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They Mostly Reboot At Night, Mostly: Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Aliens’ Sequel Would’ve Starred Newt By Jacob Hall/Nov. 23, 2015 12:00 pm EST In any case, Ridley Scott, the godfather of this whole series and the director of the original 1979 Alien, put an end to Blomkamp’s movie by moving ahead with Alien: Covenant, the sequel to his Alien prequel, Prometheus (this probably sounds very confusing to non-initiated). However, this hasn’t stopped actor Michael Biehn, who played Hicks in Aliens, from chatting about Blomkamp’s vision, which would have reunited Ripley with Newt, her surrogate daughter....

‘Fargo’ Season 2: Bruce Campbell To Play Ronald Reagan By Angie Han/March 25, 2015 7:30 am EST FX’s Fargo finally has its Ronald Reagan. Bruce Campbell is set to play the Gipper in the upcoming second season of the FX crime drama, joining Patrick Wilson and Ted Danson. More on the Fargo Bruce Campbell casting after the jump. TV Line reports Campbell is set to appear in one episode as Reagan....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Will Be Shorter And Start Later Than Usual By Angie Han/July 18, 2016 10:30 am EST Winter has finally arrived in Westeros, and that means we won’t get to swing by there again until summer. HBO has announced that Game of Thrones season 7 will debut in summer 2017 — not spring, as in years past — and that it’ll consist of seven episodes instead of the usual ten....

‘It Follows’ Teaser Trailer: Sex Has Unexpected Consequences By Russ Fischer/Dec. 17, 2014 10:00 am EST There’s an image you’ll see connected to the horror film It Follows that looks similar something from a “torture porn” film. You’ll see it in the still frame in the video embed below, in which a terrified young woman is tied to a chair. She’s terrified for a reason, but the situation that image represents is very different from what you might assume it to be....

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Loses Michael Keaton And J.K. Simmons By Angie Han/July 1, 2015 8:30 am EST It was at Comic-Con 2014 that Legendary Pictures announced plans for Kong: Skull Island. Now as we approach Comic-Con 2015, the project has just suffered an unfortunate setback. Michael Keaton and J.K. Simmons have departed the project, leaving actor Tom Hiddleston all alone on the island. More details on the Kong Skull Island Michael Keaton and JK Simmons exits after the jump....

‘Magnificent Seven’ Remake Counts In Luke Grimes By Angie Han/April 2, 2015 1:30 pm EST The basic premise of The Magnificent Seven demands a sizable cast, so Antoine Fuqua is continuing to rustle up more stars as the remake nears production. The latest to join is Luke Grimes, seen earlier this year in Fifty Shades of Grey and American Sniper. Besides Grimes, the cast so far consists of Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, and Vincent D’Onofrio....

‘Nine Lives’ Clip: Christopher Walken Is Your Friendly Neighborhood Cat Whisperer By Jack Giroux/June 18, 2016 11:00 am EST Below, watch a Nine Lives clip. In the film, Walken plays a role that’s not too dissimilar to his character in Click: an eccentric, mysterious figure that screws with the life of a man not fully appreciating his family. This time, Walken’s character doesn’t work at a Bed Bath & Beyond, he owns a cat store....

‘Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension’, ‘Friday The 13th’, ‘Rings’ Get New Release Dates By Angie Han/Jan. 27, 2015 5:00 pm EST Paramount’s horror lineup is getting a shakeup. The studio has pushed back Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension into the Halloween season, while the Friday the 13th reboot moves from this fall to next spring. Meanwhile, The Ring reboot Rings claims a late 2015 premiere date. Get the new Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension release date and other details after the jump....

‘The Danish Girl’ Trailer: Eddie Redmayne Is A Transgender Pioneer By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2015 9:00 am EST At a time when our culture and society is becoming far more accepting and understanding of the LGBT community, here comes the story of one of the first trans women to undergo sex reassignment surgery in The Danish Girl. Eddie Redmayne takes the titular role as Lili Elbe, formerly Einar Wegener, a pioneer of the transgender community who had the surgery in 1930, a process that took over two years....

‘The Light Between Oceans’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander Find A Baby In The Sea By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 24, 2016 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After delivering the extremely bleak and poignant dramas The Place Beyond the Pines and Blue Valentine, director Derek Cianfrance is back to tug at your heartstrings again, this time with an adaptation of M.L. Stedman’s novel The Light Between Oceans....

