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One More ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ Trailer Offers Epic Magic And Some Laughs Too By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2016 9:30 am EST We know that the last Kubo and the Two Strings trailer was supposed to be the final one, but it looks like Focus Features and LAIKA wanted to show off a little more from their anticipated stop-motion animated fantasy epic. It’s a quick new trailer, but it has plenty of new footage featuring Kubo stepping into the big shoes left behind by his warrior father, as well as some little bits of humor as well....

Oscar Isaac Eyes Political Thriller ‘A Foreigner’ From ‘Me And Earl And The Dying Girl’ Director By Angie Han/Nov. 19, 2015 2:30 pm EST As excited as we are to see Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron in next month’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens – and as Apocalypse in next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse — it’s a relief to hear he isn’t abandoning the kind of non-franchise dramas he built his reputation on in the first place....

Sony Says Animated Spider-Man Movie Will Visually Break New Ground For The Superhero Genre [CinemaCon 2016] By Peter Sciretta/April 13, 2016 7:30 am EST The Spider-Man: Homecoming title confirmation and logo isn’t the only Spider-Man news to come out of Sony’s CinemaCon 2016 presentation. Sony Pictures Animation president Kristine Belson talked briefly about the upcoming animated Spider-Man movie, which is due in 2018. While no big information was revealed, Belson did make some big claims about the upcoming animated superhero film from producers/screenwriters Phil Lord and Chris Miller....

Superhero Bits: Civil War Spoiler In Trailer, Deadpool Anniversary, Batmobile & More By Ethan Anderton/March 14, 2016 5:00 pm EST Did the Captain America: Civil War trailer have a big spoiler concerning a specific character? How much money has Deadpool made now, and how did Ryan Reynolds celebrate the movies one month anniversary? How did Sebastian Stan react after watching Captain America: Civil War for the first time? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Jessica Jones Reviews, Ant-Man Macroverse, Thor: Ragnarok Villain By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2015 4:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Will Thor deal with a female villain in Thor: Ragnarok? Where will Wonder Woman and Justice League shoot? What does Christian Bale think of that intricate Batman v Superman theory tying into Christopher Nolan’s movies? Which of the X-Men does James McAvoy say has the worst powers?...

VOTD: How Disney Recycled Animations In Its Classic Films By Peter Sciretta/May 13, 2015 1:30 pm EST Update: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ practice of reusing and cloning sequences of animated material is nothing new, but Movie Munchies has put together a great high definition supercut showcasing many examples. Hit the jump to watch the new video. And here is an older music video that compiles some of the footage together:...

‘Alien: Covenant’ Will Be The First In A New Trilogy By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 27, 2015 8:00 am EST At a press conference in Sydney, Australia where Scott is in pre-production on Alien: Covenant, he revealed that this will actually be the first in a new trilogy that will lead us all the way back to the original Alien from 1979. More below! THR has the details from the press conference where Scott spoke vaguely about Alien: Covenant and what we can expect from the follow-up to Prometheus:...

‘Ant-Man’ Viral Video Begins To Explore MCU Connections By Russ Fischer/July 2, 2015 1:00 pm EST Marvel has cleared the hurdle of getting audiences to know who and what Ant-Man is; casting Paul Rudd in the lead role sure didn’t hurt. Now, with the film a couple weeks away from opening, Marvel is starting some manner of viral campaign featuring videos that will put Ant-Man into context in the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘Extraction’ Trailer: Do You Care If Kellan Lutz And Gina Carano Can Save Bruce Willis? By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2015 12:30 pm EST If you’re in the market for an action thriller, but you don’t really care if the story is formulaic, the performances are terrible, and it looks like everybody phoned it in, then we have good news. The first trailer for the new movie Extraction has arrived, and while you’re normally used to seeing Bruce Willis save the day, this time he’s the one who needs saving....

‘Jem And The Holograms’ Trailer: Synergy Is Now A Cute Robot By Russ Fischer/Aug. 11, 2015 11:02 am EST There’s a robot in the new Jem and the Holograms trailer, and at first I was sure why. For the most part, this new trailer is an expansion of the first, where Jerrica, a shy but talented young woman becomes an internet sensation only to find rapacious talent executives trying to separate her from her friends in order to control her....

‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ Trailer: LAIKA’s Epic Adventure Looks Stunning By Ethan Anderton/March 10, 2016 10:30 am EST The sheer beauty and wonder of stop-motion animation from LAIKA will never cease to amaze me. A new trailer for their latest project, Kubo and the Two Strings, has just arrived, and as the animation studio’s first epic, the visual are truly stunning. The intricacy of the animation makes you wonder why LAIKA takes the time do make these movies in stop-motion animated, but if you’ve seen any of their movies, you know that it gives it a certain homemade quality that makes it that much more special....

‘Pete’s Dragon’ Clip: Robert Redford And Bryce Dallas Howard Have A Late Night Chat By Jack Giroux/July 9, 2016 10:00 am EST Disney’s last remake, The Jungle Book, made close to a billion dollars. Audiences keep turning out to see their live-action reimaginings, and maybe partly because they’re improving in quality. Following up some of the studio’s previous efforts, like Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent, both Cinderella and The Jungle Book surpassed some’s expectations....

‘Sisters’ Trailer And TV Spot: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 20, 2015 5:30 am EST Next month, it feels like everyone in the world will be heading to the movies to catch Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But there are plenty of people who simply don’t give a damn about the sci-fi franchise and may be in the mood for something completely different. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have you covered....

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ Honest Trailer: Wrong, But Funny By Germain Lussier/March 4, 2015 6:00 am EST I wholeheartedly disagree with just about every sentiment in the latest Honest Trailer from the team at ScreenJunkies. But damned if it didn’t make me laugh. The latest Honest Trailer is for the current highest grossing film of 2014, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Its basic thesis is that the movie is long, boring and drawn-out just to set it as the first of two movies....

‘The Water Diviner’ Trailer: Russell Crowe Directs And Stars As A Father In Search Of His Sons By Russ Fischer/Feb. 13, 2015 12:30 pm EST Russell Crowe directs The Water Diviner, and stars in the film as a man who travels from Australia to Turkey to recover the bodies of his three sons, all killed in one day during the Battle of Gallipoli. But one of his sons may actually still be alive, and Crowe’s journey takes an unexpected turn....

Aaron Sorkin Invites You To Enroll In The Aaron Sorkin Online Screenwriting Course By Jack Giroux/June 26, 2016 9:00 am EST If you’re going to study screenwriting, there’s probably worse people to learn from than Aaron Sorkin. The Academy Award-winning writer behind The Social Network, Steve Jobs, A Few Good Men, the far too short-lived Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and the first four seasons of The West Wing is making himself available to aspiring screenwriters all across the world....

CBS Finds Its ‘Supergirl’ In ‘Whiplash’ Star By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2015 11:30 am EST The Wrap reported the news. Benoist beat out several other contenders including Claire Holt from The CW’s Vampire Diaries. The hourlong superhero drama comes from Greg Berlanti (of The CW’s The Flash and Arrow), and Ali Adler (No Ordinary Family). Sarah Schechter (The Flash) will also executive produce. Supergirl already has a series commitment from CBS and is expected to premiere sometime during the 2015-2016 season....

Cool Stuff: Custom 18,000 Piece LEGO Arkham Asylum Holds Batman’s Greatest Enemies By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 2, 2016 6:30 am EST Down in Melbourne, Australia last week, they had quite the celebration of LEGO with the Brickvention 2016 convention. The two-day event featured a huge collection of LEGO models including trains, castles, pirate ships, space ships, planes, buildings, sculptures and many more. And one of the models on display was this fantastic custom LEGO Arkham Asylum which took three months and 18,000 LEGO pieces to build....

Cool Stuff: Matt Ferguson’s ‘RoboCop’ Print Is Part Man, Part Machine, All Awesome By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 3, 2015 5:30 am EST We’ve featured plenty of work from artist Matt Ferguson, from his Lord of the Rings poster set to his Star Wars trilogy collection and his art show in Brooklyn this past spring. Now we have one more cool piece to add to his impressive line-up, and it pays tribute to Paul Verhoeven’s contemporary action classic, RoboCop....

Early Buzz: Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’ Is Visually Breathtaking, Not As Emotional As ‘Inside Out’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 13, 2015 10:50 am EST Disney is holding the press junket for Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur this weekend, which means the first critics and journalists have begun seeing Peter Sohn’s “man and his dog” tale set in a world where the prehistoric era never ended. So what are the early tweets and reviews saying about Pixar’s latest computer animated film?...