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Rosario Dawson Won’t Appear As Claire Temple In ‘The Punisher’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 24, 2017 8:30 am EST Our favorite night nurse has (temporarily) been transferred. Rosario Dawson has confirmed that she won’t be appearing as Claire Temple in Netflix’s Marvel show The Punisher due to scheduling conflicts, making this the first of the Defenders-related series that will not feature her. It’s a little ironic that Frank Castle may have to go without a nurse in a series that promises to be even bloodier and gorier than the bone-cracking Daredevil....

Sequel Bits: ‘Halloween’, ‘The Crimes Of Grindelwald’, ‘Enchanted’, ‘Creed II’, ‘Men In Black’ And More By Chris Evangelista/July 12, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of sequel bits: Jason Blum, the man who produced Halloween, wants you to know Halloween is very good. Why would he lie? Amy Adams offers an update on the Enchanted sequel. Sylvester Stallone gets his own Creed II poster. Stallone also provides an update on the next Rambo movie, because the past never dies....

Sequel Bits: ‘The Hobbit’, ‘Mockingjay’, ‘23 Jump Street’, ‘Magic Mike XXL’, ‘Step Brothers 2’ By Angie Han/Oct. 21, 2014 12:30 pm EST So many sequels, so little time. So let’s get to it. After the jump: Channing Tatum isn’t so sure about 23 Jump Street Magic Mike XXL could be in 3D (but probably won’t be) Adam McKay is still planning to make Step Brothers 2 Producer Malek Akkad has a Halloween 3 update Rumor has it Frank Grillo will lead Skyline 2 Jason Reitman offers a suggestion for Ghostbusters 3 See the Lorde-curated soundtrack list for Mockingjay Billy Boyd will sing the final Hobbit credit song Check out the new banner for Horrible Bosses 2...

Shanghai Disneyland Attractions Announced [See Photos And Video] By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2015 11:30 am EST This morning, Disney officially announced the lands, attractions and hotels for opening day of Shanghai Disneyland Resort. Hit the jump to find out what to expect at Shanghai Disney when the park finally opens in Spring 2016. This morning, Disney COO Tom Staggs and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Bob Chapek and Bob Iger shared a first official look at what the Shanghai Disneyland Resort will look like, unveiling a scale model showcasing two hotels, their international shopping, dining and entertainment district called Disneytown (instead of Downtown Disney) , Wishing Star Park’s beautiful gardens and the six themed lands of the new theme park Shanghai Disneyland....

Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson And Mark Hamill Troll Fans, Porgs Sing John Williams, And More Silly Snoke Theories By Rosie Knight/Oct. 26, 2017 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Rian Johnson visits Star Wars Land and trolls Star Wars fans Luke turns to the Dark Side…or does he? A quick history of Mark Hamill messing with his fans. An outlandish Star Wars Rebels fan theory The Porgs sing the Star Wars theme music....

The Oscars Adding A Popular Film Category, Trying To Limit The Telecast To Three Hours By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 8, 2018 9:23 am EST Every single year, the Academy Awards capture the attention of millions around the world. But if there’s one complaint that even the most loyal Oscars viewers have, it’s that the awards telecast is always far too long, often landing somewhere between three and four hours. But The Academy’s board of governors has announced some new changes that will both keep the telecast to a tight three hours and give viewers a new category to tune in for that will honor “outstanding achievement in popular film....

This Week In Trailers: Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate, Letter To The Future, Resistance, Freak Dance By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 8, 2011 12:06 pm EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Please Stand By, Poop Talk, For Akeem, Loveless, Summer 1993 By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 9, 2017 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Top 20 Stories Of The Week: Captain America: Civil War, Alien: Covenant, Tremors & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 28, 2015 1:00 pm EST The Top 20 Stories of the Week are the stories we think you should check out on /Film from the previous week. This week we’ve got an update on another Riddick sequel and a spin-off TV series, Kevin Bacon returning to the world of Tremors, bad news for anyone anticipating Fantastic Four 2 and a major Game of Thrones teaser for the sixth season....

Top Ten Villains Who Never Get Recognition By Zach Lawrence/May 1, 2007 5:43 am EST Is it that time of year again? The time when we get “The Top Ten Villains of All Time!”? Not quite. It seems to me that every year in some magazine or on some show, we get the typical list of baddies from the 60’s, 70’s and so on. Usually they mention the cool regulars like Vader, the Emperor, or one of the guys who tries to off James Bond....