150 Behind The Scenes Photos From ‘Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 11, 2014 5:00 am EST Fifteen years ago, this was it. This was everything I wanted from the Internet. Access behind the scenes of the new Star Wars movie. Today, not much has changed. We’d all kill for even a glimpse at what was going on on the set of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars The Force Awakens....

Cool Stuff: Check Out This Superior Custom LEGO Hulkbuster Set By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2015 5:00 am EST If you’re a fan of both LEGO and Marvel, then you’ve likely enjoyed the two brands teaming up for a variety of LEGO sets inspired by both the comic books and the cinematic universe. However, sometimes the official merchandise for a particular brand can be a little disappointing. And there are some fans who just weren’t impressed with the LEGO set that recreated the Hulkbuster armor from The Avengers: Age of Ultron....

Cool Stuff: LEGO Unveils Disney Minifigures For Mickey Mouse, Mr. Incredible, Aladdin & More By Ethan Anderton/March 30, 2016 6:30 am EST In addition to the LEGO minifgures that come with the various building block playsets, the toy company has also been selling individual minifigures. However, rather than being able to choose which minifigures you want to buy, you have to take your chances by buying them blind and hope you get one you don’t have yet....

Gillian Flynn Teaming With Steve McQueen For Heist Thriller By Angie Han/March 27, 2015 1:30 pm EST Following the great success of Gone Girl, writer Gillian Flynn is joining forces with another big-name director. Flynn has been set to work with 12 Years a Slave helmer Steve McQueen for an untitled heist thriller, which he will also direct. More on the Gillian Flynn Steve McQueen project after the jump. Deadline reports Flynn and McQueen will co-write the script....

Jody Hill And Danny McBride Re-Team For ‘The Legacy Of A Whitetail Deer Hunter’ By Russ Fischer/June 10, 2015 2:30 pm EST Briefly: Director Jody Hill and actor Danny McBride made the bleak comedy The Foot Fist Way before collaborating on multiple seasons of HBO’s comedy series Eastbound and Down. (With a moment working together on Observe and Report in between.) Now there’s a new Jody Hill movie in the works, called The Legacy Of A Whitetail Deer Hunter, and McBride has a major role in its creation....

LOL: Jimmy Kimmel Presents The School Of Perfect Acting By Angie Han/Feb. 23, 2015 1:30 pm EST Actors don’t get to the Dolby Theatre stage without some serious skills, and as revealed on Jimmy Kimmel’s post-Oscars show last night, there’s no better place to develop those skills than at the Kimmel School of Perfect Acting. Kimmel proves a fearsome teacher, beating Sean Penn with a pool noodle and forcing Gary Oldman to literally act his way out of a paper bag....

By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 2016 6:30 am EST Perhaps the most intriguing part of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the vision that Rey (Daisy Ridley) has when she touches Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber after the Force beckons her to it in the basement of Maz Kanata’s castle. It raised many questions, most of which we still don’t know the answer to. Hopefully that will change in Star Wars: Episode VIII....

New ‘Brothers Grimsby’ Red Band Trailer Calls Back Sacha Baron Cohen’s Greatest Hits By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 11, 2016 1:30 pm EST After making a huge splash by bringing his small screen character Borat to the big screen in one of the most unique and hilarious comedies of the past 20 years (despite endless quotes from everyone nearly ruining it), Sacha Baron Cohen hasn’t exactly captured the magic of that feature film outing, but he’s not giving up....

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Images Featuring Adam Driver And Lupita Nyong’o [Removed] By Angie Han/May 4, 2015 6:11 am EST This is the first Star Wars Day in ten years where we actually have a new Star Wars movie to look forward to. (Or more than that, if you want to argue that Revenge of the Sith wasn’t something to look forward to. Zing!) So far, the holiday hasn’t disappointed....

New Star Wars Canon Timeline Infographic By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2015 1:30 pm EST After Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it was announced that the Star Wars Expanded Universe would not be considered canon going forward (instead being classified with the “LEGENDS” branding). This angered a lot of Star Wars fans, but the announcement also brought something cool to the table: all the Star Wars stories in the future would be developed under the guidance of the Star Wars story group and would be consider canon....