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‘Breathe’ Trailer: Andrew Garfield And Claire Foy Star In A True Story From Director Andy Serkis By Ben Pearson/Sept. 19, 2017 9:30 am EST Andy Serkis is best known for his work in front of the camera, imbuing visual effects-driven characters like Gollum and Caesar with weight and inner life using performance capture technology. But he has some experience behind the camera as well, having directed the second unit of all three of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit films....

‘Columbus’ Trailer: John Cho And Haley Lu Richardson Bond Over Architecture In A Gorgeous, Quiet Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 23, 2017 1:30 pm EST John Cho has long deserved a romantic leading man role after paying his dues for years in the broad comedy of Harold and Kumar and as second fiddle in action franchises like Star Trek. He even gave an underrated performance in Selfie, a surprisingly charming TV show with a terrible title....

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Title Format Revealed By Angie Han/Nov. 18, 2016 9:00 am EST Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a cute, whimsical title, but it’s also kind of an unwieldy one. There’s a reason most people just shorten it to Fantastic Beasts in casual conversation. And as we move into the sequels, those titles have the potential to get even longer. Will we start seeing titles like Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Insert Dramatic But Vague Subtitle Here?...

‘Hellboy’ Reboot Eyes Daniel Dae Kim As Replacement For Ed Skrein By Ben Pearson/Sept. 11, 2017 4:00 pm EST Now, this is more like it. After actor Ed Skrein stepped away from Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot following controversy over whitewashing a Japanese-American character, a new report says that the studio is currently in talks with Lost and Hawaii Five-0 star Daniel Dae Kim to play the role of Major Ben Daimio....

‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 Photos Reveal Typhoid Mary, While ‘The Crown’ Introduces The New Prince Philip By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 28, 2018 6:00 pm EST Netflix has released new photos from two of their shows: Iron Fist season 2 and The Crown season 3. The Iron Fist season 2 photos feature Alice Eve as new character Typhoid Mary, while The Crown season 3 image provides us with our first look at Tobias Menzies taking over the role of Prince Philip from Matt Smith....

‘Pacific Rim’ And ‘Godzilla’ Sequels Get New Titles By Angie Han/Dec. 14, 2016 1:30 pm EST Pacific Rim: Maelstrom and Godzilla 2 are Pacific Rim: Maelstrom and Godzilla 2 no more, as Legendary has just announced new titles for both films. The former is currently in production with director Steven S. DeKnight and star John Boyega, and the latter is in pre-production with Krampus director Michael Dougherty. Find out the new Pacific Rim and Godzilla sequel titles below....

‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’ Clip: It’s Milla Jovovich Vs. Jorah Mormont Vs. Zombies By Jacob Hall/Jan. 18, 2017 4:00 pm EST When the Resident Evil series was one single mediocre movie, I didn’t care for it. When it was two movies, it could barely hold my interest. And then there were three movies. And then four movies. And then five. And now, sixth movie in the series, titled Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, is due out at the end of the month and damn it, these silly movies have won me over....

War For the Planet of the Apes Fathers Day Trailer The Father’s Day angle was a smart one to take, because not only does Caesar have his own son to worry about, but it appears he also becomes a surrogate father for Nova (Amiah Miller), the young girl who grows up to be the mute woman Charlton Heston befriends in the original Planet of the Apes and its sequel. Themes of fatherhood are all over this movie....

11 Million People Watched Netflix’s ‘Bright’ In Its First Three Days Of Release By Ben Pearson/Dec. 28, 2017 3:00 pm EST Netflix is notoriously protective of its membership’s viewing numbers for specific shows and movies, unless the streaming service is bragging about binge statistics and dunking on a user or two for their viewing choices. So we don’t know exactly how many people have watched Bright, David Ayer’s new orc cop fantasy thriller starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton, but a new report which cites Nielsen metrics says that eleven million Netflix subscribers decided to click “play” on the movie in only its first three days of release....

Hong Kong Disneyland’s ‘Iron Man Experience’ Soft Opens, Footage From The Ride Appears Online By Jacob Hall/Dec. 27, 2016 6:30 am EST The theme park rights to the Marvel characters became pretty complicated when Disney acquired the comic book giant back in 2009. After all, Universal Studios already held those rights and were still making use of them in their Orlando-based Islands of Adventure park. The short version goes something like this: Disney parks east of the Mississippi couldn’t (and at the time of this writing, still can’t) utilize most of the Marvel superhero stable…but everywhere else?...

