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Colony Trailer: New TV Series From Lost Showrunner And Legendary Pictures By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2015 2:01 pm EST USA Network has released the first trailer for Colony, the new science fiction television series from Lost co-showrunner Carlton Cuse and Hercules screenwriter Ryan Condal about a family’s struggle to survive and bring liberty back to the people of an occupied future Los Angeles. The show stars Lost actor Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies from The Walking Dead....

Comic-Con 2015: Conan O’Brien Holds Auditions To Replace Hugh Jackman As Woverine By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2015 7:30 am EST Still, someone has to pick up the claws and replace Jackman eventually. So as part of his stream of Comic-Con themed episodes this week, being shot in San Diego, Conan revealed some of the auditions to play Wolverine with names like Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation), Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex,) Hannibal Buress (Neighbors), Patton Oswalt (Agents of S....

Daisy Ridley’s ‘Star Wars’ Audition Teased In New ‘The Force Awakens’ Documentary Clip By Ethan Anderton/March 28, 2016 2:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This week brings Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Digital HD on April 1st before the movie arrives on Blu-ray and DVD on April 5th. We’ve gotten plenty of teases of the special features that will come with the movie, from a feature length documentary about the making of the sequel, to the first table read with the cast, and several deleted scenes....

Find Out Which Actresses Are Up For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’ Female Lead By Angie Han/Dec. 15, 2014 1:30 pm EST Get details on the potential Pirates of the Caribbean female lead after the jump. Variety reports Disney is planning to test several young stars for the last major role in Pirates of the Caribbean 5. In addition to Scodelario and Wilde, contenders include Lucy Boynton (Miss Potter), Alexandra Dowling (The Musketeers), and Jenna Thiam (the original French version of The Returned)....

John Lassetter Says ‘Cars 3’ Will Focus On The Memory Of Doc Hudson By Jack Giroux/June 10, 2016 4:30 pm EST Most diehard Pixar fans probably don’t rank the Cars films amongst their favorites. They’re not the company’s most acclaimed or successful animated features, but they do sell a ton of toys and, whether you like these movies or not, at least a lot of kids seem to respond to them....

LOL: Adam Sandler’s Updated ‘Chanukah Song’ Includes Scarlett Johansson And More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2015 9:00 am EST There wasn’t a new episode of Saturday Night Live this past weekend, but Ryan Gosling is the first host of three new shows for three weeks in a row starting December 5th, with Chris Hemsworth hosting the following week and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler teaming up to host the last episode of the year on December 19th....

LOL: Microsoft’s CaptionBot Describes The Best Films Of 2015 In Unintentionally Profound And Hilarious Ways By David Chen/April 15, 2016 1:00 pm EST While CaptionBot can sometimes be startlingly accurate, it is clear there are still a few kinks to work out. Nonetheless, I couldn’t help but wonder how it would analyze still images from some of the best films of 2015. The results are mostly bizarre, often hilarious, and sometimes profound....

LOL: With Arms Wide Open, Scott Stapp Of The Band Creed Reviews ‘Creed’ The Movie By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 24, 2015 6:00 am EST There’s a chance that when the movie Creed was announced, some fans of the alternative rock band Creed were disappointed to learn about wasn’t about the band that can take you higher, to a place where blind can see. That chance is very slim, simply because I don’t think there are any Creed fans still around....

Nicolas Cage Teaming With ‘Borat’ Director For Osama Bin Laden Satire ‘Army Of One’ By Angie Han/Jan. 21, 2015 10:30 am EST Nicolas Cage has played some pretty kooky characters in his time, so his latest role should fit right in. Everyone’s favorite Oscar winner / B-movie fixture has just signed on for Army of One, about a regular Joe who decides to look for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Larry Charles (Borat) is directing....

POTD: Summer 1985 Was A Great Time At The Movies By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2015 6:00 am EST July 4th weekend is always a bankable one at the box office. There’s always some kind of major release hitting the big screen to get people as they enjoy some time off for Independence Day, and people flock to theaters to see stuff they missed from the previous weeks or just to see something again with their friends and family....

