New Star Wars The Force Awakens International Trailer You Probably Shouldn T Watch It

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ International Trailer: You Probably Shouldn’t Watch It By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 9, 2015 8:49 pm EST With one week to go until the first showings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens begins, it’s time to start showing some restraint until we see the movie. But of course we know there are some of you out there anxious to see every scrap of footage from the sequel that you can, and if that’s what you’re hungry for, then this new The Force Awakens international trailer won’t leave you disappointed....

March 4, 2022 · 6 min · 1069 words · Jill Tsai

Saoirse Ronan To Star In Greta Gerwig S Directorial Debut

Saoirse Ronan To Star In Greta Gerwig’s Directorial Debut By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2016 11:00 am EST At 22, Saoirse Ronan has already built up a career to be envied. She’s worked with the likes of Joe Wright, Wes Anderson, and Peter Jackson, and she’s just snagged her second Oscar nomination for Brooklyn. Now for her next big-screen role, she’ll be teaming up with another hot young talent. Ronan is set to star in Lady Bird, the solo directing debut of Greta Gerwig....

March 4, 2022 · 5 min · 970 words · Roy Rogers

Stephen Amell Says Casey Jones Has A Different Origin Story In Ninja Turtles 2

Stephen Amell Says Casey Jones Has A Different Origin Story In ‘Ninja Turtles 2’ By Ethan Anderton/July 15, 2015 2:30 pm EST Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (Stephen Farrelly) will be appearing in the sequel, but the real draw in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 is Arrow star Stephen Amell as vigilante Casey Jones, an ally of our heroes in a half-shell. But while fans may be excited to see the hockey-masked crime fighter in action again, Amell says that this version of Casey Jones is a little different than you might expect....

March 4, 2022 · 2 min · 414 words · Don Dawson

Superhero Bits Punisher The Flash Arrow Luke Cage Gotham Agents Of S H I E L D X Men

Superhero Bits: Punisher, The Flash, Arrow, Luke Cage, Gotham, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2015 4:00 pm EST Want a first look at Jon Bernthal sporting the Punisher logo? Will the DC movies and shows ever cross over? Who else is getting dragged into the S.H.I.E.L.D. / Carter Dubsmash wars? What does Paul Bettany think of Jason Statham’s superhero diss? Is Josh Brolin nervous about playing Thanos? What can Jeremy Irons say about Batman v Superman’s Alfred?...

March 4, 2022 · 7 min · 1327 words · Gregory Garcia

Votd Live Action Donkey Kong Short Film Brings The Video Game To Life

VOTD: Live-Action Donkey Kong Short Film Brings The Video Game To Life By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2016 6:00 am EST Last year, the sci-fi action comedy Pixels brought an 8-bit version of Donkey Kong to the big screen, albeit in a disappointing package directed by Chris Columbus, featuring Adam Sandler and his knucklehead friends, as well as a waste of Peter Dinklage, Michelle Monaghan and Josh Gad. Before that, Donkey Kong got the spotlight in the outstanding documentary The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters....

March 4, 2022 · 5 min · 862 words · Bonnie Fernandez

Watch The History Of Horror Movies A Video Film School Lesson About The Genre

Watch ‘The History Of Horror Movies’: A Video Film School Lesson About The Genre By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 29, 2015 10:00 am EST Filmmaker IQ has published another one of their long-form video essays. This 30-minute Film School lesson teaches you the history of horror movies “from it’s roots deep in Gothic literature, through B-movie status and director’s proving grounds to ultimate respectability as an important filmmaking genre.” The history of horror is a vast and perhaps foolhardy thing to tackle....

