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James Mangold Will Write And Direct A Boba Fett ‘Star Wars’ Movie By Chris Evangelista/May 24, 2018 3:28 pm EST Boba Fett is getting his own Star Wars Anthology film, and Disney and Lucasfilm have tapped Logan director James Mangold to write and direct. A Obi-Wan Kenobi movie is also in development, but you knew that already. More on the Boba Fett movie below. The Hollywood Reporter reveals that James Mangold is writing and directing a Boba Fett movie....

James Wan Developing ‘Arachnophobia’ Remake At Amblin By Chris Evangelista/June 11, 2018 2:30 pm EST Deadline reports that Amblin has decided to reboot the 1990 Frank Marshall flick Arachnophobia, which means a whole new generation can feel their skin crawl as they watch thousands of spiders scurry across the screen. Horror master and Aquaman helmer James Wan is going to produce the Arachnophobia remake, with a director and writer to be chosen relatively soon....

By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2017 12:00 pm EST Earlier this week, we told you that Steve Whitmire, the performer who has been playing Kermit The Frog since Jim Henson’s death in 1990, was leaving The Muppets and that Muppeteer Matt Vogel would be taking on the iconic role. Since the report, we’ve heard a lot of rumors, most of them suggesting that Whitmire was let go by Muppet Studio months ago in quick order....

Len Wiseman’s ‘Underworld’ TV Series Is Still In Development By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 26, 2017 6:30 am EST Grab your leather pants and blue light bulbs, the oft-rumored Underworld TV series is still happening. At least, that’s what Underworld mastermind Len Wiseman says. So if you haven’t had enough of vampires vs. werewolves inside a Matrix simulator, you’re in luck! There’s more coming your way, on a weekly basis! Sink your fangs into more details about the Underworld TV series below....

Linda Hamilton And Mackenzie Davis Suit Up In ‘Terminator 6’ Set Photos By Ben Pearson/June 20, 2018 11:30 am EST She’s back. Linda Hamilton first portrayed Sarah Connor in James Cameron’s 1984 classic The Terminator, and then underwent one of the most dramatic physical transformations in film history for 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day, transitioning from a frightened waitress to a hardened, no-nonsense badass. The upcoming Terminator 6 marks her triumphant full return to the character almost 30 years after Terminator 2 was in theaters....

New ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Photo: Gaston Attempts To Woo Belle By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 27, 2016 10:00 am EST Fans of the 1991 animated classic Beauty and the Beast got quite a glimpse at the live-action remake coming from Disney in the spring thanks to the new trailer that was unveiled not too long ago. It looks very loyal to Disney’s first attempt at telling the tale as old as time, but advanced visual effects gives director Bill Condon an opportunity to tell the story in a new way, and it looks positively fantastic....

See The New ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Trailer Compared To The Original By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 2016 6:30 am EST This week brought the first trailer for the live-action adaptation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and fans of the original animated movie from 1991 couldn’t wait to see how it turned out. In fact, so many of them watched the trailer in the first 24 hours that it ended up breaking a world record....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2017 5:00 pm EST Want to see how Medusa’s hair on Inhumans looks when it’s in motion? Why does Batman have The Flash’s powers in a new DC Comics story arc? Did you know Emily VanCamp almost appeared as Agent 13 on Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD? Why doesn’t Spider-Man: Homecoming ever reference Uncle Ben by name? What’s Hayley Atwell doing at Marvel’s offices this week?...

The Morning Watch: ‘The Defenders’ Recap Rap, ‘Tomorrowland’ Video Essay & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 18, 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, The Defenders gets a Recap Rap in order to catch viewers up on the exploits of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist before they assemble for a team-up on Netflix....

Tiffany Haddish To Lead New Animated Netflix Show From ‘BoJack Horseman’ Team By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 20, 2018 4:30 pm EST Netflix is adding another animated series to its line-up with Tuca & Bertie, a new show from the team behind BoJack Horseman. The streaming service has cast newly minted superstar Tiffany Haddish to voice the lead character. BoJack Horseman is one of the best original shows Netflix has to offer, and now the team behind BoJack is branching out into a new animated series....

VOTD: See How The ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Trailer Compares To The Original ‘Blade Runner’ By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 2017 6:00 am EST This year marks the 35th anniversary of the original sci-fi noir thriller Blade Runner from director Ridley Scott. Therefore, it’s only appropriate that this year also marks the long-anticipated sequel that fans have wanted for decades. As for what secrets lie in Blade Runner 2049, we don’t know, but we do know that the visuals of the sequel magnificently recreate the production design and art direction of the original film, at least as far as we can tell from the first trailer....

