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‘John Wick: Chapter 3’ Adds LA Clippers Center Boban Marjanovic To Its Star-Studded Cast By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 5, 2018 9:00 am EST John Wick: Chapter 3 is shaping up to have the most star-studded cast of the action franchise yet. The John Wick 3 cast has just added Los Angeles Clippers center Boban Marjanovic as an assassin. And at an imposing 7 feet, 3 inches, he will definitely add a towering presence in the highly anticipated action sequel....

‘King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword’ Trailer: This Ain’t Your Average Medieval Monarch Movie By Ethan Anderton/April 1, 2017 11:00 am EST Taking on the difficult task of opening the weekend after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Warner Bros. Pictures will attempt to wage war at the box office with their medieval action epic King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Initially, I only had a passing interest in this project from director Guy Ritchie, but this most recent trailer for the movie starring Charlie Hunnam as the titular king has officially piqued my interest....

‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 Trailer: Mariah Wants To Be Queen, But A New Bulletproof Villain Threatens Her Crown By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 12, 2018 8:00 am EST Step down, Luke Cage. Your queen is speaking. The newest Luke Cage season 2 trailer shifts away from Harlem’s heroes for once, and gives the spotlight to the far more interesting characters: the villains. Mariah Dillard (Alfre Woodard) has been a formidable presence since season 1, though her star was outshined by Mahershala Ali’s Cottonmouth and Erik LaRay Harvey’s Diamondback....

‘Making A Murderer’ Season 2 Could Arrive This Year By Jacob Hall/Jan. 30, 2017 10:00 am EST Netflix’s true crime documentary series Making a Murderer was infuriating throughout its ten-episode first season, but it was especially infuriating when its finale offered no sense of closure whatsoever. The credits rolled with justice dodged on every conceivable front because that’s the thing about reality: it doesn’t always want to conform to a satisfying narrative....

‘Never Here’ Review: An Art Project Turns Violent In This Psychological Drama [LAFF] By Ben Pearson/June 22, 2017 2:00 pm EST Miranda (Mireille Enos) is an installation artist interested in exploring the concept of identity. One of her exhibits is based on the time she found a man’s phone, went through it to learn the places he normally visited, and then trekked to those places to surreptitiously take photos of him, which she put on display in a gallery....

‘Point Break’ Honest Trailer: The Only Movie About Bank Robbing Surfers Ever Made By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2017 5:30 am EST This weekend brings the release of Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film inspired by real life events with the intense drama Detroit. The film takes a timely look at racial tension by shining a light on a police stand-off that happened at the Algiers Motel in the wake of the historic Detroit riots....

‘Westworld’ Season 1 Comes To Blu-Ray, DVD And Digital In November By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2017 8:00 am EST Normally, we don’t feel the need to highlight the home video release of a particular season of television. But in the case of Westworld, a series where we recapped every single episode and have entire podcast dedicated to it, we’ll make an exception. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and HBO have announced that the first season of Westworld will be available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download in November....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Omaze Campaign Wants To Turn You Into A 1980s Character By Ben Pearson/July 27, 2018 5:00 pm EST Want to visit the set of DC’s upcoming sequel Wonder Woman 1984 and hang out with superstar Gal Gadot? Instead of hatching an elaborate plan to bypass security at one of its filming locations, why not be escorted onto set and given the VIP treatment before getting decked out in 1980s hair, makeup, and wardrobe and appearing in the movie as an extra?...

‘xXx: Return Of Xander Cage’ Clip: Vin Diesel Chases Donnie Yen Off-Road By Jack Giroux/Dec. 23, 2016 7:00 am EST Over 14 years after the release of the original xXx, is Xander Cage a character audiences remain interested in? We’ll soon find out when Vin Diesel returns to the role next month in the D.J. Caruso-directed sequel, which co-stars Samuel L. Jackson, Ruby Rose, Tony Jaa, Toni Collette, and Donnie Yen....

Cool Stuff: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Screenprint And Vinyl Releases By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2017 4:30 pm EST We are excited to exclusively premiere a new screenprint from Bottleneck Gallery, comic book artist Lee Garbett’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens-inspired screenprint. Also we have to show you the cool Vinyl record release with Dan Mumford cover art. Bottleneck Gallery is once again teaming with ACME Archives to release a new Star Wars screenprint....

