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First Look: Mark Wahlberg Gets Wet In ‘Ted 2’; Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Hang Out In ‘Sisters’ By Angie Han/Dec. 19, 2014 3:00 pm EST Ted 2 may not have the name-brand recognition of an Avengers or the budget of a Star Wars, but it is the only sequel of 2015 that has a foul-mouthed teddy bear as one of its leads. The first image from the new comedy shows said teddy bear (voiced by Seth MacFarlane) with his best friend John (Mark Wahlberg), preparing to for a swim....

New ‘Back To The Future’ 30th Anniversary Blu-Ray Set Comes Inside A Flux Capacitor By Ethan Anderton/July 16, 2015 11:30 am EST And now it’s about to get a little sweeter as Universal Pictures has just announced a new 30th anniversary Blu-Ray set of the entire Back to the Future trilogy. But that’s not all, because the Back to the Future animated series will also be made available on DVD for the first time ever....

New ‘Deadpool’ Photos: Negasonic Teenage Warhead Has A ‘New Mutants’ Uniform By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 30, 2015 11:30 am EST Check out the photos and find out more below! Here’s the new Deadpool photos from Empire: At first glance, there’s nothing too exciting here. We get a new shot of Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) with Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead (Brianna Hildebrand), and it looks like Angel Dust (Gina Carano) might be in some trouble in one of the photos....

See Rare Polaroids From The Set Of ‘Star Wars’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 30, 2014 5:00 pm EST Polaroid was once one of the most trusted brand names on any film set — in the years before affordable digital cameras Polaroid instant film was a primary tool for prop people, the wardrobe department, and most importantly the script supervisor. That’s often the hardest-working person on set, and the one who is the person most responsible for maintaining continuity from scene to scene, and who creates a rough guide to get editors started on their work....

Snikt, Bamf, Thwip: Every Poster From Mondo’s New Marvel Gallery Show By Jacob Hall/Dec. 11, 2015 5:00 pm EST Mondo, the purveyor of the coolest geek-centric art, toys and apparel to ever sell out in seconds, have gone and put together a Marvel Comics gallery show. Located at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas, Snikt. Bamf. Thwip: A Celebration of Marvel Comics is an art show for comic book fans of all tastes....

StubHub Wants To Sell Movie Tickets: Why This Could Be Great And/Or Horrible By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2015 11:00 am EST If you’ve used StubHub before, then it was probably to buy overpriced tickets to a sold out live music or sports event. Well it looks like the eBay-owned ticket seller wants to expand beyond the music and sports category into theme parks, museums and movie theaters. But how would StubHub movie tickets sales even work?...

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, X-Men, Batman V Superman, Daredevil, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Arkham Knight By Angie Han/July 20, 2015 4:00 pm EST What would Stephen Colbert look like as Galactus? Will Green Lantern come to Arrow this season? Is the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight finally getting a fix? Does Mark Hamill want to voice the Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke? Are there new behind-the-scenes photos from The Flash?...

Superhero Bits: Comic-Con 2017 Dates, Suicide Squad Single, Captain Marvel Directors & More By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2016 5:00 pm EST Why did Brie Larson get the part of Captain Marvel? Could Lupita Nyong’o’s character turn out to be a villain in Black Panther? What does Bruce Timm have to say about the changes made to Batman: The Killing Joke? Will Bobbi and Hunter ever return to Agents of SHIELD? When is Comic-Con 2017 happening?...

The ‘Taken’ Prequel TV Series Hires A Director With A Particular Set Of Skills By Jacob Hall/Feb. 4, 2016 6:30 am EST Attention NBC’s new Taken prequel series: I don’t know what you are. I don’t know why you exist. If you are looking for my viewership, I can tell you I cut the cord ages ago. But what I do have is a very particular set of tastes, tastes I have acquired over a brief-but-eventful career....

Tonight: Come See A Screening Of ‘The Primary Instinct’ At Los Angeles Film School, With Live Podcast Recording By David Chen/Oct. 20, 2015 4:00 am EST Briefly: I’ll be in Los Angeles tonight for a screening of The Primary Instinct, followed by a live podcast recording of Jeff Goldsmith’s The Q&A. Stephen Tobolowsky will also be in attendance. If you’re in Los Angeles, come down to the Los Angeles Film School and join us....

