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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: Rian Johnson Reportedly Scrapped J.J. Abrams’ Episode 8 Story By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 6, 2018 12:00 pm EST With a massive franchise like Star Wars, you would expect that Lucasfilm wants the entire story planned out. But after Rian Johnson’s radical, controversial The Last Jedi threw Star Wars tradition out the window, fans began wondering if there even is a master plan. The answer: there might have been a plan once, but not anymore....

‘The Dinner’ Trailer: Richard Gere And Steve Coogan Aren’t The World’s Best Brothers By Jack Giroux/Feb. 7, 2017 1:30 pm EST Actress Cate Blanchett was originally going to make her feature directorial debut with The Dinner. Back in 2013, she signed on to direct screenwriter Oren Moverman (Love & Mercy) adaptation of Herman Koch’s novel, “The Dinner.” Blanchett has directed in the theater, but never a film. She ultimately left the director’s chair, which then went to Moverman, who’s made some passionate dramas over the past couple of years, including Rampart and The Messenger....

‘The Fate Of The Furious’ Featurette: The Family Pays A Visit To The Big Apple By Jack Giroux/April 8, 2017 11:00 am EST Director F. Gary Gray knows how to shoot a good car chase. When he took on The Italian Job remake, the bar was set high for the third act mini cooper chase. In the end, he directed a chase that didn’t completely pale in comparison to the original film....

‘The Jurassic Games’ Trailer Features Death Row Inmates Vs Dinosaurs By Chris Evangelista/April 29, 2018 9:00 am EST Oh, hell yeah. At last, the “death row inmates vs. dinosaurs” movie of your dreams is here with The Jurassic Games. This low-budget wonder seemingly combines Ready Player One, Jurassic Park, The Running Man, and the mostly forgotten Stone Cold Steve Austin movie The Condemned into one glorious, goofy package. Watch the Jurassic Games trailer below....

‘The Terror’ Featurette: AMC’s New Horror Drama Looks Incredible By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 20, 2018 7:30 am EST AMC is about to unleash your next TV obsession: The Terror. The historical horror show adapts the Dan Simmons novel of the same name, based on the true story of Captain Sir John Franklin’s lost expedition in the late 1800s. A The Terror featurette goes behind-the-scenes of the new Ridley Scott-produced series.Dan Simmons’ lengthy tome The Terror makes for a great read, and will likely make for an even greater TV series....

‘Uncharted’ Fan Film: Nathan Fillion Finally Suits Up As Adventurer Nathan Drake By Ben Pearson/July 16, 2018 8:00 am EST Ever since the first Uncharted video game arrived back in 2007, fans have wanted to see actor Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Castle) play the lead role of Nathan Drake, a treasure-hunting adventurer/thief, in a movie adaptation. The actor bears a striking physical resemblance to the video game protagonist, and Fillion has proven capable of matching the character’s sarcastic temperament and quick wit in parts he’s played in the past....

‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Gets A TV Series Spin-Off By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 30, 2016 7:30 am EST Over a year ago, there were rumblings of not only a What We Do In The Shadows sequel, but also a TV series spin-off. Since then, we’ve learned that the feature film sequel will be called We’re Wolves, following Rhys Darby, Stuart Rutherford and the rest of the werewolves we see in the first movie....

Aaron Paul To Star In Octavia Spencer’s Apple TV Series ‘Are You Sleeping’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 14, 2018 4:00 pm EST Aaron Paul has been cast as the male lead in Are You Sleeping, Apple’s TV drama that offers a glimpse into America’s obsession with true-crime podcasts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This will reunite Paul with former Sony TV turned Apple chiefs Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht, who produced Paul’s breakout hit Breaking Bad....

Bryan Fuller No Longer Involved In ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 2, 2016 11:00 am EST A little over a month ago, Bryan Fuller stepped down as showrunner on CBS’s upcoming Star Trek: Discovery series, resulting in the internet making a sound akin to a balloon slowly deflating. After all, Star Trek has seen its ups and its downs, but surely it would’ve flourished under the watchful eye of the genius behind Hannibal and Pushing Daisies!...

Bryan Singer Accused Of Sexual Assault Days After ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Firing By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 8, 2017 6:44 am EST This lawsuit comes three days after Singer was fired from the set of the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody for unprofessional behavior. The lawsuit was filed by Cesar Sanchez-Guzman, who accused the director of sexually assaulting him at a yacht party in Seattle, according to Deadline. The filing (which you can read here) states that Sanchez-Guzman met Singer at the party hosted by wealthy tech investor Lester Waters, where Singer invited the then-teen to a secluded area and forced him to have oral and anal sex....

