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Sequel Bits: ‘Beverly Hills Cop’, ‘Mission: Impossible 5’, ‘Ted 2’, ‘Better Call Saul’ By Angie Han/June 27, 2014 6:32 am EST Sorry, Breaking Bad fans: Aaron Paul says he won’t appear in Better Call Saul after all. Also after the jump: The next Beverly Hills Cop will head to Michigan Mission: Impossible 5 might film in the Houses of Parliament Benjamin Bratt hops on for Ride Along 2 Pitch Perfect 2 adds Birgitte Hjort Sørensen A top GM designer has a cameo in Transformers 4 Mark Wahlberg promises Ted is as lovably awful as ever Stanley Tucci is glad Mockingjay was split in two David Duchovny wants more X-Files movies Watch another Dawn of the Planet of the Apes clip The plot follows Eddie Murphy’s Axel Foley as he leaves behind his cushy California life and heads to Detroit during the coldest winter on record....

Sequel Bits: ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,’ ‘Fast 8,’ ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ ‘Alien: Covenant’ By Jacob Hall/Aug. 9, 2016 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: The first image and poster from Resident Evil: The Final Chapter arrive. Dwayne Johnson gets really serious about a soccer game in Fast 8. Check out a redesigned Autobot from Transformers: The Last Knight. Alien: Covenant releases a tiny piece of new footage....

Small-Screen Stream: The Fantastic Final Season Of ‘The Americans,’ Jim Halpert: Action Star, And More By Lindsey Romain/Sept. 11, 2018 2:00 pm EST (Welcome to Small-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you can watch them.) Anyone else feeling that late summer sadness? It’s not yet Halloween season, but the kids are back in school, the weather is evening out, and we’re about to lapse into the long slog of low temperatures and seasonal depression....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Star Trek’ Actor Joins ‘Star Wars;’ Plus ‘Battlefront,’ Han Solo And Carrie Fisher By Germain Lussier/Oct. 23, 2014 12:30 pm EST Beer and parties are two of the things in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Yes, for real. There’s also Episode VII speculation and all of the following: Star Trek star Brent Spiner has joined Star Wars Rebels. Read a rumor of how performance capture is being used in Star Wars Episode VII....

Star Wars Bits: A Peek At ‘The Last Jedi’ Opening Crawl, ‘Rogue One’ Concept Art, And Why Princess Leia Was At A Certain Battle By Jacob Hall/Jan. 24, 2017 2:30 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson offers a look at a grand moment in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has crossed $1 billion at the box office. Laura Dern remembers working with Carrie Fisher in The Last Jedi....

Star Wars Bits: Carrie Fisher Speculates On Leia’s Future; Ben Affleck Doesn’t Want To Direct; Lucasfilm Wants To Make 2-3 Films A Year By Angie Han/Nov. 15, 2012 9:05 am EST We’ve got a few Star Wars-related odds and ends to kick off your afternoon. After the jump: Carrie Fisher jokes about what Leia and Han’s life might’ve been Ben Affleck is glad he doesn’t have the Star Wars directing job Robert Pattinson likes Jar-Jar, would totally play him if asked Lucasfilm head wants to make two to three movies per year Fisher then jokingly speculated about what Leia and Han’s life together might’ve been like....

Star Wars Bits: More ‘Force Awakens’ Books, General Hux, Admiral Ackbar And More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2015 10:30 am EST I see you have constructed a new Star Wars Bits. Your skills are complete. Indeed you are powerful as the Emperor has foreseen. This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes: First look at new The Force Awakens books coming in December Domhnall Gleeson talks a bit about his Force Awakens character General Hux Tim Rose discusses returning as Admiral Akbar in The Force Awakens Some new rumors surface about Rey in The Force Awakens A new survey asks fans where The Force Awakens will rank among the saga See a forthcoming new 6-inch Black Series figure from The Force Awakens Check out Hot Toys’ sixth scale First Order TIE Fighter Pilot Kickstart some awesome Star Wars bluetooth speakers...

Summit Entertainment Removes Twilight Director Catherine Hardwicke From Franchise By David Chen/Dec. 7, 2008 5:40 pm EST Nikki Finke over at DeadlineHollywoodDaily is reporting that Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke has been removed from the Twilight franchise. Finke’s contacts report that Hardwicke was “difficult” and “irrational” during the making of the film. One contact also explains that “Summit didn’t like her. They’re saying the [director of photography] Elliot Davis is the one responsible for the film’s sumptuous visual look, that the editor Nancy Richardson had to save the film in post-production, and Summit thought Hardwicke’s [CAA] agent Beth Swofford was alternately ineffectual and hysterical....

Superhero Bits: Jean Grey Returns To Marvel Comics, Power Pack Movie, The Defenders Ratings & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 20, 2017 5:00 pm EST Will we get even more flashbacks in the second season of Jessica Jones? When will Jean Grey be returning to Marvel Comics? Is a Power Pack movie back in development? What does Adrianne Palicki have to say about her failed Wonder Woman pilot? Will Inhumans only be lasting for a single season?...