March 4, 2022 · 3 min · 591 words · Ana Moore

Watch Highlights From The Doctor Strange And Captain America D23 Panels

Watch Highlights From The ‘Doctor Strange’ And ‘Captain America’ D23 Panels By Russ Fischer/Aug. 17, 2015 11:00 am EST The big D23 Expo from Disney came and went over the weekend, leaving onlookers dizzy with details about more than a dozen upcoming projects from various outfits that are part of the Disney corporate structure. While D23 hosted thousands of visitors, most of our readers were unable to attend. But there’s good news: most of the big panels from D23 are online in video form....

March 4, 2022 · 4 min · 849 words · Richard Grantham

What Makes The Original Independence Day Work So Well Video Essay

What Makes The Original ‘Independence Day’ Work So Well? [Video Essay] By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2016 9:30 am EST This week we’ll get to see if Independence Day: Resurgence can shake a stick at Roland Emmerich’s original 1996 blockbuster. Some early reviews from select outlets attending the Hollywood premiere indicate that the movie pretty much delivers the fun and silliness of the first one, but that’s something we’ll find out ourselves starting tomorrow evening....

March 4, 2022 · 4 min · 809 words · Charles Nguyen

Agent Carter Premiere Is Now A Movie Length Event

‘Agent Carter’ Premiere Is Now A Movie-Length Event By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2014 2:30 pm EST Fans who thought they were in a middle of a long, nine month lull between Marvel movies are in luck. ABC and Marvel have decided to extend the premiere of Agent Carter on January 6th to a two hour, movie-length episode. Below, read the brand new detailed plot synopsis and more about the new Agent Carter premiere....

March 3, 2022 · 6 min · 1199 words · Constance Haag

Citizenfour Trailer Edward Snowden Tells His Story

‘Citizenfour’ Trailer: Edward Snowden Tells His Story By Angie Han/Oct. 13, 2014 9:00 am EST As various parties race to get out the first Edward Snowden biopic, the first Edward Snowden movie has already premiered. Laura Poitras’ documentary Citizenfour debuted at the New York Film Festival over the weekend and while it won’t hit theaters for another couple of weeks, we have the first Citizenfour trailer to share with you in the meantime....

March 3, 2022 · 6 min · 1074 words · Gregory Smith

Napoleon Dynamite Director To Helm Nicktoons Movie

‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Director To Helm ‘NickToons’ Movie By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2016 7:30 am EST Last fall, just before Nickelodeon announced a new programming block that would bring fan favorite shows from the 90s to TeenNick, there were rumblings of a NickToons movie that would be a hybrid of live-action and animation. We’ve heard nothing about the project since then, but that changed today as the project landed a director in the form of Jared Hess, the man who was behind the camera for the cult comedy Napoleon Dynamite....

March 3, 2022 · 6 min · 1224 words · Brian Bonar

Pitch Perfect 2 Super Bowl Commercial The Green Bay Packers Take On The Bellas

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Super Bowl Commercial: The Green Bay Packers Take On The Bellas By Germain Lussier/Feb. 1, 2015 5:00 pm EST How do you sell a movie about girls singing a capella songs during the Super Bowl? You include one of the final four NFL teams in it, of course. The Pitch Perfect 2 Super Bowl commercial was more or less similar to the first trailer but with some significant extensions, including the inclusion of the defense of the Green Bay Packers....

March 3, 2022 · 3 min · 459 words · Angela Jurasek

The Raid 3 Is At Least Three Years Away

‘The Raid 3’ Is At Least Three Years Away By Angie Han/Jan. 21, 2015 10:00 am EST Did the bone-crunching excitement of The Raid 2 leave you dying to see the sequel ASAP? Well, too bad. Director Gareth Evans says The Raid 3 won’t be happening for at least another three years. On the bright side, though, he does have some ideas already, for whenever he decides to get the project going again....

March 3, 2022 · 5 min · 1043 words · Chad Sanchez

Be Warned Star Wars The Force Awakens Reviews Will Start Hitting On December 16Th

Be Warned: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Reviews Will Start Hitting On December 16th By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 12, 2015 12:00 pm EST With just five days until the first nationwide screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens start playing on December 17th, we’re in the home stretch of anticipation for the sci-fi sequel. However, that also means that it’s going to get a lot more dangerous to be online soon as reviews and reactions following the premiere and likely a couple other private screenings begin to make their way online....

