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J.J. Abrams Says ‘Overlord’ Is Not A ‘Cloverfield’ Movie, “Proper” Sequel On The Way By Jacob Hall/April 25, 2018 6:03 pm EST J.J. Abrams has cracked open his patented mystery box. But just a little bit. The director made an appearance at CinemaCon is Las Vegas to present footage from Bad Robot’s Overlord, which is being touted as the company’s first R-rated film. He also threw water on a popular story spreading all over the internet, insisting that the horror/sci-fi film is not a secret Cloverfield sequel....

J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic ‘Middle Earth’ Coming From ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Producers By Angie Han/Nov. 7, 2016 2:30 pm EST We’ve already gotten three Lord of the Rings movies and three Hobbit movies, but there could be even more Tolkien on the way in the not-too-distant future. No, we’re not talking about a Silmarillion movie. It’s Middle Earth, a J.RR. Tolkien biopic coming from Lord of the Rings producers Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne....

Liam Neeson To Play Philip Marlowe In William Monahan-Scripted ‘Marlowe’ By Jack Giroux/March 31, 2017 4:30 pm EST Liam Neeson has signed up to play detective Phillip Marlowe in a film hailing from Academy Award-winning screenwriter William Monahan (The Departed). The project, titled Marlowe, is based on Benjamin Black’s “The Black-Eyed Blonde.” Some incredible actors, including Eliot Gould (The Long Good-Bye), Humphrey Bogart (The Big Sleep), James Garner (Marlowe), and Robert Mitchum (Farewell, My Lovely), have played Raymond Chandler’s famous P....

LOL: Tiffany Haddish Challenges ‘Black Panther’, Connects With Kylo Ren At MTV Movie & TV Awards By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 2018 6:00 am EST Remember when the MTV Movie Awards used to be a big enough deal that they would air over the weekend and actually stir up excitement? Well, those days are long gone, because last night, which was a Monday, brought the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards to air....

Marvel Studios Hires Two Promising Writers For ‘Eternals’ Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 16, 2018 7:30 am EST We’re starting to get a better picture of what the Marvel Cinematic Universe will look like after Avengers 4. A month ago, president Kevin Feige confirmed that Marvel Studios was developing an Eternals movie, and it seems like the process is speeding along quite quickly. Marvel has hired the writing duo Matthew and Ryan Firpo to write the Eternals movie....

New Image From Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Shows Off A Young Boy’s Musical Rebellion By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 27, 2016 7:30 am EST This year we’ll be getting two films from Pixar Animation. One is the surprisingly grim and provocative Cars 3, which got everyone’s attention with that dark teaser trailer. But the other is thankfully an original idea, one that allows Pixar to dive into cultural territory they’ve yet to explore. Coco follows a 12-year old Mexican boy named Miguel Rivera (voiced by newcomer Anthony Gonzalez)....

Rebecca Ferguson Joins ‘Men In Black’ Spin-Off In A Mysterious Role [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 2, 2018 9:45 am EST Update: Sony has sent out an update clarifying Rebecca Ferguson’s role in the film…by making it less clear! It seems that the Mission: Impossible star is not playing the “female lead.” That role still belongs to Tessa Thompson. And that’s it. This makes us lean even harder on our (purely speculative!...

Superhero Bits: ‘Spider-Man’ PS4 Marriage Proposal Gone Wrong, Marvel Crosses $4 Billion Worldwide & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2018 6:00 pm EST Want to see Stan Lee’s cameo in the Spider-Man PS4 game? How would Spider-Man’s spider sense work in the real world? When does Teen Titans Go! to the Movies come out on Blu-ray and DVD? Which Oscars will Black Panther be vying for when awards season comes around?...

The Morning Watch: Batman & Superman Edition - Moms DVD Commentary, Costume History & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 15, 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 Batman and Superman themed edition, listen to some Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice DVD commentary by Martha Kent and Martha Wayne....

Tig Notaro Joins ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 11, 2018 11:30 am EST Comedian and actress Tig Notaro will appear as a guest star in the second season of Star Trek: Discovery, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Notaro is taking on the role of chief engineer Denise Reno of the USS Hiawatha for an unconfirmed number of episodes. The USS Hiawatha was briefly mentioned in the Star Trek video game Starfleet Command, described as an Akula-class ship affiliated with Starfleet....