What Loki Scenes Were Added To ‘Thor: The Dark World’ And What Did Joss Whedon Rewrite? By Germain Lussier/Nov. 7, 2013 1:00 pm EST If one were to believe all the negative buzz during production on Thor: The Dark World, you’d assume the film is a disaster. It’s not. In fact, it’s pretty fantastic and a shining example of how things many laymen think of as huge red flags — such as reshoots and rewrites — can actually be used to drastically improve a film....

Your Quick Hit Of Marvel News: Hulk Will Smash In ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ ‘Luke Cage’ Takes Place After ‘Jessica Jones’ By Jacob Hall/Oct. 13, 2015 7:00 am EST The joys of the Marvel Cinematic Universe stem from this universe’s collection of extraordinary – and wildly different – characters somehow managing to co-exist in the same universe. It’s always fun to pick up an issue of Captain America and see another superhero appear in to lend a helping hand....

‘Better Call Saul’ Review: Who Came Out On Top In ‘Sunk Costs’? By Karen Han/April 25, 2017 9:00 am EST (Every week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Better Call Saul season 3 by answering one simple question: who came out on top when the credits rolled?) The title of this week’s Better Call Saul, “Sunk Costs,” refers to a cost that’s been paid and can’t be recovered, i.e. it refers to irreparable damage....

‘Boyhood’ Is A Remarkable Cinematic Achievement [Sundance 2014 Review & Video Blog] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2014 1:30 pm EST Richard Linklater has truly created something special with his new film Boyhood – a remarkable, beautiful, cinematic achievement, like nothing you have ever seen before. Filmed over short periods from 2002 to 2013, the film chronicles a family over the course of 12 years, with the actors reprising their roles through the progression of time....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Review: A Longtime ‘Trek’ Fan Takes On (And Mostly Approves Of) The New Series By Monique Jones/Sept. 25, 2017 7:00 am EST (We are running two reviews of Star Trek: Discovery – one from an old school Star Trek fan and one with less experience in this iconic universe. Here is the first of the two reviews.)Star Trek: Discovery has brought the historic Gene Roddenberry property back to the network that started it all for the U....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Credits Scene Explained By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2017 10:00 am EST Transformers: The Last Knight is in theaters now and pretty much everyone agrees that it’s quite an insane sequel. It’s packed full of so many characters, exposition, and craziness that you kind of need to see it for yourself. Only adding to that insanity is a mid-credits that that sets up sequels, though much like the movie, it doesn’t make much sense....

“Women’s Work” Delivers An Almost Rousing Episode Of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 7, 2018 7:00 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly The Handmaid’s Tale review by answering one simple question: Who suffered the most?) Remarkably for a show that is so deeply committed to disturbing its audiences, The Handmaid’s Tale continues its upswing from last week in perhaps the first episode that manages to find the delicate balance between unsettling and uplifting....

2016 Razzie Awards Winners: ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ And ‘Fantastic Four’ Are Just The Worst By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 28, 2016 11:00 am EST Tonight brings the telecast for the 88th Academy Awards, honoring what some select people working on the film industry as the best achievements in motion pictures for the previous year. With Chris Rock hosting, it’ll be interesting to see how he skewers the Academy for the all-white nominees this year, not to mention poking fun at Hollywood’s biggest stars....

Alec Baldwin Quits Joaquin Phoenix ‘Joker’ Movie [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 29, 2018 1:15 pm EST Update 3: In yet another update to this story, Alec Baldwin has now dropped out of the Joker movie. Details below.Update 2: Baldwin has sent out a cryptic tweet about his role in the film, suggesting that elements of this story may be inaccurate. We have added the tweet and details below.Update: The Hollywood Reporter’s Borys Kit has a more detailed description of Baldwin’s version of Thomas Wayne, which you can read below....

Blonde Bonds And Batmobiles: 7 Times Fans Overreacted By Jacob Hall/Dec. 1, 2015 8:00 am EST Fandom is a group of people united by a shared passion. They all love something enough to follow it, to memorize it, to criticize it, and to get genuinely angry when it lets them down. Fans tend to feel a smidgen of ownership over the movie or TV show or book series that has appropriated so much of their time....