Is Another Major ‘Star Wars’ Character Returning For ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’? By Ben Pearson/June 18, 2018 10:00 am EST After Yoda’s surprise appearance in writer/director Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, fans might be seeing another legacy character pop up in writer/director J.J. Abrams’ upcoming sequel Star Wars: Episode 9. A new rumor indicates that a familiar face will be brought into the fold for the final film in the new trilogy, and it’s reportedly someone fans have been hoping to see on screen again for years....

Joe Wright’s ‘Darkest Hour’ Gets Fall 2017 Release Date; Ben Mendelsohn, John Hurt & More Join Cast By Jack Giroux/Sept. 6, 2016 1:30 pm EST Joe Wright is coming off an enormous misfire. The filmmaker behind Atonement and Hanna took a huge swing with Pan, his biggest project to date, and it may have lost Warner Bros. around $150 million. Thankfully, the financial failure of Pan doesn’t seem to be slowing down the talented filmmaker....

John Krasinski And Emily Blunt Don’t Mind Missing Out On The MCU By Chris Evangelista/April 7, 2018 1:00 pm EST Married couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt can currently be seen together in the creepy A Quiet Place, but in an alternate dimension, both would be appearing together in Avengers: Infinity War later this month. Both actors nearly joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the past, but lost out on their respective roles....

Lee Daniels In Talks To Helm Billie Holiday Biopic, Andra Day Being Eyed To Star By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 7, 2018 5:30 am EST Lee Daniels’ name still carries a lot of clout, even as the Oscar-nominated director takes his sweet time deciding what his next project will be. After earning tons of accolades for Precious in 2009, Daniels made the jump to TV, co-creating the immensely popular Empire. But he hasn’t directed a feature film since 2013’s The Butler, though his name has been attached to a Terms of Endearment remake....

LOL: Ron Howard Gives ‘Star Wars’ The ‘Arrested Development’ Voiceover Treatment By Ethan Anderton/May 3, 2018 6:00 am EST Ron Howard has a history with George Lucas that goes all the way back to the director’s early work on a coming of age drama called American Graffiti. But it would take another 45 years before Ron Howard would become enveloped in the filmmaker’s most famous creation: the Star Wars universe.Solo: A Star Wars Story brought in Ron Howard to take the helm of the Han Solo origin story after the young duo of Phil Lord & Chris Miller didn’t deliver what Lucasfilm was hoping to see out of the spin-off....

Margot Robbie In Negotiations To Play Sharon Tate In Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ [Updated] By Chris Evangelista/March 13, 2018 11:22 am EST Quentin Tarantino’s Manson Family movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, recently added Brad Pitt to co-star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, Margot Robbie is officially in negotiations to join the cast as Sharon Tate.Update: Deadline confirms that Margot Robbie, long rumored to play Sharon Tate in Tarantino’s new movie, is officially in negotiations....

Netflix’s Latest Test Feature Inserts Promos For Shows Between Episodes By Ben Pearson/Aug. 17, 2018 2:30 pm EST You’re lounging on your couch after a long day, binge watching the new season of your favorite Netflix show. But in between episodes, BAM – a video ad drops in and interrupts the flow, promoting a different show that the streaming service thinks you’ll want to watch. It may sound like a campfire horror story or a lost episode of Black Mirror, but Netflix is now testing a new feature that’s designed to do exactly that....

Patton Oswalt’s First Stand-Up Special Since His Wife’s Death Heading To Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2017 12:30 pm EST Comedian Patton Oswalt was dealt quite the personal blow in the spring of 2016 when his wife of 11 years, writer Michelle McNamara, died suddenly at 46 years old. Not only was this a tragedy for Oswalt, but also for their 7-year old daughter, Alice. However, this year Patton Oswalt found happiness again when his engagement to actress Meredith Salenger was announced in July of 2017....

The Morning Watch: ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Edition - The Real Dogs On Set, Anatomy Of A Scene & More By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 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....

The Morning Watch: ‘Jurassic World’ Edition - Every Dinosaur Explained, The Real Science & More By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 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, learn everything you need to know about the Jurassic Park franchise before you see Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom this weekend....