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‘The Croods 2’ Now Extinct At DreamWorks Animation By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2016 7:30 am EST While I don’t think anyone was chomping at a bit to see The Croods 2, there will undoubtedly be some animation fans disappointed by the news that arrived over the weekend. DreamWorks Animation and their new parent comedy Universal Pictures have dropped an asteroid on the animated sequel to the 2013 prehistoric family comedy. But the good news is that this doesn’t mean the Croods will be put on ice forever....

‘The Grinch’ Trailer: Benedict Cumberbatch Steals Christmas By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 18, 2018 3:00 pm EST The Grinch is headed back to the big screen yet again with The Grinch, a new digitally animated take on Dr. Seuss’ classic. The film appears to be telling the story we all know and love – a miserable green monster ruins Christmas for everyone – but with the added bonus of featuring a lot more sight gags and pratfalls....

‘The LEGO Batman Movie’ TV Spots: Bruce Wayne Has Aged Phenomenally By Jack Giroux/Jan. 10, 2017 7:00 am EST LEGO Batman may have a mansion, plenty of wonderful toys, and a loyal butter, but he has zero friends. The caped crusader keeps busy saving Gotham and doesn’t have the best social skills, so he’s a bit of a loner in desperate need of a pal. The LEGO Batman Movie – which director Chris McKay describes as a cross between Michael Mann and About a Boy – follows Batman on his quest for happiness....

A Ton Of New ‘Jurassic World’ Behind-The-Scenes Footage Finds Life Online By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2016 8:30 am EST What’s the point of showing up on a talk show if you don’t have a movie, tv show or music album to promote? It seems like almost everything these days is timed for the sole purpose of spiking the social shares and trying to create an explosion of buzz in the real world....

A Whole Bunch Of Big Names Just Raised $1 Billion To Change Mobile Viewing By Ben Pearson/Aug. 8, 2018 4:00 am EST Any time a start-up manages to raise $1 billion in the entertainment space, it’s worth raising an eyebrow. But when that same company’s investors include every single major Hollywood movie studio and a tech giant like the Chinese company Alibaba (which is worth over $500 billion and is one of the 10 biggest companies in the world), it’s really worth paying attention....

Colin Farrell And Mel Gibson Will Become ‘War Pigs’ In WWII Action Film By Ben Pearson/Aug. 1, 2018 3:30 am EST A new World War II revenge thriller is in the works, and as is seemingly the new normal these days, any time a new war project is announced, Mel Gibson’s name bounces around the fringes. The actor/director, who was recently nominated for an Oscar for Hacksaw Ridge and is now lining up a new war movie called Destroyer, is joining actor Colin Farrell in the upcoming film War Pigs, which hails from Tommy Wirkola, the director of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters....

Cool Stuff: Japanese-Style Prints Of Hayao Miyazaki Films Will Spirit You Away By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 15, 2018 6:00 am EST There’s nothing as magical as watching a Hayao Miyazaki film, and letting it transport you to a fantastical world where dragons soar and castles walk. But a Hayao Miyazaki print done in the style of Japanese woodblock prints may just come close. For a limited time, Japanese woodblock-style prints of Studio Ghibli movies directed by the legendary anime filmmaker are available to purchase....

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Remake Adds Jet Li And Gong Li By Chris Evangelista/April 12, 2018 11:43 am EST The casting process for Disney’s live-action Mulan remake is picking up steam. After recent news that Donnie Yen has joined the film, word comes that Gong Li and Jet Li have joined the cast as well. You wan’t more Mulan casting news? You got it. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Disney’s latest live-action remake has added action superstar Jet Li and Miami Vice’s Gong Li to the ever-growing cast....

Dr. Seuss Biopic Coming From ‘Wonder’ Director Stephen Chbosky By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 15, 2018 4:30 pm EST Dr. Seuss, AKA Theodor Geisel, will be the subject of a new biopic from The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Wonder director Stephen Chbosky. The film, called Seuss, will follow Geisel in his early days, before he became the children’s author still renowned to this day. It will also chronicle his relationship with his wife Helen....

Hugh Jackman Responds To Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool/Wolverine Crossover Demands By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 11, 2018 10:30 am EST Ryan Reynolds is getting desperate to give us a Deadpool Wolverine crossover movie. Maybe a little too desperate, Hugh Jackman says. The former Logan actor continued the cheeky back-and-forth between him and Reynolds over a Deadpool/Wolverine crossover that the Deadpool 2 actor is intent on making happen. And naturally, he’s playing a little hard-to-get....

