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‘Muppet Guys Talking’ Trailer: The Documentary About The Original Muppets Actors Gets A Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 5, 2018 4:30 pm EST What better way to pay homage to the legacy of Jim Henson than with the five original Muppets actors who knew him best? Six years ago, five legendary voice actors/puppeteers sat down to speak about the early days of The Muppets, the beloved puppet show created by Henson....

‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Is Getting A Hyper-Reality VR Experience This Fall By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2018 10:00 am EST Disney and Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB previously teamed up with The VOID to launch the hyper-reality experience known as Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire. The VR project puts fans in the middle of the Star Wars universe at select locations around the United States. Now, one of Disney’s animated franchises will be following in those same virtual footsteps....

‘Skyscraper’ Trailer: The Rock Takes ‘Die Hard’ To New Heights By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 23, 2018 8:02 am EST Not content with simply watching Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson fight giant flying wolves and genetically mutated gorillas? Can’t wait for the more “grounded” Fast and Furious spin-off movies starring Johnson and Jason Statham? Well, Hollywood’s hardest-working actor has got you covered. The new Skyscraper trailer promotes Johnson’s latest film, whose premise boils down to “the Rock vs....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Poster Shows Spidey Hanging Around By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2016 8:30 am EST Even though Spider-Man: Homecoming has been in production down in Atlanta, Georgia for awhile now, we’ve yet to see any official photos emerge online. Sure, there have been spy photos that have provided hints of what we’ll see in the first solo outing for Sony and Marvel’s new collaborative spin on the webslinger, but that’s it....

‘The Founder’ Clip: McDonald’s Golden Arches Mean More Than Hamburgers By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 22, 2016 7:00 am EST When the first trailer for The Founder debuted back in April, the film about the creation of the massive fast food chain known as McDonald’s was slated for an August release. But about a month before the film was set to debut in theaters, The Weinstein Company decided it was good enough for a run through awards season, opting to give it a limited release this month starting this past weekend before it goes wide in January....

‘The Last OG’ Trailer: Tracy Morgan And Tiffany Haddish Head To TBS By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 16, 2018 4:00 pm EST Tiffany Haddish is everywhere these days, and rightfully so. The latest project for the very funny actress is a the new TBS series The Last OG. Haddish co-stars with Tracy Morgan in a story about an ex-con trying to adjust when he returns to his old Brooklyn neighborhood. Tiffany Haddish’s acclaimed turn in Girls Trip has launched her into superstardom....

‘The Shape Of Water’ Q&A: Guillermo Del Toro, Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones And More Reveal Highlights Of Making The Movie By Ben Pearson/Nov. 17, 2017 11:00 am EST Below, you’ll find some of the best stories and quotes from the conversation, including how a drunken del Toro originally pitched Hawkins on her part, how the music ties in with the film’s visual aesthetic, which scene caused someone to vomit on the set, and the odd relationship between the film and the FX vampire series The Strain....

‘The Sweet Life’ Trailer: Chris Messina And Abigail Spencer Hit The Road In A Suicidal Rom-Com By Jack Giroux/March 23, 2017 5:30 am EST Not all good actors are meant to play leads in romantic comedies. You often need a certain kind of charm to pull it off. Some actors have the natural charisma and vulnerability that’s right for the genre, and Chris Messina is one of those actors. Messina is hilarious, goofy, and always real as Danny Castellano in The Mindy Project....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ To Ragna-Rock The Autumn Box Office By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 12, 2017 3:30 pm EST Who will rescue the less-than-stellar 2017 box office? Why, Thor: Ragnarok! The early tracking on the next Marvel movie is promising, hinting at yet another blockbuster notch in the MCU belt. Soon, a less-than-ideal October at the box office will be remedied once November rolls around. Get all your Thor: Ragnarok box office details below....

‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ Photo Draws Inspiration From Biblical Epics And Clint Eastwood By Jack Giroux/April 28, 2017 3:00 pm EST Matt Reeves is aiming high with War for the Planet of the Apes. He looked to such classics as Bridge on the River Kwai, Ben-Hur, and The Outlaw Josey Wales for inspiration, giving us a clear idea of where his head is at with the sequel. For The Batman director, he saw an emotional connection between his sequel and those films, so Reeves and co-writer Mark Bomback reacquainted themselves with those classics and took some notes....

‘Welcome To Marwen’ Trailer: It’s A Small World For Steve Carell By Ben Pearson/July 18, 2018 10:30 am EST Director Robert Zemeckis has been working on an adaptation of the 2010 documentary Marwencol since 2013, and his fictionalized version of the true story, entitled Welcome to Marwen, is finally coming to the big screen this December with Steve Carell in the lead role. The first trailer came out almost a month ago and didn’t give us high hopes for the project, but Universal has released a new one today that implemented one major change that makes all the difference in the world....

Anthony Mackie Is The Latest Actor To Join The Absurdly Good ‘Woman In The Window’ Cast By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 15, 2018 2:45 pm EST Based on the A.J. Finn bestseller of the same name, Woman in the Window already stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore, and Gary Oldman. And with Anthony Mackie now on board, Woman in the Window may break the trend of subpar Gone Girl-inspired thrillers. It bodes well for Woman in the Window, a Rear Window-inspired modern psychological thriller that could possibly go the way of so many Gone Girl knock-offs like The Girl on the Train....

Ben Affleck Is Not In A Rush To Make His Batman Movie By Angie Han/Dec. 13, 2016 1:30 pm EST It seems pretty clear that Warner Bros. would like to get Ben Affleck’s Batman movie out sooner rather than later, ideally before Justice League 2. But as far as Affleck is concerned, there’s no need to rush. During a recent interview, he insisted that he has no interest in “reverse-engineering” the movie to hit a release date, stressing that he’s more concerned about finding “the right story” before he proceeds....

Chloë Grace Moretz Drops Out Of Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ And All Her Future Films By Jack Giroux/Sept. 16, 2016 1:00 pm EST Chloë Grace Moretz keeps busy. Maybe not Samuel L. Jackson busy, but the 19-year-old actress is seen pretty often on the big screen. This year, she starred in Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising and The Fifth Wave, and she has potentially two other movies coming out before 2016 wraps up....

Early ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Box Office Projections Call For Over $200 Million Opening Weekend By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 22, 2017 9:00 am EST When Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit theaters in December of 2015, it shattered tons of box office records, including setting the opening weekend high with $247 million and riding a wave that raked in over $2 billion at the worldwide box office. Will Star Wars: The Last Jedi end up breaking as many records?...

Ewan McGregor To Play ‘Christopher Robin’ In Disney’s Live-Action ‘Winnie The Pooh’ Sequel By Ben Pearson/April 26, 2017 2:00 pm EST As Disney continues its reign of box office domination, one of the most effective tools in the studio’s arsenal has been the live-action adaptation of a classic animated property. Beauty and the Beast is the latest example, pulling in over a billion dollars worldwide (and counting), but there are plenty more where that came from....

Lin-Manuel Miranda Confirmed To Score Live-Action ‘The Little Mermaid’ Alongside Alan Menken By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 17, 2017 1:00 pm EST Lin-Manuel Miranda continues his streak as Disney’s darling, first jumping on the House of Mouse’s ship to co-write the songs to 2016’s animated Polynesian-set adventure, Moana. He then was announced as the co-lead of Mary Poppins Returns, the new sequel with Emily Blunt to the musical classic that originally starred Julie Andrews....

Margot Robbie Officially Joins Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ By Chris Evangelista/May 9, 2018 9:30 am EST It’s been a rumor for months, and now it’s official: Margot Robbie will play Sharon Tate in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Robbie joins an increasingly impressive cast lead by Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. Margot Robbie has confirmed to IndieWire that she will be joining the cast of Tarantino’s latest, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood....

Netflix News: New Movies With Jennifer Aniston And Jennifer Garner; Lakeith Stanfield Joins ‘Uncut Gems’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 14, 2018 5:30 am EST Netflix is unstoppable, adding more and more original material to their already crowded line-up. The streaming service has landed two new films: Dumplin’, a dramedy starring Jennifer Aniston, and Yes Day, a comedy with Jennifer Garner. And that’s not all: the service will also serve as the international distributor for Uncut Gems, the new Safdie Brothers’ movie with Adam Sandler, and recently added cast member Lakeith Stanfield....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Hulk Villains Could Return In The MCU, Crisis On Earth X Promo & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 7, 2017 5:30 pm EST Stephen Colbert makes Marvel’s next great superhero the hot dog vendor from Spider-Man: Homecoming. ScreenRant runs through the comic book origins of new characters in Thor: Ragnarok like Valkyrie and more. The Dark Nights: Metal comic book is getting a soundtrack composed by Tyler Bates and Mike Elizondo....