Cool Stuff: BoxLunch Launches Toy Story Land Tour And Exclusive Pixar Merchandise By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2018 6:00 am EST Since we’re big theme park buffs here at /Film, we’re all over the opening of Toy Story Land on June 30 in Disney’s Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The new theme park section recreates Andy’s toy-filled backyard from Toy Story, featuring all of his favorite toys: Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and the rest of the gang....

Cool Stuff: Hero Complex Gallery’s Blacklight 2 Art Show Delivers Bright, Neon Movies & TV Shows By Ethan Anderton/June 18, 2018 6:00 am EST Another day, another array of fantastic new artwork for you to pick up. This time it’s Hero Complex Gallery coming in with a whole batch of bright, neon art work as part of their Blacklight 2 show. Each of the pieces is created with special fluorescent ink that will make them glow brightly when shining under a black light....

Fanmade ‘Kenobi: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer Makes A Strong Case For A New Spin-Off By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 18, 2016 6:00 am EST Since the fall of 2014, there have been rumblings of Obi-Wan Kenobi getting his own standalone spin-off. In fact, those rumors even expanded to mention that a trilogy focusing on one of the last remaining Jedi was in the works at Lucasfilm with Ewan McGregor reprising his role from the prequel trilogy....

Hasan Minhaj Tries To Save MoviePass Before Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ For Netflix By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2018 5:00 pm EST The Daily Show is a career launcher for comedians with such famous alums like Ed Helms, Rob Corddry, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Samantha Bee, Jessica Williams, Kristen Schaal, Jason Jones, Larry Wilmore, Wyatt Cenac, and even Michael Che coming through the show. Now correspondent Hasan Minhaj is graduating from the news satire program to get his own show, but not before offering one last solution to one of America’s biggest problems: MoviePass....

HBO Is Making Their Own Take On ‘Serial’ With ‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’ By Chris Evangelista/May 18, 2018 5:30 am EST Serial, the podcast that became a cultural phenomenon, has slightly faded from view since its 2014 debut. But the subject of the first season of the podcast, Adnan Syed, is still awaiting a new trail. Syed’s story will now get the HBO treatment courtesy of a new documentary series – The Case Against Adnan Syed....

Lena Dunham Is The Latest Star To Join Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2018 6:30 am EST Once Upon a Time in Hollywood keeps adding more stars to its already-stacked cast. But while this latest addition is a big name, it’s also a wholly unexpected choice.Lena Dunham is joining Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood cast in an undisclosed role. Though the Girls creator has earned a slew of Emmy nominations for her work on the HBO series, this will be Dunham’s first ever role in a major Hollywood feature....

Nicole Kidman And Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Join ‘Aquaman’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 31, 2017 3:00 pm EST Nicole Kidman and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are both in early negotiations to join James Wan’s Aquaman. Kidman would play Aquaman’s mother, while the Get Down star would be playing the film’s villain Black Manta. More details about the Nicole Kidman Aquaman casting, after the jump.Nicole Kidman is in talks to play Atlanna, the Atlantean mother of Aquaman....

By Ben Pearson/Sept. 5, 2018 3:30 pm EST Ten years ago this month, we wrote about how Shane Black, the wunderkind writer of films like Lethal Weapon and The Long Kiss Goodnight, was preparing to direct an action thriller called Cold Warrior. This was just after he directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang but before the box office success Iron Man 3, so although he was a legendary screenwriter, he seemingly didn’t have enough juice back then to push Cold Warrior to the starting block....

Shia LaBeouf’s ‘Man Down’ Sells Just One Ticket In The UK By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 5, 2017 11:30 am EST Man Down, indeed.Shia LaBeouf’s post-apocalyptic war thriller may have opened in the United States last year to negative reviews and an anemic $454,490 but that’s much better than the mere £7 that Man Down made in the United Kingdom on its opening weekend. That’s the equivalent one movie ticket. Though to be fair, the UK wasn’t giving Man Down much of a chance....

Shia LaBeouf To Play His Father In A Biopic About Himself; Lucas Hedges To Play Young LaBeouf By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 19, 2018 7:00 am EST Shia LaBeouf will be starring in a Shia LaBeouf biopic, but he won’t be playing himself. That honor goes to Lucas Hedges, who was nominated for an Oscar for Manchester by the Sea. Instead, in a casting twist that would have Freud in a tizzy, LaBeouf will be playing his own father....