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Bennett Miller And Tom Stoppard Want To Sing ‘A Christmas Carol’ By Jacob Hall/March 4, 2016 6:00 am EST Every generation gets their version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and some of those versions are a little better than others. Sometimes, you get lucky and get to grow up with the wonderful 1951 version starring Alastair Sim or the surprisingly great A Muppet Christmas Carol. Others are cursed to live with 1970’s atrocious Scrooge or Robert Zemeckis’ truly awful 2009 CGI-animated clustercuss starring Jim Carrey....

First Look At Neil Patrick Harris As Count Olaf In ‘Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ By Jack Giroux/April 26, 2016 4:30 pm EST Principal photography is underway on Netflix’s adaptation of “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.” Based on the bestselling children’s series by Daniel Handler (a.k.a. Lemony Snicket), this is the second attempt to adapt the author’s 13-part series. Director Brad Silberling’s 2004 film performed only modestly at the box-office, failing to start a franchise....

Greg Grunberg Returning For ‘Heroes Reborn’ By Germain Lussier/May 21, 2015 1:00 pm EST Most of the cast of the original Heroes won’t be back for the currently in-production mini-series, Heroes Reborn, but several of the key characters are returning. You already know that Noah Bennet, played by Jack Coleman, is coming back. As is Hiro Nakamura, played by Masi Oka. Now there’s word Matt Parkman, the telepathic police detective played by Greg Grunberg, is coming back too....

Hugh Jackman Shares First ‘Wolverine’ Teaser Image By Angie Han/July 27, 2015 6:24 pm EST Hugh Jackman is milking his final appearance as Wolverine for all it’s worth. The actor has unveiled the very first teaser image from the next Wolverine standalone film, which will feature his final performance as the mutant superhero. Check out the first Wolverine teaser image after the jump. Jackman shared the first Wolverine teaser image on Twitter, along with a call to fans to tell him what they’d like to see from his final outing as Wolverine....

Ivan Reitman Says The Only New ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie Is Paul Feig’s Film By Russ Fischer/July 30, 2015 11:45 am EST What’s the deal with Ghostbusters? Paul Feig is shooting his new film now, but there has also been talk of another movie, possibly directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, with story input from Drew Pearce and Chris Pratt and Channing Tatum as possible stars. Reid Carolyn, who is Tatum’s creative partner, has commented on the development, as has Pearce....

Kaya Scodelario Confirmed For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’ By Angie Han/Jan. 26, 2015 7:30 am EST UPDATE 1/26/2015: Kaya Scodelario has just been confirmed for Pirates of the Caribbean 5. Click through for the official announcement by producer Jerry Bruckheimer. The original story from 1/22/2015 follows. The Pirates of the Caribbean 5 crew is about to get a little bit bigger. Kaya Scodelario is in early talks for the female lead, joining returning stars Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Orlando Bloom and series newcomers Javier Bardem and Brenton Thwaites....

Lionsgate Insists ‘Power Rangers’ January Release Date Isn’t A Bad Sign By Angie Han/May 22, 2015 4:00 pm EST Read the studio’s comments on the Power Rangers January release date after the jump. Dean Israelite is directing Power Rangers, about “a group of ordinary high school kids who find themselves infused with extraterrestrial powers and must harness those powers as a team to save the world.” It’s the latest iteration of an entertainment franchise that began in 1993 with the live-action children’s series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers....

Michael Haneke Will Torment Isabelle Huppert And Jean-Louis Trintignant In ‘Happy End’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 31, 2015 3:30 pm EST A year and a half ago, director Michael Haneke was one actor away from rolling cameras on his long-gestating project, Flashmob. And then the whole thing fell apart and the master behind films like Funny Games, The Piano Teacher, Cache, and the Oscar-winning Amour found himself without a new film. But you can’t keep Germany’s master of cinematic misery down for too long, as he finally has another film in the pipeline and he’s reuniting with a few familiar performers....

New ‘Frozen’ Short Will Play In Front Of ‘Cinderella;’ See The Logo By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2014 10:30 am EST The next piece in the Frozen saga hits theaters March 13. It’s not a sequel, however. Frozen Fever is a short film that takes place after the massively successful musical and it was just announced it’ll be attached to Kenneth Branagh’s live-action reimagining of Cinderella. Below, see the logo and read more the Frozen Fever release date....

By Jacob Hall/March 24, 2016 7:30 am EST And right on cue, a new photo from Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman movie has arrived, offering us a new look at Gadot (wearing some very different armor) as well as first looks at Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, and Lisa Loven Kongsli as the warrior women who train her how to be a total badass. The image was revealed over at Entertainment Weekly and it comes packaged with a bunch of new details....

