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Heaven-Sent Casting: Neil Gaiman’s ‘Good Omens’ Casts Michael Sheen And David Tennant By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 15, 2017 8:00 am EST Sheen and Tennant have been cast in the lead roles of the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley, respectively, according to Variety. The pair’s longtime enmity has turned into begrudging friendship after centuries of coexisting, and when the two of them are faced with the impending Apocalypse, they set off to stop it....

James Cameron Isn’t Worried About The Gap Between ‘Avatar’ And ‘Avatar 2’ By Jack Giroux/May 30, 2017 7:30 am EST James Cameron isn’t concerned at all about how the sequel to Avatar is going to perform after a 10-year wait. Considering the first film made around $2.7 billion dollars worldwide, which certainly isn’t a gross you hit because of pure luck, he’s probably correct not be worried. Cameron has defied expectations in the past with the best results imaginable, and yet some people still underestimate the director of Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Aliens....

James Gunn Wanted To Make A ‘Hulk/Red Hulk’ Movie, Confirms Adam Warlock Connection By Ben Pearson/July 5, 2017 7:30 am EST James Gunn has proven to be one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most valuable players. He’s become the go-to guy for all things cosmic, and his third Guardians of the Galaxy movie will set up the next ten years of Marvel Studios movies. That’s a lot of power for someone who was directing little-seen films like Slither and Super just a few years ago....

Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ Adds Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, And Bobby Cannavale By Jack Giroux/July 12, 2017 2:30 pm EST Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is turning into an epic reunion of giants. Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are starring in Scorsese’s Netflix movie, which Harvey Keitel and Joe Pesci have officially boarded. They’ll start working on The Irishman next month, when Scorsese starts shooting his gangster drama, which will digitally de-age its actors to tell a story spanning decades....

Netflix’s ‘Outlaw King’ May Reunite ‘Hell Or High Water’ Stars Chris Pine & Ben Foster By Ben Pearson/April 25, 2017 7:30 am EST David Mackenzie’s sweaty western heist film Hell or High Water was ripped straight from the headlines last year, depicting the aftermath of the mortgage crisis as a Robin Hood-style revenge thriller. It resonated with audiences and critics alike, earning four Oscar nods and catapulting Mackenzie to a higher level of recognition....

New ‘Wonder Woman’ Promo Brings ‘Supergirl’ And Lynda Carter Into The Marketing Machine By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 2017 5:00 am EST Watch the Supergirl Wonder Woman promo after the jump. The promo also features some of the other prominent female characters who have been on the more recent episodes of the show, including former Lois Lane actress Teri Hatcher, but in the end it’s rather confusing. Sure, it makes sense that Supergirl could quickly change into another outfit, but would she really be able to just toss on Diana Prince’s boots and gauntlets like that?...

Sigourney Weaver Says ‘Avatar’ Sequels Are Amazing, Talks Up Villain Role In ‘The Defenders’ By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2016 9:00 am EST While we wait and see how that pans out, though, we can definitely expect to see her in next year’s The Defenders. We’re just not sure as whom. Weaver isn’t naming any names yet, but she did talk a bit about her villain character in the Marvel Netflix series....

Stephen Gaghan’s ‘Gold’ Opening Wide A Month Later Now By Jack Giroux/Nov. 26, 2016 11:00 am EST Harvey Weinstein’s name is synonymous with the Academy Awards. The producer has had films famously dominate the awards ceremony before. This year he’s pushing Lion and The Founder as serious contenders, and hopefully Sing Street will get more attention come awards season. Another Oscar hopeful for Weinstein’s is Stephen Gaghan’s new film Gold, which based on the trailers, also has a chance of finding an audience when it goes wide at the end of January....

The First ‘Aquaman’ Teaser Poster Goes Under The Sea By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 16, 2018 9:32 am EST Following a tidal wave of new images and stills from James Wan’s upcoming Aquaman, Warner Bros. has released the first teaser poster. This reveal comes days before San Diego’s Comic-Con, at which it’s anticipated the very first Aquaman trailer will be revealed to the public at Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated panel. But first, let’s take our first look at the Aquaman teaser poster....

The Morning Watch: ‘Conan’ Presents ‘Batgirl’ Auditions, Brad Bird Talks ‘The Iron Giant’ & More By Ethan Anderton/July 20, 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, The Hollywood Reporter hosted a roundtable discussion with the buzzed about dramatic actors of television....

