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‘Metroid’ Movie: Would You Want To See Ronda Rousey As Samus Aran? By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 23, 2016 12:00 pm EST Last August, Nintendo announced that they were exploring the possibility of turning some of their video game properties into feature films. The company was turned off of the idea of adapting their video games into movies after the disaster that was Super Mario Bros. back in 1993, but over 20 years later, Nintendo’s creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto said:...

‘The Martian’ Trailer: Matt Damon Just Wants To Go Home By Angie Han/Aug. 19, 2015 6:30 am EST The problem is, help is 140 million miles and four years away — and he’s only got the resources to survive on Mars for a few weeks. As he puts it, he’s “gonna have to science the shit out of this.” Watch The Martian trailer after the jump. The Martian arrives October 2....

‘Trumped’ Musical: Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick Reunite For ‘The Producers’ Spoof By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 2016 3:00 pm EST Sunday night after the Oscars, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had his usual star-studded show to follow Hollywood’s biggest night. There was plenty of fun to be had, from the premiere of a deleted scene from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice featuring Kimmel himself discovering the true identity of Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne, to the latter star helping to sneak Matt Damon into the show....

Cool Stuff: This ‘Star Wars’ Speeder Bike Motorcycle Is Something Special By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 9, 2016 4:00 am EST Even though there have been plenty of gadgets from film and television that have become realities in our time, most sci-fi creations end up just being mere dreams. This is especially true when it comes to various vehicles we’ve seen from the likes of Star Wars and other iconic franchises. But today, one iconic vehicle from a galaxy far, far away has become a reality…sort of....

Exclusive: Bailey Chase Teases Mystery Role In ‘Batman V Superman’ By Fred Topel/July 29, 2015 8:30 am EST Yesterday at the Television Critics Association Summer Press tour, Netflix presented a panel on Longmire, the series they rescued from A&E for a new season on the streaming service. After the panel I approached actor Bailey Chase for a further interview, and he gave me an exclusive story about his work on Batman v Superman....

Justin Timberlake Joining Anna Kendrick In DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Trolls’ Musical By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 15, 2015 2:30 pm EST Pitch Perfect leading lady Anna Kendrick has been situated to lead DreamWorks Animation’s musical adaptation of the Danish toy known as Troll dolls for over a year now. The project is simply called Trolls, and sees the Oscar nominee playing a relentlessly upbeat character named Princess Poppy. Now Kendrick finally has some company on the animated adventure as recording star turned actor Justin Timberlake (The Social Network, Runner Runner) has just signed on to voice a lead character....

Kevin James To Star In ‘The True Memoirs Of An International Assassin’ By Angie Han/May 6, 2015 3:30 pm EST Fresh off of saving the day in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, Kevin James is getting called to action-hero greatness once more. James is set to star in The True Memoirs of an International Assassin, about a normal dude who gets mixed up in a crazy assassination plot. Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) will direct the action-comedy from a Black List script by Jeff Morris (Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever)....

Laika Auction: Over 250 Puppets, Props And More Up For Sale By Angie Han/Jan. 7, 2015 2:00 pm EST Laika has a knack for creating worlds we’d want to live in: beautifully hand-crafted, gorgeously detailed, and a tad off-kilter. And while it’s unlikely we’ll ever actually get to visit Cheesebridge or Blithe Hollow or Other World (since they’re, y’know, fictional) we’ll now have the opportunity to take a bit of those worlds home with us....

Neil Gaiman Talks About ‘Sandman,’ Likes Tom Hiddleston As Morpheus By Russ Fischer/Dec. 16, 2014 11:45 am EST Anyone who has ever read Sandman, the genre-bending comic written by Neil Gaiman, has probably thought about the idea of Tom Hiddleston as Morpheus, the title character and personification of Dream. While there was a point where Neil Gaiman was pushing forward the idea of Benedict Cumberbatch as Morpheus, now that the actor is locked into Doctor Strange he’s probably out of the running for any other comic book role....

Ride In The New Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Thanks To Lyft’s Promotion This Weekend By Ethan Anderton/June 29, 2016 9:00 am EST If you’re going to be traveling around New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, and Washington D.C. this weekend, maybe you want to spice up your rides around those cities by taking a cruise in the new Ecto-1 from this summer’s Ghostbusters reboot. Lyft is making that happen for two days this holiday weekend....

