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Jon Hamm Plans A ‘High Wire Act’ To Follow ‘Mad Men’ By Ethan Anderton/May 6, 2015 1:30 pm EST No, Jon Hamm isn’t planning some network television stunt to air after the series finale of Mad Men on May 17th. Instead, High Wire Act is the name of a new political action thriller that will be led by the star of Million Dollar Arm and Bridesmaids and, yes, Mad Men. And with a script from Tony Gilroy, the writer behind The Bourne Identity franchise, this should be a project to keep an eye on....

By Ethan Anderton/March 6, 2016 8:00 am EST First up, here’s the post detailing Joseph Gordon-Levitt leaving Sandman from Facebook: Recently, as you also might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, the sorta “ownership” (for lack of a better term) of the Sandman material changed hands when Warner Brothers shifted the entire catalogue of Vertigo comics (an imprint of DC) to their subsidiary, New Line. And a few months ago, I came to realize that the folks at New Line and I just don’t see eye to eye on what makes Sandman special, and what a film adaptation could/should be....

Legendary Announces ‘Trick ‘R Treat’ And ‘Krampus’ Graphic Novels By Angie Han/March 23, 2015 7:30 am EST It’s been nearly eight years since the release of Trick ‘r Treat, and we’re still waiting on Trick ‘r Treat 2. Not only that, we’re also getting impatient for Michael Dougherty’s other upcoming holiday-themed horror project, Krampus. So the filmmaker is giving fans something to chew on while we wait. The filmmaker is teaming up with Legendary Comics for two graphic novels — one tied to Trick ‘r Treat, and the other tied to Krampus....

New Episodes Of ‘Black Mirror’ Coming To Netflix This Fall By Angie Han/July 27, 2016 2:00 pm EST October is traditionally the month for scaring yourself silly with horror movies, but the most chilling tales you’ll see this fall may well be on television. Netflix has just announced a fall release date for the third season of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker’s highly acclaimed anthology series about how the combination of advanced technology and human nature is basically a recipe for self-destruction....

Quentin Tarantino Refuses To Use Netflix, Still Records Movies On VHS Tapes By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2015 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Playlist published an excerpt from the book, but I wanted to highlight a few quotes from Pulp Fiction/Django Unchained filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and Requiem for a Dream/Noah director Darren Aronofsky talking about their relationships with streaming services like Netflix and the process of editing a film to be watched on an iPhone....

See ‘Spectre’ Set Photos From The Austrian Mountains By Germain Lussier/Jan. 7, 2015 12:00 pm EST Earlier this week, Sam Mendes went back to work on the 24th Bond movie, Spectre. We knew this from a Tweet that showed the camera slate in a mysterious, snowy location. We now know the details on that location: it is Sölden, Austria, where Daniel Craig, Léa Seydoux and Dave Bautista posed for some promotional photos as the film sets up to shoot there....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gotham, Deadpool, Batman, Guardians Of The Galaxy By Germain Lussier/Jan. 9, 2015 5:30 pm EST How many people have watched the Ant-Man trailer? When might the Fantastic Four trailer appear if not the Super Bowl? Want to watch a fun, Batman fan film? What does Oscar Isaac have to say about his role in X-Men: Apocalypse? Did Corey Stoll reveal any new details about being Yellowjacket in Ant-Man?...

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Flash, Lego Batman, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Age Of Ultron By Germain Lussier/Nov. 28, 2014 4:20 pm EST What Avengers: Age of Ultron Lego sets are on the way? Is there some new DLC coming for Lego Batman 3? Want to see some new video from The Flash? Which scene in Guardians of the Galaxy is represented in a new Marvel comic? Was the success of that film a bad thing?...

Superhero Bits: Injustice 2 Gameplay, More X-23 Hints, Batman’s Telltale Game Images & More By Ethan Anderton/June 13, 2016 4:00 pm EST Does a casting call indicate that X-23 will be part of Wolverine 3 after all? After directing an episode of The Flash, what comic book TV series does Kevin Smith want to tackle next? What to see Aquaman kick some series ass in Injustice 2? Will Mark Hamill take a break from shooting Star Wars: Episode VIII for the Batman: The Killing Joke premiere?...

Superhero Bits: Sophie Turner’s X-Men Impressions, Deadpool And Spider-Man Crossover & More By Ethan Anderton/April 14, 2016 5:00 pm EST Can people name more Avengers or American presidents? How are X-Men: Apocalypse star Sophie Turner’s impressions of the other X-Men? Is the Deadpool creative team interested in a Spider-Man crossover? Which Avenger almost appeared in a Civil War credits scene, but got scrapped? All that and more on this edition of Superhero Bits....

