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Which Rock Star Might Have A ‘Ghostbusters’ Cameo? By Angie Han/Aug. 12, 2015 3:00 pm EST So far we’ve heard about a couple of classic Ghostbusters stars who’ll be dropping by the new Ghostbusters movie. But the cameo list has now extended beyond former cast members to include a certain metal god. Find out who’ll be rocking out with Erin, Abby, Jillian, and Patty after the jump. The Boston Herald broke the news of a Ghostbusters Ozzy Osbourne cameo....

‘American Psycho’ Team Making Manson Family Movie By Angie Han/Feb. 2, 2016 5:00 am EST Director Mary Harron and screenwriter Guinevere Turner already know a thing or two about American psychos, as the team behind American Psycho, and they’ll be putting that knowledge to good use with their next effort. The pair are reuniting for The Family, about the Manson Family murders of 1969. Deadline reports Harron will direct The Family from a script by Turner....

‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ Trailer: Who’s The Father? By Angie Han/March 23, 2016 7:31 am EST Last we checked in with Bridget Jones in 2004’s The Edge of Reason, everyone’s favorite “wanton sex goddess” was getting engaged to the dreamy Mr Darcy (Colin Firth). In this fall’s Bridget Jones’s Diary, our girl, now in her 40s, finally seems to have it all: a great job, a handsome man, and even an adorable little bundle of joy on the way....

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Directors Joe And Anthony Russo Return To TV With Pot Comedy At Showtime By Angie Han/May 9, 2016 1:30 pm EST And, as it turns out, they haven’t abandoned their small-screen comedy roots completely. The Russos are teaming with Showtime for a new sitcom about a family of pot dealers. Zach Cregger (The Whitest Kids U’Know) and Moshe Kasher (Another Period) are also on board. TheWrap reports the Russos are developing the pot comedy at Showtime, but caution that deals for the show aren’t completely done yet....

‘Jurassic World’ Super Bowl Commerical By Germain Lussier/Feb. 1, 2015 3:29 pm EST During the Super Bowl, a world wide audience was given a brand new look at the highly anticipated sequel, Jurassic World. Directed by Colin Trevorrow, the film stars Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, BD Wong and others in a modern follow-up to the hit series based on the novels of Michael Crichton and produced by Steven Spielberg....

‘Roadies’ Season 1 Teaser Trailer: Cameron Crowe’s First TV Show Debuts Next Summer By Jack Giroux/Oct. 14, 2015 5:00 pm EST Fans of television, music, and Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous), we have some excellent news for you: Showtime has picked up Roadies. The project, which is about the lives of roadies, is Crowe’s first ever television series. Roadies season 1 will premiere next summer. Learn more and watch the Roadies season 1 teaser trailer after the jump....

‘Seymour: An Introduction’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke Directs A Beautiful Documentary By Russ Fischer/Feb. 9, 2015 10:00 am EST If you’re tempted to think “oh, whatever, a documentary about an old piano player,” based on the subject of this film, I urge you to watch this trailer for Seymour: An Introduction. I guarantee you’ll see it differently. Ethan Hawke has been part of Richard Linklater’s association with IFC thanks to Boyhood, and now he’s made a really tender doc that IFC will distribute later this year....

‘Taken’ TV Series Won’t Require Viewers To Have Seen The ‘Taken’ Movies [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 2, 2016 12:30 pm EST “What I think we try to do if we go into territory that’s familiar, or an old show that we’re bringing back, is to not do it in a straightforward way,” Greenblatt said. “Taken is, as you probably know, not a reboot really. It’s the same character but he’s 30 years younger and you’re seeing the origin of where that Liam Neeson character started from, but it’s in the present day....

‘Terminator: Genisys’ Box Office Has Life Again After Big Opening In China By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2015 11:00 am EST Earlier this summer, Terminator: Genisys made quite an unceremonious debut at the box office with a $27 million opening and a domestic total of just over $89 million before leaving theaters. The underwhelming numbers left Paramount Pictures uncertain as to what the future would hold for the Terminator franchise, but it had yet to debut in some international territories....

By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 22, 2016 3:00 pm EST Back in the early ’90s, during what was one of the more popular times for Saturday Night Live, cast members Mike Myers and Dana Carvey brought their recurring characters Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar to the big screen for a Wayne’s World movie in 1992. It was successful enough to warrant a Wayne’s World 2 in 1993. And since then, Trevor Schindeler has been desperate to make Wayne’s World 3 a reality, going so far as you write his own script, tirelessly trying to get it read by Hollywood....

