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Damien TV Series Wants Us On Damien’s Side By Fred Topel/Jan. 6, 2016 3:00 pm EST Today A&E presented a panel on their Damien TV series for the Television Critics Association. The show is a sequel to the 1976 film The Omen, but ignores the sequels which feature antichrist Damien Thorn as a teenager and later an adult politician. The show picks up with 30-year-old Damien (Bradley James) confronted with another woman shouting, “Damien, it’s all for you!...

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix Movie Trailer Description By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2007 3:11 pm EST The full-length theatrical movie trailer for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is expected to hit theaters on March 23rd, attached to TMNT. We received an e-mail claiming to contain an indepth description of said trailer. We are unable to confirm the authenticity of the scooper’s claims. Check it out below, read at your own enjoyment, take it with a grain of salt, and beware of major spoilers....

How Did This Get Made: The Apple (An Oral History) By Blake Harris/Feb. 5, 2016 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1977, an Israeli rock star and his musically talented wife decided to collaborate, for the first time, and write a musical for the stage: The Apple. But before the show was ever performed, a notoriously eccentric filmmaker persuaded them that their masterpiece should instead debut on the big screen with him as director....

Interview: ‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed On Pivoting Into A Detective Show In Season 7 By Fred Topel/March 29, 2016 8:00 am EST This is not the first time Archer has drastically changed the format for a whole season. Season five was Archer Vice, a pastel, florescent spoof of Miami Vice. The series was back to the spying game for season six, but season seven will find the Archer team working as private detectives instead....

Marvel Comics Announces Female Thor By Germain Lussier/July 15, 2014 9:40 am EST If you tuned into The View Tuesday morning, you were presented with the biggest Marvel news of the day. Not from Marvel Studios, mind you, but from Marvel Comics. The original. The company announced a new Thor comic is coming out, written by Jason Aaron with art from Russell Dauterman. However, the person most people think of as Thor is no longer worthy to wield Mjölnir, and he’s been replaced by a woman....

Marvel’s ‘Runaways’ Exists In The MCU, Will Expand On The Comic [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/July 28, 2017 7:00 am EST Hulu presented a panel on Marvel’s Runaways for the Television Critics Association. The series is based on the comic created by Brian K. Vaughan in which a group of teenagers learn their parents are villains. The series is adapted by The O.C.’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. On the panel, Schwartz said the second episode of Runaways will deal with the same events as the first, but from the parents’ perspective....

Netflix May Give Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’ And Other Prestige Movies A Theatrical Release By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2018 1:30 pm EST Netflix doesn’t like to give the original movies destined for exclusivity in their streaming library a theatrical release. It defeats the purpose of making the movie available to watch so easily from the comfort of your own home. But Netflix also has several films on the horizon from high profile filmmakers whose work demands to be seen on the big screen, and we just might get that opportunity....

On Set Interview: Aziz Ansari & Dilshad Vadsaria Talk ‘30 Minutes Or Less’ By Adam Quigley/May 13, 2011 6:00 am EST Back in August of last year, I was flown out (along with a number of other press members) to Grand Rapids, Michigan to spend a day on the set of 30 Minutes or Less and talk with director Ruben Fleischer (Zomebieland) and cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Aziz Ansari, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson, and Dilshad Vadsaria....

Sequel Bits: ‘Game Night 2’, ‘Cloverfield’, ‘The Purge’, ‘Wreck-It-Ralph 2’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Evil Dead 4’ And More By Chris Evangelista/March 2, 2018 4:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Game Night writer already has sequel ideas Gugu Mbatha-Raw didn’t know The Cloverfield Paradox was going to drop on Netflix J.J. Abrams explains the Cloverfield Paradox ending The Purge TV series casts its leads A Planet of the Apes VR game gets a trailer Wreck-It-Ralph 2 directors discuss their sequel Frozen 2 director dances around the issue of Elsa having a girlfriend Bruce Campbell says another Evil Dead movie is possible Bruce Willis wakes up from a nap to remind us Die Hard 6 is still happening World War Z 2 filming pushed back so Brad Pitt can film Quentin Tarantino’s new movie Game Night has been receiving rave reviews (I’m as shocked as you are), and the film has done fairly steady box office....

Sequel Bits: ‘Skyfall’, ‘Scary Movie 5’, ‘Human Centipede 3’, ‘Cabin Fever: Patient Zero’, ‘Breaking Dawn: Part 2’, ‘Universal Soldier’, ‘Taken 2’, ‘Resident Evil 6’ By Angie Han/Sept. 14, 2012 9:35 am EST My favorite Sequel Bits are the ones with a little something for everyone, like this one. After the jump: Lindsay Lohan tries to get out of Scary Movie 5 Looks like Adele will be singing the Skyfall theme Human Centipede 3 will have a 500-person chain Lydia Hearst boards Cabin Fever: Patient Zero Breaking Dawn Part 2 tickets to go on sale in October See the Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning trailer Maggie Grace goes on the run in a new Taken 2 clip Paul W....

