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Laurence Fishburne Won’t Appear In ‘Justice League’ By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 13, 2017 9:30 am EST When a movie like Justice League has six superheroes that need to share screentime, it should come as no surprise that some of the supporting characters who don’t throw on a cape and/or tights end up sitting out of the fun. In addition to our superheroes like Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), The Flash (Ezra Miller), Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and the return of Superman (Henry Cavill), other returning cast members will include Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth....

Netflix Picks Up Kim Jee-Woon’s Action Thriller ‘Illang: The Wolf Brigade’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 18, 2018 5:00 pm EST Netflix has picked up the next Kim Jee-Woon film for international release. The Korean auteur behind acclaimed works like A Tale of Two Sisters and The Good, the Bad, the Weird, will soon be thrilling South Korean audiences with his adaptation of the classic manga series Kerberos, but a global release was nowhere in sight — until now....

Netflix Throws More Money At Adam Sandler, Adds Four Movies To His Exclusive Deal By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2017 1:30 pm EST Netflix loves being in business with Adam Sandler. A few years ago, the streaming service struck a deal with the Saturday Night Live veteran turned comedy superstar that included the exclusive rights to four Adam Sandler vehicles. Even though there’s still one movie left in the Adam Sandler Netflix deal, the streaming service wanted to make sure they locked him down for even more....

Netflix Wanted To To Shoot ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 And 4 Back-To-Back By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 15, 2017 11:00 am EST It’s been a long wait for the second season of Stranger Things — and the wait will continue anew once the season hits in October and we have to wait for season 3 or 4. But the sci-fi horror series is Netflix’s new flagship show, so it’s understandable that the streaming service would be eager to keep the magic going for as long as possible....

New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Images Feature A Michael Fassbender For All Occasions By Jacob Hall/Sept. 13, 2016 1:00 pm EST Despite the best intentions of everyone involved, Warcraft failed to break the dreaded video game movie curse a few months ago. Still, there’s something to be said for a video game adaptation being an interesting and well-intentioned failure and not a raging garbage fire, as is often the default with this kind of movie....

New ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Photo Provides Our First Good Look At The King Of Apes By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 2016 9:15 am EST Ever since the first teaser trailer for Kong: Skull Island debuted at San Diego Comic-Con this past summer, the buzz about the action adventure reboot of the classic 1933 movie monster has been fairly non-existent. There was a little peak of excitement when a poster popped up at New York Comic-Con with some ties to the 2014 reboot of Godzilla, but then things quieted down again....

Stephen King Series ‘Castle Rock’ Will Have World Premiere At San Diego Comic-Con By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2018 4:30 pm EST Stephen King’s fictional town Castle Rock is nestled in the heart of rural Maine, but Hulu will do its best to bring that experience to California when Castle Rock premieres at San Diego Comic-Con in July. Deadline reports the premiere episode of the series will be played for fans at SDCC, with stars Sissy Spacek, Bill Skarsgard, Melanie Lynskey and more expected to attend....

Superhero Bits: Deadpoool Oscar Chances, DC Comics Pop-Tarts, Kingpin Will Return & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 3, 2017 5:00 pm EST Does Deadpool have any chance at landing major Oscar nominations when the time comes? Will we see Vincent D’Onofrio return as Kingpin at some point? What are the most powerful objects in the DC Comics universe? Who else has wielded Captain America’s shield in Marvel Comics? What made Michael Keaton leave Batman Forever?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Hulk Popcorn Bucket, The Punisher Gets War Machine’s Armor, The Tick Clip & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 22, 2017 5:30 pm EST Sean Gunn talked about how Yondu’s death in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 impacts his character Kraglin. Early zealot exploration, for Doctor Strange. #zealot #drstrange #costume #conceptart #marvelcinematicuniverse #marvelmovies #comicbookmovies #villain A post shared by jsmarantz (@jsmarantz) on Aug 19, 2017 at 1:04pm PDT...

Superhero Bits: Suicide Squad Lawsuit, Magic In Doctor Strange, Winter Soldier Vs Nightwing & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2016 5:00 pm EST Is Miles Teller still up for making a Fantastic Four sequel? How will Doctor Strange approach the concept of magic in the Marvel cinematic universe? What’s the explanation for how Poison Ivy has aged so many years in a short period of time on Gotham? Why is one Reddit user suing Warner Bros....

The Morning Watch: LEGO ‘Rick And Morty’ Short, ‘Thor’ Franchise Recap & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 31, 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, watch a recap of the entire Thor franchise leading up to the release of Thor: Ragnarok this weekend....

