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A TV Series Sequel To ‘The Player’ Is In Development [TCA 2018 Exclusive] By Fred Topel/Aug. 8, 2018 8:30 am EST Robert Altman’s 1992 film The Player skewered Hollywood. Based on Michael Tolkin’s book, the story followed Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), a producer who literally got away with murder. A-list stars lined up to play themselves in cameos. /Film interviewed author (and writer of the screenplay adaptation) Tolkin for his new Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora....

Cool Stuff: ‘Shape Of Water’ Funko POP Figures Include The Sexy Fish Man, And Also Guillermo Del Toro By Chris Evangelista/March 2, 2018 12:00 pm EST Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar nominated adult fairytale The Shape of Water is getting the Funko POP treatment. Three new figures inspired by the film will be released: one representing Sally Hawkins’ character Elisa, one representing Doug Jones’ sexy-as-hell Amphibian Man, and one representing director del Toro himself....

Could Apple Buy Disney For $200 Billion? By Jacob Hall/April 13, 2017 11:02 am EST At some point, we’ll be living in a future where only six companies exist and they rule the world with an iron fist, going to war to claim territory and forcibly win the loyalty of their customers. I’ve joked before about about joining the Disney army when that day comes (I don’t want to get forcibly conscripted into the Spectrum army, for God’s sake), but if a new rumor carries any weight, it looks like I’ll actually have to join Apple’s military forces to make that happen....

Evangeline Lilly Doesn’t Want The Wasp Going Solo, But She’s All About A Female Superhero Team-Up By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 14, 2018 1:30 pm EST Ant-Man and the Wasp finally gave one of the female superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe a proper leading role, with Evangeline Lilly suiting up as Hope Van Dyne, the more capable and experienced insect-inspired partner of Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang. However, just because she’s a big part of the Ant-Man movies, don’t expect the Wasp to spin-off into a movie of her own....

George Lucas Visited The ‘Rogue One’ Set, Offered Gareth Edwards Some ‘‘Advice’’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 2, 2016 7:30 am EST George Lucas is something of an enigma –he’s one of our most fascinating and important living filmmakers while also being a lightning rod for criticism from the people who grew up appreciating his work. It may take a few more decades for pop culture to come to grips with the man who found his feet in the American New Wave, created Star Wars as a passion project, gave birth to the modern blockbuster, and then confounded fandom with his prequel trilogy years later....

Gorgeous Concept Art Reveals The Genndy Tartakovsky ‘Superman’ Short That Never Happened By Angie Han/Aug. 24, 2016 3:30 pm EST It seems like there’s no shortage of stories about abandoned superhero movies, but this one’s a little different in that it’s an animated short rather than a live-action feature. Back around 2013, Genndy Tartakovsky was planning an animated Superman short. His plans were scrapped, but not before back artist Scott Willis had put together a couple of gorgeous concept art pieces....

Hugh Jackman Agreed To A Pay Cut So ‘Logan’ Could Be Rated R By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2016 1:30 pm EST Mangold said that Hugh Jackman took a salary cut because he wanted to do an R-rated movie. — Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) December 11, 2016 Although Logan is the first R-rated Wolverine movie, it’s not the first attempt at an R-rated Wolverine movie. Originally, Mangold shot R and PG-13 versions of The Wolverine, but the studio nixed the idea of releasing it as an R-rated film....

J.J. Abrams Says He’s Done With The Remake/Reboot Business By Jacob Hall/Jan. 9, 2017 12:30 pm EST Look at J.J. Abrams’ filmography and you’ll find a guy with a talent for remaking, rebooting, and remixing. While he’s also spearheaded his fair share of wholly original work, he’s become a reliable source for any old franchise in need of an adrenaline injection to heart. Mission: Impossible III. Star Trek. Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

New ‘The Dark Tower’ Images Offer New Looks At Roland, Jake, And The Post-Apocalyptic Mid-World By Jacob Hall/July 15, 2016 3:00 pm EST Yesterday brought a barrage of new information concerning The Dark Tower, Nikolaj Arcel’s currently filming adaptation/remix of Stephen King’s horror/fantasy/western book series. The onslaught continues today with a series of new images from film, showing off Idris Elba’s Roland, Tom Taylor’s Jake Chambers, and post-apocalyptic land known as Mid-World....