Emma Thompson Joins ‘Men In Black’ Spin-Off, Playing Her Character From Part 3 By Ben Pearson/July 24, 2018 12:16 pm EST Emma Thompson better start cranking some AC/DC tunes, because she’s back in black. The Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter is donning a black suit yet again to star in Sony’s Men in Black spin-off, reprising her role of Agent 0 from 2012’s Men in Black 3. Read more about the Emma Thompson Men in Black spin-off role below....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 25, 2018 9:30 am EST The New York Police Department has had Harvey Weinstein arrested on charges of rape, committing a criminal sex act, sexual abuse, and sexual misconduct. The disgraced movie mogul surrendered himself to the New York authorities on Friday and is facing criminal charges stemming from multiple sexual assault allegations that have surfaced in the past year. Weinstein is facing charges stemming from incidents with two separate women, the NYPD said in a statement....

Is Paramount Rebooting The ‘Transformers’ Cinematic Universe? By Ben Pearson/Feb. 16, 2018 1:30 pm EST When Transformers: The Last Knight debuted with a series-low opening day last year, it was the latest signal that the Michael Bay era might finally be coming to an end after a full decade of cinematic chaos. Now it seems as if Paramount is ready to make some changes: a new rumor indicates that the Transformers cinematic universe may be getting a full reboot....

Jessica Chastain To Star In And Produce Action Movie ‘Eve’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 2, 2018 8:30 am EST Jessica Chastain: action star. The Oscar-nominated actress will be starring in an action movie, Eve, under Voltage Pictures — her first action film since 2016’s The Huntsman: Winter’s War. But Chastain, who has become a vocal advocate for equal pay in Hollywood, will be stepping behind the scenes as well as a producer for Eve through her Freckle Films banner....

Listen To Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling’s Wonderful ‘La La Land’ Duet “City Of Stars” By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 2016 1:30 pm EST As we’re winding down to the end of the year, there are still plenty of great movies to see in theaters, especially films that are looking for some awards attention early next year. One of those films also just happens to be one of my most anticipated movies of the year, and now we get a wonderful new piece of it....

Robert Downey Jr. To Host A YouTube Series About Artificial Intelligence By Ben Pearson/May 18, 2018 4:00 am EST Downey is set to host and narrate the new show, “which will feature researchers and leading experts in science, philosophy, technology, engineering, medicine, futurism, entertainment and the arts sharing their perspectives on A.I. The series will explore the impact of A.I. and how it is transforming the way we live and work — both now and in the future....

Sequel Casting: Angela Bassett Joins ‘Mission: Impossible 6’; Sally Hawkins Returns For ‘Godzilla: King Of Monsters’ By Jack Giroux/May 19, 2017 6:30 am EST Christopher McQuarrie is now shooting the sixth Mission: Impossible film. Joining Tom Cruise, a mustachioed Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson, and the rest of the gang is the one and only Angela Bassett. In other casting news, Sally Hawkins will return as Vivienne Graham in Godzilla: King of the Monsters....

Showtime’s ‘Twin Peaks’ Revival Sets Premiere Date By Angie Han/Jan. 9, 2017 4:30 pm EST The return of Twin Peaks has been shrouded in mystery, and not just the odd, surreal Lynchian kind. Up until now, we’ve had little idea about when the show would premiere or even how many episodes we’d get. But today at their TCA session, Showtime shared the first crumbs of information we’ve had about Twin Peaks in a good long while, including an exact release date and episode count....

The New ‘Colossal’ Trailer Features A Giant … Spoiler By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 28, 2017 4:30 pm EST The premise of Colossal is so wacky and refreshing that every minute of it surprises you. A woman moves back to her hometown after breaking up with her boyfriend, and finds that she is somehow psychically linked to a giant monster wreaking havoc in Seoul. How it would follow up on such a unique premise?...

The Daily Show’s Hasan Minhaj Lands His Own Netflix Talk Show Hasan Minhaj, one of the correspondents on The Daily Show, has just landed his own talk show gig at Netflix. The streaming service has committed to a 32 episode order, which makes Minhaj the first Indian-American host of a weekly comedy talk show. According to Netflix, the comedy show will “explore the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity....