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Josh Gad Recruits Judi Dench To Pester Daisy Ridley For ‘Last Jedi’ Spoilers By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 8, 2017 10:00 am EST After the eighth episode of the Skywalker saga was announced as Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Frozen star Josh Gad began posting videos on Facebook jokingly grilling Daisy Ridley, his co-star in the currently filming Kenneth Branagh remake of Murder on the Orient Express, about who is the titular Last Jedi....

Main Street Electrical Parade Commercial Goes To Disneyland’s Secret Warehouse By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 3, 2017 11:00 am EST The Main Street Electrical Parade is my favorite of all the Disneyland parades. Maybe it’s the retro synthesized soundtrack that accompanies the nighttime floats, or maybe it’s the fact I first saw the parade as a young boy and fell in love with it. Even though Disney’s newer versions of the nighttime show like Paint The Night are technologically better in every way, it was unable to recapture the charm of this 1972 classic....

Neil Blomkamp’s ‘Praetoria’ Is A Short Film About A Robot Knight Who Just Wants Some Gold By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2017 2:30 pm EST Neil Blomkamp, the father of Chappie, is back with another visually stunning short film featuring one of Blomkamp’s favorite tropes: robots! Titled Praetoria, this is more of a test reel than a full short film, but it gives you another glimpse of what Blomkamp has been up to lately....

POTD: ‘Aquaman’ Cast Gets Together With James Wan For A Table Read By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2017 6:30 am EST Production on the first big screen iteration of Aquaman is scheduled to being in just a few months. The film is currently in pre-production, and part of the preparation includes getting the principal cast together with director James Wan for a table read. In fact, that key part of the filmmaking process just happened this week as James Wan posted a photo with the underwater superhero (Jason Momoa) as well as Mera (Amber Heard) and the villainous Ocean Master (Patrick Wilson)....

The Morning Watch: Game Of Thrones Edition: Valyrian Dagger Theory, Loot Train Battle Video Essay & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 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, we’ve got an assembly of Game of Thrones videos for you to check out....

TV Bits: ‘She-Ra,’ ‘Homeland’, ‘Altered Carbon’, ‘Sense8’, And Trailers Galore By Ben Pearson/Dec. 14, 2017 3:30 pm EST Before we get to our trailer extravaganza, Netflix has announced that the streaming service has partnered with DreamWorks for six new animated shows. Most of them are barely worth mentioning (Trollhunters Part 3, something called 3 Below, The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants, Harvey Street Kids, Trolls: The Beat Goes On), but there’s one that’s worth singling out: She-Ra, a modern retelling of the classic ’80s character that hails from comic creator Noelle Stevenson....

TV Trailers: ‘Feud: Bette And Joan’ And ‘Love’ Season Two By Jack Giroux/Feb. 14, 2017 3:00 pm EST Before Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) and Gus (Paul Rust) return for season two of Love, Netflix decided to share the good news: they’ve already renewed the Judd Apatow-produced series for a third season. We’re already guaranteed more time with these charming but flawed characters. But before we see the current state of their relationship, another show — an entirely different show — premieres on FX....

Universal Studios Japan Reveals First Nintendo World Concept Art By Jacob Hall/Dec. 12, 2016 8:30 am EST Two weeks ago, one of the most un-secret secrets in the theme park industry was officially pushed into the spotlight: Universal Studios is teaming up with Nintendo to bring the iconic video game publisher’s characters to Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Orlando, and Universal Studios Japan. Specific details were scarce, but there were promises of “expansive, immersive and interactive” attractions that would make you feel “as if you’re playing inside your favorite games – in real life....

‘Alpha’ Trailer: Learn How The First Good Doggo Became Man’s Best Friend By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 14, 2018 11:00 am EST Up until last year, Alpha was being billed as a gritty, survivalist tale about a young, lost hunter who befriends an injured wolf. And from the looks of the first trailer, that’s all it would be — with a heartwarming tale of the first boy and his dog embedded within, of course....

‘Annabelle 3’ Announced, ‘Conjuring’ Universe Veteran Gary Dauberman To Direct [Comic-Con 2018] By Jacob Hall/July 19, 2018 9:30 am EST You can’t keep a good killer doll down, and Annabelle is coming back for round three. First introduced in The Conjuring and given her own prequel in 2014’s Annabelle and a prequel to the prequel in 2017’s Annabelle Creation, the cursed doll is finally moving to the future in her third outing....

