New ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Trailer And Character Posters By Germain Lussier/Nov. 26, 2014 9:30 am EST The second we heard Matthew Vaughn was doing a new Mark Millar comic book movie, we got excited. With each new piece of information, that interest continues to build. Now, Kingsman The Secret Service is entering the final stages of its marketing leading up to a February 13 release and word on the film continues to build....
New ‘The X-Files’ Promo Features Mulder Monologuing, Smoking Man Rasping And… The Flukeman?! By Jacob Hall/Oct. 13, 2015 7:30 am EST Pick apart the new X-Files promo for yourself after the jump. The new promo (which premiered to the folks unfortunate enough to be watching the latest episode of Gotham) doesn’t feature any new footage. Because it’s animated. The retro style will invite instant Mad Men comparisons and it certainly is a slick, well-produced piece of advertising....
POTD: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Covers ‘Vanity Fair’ By Angie Han/May 3, 2015 11:30 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens has made it onto the cover of Vanity Fair magazine. Old-timers Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Chewbacca are joined by three of the saga’s newest heroes, Rey (Daisy Ridley), Finn (John Boyega), and BB-8. See the Star Wars Vanity Fair cover after the jump. Annie Leibovitz shot the Star Wars Vanity Fair cover for the June 2015 issue....
Rumor: Margot Robbie To Play Harley Quinn In ‘Suicide Squad’ By Angie Han/Nov. 10, 2014 7:56 am EST As of now, David Ayer’s Suicide Squad has zero officially confirmed stars. But based on what we’ve heard so far, it is obvious they’re aiming big. Jared Leto is apparently being eyed to play the Joker, Jesse Eisenberg is rumored to reprise his Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice role as Lex Luthor, and Will Smith and Tom Hardy all supposedly have offers....
Sam Raimi Chevy Ad Shows Why A 2016 Malibu Might Just Save Your Life By Jack Giroux/Feb. 19, 2016 4:30 pm EST It’s been almost seven years since Drag Me to Hell, so you must be yearning to see another horror picture from Sam Raimi. The latest work from the director isn’t quite that, but it does play on some familiar genre tropes. To promote the 2016 Malibu and Cruze models, Chevrolet wisely recruited Raimi to direct one of their ads....
Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange, Civil War, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Ant-Man, Agent Carter By Germain Lussier/Oct. 13, 2014 4:30 pm EST After a minor hiatus, Superhero Bits is back! Which two major, historical story lines are coming back to Marvel Comics in 2015? When might you see some Avengers: Age of Ultron footage on TV? Does Keanu Reeves want to play Doctor Strange? How were the ratings for The Flash? Is there a problem on the set of Ant-Man?...
The ‘Goonies’-Inspired ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ Remake We Didn’t See By Jack Giroux/March 9, 2016 4:00 pm EST The 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street was a disappointment for most Freddy Krueger fans. Even though the Platinum Dunes film made $32.9 million its opening weekend — which gave rise to discussions regarding a 3D sequel — it never led to another installment starring Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen). In fact, we recently heard about another A Nightmare on Elm Street remake in the works....
U.S. Army Confirms Captain America Would (Probably) Be Owed 66 Years Of Back Pay By Angie Han/May 12, 2016 2:30 pm EST Also, there is an biannual increase of pay for service with a pay cap at 22 years with no increase of specialized pay or living allowance. Now provided that they kept him at the 1945 pay scale, for the 22 years after that, he would have received a total of $81,684 plus the previous $5,952 giving him a grand total of $87,636....
Watch: Joseph Kahn’s Power Rangers Short Film ‘Power/Rangers’ By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 24, 2015 6:00 pm EST This morning Adi Shankar released Power/Rangers, a “bootleg short film” directed by Joseph Kahn (Torque, Detention), co-written by Dutch Southern (Bad Turn Worse) and starring James Van Der Beek (Dawson’s Creek) and Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica). Described as “a twist on the Power Rangers mythos”, the short film is a a well crafted brilliant fx-heavy send-up of dark and gritty fan films while also somehow being a fun addition to the genre....
Watch The Original ‘Whiplash’ Short Film That Inspired The Oscar-Winning Feature By Germain Lussier/March 2, 2015 11:00 am EST When Whiplash exploded at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on the way to this 2015 Academy Awards, it wasn’t a huge surprise to some. The year prior, director Damien Chazelle had presented a short version of the film. It won the Short Film Jury Prize at the festival for “its wicked sense of humor, fantastic ensemble acting and razor sharp directing....