Theme Park Bits: $1,000 Universal Bonus, Four Houses Of Hogwarts Light Up A New Castle, R.I.P. Epcot Monorail? By Joshua Meyer/Jan. 20, 2018 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: What possible downside could there be to a $1,000 bonus for Universal employees? Find out more about the new projection-mapping experience coming to Florida’s Harry Potter castle. Are monorails running through Future World at Epcot about to become a thing of the past?...

This Week In Trailers: Reign Of Assassins (Jianyu Jianghu), Little Dizzie Izzie, Road, Movie, Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Wild Target By Christopher Stipp/May 3, 2010 4:43 am EST Yes, Andy Serkis was brilliant as the troubled Gollum, the voice making that animated monster just drip with realness and verisimilitude. However, I’m rather partial for the work where it’s really him in flesh and bone. Case in point, while he wasn’t the focus of Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige Serkis added a certain gravity to the role of Alley that proved the axiom of small roles/small actors correct....

Yes, George R.R. Martin Still Watches ‘Game Of Thrones’ [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 25, 2017 2:00 pm EST Update: You know it’s easy to get your wires crossed when you read things on the internet? Well, it happens to the best of us. Anyway, it turns out that George R.R. Martin does watch Game of Thrones – he’s just behind on the current season. Our original story, which also includes a nutty conspiracy theory that you should read about anyway, continues below....

‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Survives Thanos’ Wrath, Will Return Summer 2019 By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 15, 2018 11:30 am EST Thanos and the major TV networks both had pretty high body counts this year, but miraculously, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. managed to avoid an untimely demise by either hands. After rumors persisted that the Marvel show’s current fifth season would be its last, ABC renewed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a shortened sixth season. So for those wondering how the longtime Marvel TV series would deal with the aftermath of Avengers: Infinity War, here’s your chance to find out....

‘Better Call Saul’ Takes Us For ‘Quite A Ride’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 4, 2018 8:00 am EST Welcome to our weekly review-recaps of Better Call Saul season 4. Each week, we’ll delve deep into the Breaking Bad prequel series, with spoilers galore. This week we examine episode 5 of season 4, “Quite a Ride.” Jimmy What a shock! “Quite A Ride” breaks the Better Call Saul format entirely and jumps right into Breaking Bad....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Director Defends The Film’s Treatment Of Women By Ben Pearson/Nov. 27, 2017 2:00 pm EST After seeing director Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049, some viewers took issue with the movie’s depiction of its female characters. The main story revolves around a male Replicant (Ryan Gosling’s Agent K) and his quest for another (Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard) to learn the truth about his origins, and the movie’s women are often relegated to minor supporting players, holograms, or sex workers....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Director Denis Villeneuve On Creating The Future [Interview] By Jack Giroux/July 27, 2017 9:00 am EST Making a satisfying sequel to a beloved, inspiring science-fiction classic is a tall order. But if there’s a filmmaker up to the hefty task, it’s Denis Villeneuve. The director behind Arrival, Sicario, Enemy, and Incendies has been turning out exceptional work. He can create an immersive and wholly tangible atmosphere, which is the kind of director a project like Blade Runner 2049 calls for....

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Spoiler Review: Making The Unfamiliar, Familiar Through Rom-Com Tropes By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 21, 2018 8:00 am EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Crazy Rich Asians.) “China is a sleeping giant. Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will move the world....

/Film Visits The Set Of ‘In Time’ - Maybe The Most Beautiful Place In The World By Germain Lussier/Oct. 6, 2011 7:00 am EST Walking around the set of the upcoming sci-fi action film, In Time, is a smorgasbord of physical perfection. Attractive guys and girls are everywhere and even during an interview with the film’s stars, it’s hard not to glance behind them at the veritable fashion runway parading to craft services....

‘Jobs’ Review: Ashton Kutcher Plays Steve Jobs, But We Don’t Get To Know Steve Jobs By Germain Lussier/Aug. 16, 2013 3:15 pm EST [This is a reprint of a review that originally ran in January, at the Sundance Film Festival. Jobs is in theaters today.] While Steve Jobs changed the world with his innovations and forward thinking, the first biopic about him, Jobs, does not. It is a competent retelling of Jobs’ life, beginning with his college years, and running through the period when he regained control of Apple in the 1990s....

‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds ‘Popstar’ Scene Stealer Chris Redd And Two More Featured Players By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 2017 11:30 am EST At the end of the 42nd season of Saturday Night Live this past spring, three cast members left the show. Bobby Moynihan and Vanessa Bayer were given a fond farewell while Sasheer Zamata opted to leave the show without much pomp and circumstance. Over the summer, we were left wondering if executive producer Lorne Michaels would replace the departed comedians or just let the cast shrink without bringing in any new talent....