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Jason Bateman’s New Series Goes To Netflix, Will Be Dark Dangerous Drama By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2016 10:00 am EST This past week I attended a press junket for Disney’s upcoming film Zootopia where I spoke to most of the film’s lead cast and creatives (more on that later). During a roundtable interview with the film’s voice star Jason Bateman, the actor told us about his upcoming schedule which includes directing, producing and starring in a new Netflix series....

Jennifer Jason Leigh Enters David Lynch’s ‘Twin Peaks’; Naomi Watts Circling By Angie Han/Oct. 29, 2015 1:30 pm EST Twin Peaks just keeps getting more crowded. Jennifer Jason Leigh will appear in Showtime’s David Lynch revival, along with returning stars Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee, and new stars Balthazar Getty, Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, and Robert Knepper. In addition, there’s word Lynch wants to bring on Mulholland Drive star Naomi Watts....

Kurt Russell Could Be Star-Lord’s Dad In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ By Angie Han/Dec. 15, 2015 1:45 pm EST One of the lingering mysteries of Guardians of the Galaxy is the identity of Star-Lord’s father, but it looks like we’re finally inching toward an answer. Kurt Russell is reportedly being eyed for the Marvel sequel, which sees the return of Chris Pratt as Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord. More about the possible Kurt Russell Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

LOL: Dana Carvey Brings Church Lady Back To ‘Saturday Night Live’ For An Election Chat By Ethan Anderton/May 8, 2016 9:00 am EST Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or anything in between, I think we can all agree that this election season has been an absolute nightmare. But don’t worry, because there’s only six more months of hell to endure before we elect a new president. Usually Saturday Night Live helps make this process easier to swallow by giving us some laughs to go along with the politics, but this year the election has been so ridiculous that the truly quality political satire sketches have been few and far between, simply because they can’t be more outlandish than the real election....

Luc Besson Will Make ‘Artificial Intelligence’ For TNT By Jack Giroux/March 2, 2016 3:30 pm EST Lucy gave Luc Besson’s career a little bit of a boost. It’s not like the producer of countless action movies needed the help, but Lucy was the director’s biggest hit in years, and it most likely afforded him the opportunity to make Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. The pricey sci-fi film is currently shooting, but once that picture wraps, Besson will be turn his attention to Artificial Intelligence, an original show from TNT and EuroCorp TV USA....

MGM Options ‘Mrs. Frisby And The Rats Of NIMH’ For New Adaptation By Russ Fischer/March 4, 2015 3:00 pm EST The children’s book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH has been adapted to film once before. When Don Bluth and his compatriots broke away from Disney to form their own animation studio in the late ’70s their first feature effort was The Secret of NIMH, which adapted the book. (And did so pretty liberally in some ways....

Netflix Picks Up Brad Pitt Satire ‘War Machine’, From ‘Animal Kingdom’ Director David Michôd By Angie Han/June 8, 2015 11:30 am EST Deadline broke news of the deal. Michôd wrote the War Machine script based on the nonfiction bestseller The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan, by late journalist Michael Hastings. Pitt will play a four-star military general modeled after Stanley McChrystal. The real-life McChrystal was commander of international and U....

Reese Witherspoon Reuniting With Alexander Payne For ‘Downsizing’ By Angie Han/Jan. 8, 2015 1:00 pm EST Are tiny people the next big Hollywood trend? Tuesday brought us the first trailer for Marvel’s Ant-Man, and now we have an update on the other upcoming movie about an incredible shrinking man. Alexander Payne’s Downsizing has just found a female lead in Reese Witherspoon, who starred in Payne’s Election 16 years ago. Matt Damon is already attached to play the lead....

Rumor: Will Smith’s Deadshot May Pop Up In Ben Affleck’s Next Batman Movie By Jacob Hall/Dec. 11, 2015 8:30 am EST Did you think Warner Bros. was going to cast Will Smith as a major character in their burgeoning DC superhero movie universe and then only put him in one movie? Even if Suicide Squad doesn’t light fandom on fire (which seems unlikely at this point), we’ll probably see a great deal of Smith’s Deadshot in the years ahead....

Seattle House Linked To Pixar’s ‘Up’ May Be Demolished By Ethan Anderton/June 30, 2015 11:00 am EST The first 10 minutes of Pixar Animation’s movie Up are enough to make anyone cry, no matter what age or how tough you are. And now we have another potentially sad story with links to the Pixar movie You might remember back in 2006 there was the real-life story of an old woman named Edith Macefield who refused a $1 million offer for her 1,000-square-foot house....

