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Superhero Bits: Thor: Ragnarok Stunt Footage, Justice League Action Premiere & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 23, 2016 4:30 pm EST Want to start sending your friends some Marvel stickers designed by 100% Soft in iMessage? When does Justice League Action premiere on Cartoon Network? Want to see footage of Cate Blanchett’s stunt double flipping around on the Thor: Ragnarok set? Will Jason Mewes have a cameo in the second episode of The Flash directed by Kevin Smith?...

The Morning Watch: ‘Baby Driver’ Edition: Soundtrack Analysis, Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 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 special Baby Driver-themed edition, we take a look at a video essay carefully breaking down the opening heist scene and chase....

The Morning Watch: ‘Blade Runner’ Video Essay, FaceTime Horror Short ‘Where Is It’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 29, 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, a new video essay explores how Ridley Scott combined the thematic elements of classic film noir and mixed them into a sci-fi, dystopian future....

This ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 6 VFX Reel Is All About Death And Destruction By Jacob Hall/Sept. 14, 2016 11:00 am EST I’m a sucker for visual effects breakdown reels in general, but I’m really a sucker for Game of Thrones visual effects breakdown reels because they showcase just how much of HBO’s fantasy drama is quietly enhanced by intelligent, often invisible special effects. Sure, everyone knows those dragons are CGI, but your eyes don’t always catch the numerous set extensions....

Watch: Neill Blomkamp’s Newest Short Film That Was Rendered In Real Time By Ben Pearson/Oct. 6, 2017 1:00 pm EST In movies like Chappie, District 9, and Elysium, director Neill Blomkamp has explored the intersection of humanity and technology. It’s a topic he returns to again and again, and it’s something he’s obsessed with as a storyteller. So it’s no surprise that Blomkamp is exploring the same concept in a new way with Adam: The Mirror, a new short film from his experimental Oats Studios that was rendered in real time entirely in the Unity game engine....

Watch Tom Holland “Accidentally” Reveal New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Poster By Ben Pearson/Nov. 28, 2017 11:05 am EST Tom Holland, you little scamp. The 21-year-old actor, who portrays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has just “accidentally” released a new Avengers Infinity War poster during an unboxing video on Instagram live. Watch his charming little display below, and get a look at the officially-released poster while you’re at it.Mashable points us to this video of Holland, who unboxes a gift from his Infinity War co-star Mark Ruffalo....

‘Aliens’ And ‘Twister’ Star Bill Paxton Has Passed Away At 61 By Jacob Hall/Feb. 26, 2017 8:22 am EST Bill Paxton, the charming and always reliable actor whose credits include everything from Twister to Titanic to Tombstone, has passed away following complications from surgery. He was 61 years old. Born in 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas, Paxton’s early credits are a parade of small parts for brilliant directors. He was a bartender for Walter Hill in Streets of Fire, a street punk (who gets impaled by Arnold Schwarzenegger) in James Cameron’s The Terminator, and a soldier for Ivan Reitman in Stripes....

‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 9 Clips Show Larry David Shoving Neiman Marcus Saleswomen And a Dead Funkhouser [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/July 27, 2017 1:45 pm EST The first Curb Your Enthusiasm season 9 clips were full of all kinds of bad behavior (as you’d expect), so let’s break it down: David, Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin, J.B. Smoove and executive produceer Jeff Schaffer were on the panel. David kind of, sort of admitted he missed the show, which last aired new episodes in 2011, in a very Larry David way....

‘Dark Crimes’ Trailer: Jim Carrey Is Back, And He’s Deadly Serious By Chris Evangelista/April 11, 2018 4:00 pm EST Jim Carrey hasn’t taken the lead a film in four years, but he’s back with Dark Crimes. The film, based on an actual murder mystery, has Carrey in serious mode, playing a cop with a beard trying to solve a murder. Watch the Dark Crimes trailer below. I’m not quite sure what to make of this....

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequels Won’t Always Have Newt Scamander In The Lead By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2016 9:00 am EST In a recent conversation, franchise producer David Heyman confirmed that Mr. Scamander won’t always be at the center of each movie. Honestly, that’s probably for the best. Find out more about the Fantastic Beasts sequels after the jump, but beware of major spoilers for the first movie. With news of a young Dumbledore being part of the next sequel (we have some suggestions about who should play him), and the casting of Johnny Depp in the role of Gellert Grindelwald, not to mention the 19 year narrative window, it’s clear that we’re going to see how Grindelwald and Dumbledore come to blows and have their big duel in 1945....