Uncut 35mm ‘Suspiria’ Print Has Been Found, Will Screen Across The United States By Jacob Hall/June 23, 2017 4:30 pm EST You haven’t really seen Dario Argento’s horror masterpiece Suspiria until you’ve seen it projected on the big screen. After years of only knowing the film from its murky DVD, seeing it in theaters last year was an unforgettable experience. Argento’s surreal colors and that unsettling score deserve to wrap around you, to trap you....

‘A Christmas Story Live’ Casts Ralphie – Meet Him In A New Video By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 12, 2017 7:30 am EST It’s October, which means the holiday season is right around the corner. Soon it’ll be time for all the holiday trappings, including 24 straight hours of the 1983 cult classic A Christmas Story. That holiday hit is getting a makeover this year courtesy of Fox’s A Christmas Story Live, which will re-stage the film as a musical for a live broadcast....

‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Clips And Featurette: Meet Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, And Mrs. Whatsit By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 23, 2018 10:30 am EST Wondering about the who, which, and whatsit of A Wrinkle in Time? Well, the newest clips, TV spots, and featurettes for the upcoming Disney sci-fi film are here to answer your questions. Kind of. Specifically, your questions about Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit, the celestial beings played by Mindy Kaling, Oprah Winfrey, and Reese Witherspoon, respectively....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 2, 2018 11:00 am EST Are you ready to go back to Back to the Future? The beloved 1980s science-fiction trilogy received a modern-day revival of sorts in 2015, when the “future” date that Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) traveled to in their DeLorean time machine actually came to pass. For a full year, it was countdown clocks, Marty McFly cosplay, and special screenings of the beloved film....

‘Coming Through The Rye’ Trailer: Alex Wolff Goes Searching For J.D. Salinger By Jack Giroux/Sept. 28, 2016 2:00 pm EST 63-year-old James Steven Sadwith makes his feature directorial debut with Coming Through the Rye. Up until this point in his career, Sadwith has mostly worked in television. He directed Sinatra and the Jonathan Rhys Meyers-led Elvis, and he also created the crime anthology series Gun. Sadwith’s first movie for the big screen is based on a chapter of his life, when he, as a teenager, went looking for the famously reclusive J....

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Prequel Comic Trailer Teases The Mythic Origins Of The Ape King By Ethan Anderton/April 10, 2017 6:00 am EST This week brings the release of Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, a prequel comic that keys us into some of the events that happened before last month’s Kong: Skull Island. Since the new movie focusing on the giant ape just throws us into the mythic world of the island filled with monsters with little to no backstory, of course there’s a prequel story to be told that lets us know how Kong became king....

‘Nightmare Alley’ Remake Coming From Guillermo Del Toro (Maybe, At Some Point) By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 13, 2017 3:30 pm EST Variety reports that del Toro is attached to write and direct Nightmare Alley, which he will co-write with The Forbidden Room writer Kim Morgan.Nightmare Alley will be a remake of the 1947 film noir starring Tyrone Power as a con man who teams up with Joan Blondell’s equally corrupt female psychiatrist to swindle multiple victims at a seedy traveling circus....

‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Honest Trailer: ‘Lord Of The Rings’ For Kids On Acid By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 23, 2016 5:00 am EST Once Thanksgiving is over, it’ll be full speed ahead towards Christmas. In fact, some Christmas specials will already start airing at the end of this week. But before one of them returns to TV, maybe you should let Honest Trailers remind you just how weird it is. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer is a classic stop-motion animated Christmas special from the iconic Rankin/Bass Productions, and it’s a staple of many families’ holiday traditions....

‘The Exorcist’ Star Ben Daniels Joins ‘The Crown’ Season 3 Cast By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2018 5:00 pm EST The Crown season 3 continues to fill out its cast as it jumps forward in time. The Exorcist actor Ben Daniels is the latest addition, taking on the role of Lord Snowdon. Matthew Goode played the character as a younger man in The Crown season 2. Netflix’s lavish, regal show The Crown is going through some major changes for season 3....

‘True Detective’ Season 3 Recruits ‘Batman V Superman’ Actor Scoot McNairy By Ben Pearson/Jan. 16, 2018 3:30 pm EST The third season of HBO’s True Detective has added another solid character actor to its ranks. A new report says that Scoot McNairy, a modern “that guy” who you’ve likely seen in a dozen things over the past few years, has joined Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali, Selma star Carmen Ejogo, and e-cigarette salesman Stephen Dorff for the newest season of the divisive crime drama....