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Hello Kitty Movie Now In Development By Ethan Anderton/July 5, 2015 12:30 pm EST The brand can be seen all over the world, turned into stuffed animals, backpacks, shirts, and there’s been several animated television series geared towards kids. So it was inevitable that the character would jump to the big screen. Find out more about the Hello Kitty movie after the jump. First of all, for those who don’t know anything about this characters, this is how Sanrio describes the female gijinka (personification of a cat) on their official Facebook page for the character:...

Here Are The 20 Films Eligible For The Best Animated Film Oscar Nomination By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2014 4:30 pm EST November just started, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is already getting their Oscar nominations all in order. First up, AMPAS has revealed the 20 animated films that have been submitted and will be eligible for up to five nominations for Best Animated Feature Film at the 87th annual Academy Awards on February 22....

John Boyega Joins ‘The Circle’ From James Ponsoldt By Russ Fischer/Aug. 18, 2015 10:30 am EST For a couple years after Attack the Block we expected to see John Boyega getting great roles, but it took a bit of time. But the events of 2014, from the indie Imperial Dreams to the 24 revival and nabbing a lead role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, have given him new power. Now he’ll join Tom Hanks and Emma Watson in the The Circle, a satire about the erosion of privacy in the information age, written and directed by James Ponsoldt (The Spectacular Now, The End of the Tour)....

Justin Kurzel Lines Up ‘True History Of The Kelly Gang’ By Angie Han/July 6, 2015 10:00 am EST Justin Kurzel is keeping himself very busy these days. With Macbeth already finished and Assassin’s Creed coming up next, he’s added yet another project to his to-do list. He’s set to direct True History of the Kelly Gang, an adaptation of the novel by Peter Carey. More details on the Justin Kurzel True History of the Kelly Gang movie after the jump....

Key & Peele’s ‘Keanu’ Trailer Is Even Better With More Cats In Place Of People By Ethan Anderton/April 25, 2016 6:00 am EST The trailer for Keanu was already entertaining on its own. Not only does the presence of Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele make it a must-see comedy, but the title character is one of the cutest kittens that the big screen has ever seen. In fact, one of the biggest problems that Keanu may end up having is that we just don’t get enough of the little feline in the film’s running time....

Larry David Set To Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ And That’s Prettay, Prettay, Prettay Good By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2016 6:30 am EST Just when you thought this season of Saturday Night Live had peaked with that Adam Driver episode, they go ahead and announce that the great Larry David will be guest hosting the show next month. The legendary comedian, best known for co-creating Seinfeld and starring in HBO’s great Curb Your Enthusiasm, has already guest starred twice this season, playing Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders to perfection…and calling guest host Donald Trump a racist on live television....

Mike Tyson And A CG Bruce Lee Will Appear In ‘Ip Man 3’ By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2015 12:00 pm EST The first two Ip Man films are quite good, but the third, which is just starting to go into production, is already starting to sound like it features some odd decisions. Not only will Mike Tyson show up in a significant role in Ip Man 3, but the producers of the film are resorting to visual effects to revive one of the title character’s most famous students....

New ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Photos Arrive Before Comic-Con Appearance By Ethan Anderton/July 4, 2015 9:00 am EST It’s been a long road for the adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s period romance/horror remix Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to get made, but the film will arrive in theaters next February. So far we’ve only seen a brief glimpse of the Regency era zombie flick, but now some new photos have debuted online showing off the deadly corset-wearing ladies of the film and just a hint of the zombie mayhem that will invade the fancy setting....

Once Again, Joel & Ethan Coen Are Not Interested In ‘The Big Lebowski 2’ By Jack Giroux/Feb. 4, 2016 8:00 am EST When did The Big Lebowski 2 become a thing we talk about? Not only that, but a thing we ask the Coen Brothers about? 2009 is about as far back as I could go to find the filmmaking duo shooting down the idea of a sequel to The Big Lebowski....

Page 2: Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Alien, The Simpsons, Interstellar, Pulp Fiction, Ghostbusters, Star Trek, Hobbit, Tron By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 17, 2014 5:00 pm EST Header Photo: Ghost Trap Phone Case How South Park Found Success Through Serialized Storytelling in Season 185 Big Geek Movie Questions Answered in 2014 Someone Made A Star Wars BB-8 Ornament And It’s Awesome Aaron Sorkin Has Asked the Same Question With Every Show: What Kind of Day Has It Been?...