VOTD: ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Is More Fun With Iron Man By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2015 4:00 am EST Even though the newest edition of Grand Theft Auto is always something that gets people excited, like any other video game, it gets old after awhile. Sometimes not even expansion packs can make it much more exciting. However, there are gamers out there who are much more skilled with computers than the average gamer, and they craft some pretty awesome mods to be thrown into a game like Grand Theft Auto V....

VOTD: What Did ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Sound Like Before John Williams Added A Score? By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 18, 2015 6:00 am EST It’s hard to imagine what Star Wars would be like without the incredible music of composer John Williams. The themes created by the master of movie music are just as iconic as the movie itself, and more recognizable than 95% of the scores we hear for movies. But how does Williams prepare to write music for films?...

Watch A New ‘San Andreas’ Clip As 4DX Gears Up For The Disaster Movie By Germain Lussier/April 14, 2015 10:15 am EST Last summer, /Film checked out the first 4DX screen in the United States. 4DX is a theater that shows 3D movies, but also incorporates physical experiences to make the audience member feel like they’re experiencing the film in a new way. We concluded it was an interesting idea, but the first movie we saw – the long, boring Transformers: Age of Extinction – might not have been the best film for the format....

WTF: Now Pez Candy Is Getting A Movie Too By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2015 11:00 am EST Hot on the heels of the mind-numbing news that Sony Pictures Animation is making an Emoji movie, yet another mystifying movie is in development based on a familiar property. In contrast to the basis for the Emoji movie, this particular property is 88 years old. At some point in your life, you’ve likely encountered Pez candy, the chalky, fruity, antacid-like sugar tablets dispensed from trademark containers featuring popular characters whose heads lift open and to push out candy....

‘A Monster Calls’ Trailer: Liam Neeson Is A Different Big Friendly Giant By Angie Han/July 13, 2016 9:00 am EST Who knew that lonely kids befriending gigantic but surprisingly sweet monsters would turn out to be such a big theme of 2016? Earlier this month we got The BFG, Steven Spielberg’s take on the Roald Dahl classic, and next month we’ll get Pete’s Dragon, David Lowery’s updated version of the 1977 Disney film....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Part 1 And 2 To Shoot Back To Back Over Almost A Year By Germain Lussier/April 27, 2015 3:24 pm EST As exciting as going to the movies is, making one is often the opposite. It’s a slow, meticulous process that is more often than not boring instead of fun. There are so many moving parts, and so many people are invested mentally and financially, filmmakers just need to make sure everything is done right....

‘Batkid Begins’ Trailer: How One Boy’s Superhero Wish Inspired The World By Germain Lussier/May 21, 2015 9:30 am EST Batkid Begins will restore your faith in humanity. We live in a cynical world; hate and conflict are things we all deal with every day. But in the documentary Batkid Begins, you get to see how pop culture can not only bring out the best in people, it can unite us in ways that are absolutely remarkable....

‘Baywatch’ Reboot: Kelly Rohrbach Is The New Pamela Anderson By Angie Han/Jan. 5, 2016 11:00 am EST A generation after the original Baywatch debuted on TV, Paramount is preparing to introduce a whole new generation to the joys of slow-mo beach runs. Which means, of course, they’ll need a new C.J. Parker, the pneumatic lifeguard played by Pamela Anderson in the 1990s TV series. Well, as of now, the search is over....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Teaser Breaks ‘The Force Awakens’ Views Record, Watch A Video Comparing It To The Original By Ethan Anderton/May 25, 2016 11:00 am EST Yesterday the first Beauty and the Beast teaser trailer arrived online, and it was clear that longtime Disney fans were excited to see the 1991 animated classic get a live-action update. However, I don’t think anyone expected the teaser to break a record set by one of the teaser trailers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but that’s exactly what happened....

By Germain Lussier/March 9, 2015 2:45 pm EST Paul Feig’s female-centric Ghostbusters are no longer the only ‘busters on the block. Sony has just announced a new division of their company, Ghost Corps, which will take control of the franchise. Lead by Dan Aykroyd and Ivan Reitman, the first order of business is to create a male counterpart to the Feig film. They’re eyeing the Russo Brothers to direct, Drew Pierce to write and Channing Tatum to produce and co-star....