Justin Bieber Is Starring In Animated Cupid Movie Because He’s The Real-Life God Of Love, Or Something By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 5, 2018 5:00 pm EST Belieb it or not, Justin Bieber is going to voice the Roman god of love and attraction in a Cupid animated movie. Making his (not so) highly-awaited return to Hollywood after a stint on Zoolander 2 and…CSI, the pop star is developing and starring in the animated movie in partnership with Mythos Studios....

Karl Urban Confirms Talks For A Judge Dredd TV Show By Jack Giroux/Aug. 8, 2017 6:00 am EST If Dredd was the only time we got to see Karl Urban as the titular character, that’d be a shame. From the very start of the action movie, he was Judge Dredd. While some actors might’ve looked ridiculous in that suit and helmet, not for a second did Urban. He had a huge presence that helped make the contained action movie a little grander....

Marvel’s Multiple Man Is Getting A Movie, James Franco To Play The Self-Replicating X-Man By Jacob Hall/Nov. 16, 2017 10:10 am EST In the Marvel comics, Multiple Man is codename of Jamie Madrox, a mutant with a double-edged superpower. Whenever he makes physical contact with anything, he creates a copy of himself. And then that clone can create a copy of itself. And the next clone can create a copy of itself....

Quentin Tarantino Met With Margot Robbie For Sharon Tate In Manson Family Murders Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 12, 2017 7:00 am EST Quentin Tarantino has already generated a lot of buzz with the news that his next film — and his purported second to last film if he stays true to his 10-movie promise — will be about the Manson Family murders. And with the Tarantino name comes his usual cabal of movie stars: Brad Pitt, possibly Jennifer Lawrence, who was in talks to play Daisy Domergue in The Hateful Eight, and now Margot Robbie....

Superhero Bits: Krypton Premiere Date, Justice League Petition Hacked & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 19, 2017 5:30 pm EST What’s the estimated final global box office take for Justice League? Which superhero movie has advanced in the Oscar race for Best Hairstyling & Make-Up? When will Krypton debut on SyFy? Which comic creator did Matthew Vaughn speak to about possibly collaborating on Man of Steel 2? Which comic book movie is IMDb’s most anticipated of 2018, and which made their Top Movies of 2017 list?...

By Jacob Hall/Feb. 3, 2017 3:30 pm EST The trailers for Kong: Skull Island feel like some kind of bizarre fever dream given a blockbuster budget and I mean that in the nicest way imaginable. I’m not entirely sure what director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is cooking up with this one, but I sure like the look of the menu: Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L. Jackson battling giant monsters on King Kong’s island home in the ’70s with a disheveled John C....

The Weekend Read: A Week Of ‘Wonder Woman,’ Critics Vs. ‘Pirates,’ & The Future Of Theme Parks By /Film Staff/June 2, 2017 6:00 pm EST The Weekend Read compiles all of the /Film original features published in the past week. In this week’s line-up of reviews, lists, editorials and more, find a week’s worth of Wonder Woman articles from female writers, reviews of this week’s biggest TV shows (including American Gods, Twin Peaks, Fargo, Bloodline, and Silicon Valley), a rant about how critics can’t kill blockbuster at the box office, and a deep look at a theme park future where you don’t have to wait in line....

This Week In Trailers: All The Queen’s Horses, Let’s Play Two, Dead Shack, Geek Girls, Have A Nice Day, Ron Goossens, Low Budget Stuntman By Christopher Stipp/Aug. 5, 2017 9:00 am EST Steak with the sizzle. What I genuinely enjoy about director Liu Jian’s Chinese animated thriller is how quick we move through this trailer. It’s not that anything is overlooked but we get a nicely explained narrative and are given the plot points without getting bogged down unnecessarily....

Three More Board ‘Star Trek Discovery’ By Angie Han/Feb. 13, 2017 4:00 pm EST Star Trek Discovery has recruited three new members of Starfleet. Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock), Terry Serpico (Sneaky Pete), and Sam Vartholomeos are all set to board the sci-fi drama, joining Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Michelle Yeoh, and Anthony Rapp. Find out which characters they’re playing below. CBS announced the latest Star Trek Discovery casting. #StarTrekDiscovery has recruited three new Starfleet officers!...

Who Is Ghost, The ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Villain? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 31, 2018 9:00 am EST If you watched the first Ant-Man and the Wasp trailer without paying much attention to anything except for Paul Rudd’s face and Evangeline Lilly’s tricked-out Wasp costume, you would be forgiven for missing the brief glimpse of the superhero sequel’s villain. The Big Bad of Ant-Man and the Wasp is a mysterious figure, appearing for only a fleeting moment in the trailer, and not doing much other than look menacing in a grey hooded costume and mask....