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‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Sequel Will Go To War By Germain Lussier/Nov. 11, 2014 12:00 pm EST Though Dawn definitely teased what could happen next in the series, these new Planet of the Apes films have been anything but predictable. So while promoting the Blu-ray release of the recent film, Reeves and Serkis both dropped a few teases about the third film. Reeves described Caesar on a trajectory towards Moses-like reverence and Serkis said there’s war....

‘Fathers And Daughters’ Trailer: Amanda Seyfried Can’t Outgrow Her Tough Childhood By Russ Fischer/Aug. 7, 2015 5:00 pm EST We’ve got two trailers that show off the film Fathers And Daughters from Seven Pounds and The Pursuit of Happiness director Gabriele Muccino: a quick trailer from Japan, and a much longer (but not necessarily better) international trailer with more footage. The family drama stars Russell Crowe as a widower father, and Amanda Seyfried as his daughter whose early years left her less than capable of forging healthy relationships....

‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Is The End Of Harry Potter’s Story By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2016 9:11 am EST Last night, midnight madness returned to book stores as the script for the stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was made available as a book for readers to soak up as a makeshift eighth installment of the Harry Potter book series. Even though this is a much different piece of writing than Potter fans are used to reading, they still turned out in droves to find out what happens to The Boy Who Lived now that he’s a 37-year old father of three children and an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic....

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Gets ‘Jurassic World’ Writer By Russ Fischer/Aug. 18, 2015 4:00 pm EST There’s some cross-pollination between the current generation of movies featuring giant beasts. Legendary and Universal have people in Hawaii getting ready to shoot Kong: Skull Island, and as is often the case with a big film like this, work on the script is ongoing as final decisions are made. To finish the last run on the Skull Island script, Jurassic World co-writer Derek Connolly has been brought in to polish things up before cameras roll....

‘Legends Of Tomorrow’ Finds Its Jonah Hex In ‘Ray Donovan’ Alum Johnathon Schaech By Angie Han/Jan. 19, 2016 3:30 pm EST The last time Jonah Hex was brought to life onscreen, it was a disaster. Despite the best efforts of lead actor Josh Brolin, 2010’s Jonah Hex was an out-and-out failure. Critics detested it, and audiences had absolutely no interest in it. In the end, the paltry $11 million box office haul ensured this version of Jonah Hex would be dead and buried and gone forever....

‘The Casual Vacancy’ Trailer: J.K. Rowling’s First Non-Harry Potter Book Comes To HBO By Angie Han/March 27, 2015 7:00 am EST J.K. Rowling is coming to HBO. The network has debuted the new trailer for The Casual Vacancy, a three-part miniseries based on Rowling’s first post-Harry Potter novel.Rory Kinnear plays Barry Fairbrother, a parish councillor in the English suburb of Pagford. His unexpected death throws the seemingly idyllic town into turmoil, as various factions compete to replace him in the government....

‘Trainspotting’ Sequel ‘T2’ Announces Start Of Shooting With First Teaser By Angie Han/May 16, 2016 6:30 am EST After many, many years of chatter, Trainspotting 2 is finally ready to hit the ground running. How do we know? Because Sony Pictures Releasing UK has just released the very first teaser to announce that Trainspotting 2 begins shooting today. Ewen McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle are all back, as Renton, Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie, respectively, as is director Danny Boyle....

First ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 Footage Features Dany, Cersei, And More By Angie Han/Dec. 7, 2015 6:00 am EST The very first Game of Thrones Season 6 teaser premiered last week, but as exciting as it was, it didn’t contain any actual new footage from Season 6. For that, we have to turn to HBO’s end-of-year trailer, which looks back at the year that was and ahead at the year that’s coming....

By Angie Han/Oct. 23, 2014 2:30 pm EST Deadline further describes Riverdale as “a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life — the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome façade.” That description makes Archie sound like a Blue Velvet-style expose of American suburbia. But recent Archie storylines, including ones written by Aguirre-Sacasa, have seen the gang battling zombies and whatnot. So maybe the “darkness and weirdness” refers to supernatural forces, a la Buffy the Vampire Slayer....

Idris Elba Has The Most Adorable Response To Those James Bond Rumors By Angie Han/Dec. 29, 2014 6:00 am EST Idris Elba has long been a fan-favorite pick to play the next James Bond, whenever Daniel Craig decides to hand over the mantle. But one of the more interesting reveals from the Sony hack was that fans weren’t alone in their support of Elba. Sony Pictures chief Amy Pascal reportedly wanted Elba for Bond as well....

