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‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’: Four “American Hogwarts” Houses Revealed By Angie Han/May 11, 2016 2:00 pm EST Any Harry Potter fan could tell you the ins and outs of the four Hogwarts houses — their quirks, their histories, their storied alumni — and knows in their bones which one they’d belong to. (I’m a Ravenclaw, myself.) But now that Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them promises to open up a whole new corner of the Harry Potter universe, it’s time to get to know the four houses of Ilvermorny, the recently revealed American wizarding school....

‘Ghostbusters’ Clips: Proton Testing, The New Ecto-1, The First Call, And Ghost Logos By Ethan Anderton/July 8, 2016 2:30 pm EST This weekend, the embargo will lift on reviews of Paul Feig’s reboot of Ghostbusters. Starting Sunday at 1pm ET/10am PT, the first reactions to the film will be unleashed online and we’ll see if this movie has really been worth all the fuss it has garnered on the web....

‘Heroes Of The Empire’ Trailer: ‘Star Wars’ Villains Become Inspirational Heroes By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2016 7:30 am EST Stormtroopers are the seemingly mindless soldiers of the Galactic Empire and now the First Order. However, the creation of FN-2187, the defected stormtrooper who comes to be known as Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, may complicate the way we see these disposable villains in the galaxy. In fact, a trailer for a new documentary about some passionate Star Wars fans who cosplay as stormtroopers may do that as well....

‘Jurassic World’ Trailer: The Park Is Open And Dinosaurs Revealed By Angie Han/April 20, 2015 8:02 am EST As the latest trailer indicates, Jurassic World echoes Jurassic Park in some pretty obvious ways. Once again, a group of humans build a tourist attraction filled with prehistoric predators. Once again, they bicker about whether this is a good idea. And once again, the haters are proved right when it all ends in bloody catastrophe....

‘Keanu’ SXSW Work-In-Progress Screening Announced By Jack Giroux/March 8, 2016 7:00 am EST South by Southwest is only days away now. Sadly, I won’t be attending the very fun Austin-based festival this year, but our own Jacob Hall will be in attendance to cover the wide array of films premiering there this year, including some high-profile films. Last week an unfinished cut of Sausage Party was added to this year’s lineup, but another addition just has been made to the SXSW schedule: Keanu will play at the festival....

‘Prison Break’ Return Aiming For Spring Shoot, Will Address Michael’s Fate By Fred Topel/Jan. 15, 2016 1:30 pm EST “Right now we’re thinking nine [episodes],” said Walden. “We’re trying to carve out our production schedule. Wentworth and Dom are obviously in CW shows right now so we’re trying to work our production schedule around theirs. Hopefully we’re thinking late March.” After four seasons, Prison Break wrapped up with a direct-to-video movie....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ TV Spots: The Wait Is Almost Over By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 14, 2015 4:00 am EST Ladies and gentlemen, we’re just four days out from the first nationwide screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That means the hype machine is on full blast, so much that we actually told you to stay away from the recently released international trailer from China. Now two more TV spots have arrived that give us a taste more of Harrison Ford as Han Solo and some brief new action shots as well....

‘The Walking Dead’ Renewed For Season Six By Germain Lussier/Oct. 7, 2014 12:30 pm EST The fifth season of The Walking Dead returns this weekend but, almost a week before that, AMC has already renewed the show for another. Not a surprise for what continues to be one of the most popular shows on all of cable TV. Read more about The Walking Dead Season 6 below. Variety was among the outlets to reveal the news....

‘Watchmen’ Honest Trailer: Zack Snyder’s Other Polarizing Superhero Movie By Angie Han/Aug. 3, 2016 12:30 pm EST Before Zack Snyder polarized superhero movie fans with Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, he polarized superhero movie fans with Watchmen. Granted, Snyder’s adaptation of Alan Moore’s seminal comic was received a bit better than his most recent films were, but to this day people seem to have severely mixed feelings about it....

First ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Poster To Debut At Star Wars Celebration By Germain Lussier/April 6, 2015 10:00 am EST Whether or not you’re in Anaheim next weekend for Star Wars Celebration, you’d better be on alert. We know that at 10 a.m. April 16, J.J. Abrams and Kathleen Kennedy will take the stage at the event to premiere the second trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That event will be simulcast in various rooms around that convention and, possibly, in cinemas all over the world....

