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New ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Images Reveal Details About Paul Bettany’s Villain, The Vandor Heist, And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2018 11:00 am EST Solo: A Star Wars Story has just released a flood of new images, revealing a few more details about Paul Bettany’s villainous gangster, the highly-publicized Vandor heist, and what the “clean” Millennium Falcon looks like without people. First Look at Evil Paul Bettany Empire Magazine released a few exclusive first looks at Solo: A Star Wars Story, including our first real look at Paul Bettany’s slick and scarred gangster Dryden Vos....

Star Wars Scum And Villainy Cantina Coming To Hollywood By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 17, 2016 1:30 pm EST One of the many reasons I can’t wait for Star Wars Land to open in Disneyland is that it will finally give me a chance to step inside an intergalactic cantina filled with all sorts of fun and strange aliens. I can’t imagine what Disney will do with that dining experience, especially with the elaborate animatronic alien creatures that are sure to inhabit the space....

The Avengers Assemble For Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 20, 2017 11:00 am EST Scarlett Johansson has rallied her fellow Avengers (you might even say assembled) to participate in an event from which the proceeds would go toward relief efforts in Puerto Rico. The U.S. territory is still reeling from the destruction inflicted by Hurricane Maria, which hit Puerto Rico a month ago. Puerto Rico’s power and infrastructure systems were devastated by Hurricane Maria leaving the local government helpless to come to the aid of all of its residents....

Theme Park Bits: Butterbeer Ice Cream, ‘Inside Out’ Ride, Fried Chicken Day At Disney, ‘Toy Story’ Land Opens By Joshua Meyer/July 2, 2018 5:30 am EST Can’t believe it–very last time on the Jurassic Park ride @UniStudios @Amblin with hubby @MarkAaronBolton and our close friends @actorkendall and Phil Erklen. #JurassicPark25 #JurassicPark pic.twitter.com/eTv354PrCg — Ariana Richards (@GalleryAriana) June 26, 2018 This week, Ariana Richards, the child actress turned painter who portrayed John Hammond’s granddaughter, Lex, in Jurassic Park, rode Jurassic Park: The Ride one last time at Universal Studios Hollywood....

VOTD: Bill Murray Returns To ‘Saturday Night Live’ With World Series Champion Chicago Cubs By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 6, 2016 7:00 am EST Ever since the Chicago Cubs won the World Series this past week, all around me in the Midwest, people just seem a little more upbeat and happy, even with the wholly depressing election still kicking around for a couple more days. The parade and rally just a hop, skip and a jump away from me over in Chicago brought in an estimated 5 million people, which is almost double the population of the entire city itself, and it now ranks as the 7th largest gathering in human history....

VOTD: The History Of Batman Movies That Were Never Made By Ethan Anderton/June 27, 2017 6:00 am EST The Dark Knight has a long history in theaters that stretches back to being a serial on the big screen in the 1940s all the way up to today’s grizzled take on the Caped Crusader played by Ben Affleck. But for every Batman movie that we’ve seen, from the hokey 1966 adaptation of the TV series from that decade to the one with Bat nipples in 1994, there is a movie about the DC Comics superhero that was in development but never made it in front of a camera....

‘Bad Times At The El Royale’ Interviews: Drew Goddard, Jeff Bridges, Jon Hamm, And Dakota Johnson By Ben Pearson/Aug. 28, 2018 9:00 am EST In June, I visited Lake Tahoe, California to attend an early press day for Bad Times at the El Royale, a new crime thriller from writer/director Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods). That’s the setting for the new film, a mystery that unfolds in 1969 and centers on a run-down motel on the state line between California and Nevada....

‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 Brings Back Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley And Zoe Kravitz By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 18, 2018 1:00 pm EST Break out the wine: the Big Little Lies gang is officially getting back together. While we already knew that Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon were officially returning for Big Little Lies season 2, now we have confirmation that Laura Dern, Shailene Woodley and Zoe Kravtiz are coming back as well....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Considering Ewan McGregor And Sharlto Copley For Black Mask By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 27, 2018 2:00 pm EST Time for some more (potential) Birds of Prey casting news. Warner Bros. is in the process of casting the female leads of the film, but they also have to lock down someone to play villain Black Mask. Rumor has it that both Ewan McGregor and Sharlto Copley are being considered for the part, but the casting process has just begun....

‘Breathe’ Trailer: Andrew Garfield Stars In Andy Serkis’ Directorial Debut By Jack Giroux/June 29, 2017 4:30 pm EST Over the years, actor Andy Serkis has developed some major projects to direct. An adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and Fox’s update on the fairy tale Rumpelstiltskin have both interested the War For the Planet of the Apes star. He is, of course, in post-production on what we thought was going to be his directorial debut, Jungle Book: Origins, which was delayed once or twice and received assistance from Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)....

