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‘Outlaws And Angels’ Trailer: Finally, Luke Wilson And Chad Michael Murray Play Cowboys By Jacob Hall/June 17, 2016 8:00 am EST The past year or so has been a fantastic time for fans of offbeat westerns, with a variety of filmmakers taking on this conic genre and giving it a unique twist. The Keeping Room used the genre to craft a low-key feminist thriller. Bone Tomahawk eased you into a traditional The Searchers riff before taking a brutal left turn into hardcore horror....

‘Sharknado 3’ Teaser: SyFy Schilling More Sharks And Shameless Cameos By Ethan Anderton/June 13, 2015 3:00 pm EST The original Sharknado was ironically entertaining, making for some absolutely ridiculous, intentionally terrible, B-movie fare. The success of the mind-numbing, inconceivable action horror film resulted in Sharknado: The Second One. And now we’re in the midst of a trilogy coming together. Since the weekend is usually reserved for making decisions that you’ll immediately regret, you couldn’t ask for a better time to watch the first teaser trailer for the unnecessary made-for-TV sequel Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!...

‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Has Begun Filming Because Benedict Cumberbatch Doesn’t Require Sleep By Jacob Hall/April 6, 2016 2:00 pm EST Benedict Cumberbatch may have just wrapped production on Marvel’s Doctor Strange a few days ago, but he’s already started shooting Sherlock season 4. Call it keeping your nose to the grindstone. Call it having a supernatural ability to work with the bare minimum amount of sleep. In either case, Mr. Cumberbatch must have the same mutant gene as Dwayne Johnson....

‘The BFG’ Poster: A Big Friendly Giant And A “Human Bean” Walk Into A One-Sheet… By Jacob Hall/Jan. 22, 2016 8:30 am EST Only fools don’t eagerly anticipate Steven Spielberg movies and only a total cynic wouldn’t want to see one of the greatest filmmakers of all time adapt the work of the great Roald Dahl. So while it’s currently flying a bit under the radar, you should probably start looking forward to the arrival of The BFG, Spielberg’s first collaboration with Disney and his first live action family adventure movie since 1991’s Hook....

‘The Fly’ Gets Comic Book Sequel ‘The Fly: Outbreak’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 18, 2014 3:45 pm EST There was a movie sequel to David Cronenberg’s incredible 1986 reinvention of The Fly, and now a comic book seeks to another sequel storyline. The Fly: Outbreak is from IDW, and writer Brandon Seifert (writer of BOOM! Studios’ Hellraiser comics) and artist menton3. The comic series is an original story, seemingly not based on Fly sequel ideas Cronenberg was toying with a couple years ago, but possibly related to the film The Fly II....

‘The Huntsman’ Will Only Have Two Dwarves By Angie Han/Jan. 28, 2015 9:00 am EST Snow White (Kristen Stewart) will be sitting out Universal’s The Huntsman, and now it looks like most of her dwarf friends will be, too. Only two of the seven dwarves are expected to appear, according to a new report. Still set to return are the evil queen (Charlize Theron), and of course the Huntsman himself (Chris Hemsworth)....

‘Two Days One Night’ Trailer: Marion Cotillard Needs Your Vote By Russ Fischer/Nov. 14, 2014 6:00 am EST The Dardenne Brothers (The Kid With a Bike) aren’t known for working with actors who might also be found in a Christopher Nolan tentpole, but Marion Cotillard is that rare talent who can seem at ease in both environments. And she seems perfectly cast in Two Days, One Night, the new film from the Dardennes, in which Cotillard plays a woman who must rely upon a certain sort of generosity from her co-workers in order to keep her job....

Bad News, ‘Community’ Fans: Yahoo Screen Shuts Down By Angie Han/Jan. 4, 2016 4:30 pm EST A rep for Yahoo confirmed to Variety that Yahoo Screen had been shuttered last week. “At Yahoo, we’re constantly reviewing and iterating on our products as we strive to create the best user experience,” they said. “With that in mind, video content from Yahoo as well as our partners has been transitioned from Yahoo Screen to our Digital Magazine properties so users can discover complementary content in one place....

Brett Ratner Producing Movie About Creation Of ‘Tetris’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 18, 2015 8:00 am EST Since most movies adapting video games for the big screen haven’t really turned out to be anything memorable, maybe the origin story of one of the most iconic early video games will be a little more appealing to audiences. That’s what producer Brett Ratner and his RatPac Entertainment partner James Packer are hoping as they are developing a Tetris movie about Alexey Pajitnov, the Russian video game designer who created the building block puzzle game....

Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Guardians Of The Galaxy Star-Lord Sixth Scale Figure By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 3, 2015 5:00 am EST Sideshow Collectibles sent me a sample of Hot Toys Guardians of the Galaxy Star-Lord Sixth Scale Figure. Lets unbox this figure and take a look at whats inside the box. After the jump you will find photos of the Hot Toys Guardians of the Galaxy Star-Lord Sixth Scale Figure, alongside my thoughts on the product....

Cool Stuff: Poster Posse ‘Tomorrowland’ Artwork Makes The Future Pretty By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 2015 4:00 am EST This week finally brings Brad Bird’s original Disney sci-fi adventure Tomorrowland to theaters. Just yesterday brought some early buzz on the film, and it doesn’t sound overwhelmingly good. Our own Peter Sciretta has seen it a couple times, and was a little disappointed, but has warmed up to it after revisiting. Everyone else can judge for themselves this weekend....

Exclusive ‘Advantageous’ Poster By Angie Han/June 12, 2015 6:00 am EST The very best sci-fi movies are the ones that go beyond ooh-ing and ahh-ing at cool gadgets, to dig into the thornier questions of what these technologies mean for humankind, and what they can tell us about ourselves. And that’s what makes the award-winning Sundance drama Advantageous look so intriguing. Directed by Jennifer Phang, Advantageous features a newfangled procedure that allows people to transfer their consciousness into a new body....

If You Have The Money, You Can Buy Optimus Prime And Bumblebee From ‘Transformers’ By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 1, 2016 1:00 pm EST We all have cars, but wouldn’t it be cool if we had Transformers? Sadly, we’re not likely to have full-size cars that can transform into sentient robots anytime soon, but if you’ve got a huge load of cash lying around, you can have the next best thing. Automobile auction house Barrett-Jackson will be having a special auction at the end of January, and there are two very special items up for bid that should get any Transformers fan excited....

J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuaron And Chris Pine To Present Oscar Nominations By Germain Lussier/Jan. 9, 2015 1:30 pm EST This year the Oscar nominations are getting some geek cred. The nominations will take place at 5:30 a.m. PST on January 15 and, unlike in previous years, the nominees for all 24 categories will be publicly presented. That’s pretty cool. What’s cooler is that J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuaron and Chris Pine will be the celebrities presenting the awards....

Jennifer Lawrence And Chris Pratt In Talks For Sci-Fi Romance ‘Passengers’ [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Feb. 6, 2015 3:30 pm EST It’s been a turbulent week for Sony but the studio is moving forward full-speed ahead on the long-awaited realization of Jon Spaihts’ sci-fi script Passengers. Director Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game, Headhunters) just came on to direct earlier this week, a couple months after Sony grabbed rights to the script following failed development efforts at other companies....

Krysten Ritter Geeks Out About Being Marvel’s ‘Jessica Jones’ By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2014 3:00 pm EST Lots of fans were thrilled when Krysten Ritter was cast as the lead of Marvel’s new Netflix series A.K.A. Jessica Jones, but it seems Ritter herself wasn’t one of them. A fan, that is — Ritter admits she didn’t have much comic book experience before she booked the role. However, that’s changing as Ritter gets deep into preparations for the project....

New Terminator Genisys Poster And TV Spot Embrace A Major Spoiler By Germain Lussier/April 30, 2015 9:38 am EST When the last Terminator Genisys trailer came out, I avoided it. Everyone said there was a big reveal within that they considered to be a massive spoiler. But then the new poster for the film is revealed and there it is, literally front and center. Could this seemingly huge franchise-changing reveal really be so insignificant that it’s cool to put in the middle of the poster?...

Simon Kinberg Explains The Delay Of ‘Fantastic Four’ Promotion By Germain Lussier/Oct. 20, 2014 12:00 pm EST 2015 is so packed with big movies, getting any one to stand out is important. Films like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Jurassic World and Terminator Genisys have all released information and a photo or two to whet the fan appetites. Even Star Wars Episode VII put out very cryptic videos teasing returning vehicles and characters....

VIDEO: J.J. Abrams Talks About The Intense Pressure Of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 7, 2015 12:30 pm EST We haven’t heard from J.J. Abrams in a bit. He’s been pretty busy working on a little film called Star Wars: The Force Awakens, probably in some small, dark room in Los Angeles or Marin County. But the co-writer and director of the highly anticipated film came out for the National Board of Review awards this week and talked about what it’s been like managing expectations during production, editing and now as the marketing for the film has begun....

Video: Star Wars Battle Pod Arcade Game Will Force You To Go Back To The Arcade By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 9, 2014 7:00 am EST I mentioned the Star Wars Battle Pod arcade game in the last edition of Page 2, but now that we have video of the game in action, I think this is worth a stand-alone post. As far as I can tell, Star Wars Battle Pod is the first Star Wars arcade machine in 14 years (Sega released a podracing arcade machine called Star Wars: Racer Arcade in 2000 following the release of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace)....