Jason Segel And Seth Gordon Join Maple Syrup Heist Pic By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2013 2:00 pm EST With the release of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 just around the corner, Sony is working up an appetite for food-related cinema. Earlier today, we learned that the studio had set Seth Rogen for an R-rated animated pic about a sausage undergoing an existential crisis (really). Now it’s doubling down on the culinary genre with an untitled maple syrup heist pic, which has Rogen’s longtime pal Jason Segel attached to star and Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) on board to direct....

Jennifer Lawrence Has $40,000 In Debt And One Great Idea In Two ‘Joy’ TV Spots By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2015 1:00 pm EST With Trumbo, Spotlight and Brooklyn expanding to more theaters this past weekend, it’s safe to say that awards season is in full swing, and there will only be more potential Oscar contenders hitting theaters in December. One of those movies is David O. Russell’s drama Joy, inspired in part by the woman who invented the Miracle Mop....

Jessica Chastain Joins ‘Snow White’ Prequel ‘The Huntsman’; Nick Frost To Return By Angie Han/Feb. 24, 2015 5:00 pm EST Even with Kristen Stewart out, the cast of The Huntsman just keeps getting more interesting. Jessica Chastain is reportedly joining Chris Hemsworth and Charlize Theron in the Snow White and the Huntsman follow-up. Meanwhile, Emily Blunt has closed her deal to star, and Nick Frost is poised to return after all....

Lucasfilm Met ‘Breaking Bad/Game Of Thrones’ Director For Second ‘Star Wars Anthology’ Spin-Off By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2015 1:05 pm EST At one point, Breaking Bad director Michelle MacLaren was signed on to be at the helm of Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment’s adaptation of Wonder Woman. However, creative differences resulted in MacLaren leaving the project, with former Thor: The Dark World director Patty Jenkins stepping up to replace her....

Luke Wilson Joins NFL Concussion Drama As Commissioner Roger Goodell By Angie Han/Oct. 10, 2014 10:00 am EST Luke Wilson is going all the way to the top of the NFL. He’s in talks to play Roger Goodell, who’s been in the headlines a lot lately for his terrible handling of the Ray Rice domestic violence scandal. But this isn’t about that, it’s about a different NFL scandal. Wilson will play Goodell in Sony’s untitled concussion movie, joining Will Smith as the doctor who blew the whistle on traumatic brain injuries in football....

Natalie Dormer Enters ‘The Forest’ For Producer David Goyer By Angie Han/Oct. 21, 2014 4:00 pm EST Natalie Dormer is one tough cookie, as evidenced by her steely turns in Game of Thrones, The Tudors, Elementary, and the upcoming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Now she’s going to use that spirit to battle supernatural forces for David Goyer. The British actress has just signed on for The Forest, a thriller set in Japan’s Aokigahara forest — nicknamed the “Suicide Forest” for the number of people who end their lives there....

Netflix To Fix ‘Lost’ Shortened Finale After Criticism From Damon Lindelof By Jack Giroux/Jan. 9, 2016 8:00 am EST I’ve been meaning to revisit Lost lately, but I’m sure glad I didn’t do that on Netflix. The rental service had been streaming a finale missing 18 minutes of footage, which is, as Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof says, befuddling. At least Netflix has been quick to respond. Read more of Lindelof’s reaction to the Lost shortened finale after the jump....

Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’ Pushed Back To Fall 2016 By Angie Han/Feb. 19, 2016 2:00 pm EST For a spell, it looked like Oliver Stone’s Snowden could be a contender in this year’s awards race. It had a timely hot-button topic and an all-star cast, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley. Maybe most telling of all, it also had a primo release date: December 25, 2015. But those hopes were dashed when Open Road yanked the film off its 2015 calendar into summer 2016....

Superhero Bits: Daredevil, Batman V Superman, Gotham, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, The Flash By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2014 4:30 pm EST Is LL Cool J actually going to be in a Marvel movie? Which iconic Superman character will co-star in Supergirl? Have any female directors been approached for Wonder Woman? Will Bullseye be on the Netflix Daredevil series? When is Victor Zsasz coming to Gotham? Who does Arrow want to play The Flash in the movies?...

Superhero Bits: Ray Liotta Turned Down A Batman Role, Civil War Ticket Sales & More By Ethan Anderton/April 21, 2016 4:00 pm EST What would The Punisher be like in the style of the 1966 Batman TV series? How are advance sales for Captain America: Civil War looking? What happens when Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. fight over a donut? Ray Liotta passed up a chance to star in Tim Burton’s Batman, but which role?...