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‘Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool’ Trailer: Annette Bening Plays Gloria Grahame In This Hollywood Story By Ben Pearson/Nov. 21, 2017 3:00 pm EST Hollywood loves stories about old Hollywood, and now a veteran actress is getting a chance to shine in a true tale about an aging movie star. Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool tells the story of the romance between British actor Peter Turner (Jamie Bell) and Oscar-winning actress Gloria Grahame, played here by Annette Bening....

‘Girl In The Spider’s Web’ Casts ‘Get Out’ Star Lakeith Stanfield And ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Replicant Sylvia Hoeks By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2018 9:30 am EST Sony Pictures continues to fill out the cast of The Girl in the Spider’s Web, their relaunch of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo franchise, with some impressive talent. The Crown star Claire Foy is already locked down in the lead role of hacker Lisbeth Salander, and Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason is playing her journalist companion Mikael Blomkvist....

‘Gringo’ Trailer: David Oyelowo Gets Caught Up In A Mexican Drug Deal By Ben Pearson/Feb. 17, 2018 12:00 pm EST After watching the newest Gringo trailer, I only have one question: what kind of dirt does the casting director have on David Oyelowo and Charlize Theron? I’m joking, but once you see the antics on display in this corporate drug “comedy,” you might understand that line of thinking. How did such a solid cast – which also includes Thandie Newton, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Kenneth Choi, and Sharlto Copley – get roped into…this?...

‘Headshot’ Trailer: It’s ‘The Bourne Identity’ Meets ‘Taken’ With ‘The Raid’ Star Iko Uwais By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 7, 2016 2:30 pm EST Two of the very best action films of the past decade are undoubtedly The Raid and The Raid 2: Berandal. The films deliver some of the most fast-paced, hard-hitting, perfectly choreographed action in recent memory, and while director Gareth Evans is responsible for bringing it all together, leading man Iko Uwais deserves plenty of credit for pulling off his own fight scenes and stunts....

‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ TV Spot: Don’t Stab The Devil In The Back By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 13, 2017 11:30 am EST Ensuring that there will be at least one great action movie this year, John Wick: Chapter 2 is hitting theaters in about a month. Keanu Reeves is back as the titular assassin, and he looks even deadlier this time. A new John Wick 2 TV spot has arrived online, featuring a couple awesome new moments of action, including a sequence that takes place in a room full of mirrors, and a chase that doesn’t end so well for one motorcyclist....

‘Lethal Weapon’ Replaces Fired Actor With Seann William Scott; ‘Gotham’ Returns For A Final Season By Chris Evangelista/May 14, 2018 6:30 am EST The Lethal Weapon TV series ran into trouble recently when lead actor Clayne Crawford was fired for poor on-set behavior. Now, Crawford has been replaced by actor Seann William Scott. Plus, the Batman prequel series Gotham is coming back for a fifth and final season. Lethal Weapon Replacement...

‘Mission: Impossible 6’ Casts A Superman By Jack Giroux/March 17, 2017 8:30 am EST Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is making room for one more with Mission: Impossible 6. Actor Henry Cavill, best known for playing Superman and his terrific performance in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., has signed on to play a role in the IMF. Shooting begins next month on Christopher McQuarrie’s sequel. Below, learn more about the writer and director’s next addition to Paramount’s franchise....

By Ethan Anderton/April 4, 2017 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today you can get your hands on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story on Blu-ray and DVD, but if you don’t have time to watch it immediately, you can enjoy an abridged version of the story as told by LEGO. Using some impressive stop-motion animation, Disney and LEGO teamed up to make this family friendly, shortened version of the Rogue One story as it all takes place in the bedroom of some spoiled kid who not only has the massive Death Star LEGO set, but also the Rebels U-Wing, Director Krennic’s Imperial shuttle, an Imperial battle tank and an AT-ST walker....

‘The Greatest Showman’ Featurettes: The ‘La La Land’ Composers Have Outdone Themselves By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 12, 2017 3:00 pm EST While there may be a lot of mystery surrounding whether The Greatest Showman is any good or not — the review embargo remains while the movie swoops up surprise Golden Globe nominations for best comedy/musical and best actor — there is no mystery to the fact that this is a straight-up musical....

