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By Russ Fischer/April 22, 2015 3:45 pm EST Fifty Shades of Grey made crazy money at home and internationally, but that doesn’t mean the creation of a sequel is an easy task. There’s already source material, in the form of the novel Fifty Shades Darker, by E.L. James. But the first film’s screenwriter and director, Kelly Marcel and Sam Taylor-Johnson, will not return for the second movie. Reportedly, that is in part due to clashes with James....

By Angie Han/April 26, 2016 9:30 am EST Tomorrow is Administrative Professionals Day, or so the internet tells me. And as a gift to all the administrative professionals out there, Sony has dropped a Ghostbusters featurette spotlighting the team’s new administrative professional. Kevin is as dumb as he is handsome — and he’s played by Chris Hemsworth, so he is very, very handsome indeed. Which makes Kevin, as Kate McKinnon puts it, basically “a Ken Doll with the inside scooped out....

‘Krampus’ Trailer: You Better Watch Out, You Better Not Cry… By Angie Han/Sept. 9, 2015 7:00 am EST September seems a bit early to start getting swept up in the holiday spirit, but we’ll let Krampus slide. Especially since we’re totally terrified of him. Universal and Legendary have just released the first domestic trailer for the new horror-comedy by Michael Dougherty (Trick ‘r Treat), about a sort of anti-Santa who visits families that have been more naughty than nice....

‘Racing Extinction’ Sundance Trailer: ‘The Cove’ Director Sounds The Alarm For Mass Extinction By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2015 4:30 pm EST As the Sundance Film Festival kicks off, even those of us stuck at home miles away from Park City are getting a first look at some of this year’s highlights. One of those is Racing Extinction, the new documentary from Louie Psihoyos (The Cove). Racing Extinction looks at humanity’s role in mass extinction, revealing how close we are to losing thousands of species....

‘Sing’ Clips: Animated ‘American Idol’ With Animals From Illumination Entertainment By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 11, 2016 12:30 pm EST If the Minions aren’t your cup of tea, then maybe you’ll be more interested in one of Illumination Entertainment’s other projects coming this year. The Secret Life of Pets is the next one from the animation studio arriving this summer, but just before Christmas this year, they also have the musically charged Sing....

‘Star Trek Discovery’ Reportedly Set Before The Original Series By Jacob Hall/Aug. 2, 2016 10:00 am EST Comic-Con 2016 offered our first serious look at Star Trek Discovery, the upcoming television show coming to the CBS All Access in 2017. In addition to the title reveal, a brief “first look” video also premiered, showcasing some very rough test footage showing the U.S.S. Discovery in action. Trek fans have been divided over the design, which looks more rigid than the sleek and sexy U....

‘The Jungle Book’ Featurette: Why Jon Favreau Wanted To Retell This Classic Story By Jack Giroux/March 24, 2016 4:00 pm EST Jon Favreau’s last two major releases, Iron Man 2 and Cowboys & Aliens, were disappointments for some filmgoers. But after those minor missteps, the director of Elf, Zathura, and Iron Man quickly bounced back with his last feature, Chef. Now Favreau’s next upcoming film is The Jungle Book, which is possibly his biggest film to date....

A Lot Of The Joker’s Scenes Were Cut Out Of ‘Suicide Squad’ By Jack Giroux/Aug. 4, 2016 1:30 pm EST DC fans and audiences are now only a mere few hours away from seeing Suicide Squad. Very much a co-star in David Ayer’s supervillain picture is the Joker (Jared Leto), a character that isn’t too involved in the main storyline but is pivotal to Harley Quinn’s (Margot Robbie) journey. Leto is less than 15 minutes of the movie, and according to the actor, the character used to have more screen time, before Ayer and editor John Gilroy reduced his role....

Cool Stuff: Life-Size Ant-Man Comic Con Exclusive Figure Is Smaller Than A Penny By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2015 1:00 pm EST Hasbro has announced the tiniest San Diego Comic Con exclusive for Marvel’s tiniest hero. The toy company will be releasing a Comic Con exclusive limited edition Ant-Man figure, but the catch is the future will be almost life size: Thats right, the Ant-Man figure will be a 0.75-inch figure, or as Hasbo puts it “smaller than a penny (or a really big ant)”....

Daniel Brühl Confirms ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Character By Angie Han/April 27, 2015 9:00 am EST Five months after Daniel Brühl was cast in Captain America: Civil War, the actor is finally ready to talk about his role. In a recent interview, he confirmed what we’ve long suspected: He’s playing Baron Helmut Zemo in the movie. More on the Daniel Bruhl Baron Zemo news after the jump. The news comes at the end of The Independent’s wide-ranging profile of Brühl....

