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‘Fantastic Beasts’ Trailer Looks Like ‘Harry Potter’ Meets ‘Pokémon’ [Comic-Con 2016] By Angie Han/July 23, 2016 2:22 pm EST For a few minutes on Saturday, Comic-Con’s Hall H was taken over by magic. In a sweet Comic-Con surprise, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them star Eddie Redmayne handed out wands to the entire audience, and then led all 7,000 people in shouting “lumos maxima” to bring more light into the room....

‘Gambit’ Turns On That Cajun Charm, Convinces Director Doug Liman To Take The Job By Jacob Hall/Nov. 13, 2015 5:30 am EST And lo and behold, one of those directors has apparently taken the gig. Doug Liman, the director of The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow, has taken the gig. Hopefully, whatever scared everyone else away won’t affect Liman, who has a reputation for having stood firm through his fair share of troubled productions....

‘It Follows’ Trailer: Wherever You Are, It Is Coming For You By Russ Fischer/Jan. 23, 2015 9:00 am EST We’ve posted a few trailers for the indie horror film It Follows, but the movie is good, and deserves to build an audience. So here’s one more trailer for the film — the good news is that this may be the best It Follows trailer we’ve seen so far. This one sets up the basics of the story, in which a set of people are plagued by an unstoppable force that targets some sexually active kids, but also delves just a bit deeper into the situation without giving away anything too specific....

‘Jessica Jones’ Opening Credits: Black And Purple And Noir All Over By Jacob Hall/Nov. 20, 2015 9:00 am EST The first season of Marvel’s new Jessica Jones series is streaming on Netflix right now, but you’re probably in the same boat as us – you can’t watch it yet because you’re too busy doing your job to make money to pay the bills, or you’re too busy attending classes to make sure you can get a job to pay those future bills....

‘Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates’ Red Band Trailer: Anna Kendrick & Aubrey Plaza Toke It Up By Ethan Anderton/April 20, 2016 9:00 am EST The last time Aubrey Plaza and Zac Efron got crazy together, it was with Robert De Niro in the dreadful Dirty Grandpa. However, in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, they have Workaholics star Adam DeVine and Pitch Perfect leading lady Anna Kendrick to help out....

‘Ready Player One’ Movie Update: New Script Complete, Licensing May Be An Issue By Germain Lussier/Nov. 27, 2014 5:00 am EST Fans of pop culture and video games have probably been waiting to hear what’s up with Ready Player One. Based on the book of the same title by Ernie Cline, the film rights were scooped up by Warner Bros. way back in 2010. Most recently we heard Zak Penn had taken over screenwriting duties on the project, which is about a futuristic world where everyone lives in a virtual reality....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Honest Trailer: Something Old, Something New By Ethan Anderton/April 6, 2016 7:00 am EST Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is officially available on home video in all formats, you just knew that we were going to get an Honest Trailer for the sci-fi sequel that has kicked off not just a new trilogy, but also a whole new generation of Star Wars. What’s cool is that this Honest Trailer does something a little different as a way to emulate the fact that The Force Awakens shares pays a lot of homage to A New Hope and the rest of the original trilogy....

‘The Crow’ Remake Adds Andrea Riseborough As Villain By Angie Han/May 21, 2015 7:30 am EST The Crow remake has been a revolving door of talent over the past couple of years, with various actors and filmmakers coming and going over the years. As of right now, director Corin Hardy (The Hallow) and star Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) are the latest combo to try and tackle the project. And miraculously, it seems they’re actually making some forward progress....

‘The Purge: Election Year’ TV Spot: You Must Purge To Keep Your Country Great By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 26, 2016 7:00 am EST Even though it feels like it’s been an election year for much longer than a couple months, this year is officially the year when we elect a new President of the United States of America. And while the craziness of the primaries unfolded last night with yet another political debate between potential presidential candidates, an all too appropriate TV spot debuted for this year’s action thriller sequel The Purge: Election Year debuted, taking cues from the political ads that we all get sick of seeing....

‘Vixen’ Trailer: The CW’s Latest Superhero Gets Animated By Angie Han/July 13, 2015 7:00 am EST The CW’s comic book universe continues to expand this summer with CW Seed’s Vixen, the first animated show to join the DC lineup. Megalyn Echikunwoke (The Following) voices lead Mari McCabe, an orphan from Africa who inherits a totem that gives her the powers of animals. The digital series features several characters from the rest of The CW’s DC-verse, with Stephen Amell (Arrow), Grant Gustin (The Flash), Emily Bett Rickards (Felicity Smoak), and Carlos Valdes (Cisco Ramon) all lending their voices to the show....

