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Superhero Bits: Deadpool Erectile Dysfunction Ad, Black Panther Pressure & More By Ethan Anderton/May 5, 2016 5:00 pm EST Want to know how to build working versions of Captain America’s shield and Iron Man’s gauntlets? Will Deadpool help people with erectile dysfunction? What do Anthony & Joe Russo have to say about the pressure they put on themselves to bring Black Panther to the MCU? How does the Kevin Smith directed episode of The Flash look?...

Superhero Bits: Superman Cameo In Wonder Woman, Lori Petty’s Gotham Role & More By Ethan Anderton/March 4, 2016 5:00 pm EST Who is Lori Petty playing on Gotham and why does she look like a female Joker? How does Batman v Superman’s new Batman feel about metahumans? Will Henry Cavill have a cameo in Wonder Woman? How can you try to get a third season for Young Justice? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 71 - If I Know Now What I Knew Then By David Chen/Aug. 13, 2015 9:55 pm EST We may be born knowing everything we need to know. The problem is we have a short attention span. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky....

Why ‘The Interview’ Digital Success Probably Won’t Change Future VOD Releases By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2015 1:30 pm EST The Interview was a pretty solid success on VOD, with Sony calling the film its best-ever digital performer, but what will that mean for studio VOD films, especially the concept of day and date releases, going forward? Probably nothing, say analysts, so long as theater chains continue to be resistant to day and date schedules that put films in theaters and on VOD at the same time....

Will Forte Says ‘MacGruber 2’ Is “Priority No. 1”… After ‘The Last Man On Earth’ By Angie Han/Feb. 27, 2015 2:45 pm EST Speaking with The Wrap, Forte emphasized that he is serious about MacGruber 2: (Forte also told Hollywood Life, “In a couple weeks, when post-production is over, I’m gonna get in there.” That site and others are taking that to mean MacGruber 2 has already wrapped, but it seems far more likely he’s referring to post-production on The Last Man on Earth....

Will Smith Is Working On A ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Reboot By Angie Han/Aug. 13, 2015 12:30 pm EST The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is following fellow ’90s family sitcoms Full House and Boy Meets World back to the small screen. Will Smith is reportedly working on a modern-day revival of his early hit show, albeit only as a producer and not as a star. Get all the details on the Fresh Prince reboot after the jump....

WTF: Cast Of Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie Killed In New ‘Punisher’ Comic By Germain Lussier/Nov. 26, 2014 1:13 pm EST Yes, Marvel Comics has killed the cast of Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four movie. Check out the panels below. Thanks to Comic Book Movie for the heads up. Read left to right. So it seems “Trang,” aka Josh Trank, is making a sequel and Mike (obviously Michael B. Jordan) is getting cocky thinking it’s going to be about his character, Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch....

‘Demolition’ Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Destroys His Life So He Can Rebuild It By Angie Han/Sept. 8, 2015 4:00 pm EST His complaint is received by customer service rep Karen (Naomi Watts), who is intrigued rather than weirded out by his intensely personal notes. With the help of Karen and her cute precocious kid (Judah Lewis), Davis starts the process of tearing down his life so he can build it up again....

‘Demolition’ Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Just Wants Some Peanut M&Ms By Angie Han/Feb. 4, 2016 11:00 am EST How do you mourn the death of a spouse you never really loved, who represented a life that you never really wanted? If you’re like Davis, the character played by Jake Gyllenhaal in Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition, you start by writing a series of long, rambly, bizarrely confessional letters to the company behind the vending machine that failed to spit out the peanut M&Ms you paid for....

‘Fault In Our Stars’ Writers To Adapt Their Third John Green Book, ‘Looking For Alaska’ By Germain Lussier/March 2, 2015 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sarah Polley was once attached to direct, but that no longer seems to be the case. Read more about the Looking for Alaska movie below. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the Looking for Alaska movie. The writers and author will also once again be joined on the project by Temple Hill Productions, which produced the other two movies as well as several other YA properties....