VOTD: Sleepy Skunk’s 2017 Movie Trailer Mash-Up By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 4, 2017 6:00 am EST We’re creeping towards the end of 2017, which means it’s time for the annual onslaught of movie trailer mash-ups rounding up as many movies released this year as possible into one mega trailer. Sleepy Skunk is one of our favorite editors who has been deliver his annual year-end movie trailer mash-up for a few years now, and we have his 2017 Movie Trailer Mash-Up ready for your viewing pleasure....

WTF: The DC Extended Universe Is An Unofficial Name That Was Created As A Joke By Ben Pearson/Sept. 29, 2017 1:00 pm EST Why so serious? Because we’ve all been duped for years, that’s why. When word came out earlier today about Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment’s revamped take on their cinematic universe, you may have noticed that we didn’t refer to it as the DC Extended Universe, or “DCEU,” in our article....

‘Alita: Battle Angel’ Star Will Appear As An Extra In Her Own Movie By Ben Pearson/March 24, 2018 9:00 am EST It may not happen every day, but it’s not uncommon for the same actor to play multiple roles in a single movie. But how often have we seen the lead actor in a film also play an extra in the same film? That’s far more rare, but according to Rosa Salazar, the Alita: Battle Angel star who’s headlining Robert Rodriguez’s adaptation of the acclaimed Japanese manga, we’re going to see it happen when she plays dual roles later this year....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Trailer: ‘That’s What We Do Here – We Keep Order’ By Jacob Hall/May 8, 2017 9:36 am EST The original 1982 Blade Runner isn’t just one of the best science fiction movies ever made – it’s one of the most influential, with its overcrowded, rainy, beautiful, bleak, and neon-lit vision of a future Los Angeles continuing to inform how the genre looks to this very day. A sequel is a risky proposition....

‘Blue Crush’ TV Show In The Works From NBC And Producer Brian Grazer By Jack Giroux/Nov. 17, 2016 6:00 am EST Blue Crush has its fans. A lot of them, I’d wager. The film performed well enough when it was released in 2002, but it became more popular when it hit home video. Around five years ago a direct-to-video sequel was made by Universal. Beyond the title and surfing, though, Blue Crush 2 has little to do with John Stockwell’s film....

‘Hellboy’ Reboot Adds Ian McShane As Professor Broom By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 2, 2017 8:30 am EST Ian McShane is joining Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen film as Professor Broom. The American Gods and Deadwood actor will lend his signature air of gravitas to the Lionsgate and Millennium reboot of the Dark Horse comic, which will star David Harbour as the titular demonic superhero and is directed by horror guru Neil Marshall....

‘Justice League’ And ‘Aquaman’ Get Virtual Reality Deal With IMAX By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 28, 2017 3:30 pm EST IMAX and Warner Bros. announced on Tuesday a new virtual reality production agreement to “develop and release three premium, interactive VR experiences” based on Justice League, Aquaman and a third unannounced experience. The first project, Justice League VR, is set to be launched in 2017, after which the companies plan to release one “experience” per year....

‘New Mutants’ Will Be PG-13 And Superhero Costume Free By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 24, 2018 6:30 am EST Josh Boone’s New Mutants looked fairly promising, but it was recently pushed off the 2018 release calendar to 2019. As we wait for the film to arrive, Boone has offered some updates, including the confirmation that New Mutants is aiming for a PG-13 rating and that none of the characters will be decked out in superhero costumes....

‘Ozark’ Trailer: Jason Bateman Gets In Over His Head By Jack Giroux/July 5, 2017 4:30 pm EST Jason Bateman’s new Netflix show, Ozark, couldn’t look like a greater contrast to Arrested Development, his other Netflix series about an ethically dubious businessman. While Bateman’s comedy series is about keeping the family together, his new show is about keeping the family alive. The actor-director is behind the camera on Ozark as well. He executive produced the drama and directed four episodes of the first season, which will be released later this month....

‘The ABC Murders’: John Malkovich To Don The Mustache Of Hercule Poirot In New Agatha Christie Adaptation By Ben Pearson/May 27, 2018 1:00 pm EST Deadline says Malkovich will play the role of the famous detective in The ABC Murders, a three-part miniseries TV adaptation of Christie’s 1936 novel for BBC One. Rupert Grint, who played the goofy and good-natured Ron Weasley in Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter film franchise, will star opposite Malkovich, playing the character of Inspector Crome, who initially doubts Poirot’s abilities....