J.J. Abrams Says ‘Star Trek 4’ Has The Best Story Of The Kelvin Timeline By Jacob Hall/July 22, 2016 11:30 am EST It’s something of a ritual by now. The latest entry in a major franchise arrives, but the people behind the film aren’t talking about it. Instead, they’ve already moved on to the next movie, the hypothetical sequel that only exists in a few conversations and on a cocktail napkin or two....
Kevin Feige Explains Why Natalie Portman Won’t Be In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ By Angie Han/May 17, 2016 7:30 am EST Thor: Ragnarok is building up a cast to die for, with Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Tessa Thompson, and Cate Blanchett all on board. But one Marvel star who’ll be sitting out this trip is Natalie Portman. After playing Jane Foster in Thor and Thor: The Dark World, Portman will not reprise her role for Thor: Ragnarok, as confirmed by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige....
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s ‘The Decalogue’ To Be Remade For NBC By Russ Fischer/Feb. 17, 2015 10:30 am EST The way things are going now, it was only a matter of time before one of the masterworks by the late Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski was remade in the US. But I never expected the project to be his ten-part opus The Decalogue; furthermore, I never expected the home to be NBC. The Decalogue, from 1989, is a truly wonderful ten-hour Polish TV series based on the Ten Commandments, with the stories all set in a large housing block, featuring characters who occasionally cross paths from one episode to the next....
Netflix’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events Teaser Trailer: The Devil’s In The Details [UPDATED] By Angie Han/July 6, 2015 6:31 am EST UPDATE: Alas, the A Series of Unfortunate Events teaser trailer has been revealed as a fake. Original story follows. Last year, we got the very fortunate news that Netflix was fast-tracking a series based on Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. For fans, that meant a second chance to see the beloved books brought to life, following the little-loved 2004 movie starring Jim Carrey....
Rumor: Disney Working On New ‘Tron’ Video Game By Germain Lussier/Feb. 18, 2015 4:00 am EST The words “Tron” and “video game” are about as synonymous as “Marvel” and “comic book.” Tron, of course, is the 1982 Disney film, by Steven Lisberger, which was directly influenced by video games. It’s basically about a man who goes into a game, and the first film spawned several games and then, a few decades later, a sequel that took the idea even further....
Sequel Bits: Furious 8, Pacific Rim 2, xXx 3, Star Trek Beyond By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2016 5:00 pm EST Was there an explosion or something? Because there are all these Sequel Bits lying around. William Shatner denies having a cameo in Star Trek Beyond. Furious 8 could be the first Hollywood movie to shoot in Cuba since the 1960s. Pacific Rim 2 is off the table for now. xXx 3 adds a couple more ladies to the cast as production nears....
Sofia Coppola Walks Away From ‘The Little Mermaid’ By Russ Fischer/June 1, 2015 3:00 pm EST Disney is moving ahead full speed on a slate of adaptations of classic fairy tale and animated film stories, but not everyone else is having quite the same run of luck. Universal and Working Title are putting together a live-action telling of Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale The Little Mermaid, with Sofia Coppola set to direct as of this past March....
Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Comic-Con 2016 Badges, Deadpool Sidekick, 2046 Green Arrow & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2016 5:00 pm EST Here’s what’s coming up on the next episode of Arrow, including live-action Vixen. Has Deadpool changed the X-Men universe forever? And are more comic book movie innovations on the way? Are these the best superhero rivalries of all time? Are they missing any?...
Superhero Bits: Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Hulk, Spider-Man, Agent Carter, Lobo By Germain Lussier/Feb. 5, 2015 3:30 pm EST What is David Ayer’s dilemma about Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad? Want to see the Suicide Squad from the new episodes of Arrow? Should Hulk get his own movie? How does American Sniper and The Punisher tie together? Is the former Head of Sony remaining on the Spider-Man franchise? Where did Mr....
The Next Scooby-Doo Movie Will Launch A Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe [CinemaCon 2016] By Peter Sciretta/April 12, 2016 8:11 pm EST While we’ve known for some time that Warner Bros. had a Scooby-Doo reboot planned for 2018, we learned much more about the project at CinemaCon 2016. One big revelation is that the movie will be titled S.C.O.O.B., and that it’ll launch a whole new wave of potentially interlocking Hanna-Barbera movies. Yes, that’s right — Warner Bros....