By Rosie Knight/May 7, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Is the Expanded Universe creeping into Episode IX? An infamous bootleg Star Wars toy becomes canon A first look at Galaxy’s Edge in construction at Disney Parks A secret Stormtrooper cameo from The Force Awakens is revealed And much much more… Ever since Disney’s brand new Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge park was announced Star Wars fans have been dying to get a glimpse at the under construction parks and now (via Disney Parks) they can!...

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Agents Of SHIELD, Avengers 2, Man Of Steel, Justice League Dark By Germain Lussier/May 13, 2013 4:30 pm EST [no photo] Want to see a bunch of spoiler-filled set photos from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, featuring Paul Giamatti as The Rhino? How about two new TV spots from Man of Steel? What kind of secrets are held in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. preview? How did one theater showing Iron Man 3 attract the wrong kind of attention?...

The Good, The Bad, And The Weird Of Fantastic Fest 2016 By Jacob Hall/Oct. 4, 2016 12:00 pm EST You never know what you’re going to get at Fantastic Fest, the Austin-based genre film festival that takes great delight in immersing attendees in the strangest, wildest, and most unique movies from around the globe. Over the course of eight days, I saw 27 movies. I saw some of the best films I’ve seen all year....

Tony Jaa And Scott Adkins Join ‘Kickboxer’ Remake By Germain Lussier/Aug. 5, 2014 5:30 pm EST The remake of Kickboxer just got a major martial arts upgrade. Directed by Stephen Fung and starring rising martial arts star Alain Moussi, the film has landed Tony Jaa (Ong Bak) and Scott Adkins (The Bourne Ultimatum). They join a cast that already included Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Georges St. Pierre (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)....

TV Bits: ‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Star Trek’, ‘Street Fighter’, ‘Pushing Daisies’, ‘Dexter’, ‘Hell On Wheels’, ‘Treme’, Ronald D. Moore By Angie Han/July 19, 2012 10:00 am EST This past Sunday marked the start of Breaking Bad’s fifth season, so it probably won’t come as a surprise that two of today’s Bits have to do with trivia surrounding the AMC drug drama. But there’s plenty of other goodies in here for non-BB watchers as well....

Two More Reasons Netflix Is King Of Stand-Up Comedy: Mike Birbiglia And Louis C.K. By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 22, 2017 3:30 pm EST Right now you’ll find a slew of stand-up comedy specials that are available exclusively on Netflix. The streaming service has become a stellar home for new stand-up specials from the best comedians working today. Over the past few months, they’ve only solidified their dedication to the craft by doling out new deals for Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld....

Tyrese Begs Dwayne Johnson To Not Make That ‘Fast & Furious’ Spin-Off Before ‘Fast 9’ By Ben Pearson/Sept. 14, 2017 10:30 am EST Is more trouble brewing behind the scenes in the Fast and Furious #family? In a now-deleted post on Instagram, Tyrese Gibson, who first joined the racing-turned-heist-movie saga in 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious, essentially begged Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson not to make a Fast and Furious spin-off until Fast 9 is completed....

Zack Snyder Watch: Watchmen Director’s Cut, Sucker Punch And 300 Follow-Up By Russ Fischer/June 25, 2009 11:03 am EST Zack Snyder did promotion yesterday for the Blu-Ray release of Watchmen, and quite a few small tidbits of news came out of his various interviews. He talked about the theatrical release of the Watchmen Director’s Cut, which will hit four theatres, the future of his next film Sucker Punch, a possible follow-up to 300 and more....

‘Bond 23’ Screenwriter John Logan Hints At Blofeld Appearance By Angie Han/Sept. 21, 2011 7:34 pm EST Confirmed details on Sam Mendes’ Bond 23 are still scarce, but it seems screenwriter John Logan may have let slip a very useful detail about the villain. At a talk earlier this week, Logan hinted that iconic Bond baddie Ernst Stavro Blofeld just might be making an appearance in the upcoming film. Logan didn’t go so far as to actually announce anything, but hey, until we have a better idea of the plot, we’re gonna sit here and read into every dubious crumb of information that gets out....

‘Castle Rock’ Forgets To ‘Filter’ Out The Nonsense By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 15, 2018 9:00 am EST Welcome to our spoiler-filled Castle Rock reviews, in which we explore Hulu’s new Stephen King-inspired series. (If you’re looking for a spoiler-free review of the show, click here). This week we look at episode six, “Filter”. Filter Hey, what the hell is going on this week in Castle Rock? So far, I’ve been almost 100% on board with the series, finding myself fully engrossed in its mysteries and greatly enjoying its Stephen King reverence....