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‘Assassin’s Creed’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender Has A MacGuffin To Find By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 9, 2016 8:01 am EST Watch the new Assassin’s Creed trailer after the jump. While the previous trailers were more concerned with explaining the technology of the machine known as the Animus and the concept of genetic time travel, this one finally digs into the story. Callum Lynch (Fassbender) is being sent back into the mind of his 15th Century Spain ancestor Aguilar to retrieve an artifact known as the Apple of Eden....

‘Castle Rock’ Trailer Reveals Premiere Date For Hulu’s Stephen King Series By Chris Evangelista/May 2, 2018 8:45 am EST Castle Rock, the new Hulu series set in the frequently terrifying world of Stephen King, has a new trailer and an official premiere date. The show, from creator Sam Shaw and executive producer J.J. Abrams, will “combine the mythological scale and intimate character storytelling of King’s best-loved works, weaving an epic saga of darkness and light, played out on a few square miles of Maine woodland....

‘Den Of Thieves’ Star Gerard Butler On Becoming Big Nick [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Jan. 20, 2018 10:00 am EST The character’s size isn’t the only reason Butler disappears as Big Nick – it’s also his attitude. Christian Gudegat’s directorial debut has one of Butler’s meatiest roles to date: a deeply flawed, isolated and dedicated cop. We spoke with the actor about how he wanted to play Big Nick, the transformation he made with the role, and some of his favorite actors....

‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’ Honest Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Is Rocky Player One By Ethan Anderton/April 4, 2018 6:00 am EST Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle surprised the hell out of everybody by not only being pretty damn good but also by being a blockbuster behemoth, pulling in nearly $946 million worldwide. That’s the kind of success that guarantees a sequel, but it doesn’t preclude you from being in the sights of the folks over at Honest Trailers....

‘Justice League’ Reshoots Added Some ‘Sexual Tension’ Between Batman And Wonder Woman By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 13, 2017 9:00 am EST Justice League will finally unite the world’s finest DC Comics superheroes, played by capital “f” Fine actors. And because this is a group of beautiful, superpowered people fighting to save the world, there will inevitably be some sexual tension between the men of the team and the lone female member. Basically, Batman and Wonder Woman are going to be flirting up a storm....

‘Krypton’ Cast Adds Brainiac And Superman’s Great-Grandmother By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 4, 2017 11:00 am EST Krypton, the Syfy series that will serve as a prequel to the story of Superman, just announced a new cast member: Blake Ritson will be taking on the part of the villainous Brainiac. Paula Malcomson has also been added to the cast as Superman’s great-grandmother. They join a growing cast that includes Cameron Cuffe, Georgina Campbell, Elliot Cowan, and Shaun Sipos....

‘Red Sparrow’ Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Becomes A Master Of Deception By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 8, 2018 7:15 am EST The Black Widow origin movie you always wanted? It’s here, except it’s called Red Sparrow and it stars Jennifer Lawrence speaking in a Russian accent while donning an array of flattering outfits. Yes, Jennifer Lawrence speaks in this trailer! After curiously withholding the Hollywood star’s immediately recognizable voice for the entirety of the first trailer, Lawrence finally gets to speak her mind in the new official Red Sparrow trailer — and out comes a serviceable Russian accent....

‘Stan & Ollie’ Trailer: The Untold Story Of The World’s Greatest Comedy Act By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 18, 2018 4:45 am EST From the late 1920s through the mid-1940s, comedians Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy rose to fame through their slapstick humor, appearing in 32 short silent films, 40 short sound films, and 23 full-length feature films. Now the Laurel and Hardy story gets the biopic treatment with Stan & Ollie, starring Steve Coogan and John C....

‘The Escape’ Trailer: Gemma Arterton Runs Away From Her Family To Find Herself In Paris By Ethan Anderton/April 13, 2018 12:30 pm EST While audiences might know Gemma Arterton best from being a Bond girl in Quantum of Solace, or from being the female supporting player in forgettable franchise starters like Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia, the British actress has so much more to give on screen, and her latest dramatic entry looks to remind everyone of that....

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ Trailer: The Documentary We All Need Arrives In June By Ethan Anderton/May 24, 2018 11:00 am EST Summer is a big time for blockbuster action franchises to rake in truckloads of money for movie studios. But in-between all the loud explosions and bright colors, there are plenty of lower key offerings that deserve your attention. One of those movies is a documentary that has been praised endlessly since premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, profiling one of TV’s most beloved talents....

