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Jeremy Renner Is Down To Make A Hawkeye Netflix Series By Ethan Anderton/March 20, 2016 11:00 am EST Ever since getting a taste of the history between Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) in The Avengers, fans have been hoping for a standalone movie following either or both of the former agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for their own adventure. Previously, Jeremy Renner previously said that he wasn’t really gunning for his own movie in the Marvel cinematic universe, but if the opportunity for his own Netflix series came along, he’d absolutely be down for that....

Lonely Island Movie Coming In Summer 2016 By Angie Han/June 9, 2015 4:00 pm EST Briefly: Pack your bags for a trip to the Lonely Island next summer. Universal has set June 3, 2016 as the Lonely Island movie release date. Andy Samberg leads the cast as Conner, a rapper whose latest career setback forces him to reunite with his old boy band. Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer also star and will direct....

Mel Gibson Is Making A ‘Passion Of The Christ’ Sequel, So Insert Your Own Blasphemous Joke Here By Jacob Hall/June 10, 2016 7:30 am EST In 2004, Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ defied all odds and became the third highest grossing film of its year, edged out only by the likes of Shrek and Spider-Man. An independently produced, ultra-violent, R-rated depiction of the crucifixion of Jesus filmed using dead languages and subtitles had managed to tap into an evangelical audience that often found itself neglected at the local multiplex....

Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien’ Movie Is Still On, Says Sigourney Weaver: “It’ll Be Worth The Wait” By Angie Han/April 22, 2016 1:30 pm EST Aggressive Comix (via The Playlist) has a quote from Weaver’s recent appearance at a VMware event. Asked for a status update on Blomkamp’s Alien movie, the actress replied: Originally, the plan was for Scott to produce Blomkamp’s Alien movie, which would have been a sequel, as opposed to Scott’s Prometheus films, which serve as a prequel....

Netflix Abandoning Binge-Style Full Release For Another Original Television Series By Germain Lussier/Nov. 3, 2014 3:30 pm EST Binge watching television is a relatively new practice. It really became a thing when full seasons of TV shows hit DVD and were traded between friends and family. It got even more popular when streaming services like Netflix and Hulu began featuring hit shows. Now fans could watch entire seasons, or even a full series of television without leaving their couch or buying discs....

Phil Lord And Chris Miller Developing ‘Son Of Zahn’ Live-Action / Animation Hybrid Comedy For Fox By Angie Han/June 18, 2015 12:00 pm EST Get all the Phil Lord Chris Miller Son of Zahn project details after the jump. Zahn finally comes back home to his live-action son and ex-wife, only to find his mundane suburban life a far bigger struggle than actual battle. He has trouble bonding with his family, and is bored by his new office job....

Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ ‘Fast 8,’ ‘Descendants 2,’ ‘Jason Bourne,’ ‘Ghostbusters’ By Jacob Hall/June 14, 2016 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Entertainment Weekly recently caught up with Zachary Quinto and Zoe Saldana and grilled them about the upcoming Star Trek Beyond. The actors behind Spock and Uhura remained vague, but Saldana did touch on a plot element that has already been teased in the press a few times – the movie picks up with the crew of the Enterprise deep into a long mission and they’re already exhausted when they find themselves under attack:...

‘Broad City’ Creators Team With Paul Feig For Feature Comedy At 20th Century Fox By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2015 3:00 pm EST If you frequent the programming on Comedy Central, hopefully you’ve fallen in love with the comedy series Broad City as much as I have. Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer make for quite a hilarious and raunchy comedic duo, and their eventual jump to the big screen was inevitable. Now there’s news of some feature film action for Jacobson and Glazer as the two performers are teaming up with a filmmaker who has plenty of experience with funny women on film....

‘Dora The Explorer’ Live-Action Movie In The Works; ‘Micronauts’ Gets New Writer By Angie Han/Oct. 26, 2015 4:00 am EST Remember in 2012, when College Humor released a parody trailer for a Dora the Explorer live-action movie and we all had a good laugh about how ridiculous that idea was? Well, we’re not saying Paramount gets its ideas from College Humor parody trailers, but we’re not not saying that either. The studio has put into development a real Dora the Explorer live-action movie, with Puss in Boots scribe Tom Wheeler set to write....

‘Grace And Frankie’ Season 2 Trailer: Netflix’s Odd Couple Returns For More Hijinks By Angie Han/April 5, 2016 1:00 pm EST Grace and Frankie may not inspire the breathless hype of a Daredevil or even the giddy nostalgia of a Fuller House, but it’s got plenty of charms of its own – starting with its two lovely leads, Jane Fonda as WASP-y Grace and Lily Tomlin as granola Frankie. The first season saw these polar opposites form an unlikely bond after their husbands (played by Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen) announced they were leaving their wives for each other, and the second season sees their friendship tested and further tempered by health scares, new romances, and more....