Roberto Orci No Longer Writing ‘Star Trek 3’ Script By Germain Lussier/Dec. 26, 2014 11:00 am EST Maybe one day we’ll get the full story of the behind the scenes drama on Star Trek 3. How people reacted when J.J. Abrams left, the potential directors coming in to pitch, Roberto Orci being hired as a first-time filmmaker, his subsequent departure, a second director search, the hiring of Justin Lin and more....

That ‘Flatliners’ Remake May Actually Be More Of A Sequel By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2016 12:00 pm EST Just a few weeks ago, the developing Flatliners remake gained an interesting name with Kiefer Sutherland joining the cast. What’s interesting about the addition of Sutherland to the cast is that he starred in the original 1990 cult favorite thriller, and his involvement in the new take on the story opened up the possibility of this being more of a sequel instead of a true remake....

VOTD: Video Essay Examines The T-Rex Attack In ‘Jurassic Park’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 21, 2015 6:30 am EST This year Jurassic World made a huge splash at the box office, proving the dinosaurs and nostalgia make a pretty lethal combination, even if the movie in question could have benefited from a little more innovation and a little less tribute. And even though the film’s opening weekend box office records were just broken by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, there’s still a sequel on the way in 2018, and we’ll see if audiences are still in the mood for more blockbuster dinosaur action....

Watch The ‘Big Hero 6’ Footage From New York Comic Con [UPDATED With Panel Highlights] By Angie Han/Oct. 9, 2014 4:00 pm EST Most of what we’ve seen from Big Hero 6 involves the young inventor Hiro at home with his not-yet-armored inflatable robot Baymax. That stuff has been entertaining, but now you can see the film’s villain, along with a trailer-length blast of action featuring the story’s entire team of would-be heroes....

‘24: Legacy’ Leaves The Door Open For Kiefer Sutherland To Guest Star As Jack Bauer By Ethan Anderton/June 11, 2016 12:00 pm EST In January of next year, the midseason brings the debut of 24: Legacy, the series reboot of FOX’s action adventure series that once starred Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. The original iteration of the series was revealed to be over in 2010 with eyes set on a feature film adaptation, though that never came to fruition....

‘Ant-Man’ Concept Art Shows Off Alternate Costume Designs For The Wasp By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2015 1:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you haven’t seen Ant-Man, the latest release from Marvel Studios, it’s worth heading out to theaters to catch. It’s a refreshingly contained story with the right amount of humor, charm and action. And as with any Marvel movie, there are some nice touches for fans of the comic books, including a credits scene that may be a direct response to the overwhelming fan demand for more female characters....

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Trailer: Welcome To Mexico, Where The Zombies Still Bite [Comic-Con 2016] By Jacob Hall/July 22, 2016 2:00 pm EST And you can get a look at what to expect by watching the trailer below. Like with The Walking Dead, the biggest threat seen in this new footage isn’t the rampaging hordes of hungry undead corpses, but other people who are doing whatever they can to survive (or to take advantage of a total societal collapse)....

‘Grandma’ Trailer: Lily Tomlin And Julia Garner Need Cash In Sundance Selected Comedy By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 2015 3:42 pm EST Right now you can get plenty of Lily Tomlin in the Netflix exclusive series Grace and Frankie, but later this summer she’s also got a new indie hitting theaters, fresh from the Sundance Film Festival and Los Angeles Film Festival this year. The movie is called Grandma, but don’t think that just because Tomlin is old enough to play the title role that she’s some feeble old woman....

‘Howard The Duck’ Gets A Marvel Studios Trailer Remix By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 2015 8:30 am EST Even though X-Men from the year 2000 may have been the first Marvel Comics film that truly launched the comic book movie boom that hasn’t stopped in 15 years (and is showing no signs of slowing down), the very first theatrical movie based on a Marvel comic was Howard the Duck in 1986. Sadly, and hilariously, it was an absolute disaster....

By Angie Han/Sept. 14, 2015 9:30 am EST If that sounds like it’s got a strong Adventureland vibe to it, the Red Oaks trailer isn’t exactly going to dissuade you of that notion. Watch it after the jump. The trailer doesn’t play like the most original thing we’ve ever seen (again, the Adventureland parallels are strong here), but there’s plenty to like already and we can hope it’ll come into its own as the season goes on....