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Doug Liman Is The Latest Director Linked To Young Adult Thriller ‘Chaos Walking’ By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2016 12:00 pm EST After picking up the rights to the Chaos Walking series of young adult books back in 2011, there has been very little development on getting Patrick Ness’ bestselling story to the big screen. Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind writer Charlie Kaufman was hired to script the project in 2012 and director Robert Zemeckis was circling the film in 2013....

First Look: Michael Shannon And Kevin Spacey As ‘Elvis & Nixon’ By Angie Han/Feb. 5, 2015 10:01 am EST What’s that saying about truth being stranger than fiction? Liza Johnson’s new comedy Elvis & Nixon documents the real-life meeting between the two famous figures, played by Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey. The event was even weirder than the image above makes it look — Elvis wanted Nixon to make him an undercover federal narcotics agent, and Nixon actually gave him a badge....

By Jacob Hall/Dec. 1, 2015 9:30 am EST Anyway, you should always write Rambo news with dry erase markers because the plans have once again changed. Rambo V may not be dead yet, but it’ll now have to compete with Rambo: New Blood, a new television series that will continue the story of John Rambo on Fox. Oh, and Rambo’s long-lost son will be along for the ride. The news arrives via Deadline, who report that Sylvester Stallone has inked a deal to executive produce the series....

Harrison Ford Is “Excited” For ‘Indiana Jones 5’, Serves Up Advice For The Next Han Solo By Angie Han/March 22, 2016 4:30 pm EST If you grew up worshipping at the twin altars of Indiana Jones and Han Solo, now’s a pretty great time to be alive. Not only did Star Wars: The Force Awakens bring back everyone’s favorite scruffy-looking nerf herder, we have a younger version of the character to look forward to in 2018....

Marvel Eyes F. Gary Gray For ‘Black Panther’ By Angie Han/Oct. 6, 2015 9:00 am EST Amid the flurry of excitement over the possibility of F. Gary Gray directing Furious 8, a potentially major update on a different gazillion-dollar franchise almost slipped by unnoticed. Gray is also said to be in the running to helm Black Panther, Marvel’s first solo superhero film starring a non-white lead. Read about the Black Panther F Gary Gray report after the jump....

Mondo Reveals ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ Poster From Ken Taylor By Jacob Hall/March 25, 2016 12:00 pm EST You don’t have to be a fan of a movie to dig a great movie poster. With the internet currently embroiled in the great Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice war (our own Peter Sciretta is on the side of the dissenters, as is David Chen), the good folks at Mondo has offered an olive branch of sorts....

New ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Images Are Full Of Grime And Action By Russ Fischer/Jan. 5, 2015 9:00 am EST Mad Max: Fury Road looks absolutely crazy, and a new batch of images only fuels our curiosity about the movie. The film landed in the number-one spot of my most-anticipated list for 2015, in part because we don’t often see films like this from any source, much less from a major studio....

Page 2: BTTF, House Of Cards, Peanuts, Totoro, Lucy, Edgar Wright, Toy Story, Star Trek, GoT, Star Wars By Peter Sciretta/March 5, 2015 4:00 pm EST Header Photo: ‘88 Miles Per Hour’, An Art Print Featuring 88 Vehicles That Appeared in the ‘Back to the Future’ Movie Trilogy This Actress Stole All Of Her Instagram Photos From Other Famous Folks How Disney Thinks About Virtual Reality For Its Theme Parks...

POTD: J.J. Abrams’ Notes To ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Crew By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2014 5:17 pm EST Back on May 19th 2014 we shared with you a photo of JJ Abrams’ note to the cast and crew of Star Wars Episode VII. Well now that filming is wrapping up, JJ and the other producers have sent out a slightly less personal (that is: not handwritten) note to the cast and crew on their final day of work....

Ronda Rousey Will Give Tina Fey A Rude Awakening In ‘Do Nothing Bitches’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 17, 2016 2:00 pm EST If the second big screen team up of Amy Poehler and Tina Fey in Sisters wasn’t quite as good as you hoped, then maybe teaming up one-half of the comedienne duo with MMA champion turned actress Ronda Rousey will do the trick. Universal Pictures has just picked up a comedy pitch called Do Nothing Bitches that will have Fey and Rousey co-starring....

