‘Alvin And The Chipmunks 4’ Will Now Open On December 18; ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trembles In Fear By Jacob Hall/Oct. 15, 2015 11:00 am EST Yes. There it is. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip will no longer open on December 23, 2015. Instead, it will open five days earlier on December 18. Sorry, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. You thought you had that day all locked down....
‘Assassin’s Creed’ Set Visit: A “Loose Adaptation” With Real Locations, Real Stunts, And Real Weapons By Jack Giroux/May 13, 2016 7:00 am EST Below, read our Assassin’s Creed set visit. Before Lynch brutally, yet gracefully, takes out a few security guards in the film, he was given a second chance. The character is a Texas death row inmate. After receiving a lethal injection, he’s brought back to life by Abstergo Industries, run by Alan Rikkin (Jeremy Irons) and his daughter, Sofia (Marion Cotillard), who’s a scientist....
‘Bad Santa 2’ Teaser: Willie Soke Suits Up For Another Christmas Season By Angie Han/July 25, 2016 8:00 am EST Bad Santa 2 was in on-again, off-again development for so many years that I kind of assumed it’d never happen. But the long-awaited comedy sequel got a shot in the arm last fall when Broad Green Pictures came on board, and now we’re just a few months away from finding out what Willie Soke has been up to for the past 13 years....
‘Brother Nature’ Trailer: How Taran Killam And Bobby Moynihan Spent Their SNL Vacation By Jacob Hall/Aug. 5, 2016 1:00 pm EST The 42nd season of Saturday Night Live won’t hit the airwaves until later this fall, but comedy fans may be able to get their fix with the new movie Brother Nature, which features its fair share of SNL veterans. You’ve seen this premise a dozen times before before – the uptight guy must survive a vacation with his girlfriend’s wacky family – but there are some very funny people involved on both sides of the camera, including Taran Killam and Bobby Moynihan....
‘Furious 7’ Honest Trailer: How Long Have We Been Doing This? By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 17, 2015 6:00 am EST It’s crazy to believe that we’re seven movies into what started as a throwaway action franchise back in 2001. We’ve gone from The Fast and the Furious to just Furious 7 over the span of 14 years, and a new Honest Trailer wastes no time making fun of the ever-changing title format that seems to be happening for no good reason....
By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2016 8:00 am EST In addition, Brent Spiner is one of the more surprising returning characters from the original movie, mostly because everyone had assumed the Area 51 scientist Dr. Okun was dead. And even though 20 years has passed, it doesn’t sound like he’s changed much over the years. For anyone who assumed Dr. Okun was dead, Spiner emphatically confirms, “Well that was wrong! What a stupid assumption!...
‘Once’ Director John Carney Circling ‘Russ & Roger Go Beyond’ By Ethan Anderton/March 4, 2016 2:00 pm EST Meyer had long wanted the legitimacy of making a film for one of Hollywood’s big studios, and for some reason he wanted the Chicago Sun-Times critic, who had written one of the few good reviews he had ever received, the chance to write the script. The two got along supremely well, and despite the fact that the film full of buxom women was given an X-rating, it still made money for 20th Century Fox....
‘Power Rangers’ Casts A Red Ranger Who Probably Wasn’t Even Born When You Were Watching The Original Show By Jacob Hall/Oct. 21, 2015 1:00 pm EST A Power Rangers movie is happening and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. They’ve gone and started casting the Rangers and everything. See what your nostalgia hath wrought, children of the ’90s? Director Dean Israelite’s upcoming take on the beloved – if not necessarily good – television series already found its Pink Ranger in Terra Nova actress Naomi Scott, but now it’s gone and found itself a Red Ranger....
‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ Images: Gods Become Heroes In New Pixar Short By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2015 9:30 am EST Pixar has two films in theaters in 2015, which really means the studio has four films: two features, and two shorts. November 25 sees the release of The Good Dinosaur, which will be preceded by the short Sanjay’s Super Team. We’ve seen some concept art from the short (such as the image above), created by Pixar Animation Studios artist Sanjay Patel....
‘The Mummy’ Casts Jake Johnson So He Can Explain How The Original Mummy Was So Much Better By Jacob Hall/March 8, 2016 11:30 am EST Every time I write about Universal’s plans to revive their classic monsters in a big shared universe that will allow the iconic monsters share adventures and what-not, I get a little apprehensive. After all, those original movies (Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, etc.) are sacred ground....
‘Trumbo’ Trailer: Bryan Cranston Gets Blacklisted From Hollywood By Angie Han/Aug. 12, 2015 11:30 am EST Although Bryan Cranston’s been plenty busy over the past few years, he hasn’t actually been seen in a lead role onscreen since Breaking Bad. So it’s nice to see him take the spotlight again in Trumbo, Jay Roach’s drama about Hollywood at the height of anti-Communist fervor. Cranston plays Spartacus and Roman Holiday screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted from the industry due to his political beliefs....
‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Season 2 Teaser: Kimmy Walks The Runway! By Angie Han/Feb. 19, 2016 9:00 am EST As New York Fashion Week draws to a close, a late-breaking contender for this year’s best collection has just hit the runways. No, it’s not the latest from Marc Jacobs or Kate Spade or Kanye West. It’s Netflix’s “Spring 2016 Sparkly Shoe Resort Line,” as modeled by the unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. … Okay, you got us....
A ‘Blue Thunder’ Remake Is Moving Forward And Is Actually A Great Idea By Russ Fischer/March 17, 2015 2:45 pm EST Here’s a movie that is a great choice for a remake. Blue Thunder was a 1983 action/thriller featuring Roy Scheider as the pilot of a state of the art helicopter being used as an experimental addition to the LAPD’s arsenal with the idea of controlling crowds during the 1984 Olympics....
Animated ‘Animal Crackers’ Adds Sylvester Stallone, Danny DeVito And Ian McKellen By Germain Lussier/Nov. 7, 2014 10:30 am EST Unlike live-action Hollywood films, animation isn’t star-driven. Stories are the stars in animation and, if you don’t believe it, look at the biggest animated film of all time: Frozen. Talented actors and singers in every role, none of which can yet sell a movie wholly on their own. Still, having big stars in your animated film doesn’t mean it’s bad....
Cool Stuff: Super 7 Unveils Some Alien Day Goodies, Including ReAction Figures & More By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 2016 6:00 am EST In advance of the holiday, the toy company Super 7 has just offered up a sneak peek at a few of the items they’ll be releasing on Alien Day. See what Alien Day ReAction figures Super 7 has in store below. First up, Super 7 will have this Alien ReAction figure carrying case:...
By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 15, 2015 2:00 pm EST Epix has just announced that subscribers will now have the ability to take advantage of offline playback, allowing users to download any of the movies in the Epix library for playback without needing to be connected to the internet. Even though streaming has become quite the abundant way to consume entertainment, it’s also been hindered by the fact that it requires an internet connection to be able to watch....
Jack Black Performs A ‘Goosebumps’ Rap: “The Bumps Gonna Goose Ya” By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 8, 2015 6:00 am EST Believe it or not, there was a time when movies were accompanied by blatant crossover theme songs, especially from rap artists in the 1990s, with music videos set within the world of the movie itself. Thankfully, that tradition has been revived today. Nerdist rounded up Jack Black to perform with their very own Malik Forte, aka MF Bumps, to perform a 90s inspired Goosebumps rap, and it’s just as glorious as you would imagine....
Star Wars Bits: ‘Force Awakens’ Disney XD Video; Yoda In ‘Star Wars Rebels,’ Maisie Richardson-Sellers By Germain Lussier/Dec. 18, 2014 5:00 am EST A significant addition to Star Wars Rebels and some new analysis of The Force Awakens trailer are in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Read about the following: Yoda will be on Star Wars Rebels, voiced by Frank Oz. Maisie Richardson-Sellers confirms and discusses her appearance in Star Wars: The Force Awakens....
Superhero Bits: ‘Agent Carter’ Season Premiere Delay, Lobo Vs Ash, Sokovia Accords & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2015 5:00 pm EST What happens when Lobo faces Ash from Evil Dead? What would it be like if Batman mentored Superman? Why is the season premiere of Agent Carter being delayed by two weeks? What high praise does Jared Leto think his take on The Joker will get? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....
Video: Michael Jackson Visit The Sets Of ‘The Goonies,’ ‘Home Alone 2’ And ‘Red Dragon’ By Germain Lussier/April 3, 2015 6:30 am EST Everyone knows Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, but did you know he was the king of set visits as well? A few videos have surfaced recently showing the legendary musician on the set of Brett Ratner’s Red Dragon, Richard Donner’s The Goonies and Chris Columbus’ Home Alone 2: Lost in New York....