No, Really: ‘Resident Evil 6’ Will End The Movie Franchise By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2015 12:30 pm EST How many Resident Evil movies are they going to make and who still watches these “films”? I ask myself this question whenever a new Resident Evil movie is announced. And while Resident Evil 6 is tentatively titled Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, that isn’t a binding contract. (Remember in 2009, when the The Final Destination was marketed as the last film in that franchise?...

Rumor: ‘Daredevil’ Season 2 Premiering Against ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ By Angie Han/Jan. 4, 2016 2:30 pm EST Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has already moved once to avoid a head-to-head battle with a Marvel Studios property, but now they might find themselves facing off against a different Marvel Studios property. A new report claims the second season of Daredevil will land on Netflix the exact same day Batman v Superman hits theaters, forcing geeks to pick a side in the great Marvel vs....

Showtime’s ‘Billions’ Teaser Trailer: Paul Giamatti Wants To Take Down Damian Lewis By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2015 1:30 pm EST Fans of Showtime’s series Homeland will soon get to see Emmy-winning actor Damian Lewis in a whole new light in the cable network’s political and financial drama series Billions. The 12-episode first season doesn’t start airing until 2016, but the first teaser trailer has just arrived online, showcasing in intense game of cat and mouse as a corrupt billionaire hedge fund king (Lewis) is pursued by U....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Daredevil, Agent Carter, X-Men: Apocalypse, Avengers: Age Of Ultron By Germain Lussier/Feb. 26, 2015 5:00 pm EST Will Daredevil acknowledge The Avengers? Who is scoring X-Men Apocalypse? What did Josh Trank have to say about the origins of his Fantastic Four? Were there major differences between Kick-Ass the comic and movie? How did Joss Whedon describe the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron? Which comic book character recent came out as bisexual?...

Superhero Bits: Avengers Age Of Ultron, Agents Of SHIELD, Kingsman, Thor Ragnarok, Gotham, Batman Unlimited By Germain Lussier/Feb. 9, 2015 5:00 pm EST Want to see some cool new Avengers: Age of Ultron promo art? Is Sif returning to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D? Did Tom Hiddleston talk about Thor: Ragnarok recently? Where can you see a Captain America/Superman crossover? Could the success of Kingsman: The Secret Service spawn sequels or other films?...

Superhero Bits: Black Panther, Blade, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Arkham Knight, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 By Angie Han/Sept. 22, 2015 4:00 pm EST Will Iron Man be in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Are these the best lines from Arrow Season 3? Does Wesley Snipes think Blade 4 will happen? What’s Vision’s role in Captain America: Civil War? Who’s writing Marvel’s new Black Panther comic? What’s coming to Batman: Arkham Knight this month?...

The Great Great Showdown Hunt Day 5: Friday November 6th 2015 Boston, MA: Ah, yes. A teacher and a young prodigy. At one point, the teacher and the kid sit upon a park bench next to a pond. The teacher is upset with the kid and speaks deeply about love and loss and life’s experiences. It is a pleasant day as this chat unfolds. Where was this bench?New York City, NY: It is the future in New York City and there are a whole lot of gangs terrorizing it....

Watch Andy Samberg Get Weird With A Freestyle Music Video For ‘Popstar’ By Ethan Anderton/May 31, 2016 5:00 am EST Even though Saturday Night Live is done until the new television season starts in the fall, this week we’re getting a big dose of comedy from some of the sketch show’s veteran performers and writers. The Lonely Island is bringing their music industry mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping to theaters on June 3, and Universal Pictures is putting out everything they can to spread awareness....

Why Are January 2015 Movie Ticket Sales Up 37% Over 2014? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2015 4:00 am EST While movie theater attendance was down in 2014 (over 50% cite high prices as the reason), MovieTickets.com is reporting that movie ticket sales for January 2015 is up 37% over January 2014. Whats the reason for the uptick in movie ticket purchases? Find out after the jump. Here is the official press release: MOVIETICKETS....

‘Black Panther’ Plot Details Tease The Presence Of Two Villains By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2016 11:00 am EST Black Panther will start production in January. However, all we know for sure is that Creed director Ryan Coogler will be at the helm with Chadwick Boseman as the title superhero, Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) as the head of the Dora Milaje (a security force that protects the King of Wakanda), Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia (one of the members of the Dora Milaje), and Michael B....