VOTD: A Visual Guide To The Movies Quentin Tarantino Steals From By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2015 7:30 am EST It’s no secret that Quentin Tarantino steals from other movies in order to make the films that everyone loves to see him make. This isn’t really an insult to Tarantino as the filmmaker has said previously, “I steal from every single movie ever made. If my work has anything, it’s that I’m taking this from this and that from that and mixing them together....
‘All Eyez On Me’ Teaser: Tupac Shakur Finally Gets His Own Biopic By Angie Han/June 16, 2016 6:41 am EST Music biopics seem to be everywhere at the moment. Already this year we’ve seen Born to Be Blue (Chet Baker), I Saw the Light (Hank Williams), Miles Ahead (Miles Davis), Elvis & Nixon and the controversial Nina (as in Simone). And as of today we’re making room for yet another, the long-gestating Tupac Shakur movie All Eyez on Me....
‘Ant-Man’ Character Posters: Scott Lang Steps All Over His Friends By Angie Han/June 24, 2015 12:30 pm EST Marvel’s big campaign for its tiny hero continues today with seven Ant-Man character posters. Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stoll, Michael Peña, T.I., and Bobby Cannavale take turns getting the Vaseline lens treatment, as Ant-Man remains the true star of the show. Check out the new Ant-Man character posters after the jump....
‘Mechanic: Resurrection’ Trailer: Jason Statham Is Back And More Jason Statham-Y Than Ever By Jacob Hall/June 23, 2016 12:30 pm EST Jason Statham is nothing if not consistent. Although he’s taken detours into blockbuster territory with Furious 7, showcased some strong comedy chops in Spy, and made the (love ’em or hate ’em) wholly singular Crank movies, Statham’s bread and butter has always been the modestly budgeted action movie. The continuously expanding Jason Statham library isn’t full of too many great movies, but it is full of movies that make simple promises and then deliver exactly what you need them to deliver....
‘Rogue One’ Star Diego Luna Joins That ‘Flatliners’ Remake By Jacob Hall/March 2, 2016 6:00 am EST Is there anyone out there demanding a Flatliners remake? Probably not. The original 1990 film is fine, a perfectly adequate supernatural thriller that goes down easy enough and then vanishes from the brain without leaving a last impression. In a weird way, this actually makes it the ideal movie for the remake treatment – there is no reason to film new versions of beloved, classic movies when there are plenty of great concepts attached to forgettable movies floating around, awaiting resurrection....
By Jack Giroux/April 20, 2016 1:30 pm EST Crackle is adapting writer-director Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy, Snatch, for the small screen. The streaming service, hoping to follow in the footsteps of FX’s Fargo, has greenlighted season one of Snatch. Crackle intends on capturing “the spirit of the original film,” while “creating a new world born from the original movie.” Learn more about the Snatch TV show below. There’s currently no word if Ritchie or anyone else involved in the original 2000 film is a part of the project....
Dark Horse Comics Bringing ‘Umbrella Academy’ And ‘Concrete’ To TV By Russ Fischer/July 7, 2015 4:30 pm EST Dark Horse Comics and Universal Cable Productions (Mr. Robot, The Magicians) have made a deal to turn a bunch of Dark Horse titles into TV shows. One of the first developments is based on one of the very first Dark Horse Comics. That title is Concrete, created, written and drawn by Paul Chadwick, which tells a story that is basically “what if The Thing lived a non-superhero life?...
Director David Ayer Chimes In On Those ‘Suicide Squad’ Reshoots By Jacob Hall/April 11, 2016 4:30 pm EST Here are the facts. First, Suicide Squad recently underwent a series of reshoots that were reportedly extensive and expensive. Second, reshoots aren’t inherently a bad thing, as they allow filmmakers to make good movies great and pick up shots and moments that they didn’t realize they needed until they were in the editing room....
Final ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2’ Trailer: You’ll Believe A Turtle Can Fly By Ethan Anderton/May 20, 2016 7:00 am EST Last weekend, a new TV spot for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows revealed the full form of Krang, the fleshy, brain-like alien from Dimension X who bosses Shredder around and builds his own bionic suit to take on the heroes in a half-shell. Now the final trailer has just been released, and we get an ever better look at Krang knocking the turtles around....
Final Red Band ‘Vacation’ Trailer: The Griswolds Get Rowdy And Raunchy By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2015 11:00 am EST Summer may almost be over, but the latest road trip with the Griswold family in Vacation doesn’t begin until next week. Ed Helms plays a grown up Rusty Griswold, taking his wife (Christina Applegate) and their two sons on a trip in order to help bring them closer together, just like when he was a kid....