March 3, 2022 · 7 min · 1326 words · Lorraine Withers

Billie Lourd Will Return With A Larger Role In Star Wars Episode 8

Billie Lourd Will Return With A Larger Role In ‘Star Wars Episode 8’ By Fred Topel/March 13, 2016 10:00 am EST So, first of all, Rian Johnson has definitely asked Lourd to appear in Episode VIII, she tells us. Another reporter on the press line even asked Lourd what is next for her, and Star Wars is the only upcoming project she brought up. “Yes,” Lourd said. “I can’t say much about it but yes....

March 3, 2022 · 2 min · 279 words · Martha Trundle

Clive Barker Offers Some Info On His Hellraiser Reboot Script

Clive Barker Offers Some Info On His ‘Hellraiser’ Reboot Script By Russ Fischer/Oct. 31, 2014 3:30 pm EST Like the torn-apart Frank Cotton in the original film, Hellraiser keeps trying to pull itself back together. Harvey Weinstein has experimented with reboot and sequel ideas for the past few years, attaching a couple different directors at different times for projects that ultimately failed. But a year ago Clive Barker revealed that he had pitched Weinstein on a loose remake idea that the producer liked....

March 3, 2022 · 8 min · 1526 words · Charlene Mullen

Disney Plots Live Action Remake Of Fantasia Sequence

Disney Plots Live-Action Remake Of ‘Fantasia’ Sequence By Angie Han/June 3, 2015 1:30 pm EST When it comes to Disney’s apparent determination to live-action-remake every story it’s ever animated, not even Fantasia is exempt. Disney is developing a feature film based on the Night on Bald Mountain closing sequence from the 1940 musical anthology. Hit the jump for all the details on the Fantasia live action remake. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless will write the screenplay and executive produce....

March 3, 2022 · 5 min · 899 words · Dallas Davis

Dolph Lundgren Dishes His Role And Channing Tatum S In The Coens Hail Caesar

Dolph Lundgren Dishes His Role (And Channing Tatum’s) In The Coens’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ By Angie Han/May 6, 2015 1:00 pm EST Dolph Lundgren isn’t the kind of guy you’d normally expect to see in a Coen Brothers movie, and he knows it, too. “It was a bit of a shocker,” he says of his role in Hail, Caesar! But now that he’s settled into the part, he has some juicy new details to share about the period comedy, including exactly what Channing Tatum will be doing in it....

March 3, 2022 · 6 min · 1199 words · Terry Nelson

Exclusive How Epix S Get Shorty Tv Series Will Be Like Fx S Fargo

Exclusive: How Epix’s ‘Get Shorty’ TV Series Will Be Like FX’s ‘Fargo’ By Fred Topel/July 31, 2016 10:00 am EST Epix made its first ever presentation to the Television Critics Association on Saturday with its first original series Graves, Berlin Station and America Divided. During his opening remarks, Epix President and CEO Mark S. Greenberg announced a director for the pilot of their series based on Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty. Television veteran Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Sex and the City, House of Cards) will direct the pilot....

March 3, 2022 · 7 min · 1389 words · Barbara Worley

Exclusive The New Anomalisa Poster Invites You To Look A Little Closer

Exclusive: The New ‘Anomalisa’ Poster Invites You To Look A Little Closer By Jacob Hall/Dec. 8, 2015 9:00 am EST At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Anomalisa is my favorite film of 2015 and one of the most unique and shattering experiences of my moviegoing life. Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s stop-motion animated drama is a once-in-a-lifetime work of art. Cynical and beautiful and heartbreaking and hilarious, it is an enthralling, painfully human tour of the emotional spectrum....

March 3, 2022 · 8 min · 1567 words · James Gerard