Kevin Feige Teases Doctor Strange’s “Unique” Powers And The Eye Of Agamotto By Jack Giroux/Dec. 30, 2015 9:00 am EST Marvel can take big swings these days. This year, they turned Ant-Man – a character most people are hardly familiar with – into a box-office hit, following the massively successful and equally obscure Guardians of the Galaxy. When Marvel’s name is on a film, people will show up, which is why it’s the perfect time to introduce Doctor Strange....

Kristen Bell Says ‘Frozen 2’ Begins Production Next Month By Ethan Anderton/March 20, 2016 12:00 pm EST The animated musical Frozen was a massive runaway hit for Walt Disney Animation back in 2013, making a sequel to the movie a forgone conclusion. However, Disney dragged their feet a bit when it came to confirming plans for Frozen 2, and it wasn’t until just over a year ago that the project was officially announced....

LOL: Arnold Schwarzenegger Dresses As The Terminator To Prank Fans By Germain Lussier/June 18, 2015 9:00 am EST Walking on Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA, you see a lot of people dressed as famous movie characters. Jack Sparrow, Spider-Man, Batman, Optimus Prime, Willy Wonka and so many more are all walking around, hoping people take a photo with them for a small fee. Most of the costumes are terrible, but some are quite good....

LOL: Awesome ‘Deadpool’ Standee Let’s You Sit On The Merc With A Mouth’s Lap By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 19, 2015 6:00 am EST Here’s an image of the standee by itself, and another with one of the writers over at IGN: Of course, this may not be the most jolly of Christmas photos since the standee tells you, “Sit on This,” but since it’s Deadpool, we wouldn’t expect anything less. The other recent standees in my mind that stick out as cool pieces of promotion are this Captain America: The Winter Soldier standee that lets you appear to stand in a plane holding Cap’s shield:...

NBC Turning Action Comedy ‘RED’ Into A TV Series By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 16, 2015 10:30 am EST The quality of television in the past few years has been most impressive, even outpacing film as the place to find the highest quality entertainment right now. And that means some filmmakers are bringing their own film properties to the small screen for a second chance at finding an audience. The newest attempt to bring a movie to television is RED, the action comedy franchise starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and more....

New ‘The X-Files’ Trailer: Yep, The Truth Is Still Out There By Jacob Hall/Oct. 20, 2015 7:30 am EST So take a break from Star Wars for a second and watch the new X-Files trailer after the jump. Cleanse the palate with some government conspiracies and whatnot. This new trailer premiered during last night’s episode of Gotham, but this is the internet and YouTube is your best buddy. Friends don’t let friends watch Gotham, but they do provide you with helpful embeds that allow you to watch new X-Files footage....

Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ ‘Transformers 5,’ ‘Dredd 2,’ ‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ By Jacob Hall/April 25, 2016 1:03 pm EST Empire caught up with Star Trek Beyond star and co-writer Simon Pegg and managed to squeeze a few interesting story details out of him. The film picks up two years into the Enterprise’s five-year deep space exploration mission (“These are the voyages…”) and Captain Kirk and the crew have “come to rest at a Federation outpost, a sort of diplomatic hub....

Superhero Bits: Superman, Captain Marvel, X-Men: Apocalypse, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Batman By Germain Lussier/March 27, 2015 4:00 pm EST Who are the all-new, all-different Avengers? Where did Ben Affleck make some Batman jokes? What place to sidekicks have in modern comic book movies? Which X-Men favorite is currently being cast for X-Men Apocalypse? What’s the latest on the Captain Marvel movie? Who does Robert Downey Jr. think is the most important character in Avengers: Age of Ultron?...

Surprise! Adam Wingard’s Made A ‘Blair Witch’ Sequel, Watch The Trailer [Comic-Con 2016] By Angie Han/July 22, 2016 9:03 pm EST Not too long ago, we heard about a new horror movie called The Woods. Though we didn’t get a lot of detail at the time, we were immediately intrigued, since it was to be the next release from director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett, who’d previously worked together on You’re Next and The Guest....

VOTD: A Skywalker Sound Foley Artist Explains How Movie Sound Effects Are Made By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2016 6:30 am EST If you never stop to think where any given sound comes from in a movie, then the crew member known as the Foley artist has done a good job. You probably don’t even realize just how many sound effects in movies are created in a sound studio. Sometimes it’s a sound you’ve never heard before, like a TIE Fighter while other times it’s just the sound of a couple rolling through the leaves....