‘Green Lantern Corps’ Movie Announced [Comic-Con 2015] By Angie Han/July 11, 2015 11:39 am EST Not much has been known about Warner Bros.’ Green Lantern movie, aside from the fact that they’re planning to make one. But the first little sliver of information has been revealed from the movie. At their Comic-Con Hall H panel today, Warner Bros. announced the title Green Lantern Corps. More about Green Lantern Corps after the jump....

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Black-And-White Version Could Hit Theaters By Angie Han/Dec. 14, 2015 12:00 pm EST Mad Max: Fury Road was all orange sand and teal skies, with the occasional burst of bright shiny chrome, and it looked damn great. According to director George Miller, though, the ideal color scheme for the movie would’ve been no color scheme at all. “The best version of this movie is black and white,” he told us back in May, “but people reserve that for art movies now....

‘Orphan Black’ Renewed For Fifth - And Final - Season By Angie Han/June 16, 2016 4:00 pm EST Yes, Clone Club will be back after tonight’s Orphan Black season 4 finale — but our time together is definitely nearing an end. BBC America has just renewed the sci-fi drama for a fifth season, which will be its last. In related news, star Tatiana Maslany is probably on Expedia this very minute looking up flights for a much-deserved vacation....

‘Stranger Things’ Trailer #2: Is This More Than A Trip Down Nostalgia Lane? By Jack Giroux/June 30, 2016 1:00 pm EST The first trailer for Netflix’s Stranger Things sure got our attention. Our own Jacob Hall described it as having a “pinch of Amblin and a cup of Stephen King,” which is a spot-on description of a series that looks like a big throwback. There are images in the trailers, including the latest one, that can’t help but make you think of Amblin, King, and John Carpenter’s work....

‘The Huntsman’ Picks Up Three More Dwarves By Angie Han/March 18, 2015 2:00 pm EST The Huntsman is getting an influx of dwarves. Rob Brydon, Alexandra Roach, and Sheridan Smith are joining the Snow White and the Huntsman prequel as three dwarves, along with returning cast member Nick Frost. Also reprising their roles from the first film are Chris Hemsworth as Eric (the titular Huntsman) and Charlize Theron as Ravenna. In addition, Emily Blunt and Jessica Chastain have recently joined in key roles....

‘The New Mutants’ Developing At Fox, Josh Boone To Write And Direct By Russ Fischer/May 13, 2015 12:11 pm EST The New Mutants first appeared in one of Marvel’s early graphic novels, in 1982, and earned their own monthly book in 1983. The team was comprised of a group of young mutants in training at Xavier’s school, but naturally they ended up being no less removed from conflict than the elder X-Men....

Bill Murray Joins Wes Anderson’s New Stop-Motion Animated Movie, Because Of Course He Does By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 6, 2015 10:00 am EST As has become custom with every Wes Anderson movie since Rushmore, Bill Murray will have a part in the director’s return to stop-motion animation in a project that so far we know very little about. Find out more on the next Wes Anderson Bill Murray team-up below! Back in October we learned about Wes Anderon’s new stop-motion animated project, which is the next film on his docket....

Can Actors Play More Than One Character In The Marvel Cinematic Universe? By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2015 10:30 am EST But now that the Marvel cinematic universe has been established, is there a chance that we could see actors playing two Marvel characters in that comic book world? Thor: The Dark World star Zachary Levi reveals that he has spoken to Kevin Feige about that very question, and the answer might surprise you....

Craig Robinson And More Join ‘Mr. Robot’ Season Two By Jack Giroux/March 8, 2016 11:00 am EST Last week Grace Gummer (Ricki and the Flash) joined the cast of USA’s Mr. Robot. In the critically acclaimed show, Gummer will play Dominique “Dom” DiPierro, a young FBI field agent who is investigating the hack that took place at the end of season one. Today, the ensemble for Mr. Robot season two just got bigger, because Craig Robinson and more have joined the cast....

Duncan Jones Has ‘Warcraft’ Sequel Ideas, Still Wants To Make ‘Mute’ Next By Russ Fischer/July 10, 2015 11:30 am EST Duncan Jones is at Comic Con to promote Warcraft, and he’s got a few other things to say while talking about his upcoming third movie. Warcraft is very nearly done, with fewer than a dozen effects shots left to complete. And since the movie doesn’t release until June 2016, that leaves him with a lot of time until he has to hit the promo circuit....