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‘The Tick’ Will Put Peter Serafinowicz In The Big Blue Suit By Angie Han/March 22, 2016 6:30 pm EST The British actor and comedian is set to lead the new series, according to TheWrap. The new series sees the Tick suffering memory loss. He re-teams with his sidekick Arthur (Griffin Newman), who’s been labeled a schizophrenic due to his implausible-sounding warnings of evil plans to take over the city. The Tick is the only one who believes him....

‘True Detective’ Season 2 Character Posters And Details By Russ Fischer/May 8, 2015 11:30 am EST There’s a set of four new True Detective season 2 character posters, but they almost do more to obscure the quartet of new leads than they do to reveal them. We see the new leads Taylor Kitsch, Rachel McAdams, Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn, but their eyes are all cropped out of each image. There’s an ominous tagline, “We get the world we deserve,” and with these designs we have to wonder if any of these characters can see that new world coming....

A ‘Monopoly’ Musical Is In The Works, Will Let You Yell At Your Family For Broadway Prices By Jacob Hall/June 20, 2016 12:30 pm EST I love musicals and I adore tabletop games, but my affection for both of them is about to be severely tested — a Monopoly stage musical is in the works. A Broadway show based on the world’s most recognizable (and severely outdated and just plain broken) board game is inexplicably in development from people who should know better....

David Goyer And SyFy Make ‘Krypton’ Origin Story Series Official By Russ Fischer/Dec. 8, 2014 5:30 pm EST Krypton may be gone, but it is never forgotten. Sometimes it can even be resurrected. Just about six weeks ago word leaked out that David Goyer is developing a Krypton TV show to act as a sort of Superman prequel. That rumor has now been verified, as Goyer and SyFy have announced the development of (wait for it) Krypton, a show written by Ian Goldberg (Once Upon a Time, FlashForward), who cracked the story with Goyer....

How Budget Limitations Helped ‘Deadpool’ And Gave Us Gina Carano By Jack Giroux/Feb. 9, 2016 6:30 am EST While I was interviewing Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, it became clear the budget restraints are actually the reason why audiences are seeing a genuine Deadpool movie in theaters this weekend. Read what they had to say below. In contrast to the big boys, this Marvel character didn’t need a budget more than $100 million....

Key And Peele Team With ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Director For Your Next Favorite Movie By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 3, 2015 11:30 am EST Even though the ending of the Comedy Central series Key and Peele earlier this year left us sad, the good news that is left the comedy duo of Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key open to some big screen projects. And one of those promising opportunities just came to light....

Melissa McCarthy Eyed As ‘Ghostbusters’ Lead, But Scheduling Issues Remain By Russ Fischer/Jan. 9, 2015 11:30 am EST It will come as a surprise to no one that Paul Feig is considering Melissa McCarthy as the likely lead for his all-female Ghostbusters team. Though McCarthy has been working for years, with a role on over 150 episodes of Gilmore Girls acting as her first major calling card, it was the Feig-directed Bridesmaids that really made her a major player....

Pamela Anderson May Appear In The ‘Baywatch’ Movie By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 25, 2016 8:30 am EST The cast of the Baywatch movie is already squared away with Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron leading the feature comedy adaptation of the popular 90s TV series, and we just got a first look at them on the beach. The two ripped actors are also joined by some lovely ladies, including Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas), Ilfenesh Hadera (Billions), model Kelly Rohrbach (a Sports Illustrated model), and Priyanka Chopra (Quantico)....

Rocky Isn’t Doing So Well In New ‘Creed’ TV Spot By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 24, 2015 3:00 pm EST This winter brings the promising spin-off Creed, which is also a spiritual sequel of sorts to the iconic Rocky franchise that Sylvester Stallone has kept going for decades. Michael B. Jordan plays the son of the late Apollo Creed, one of Rocky’s most formidable opponents, and he’s anxious to get in the ring and follow in his footsteps (though hopefully without dying)....

Ryan Reynolds Explains How The Deadpool Movie Finally Got Greenlit [Updated With Cast Shortlist] By Germain Lussier/Feb. 6, 2015 4:20 pm EST Then, almost out of the blue, the Deadpool movie got a greenlight and a February 12, 2016 release date. What was the change? Was it a tamer rating? A lower budget? Maybe, but star Ryan Reynolds says the main reason is fan reaction to the leaked test footage. Read more about the Deadpool movie below....