The Handmaid’s Tale Teaser Although The Handmaid’s Tale was published thirty years ago, its themes might be more chillingly relevant than ever. One of the most striking aspects of the novel is how quickly the country transforms. Offred is young and healthy enough to be fertile (making her body especially valuable in a world marked by a rapidly declining birthrate), but old enough to have had a husband and child before the revolution....

‘The Haunting Of Hill House’ Trailer: Netflix Checks Into Shirley Jackson’s Haunted House By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2018 7:53 am EST Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House is one of the most iconic horror stories in the history of the medium. A slow-burn chiller about mental instability as much as it is about supernatural forces, Hill House is getting the Netflix treatment courtesy of Gerald’s Game director Mike Flanagan. Flanagan has adapted Jackson’s novel into a new 10-episode series, dropping on Netflix just in time for Halloween....

‘Top Gun 2’ Cast Adds Glen Powell After All By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 1, 2018 11:30 am EST Glen Powell, who can currently be seen in Netflix’s Set It Up, was up for the role of Goose Jr. in Top Gun: Maverick. Powell ultimately lost the role to Miles Teller, but as it turns out, the actor will be joining the Top Gun 2 cast after all. Sometimes, things work out. Last month, word broke that several actors were up for the role of Goose’s son in Top Gun: Maverick....

‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ Features A Character From The Original Film By Jack Giroux/Dec. 22, 2016 12:30 pm EST There haven’t been too many overt nods to the original Planet of the Apes franchise in the new films. Caesar himself and the brief mention of the Icarus disappearing in Rise of the Planet of the Apes are the most obvious connections to the past, but Matt Reeves’ upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes features one of the most prominent ties yet to the original series....

‘Westworld’ Creators Insist They Have An Ending In Mind, Aren’t Just Making Things Up As They Go By Chris Evangelista/July 2, 2018 4:00 pm EST Every so often, something will happen in Westworld that makes me take a step back and wonder, “Are they making this up as they go along?” The answer, at least according to Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy, is no! According to Joy, there is a very concrete plan for the eventual Westworld ending....

After “Voicing” BB-8, Bill Hader Joins The ‘Power Rangers’ Movie As Robot Alpha 5 By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 22, 2016 5:38 pm EST Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s Power Rangers movie. Hader will be voicing the Rangers’ lovable robot Alpha 5. Learn more details about the Bill Hader Power Rangers casting, after the jump. Bill Hader Power Rangers Casting Residing in the Command Center with Zordon, Alpha 5 serves as the Rangers’ technician, constructing weapons for them to use against the forces of Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa....

Brad Bird Wants To Turn ‘1906’ Into Both A Film And TV Series By Chris Evangelista/June 18, 2018 3:30 pm EST Brad Bird is primarily known for his work in animation, but he does dabble in live-action from time to time, helming live-action flicks like Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Tomorrowland. But for a time, 1906, based on James Dalessandro’s novel about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, was going to be Bird’s first live-action film....

Daisy Ridley Confirms Rey’s Original Name In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 1, 2017 11:30 am EST In a small but interesting bit of information, Daisy Ridley, star of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, recently confirmed the original name of her character Rey. We’ve actually heard this early name before, but up until now it was thought to just be a placeholder or codename until the real name was finalized....

FX’s ‘The Strain’ Renewed For Fourth And Final Season By Angie Han/Sept. 27, 2016 2:30 pm EST Try to enjoy The Strain while you can, because the show won’t be around much longer. FX has just announced that it is picking up the vampire thriller series for a fourth season… which will be its last. But that’s not necessarily bad news, even if you’re a fan of the show. Showrunner Carlton Cuse has stressed that the decision allows him and his team to wrap up the drama on their own terms....

Haley Bennett Would Like You To Think She Is Playing Catwoman In ‘Gotham City Sirens’ By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2017 6:30 am EST Last week, Bennett posted a picture of Catwoman with no caption. A photo posted by Haley Bennett (@halolorraine) on Jan 31, 2017 at 11:35am PST The next day, she shared a photo of herself with a brand-new pixie haircut which resembles Selina Kyle’s hair from the comics....

Morgan Spurlock Admits History Of Sexual Misconduct, Steps Down From Production Company By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 15, 2017 10:30 am EST Morgan Spurlock has stepped down from his production company, Warrior Poets, following his confession of a history of sexual harassment and assault accusations. The Super Size Me filmmaker revealed in a statement that he has been accused of rape and sexual harassment by two respective women. “I am part of the problem,” he wrote in a post published on Twitter on Wednesday....