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‘Labyrinth’ Getting Rebooted With ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Writer Nicole Perlman By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2016 4:42 pm EST This year marks the 30th anniversary of Labyrinth, the Jim Henson-directed fantasy that starred David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly. And to mark the occasion, Tri-Star and the Jim Henson Co. are looking to dive back into that Labyrinth. The companies have closed a deal to reboot the film, and have already set Guardians of the Galaxy co-writer Nicole Perlman to write the script....

‘Poltergeist’ First Look Images Pay Homage To The Original; Trailer Out Thursday By Angie Han/Feb. 4, 2015 10:00 am EST Any time a classic gets remade, fans of the original tense up in fear that the new version will somehow “ruin” the original. Well, the jury’s still out on Gil Kenan and Sam Raimi’s re-do of Poltergeist, but the first images, at least, look plenty creepy. Get your Poltergeist first look after the jump, plus details on the trailer release....

‘Silicon Valley’ Season Three Teaser: How Far Will Richard Go? By Jack Giroux/Feb. 11, 2016 3:00 pm EST Season two of Silicon Valley did not disappoint. The episode where Pied Piper (minor spoiler alert) live-streamed somebody trapped at the bottom of a ravine? Wonderful. The season two finale ended things on a high note with a surprisingly suspenseful final episode. What’s changed for Pied Piper since season two? Based on the Silicon Valley season three teaser, not much....

‘Snowden’ Teaser Trailer: Oliver Stone Revisits The Not-Too-Distant Past By Angie Han/June 30, 2015 10:01 am EST Two years after Edward Snowden leaked those NSA documents, he’s become a hot button topic all over again. Earlier this year he appeared in Laura Poitras’ documentary Citizenfour, and now a fictionalized version of him will get the spotlight in Oliver Stone’s Snowden. Joseph Gordon-Levitt leads the cast as the famous whistleblower, who joined the army and then the CIA before landing at the NSA....

‘The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1’ Making Of Documentary: Watch An Exclusive Clip By Germain Lussier/March 4, 2015 11:00 am EST Why have you been seeing so much virtual ink on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1? Well, it’s currently available on Digital HD and the Blu-ray arrives on Friday, March 6. When the biggest movie of the year comes home, people are excited. And with that excitement, /Film is happy to exclusively debut a short clip from the two hour behind the scenes documentary included on that release....

BBC Adapting J.K. Rowling’s ‘Cormoran Strike’ Novels For TV By Russ Fischer/Dec. 10, 2014 4:00 pm EST After finishing off Harry Potter, author J.K. Rowling started to explore some different territory, but her efforts are all leading to movie and TV projects. Her first “adult” novel, The Casual Vacancy, was quickly put into development for television as a joint effort between HBO and the BBC. Now there’s a Cormoran Strike TV series in the works, centered on the character of the same name who is a former army officer turned private investigator and based on the books published under the pen name Robert Galbraith....

Break Out The Celebratory Milkshakes: Paul Thomas Anderson And Daniel Day-Lewis May Reunite For Another Movie By Jacob Hall/June 3, 2016 6:30 am EST Insert flashback music here: I still remember the first time I saw There Will Be Blood. I saw it on a Friday and thought it might be a masterpiece. So I went back and saw it again on Saturday. And yes, it was a masterpiece. It’s one of those once-in-a-lifetime movies, a collision of filmmaker and actor and material that sing in perfect unison....

Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Hulkbuster From ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron;’ Now With Interior Photos By Germain Lussier/March 6, 2015 9:45 am EST UPDATE: Hot Toys has uploaded some interior photos of this set, which show Iron Man himself. See them below. When Avengers: Age of Ultron hits theaters, there are sure to be some characters and surprises fans will want to take home with them. But based on the trailers and early buzz, the most take-home worthy character or outfit has got to be the Hulkbuster, a suit Iron Man wears to try to handle Bruce Banner when he becomes the Hulk....

Daniel Radcliffe Will Go Head-To-Head With Jack Thompson In ‘Grand Theft Auto’ By Russ Fischer/April 8, 2015 3:00 pm EST Rockstar Games co-founder and president Sam Houser has long been using movies as fodder for his games – the Grand Theft Auto series, for which he has served as chief creative force for many years, is saturated with film influences. Now Houser, who generally shies away from the spotlight, will be the subject of a film....

David Fincher And Charlize Theron Are Teaming Up With Netflix By Jack Giroux/Dec. 22, 2015 2:30 pm EST David Fincher is returning to Netflix. The director was working on two HBO shows, Video Synchronicity and the sci-fi mystery Utopia, but the former halted production, while the latter ran into budget issues and its actors, including Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), were released from their contracts. It’s a shame both shows didn’t move forward, but it’s not the first time a promising project involving Fincher didn’t come to fruition....

