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Robots Could Start Greenlighting Movies Soon By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 5, 2018 1:00 pm EST Well, humanity, we had a good run. We’re finally seeing the beginning of the robot revolution. Or, at least, the (probable) decline of creativity in the movie industry. A script analysis company called ScriptBook claims that their artificial intelligence system may be the future of Hollywood. ScriptBook claims to have found a perfect algorithm for greenlighting or rejecting movies to produce maximum profit, and perhaps even win a few film awards....

Ron Howard Says A ‘Willow’ Sequel Could Still Happen [Updated] By Chris Evangelista/May 25, 2018 10:35 am EST Ron Howard is out there promoting Solo: A Star Wars Story, but he’s also thinking about another potential special effects-filled blockbuster: Willow 2. After 30 years, Howard says a Willow sequel is now being discussed.Update: Ron Howard has confirmed once again, this time on Twitter, that a Willow sequel is a real possibility....

Terrence Malick’s Latest Reveals New Title And First Look Photo By Jacob Hall/Jan. 3, 2017 9:30 am EST Here’s the thing about Terrence Malick: he does what he wants and really doesn’t feel the need to follow typical Hollywood norms. He’ll cut major movie stars out of his movies or reduce them to cameos. He’ll chop plot out of his stories to serve a greater emotional or thematic need. He’ll delay one of his movies just long enough that its presence on a most anticipated movies of 2016 list looks far too hopeful....

The Morning Watch: Mike Myers Pays Tribute To Verne Troyer, Adam Savage Builds ‘Blade Runner’ Blasters & More By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 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....

Theme Park Bits: ‘American Horror Story’ Coming To Halloween Horror Nights, Ride Closures, And New Vintage Disney Parks Clothing By Jacob Hall/Aug. 18, 2016 10:00 am EST First of all, tickets for Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights event are on sale right now, so act accordingly. Hollywood visitors can pick up tickets right here while those heading to Orlando should click right here. While many theme parks have excellent holiday theming and exceptional haunted houses and mazes, Universal has become the industry leader for a reason – their work is ambitious and detailed and brilliantly put-together....

VOTD: Dug The Talking Dog From Pixar’s ‘Up’ In Real Life By Angie Han/Oct. 6, 2016 4:30 pm EST Pixar’s Up isn’t really “realistic” in any sense, but don’t you sometimes wish it were? Wouldn’t it be kind of nice if we lived in a world where people really could float off to South America powered by a bouquet of balloons, or befriend a 13-foot-tall, chocolate-loving bird, or have an actual conversation with a dog?...

What’s Ahead For The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Franchise? By Angie Han/Nov. 10, 2016 8:00 am EST Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens up a brand new chapter in the Harry Potter franchise, and we already know it’s the first in a five-film saga. So even as we prepare to hit 1920s New York with Newt Scamander and his friends, it’s hard not to wonder what’s coming next. When I sat down with director David Yates and producer David Heyman this week, I took the opportunity to ask where the series might go in future installments....

‘Barry’ Trailer: A Portrait Of The President As A Young Man By Angie Han/Nov. 21, 2016 2:00 pm EST With the clock winding down on Barack Obama’s presidency, a new film promises to look back at where it all began. Vikram Gandhi’s Barry is a portrait of Obama in his college years, with Devon Terrell playing the future POTUS as a fresh-faced young man still figuring out his place in the world....

‘Daphne & Velma’ Web Feature Will Come to Home Video [TCA 2018] By Fred Topel/Jan. 14, 2018 12:00 pm EST Ashley Tisdale and her sister Jennifer Tisdale are producing a Scooby-Doo spin-off for Warner Brothers Digitals’ Blue Ribbon Content. Daphne & Velma stars Sarah Jeffrey and Sarah Gilman as Mystery Gang members Daphne and Velma respectively. In this prequel, before they met Scooby, Fred and Shaggy, Daphne and Velma were already solving mysteries as best friends....

‘Deadpool 2’ Director David Leitch In Talks To Direct ‘Enter The Dragon’ Remake By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2018 4:30 pm EST For many, the idea of remaking the 1973 Bruce Lee martial arts film Enter the Dragon may seem like a fool’s errand. But Deadpool 2 and Atomic Blonde filmmaker David Leitch is in early talks to do just that, taking over after versions from directors like Spike Lee and Brett Ratner never came to pass....