‘Bewitched’ Reboot From ‘Black-Ish’ Creator Kenya Barris And Yamara Taylor In The Works At ABC By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 23, 2018 2:30 pm EST The time has come for yet another reboot. This time: Bewitched. Black-ish creator Kenya Barris recently ended his deal with ABC to head to Netflix, but as he was leaving, he took time to sell ABC on a Bewtiched reboot. The new take on the sitcom will feature an interracial blended family....

‘Deadpool 2’ Screenwriters Discuss Adapting Cable’s “Convoluted Origin Story” By Jack Giroux/Jan. 13, 2017 3:30 pm EST Rob Liefeld advised against using Cable in Deadpool. The character’s creator thought the time traveler with a bionic arm and a glowing eye was unnecessary for Wade Wilson’s origin story. The filmmakers considered Cable for the film, but ultimately he was left out and saved as a tease for the end credits. The character is next up at bat, though, as he plays a prominent role in David Leitch’s (John Wick) Deadpool 2....

‘Game Night’ Trailer: When Friendly Fun Turns Deadly Hilarious By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 1, 2018 12:30 pm EST The last time Rachel McAdams got caught up in R-rated comedy shenanigans, it was in Wedding Crashers back in 2005. Now, she’s teamed up with Jason Bateman for what promises to be a deadly hilarious couples’ night. Game Night follows Jason Bateman and McAdams as a married couple who were expecting to enjoy a weekly game night with their friends played by Kyle Chandler (Super 8), Billy Magnussen (Bridge of Spies), Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), Lamorne Morris (New Girl), and Kylie Bunbury (Under the Dome)....

‘Logan’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Goes Out With A Bang [UPDATED With Red-Band Trailer] By Angie Han/Oct. 20, 2016 7:13 am EST Hugh Jackman has been playing Wolverine for the past 16 years. To give you a sense of just how long that is, he’s been in that role before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was even a twinkle in Disney’s eye. He’s lasted through two different Batmen, two different Supermen, and three different Spider-Men....

‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’ Trailer: Where’s Meryl? By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 6:30 am EST Somehow, Meryl Streep has become the Hawkeye of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. The final trailer for the ABBA-infused musical has arrived, and the whole gang is here…except Meryl Streep, who only makes a super-quick appearance before transforming into Lily James. Watch the Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again trailer. I never thought that the marketing campaign for Mamma Mia!...

‘Mission: Impossible’ Featurette Announces ‘Fallout’ Tickets Are Now On Sale By Chris Evangelista/June 29, 2018 8:30 am EST Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to grab tickets for Mission: Impossible – Fallout, the latest film where Tom Cruise laughs in the face of death. Tickets for the spy-sequel are on sale right now, and there’s a new behind-the-scenes featurette as well. Watch the Mission: Impossible featurette below....

‘Tangled’ Sequel Trailer: Rapunzel’s Hair Is Back In A TV Movie For Disney Channel’s Animated Series By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 15, 2017 9:00 am EST Last fall we got a teaser for The Disney Channel’s new Tangled animated series. Instead of being computer animated like the original movie, this is a 2D stylized animated series that takes place after the events of the hit movie from Walt Disney Animation Studios. But before that series begins, it will be preceded by a TV movie, and the first trailer for it has just arrived....

The Deuce Season 2 Trailer Following a riveting teaser trailer, the official trailer for The Deuce season 2 has hit the web, teasing some huge arcs for Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Eileen “Candy” Merrell and James Franco’s Vincent Martino and Frankie Martino. Candy has become a multi-hyphenate in the sex industry: director, actress, entrepreneur. And goddammit, she’s going to do things her way. But the burgeoning porn industry may run into some obstacles as New York law enforcement begins to crack down on the red light district and the sex industry....

‘The Happytime Murders’ Trailer: Please Do Not Take Your Kids To See This Puppet Crime Comedy By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2018 7:01 am EST If you were among the audiences who caught the early screenings of Deadpool 2 last night, then you may have been treated to the debut of the first trailer for what looks like the worst part of town on Sesame Street. Happytime Murders hails from Brian Henson, the son of the legendary Muppet creator Jim Henson....