Daniel Radcliffe To Play Undercover FBI Agent In ‘Imperium’ By Angie Han/July 31, 2015 6:30 am EST Daniel Radcliffe established his career battling pureblood supremacist Voldemort, and now he’s switching gears to fight some white supremacists. He’s set to lead the fact-based drama Imperium, about a young FBI agent tasked with infiltrating a neo-Nazi group to stop the construction of a dirty bomb. Read all about the Daniel Radcliffe Imperium casting after the jump....

Enjoy A Shia LaBeouf Movie Marathon With Shia LaBeouf By Jack Giroux/Nov. 10, 2015 4:00 pm EST Shia LaBeouf has become quite the performance artist over the past few years. People possibly talk more about his live-performances — the “I am not famous anymore” bag on his head, for example, or him sitting in a room all day as strangers come in and say what they please — than his actual big-screen performances....

Exclusive: James Gunn Describes An Alternate Ending To ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 12, 2014 6:30 pm EST Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy follow. The ending of Guardians of the Galaxy is perfect. The day is won, Star Lord gets his ship back, he opens up that new Awesome Mix and we get to see a montage of a bunch of the main characters. However, at a press event for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the film, writer/director James Gunn revealed that final montage originally contained three extra characters: The Collector (Benicio Del Toro), Nebula (Karen Gillan) and Grandpa Quill (Gregg Henry)....

Liam Neeson To Star In Action-Comedy ‘The Revenger’, From ‘Zombieland’ Director Ruben Fleischer By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2015 7:30 am EST These days, Liam Neeson is best known as a badass action hero. But if you’ve seen films like A Million Ways to Die in the West, The Nut Job, and The Lego Movie, you’ll know he also has a taste for comedy. Now he’s booked a film that’ll let him show employ both particular sets of skills....

LOL: Yes, R2-D2 And C-3PO Had A Tag Team Japanese Wrestling Match In 1979 By Ethan Anderton/July 16, 2015 5:00 am EST After premiering 38 years ago, it’s safe to say that Star Wars has penetrated pretty much every facet of pop culture. Star Wars has been branded on nearly every kind of product, from towels to blankets to cups to toasters and much more. And while stereotypes would have you believe that Star Wars is just for nerds, there are plenty of athletes who just the sci-fi saga....

Shawn Levy Set To Remake John Carpenter’s ‘Starman’ By Jacob Hall/April 1, 2016 11:30 am EST John Carpenter directed Starman while he was in the middle of one of the greatest runs in the history of Hollywood. Over the course of one decade, the director of Halloween spread his wings and made bonafide masterpieces like Escape From New York, The Thing, They Live, and Big Trouble in Little China. He made effective chillers like Christine, The Fog, and Prince of Darkness....

Universal Wants Matt Damon And Paul Greengrass To Keep Making Jason Bourne Movies Until They Keel Over And Die By Jacob Hall/July 20, 2016 11:30 am EST The Bourne Ultimatum was like a fairy tale ending. The film seemingly tied up every loose end in the saga of amnesiac super-spy Jason Bourne in the most satisfying way possible. It was a box office smash and a critical success. It won three Academy Awards....

Video: TRON Lightcycle Power Run In Shanghai Disneyland By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2015 8:30 am EST Disney has released a video showing off the upcoming Tron ride at Shanghai Disneyland Resort. The coaster attraction will be called TRON Lightcycle Power Run, and will be located in Tomorrowland. Hit the jump to watch the first concept video of this new Tron ride. Tron Lightcycle Power Run video From Disney: Tomorrowland will not only include the TRON Lightcycle Power Run but also offer the chance for guests to go to infinity and beyond on Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue, a new space ranger adventure, or break the bonds of gravity on Jet Packs....

VOTD: Fanmade Trailer Makes Harry Potter Look Like The Villain By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 28, 2015 5:00 am EST Just recently, a video essay turned the beloved 80s movie The Karate Kid on its be proposing that protagonist Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) was actually the villain in the movie, not Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka). There were some pretty convincing and compelling arguments to be made that LaRusso isn’t exactly a positive figure for a hero....

By Germain Lussier/May 20, 2015 5:00 am EST NOTE: THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. This weekend, the latest Brad Bird movie, Tomorrowland, hits theaters. Bird loves cinema in its purest fashion, so leading up to release he was very careful about what to reveal about the movie. He also did something special for IMAX presentations of the film, presenting it in a larger than normal aspect ratio to really take fans from the real world to the future and Tomorrowland....