‘Harry Potter’ And ‘Alien’ Star John Hurt Has Died At 77 By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2017 7:00 am EST With a career spanning over 55 years, John Hurt was one of the best actors to come out of the United Kingdom. But sadly, the Oscar nominee who has done everything from blockbuster franchises to Shakespearean theater has left us far too soon. After celebrating his birthday just five days ago, Sir John Hurt has died at 77 years old, as confirmed by the actor’s publicist Charles McDonald late last night....

‘Logan Lucky’ Trailer: Channing Tatum & Adam Driver Are Redneck Robbers By Ethan Anderton/June 28, 2017 7:00 am EST After planning three heists in Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve and Ocean’s Thirteen, the formerly retired Steven Soderbergh is back behind the camera for a new heist, and he’s brought his Magic Mike star with him. Logan Lucky follows Channing Tatum as Jimmy Logan, a thirtysomething man fired from his job, looking to turn the bad luck of the Logan family around once and for all by pulling off a heist at the Charlotte Motor Speedway....

‘Miss Bala’ Remake Coming From ‘Twilight’ Director Catherine Hardwicke By Jack Giroux/April 4, 2017 1:30 pm EST The director behind Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown, and Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke, is currently circling two projects. One of the projects being a remake of Miss Bala, the acclaimed 2011 Mexican film that was nominated for Best Foreign Picture. The current frontrunner to play the lead is Jane the Virgin star, Gina Rodriguez. Below, learn more about the Miss Bala remake....

‘Pale Blue Dot’ Enlists Jon Hamm To Star Opposite Natalie Portman In Astronaut Drama By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 15, 2018 1:30 pm EST The Baby Driver actor is in negotiations to star opposite Natalie Portman in Pale Blue Dot, an astronaut drama directed by Legion and Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley. It’s a great piece of casting on both parts. Portman has proven with Annihilation that she can deliver a powerfully introspective, unhinged performance, while Hamm is — well, have you seen him?...

‘Rogue One’ “Doesn’t Unfold How You Think” Claims Director Gareth Edwards By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2016 1:30 pm EST Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tells the untold story of the heist for the plans that eventually led to the takedown of the Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope. And while the story seems pretty straightforward, a group of ragtag rebels who must come together under tremendous odds, director Gareth Edwards says that “the film doesn’t unfold how you think....

‘Shazam!’ Casting: Asher Angel Will Play Billy Batson By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2017 10:32 am EST The Shazam! movie continues to move full-steam ahead. Just recently, the film’s star and villain were cast, and now comes even more Shazam casting news: Asher Angel, a young actor from the Disney Channel’s Andi Mack, will play young Billy Batson, the boy who has the power to transform into the adult superhero known as Shazam by saying “Shazam!...

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Featurette Lets Michael Keaton’s Vulture Take Flight By Ethan Anderton/July 2, 2017 9:00 am EST We’re less than a week out from seeing Spider-Man return to theaters in a big way for his first solo outing since being brought back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Captain America: Civil War. The good news is that Spider-Man: Homecoming is an exciting revival of the webslinger’s franchise that takes full advantage of his new place in a larger world....

‘Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan’ And A Handful Of Disney Princess Movies Are Returning To Theaters By Ben Pearson/Aug. 3, 2017 6:00 am EST Maybe the news that a bunch of Disney Princesses are going to cameo in Wreck-It Ralph 2 has stuck with you, and you’ve been jonesing for the chance to see some of your favorite animated royalty back on the big screen again. Or maybe you’ve been trying to convince a friend to get into Star Trek ahead of Star Trek: Discovery’s premiere, and you’ve been hoping for a chance to watch arguably the best Trek movie in a theater with them....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Zooms Past $800 Million At The Box Office, Might Make As Much As $1.6 Billion By Ben Pearson/Dec. 27, 2017 4:00 pm EST After less than two weeks in theaters, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has surpassed $800 million at the global box office. As of this writing, BoxOfficeMojo puts the movie’s worldwide grosses at more than $815 million, and some box office analysts are predicting that the latest entry into the Star Wars franchise could finish its theatrical run with as much as $1....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 ‘‘Opens Up The World,’’ Teases David Harbour By Angie Han/Jan. 31, 2017 3:30 pm EST Stranger Things can’t come back soon enough, especially after David Harbour’s rousing SAG Awards speech vowing to “shelter freaks and outcasts,” “hunt monsters,” and “punch some people in the face.” Alas, we’ve still got a while to wait, as the show isn’t expected to return for several months yet. But Harbour’s doing what he can to get the hype train going....