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First Look: Shanghai Disneyland’s Pirates Of The Caribbean Ride By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 3, 2015 1:00 pm EST Coming off reports that the opening of the Shanghai Disney Resort will be pushed back from late this year to the first half of 2016 (update: Disney head Bob Iger has now confirmed the park will grand open in Spring 2016), Disney has released the first photos of the theme park’s signature attraction Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure....

First Official Look At ‘Deadpool’ Is So Casual By Russ Fischer/March 27, 2015 9:27 am EST OK, Ryan Reynolds, you got me. The actor shared the first official image of his Deadpool costume today, and it’s a shot that Burt Reynolds would really approve of. So naturally we love it, too. The shot really lets you see the details of the Deadpool movie costume, and also the attitude of Reynolds’ so-called “Merc With a Mouth....

Guardians Of The Galaxy Mission: BREAKOUT! Ride Coming Summer 2017 By Peter Sciretta/July 23, 2016 8:06 pm EST Earlier this year, a rumor began to circulate that Disney was considering re-theming Disney California Adventure’s The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror ride into a Guardians of the Galaxy attraction. At Marvel Studios’ Hall H panel Kevin Feige confirmed the rumor is true. Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! will be replacing Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure theme park in Summer 2017, coinciding with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2....

J.K. Simmons Prepares For Commissioner Gordon, Will Make You Feel Hopelessly Inadequate By Jacob Hall/June 8, 2016 8:30 am EST J.K. Simmons is one of our finest living actors, the kind of performer who can vanish into any kind of role and elevate bad movies through sheer force of will. While he’s played his fair share of loving fathers and desk jockeys and Spider-Man-hating news editors, it should be mentioned that Simmons is also a downright terrifying physical specimen who could probably twist your head clean off your shoulders should you cross him....

Jason Statham Rumored For ‘Daredevil’ [Update: Statham On Marvel: “Anybody Could Do It”] By Angie Han/June 5, 2015 7:30 am EST As if Matt Murdock didn’t have enough to deal with already, Daredevil Season 2 could see him locking horns with a high-powered movie badass. Rumor has it Jason Statham is being eyed to play Bullseye on the next season of the Marvel series. Click through for all the details on the Jason Statham Daredevil rumor....

Kevin Feige Explains How ‘Civil War’ Works Without Secret Identities By Russ Fischer/Oct. 28, 2014 12:29 pm EST One of the big announcements in Marvel’s press event this morning was the reveal that the third Captain America film is Captain America: Civil War. That’s based on a comic book storyline in which Iron Man and Captain America are at odds over the idea of government oversight and hero registration. So how does Marvel do a Civil War storyline on screen when the company doesn’t have a few key elements of the comic incarnation — namely Spider-Man and secret identities?...

New ‘Fantastic Four’ TV Spot: “You Guys Ready To Have Your Minds Blown?” By Germain Lussier/June 12, 2015 3:30 pm EST It seems like just yesterday the narrative around Fantastic Four was how bad the marketing was. Mainly, that’s because it was non-existent for so long. Since the release of the first trailer though, that’s been rapidly and happily changing. As effects shots get completed and more and more is revealed, you can feel everyone getting cautiously optimistic about what Josh Trank has done here....

The Weta Effect: Why Don’t Special Effects Impress Us Like They Used To? By Ethan Anderton/July 3, 2015 12:00 pm EST With the advancement of technology happening at an exponential rate, it seems like almost anything is possible, especially on the big screen. Special effects are more advanced than they’ve ever been, allowing entire cities and civilizations to be destroyed with the click of a mouse (all right, it’s a little more complicated than that)....

VOTD: Did You Spot These ‘Zootopia’ Easter Eggs And Hidden Mickeys? By Ethan Anderton/June 6, 2016 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Any Disney fan can tell you that the animators at the House of Mouse love sneaking “hidden Mickeys” into each and every movies they produced. In fact, this practice is also something that is done all over their theme parks, where you can find endless recreations of three circles that come together to form a silhouette of Mickey Mouse....

Watch A Video Detailing The Post-Production On ‘Gone Girl’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 14, 2014 9:30 am EST When the cameras turn off, a movie isn’t even close to finished. These days, post-production is just as important, if not more so, than principal photography. Yes, capturing the images and performances are absolutely crucial to a film. But figuring out the pacing, making the story cohesive, adding emotion with music, depth with effects, are what really make a movie a movie....

