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‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Trailer Coming Soon; Bumblebee Spin-Off Script Is Done By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2016 12:30 pm EST The buzz surrounding the next installment of the Transformers franchise is about to take off as the first trailer is on the verge of arriving next week. Word on the street is that the first Transformers: The Last Knight trailer will debut in theaters next week and then hit the web shortly thereafter....

Ben Affleck Exits Netflix Thriller ‘Triple Frontier’ After It Already Lost Tom Hardy, Channing Tatum By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 19, 2017 12:00 pm EST The troubled production of action-thriller Triple Frontier has lost another actor after its initial stars Tom Hardy and Channing Tatum left due to scheduling conflicts. Ben Affleck has parted ways with Triple Frontier, the Netflix film that has faced obstacles since it was dropped by Paramount Studios in April....

Cool Stuff: More ‘Star Wars’ Furniture Than You Can Shake A Lightsaber At By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 4, 2016 5:30 am EST There has been no shortage of Star Wars merchandise for decades now. Just this past weekend brought a slew of new toys in honor of the forthcoming release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and along with that comes a bunch of general Star Wars merchandise to shelves. Hot on the heels of the recently revealed R2-D2 coffee press, a batch of Star Wars-themed furniture has made its way online....

Disney’s ‘Gigantic’ Adds ‘Captain Marvel’ And ‘Inside Out’ Writer Meg LeFauve As Director By Angie Han/Oct. 3, 2016 11:49 am EST Disney favorite Meg LeFauve is adding another high-profile project to the to-do list. The Captain Marvel and Inside Out screenwriter has been set to co-direct Gigantic, Disney Animation’s upcoming take on the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale. She joins previously announced director Nathan Greno (Tangled). Gigantic will be LeFauve’s first directing credit....

Find Out Where To See ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ With 70mm IMAX Projection By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 26, 2016 12:00 pm EST Sadly, nowadays when a movie hits the IMAX screen, it’s usually also in 3D by default. Very rarely are there IMAX screens showing a movie in 2D. However, in the case of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, there will be a very small amount of theaters not only showing the movie in IMAX 2D, but with a 70mm projection as well....

Jack Reynor, Will Poulter And Florence Pugh Join New A24 Horror Film From ‘Hereditary’ Director Ari Aster By Chris Evangelista/July 30, 2018 12:30 pm EST Hereditary director Ari Aster already has his next horror film set up at A24, and the cast is starting to take shape. Jack Reynor, Will Poulter and Florence Pugh will star in the film, which has a synopsis that seems heavily inspired by the cult classic The Wicker Man (the original; not the one with Nic Cage and the bees)....

James Cameron Compares ‘Avatar’ Sequels To ‘The Godfather’ As A Generational Family Saga By Ethan Anderton/April 22, 2018 10:00 am EST James Cameron is currently busy in production on the four planned Avatar sequels that will start hitting theaters in December of 2020. But he had enough spare time to take part in a new documentary series called AMC Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction, coming to AMC on April 30....

New ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ TV Spot Finally Gives Jon Favreau’s Character A Voice By Ethan Anderton/May 2, 2018 6:30 am EST Now that Avengers: Infinity War is in our past, it’s time to start looking forward to the rest of the blockbusters arriving this summer. Since Marvel Studios evacuated their early May release date for the sequel, this weekend will be a little quiet with the exception of another huge round of box office cash for The Avengers....

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Finds Its Charles Manson In ‘Justified’ Actor By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 29, 2018 6:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Quentin Tarantino has found his Charles Manson. The director’s upcoming film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood has cast Justified actor Damon Herriman as the cult leader who inspired the horrific Manson Family Murders of Sharon Tate in 1969.The Wrap reports that Damon Herriman has taken on the role of Charles Manson in Tarantino’s dramatic ode to the tumultuous year 1969, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood....

Quentin Tarantino Is Totally Down To Direct A ‘Star Trek’ Movie And Already Has Ideas By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 25, 2017 6:30 am EST We’re not sure when we’ll be getting another Star Trek to follow up Star Trek Beyond, but we do know that Paramount Pictures isn’t too happy with franchise producer J.J. Abrams after he decided to head back to Lucasfilm and Disney to direct Star Wars: Episode IX. The good news is that they don’t have to wait for him to get the sequel off the ground since Justin Lin proved to be a fine successor to the director’s chair....