‘Glass’ First Look: Samuel L. Jackson Can Still Rock The Hell Out Of That Purple Suit By Ben Pearson/July 12, 2018 9:00 am EST If Warner Bros. is looking for yet another Joker movie, perhaps they’ll be interested in Samuel L. Jackson to play a new version of the Clown Prince of Crime. One thing’s for sure: Jackson still looks incredible in a purple suit. Universal Pictures has released a handful of new photos from Glass, M....

‘Homecoming’ Trailer: Julia Roberts Heads To TV For The Director Of ‘Mr. Robot’ [Comic-Con 2018] By Ben Pearson/July 20, 2018 5:00 pm EST Homecoming, the mysterious new show from Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, marks the first major TV series for Julia Roberts, one of the most recognizable movie stars on the planet. The new show – which is based on a popular podcast – just debuted its first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con International, and you can check it out for yourselves below and find out some new details about the series straight from Esmail himself....

‘Icarus’ Trailer: Learn How Russia Cheated At The Olympics For Decades By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2017 2:00 pm EST While the United States is still trying to determine how/if Russia tampered with the presidential election of 2016, Netflix has a new original documentary from Sundance that will show how the nation has been corrupting the athletic world by cheating at the Olympics for decades. Icarus is a new documentary that set out to investigate doping in sports, but found so much more....

‘Logan’s Run’ Remake Lands Simon Kinberg To Direct, ‘Hunger Games’ Scribe To Write By Ethan Anderton/March 5, 2018 6:30 am EST A remake of the sci-fi classic Logan’s Run has been in the works for over a decade. The project has seen several filmmakers come and go as it has developed over the years, including Bryan Singer (X-Men), Joseph Kosinski (TRON Legacy), and even Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive). Now a a new director has stepped up to the plate, and it’s actually a filmmaker who was attached to write and produce the film back in 2015....

‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Motion Poster: Emily Blunt Is Going To Take You On An Adventure…in A Year And A Half By Jack Giroux/July 15, 2017 12:10 pm EST Emily Blunt – she’s the new Mary Poppins, ya’ll. If anyone could capture that character’s sense of joy and kindness, it’s Blunt. Director Rob Marshall and Disney hired a remarkable actress to play a remarkable character. During D23, footage was screened for an audience of Disney fanatics and the crowd liked what they saw of the film, especially Blunt....

‘Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children’ Clip Celebrates And Explains Loop Day By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2016 10:00 am EST For those who don’t know what Loop Day is, a new Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children clip has just arrived online to explain what this holiday is all about. Honestly, the holiday is actually simultaneously fascinating and a bit depressing. Find out what this special day is all about by watching the Miss Peregrine Loop Day clip below....

‘Ozark’ Trailer: Jason Bateman Launders The Cartel’s Drug Money In Netflix’s New Drama By Ben Pearson/July 12, 2017 2:00 pm EST I thought the teaser trailer for Jason Bateman and Laura Linney’s dark new Netflix thriller Ozark looked intriguing, but I hadn’t seen anything yet. The streaming service has released a full trailer and this show is giving off some serious Breaking Bad vibes: a money launderer for the cartel gets in over his head, moves out of the city and heads to the Ozarks, and tries to stay one step ahead of an FBI agent while doing terrible things to save his family....

By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 30, 2017 10:37 am EST Over five months ago we found out that John Powell would be composing the score for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Though composer John Williams has been responsible for providing the score for every film in the primary Star Wars saga, Disney and Lucasfilm have opted to let other composers take over for the spin-offs under the Star Wars Story moniker. However, when it comes to Solo: A Star Wars Story, fans will hear some new music composed by John Williams after all....

‘The Predator’ Images Give Everyone’s Favorite Alien Trophy Hunter A New Look By Chris Evangelista/July 9, 2018 11:30 am EST Two new looks at The Predator are here to give us a glimpse of the new and improved alien trophy hunter. Shane Black’s upcoming film attempts to breathe new life into the stagnant action franchise, but early buzz has been a bit muted. Perhaps these new Predator images will change that....

All Our D23 Coverage, From Pixar To ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ To ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ By Jacob Hall/July 17, 2017 11:30 am EST This past weekend, our own Peter Sciretta journeyed to the 2017 D23 Expo to learn all about the various movies Disney and its many partners will be bringing us over the next few years. We learned the latest on Pixar’s upcoming slate, watched footage from upcoming Disney animation projects, watched teasers for upcoming Disney live-action movies, went behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, watched the first footage from Avengers: Infinity War, and saw all kinds of plans for Disney’s upcoming theme park expansions....