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Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Aquaman, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Batman By Germain Lussier/Oct. 14, 2013 4:30 pm EST What cool tidbits did you miss from New York Comic-Con? Want to learn more about The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game? Which woman from Agent Coulson’s past could show up in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? How did James Gunn pay tribute to the end of production on Guardians of the Galaxy?...

The /Filmcast Interview: Jay Baruchel By David Chen/Aug. 12, 2008 11:30 pm EST The /Filmcast Interviews are a series of interviews with movie stars, directors, and other key figures from the film industry. In this episode, David speaks with actor Jay Baruchel about his career and about working with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black. Baruchel currently plays Kevin Sandusky in the film Tropic Thunder, which opens today. You can listen to the interview in podcast form, or check out a full transcript after the jump....

The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter To Open June 18th, New Photos Revealed By Peter Sciretta/March 25, 2010 2:25 pm EST Universal Studios Orlando has finally announced the date of the public grand opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter — June 18th 2010. Universal has also finally released the details of the centerpiece attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, “a revolutionary, 360-degree theme park experience and first-ever combination of live-action, advanced robotic technology and innovative filmmaking....

The Women Of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Deserved Better By Lindsey Romain/May 30, 2018 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: despite the best intentions of everyone involved, the women of Solo: A Star Wars Story get the short end of the stick.) Rey. I think about her a lot. A beacon of hope in a fandom so punctuated by masculine energy....

Theme Park Bits - The NBA Experience At Disney World, ‘Hunger Games’ Land In Dubai, Pixar Comes To DisneySea By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 22, 2017 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Get a look at concept art for Disney World’s upcoming NBA-themed game complex. See video of Motiongate Dubai’s Hunger Games land and Ghostbusters ride. Tokyo DisneySea is getting in on the Pixar action with a new seasonal event....

TV Bits: ‘L.A.’s Finest’, ‘DuckTales’, ‘Fear The Walking Dead’, ‘Luke Cage’, ‘Pose’, ‘Finding Justice’ And More By Chris Evangelista/April 15, 2018 11:00 am EST In this edition of TV bits: That Bad Boys spin-off series now has a title Lin-Manuel Miranda is about to make his DuckTales debut Watch the first 3 minutes of the Fear the Walking Dead season premiere Antonique Smith joins Luke Cage season 2 A trailer for FX’s Pose Allison Pearson’s How Hard Can It Be?...

Who Is Ben Mendelsohn Playing In ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’? We Run Down The Theories By Angie Han/April 11, 2016 9:00 am EST The star of last week’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer was undoubtedly Jyn Erso, the “reckless, aggressive, undisciplined” rebel fighter played by Felicity Jones. But surrounding her is a cast that looks positively stuffed with potential scene-stealers, like the imposing figure played by Ben Mendelsohn....

‘Doctor Who’ Spinoff ‘Class’ Coming In 2016 By Angie Han/Oct. 1, 2015 4:30 pm EST The world of Doctor Who is getting a little bit larger. BBC Three has announced a Doctor Who spinoff titled Class to premiere in 2016, with YA author Patrick Ness serving as showrunner. Steven Moffat will executive produce. Get all the details on the Doctor Who spinoff after the jump. Consisting of eight 45-minute episodes, Class will be aimed at a young adult audience....

‘Hugo’ Review: Martin Scorsese’s Most Exultant Expression Of His Love For Film By Russ Fischer/Nov. 27, 2011 3:13 pm EST One of cinema’s great powers is the ability to transport. Martin Scorsese has typically been concerned with bringing us to places that are recognizably real, such as the streets of New York, whether in an era modern (Mean Streets, Goodfellas) or bygone (The Age of Innocence, Gangs of New York). Hugo seems like new ground at first, as it is set in a vision of ’30s Paris that is exaggerated to almost a movie-musical degree....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Producer Akiva Goldsman Talks Diversity, Politics, And Religion In The ‘Trek’ Universe [Interview] By Fred Topel/Sept. 21, 2017 12:00 pm EST Akiva Goldsman is no stranger to the minefield of fan franchises. Akiva Goldsman and I bonded when I interviewed him for Underground and shared my love for his maligned adaptation of Winter’s Tale. He survived the original Batman sequels and most recently headed up a writers room for Transformers: The Last Knight....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Early Buzz: A Surprising, Funny And Jaw-Dropping Sequel By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 9, 2017 10:12 pm EST The world premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi happened on Saturday evening, and even though the embargo on full reviews won’t be lifted until 12pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 12, the first reactions from those lucky enough to be in attendance have already hit social media. For anyone worried about spoilers, don’t worry, the Star Wars: The Last Jedi early buzz doesn’t give away any plot details or anything like that....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Won’t Answer Your Questions About Supreme Leader Snoke By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2017 9:30 am EST Now that the dust has settled on Force Friday II, it’s clear that we don’t know much more about Star Wars: The Last Jedi than we did before all the merchandise for the movie hit shelves (though we did learn a bit more about Benicio del Toro’s character). But the good news is we’re getting closer and closer to the release of the next chapter in the sci-fi saga, and more and more details are hitting the web every day....