George Lucas Wanted To Release ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Before Selling Lucasfilm By Germain Lussier/Jan. 13, 2015 6:00 am EST They say kids change everything. In George Lucas’ case, his new child changed the fate of Star Wars. Lucas is promoting his latest film, Strange Magic, and in the first interview about it the creator of A Galaxy Far, Far Away admitted his original plan was to make Star Wars Episode VII for May 2015, then sell the company....

James McAvoy Replaces Joaquin Phoenix In M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Movie By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2015 1:30 pm EST Having delivered his best movie in a decade and a half with The Visit, M. Night Shyamalan has started assembling the pieces for his next film. And he’s already landed a promising name. James McAvoy is in talks for the supernatural thriller, which is being produced by Jason Blum. Read about the James McAvoy M Night Shyamalan project after the jump....

Johnny Depp Joins Another Movie Called ‘The Libertine’, This Time For Director Brett Ratner By Ethan Anderton/May 11, 2016 1:00 pm EST Unless you’re one of those hardcore Johnny Depp fans, there’s a good chance that you’ve forgotten, or possibly never knew, that the Pirates of the Caribbean starred in a movie called The Libertine. The period drama about 17th century poet John Wilmot (aka the Earl of Rochester) was given a limited release in November of 2005 and a wide release in the spring of 2006....

LOL: Pixar Depression Ad Pokes Fun At The “Hardships” Of Pixar’s ‘Inside Out’ By Ethan Anderton/July 3, 2015 4:00 pm EST If you’ve seen Pixar’s latest film Inside Out, then you likely felt a swell of all the feels a few times throughout the movie. And while it’s easy for some of us to get caught up in the emotions of the film (both as feelings and as characters scrambling on the big screen), there are those who may not be as moved by the struggles 11-year old Riley has in the movie....

Louis C.K. And Albert Brooks Are Joining Forces For An FX Pilot By Jack Giroux/Jan. 4, 2016 4:00 pm EST It’s a good day to be an Albert Brooks fan. Well, any day is a good to be that, but today especially. The actor, writer, director, and comedian hasn’t written a feature film since Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World, which was over a decade ago. Brooks isn’t returning to directing just yet, but with Louis C....

Marvel Phase 4 Movies Dated, Black Panther And Captain Marvel On The Move By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 8, 2015 9:09 am EST Marvel Studios made some pretty big Phase Three announcements this morning. Ant-Man is getting a sequel starring The Wasp, forcing Black Panther and Captain Marvel to shift their dates. In addition, Marvel has announced three Phase Four films for 2020. Learn more about the Marvel Phase 4 movies after the jump....

New ‘High-Rise’ Poster: Take A Leap Of Faith For One Of The Best (And Most Divisive) Films Of 2016 By Jacob Hall/Jan. 5, 2016 2:30 pm EST I ended up seeing High-Rise twice at last year’s Fantastic Fest film festival. The first time was because I will see every single movie that Ben Wheatley makes. The second time was to make sure I wasn’t crazy for loving it as much as I did....

Oscar Isaac Reveals Details Of His ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Costume By Germain Lussier/Jan. 22, 2015 2:00 pm EST Casting an amazing actor like Oscar Isaac in a superhero movie is always a great idea, even when you don’t get to see him. Isaac is playing Apocalypse in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse, a character that – as you can see from the image above – doesn’t really have many human looking qualities. He’s alien, he’s got this huge costume, you’d think Isaac would be unrecognizable as the character....

Steven Spielberg Almost Directed ‘American Sniper,’ Here’s How His Version Would’ve Been Different By Germain Lussier/Jan. 20, 2015 10:00 am EST Long before American Sniper was nominated for six Oscars or grossed $100 million on its opening weekend, it was almost a very different movie. In the summer of 2013, Steven Spielberg was attached to direct the film based on the memoir of U.S. sniper Chris Kyle. Bradley Cooper was still attached to star and produce....

Theme Park Bits: ‘Ghostbusters’ And ‘Smurfs’ Coming To Dubai; Plus ‘Frozen’ Invades Disneyland By Germain Lussier/Jan. 6, 2015 12:30 pm EST This edition of Theme Park Bits travels the globe. China, the Middle East and even the Frozen land of Arendelle. Below, read about the following: Sony Pictures has licensed several of their major properties, including Ghostbusters, for a Dubai Theme Park. The Frozen city of Arendelle is now part of the Disneyland ride Storybook Land Canal Boats....