‘Free State Of Jones’ Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Gives The Confederacy Hell By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 9, 2016 6:09 pm EST After fighting for the freedom of illegal slaves in Steven Spielberg’s period courtroom drama Amistad, this time Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey is taking on the Confederacy head-on in Free State of Jones. The film sees McConaughey leading the true story of Southern farmer Newt Knight who turns against the Confederacy that he once fought for and attempts to turn Jones County, Mississippi into a free state....

‘Mr. Ed’ Star & Scrooge McDuck Voice Actor Alan Young Has Died At 96 By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2016 12:00 pm EST It’s been a tough year for losses in the entertainment industry. Musicians like Prince and David Bowie left us along with comedian Garry Shandling, veteran actress Doris Roberts and the incredible Alan Rickman. Now one more name from the days of classic television and the nostalgic 80s has passed away....

‘Star Wars’ Honest Trailer: We Are Not Calling It ‘A New Hope’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 18, 2015 5:00 am EST With the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens officially one month away (technically under a month since the movie starts playing December 17th), there’s no better time for an Honest Trailer to start taking shots at the original trilogy, beginning with the sci-fi adventure that started it all. The Star Wars Honest Trailer will tickle the fancy of saga fans if only because it refuses to call the movie by its later added subtitle of A New Hope....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Actor To Play ‘Game Of Thrones’ Three-Eyed Raven By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 3, 2015 5:00 pm EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens co-star Max von Sydow, a legendary actor with an incredible body of work to his name, is joining the cast of HBO’s Game of Thrones season 6, taking over the role of the Three-Eyed Raven. The 86-year-old Swedish actor has two Oscar-nominations and has appeared in films such as Minority Report, Shutter Island, The Exorcist, Three Days of the Condor, Dune, Judge Dredd, The Seventh Seal, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Adds WWE Star Sheamus As Rocksteady By Angie Han/May 29, 2015 9:00 am EST Sheamus (real name Stephen Farrelly) revealed his own casting, by posting a photo of himself with co-stars Williams and Tee on Twitter. The woman in the picture is Tee’s wife, actress Mirelly Taylor. It’s not clear if she’s in the movie as well, or if she’s just there to hang out with her husband....

‘The Boss’ Trailer: Melissa McCarthy Stages A Comeback By Angie Han/Nov. 20, 2015 6:00 am EST Melissa McCarthy seemingly can do no wrong when it comes to the box office, and she’ll try to continue her hot streak next year with two more new comedies. We’ve already heard all about one of them, Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, and today we finally have a first look at the other.The Boss stars McCarthy as, well, the boss....

‘The Crow’ May Have Lost Luke Evans By Angie Han/Dec. 4, 2014 8:30 am EST The Crow reboot got a new director yesterday, with Corin Hardy signing on to replace F. Javier Gutiérrez. Now it looks like the project may need a new star as well. Asked whether The Crow was still moving ahead, Luke Evans responded, “It’s not, no.” Evans had been attached to the project since last year. Hit the jump for more on The Crow Luke Evans exit....

‘The Peanuts Movie’ Trailer: Look Out World, Here They Come By Angie Han/Sept. 22, 2015 7:00 am EST The trick with this project will be to straddle the line between modern and classic. Update the characters too much, and the film will alienate fans who grew up loving these characters; don’t update them enough, and the movie will feel stale. Based on the trailer, it looks like director Steve Martino has struck a pretty good balance....

‘The Primary Instinct’ Is Now Available On VOD By David Chen/Sept. 22, 2015 10:00 am EST For those who don’t know, The Primary Instinct is a concert film that documents an evening of Stephen’s storytelling at the Moore Theatre in Seattle. It chronicles Stephen’s journey through childhood, fatherhood, and Hollywood. Hit the jump to learn more about the film and watch the trailer. When you submit your movie to festivals, one of the fields they ask you to fill out on the press kit is a “Director’s Statement....

By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2015 11:00 am EST For those who don’t remember Mega Man, he arrived in 1987 by way of Capcom, having been called Rock Man in Japan. The side-scrolling video game had a simple story that saw a scientist named Dr. Light and his android lab assistant called Rock betrayed by an evil man named Dr. Wily. After stealing Dr. Light’s work, Dr. Wily made an evil robot equipped with a slew of weapons in an effort to take over the world....