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VOTD: Homemade Pizza Planet Truck Wows Pixar Animation Studios By Ethan Anderton/April 28, 2016 6:30 am EST There are some very passionate pop culture fans out there in the world. Some of them like to show their love by amassing collectibles, others like to dress up as their favorite characters. But it takes a real dedicated crew to build a homemade version of an iconic cinematic vehicle. Plenty of people have created their own Back to the Future time machines or A-Team vans, but a group of friends decided they wanted to bring a vehicle from the world of Pixar Animation into the real world....

VOTD: How Many People Died In The Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy? By Russ Fischer/Oct. 24, 2014 12:00 pm EST Star Wars is a pretty family-friendly film series, right? WRONG. It is a bonanza of death and murder, as shown in a video that tallies every on-screen death in the original trilogy. Guess what the final number is. No, it’s probably higher. This video compiles all on-screen Star Wars deaths from the OT — animal, clone, and human — with some estimates coming for the bigger moments, such as the destruction of Alderaan....

‘Extraterrestrial’ Teaser Trailer - Nacho Vigalondo’s Follow Up To ‘Timecrimes’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 9, 2011 12:30 pm EST You’ve just met the girl of your dreams. It seems like your life is finally looking up. Just then…aliens invade. That’s the set up of Extraterrestrial, Spanish filmmaker Nacho Vigalondo’s follow-up to the amazing Timecrimes, which will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival followed by its United States premiere at Fantastic Fest....

‘Gods Of Egypt’ Trailer: Alex Proyas’ Fantasy Adventure Tries To Get Back On Track By Angie Han/Dec. 16, 2015 10:30 am EST The marketing campaign for Gods of Egypt got off to a rocky start, to say the least. The first character posters were, to be frank, ugly, and the messy first trailer wasn’t much better. To top it all off, the film has already sparked criticism for its mostly white cast, prompting apologies from both director Alex Proyas and studio Lionsgate....

‘Independence Day: Resurgence’: Maika Monroe And Jessie Usher, The Next Generation Of Alien Ass Kickers [Interview] By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 10, 2016 10:00 am EST Even though there are plenty of stars from the original Independence Day returning for this summer’s sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, there’s a whole new generation of characters who will have to step up and fight just as their parents did in the first movie. Maika Monroe (It Follows) plays the daughter of President Whitmore (Bill Pullman) while Jessie Usher (Survivor’s Remorse) plays the son of the late Steven Hiller (Will Smith) and Jasmine (Vivica A....

‘Mississippi Grind’ Trailer: Ryan Reynolds And Ben Mendelsohn Go Double Or Nothing By Angie Han/July 22, 2015 8:00 am EST Half Nelson duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are back this year with Mississippi Grind, an indie drama starring Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds as unlikely companions on a gambling road trip. Along the way, the two men learn all about themselves and each other, and meet all sorts of characters, and reckon with the pasts that haunt them, and all of that usual stuff....

‘Sea Of Trees’ Japanese Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Finds Himself In Purgatory By Jack Giroux/Feb. 19, 2016 2:32 pm EST Gus Van Sant’s Sea of Trees premiered almost a year ago at the Cannes Film Festival. The drama, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Ken Watanabe, wasn’t particularly well received. Booing from critics was reported, but you can’t really take booing, especially at the Cannes Film Festival, seriously. Plus, what kind of an adult really feels the need to boo after a movie?...

‘Suicide Squad’ Cast Revealed; Includes Jared Leto, Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2014 2:48 pm EST Warner Bros. has just revealed the cast of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, and it is a huge ensemble. Jared Leto is the Joker, Will Smith is Deadshot, Tom Hardy is Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie is Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney is Boomerang and Cara Delevinge is Enchantress. The film is scheduled for release August 5, 2016....

‘Tangerines’ Trailer: Oscar-Nominated Drama Promotes Peace In A Time Of War By Angie Han/March 20, 2015 7:30 am EST The last of 2015’s Best Foreign Language Picture nominees is finally coming to U.S. theaters. Directed by Zaza Urushadze, Tangerines follows two farmers (Lembit Ulfsak and Elmo Nüganen) who reluctantly get caught up in the 1992 war between Georgia and Abkhazia. A skirmish breaks out on their doorstep, leaving behind two badly wounded soldiers (Giorgi Nakhashidze and Mikheil Meskhi) from either side of the conflict....

‘The Girl On The Train’ Trailer: Emily Blunt May Or May Not Have Killed Someone By Ethan Anderton/July 18, 2016 2:00 pm EST Before Gone Girl arrived not too long ago, it had been awhile since there was a juicy, quality thriller of that kind. Now The Help director Tate Taylor is adding another entry in the revitalized field of movies geared towards adults with The Girl on the Train, and it looks like the kind of movie that will keep you guessing right up to the very end....