VOTD: See The Biggest Blockbusters Of 2015 Recreated In LEGO Form By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2016 7:00 am EST We’ve already done plenty of looking back at the year in film that was 2015. We’ve featured a variety of retrospective trailer mash-ups. Plus, Angie Han, Jacob Hall, Jack Giroux and myself all counted down our favorite movies of the year. And now we’re looking forward to what’s coming in 2016. But it couldn’t hurt to take one more look back at last year, especially if it’s with a video that takes the biggest blockbusters of 2015 and recreates them all in LEGO form....

Will Smith Replacing Hugh Jackman In ‘Collateral Beauty’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2015 8:45 am EST This fall we’ll see Hugh Jackman and Rooney Mara on screen together in Pan (watch the latest trailer right here), and the two stars were meant to reunite on Collateral Beauty, the next film from Me and Earl and the Dying Girl director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. But Jackman ended up falling away from the project, and a replacement has been sought over the past month or so....

WTF: ‘Mortdecai’ Gets PG-13 Home Video Release By Angie Han/March 24, 2015 1:45 pm EST It’s not uncommon for R-rated movies to put out an “unrated” (and therefore sexier and/or bloodier) cut for the home video market. But Mortdecai, unconventional rogue that he is, is going the other direction. Lionsgate is releasing a PG-13 version of the Johnny Depp flop through Digital HD. You know, to reach all those ninth graders who were dying to see a 52-year-old actor play a character from the 1970s....

‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ First Week Has Amy Schumer, Scarlett Johansson And More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 24, 2015 10:30 am EST After Labor Day weekend next month, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert makes its broadcast debut on CBS, ushering in a new era for the late night talk show recently vacated by comedy icon David Letterman. We already know that Colbert’s first guest will be American treasure George Clooney, but now the rest of the guests for the first week have been revealed....

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Pushed Off Universal’s Release Calendar; ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Gets New Date By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2015 3:00 pm EST And the bad news continues for Guillermo del Toro and his fans. Universal Pictures has announced it’s pulling Pacific Rim 2 off its release calendar completely, following reports earlier this month that the project had been postponed or even cancelled. Meanwhile, Pitch Perfect 3 is moving back two weeks to fill Pacific Rim 2’s old slot....

‘Ted 2’ Trailer: Everyone’s Favorite Dirty Teddy Bear Is Back This Summer By Germain Lussier/Jan. 29, 2015 8:56 am EST You can’t keep a good bear down and, this summer, a not-so-good bear is back for more. Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2 hits theaters June 26 with the writer/director reprising his performance capture role as the foul-mouth, partying teddy bear came to life alongside his best “Thunder Buddy” John, played by Mark Wahlberg....

‘The LEGO Movie Sequel’ Is Getting A Rewrite From ‘BoJack Horseman’ Creator By Jack Giroux/July 8, 2016 5:00 am EST Phil Lord and Chris Miller are currently hard at work on their Han Solo film, but before they boarded the Star Wars franchise, the duo may have helped to launch another franchise with The LEGO Movie. After its huge financial success, the Lego movies are now a huge priority for Warner Bros....

‘The Loft’ Trailer: James Marsden And Karl Urban Star In Long-Delayed Thriller By Angie Han/Dec. 15, 2014 9:00 am EST What could possibly go wrong when you combine five cheating husbands, one secret play pad, and a whole bunch of clandestine affairs? Well, quite a lot, according to the new The Loft trailer starring James Marsden and Karl Urban. For example, one of those husbands might show up one day to find a dead woman in the bed....

‘The Night Before’ Red-Band Trailer: Now With More Michael Shannon And Ilana Glazer By Angie Han/Nov. 11, 2015 11:30 am EST Christmas means many things to many people. For some, it’s about spending time with loved ones. For others, it’s a joyful celebration of traditions sacred and silly. The holiday can also be a time to reflect on the year that was, if you’re the introspective type, or an enjoy a well deserved break if you’ve been working hard....

‘Three’s Company’ Movie May Come Knock On Your Door By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2016 12:30 pm EST Plenty of classic TV shows have been given the big screen treatment. The Brady Bunch got a pair of spoof-esque movies, while The Addams Family got a couple movies that were a little more earnest and charming. Plus The A-Team and 21 Jump Street got two very different big screen updates, just to name a couple more....