Patty Jenkins Wanted To Make ‘Thor 2’ A Romeo & Juliet-Esque Space Adventure By Jack Giroux/June 1, 2017 2:00 pm EST A few years before taking on Wonder Woman, Patty Jenkins was going to direct Thor 2. She eventually split from the sequel over creative differences. With Wonder Woman, she’s said she got to explore some ideas she wanted in the Marvel sequel, which might not have fit the not-so-great story Marvel was interested in telling with Thor: The Dark World....

Screenwriter Tony Gilroy Says ‘Rogue One’ Was A “Mess” Before Reshoots By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 6, 2018 9:30 am EST When Oscar-winning screenwriter Tony Gilroy joined the production of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story late into Rogue One reshoots, a few eyebrows were raised. Rumors were already swirling that Disney was unhappy with the first cut of the standalone Star Wars film, and that as much as 40% of the film needed to be completely redone....

Shane Black’s ‘The Predator’ Targets Olivia Munn, Will Head Into The Suburbs By Angie Han/Nov. 3, 2016 3:30 pm EST The Predator is targeting another star from the X-Men universe. Olivia Munn, last seen wearing her very best latex swimsuit to a war memorial as Psylocke in X-Men: Apocalypse, has just boarded Shane Black’s reboot-quel, joining Logan villain Boyd Holbrook. And along with the casting news comes a few new plot details about the mysterious movie....

Superhero Bits: Iron Fist Score, Marvel’s Halloween Dogs, Vision Vs Iron Man & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2016 5:00 pm EST What is Doug Liman doing to make sure Justice League Dark isn’t like every other superhero movie? How can you get your hands on the Doctor Strange poster teased above? Want to see concept art of Vision taking out Iron Man in Captain America: Civil War? Who will be providing the score for Netflix’s Iron Fist?...

Superhero Bits: Logan’s MPAA Rating, Inhumans Movie, Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 Test Screenings & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 20, 2017 5:00 pm EST Does Vin Diesel still want to make an Inhumans movie even though the property is now becoming a TV series? Will Batman ever pop up on Powerless? Can you guess which Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 character is blowing the minds of test screening audiences? Has Logan been officially rated by the MPAA yet?...

The Morning Watch: ‘Aliens’ Virtual Roller Coaster, Superman: Mustache Edition & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2018 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, check out an impressive virtual build of of an Aliens roller coaster....

VOTD: Foot Locker Created A Mini-‘Space Jam 2’ With Blake Griffin By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2016 6:00 am EST As children of the 1990s get more and more nostalgic for the decade that is now over a decade old itself, we’re bound to see movies studios and TV networks going back to the well for more film and TV revivals. One such project is Space Jam 2, the sequel to the Warner Bros....

Watch: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Promo Teases Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Epic Showdown With Darth Maul By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2017 1:30 pm EST This week’s episode of Star Wars Rebels centers on rebellion fighter Wedge Antilles, but next week’s episode of the DisneyXD animated series will finally give fans a confrontation long in the making: Darth Maul has discovered that Obi-Wan Kenobi is hiding out on Tatooine and is coming to get his revenge for what happened at the end of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace....

By Ben Pearson/July 11, 2018 1:30 pm EST After becoming a household name playing the King of Wakanda in huge box office hits like Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War, actor Chadwick Boseman is stepping away from the Marvel universe – temporarily, at least – to headline a brand new action movie of his own. Boseman is co-producing and starring in 17 Bridges, a police thriller from STXfilms that’s also set to be produced by Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo....

By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 13, 2017 10:30 am EST Based on the novel of the same name by Hannah Kent, Burial Rites focuses on the true story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, who was the last woman to be publicly executed in Iceland in the 1800s (which I guess is kind of a spoiler for the film? But not really since this is a true story?). Here’s the official synopsis for the book:...

‘Daredevil’ Season 3: Matt Returns To The Black Suit And Bullseye Revealed? By Chris Evangelista/May 16, 2018 4:00 pm EST Daredevil season 3 is currently shooting, and new details about the upcoming season are slowly emerging. First, it looks like Matt Murdock is giving up his red costume and going back to the black suit he wore in season one (for some reason). Second, Bullseye might be joining the series. Maybe....