Third ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Prequel Now Has A Title By Germain Lussier/May 14, 2015 11:00 am EST War of the Planet of the Apes opens July 14. What do you think of the title?

This Week In Trailers: Absolutely Fabulous, Natural Born Pranksters, My Big Night, Belladonna Of Sadness, Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend Of The Broken Spoke By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 20, 2016 9:00 am EST Straight up honest, I’ve never seen a single Ab Fab. Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke Trailer “I went in there to see if I could get my ass kicked” – Willie Nelson I don’t know why this documentary, which will be playing at SXSW next month, stood out to me as such a notable trailer but there’s such honesty that comes across in the words, in the moments, that are chosen there was just no way I couldn’t showcase it....

Video: Here’s 10 Post-Credits Scenes You May Have Missed By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2015 5:30 am EST Thanks to Marvel Studios, fans have started to stick around more often after the credits, or at least a flashy closing credits sequence, to make sure there isn’t some secret scene to catch. But there have been plenty of post-credits scenes that played the big screen far before Iron Man ever teased the assemble of The Avengers back in 2008....

Watch: Baz Luhrmann’s Glitzy Chanel No. 5 Ad Starring Gisele Bundchen By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2014 4:15 pm EST Baz Luhrmann’s razzle-dazzle style isn’t for everyone, and it doesn’t work for every story. But it’s just perfect for high-end perfume ads, which are all about glam and glitz. This Chanel No. 5 spot stars Gisele Bündchen and Michiel Huisman (of Treme / Orphan Black / Game of Thrones fame) as star-crossed lovers who variously enjoy surfing (her) and Sam Smith-ified Grease covers (him)....

Watch: Greg Nicotero Helps Create Universal Hollywood’s New Walking Dead Attraction By Peter Sciretta/May 18, 2016 12:00 pm EST In March, Universal Studios announced that The Walking Dead Attraction would be coming to Universal Studios Hollywood this summer. The new walk-through haunted house attraction will “create a no-holds-barred experience that significantly intensifies any other iteration previously developed within the theme park.” And now today Universal has released a video showing how The Walking Dead executive producer and director Greg Nicotero and his special effects company, KNB EFX are contributing to the new attraction, constructing prosthetics and animatronics that even utilize original molds from the actual show....

Watch Patton Oswalt And Patrick Wilson Discuss ‘Watchmen’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 15, 2015 5:15 am EST Years later, people still have strong opinions about Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen. The picture starred Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg, who takes up the crime-fighting mantle of his idol, the Nite Owl. Snyder’s film was particularly faithful to the original comic story, which became a point of criticism. Wilson recently did a Q&A with comedian Patton Oswalt, and an audience member asked about Oswalt and Wilson’s respective opinions on the film....

‘Brooklyn’ Deleted Scenes: More Charm From The Lovely Best Picture Nominee By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 2016 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Even though Brooklyn was nominated for big categories like Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards, the film ended up going home empty-handed. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be worth your time to catch it at home if you missed it in theaters....

‘Fantastic Four’ Honest Trailer: A Movie About The Making Of This Movie Would Be Better By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 25, 2015 6:30 am EST One of the year’s biggest disappointments, not just for audiences but for 20th Century Fox, was the reboot of Fantastic Four from director Josh Trank. The new adaptation of Marvel’s first family was an absolute mess and not even in a way that was fun to laugh at because it was so bad....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’: Lee Pace Wants To Return As Ronan By Angie Han/Jan. 14, 2015 2:00 pm EST It’s a given that Chris Pratt will be back for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, along with, we can probably assume, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper. And if it were up to Lee Pace, his name would be on that cast list, too. In an interview, Pace gushed that he’d “love” to reprise his role from the first film as Ronan the Accuser....

‘Kingsman 2’ Poster Suggests A Certain Someone Is Returning After All By Angie Han/April 7, 2016 1:00 pm EST There’s a whole lot about Kingsman: The Golden Circle that sounds new. Eggsy (Taron Egerton) will be heading across the pond to America for this new adventure, meeting new friends (like Ginger, played by Halle Berry) and new foes (like Poppy, played by Julianne Moore) along the way. But there’ll be a few familiar elements as well, including Merlin (Mark Strong)....