Rumor: Marvel Expansion Planned For Disney California Adventure By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 11, 2015 2:00 pm EST Ever since Disney purchased Marvel in 2009, fans have been wondering when Disneyland would introduce rides and attractions based on the Marvel superheroes. Disneyland has slowly introduced Marvel meet-and-greets into their theme parks, with a big chunk of Tomorrowland’s Innoventions serving as an area to meet the individual Avengers. Disney has announced an Iron Man ride for Hong Kong Disneyland, but when will the Anaheim theme park get its due?...

See A ‘Fight Club’ Board Game Design; Read The First Pages Of ‘Fight Club 2’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 20, 2015 2:00 pm EST A Fight Club board game sounds pretty awesome, and while there isn’t a real one (yet?) we’ve got a board designed to promote Fight Club 2, the comic book sequel written by original creator Chuck Palahniuk and illustrated by Cameron Stewart. That sequel is coming in May, and you can also preview the first issue right now....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool, Daredevil, Batman Vs. Robin, Gotham, Black Panther, Agents Of SHIELD By Germain Lussier/April 8, 2015 4:15 pm EST Why is Deadpool taking a crap? Want to see new images and clips from Daredevil? What happens in the latest scene from Batman vs. Robin? Who returned on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and how did that all work? How many new Gotham clips are online? Did Ernie Hudson hint as his possible Black Panther rumor months back?...

VOTD: Today’s Biggest Problems With Blockbuster Movies By Ethan Anderton/June 20, 2016 5:00 am EST It’s no secret that blockbusters are the bread and butter of both movie theaters and studios during the summer. However, in recent years, blockbusters have started to wain in their creativity and originality. In addition, there are some frustrating business practices from Hollywood as an institution that have made some blockbuster franchises a little tough to swallow....

‘Alien: Covenant’ Is Set A Decade After ‘Prometheus’ Because In Space, No One Can Hear You Soft-Reboot By Jacob Hall/Dec. 31, 2015 2:30 pm EST If you want to get nerds shouting at each other, bring up Prometheus. A misunderstood masterpiece? A flawed, fascinating misfire? A low point for the Alien series? You’ll find all of these opinions and more floating around the internet, which means that the upcoming Alien: Covenant is facing down a variety of expectations....

‘Fantastic Four’ Canceled? Comic Books Will Be Disappearing From Shelves For Awhile By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 2016 4:30 pm EST First of all, if you’re a comic book fan and you’re reading Secret Wars, there are spoilers from here on out through issue #9. But if you’re in the clear on that front, or you just don’t care about knowing the ending of the final issue of the series, then keep reading....

‘Ghostbusters’ Fandom Documentary Coming From ‘Back In Time’ Producer By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 2015 11:30 am EST There are legions of Ghostbusters fans around the world, and while some of them have spent their time complaining and bashing the forthcoming reboot of the franchise from director Paul Feig, others are just happy holding on to the original films that touched their lives so many years ago. Now a new documentary will explore the extreme side of Ghostbusters fandom....

‘Hitman: Agent 47’ Final Trailer: Zachary Quinto Wants An Army Of Agents By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2015 8:00 am EST This trailer shows a little more of the villainy that Zachary Quinto has in store after initially misleading a targeted woman (Hannah Ware) into thinking that Agent 47 wants to kill. But Quinto doesn’t want to protect her, he wants to use her, because she has a secret that she’s completely unaware of....

‘Jason Bourne’ TV Spot: What Is The Iron Hand Program? By Jack Giroux/June 8, 2016 12:00 pm EST We haven’t seen Matt Damon play Jason Bourne in almost nine years, but time doesn’t seem to have slowed him down, based on the trailers and featurettes we’ve seen for director Paul Greengrass’ Jason Bourne. Whether Damon would return to arguably his most famous role was a question mark for many years, but after Greengrass had committed to the sequel, the actor signed up....

‘Monsters University’ Helmer Dan Scanlon Will Not Direct Pixar’s ‘Cars 3’ [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Feb. 23, 2016 7:30 am EST UPDATE: Disney has reached out to let us know that its blog has made an error, and that Scanlon is not directing Cars 3. No director has been announced for the Pixar sequel. Original story follows. You won’t find many Pixar fanatics who cite the two Cars movies as their favorites from the studio....