See Hugh Jackman’s Choice Tom Hardy As Wolverine Thanks To Fan Art By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 25, 2015 12:00 pm EST As we all know by now, Wolverine 3 is going to be the last time Hugh Jackman steps into the shoes of the adamantium-clawed mutant who has become the crux of the X-Men franchise. He’s supposed to pop up in X-Men: Apocalypse before that, and there have been rumblings that he might have a cameo in Deadpool early next year too....

Seth MacFarlane Sets Up New Hour-Long Series At Fox, Set 300 Years In The Future By Ethan Anderton/May 5, 2016 4:00 pm EST Seth MacFarlane has made quite a name for himself by being the go-to creator of new animated series on the FOX network. He started off with Family Guy, a show that was canceled and then revived along with MacFarlane’s career. Since then he’s created American Dad, The Cleveland Show and Bordertown....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Spider-Man PS4, Batman Day 2016, Bea Arthur In Deadpool & More By Ethan Anderton/June 14, 2016 4:30 pm EST The cast of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow teases what’s in store for the second season, including crossovers. Here’s everything you need to know about Jeff Goldblum’s Thor: Ragnarok character The Grandmaster. A new Suicide Squad TV spot with a little bit of new footage is totally gangster....

Superhero Bits: Suicide Squad, Daredevil, Supergirl, The Flash, Heroes Reborn, Batman, Vixen, S.H.I.E.L.D. By Angie Han/Aug. 26, 2015 5:00 pm EST Which superhero did Suicide Squad’s Margot Robbie almost play? Why did Pierce Brosnan turn down Tim Burton’s Batman? Which caped hero does Wes Bentley wish he could play? What’s the Supergirl pilot about? Why does Megalyn Echikunwoke think the world needs Vixen? How pissed off does Nick Fury look in his Hot Toys figure?...

Superman Is Coming To ‘Supergirl’, Sorta By Angie Han/Feb. 25, 2015 8:45 am EST It seems Supergirl’s Super-Cousin will be stopping by her new series. A casting call has gone out for Superman to appear in the upcoming pilot from CBS. However, don’t expect him to be a regular in Kara’s adventures — the listing suggests we won’t be getting up close and personal with him. At least not for now....

The Russo Brothers Could Direct ‘Avengers: Infinity War: Parts 1 And 2’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 16, 2014 9:00 am EST UPDATE: This original story ran on October 13. Now Deadline has heard the same thing, making it even more likely. Original story follows with minor updates. The massive news that Robert Downey Jr. will play Tony Stark in Captain America: Civil War answered a bunch of burning questions about the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

This Week In Trailers: Masters Of The Universe: The Curse Of The Three Terrors, Phantom Boy, Command And Control, The Young Offenders, Meet The Donors By Christopher Stipp/July 16, 2016 8:30 am EST One of the best off-site experiences of the Comic-Con last year. There was just something about Super7’s Master’s of the Universe creative pop-up shop at the Con that meant to be a really intimate shopping experience where all sorts of MOTU inspired merch was available for purchase as long as you picked up a neat Skeletoken at Super7’s booth which served as your pass for entry....

Watch This ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Trailer Supercut: All The Footage In One Big Trailer By Jacob Hall/Oct. 22, 2015 10:30 am EST Star Wars fans are special breed. Their skin may be tough, thickened by years of prequel abuse, but their cores remain as hopeful as ever. Everyone knows that the last three (maybe even last four, depending on who you ask) movies in the series were no good, and yet here we are....

‘Black Swan’ Reunion: Natalie Portman Will Play Jackie Kennedy For Producer Darren Aronofsky By Russ Fischer/May 14, 2015 4:00 pm EST Earlier this week we heard that Natalie Portman would play Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a film called On the Basis of Sex. Now she’s set to play another major figure in US history: Jacqueline Kennedy, in a film that will take place during the four days following the assassination of President John F....

‘Evolution’ Teaser: A Mysterious Film About A Strange Island By Russ Fischer/Sept. 11, 2015 4:00 pm EST It’s a shame that Innocence never really gained traction in the US, and because of that Hadžihalilovic is probably better-known here for her creative partnership with and marriage to director Gaspar Noe, of films like Enter the Void and Love. She helped write Enter the Void, but this new film will hopefully fan the flame of the directorial spark that we saw in Innocence....