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Movie ‘Junun’ Will Premiere On MUBI By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2015 7:30 am EST A new Paul Thomas Anderson movie is coming before the end of the year, but not to theaters. Junun, a documentary following Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur on a trip to India, will play exclusively on subscription streaming service MUBI, after debuting at the New York Film Festival....

POTD: Jared Leto & Mark Ruffalo Went To NYCC In The Creepiest Disguises By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 13, 2015 5:00 am EST More often than not, the actors and actresses who bring your favorite comic book characters to life on the big screen are fans just like you. They grew up idolizing certain superheroes, and it’s a dream for them to be playing them, just as it is for you to see them become as real as they can on film....

Showtime’s ‘Twin Peaks’ Revival Pushed To 2017 By Angie Han/Nov. 4, 2015 5:00 am EST It takes time to brew a damn fine cup of coffee, apparently. David Lynch’s Twin Peaks limited series is now slated to premiere in 2017, rather than 2016 as previously expected. Les Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Corporation (which owns Showtime), confirmed the Twin Peaks delay this week. More about the Twin Peaks 2017 release after the jump....

Spider-Man And ‘Jumanji’ Release Dates Shift As The 2017 Summer Movie Calendar Goes Bananas By Jacob Hall/Jan. 20, 2016 3:00 pm EST Today has been an absolutely fascinating reminder that the schedules movie studios block out years in advance are just blueprints – anything and everything can change at a moment’s notice. Earlier today, Star Wars: Episode 8 evacuated its May 26, 2017 release date and set up camp on December 15, 2017....

Superhero Bits: Avengers Age Of Ultron, Agent Carter, Bartman, Incredible Hulk, Captain America By Germain Lussier/Dec. 30, 2014 4:00 pm EST Want to see Avengers: Age of Ultron, as Lego, in two different ways? What comic outsells Batman in France? Who wants Hollywood to stop using Frank Miller’s Batman stories? How did Chris Evans once again prove his worth to play Captain America? Did someone make a super cut of the lonely Hulk scenes in The Incredible Hulk?...

Zack Snyder Cut A ‘Batman V Superman’ Scene For Being Too Dark, Believe It Or Not By Jacob Hall/April 8, 2016 2:00 pm EST Just when you thought Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice couldn’t get grimmer or grittier or more x-treme, director Zack Snyder reveals that he had to cut one sequence because it was too dark. Yes, the director of the superhero movie that features executions, suicide bombings, sex slaves, gnarly underground fight clubs, abducted women with demeaning phrases written on their heads, and deeply unpleasant bathtub sex decided that one scene took things a little too far....

‘American Pastoral’ Trailer: It’s A Mad World In Ewan McGregor’s Directorial Debut By Jack Giroux/June 23, 2016 3:30 pm EST When Ewan McGregor originally signed up for American Pastoral, it was only to star in the adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel. At the time, The Quiet American and The Giver director Phillip Noyce was attached to helm the drama. But for whatever reason, McGregor ended up in the director’s chair. The actor had been interested in directing for a while, and he finally took his chance with this adaptation, which had been in the works for over a decade....

‘Captain Marvel’ Pulling In ‘Guardians’ And ‘Inside Out’ Screenwriters [UPDATED] By Russ Fischer/April 20, 2015 12:10 pm EST UPDATE: Marvel has confirmed this report. Read the official press release below. We just talked about the fact that Captain Marvel didn’t make an appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron, in part because the character isn’t cast or quite defined yet, and over the weekend we reported that the Captain Marvel screenwriters would be announced soon....

‘Doctor Strange’ Rumor: Is Rachel McAdams Playing Night Nurse? By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2015 4:00 pm EST As Marvel’s Doctor Strange gears up for a fall shoot with Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and director Scott Derrickson, some big questions remain. Such as: Who is female lead Rachel McAdams playing in the movie? Early speculation was that she had taken the role of Clea, a love interest of Strange’s in the comics, but now a new rumor claims she’s playing Night Nurse instead....

‘Eight Days A Week’ Trailer: Ron Howard’s Beatles Documentary Tells The Story You Don’t Know By Ethan Anderton/July 28, 2016 10:31 am EST In the decades since they became a sensational imported rock band from the United Kingdom, there have been countless documentaries, TV specials, books and more recounting the rise to fame of The Beatles. But believe it or not, there’s still plenty of footage, stories and photos that you haven’t seen which will be unveiled in a new documentary coming this fall....