Robert Zemeckis, Peter Jackson And More Sought For ‘Ready Player One’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 6, 2014 12:13 pm EST If you thought the idea of Christopher Nolan directing Ready Player One was crazy, you may want to sit down for a second. Earlier this week, we reported that Warner Bros. was reportedly courting the Intersteller director to helm the sci-fi adventure film, written by Zak Penn based on a book by Ernie Cline....

Rumor: How The Hulk (Maybe, Possibly) Finds His Way To ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2016 10:00 am EST Almost everything we know about Thor: Ragnarok is built on rumor, conjecture, and offhand comments from Mark Ruffalo. We know that Cate Blanchett is probably joining the cast. We know the plot will involve Thor and the Hulk teaming up to go on some kind of cosmic road trip. We know that Taika Waititi of What We Do in the Shadows fame is on board to direct....

Superhero Bits: New Baby Groot Details, Another Squirrel Girl Contender & More By Ethan Anderton/July 29, 2016 5:00 pm EST When does the Inhumans vs X-Men comic book event begin? Will Punisher be part of The Defenders? Which Marvel movie director does Grant Gustin want to direct an episode of The Flash? How does Baby Groot’s memory work in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Why did Jai Courtney put cigarettes out on himself while Skyping with Suicide Squad director David Ayer?...

Superhero Bits: New Wolverine 3 Title Rumor, Fanmade Wonder Woman Teaser & More By Ethan Anderton/June 7, 2016 5:00 pm EST Is Stephen Amell up for a musical episode on Arrow or as a DC Comics TV crossover? Is this latest iteration of Superman on the big screen inherently broken? Is Channing Tatum leaving Gambit for a movie in the DC cinematic universe? What’s the rumored title for Wolverine 3? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Tom Hanks And Johnny Depp Are America’s Favorite Movie Stars By Angie Han/Jan. 29, 2016 4:30 pm EST The Academy didn’t even think to nominate Tom Hanks for Best Actor this year, despite their overall affection for Bridge of Spies, but in the hearts of Americans he’s already secured the #1 slot. According to the new poll, Hanks is the country’s favorite movie star, beating out fellow A-listers like Denzel Washington, Harrison Ford, and Jennifer Lawrence....

Video: How The Russo Brothers Direct Action By Peter Sciretta/July 12, 2016 4:00 am EST The Russo Brothers are one of the biggest surprises in blockbuster action filmmaking in the last decade — a very smart find by Marvel head Kevin Feige. I remember seeing their film Welcome to Collingwood at the Boston Film Festival in 2002 and thinking that they had had a promising career as comedy filmmakers ahead of them....

Vin Diesel’s ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ Sets Fall 2015 Release Date By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2014 9:00 am EST Briefly: Vin Diesel has your Halloween entertainment all covered for next year. Lionsgate has set his fantasy actioner The Last Witch Hunter for October 23, 2015, where it’ll be up against Jon M. Chu’s Jem and the Holograms and an untitled horror film from Warner Bros. Directed by Breck Eisner (The Crazies), The Last Witch Hunter stars Diesel as an immortal witch hunter who is the last of his kind....

Vin Diesel Teases A Possible Sequel To ‘The Iron Giant’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2015 9:00 am EST Just last week brought the trailer for The Iron Giant: Signature Edition, a new Blu-Ray release of the 1999 animated film from The Incredibles director Brad Bird, which will also be hitting theaters for a couple days this fall. And if one of the film’s stars is to be believed, this re-release of the movie might be a way of testing the waters for a forthcoming sequel....

VOTD: Bill Murray Talks Fame & Being Obnoxious In Animated 1988 Interview By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2015 5:00 am EST Though Bill Murray is known for his roles in films like Ghosbusters, Groundhog Day, Scrooged, What About Bob? and Lost in Translation, he’s become even more famous in the public eye for just being Bill Murray. The actor just pops up wherever, whenever he feels like it, and some of the stories about his interaction with people in public could just as easily be legends....

Watch Ben Affleck Surprise Fans In The Batmobile On The WB Studio Tour By Peter Sciretta/March 1, 2016 10:30 am EST Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice star Ben Affleck surprised fans on the Warner Bros Studio Tour in the new Batmobile and the whole thing was captured on video as part of one of Omaze’s charity fundraising campaigns. Hit the jump to see the new Batman surprise fans on the studio tour....