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Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Guardians Of The Galaxy, X-Men, Batman V Superman, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. By Germain Lussier/Oct. 6, 2014 5:30 pm EST Which actor has just been added to the cast of Ant-Man? Want to see some more concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy? What impresses Ben Affleck most about Zack Snyder as a director on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Who got to visit the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron?...

VOTD: ‘Star Wars Vs Star Trek’ Trailer Imagines The Galactic Battle We’ll Never See By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2016 6:00 am EST Even though having big screen battles is all the rage lately, from Batman vs Superman to Captain America vs Iron Man, this year has seen two of the biggest blockbuster battles. Plus, we still have Godzilla vs King Kong coming in a few years. However, even though there are plenty of franchise crossovers happening, it’s pretty much a 110% guarantee that we’ll never see Star Wars vs Star Trek in movie theaters....

VOTD: The Mid-Atlantic Accent, Or Why People In Classic Movies Talk In That Weird Way By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 27, 2015 6:30 am EST For anyone who has ever seen a classic movie from the 1950s and before, at least the ones that have sound, you’ve probably noticed that pretty much all the actors speak in a very unique accent that doesn’t sound like it comes from any particular region. It’s fast-talking, usually with prominent t-sounds and dropped r-sounds at the end of words....

What Happens When Two Kids Play The ‘Star Wars’ Theme In Front Of John Williams’ House? By Ethan Anderton/July 20, 2016 7:30 am EST Mondays aren’t fun for anybody. Most people have to go back to work after enjoying the weekend, but if you’re somehow lucky enough to be home on a Monday, the last thing you probably want is a couple of kids taking position in your yard and playing a trumpet and flugelhorn....

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Key Art: It’s All Uphill From Here By Angie Han/Jan. 4, 2016 1:30 pm EST Better Call Saul may have Breaking Bad to thank for its initial wave of hype, but it was Better Call Saul’s own achievements that won over the critics, and kept audiences coming back week after week. It didn’t take long for the spinoff series to establish itself as a worthwhile drama in its own right, with its own pitch-black sense of humor, painful emotional truths, and fully broken-in universe....

‘Power Rangers’ And ‘Divergent’ Get Pushed Back By Angie Han/Dec. 18, 2015 7:30 am EST If you thought Power Rangers’ January release date seemed like a bad sign, maybe this will seem more promising: Lionsgate has just delayed the picture two months to March, which in turn bumps The Divergent Series: Ascendant to summer. Get more details on the Power Rangers and Divergent release dates after the jump. As reported by Variety, Power Rangers will move from January 13, 2017 to March 24, 2017, which was previously occupied by The Divergent Series: Ascendant....

‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’ Gets A Shot-For-Shot Trailer Remake, Courtesy Of ‘Raiders!’ Doc By Ethan Anderton/June 2, 2016 1:30 pm EST This year marks the 35th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark, and there’s already a way to celebrate with a new print by Laurent Durieux available for purchase at Bottleneck Galley. But if that’s not enough, this summer also marks the release of Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, a documentary about a group of kids who set out to make a shot-for-shot remake of the Steven Spielberg classic....

By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 26, 2016 9:30 am EST Not long after Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we rounded up some of the easter eggs and secret cameos that can be seen and heard in the movie. And now that the movie has been out for over a month, some more tidbits from behind the scenes are surfacing. This time we’ve got a rundown of the voices of the various Stormtroopers, scavengers on Jakku, aliens in Maz Kanata’s castle and more....

‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season One Finale Trailer: Who Will Fall? By Germain Lussier/Feb. 26, 2015 11:00 am EST Darth Vader’s appearance may be the headline when it comes to Monday’s Star Wars Rebels season one finale, but there’s lots more going on. A daring rescue, menacing Star Destroyers, three way lightsaber battles, and pimped-out Tie Fighters — things are about to get big. A trailer for the episode, which is called Fire Across the Galaxy, has just come online and it’s really fantastic....

‘The Flash’ Movie Loses Director Seth Grahame-Smith By Angie Han/April 29, 2016 4:27 pm EST Warner Bros.’ The Flash has just hit a speed bump. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies author Seth Grahame-Smith, who was to make his directorial debut on the DC superhero movie, has dropped out of the project. The film already has Ezra Miller set to star as the Scarlet Speedster, who first appeared in this spring’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice....

