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By Jacob Hall/Jan. 19, 2017 2:00 pm EST The line between film and television has been blurry for some time now and Marvel and ABC plan to make it even fuzzier. Back in November, it was announced that their Inhumans television series would premiere its first two episodes on theatrical IMAX screens before settling in on the small screen for the rest of the eight episode season. Now we now who will helm those first super-sized episodes: director Roel Reiné....

More ‘Alien: Covenant’ Images Arrive As James Franco Confirms His Involvement; Trailer Coming Soon [UPDATED] By Jack Giroux/Dec. 20, 2016 1:30 pm EST Before the year ends, we’ll see if the Alien: Covenant trailer causes as much excitement as the Prometheus teaser did almost exactly four years ago. As we wait to get our first look at footage from Sir Ridley Scott’s prequel-sequel, details about the trailer have arrived online, including the fact it’ll feature a cover song by the late David Bowie....

New ‘Terminator’ Sequel Release Date Pushed Back To Fall 2019 By Chris Evangelista/April 6, 2018 3:23 pm EST The Terminator will be back…eventually. The next entry in the ever-changing Terminator franchise was set to hit theaters on July 26, 2019, but Paramount has now pushed the film back to fall of 2019. More on the new Terminator sequel release date below. Tim Miller is working on a new Terminator film, with original Terminator mastermind James Cameron producing....

Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema Plans To Reopen In December 2018 By Ben Pearson/June 25, 2018 3:30 pm EST Here’s some good news for movie lovers in Los Angeles. The New Beverly Cinema, the revival theatre owned and programmed by director Quentin Tarantino, is planning to open its doors again by the end of this year. Read the latest update below. In a new blog post on the theatre’s official site, representatives of The New Beverly explained today that they’re hoping to reopen by December 2018....

Research Team Claims To Have Discovered The Formula For Box Office Success By Ben Pearson/July 24, 2018 2:30 pm EST Can the reasons for a film’s success be boiled down into a simple formula? Scientific researchers at the United Kingdom’s University of Birmingham think so. They’ve analyzed over 6,000 film scripts and organized the results into a series of emotional profiles. Read on to find out what the most successful films of their study had in common....

Sequel Bits: Dolph Lundgren Pumps Iron For ‘Creed 2’, Zombie Hitler To Appear In ‘Dead Snow 3’, And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 23, 2017 6:30 am EST Getting ready for something big! ???? @officialslystallone #Creed2 #IvanDrago A post shared by Dolph Lundgren (@dolphlundgren) on Aug 21, 2017 at 8:30am PDT Looks like all of Sylvester Stallone’s recent hype about Creed 2 might actually have some substance to it. Dolph Lundgren shared a video on his Instagram account of him training with the caption “Getting ready for something big!...

The ‘Goosebumps’ Sequel Gets A New Director, Jack Black Still Not Confirmed To Return By Jacob Hall/Dec. 12, 2017 1:30 pm EST Goosebumps was one of 2015’s more pleasant surprises, a goofy and spooky horror romp that was just scary enough for kids and just clever enough for their parents. It also managed to evoke R.L. Stine’s original books while lovingly poking fun at them. It’s a good kids’ movie, a kind of gateway horror movie that functions much like the original books in that it offers youngsters a successful entry point into an intimidating genre....

The First Draft Of Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Is Done, Pre-Production Begins “Soon” By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 11, 2018 4:00 pm EST Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation is finally coming together. The French-Canadian director gave an update on his highly anticipated take on Frank Herbert’s notoriously difficult-to-adapt sci-fi series, which has challenged and felled great directors like David Lynch, Ridley Scott, and Alejandro Jodorowsky. Now Villeneuve is stepping up to the plate with his two-part adaptation, having already completed the first draft of the screenplay with screenwriter Eric Roth....

The Morning Watch: 2018 Super Bowl Ads Featuring Peter Dinklage, Jeff Goldblum, Keanu Reeves & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 5, 2018 5:00 am EST In this edition, we’re featuring a handful of the star-studded Super Bowl commercials from last night featuring the likes of Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt selling Michelob Ultra, Stranger Things police chief David Harbour talking about Tide, Game of Thrones badass Peter Dinklage rapping for Doritos, Jurassic Park franchise star Jeff Goldblum driving a Jeep alongside some dinosaurs, and many more....

VOTD: How ‘Moana’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/June 26, 2017 5:00 am EST Last year’s adventure musical Moana from Walt Disney Animation was one of my favorite movies of the year, and it was beloved by many critics and viewers alike, largely thanks to the film’s memorable characters, infectious soundtrack and stunning animation. But did our title character really need to go on a journey across the ocean to replace the Heart of Te Fiti in order to break the curse that beginning to devastate her island home?...

