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‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ TV Remake First Look: Laverne Cox Is Dr. Frank-N-Furter By Ethan Anderton/May 12, 2016 12:00 pm EST The Rocky Horror Picture Show is perhaps the biggest cult classic of all time. Even 41 years after its initial release, the campy, musical horror from director Jim Sharman still plays in theaters around the country every single week, with people dressing and cross-dressing up in their best leather and lingerie attire to act out the film with fellow Frank-N-Fans....

‘The Jungle Book’ Super Bowl Spot Is All About The Bare Necessities Of Life By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2016 4:00 pm EST It’s been nearly half a century since The Jungle Book hit theaters, and Disney figures that means it’s time for an upgrade. This spring brings Jon Favreau’s new “live-action” version of Rudyard Kipling’s classic story about a “man-cub” raised by a family of wolves. “Live-action” is in quotes there because much of the movie is actually CG — cutting-edge, shockingly realistic CG that looks almost indistinguishable from real life, at least in the footage we’ve seen so far....

‘The Man In The High Castle’ Trailer Introduces An Axis-Controlled America By Angie Han/Oct. 8, 2015 4:00 pm EST The drama is set in an alternate 1962 where the Axis powers won World War II. A San Francisco woman (Alexa Davalos) comes into possession of a film reel depicting a world where the Allied powers were victorious, which inspires some very dangerous ideas. Luke Kleintank and Rufus Sewell also star. Watch The Man in the High Castle trailer after the jump....

‘The Shining’ Prequel Will Be “Its Own Film” By Jack Giroux/Oct. 6, 2015 6:30 am EST When a prequel to The Shining was announced, it didn’t sound like such a hot idea. That changed when Mark Romanek became attached to the project — a real-deal director, not some run-of-the-mill work-for-hire. The director behind One Hour Photo and Never Let Me Go is a filmmaker with a vision, and according to the producer of The Overlook Hotel, The Shining prequel will only move forward with Romanek if he gets the opportunity to make his own movie....

‘The X-Files’ Early Buzz: A Missed Opportunity Or A Return To Form? By Jack Giroux/Jan. 12, 2016 4:30 pm EST After the jump, read reviews for the upcoming premiere. Variety’s review, especially, is quite negative: Throughout the premiere, it’s simply hard to escape the prevailing malaise of this being a deal-driven exercise, a chance to cash in on the name recognition of the title in a format that mitigated the time commitment for all concerned, particularly Duchovny and Anderson....

‘Toy Story 4’ Adds Patricia Arquette To Voice Cast By Angie Han/Nov. 12, 2015 4:30 pm EST Patricia Arquette got the Academy’s stamp of approval earlier this year, picking up an Oscar for her phenomenal, decade-spanning work in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood. Now she’s caught the attention of an (arguably) even more highly respected Hollywood institution: Pixar. Arquette is in talks to join the voice cast of Toy Story 4, alongside returning stars Tom Hanks and Tim Allen....

By Ethan Anderton/May 30, 2015 1:00 pm EST Get more details on the Lumberjanes movie after the jump. Lumberjanes is a comic book first published last year, created by Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis and Noelle Stevenson and illustrated by Brooke A. Allen. The story follows five Lumberjane Scouts at Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types who find themselves battling supernatural forces over the summer. And for the music lovers out there, each issue ends with a track listing for a mixtape created by one of the principal characters....

Chris Hemsworth Joins ‘Ghostbusters’ As The Receptionist By Germain Lussier/June 10, 2015 4:47 pm EST If you’ve ever wanted to hear Chris Hemsworth scream “We got one!” you may get your chance. Paul Feig, the director of the new Ghostbusters film, just revealed that he’s cast Thor himself as the receptionist for the team of female ghost hunters. Read more about the Chris Hemsworth Ghostbusters casting below. Here’s Feig’s Tweet....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988’s Comic-Con 2015 Exclusives Include Star Wars, Marvel, Mad Max, More By Ethan Anderton/July 3, 2015 2:00 pm EST When Comic-Con comes around each year, not only is there an overwhelming rush of blockbuster news, but there’s also a huge drain on our wallets. The convention has a slew of collectibles, toys, art, comics and plenty of other nerdy goods that would look great on our walls and shelves, and we’ve got another round of good stuff to spend your money on....

First ‘Doctor Strange’ Poster Invites You Inside The Sanctum Sanctorum By Angie Han/April 12, 2016 10:00 am EST Even as fans and critics rave about Captain America: Civil War and all the new characters it brings, Disney is getting ready to introduce its next new hero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Doctor Strange stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the superhero of the same name, an arrogant surgeon who, while attempting to heal himself after a devastating car accident, stumbled into the discovery of magic....