‘Westworld’ Creators Release Season 2 Spoiler Video As Promised, But There’s A Twist By Ben Pearson/April 9, 2018 11:17 pm EST This afternoon, Westworld creators/showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy made a daring promise: in order to avoid having Redditors guess season 2’s major plot beats before the show itself revealed them to its audience, the showrunners said they would release a detailed video online ahead of its premiere that went ahead and spoiled everything up front....

2010 The Black List: The Year’s Best Unproduced Screenplays By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 13, 2010 8:19 am EST Note: The headline is a slightly inaccurate, because a lot of these screenplays have already been acquired (six of the top ten listed), a bunch are in production now, and some have even finished production. One of this year’s top ten screenplays, J.C. Chandor’s Margin Call, about the last 24 hours at now-defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers is already in the can and set to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with Chandor at the helm and Kevin Spacey and Paul Bettany star....

2017 Saturn Award Nominations: ‘Rogue One’ Leads The Way With 11 Nods By Ethan Anderton/March 7, 2017 12:00 pm EST If you’re one of those people who gets frustrated because the Academy Awards don’t nominate the science fiction, fantasy, and horror films you love for Best Picture or any of the other categories, then the Saturn Awards are for you. The 2017 Saturn Award nominations have just been announced, and not only did Rogue One: A Star Wars Story come out on top with 11 nominations, but all those comic book movies that never had a chance in hell of getting a Best Picture nomination landed a bunch of nods....

A Strange And Amazing Conversation With ‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’ Star Udo Kier [Interview] By Eric Vespe/Oct. 4, 2017 2:00 pm EST Udo Kier is one of the most interesting screen personalities working today. To call him a character actor is somewhat small-minded. The man is a force of personality, so incredibly comfortable with himself that nothing is ever off limits. That makes him dangerous on screen because anything can happen....

First Look: Steven Spielberg-Produced Alien Invasion TV Series Falling Skies By Peter Sciretta/July 1, 2010 4:00 pm EST TNT has released 20 production photos for the upcoming Steven Spielberg-produced alien invasion television series Falling Skies. They have also announced that series stars Noah Wyle (ER, TNT’s The Librarian) and Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) will join co-executive producer and writer Mark Verheiden (Heroes, Battlestar Galactica) at Comic-Con for a Q&A panel session scheduled to take place Friday, July 23, from 4:45 p....

Guillermo Del Toro Talks The Haunted Mansion, Logo And More Info Revealed By Adam Quigley/July 23, 2010 7:00 am EST On Thursday, it was reported that Guillermo del Toro would be producing a new version of The Haunted Mansion, but now we have the full discussion of the project from the man himself. Check out everything he had to say at Comic-Con after the break. Guillermo del Toro: I went to Disneyland the first time when I was three years old, and I was a lump of fat about this big....

Has HBO Really Changed Its Approach To Rape On TV? By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2016 11:00 am EST After the fifth season of Game of Thrones drew criticism for its reliance on rape as a narrative device, series producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss were said to be reconsidering their show’s approach to rape. However, looking at this season’s HBO slate, rape and sexualized violence remains prolific. The Night Of opens with a naked woman murdered in bed after a sexual encounter with the innocent man accused of her murder....

How The ‘Blackout’ Haunted House Turned My Life Into A Real Horror Movie By Alex Riviello/May 18, 2017 10:00 am EST I fit the giant brass key into the door lock, turned it, and was terrified to hear it click open. This wasn’t my hotel room, and I didn’t know what was waiting inside for me. I just knew it was nothing good. My life had taken a strange turn in the past day, and I was living inside a horror movie at the Timberline Hotel, the iconic hotel that served as the outdoor setting for The Shining and the host of the horror-centric Overlook Film Festival....