Early Buzz: ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Fails To Take Flight At Sundance By Angie Han/Jan. 28, 2015 1:30 pm EST If all had gone according to plan, we would have seen Andy and Lana Wachowski’s Jupiter Ascending last summer. But Warner Bros. postponed the sci-fi epic at the last second, so this weekend’s Sundance secret screening was the very first public unveiling of the movie. While Jupiter Ascending reviews won’t be out for another few days, reports from the event offer some hints about what we’re in for when the film opens next month....

First Look: ‘Fantastic Four’ Behind-The-Scenes Images Reveal Human Torch Costume By Angie Han/Jan. 26, 2015 5:28 pm EST Of the three major superhero films opening this summer, Fox’s Fantastic Four is the most mysterious. We’ve yet to see a still or poster, let alone a full-fledged trailer. Happily, that starts to change today with the first official behind the scenes look at the movie. Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell lead the superhero pic, which is directed by Josh Trank....

By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2015 4:00 pm EST Deadline has the update on the Absolutely Fabulous movie, based on the comedy series that debuted in 1992 and lasted six seasons, though they were spread our sporadically over the span of 20 years. The first season debuted in 1992 with the second and third in 1994 and 1995. But then the fourth season didn’t arrive until 2001, the fifth season in 2003 and the sixth season in 2011....

Ian McKellen Reports From ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Table Read; See First Cast Photo From Josh Gad By Angie Han/April 15, 2015 11:46 am EST With every new bit of casting, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast sounds more delightful. And we aren’t the only ones who think so — the actors seem pretty satisfied with their new colleagues, too. As Bthe live-action fairy tale prepares to shoot in London, stars Ian McKellen and Josh Gad have offered a tiny glimpse into the process....

J.K. Rowling Announces ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Play To Debut In 2016 By Angie Han/June 26, 2015 8:11 am EST Everyone’s favorite boy wizard is striking out on a new adventure — all the way to a West End stage. A new play called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will open in London next year. J.K. Rowling collaborated on the story, which concerns Harry’s early years. More details on the Harry Potter play after the jump....

Neill Blomkamp’s Latest ‘Alien’ Concept Art Reveals A Grown-Up Newt By Angie Han/April 26, 2016 12:30 pm EST Alien Day may be a fake holiday cooked up to promote Alien-related products and projects, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate and enjoy it. Director Neill Blomkamp, for one, got in on the festivities by unveiling a bit of concept art from his delayed Alien sequel that Sigourney Weaver says is still happening....

New ‘Triple 9’ Clips Sell A Slovenly Woody Harrelson, A Russian Kate Winslet, And Other Wonders Of The World By Jacob Hall/Feb. 22, 2016 1:30 pm EST On paper, Triple 9 sounds like familiar territory, another story of corrupt cops butting heads with police officers and crooks alike. But if you place John Hillcoat in the director’s chair, I’m suddenly very interested. And if you then place Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, Anthony Mackie, Norman Reedus, Gal Gadot, and Aaron Paul in front of the camera, you’ve just sold a ticket....

Page 2: BTTF, Star Wars, Cinderella, Matrix, Vertigo, Rollerball, Up, Pulp Fiction, Brian De Palma By Peter Sciretta/March 24, 2015 3:30 pm EST Header Photo: 1 New Design For Cat People and ‘Back To The Future’ Fans The original, darker ending of Pretty Woman15 Things We Learned from The Breakfast Club Commentary #Sleevebucks turns coffee sleeves into pop art Frank Underwood’s Approval Rating Higher Than Obama’s In New Poll Jeff Victor’s Back to the Future Marty evolution...

Ron Perlman Explains Guillermo Del Toro’s Apocalyptic ‘Hellboy 3’ Story Idea By Russ Fischer/Sept. 8, 2015 6:30 am EST The “will they or won’t they” question about the creation of a third Hellboy movie is one that continues to come up as writer/director Guillermo del Toro moves through Crimson Peak and into a second Pacific Rim movie. The director hasn’t said anything else that inspires great optimism, and star Ron Perlman now seems to have little personal desire to make the movie....

Superhero Bits: See B.D. Wong As Hugo Strange, Iron Man Easter Egg In Ant-Man And More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 2015 5:00 pm EST What hairstyle will B.D. Wong go with as Hugo Strange on Gotham? What Iron Man easter egg can be seen in an Ant-Man deleted scene? Is Chris Pine playing two roles in Wonder Woman? In what perfect way did the Batman ‘66 comic book end? What does Ezra Miller have to say about playing The Flash?...