Cool Stuff: Adam Savage Builds A Mobile Movie Theater In A Pick-Up Truck By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 30, 2016 5:00 am EST Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage has built plenty of awesome props, gadgets, mechanisms and more over the long history of The Discovery Channel program. But his latest endeavor for the folks at Tested might be the coolest creation for all you cinephiles out there. As part of a cross-promotion with Honda, Adam Savage turned their Ridgeline pick-up truck into a mobile movie theater for all those times that you want to go camping, but would like to have everyone able to watch a movie without crowding around a laptop....

Cool Stuff: Tom Whalen’s ‘Transformers’ Prints Roll Out Cartoon Autobots & Decepticons By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2016 5:00 am EST Even though the Transformers films are pretty popular around the world, not many of our favorite pop culture artists are lining up to pay tribute to Michael Bay’s take on the iconic toys of the 1980s But there’s plenty of love to be given to the animated versions of our favorite Autobots and Decepticons, and this time it’s artist Tom Whalen delivering a series of colorful prints paying tribute to to the cartoon versions of the Transformers....

Dick Cheney Biopic From Director Adam McKay Now Called ‘Vice’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2018 4:30 pm EST Adam McKay has been working on his Dick Cheney biopic since mid-2017, and before 2018 is over, we’ll get to see it. For the longest time, the film was known by its working title – Backseat. Now, the official title has been confirmed by McKay himself: Vice. Christian Bale gained a considerable amount of weight to the play the infamous former Vice President, and he leads a cast that includes Amy Adams, Steve Carell, and Sam Rockwell....

Do Marvel Movies Actually Look Ugly? [Video Essay] By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 21, 2016 6:00 am EST Even if you’re not the biggest fan of superhero movies, you can’t deny that Marvel Studios has executed their plan to build a cinematic universe containing their comic book characters rather skillfully. Every single movie they release is a hit, even if some of them aren’t critically received very well. But no matter how good each Marvel Studios movie is, they each have their problems, and many of them share some common issues such as weak villains and non-important female characters existing only assist the major male superheroes....

Does Lucasfilm’s ‘Han Solo’ Movie Crew Shirt Reveal The Film’s Official Title? By Ben Pearson/June 14, 2017 2:00 pm EST We’re still just over six months away from the release of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but Star Wars fans are an eager bunch and are actively hunting down any information they can get about Lucasfilm’s next film after that. Specifically, Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s still-officially-untitled young Han Solo movie that features Alden Ehrenreich taking over the role from Harrison Ford....

How Rian Johnson Almost (Accidentally) Killed Off Captain Phasma In ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 7, 2017 8:30 am EST You’ll be forgiven for not remembering that Captain Phasma was left to a questionable fate at the end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens — it turns out Star Wars: the Last Jedi director Rian Johnson didn’t remember, either. The stoic villain who terrorized her former insubordinate Finn (John Boyega), was left at the bottom of a trash compactor at the end of The Force Awakens, shortly before the super weapon that housed that trash chute exploded....

Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ Casts ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Actor Ken Leung By Angie Han/March 2, 2017 1:00 pm EST Marvel’s Inhumans is welcoming another family member into the fold. Ken Leung has just landed a key role in the ABC comic book drama, joining Anson Mount, Serinda Swan, and Iwan Rheon. Leung was last seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and recently left a role in NBC’s The Night Shift....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 27, 2018 4:00 pm EST The news just keeps getting worse for MoviePass. Since implementing a series of unpopular changes along with their extremely limited new subscription plan, the ticket-buying app has taken tons of hits — from shareholders, from competitors, and even from its own subscribers. Now, the one thing it had going for it is taking a nosedive as well: new subscribers. MoviePass app downloads have been dropping exponentially for the past three months....

New ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Spot: The Webslinger Already Has Fans By Ethan Anderton/June 8, 2017 9:30 am EST Continuing the onslaught of marketing between now and the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming next month, a new promo for the film that aired during the NBA Finals has arrived online, continuing the narrative of Peter Parker (Tom Holland) being invited to Tony Stark’s party for the big games. In the last Spider-Man Homecoming NBA Finals spot, Spidey was sent out by Happy Hogan (Jon Favreau) to get snacks for the party, specifically for Tim Duncan for some reason, but ended up having to thwart a robbery....

NOICE! ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Now Has An Order For 18 Episodes At NBC By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 7, 2018 4:30 pm EST Back in May, FOX made the poor decision to cancel their cop comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine instead of renewing it for a sixth season. Thankfully, less than 24 hours after cancellation, NBC swept in to save the series, and it’s returning. Now the sixth season order has just gotten a little sweeter....