‘Bourne 5’ Adds ‘Django Unchained’ Actor Ato Essandoh In Mystery Role By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2015 6:00 am EST With shooting already underway, Bourne 5 has made a last-minute addition. Django Unchained actor Ato Essandoh has signed on to co-star, opposite Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, Julia Stiles, and of course, a shirtless Matt Damon. Read about the Bourne 5 Ato Essandoh casting after the jump. THR broke the Bourne 5 Ato Essandoh news....
‘Evil Dead’ Remake Team Reunites For ‘A Man In The Dark’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 30, 2014 4:00 pm EST The whole crew behind the Evil Dead remake — producers Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert, director and co-writer Fede Alvarez, and writer Rodo Sayagues — are working together on a new thriller. The film is A Man in the Dark, which Raimi and Tapert’s Ghost House Pictures is assembling now, with international sales about to kick off at next week’s American Film Market....
‘Ex Machina’ Trailer: Two New ‘Star Wars’ Stars Play With A Robot By Angie Han/March 3, 2015 10:30 am EST Before Oscar Isaac and Domhnall Gleeson go gallivanting about some galaxy far, far away, they’ll be tangling with robots right here on planet Earth. Alex Garland’s Ex Machina has Gleeson playing Caleb, a programmer selected to help his company’s CEO Nathan (Isaac) test his new artificial intelligence experiment Ava (Alicia Vikander)....
‘Game Of Thrones’ Officially Coming Back For Season 7; ‘Veep’ And ‘Silicon Valley’ Also Renewed By Angie Han/April 21, 2016 2:00 pm EST All men must die, but some shows get to look Death straight in the eye and say “not today.” HBO has officially renewed Game of Thrones for season 7, to the surprise of absolutely no one. And while they were at it, the network went ahead and re-upped on Game of Thrones’ usual Sunday night companions Veep and Silicon Valley as well....
‘Ghostbusters’ Trailer: “The Word We’re Looking For Is ‘Apocalypse’” By Angie Han/May 18, 2016 6:42 am EST There’s been a lot of complaining in some quarters about Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters starring four women instead of four men. But like it or not, these are the new ‘busters we’re getting this summer, so let’s just be thankful they seem up to the task of saving Earth from a supernatural apocalypse. They’ve got one big vote of confidence, at least: “It will haunt you every night....
‘Madame Bovary’ Trailer: Mia Wasikowska Yearns For More By Angie Han/Jan. 30, 2015 7:30 am EST Having already tackled Alice in Wonderland for Tim Burton and Jane Eyre for Cary Fukunaga, Mia Wasikowska has found herself yet another adaptation of a literary classic about a young woman looking for more. Directed by Sophie Barthes and based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary stars Wasikowska as Emma. She marries a small-town doctor and then becomes bored with her provincial life....
‘Star Trek Beyond’ Has A Tribute To Justin Lin’s Father You Probably Didn’t Notice By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2016 5:30 am EST Even though he wasn’t born until four years after the series ended its original run in 1969, director Justin Lin grew up watching episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series. Reruns would come on at 11pm on Channel 13 in Los Angeles, and from 10 years old until he was 18 years old, he and his family would watch Star Trek after they closed their fish and chips shop and had dinner....
‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Live-Read Cast Revealed, Features J.K. Simmons As Darth Vader By Russ Fischer/Dec. 16, 2014 12:48 pm EST Jason Reitman’s live-read series has been a hot ticket at LACMA for a few years. The director chooses a new cast to read a well-known, sometimes classic script live on stage as a one-time performance. (We’ve covered many of these events in the past.) This year, among other films, Reitman has chosen one script with a particular appeal: The Empire Strikes Back....
‘The Light Between Oceans’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender And Alicia Vikander Have To Make An Impossible Choice By Jack Giroux/July 8, 2016 3:30 pm EST We’ve already seen two trailers so far for Derek Cianfrance’s upcoming film, The Light Between Oceans. The latest trailer is almost more of a teaser, condensing some of what we saw in the previous footage, but it’s another promising look at the Blue Valentine and The Place Beyond the Pines director’s latest film, which stars Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and Rachel Weisz....
Andy Serkis’ ‘Jungle Book: Origins’ Delayed To 2017 By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2014 6:30 am EST Andy Serkis has been busy lately, running around with Avengers and exploring a certain galaxy far, far away. But it’ll be a while yet before he gets to tromp through the jungle. Warner Bros. has delayed Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins by a full year, penciling it in for a new date in 2017. More on the Jungle Book Origins release date after the jump....