Superhero Bits: Avengers: Infinity War Prelude Comic, Black Panther Box Office & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2018 5:00 pm EST What will the Avengers: Infinity War prelude comic tell us about the events leading up to the film? What are the update projections for Black Panther’s opening weekend box office? What was Gal Gadot’s response to fans upset about Wonder Woman not getting any Oscar nominations? Why is Captain Marvel’s suit green and black in the recently leaked set photos?...

Superhero Bits: Possible ‘Avengers 4’ Concept Art Leak, DC’s Comic-Con Plans & More By Ethan Anderton/June 5, 2018 6:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Are Marvel and SquareEnix working on a reboot of Marvel’s Ultimate Alliance? What’s going on with Sony’s Silver and Black movie? Is there some legit Avengers 4 concept art making the rounds? Which DC Comics movies will Warner Bros. tease at San Diego Comic-Con this summer?...

Superhero Bits: Possible Deadpool Promo For Logan, Infinity Stone Side Effects, Logan Posters & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 22, 2017 5:00 pm EST Does touching the Infinity Stone have a longer term effect on Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? Where can you get exclusive Logan posters when you see the movie next week? Could Hidden Figures director Theodore Melfi end up directing a future Marvel movie? Will new Deadpool footage be used to promote Logan?...

Tessa Thompson Will Star In Jewel Heist Movie Based On The Life Of Doris Payne By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 15, 2018 5:30 am EST Tessa Thompson, an actress who is great in everything she appears in, has an exciting new project. Thompson will portray real-life figure Doris Payne, a woman who spent six decades as an international jewel thief. Give us this movie immediately, please.Variety reports that Tessa Thompson, of Dear White People, Creed, and Thor: Ragnarok fame, has signed on to star in a film about Doris Payne....

The Morning Watch: Doc Short Uncovers Movie Ad Letterpress Plates, ‘Jurassic Park’ Contest & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 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, a documentary short takes a look at an incredible collection of letterpress plates used to create movie advertisements in newspapers....

The Morning Watch: John Oliver Grills Dustin Hoffman, The Making Of A Chewbacca Mask & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 6, 2017 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, John Oliver turns a Q&A about Wag the Dog into an opportunity to question Dustin Hoffman about sexual harassment accusations made against him....

The Morning Watch: Porgs Sing The Star Wars Theme, Madea Gets A White House Job & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 13, 2017 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, some genius took all the sounds we have of porgs from Star Wars: The Last Jedi and used them to recreate a very porgy version of the Star Wars theme....

Vin Diesel To Star In ‘Bloodshot’ Movie Adapted From Valiant Comics By Chris Evangelista/March 8, 2018 5:21 pm EST Vin Diesel is hitching himself to a whole new franchise. The Fast and the Furious, xXx and Guardians of the Galaxy actor will star in sci-fi action flick Bloodshot, adapted from the Valiant comic book series. More on the Bloodshot movie below. Mr. Vin Diesel will lend his gravely voice and tough-guy persona to a new sci-fi/action film with franchise potential....

Warwick Davis Has A Role In ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 2, 2016 1:00 pm EST Back in early 1980s, Warwick Davis began his acting career as Wicket the Ewok in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. When the revival of the Star Wars saga happened in 1999, the dwarf actor made a cameo at the podracing arena in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Then he returned to a galaxy far, far away again with a role as the alien Wollivan in Maz Kanata’s cantina when the series made a comeback with Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Hasn’t Called Michael Pena Yet By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 21, 2017 10:30 am EST Michael Pena was easily one of the best parts of Ant-Man, but he may not even appear in its sequel. Pena revealed that he hasn’t received a call yet to return in Ant-Man and the Wasp, the sequel to the 2014 movie starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas. The movie is set to start shooting this summer, so it does indeed seem to be cutting it close to the deadline if he were to reprise his role as the scene-stealing Luis....