‘The Happening’ Honest Trailer: One Of The Best Comedies Of 2008 By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 9, 2015 5:30 am EST This week brings a new M. Night Shyamalan film to theaters with the horror flick The Visit, following two children visiting their grandparents only to find them acting uncharacteristically peculiar and potentially dangerous, thereby scaring any kids from staying at Nana and Pop-Pop’s house ever again. Hopefully this is a return to form for Shyamalan, and in case you need a reminder of how bad things can get when he misses the mark, take a look at The Happening Honest Trailer....

A ‘Pumpkinhead’ Remake Is In The Works From ‘Saw’ Producer Peter Block By Jacob Hall/Aug. 3, 2016 1:00 pm EST The normal human reaction to hearing the news of another movie getting remade is to moan and groan and fling your keyboard across the room before shouting at the sky and demanding to know why Hollywood is out of ideas. And then you begrudgingly leave your home to go buy a new keyboard....

Andy Serkis’ ‘Jungle Book’ Will Be “Darker” Than Jon Favreau’s, Because Kids These Days Aren’t Scared Enough By Angie Han/May 16, 2016 1:00 pm EST Disney’s The Jungle Book was a roaring success by any metric. It broke new ground for CG animation, wowed critics with its updated interpretation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic, and has racked up $828 million in global box office grosses to date. All of which means Warner Bros....

Channing Tatum Officially Signs On For ‘Gambit’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2015 11:44 am EST Just a few days ago, fans looking forward to seeing Channing Tatum join the mutant ranks of the X-Men with the spin-off Gambit got some bad news. The Magic Mike and 21 Jump Street star was considering dropping out of the project set up at 20th Century Fox. But we can all breathe a sigh of relief now as Tatum has officially closed his deal to play the title role in the X-Men spin-off, though negotiations did get a little shaky there for a bit....

Chris Rock Confirmed To Host 2016 Oscars [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Oct. 21, 2015 8:30 am EST UPDATE: Less than 24 hours after we heard Chris Rock was in talks to host the 2016 Oscars, the Academy has officially confirmed the news. Original story from 10/20/2015 follows. In the past 24 hours, we’ve lost our minds over a new Star Wars trailer, cheered on the impending return of Gilmore Girls, and oohed and ahhed over a new teaser for The X-Files....

George Romero’s ‘Empire Of The Dead’ Comics Spawn A TV Series By Russ Fischer/May 21, 2015 11:00 am EST The Marvel Comics series Empire of the Dead, from George A. Romero and Alex Maleev, is about to become a TV series. But the show, isn’t coming from Marvel’s own TV development outfit. Rather, it is backed by Demarest, which is also behind a forthcoming TV adaptation of John le Carré’s The Night Manager, and also produced the film version of le Carré’s A Most Wanted Man and Kevin Smith’s Tusk....

Helen Mirren Finally Achieves Her “Great Ambition” To Be In A ‘Fast And Furious’ Movie By Angie Han/June 15, 2016 10:30 am EST Helen Mirren has played queens and soldiers and monsters and Shakespeare heroines. She’s a household name and a fashion darling, not to mention one of the few performers ever to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting (winning an Oscar, a Tony, and an Emmy). But there’s one goal that’s eluded her until now....

LOL: ‘Birdman’ Gets A Perfect ’90s-Style Toy Commercial By Angie Han/Feb. 24, 2015 4:00 pm EST The latest advert for the Alejandro González Iñárritu picture takes the form of a toy commercial, done up in perfect 1990s style. It goes great with the Birdman Returns trailer released last year. Watch the Birdman toy commercial after the jump. The Birdman toy commercial is presumably an advertisement for the Birdman Blu-ray / DVD, which hits shelves this week....

LOL: Chris Farley Replaces Tom Cruise In ‘Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation’ By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2015 6:00 am EST Unfortunately, in the winter of 1997, we lost comedy star Chris Farley. The Saturday Night Live veteran was overcome by fame and glory, letting drugs and alcohol rule a life that brought laughter and joy to millions. We’ll never know just how much more comedy Farley could have brought to the masses in future film and television projects....

LOL: The Totally True And Not-Made-Up Story Of How Captain Phasma Got Her Armor By Jacob Hall/Dec. 29, 2015 2:30 pm EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a good movie, but let’s not pretend that it’s free of sin. Here is a superbly crafted movie full of terrific actors giving wonderful performances, but you can fill a few buckets with the nitpicks you collect while watching it. Some you can brush off....