TNT Orders ‘The Alienist’ Season 2, Titled ‘The Angel Of Darkness’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 16, 2018 2:30 pm EST TNT has given the green-light to The Alienist season 2. Like the Alienist follow-up book of the same name, the new season will be titled The Angel of Darkness. Alienist stars Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning will all reprise their roles for the limited series. Last month, TNT announced that their limited series The Alienist was the first installment of their “Suspense Collection”, an anthology brand name that would continue on with Patty Jenkins’ I Am the Night....

‘A Private War’ Trailer: Rosamund Pike Fights For The Truth As Slain Journalist Marie Colvin By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 28, 2018 4:00 pm EST Rosamund Pike should have been launched to stardom following her chilling role in 2014’s Gone Girl, for which she received an Oscar nod. But alas, life is unfair and that didn’t happen. But four years later, Pike stars in A Private War, the gritty biopic about renowned war correspondent Marie Colvin....

‘Bond 25’ Director Shortlist Includes Yann Demange, Denis Villenueve And David Mackenzie By Jacob Hall/July 26, 2017 12:30 pm EST Like any massive machine that has been in operation for decades, the James Bond franchise is sometimes slow to get rolling. But once it picks up speed, nothing can halt its progress. Following yesterday’s news that the 25th 007 adventure will hit theaters on November 8, 2019, and the rumors that Daniel Craig is very close to officially signing on to return, we know who the Bond producers are eyeing for the director’s chair....

‘Growing Pains’ Star Alan Thicke Dead At 69 By Jacob Hall/Dec. 13, 2016 7:53 pm EST Alan Thicke, best known for playing the role of Jason Seaver on television’s Growing Pains, has passed away at the age of 69. Although he’ll always be remembered as one of the iconic TV dads of the ’80s sitcom scene, Thicke leaves behind a large filmography, with over 100 film and television credits. Thicke suffered a heart attack while playing hockey with his son and passed away at the Providence St....

‘I, Tonya’ Teaser Trailer: Margot Robbie Spins The Truth As The Controversial Tonya Harding By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 19, 2017 9:00 am EST Margot Robbie goes for gold in her performance as the disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding in I, Tonya. The darkly humorous, slightly irreverent take on the Olympics story that took over gossip rags everywhere in the ’90s, I, Tonya tries to get to the “truth” of the stranger-than-fiction tale of an accomplished skater who — alongside her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly (Sebastian Stan) — was accused of plotting an attack against her competitor Nancy Kerrigan (Caitlin Carver)....

‘Monster Hunter’ Casts Ron Perlman, T.I. Harris In Milla Jovovich Video Game Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 26, 2018 1:00 pm EST The Monster Hunter cast is starting to look bulk up. Joining video game movie veteran Milla Jovovich in Screen Gems’ adaptation of the Capcom video game are Hellboy’s Ron Perlman and rapper-turned-actor T.I. Harris. Ron Perlman and T.I. Harris are the latest to join the cast of Monster Hunter, which will be written and directed by Resident Evil’s Paul W....

‘Red Nose Day Actually’: Watch The Short And Sweet Sequel To ‘Love Actually’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 26, 2017 9:30 am EST It’s not Christmas, but it feels like it. Because we received the great gift of a Love Actually sequel, in the form of a short reunion film for the British children’s charity, Red Nose Day. That’s right, Red Nose Day Actually is no longer just for the Brits to watch, but is now available for U....

‘The Dark Tower’ TV Spots: Idris Elba & Matthew McConaughey Exchange Deadly Threats By Ethan Anderton/June 5, 2017 8:30 am EST Sony Pictures is bringing the long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s book series The Dark Tower to theater at the beginning of August. The first trailer for the sci-fi western was more confusing than anything, especially for anyone who isn’t familiar with the book series, though our trailer breakdown may have helped a bit....

‘Viper Club’ Trailer: Susan Sarandon Sets Out To Save Her Kidnapped Son In YouTube Original Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 10, 2018 5:00 pm EST YouTube may be trailing behind Netflix when it comes to scripted content, but it’s just getting started. Following the success of Cobra Kai, it’s getting into the original movie game. And it’s got Oscar winner Susan Sarandon headlining its first feature film, Viper Club. Sarandon stars as ER nurse Helen, who tries to gather support for her journalist son (Julian Morris) after he get kidnapped in Syria....