014 8:30 am EST With Margot Robbie looking to get into the superhero game with Suicide Squad, Rupert Sanders’ Ghost in the Shell is down a lead actress. So now another superheroine might take Robbie’s place. Scarlett Johansson has reportedly been offered the lead role in the 3D live-action, English-language manga adaptation. Hit the jump for more on the potential Scarlett Johansson Ghost in the Shell casting....

Sequel Bits: ‘Goonies 2,’ ‘Fast 8,’ ‘ID4: Resurgence,’ ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘John Wick 2,’ And More By Jack Giroux/June 7, 2016 7:30 am EST Later last year, Sean Astin said he was confident Goonies 2 would one day get made. He wasn’t sure if he’d even be in it, but he felt comfortable enough claiming the sequel is inevitable. In the video above (via ComicBook.com), recorded at Phoenix Comic Con, Astin went a step further and said the original movie won’t be the only time Mikey (Astin) comes “face-to-face” with pirate One-Eyed Willy....

The ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword Of Destiny’ Trailer Is Here To Glide Through The Air And Kick You In The Face By Jacob Hall/Feb. 18, 2016 10:00 am EST If you want to see just how much the film distribution landscape has changed in the past 15 years, look to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and its very delayed sequel Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny. The first film was a huge box office hit, the rare foreign language film to win over American audiences in huge way....

By Germain Lussier/Feb. 2, 2015 10:00 am EST They say opposites attract, and in art, the idea of mixing “cute” and “violent” helps prove the saying. 100% Soft, a California based artist, has a very distinct, very “cute” style where all the characters are small, sweet and cherubic. He’s had many pieces in lots of different shows but this week, he’s having his first solo show and the work is absolutely incredible....

There Are Two Infinity Gauntlets In The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Angie Han/May 4, 2015 1:00 pm EST If you stuck around for the end credits of Avengers: Age of Ultron, you were treated to a bit of setup for Phase Three. As usual, the stinger left us full of questions about the implications for the future of the MCU. But now Kevin Feige has actually offered an answer to one of the questions raised....

Watch: Banksy’s Dismaland Is Closed, But You Can Still Experience It With “The Official Unofficial Film” By Jack Giroux/Oct. 17, 2015 8:00 am EST Banksy’s Dismaland is closed for good. The dark twist on Disneyland — or an honest depiction, if you loathe the place – highlighted the works of artists Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, and others. It’s one big interactive art piece. For all of you who were lucky enough to have visited Dismaland, damn you....

Zack Snyder Confirmed To Direct Two-Part ‘Justice League’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2014 9:31 am EST We pretty much knew that Zack Snyder would end up directing Justice League, but now that Warner Bros. has revealed official plans for its giant DC Comics movie slate, there’s an interesting detail. Snyder is confirmed to direct not just one Justice League film, but two films. More interesting are the titles. This isn’t one film and a sequel, but a two-part story....

‘Ash Vs Evil Dead’ Teaser: Break Out The Chainsaw By Russ Fischer/May 29, 2015 10:30 am EST Bruce Campbell returns as Ash in Sam Raimi’s Ash vs Evil Dead TV series, which acts as a sequel to Army of Darkness and the two Evil Dead movies that preceded it. A new Ash vs Evil Dead teaser is out, and while we don’t actually see Campbell’s face, the teaser does show him prepping the old chainsaw hand weapon that has served him well (kinda) in past battles with the Deadites....