By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2016 12:00 pm EST Back in the fall, we learned that Sony Pictures was reaching back into literary history for a new live-action and computer generated hybrid film by adapting Beatrix Potter’s classic character Peter Rabbit for his own movie. The film has late night sensation James Corden voicing the titular bunny, and now we have our first look at the updated version of the character in his photorealistic animated form....

‘Roseanne’ Spin-Off ‘The Conners’ Is Officially Happening At ABC, Without Roseanne Barr By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 22, 2018 7:30 am EST The Roseanne spin-off will be moving forward at ABC — without original star Roseanne Barr. ABC has picked up a spin-off tentatively titled The Conners, after the hit sitcom revival was embroiled in controversy following star and executive producer Barr’s racist tweets. ABC has given a 10-episode order to The Conners, which is set to premiere in fall 2018, taking over the Tuesday 8pm slot vacated by the now-cancelled Roseanne, according to Deadline....

‘Searching’ Trailer: One Of The Year’s Most Innovative Thrillers By Ben Pearson/May 20, 2018 11:00 am EST Sony has released new international trailer for Searching, one of the year’s most innovative thrillers and easily one of the best films of 2018 so far. The movie unfolds entirely across computer and cell phone screens, but don’t be turned off if you saw 2014’s Unfriended and weren’t impressed – Searching takes the form to a whole new level and delivers a mysterious, compelling story that hooks you from the opening seconds and doesn’t let go....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ TV Spots Let Dryden Vos Speak By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 7, 2018 6:30 am EST If you were wondering when Paul Bettany’s sexy space gangster was going to speak, you’re in luck. The latest TV spots for Solo: A Star Wars Story have his intimidating Dryden Vos virtually running his mouth off — at least compared to his appearances in the last few spots and trailers for the Star Wars standalone film....

‘The Fate Of The Furious’: Who Is Helen Mirren Playing? By Angie Han/Feb. 16, 2017 12:30 pm EST This spring, we’ll watch as Helen Mirren achieves her greatest ambition – to be in a Fast and Furious movie. The Oscar-winning screen legend clinched a role in The Fate of the Furious after publicly praising the action franchise, and today we finally have a better idea of what she’ll actually be doing in the movie....

A ‘Prince Of Darkness’ TV Series From John Carpenter May Be Coming To Shudder By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 20, 2018 1:00 pm EST John Carpenter hasn’t helmed a film in seven years, but he remains as culturally relevant as ever. Countless filmmakers have aped his style, and the new Halloween is rekindling excitement for his work in general. And there’s more to come. In a new interview, Carpenter hinted that he’s teaming up with horror streaming service Shudder to create a Prince of Darkness TV series, based on his 1987 film....

What Could The Spin-Off Be About? It’s admittedly still early to be speculating, but let’s do it anyway! Tolkien created a dense and intricate history of Middle-earth called The Silmarillion, which covered major events like the creation of the world, epic wars between races, political intrigue, the downfall of entire societies, dwarf and elvish history, and much more. There are dozens of options to choose from in there – even the recent Lord of the Rings video games incorporated characters from The Silmarillion like Celebrimbor, an Elvish prince who forged some of the rings of power....

Chris Pratt-Led ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’ Gets A 2019 Release Date By Jack Giroux/Aug. 8, 2017 1:00 pm EST Cowboy Ninja Viking doesn’t have a director that we know of, but comic book adaptation has a release date. In June of 2019, Chris Pratt will be part-Cowboy, part-Ninja, and part-Viking, playing a powerful assassin with the skills of all three warriors. He’s not the only “triplet” in the world, though, or at least that’s the case in A....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988 Presents 30 Years Later: The Films Of 1988 By Ethan Anderton/April 12, 2018 6:00 am EST Every year, Gallery 1988 takes an opportunity to look back 30 years by featuring pop culture artwork inspired by the movies that came out three decades previously. This year it just so happens that the flashback is the same year of their namesake: 1988. The entire gallery of pieces from the Gallery 1988 30 Years Later art show is available, and it features artwork from movies such as Beetlejuice, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Child’s Play, Die Hard, The Land Before Time, Twins, Bloodsport, Big, Coming to America, The Naked Gun and more....

Panic Logline: Based on Lauren Oliver’s New York Times best-selling novel, Panic brings viewers to a forgotten rural town where every year the graduating seniors risk their lives in an illegal, high-stakes game to win life-changing money — and a chance to escape. Anonymous judges force the players through a series of challenges that will compel them to confront their deepest fears and upend their ideas of who they are, who to trust and who they might become....