Yes, Vin Diesel Will Return As Groot For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ By Angie Han/Aug. 26, 2015 4:31 pm EST Not that there was ever much doubt, but just to be clear: Yes, Vin Diesel will return to voice Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, as revealed by director James Gunn. Read about the Vin Diesel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 return after the jump. Gunn confirmed Diesel’s return in response to a fan question....

‘Captain America: Civil War’: The Russo Brothers On Using ‘Se7en’, ‘Fargo’, ‘The Godfather’ & More As Influences By Ethan Anderton/March 7, 2016 9:30 am EST We’ve already gone in to some of the surreal sights we witnessed on the set of Captain America: Civil War, and along with that came a chat with the sequel’s directing duo, Anthony & Joe Russo, who will also be tackling both parts of The Avengers: Infinity War at Marvel Studios....

‘Doctor Strange’ Cast Keeps Getting Better And Better As Michael Stuhlbarg Enters Talks By Angie Han/Nov. 2, 2015 12:00 pm EST Hot off of starring opposite X-Men: Apocalypse’s Magneto in Steve Jobs, Michael Stuhlbarg has booked his own big-budget superhero adventure. Stuhlbarg has entered negotiations to star in Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the title character. Scott Derrickson directs. THR broke news of the Doctor Strange Michael Stuhlbarg casting....

‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Featurette: Meet J.K. Rowling’s New Hero By Angie Han/June 23, 2016 9:30 am EST In some ways, the setting of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them should seem familiar. We’ve already spent eight movies in that universe, after all. But this prequel unfolds 70 years and an ocean away from Harry Potter. And as a new Fantastic Beasts featurette reveals, the American wizarding world of the 1920s is something else entirely....

‘Fargo’ Season 3 Will Return To Present Day By Jacob Hall/Dec. 4, 2015 10:30 am EST The first season of FX’s Fargo was one of the most pleasant surprises in recent TV history. Showrunner Noah Hawley took an idea that seemed like pure folly, an anthology series set in the same universe as the Coen brothers’ classic 1996 film, and crafted a series that acted as a perfect companion for the original movie while being very much its own thing....

‘Now You See Me 2’ Posters Pay Tribute To Classic Magic Posters By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2016 4:30 pm EST I’m a magic geek, so I was excited to see this new batch of Now You See Me 2 posters which pays tribute to classic magic posters. Much cooler than the very-blue and generic-looking character posters released last month. A new trailer for Jon Chu’s magician heist sequel will hit sometime on Wednesday, and these magical posters were released to help to build buzz for that magical reveal....

‘The Knick’ Trailer: Drugs, Ambition, And Insanity By Russ Fischer/Sept. 11, 2015 2:00 pm EST I can’t wait for the October return of Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick, which will be going into its second season. Once again, Soderbergh directs and shoots every episode of the series, and probably does much of the editing as well. This new look at the second season is even more appealing than the last because it teases far more stuff, and far weirder stuff — for instance, what’s up with that fireball blowing up in some surgeon’s face towards the end of this latest The Knick trailer?...

‘Yoga Hosers’ Clip: Kevin Smith’s Latest Sundance Flick Looks Like Canadian ‘Clerks’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 24, 2016 4:30 pm EST This weekend brings the premiere of Kevin Smith’s latest indie effort, the horror comedy Yoga Hosers, at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. There isn’t a trailer for the film just yet, but the writer/director who launched his career at the indie film fest decided to tease what’s waiting for all of us catching flicks in the mountains with the first Yoga Hosers clip....

Elisabeth Moss To Lead Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ By Angie Han/April 30, 2016 8:30 am EST According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Handmaid’s Tale TV series will consist of 10 episodes to debut in 2017. MGM Television is producing. Bruce Miller (The 100) wrote the script and will executive produce alongside Fran Sears and Warren Littlefield. Daniel Wilson, who produced the 1990 Handmaid’s Tale movie starring Natasha Richardson and Robert Duvall, will also executive produce....

Kenneth Branagh To Direct ‘Artemis Fowl’ By Angie Han/Sept. 2, 2015 7:00 am EST The long-gestating Artemis Fowl adaptation has finally taken a big step forward. Kenneth Branagh has signed on to develop the sci-fi fantasy YA property, and is additionally attached to direct. Get all the details on the Kenneth Branagh Artemis Fowl news after the jump. The Tracking Board (via Variety) broke the news. Harvey Weinstein is producing Artemis Fowl with Branagh, and Judy Hofflund (Branagh’s As You Like It) is attached to executive produce....