Watch: Animated ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie ‘The Adventures Of Indiana Jones’ From Patrick Schoenmaker By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 29, 2016 9:00 am EST Artist Patrick Schoenmaker has spent the last five years creating an animated Indiana Jones movie which was finally released online. The passion project comes in the form of a 1 minute and 40 second short film showing off the incredible possibilities when translating George Lucas’ and Steven Spielberg’s creation to the hand-drawn animated medium....

A Star is Born Trailer Bradley Cooper makes his directorial debut with A Star is Born, which follows Cooper’s washed out country music star Jackson Maine as he discovers an unknown starlet named Ally (Gaga). Swept away by her talent and beauty, Jackson falls in love with Ally and helps support her burgeoning career. But as Ally’s star quickly rises, Jackson finds that his star has already long faded. A Star is Born is a familiar story about stardom and fame, nestled within a star-crossed love story....

‘Before I Fall’ Trailer: Zoey Deutch Stars In Teenage ‘Groundhog Day’ By Jacob Hall/Jan. 19, 2017 10:00 am EST What would Groundhog Day look like if it starred sullen teenagers instead of Bill Murray? It would probably look a lot like Before I Fall, which takes the whole “one person repeats the same day over and over again” template and applies a whole bunch of teen angst. The new trailer has arrived ahead of the film’s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, so give it a watch and see what the folks in Park City may be talking about in a few days....

‘Black Panther’ Early Buzz: What The Critics Are Saying About Marvel’s New Movie By Jacob Hall/Jan. 29, 2018 10:09 pm EST Black Panther is /Film’s second most anticipated movie of 2018, so you bet we’re watching the early critical reactions like a panther stalks its prey. Or like how Black Panther stalks those who threaten the safety and security of Wakanda, the advanced African nation he rules over and protects....

‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Actress Amber Benson To Star In ‘The Nightmare Gallery’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 2, 2017 3:00 pm EST Tara may have been ripped tragically from the world and from us Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans, but Amber Benson is still acting in projects that recall the sweet, vulnerable witch who stole Willow’s, and our, hearts. The 40-year-old actress’ new horror drama The Nightmare Gallery, feels like a nod to her roots, with a starring role as an gay anthropology professor who investigates the mysterious, supernatural disappearance of one of her students....

‘Counterpart’ Trailer: J.K. Simmons Faces Himself In Starz’s New Sci-Fi Series By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 3, 2017 6:30 am EST What’s better than J.K. Simmons? How about another J.K. Simmons? In the wild new Starz series Counterpart, Simmons pulls double duty, playing two different characters from literally two different worlds. The new Counterpart trailer teases a show that’s a blend of sci-fi and espionage, and it looks like it has the makings of something great....

‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Featurette: We Gotta Get Back To Hogwarts By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 31, 2018 8:30 am EST The back-to-school season is descending upon us. So naturally, Fantastic Beast: The Crimes of Grindelwald just released a featurette that takes us back to Hogwarts. So prepare to get back to witches, and wizards, and magical beasts, to goblins and ghosts and to magical feasts. But most importantly, prepare for hot, young Dumbledore to roam those familiar weathered hallways....

‘Fordlandia’: Get Ready For A Werner Herzog TV Show By Chris Evangelista/June 16, 2018 12:00 pm EST Filmmaker Werner Herzog is known the world over, both for his provocative films and documentaries, and for his gloomy-yet-charming personality. He’s a legend. And now he’s bringing his talents to the medium of television. Herzog will work with Hyde Park Entertainment to adapt Greg Grandin’s award-winning book Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford’s Forgotten Jungle City into a TV series....

‘Frozen: The Musical’ Trailer: The Hottest New Musical Is Finally On Broadway By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 22, 2018 8:30 am EST For the first time in forever, Frozen will be coming to the Broadway stage. Nearly seven months after the Disney stage musical adaptation underwent pre-Broadway tryouts in Denver, Frozen is finally making its Broadway debut. And it couldn’t come too soon. Watch the trailer for the show below. We’ve been talking about the Broadway premiere of Frozen for a while now, so forgive us if this sounds like old news....

‘Gotti’ Trailer: John Travolta Plays The Gambino Family Crime Boss In This Long-Gestating Gangster Film By Ben Pearson/Sept. 26, 2017 11:00 am EST John Travolta (Pulp Fiction, American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson) has been wanting to star in a movie about 1980s New York City crime boss John “The Teflon Don” Gotti since 2011, and after going through multiple iterations and spending years in development hell, the film is finally ready....