Begun, The Culture War Has: China Still Hasn’t Approved ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ For Release By Jacob Hall/Oct. 29, 2015 1:00 pm EST Whether you like it or not, China is going to be playing a massive role in deciding what kinds of movies Hollywood makes in the years ahead. Already the one of the largest markets for film on the planet, the nation of 1.3 billion people is looking to surpass the United States within just a few years when it comes to the number of people paying to see movies....

Edward Herrmann Has Died At Age 71 By Germain Lussier/Dec. 31, 2014 12:30 pm EST The world lost one of its favorite fathers today. Edward Herrmann, the long-time character actor best known for his role as Richard Gilmore on the Gilmore Girls, lost a battle with brain cancer Wednesday at the age of 71. To a generation of fans, Herrmann was the loving, astute patriarch on the hit TV show but his career spanned much wider than that....

Get Your First Look At Pixar’s Next Short Film, ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ By Angie Han/April 28, 2015 3:00 pm EST Almost as exciting as the release of a new Pixar feature is the reveal of the new Pixar short that accompanies each feature. Coming with this fall’s The Good Dinosaur is Sanjay’s Super Team, a seven-minute work about a little boy coming to understand his father’s Hinduism. The first lovely bit of concept art from Sanjay’s Super Team has just been released, and you can check it out after the jump....

New ‘Everest’ Trailer: Climbing The Most Dangerous Place On Earth By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 5, 2015 7:15 am EST Mountain climbing on its own can be quite a dangerous activity, but it gets infinitely worse when you decide to climb the highest mountain on the planet. And that’s made abundantly clear in a new international trailer for Everest. The mountain-climbing drama takes an impressive ensemble cast that includes Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes and Jake Gyllenhaal and hikes them up Mount Everest, which sits at the cruising altitude of a 747 according to the trailer....

New Mega Man Animated Series In The Works By Germain Lussier/June 2, 2015 1:51 pm EST You know him, you love him, you’ve used his arm as a cannon and now he’s coming back to TV. Popular video game character Mega Man will be resurrected in a new animated, 26-episode TV series by Man of Action Entertainment. They created the Disney TV shows Ben 10, Generator Rex and worked on Disney’s Big Hero 6....

Robert Rodriguez To Direct ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ For Producer James Cameron By Angie Han/Oct. 14, 2015 2:30 pm EST Well, as of today, in the capable hands of director Robert Rodriguez. The Machete director is confirmed to helm the manga adaptation, now going by the slightly different title Alita: Battle Angel. Cameron remains on board as a producer, along with Jon Landau. Read all about the Alita Battle Angel Robert Rodriguez news after the jump....

Rumors: Rachel McAdams For ‘Doctor Strange,’ Bryan Singer For ‘Fantastic Four 2’ By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2015 5:00 pm EST Heroic Hollywood claims that Rachel McAdams, currently being seen every Sunday night in True Detective, has been offered a role in Doctor Strange. Scott Derrickson is directing the film from a script by Jon Spaihts, and the movie stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange, an arrogant surgeon whose hands are damaged, leading him to more than one kind of personal reinvention....

Stand With Jennifer Lawrence In New ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2’ Teaser And Poster By Ethan Anderton/July 8, 2015 3:00 pm EST Hot on the heels of the recent batch of character posters for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, one more poster for the film, featuring the titular symbol of the rebellion, has surfaced online. That’s just in time to hype Lionsgate’s Comic-Con panel on Thursday for the franchise’s conclusion....

The Force Awakens Bits: Blu-Ray Release (Sort Of) Confirmed, Ewan McGregor Talks, Matt The Radar Technician Reigns Supreme By Jacob Hall/Feb. 1, 2016 10:00 am EST You should be able to own The Force Awakens on the first Tuesday of the fourth month of this year, but we won’t actually publish that date until the official press release hits our inbox. Expect a certain amount of fanfare… and expect every retailer to have exclusive box art, unique bonus features, and all other kinds of nonsense to get you (and us) excited....

VOTD: Robert Rodriguez’s 50-Minute Interview With Sylvester Stallone By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 20, 2015 6:30 am EST Next week brings Sylvester Stallone back yet again as famed boxer Rocky Balboa. But this time he’s a mere supporting player, as the son of Apollo Creed takes the spotlight in a new era for the boxing franchise. Creed sees Michael B. Jordan take the title role of a young up and coming boxer struggling to live up to the legacy of his late father....