‘Weiner’ Trailer: Hey, Remember Carlos Danger? By Angie Han/April 25, 2016 12:00 pm EST There’s plenty of insanity to go around on all sides of this year’s presidential race, but it’s not like high-profile elections have ever been scandal- and drama-free. Case in point: remember the 2013 mayoral race? You know, the one that ended with Carlos Danger showing up and ruining everything for then-frontrunner Anthony Weiner? A new documentary, Weiner, looks at the politician’s dramatic and very public decline, offering a juicy inside look at a campaign in crisis....

After 30 Years Of Waiting, ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Soundtrack Will Finally Be Released By Jack Giroux/June 22, 2016 4:30 pm EST If you were on Hughes’ fan mailing list in the 1980s, then you might have gotten a single with a couple of the songs. But the rest of us have been out of luck until now. 30 years after Ferris Bueller’s Day Off first hit theaters, its soundtrack is now officially coming out....

Comedian Kumail Nanjiani’s Dreams Come True With A Role In ‘The X-Files’ Revival By Ethan Anderton/July 20, 2015 10:00 am EST Comedian Kumail Nanjiani has been making waves with a series regular role on the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley, but he’s also a very successful stand-up comedian with a podcast called The X-Files Files, which runs through each episode of the series one-by-one, talking about it with various guests from comedians to bloggers....

Comic Con 2015: Everything You Need To See And Know From This Year’s Con By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2015 7:35 am EST The /Film crew (Russ Fischer, Ethan Anderton, Angie Han, Chris Stipp, and myself, Peter Sciretta) were in attendance at San Diego Comic Con 2015 over the last five days. While in San Diego, we will delivered full coverage of the most interesting movie and television events and news from the convention....

Cool Stuff: 18,000-Piece Custom LEGO Batcave Is Intricate And Incredible By Ethan Anderton/April 4, 2016 9:30 am EST Earlier this year, an official LEGO set was revealed for the 1966 Batman secret lair known as the Batcave. It comes with Adam West and Burt Ward as Batman and Robin, as well as their signature Batmobile, Batcycle and Batcopter. It’s on sale now and you can see photos of it right here....

Cool Stuff: Joey Spiotto’s Alien Next Door Book By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 4, 2015 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We’ve featured artist Joey Spiotto’s work many times on the site over the past few years. You might recognize his little Golden Book parody covers or his fictional band Vinyl record cover art. Now Joey is coming out with a new book titled Alien Next Door from Titan Books and officially licensed by 20th Century Fox....

Daisy Ridley Confirms Talks For ‘Tomb Raider’ Reboot By Angie Han/March 21, 2016 11:00 am EST UPDATE: Daisy Ridley has confirmed she’s had “conversations” about the Tomb Raider reboot. More details below. With Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Daisy Ridley went from a total unknown to the internationally famous star of one of the biggest movie franchises of all time. Now the question is where this promising young actress will go next, and the answer could be “to another action franchise....

Go Behind The Scenes Of That Spectacular Single-Shot Sequence In ‘The Final Girls’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 3, 2015 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Around the time that The Final Girls hit limited theaters and VOD, we showed off some pages from the production diary that helped director Todd Strauss-Schulson plan his stunning, meta horror comedy. And now that the film is hitting Blu-ray and DVD today, we have another cool behind the scenes feature to show you....

J.K. Rowling Answers That ‘Harry Potter 8’ Question Again By Germain Lussier/April 10, 2015 12:15 pm EST J.K. Rowling will never say she definitely won’t write a new Harry Potter book. But, more or less, she won’t. In an interview with The Today Show, Rowling was once again posed the question about whether or not she’s prepping a new Harry Potter book. She said, “No,” but explained a bit more than that....

Netflix Rolling Out “Major” TV App Update For The First Time Since 2013 By Ethan Anderton/July 23, 2015 2:30 pm EST Just recently we heard that a price increase was coming to Netflix, but that it would slowly be rolling out over the next ten years as the company encourages users to upgrade to the high-definition streaming plans. However, there’s a more immediate change to Netflix coming for those who use the streaming service by way of an application to their TV....