‘Deadpool 2’ Test Screening Scores Outshine The Original, New Trailer Debuts Tomorrow By Ethan Anderton/March 21, 2018 10:30 am EST This year brings Deadpool 2 to theaters, and it will attempt to follow up the massively successful R-rated superhero comedy released back in 2016. If the trailers are any indicator, the sequel from Atomic Blonde director David Leitch really ups the ante in the comic book action department without sacrificing the comedy that made the original stand out....

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Finds Johnny Depp By Angie Han/Nov. 1, 2016 4:46 pm EST Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hasn’t even hit theaters yet, but the sequel is already casting up. Johnny Depp is set to co-star in the next installment of the Harry Potter spinoff series, which David Yates will return to direct for release in 2018. In fact, he may even have a cameo role in the first Fantastic Beasts, which opens later this month....

‘Green Lantern’: Sterling K. Brown Wants In, Duncan Jones Has Some Suggestions By Angie Han/Jan. 17, 2017 7:30 am EST Of all the films on the upcoming DCEU slate, Green Lantern Corps might be the most mysterious. Yes, it’s got a release date — and, as of last week, screenwriters — but not much more than that. We don’t know who’ll direct it, who’ll star, or what the story will be....

‘Invisible Man’ Loses Writer, Universal’s Dark Universe Continues To Implode By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 23, 2018 2:30 pm EST Universal’s ambitious Dark Universe was supposed to be a star-studded action franchise on par with Marvel’s MCU. But instead, it seems like it’s dead on arrival. The most recent blow to the slowly lumbering franchise comes from the writer of the planned The Invisible Man film starring Johnny Depp. Ed Solomon (Men in Black, Now You See Me), who had been attached to the project for nearly two years, has officially parted ways with the movie....

‘Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’ Casts Kyliegh Curran In A Key Role By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 30, 2018 4:00 pm EST The Doctor Sleep cast has locked down a pivotal role. Young actress Kyliegh Curran will play Abra Stone in the Shining sequel from director Mike Flanagan. Curran joins a cast that includes Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson. Deadline broke the news about Curran’s casting. Her character, Abra Stone, is one of the main characters of Stephen King’s novel – her psychic abilities make her the main target of the True Knot, a gang of nomadic “psychic vampires” who prey on individuals who possess the shining....

‘Solo’ Books Will Tell The Story Of Your Favorite ‘Star Wars’ Scoundrel By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 16, 2018 9:30 am EST Time for more Solo: A Star Wars story news! If you thought the adventures of Han, Chewie, Lando and Woody Harrelson’s wig would begin and end with the latest Star Wars spin-off film, think again. A whole series of Solo books will be hitting shelves soon, chock-full of further Solo stories....

‘Starsky & Hutch’ Reboot Will Be A Fun And Gritty Continuation Of The Original Series By Jack Giroux/Sept. 2, 2017 11:00 am EST Below, read what Gunn had to say about the Starsky and Hutch reboot. The project will mark the first dive into television for Gunn’s production company, Troll Court Entertainment. The filmmaker is working with Sony Pictures Television and the powerhouse producer behind Fast & Furious, Neal Moritz. Gunn wants to make a Starsky & Hutch series that “would honor the genre while turning it inside-out....

‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Season 4 Will Be Split Into Two Parts By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 14, 2018 12:30 pm EST Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 4 is dropping on Netflix very soon, but with a twist. Unlike previous seasons and most Netflix shows in general, Unbreakable Kimmy Scdmidt season 4 will be split into two parts. The first six episodes arrive in May, while the second half of the season will drop sometime later in 2018....

‘Young Justice: Outsiders’ Trailer: Your Favorite Sidekicks Return By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 23, 2018 2:00 pm EST The wait is over: Young Justice is officially back. The long-awaited third season of Young Justice, titled Young Justice: Outsiders, will be premiering on DC Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ streaming service DC Universe five years after the animated series was unjustly canceled by Cartoon Network. Warner Bros. dropped the Young Justice Outsiders trailers at Comic-Con this weekend, giving us a glimpse of a darker, more ambitious new season anchored by some familiar and some all-new faces....

Colin Trevorrow Gives Another Brief Update On ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ By Ben Pearson/June 12, 2017 1:00 pm EST I’ll be up front with you right at the top: Star Wars: Episode 9 director Colin Trevorrow doesn’t reveal any breathtaking bombshells about his plans for the Star Wars universe in the interview we examine here. But honestly, how could he divulge plot details when the main saga movie before his, Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi, is itself still shrouded in so much mystery?...