By Angie Han/March 24, 2016 3:30 pm EST As weird as James Franco’s next film The Disaster Artist sounds, it probably doesn’t stand much chance of being weirder than the film it’s about: The Room, the famously terrible romantic drama that’s gone from little-seen oddity to ironic cult favorite. For starters, whereas director / writer / star Tommy Wiseau’s oblivious ineptitude accounts for a lot of The Room’s outsider charms, The Disaster Artist, which follows the making of that movie, is made by professionals with experience appealing to more or less mainstream audiences....

More Force Awakens Questions Answered: The Island In Rey’s Dreams By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2016 1:30 pm EST Okay, so we might be hitting the bottom of the barrel in terms of Star Wars: The Force Awakens unanswered questions at this point, but this was something I had been curious about since the first screening of the movie: Was the island that Rey dreams about the same island that we see at the end of the film?...

New ‘Scream’ Trailer Gets Dark, Murders All The Current MTV Stars By Russ Fischer/May 12, 2015 7:30 am EST The appeal of this new trailer for MTV’s Scream series isn’t even the show itself — this is a trailer for those who have strong opinions about some of MTV’s other current stars. This promo barely even features the cast of the new show. Instead, it highlights start of other MTV shows such as Awkward, Faking It, Teen Wolf, Finding Carter, Ridiculousness and The Challenge… and they’re all dead....

Page 2: Tron, Battlestar, Fifth Element, BTTF, Transformers, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Walking Dead, Alien, Jaws By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2015 12:30 pm EST Header Photo: Flynn’s Son t-shirt 6 Geek Movies That Helped Form Us Into Who We Are TodayIs Bob Iger Playing It Safe by Keeping Disney in the Fairy-Tale Space? A Chart by Dorkly Grading Mad Scientists From Movies and Television Shows by Their Level of Intelligence and Sanity...

Peter Quill Meets Yondu In ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animated Series ‘Origins’ Short By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2015 10:30 am EST Disney is giving Guardians of the Galaxy the animated series treatment on Disney XD, joining the ranks of other Marvel animated shows as well as Star Wars Rebels. We’ve already seen the trailer for the new show coming in the fall, but now the first clip has arrived, revealing that this series will reveal more backstory about our characters than the feature film did....

Rebecca Ferguson To Find ‘Life’ On Mars For Skydance By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2016 12:00 pm EST Last summer, Rebecca Ferguson became the actress everyone wanted for their movies after proving to be a tough, sexy spy in Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation. She’s got plenty of projects coming out over the next couple of years, and now she’s lined up a sci-fi project that will reunite her with the Mission: Impossible producers....

Sequel Bits: The X-Files, Beetlejuice 2, Ice Age, Mortal Kombat, Pirates Of The Caribbean By Russ Fischer/Aug. 12, 2015 5:00 am EST Along with that news, this edition of Sequel Bits contains the following stories: Winona Ryder has spoken up on the possible Beetlejuice sequel, confirming what we already mostly knew — that Tim Burton and Michael Keaton are game to do it – and in so doing has raised a bit of new interest in the film....

Spider-Man Director Jon Watts Reveals His Comic Book Influences By Angie Han/Oct. 12, 2015 7:30 am EST Marvel and Sony’s new Spider-Man won’t make his big-screen debut for another seven months, and he won’t get his own solo film for another 15 months after that. As such, it’s going to be a while before we get any concrete plot details about the rebooted franchise. But in the meantime, director Jon Watts is dropping some intriguing hints....

Steve Carell Takes Bruce Willis Role In Woody Allen’s Latest By Russ Fischer/Aug. 28, 2015 3:00 pm EST We still don’t know exactly what happened on Woody Allen’s latest film that led to the departure of Bruce Willis, but in the end the show will go on. Despite having shot some of his scenes, Willis is off the film, and his role will now be played by Steve Carell. Deadline reports on the swap....

Steven Spielberg: “I’ll Probably Do Indiana Jones 5 With Harrison Ford” By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 12, 2015 12:00 pm EST While promoting his new film Bridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg casually mentioned that he will “probably do” an Indiana Jones 5 with Harrison Ford. Although this one-sentence quote isn’t earth-shattering, it does seem to suggest that Spielberg will probably return to direct a fifth Indiana Jones film, and that it won’t be a total reboot, as has been rumored previously....