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Sequel Bits: ‘Transformers 4,’ ‘Fast And Furious 7,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 2,’ ‘Muppets Most Wanted,’ ‘Dr. Horrible 2’ By Angie Han/Feb. 14, 2014 3:30 pm EST Rio 2 and Muppets Most Wanted have some sweet V-Day messages for you. Also after the jump: Jed Whedon explains why there hasn’t been a Dr. Horrible sequel. Kurt Russell talks Fast & Furious 7 and the Expendables series. Elizabeth Banks reveals a little detail about Pitch Perfect 2....

Star Wars Bits: Are All Of The Episode 7 Rumors Fake? Plus Gareth Edwards, Harrison Ford, And Asajj Ventress By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 22, 2014 12:15 pm EST Today in Star Wars Bits, we take a look at: Lucasfilm Story Group’s Pablo Hidalgo clarifies his Comic Con “no flashbacks” comment. Were all the recent Episode 7 rumors fake and actually passed off from the Dark Horse comic book series Star Wars: Legacy?...

Superhero Bits: Avengers 2, Man Of Steel, Deadpool, Iron Man 3, Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2012 1:30 pm EST Want to watch a cool new documentary about Real-Life Superheroes? Does Mark Ruffalo know something about The Avengers 2? Has the Internet dissected the Man of Steel trailer? Which actor wants back in for X-Men: Days of Future Past? Would 40 minutes of Amazing Spider-Man pre-viz be of interest?...

Superhero Bits: R.I.P.D., Nicolas Cage, Watchmen, Ghost Rider 2, Dark Knight Rises, Mark Millar By Germain Lussier/Oct. 5, 2011 12:00 pm EST Who did Joel Schumacher want to play the Scarecrow in the canned fifth Batman film, Batman Triumphant? Why are Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen dressed at Batman and Catwoman? Which actor was in the running to play Rorschach in Watchmen? Will Gambit be appearing in The Wolverine or any other upcoming X-Men movies?...

The Best Superhero Movies You Can Stream Right Now By Lindsey Romain/Feb. 16, 2018 12:00 pm EST There’s never been anything quite like Black Panther before. The latest Marvel movie is one of the first major comic book adaptations with a black lead, and it’s already poised to be one of the franchise’s most successful entries, having sold more advance tickets than any other film in Marvel history. And as Candice Frederick put so eloquently in a piece for /Film, Black Panther is “specifically a black movie that celebrates the strength and beauty of black womanhood in an era in which both get tossed aside....

The Force Awakens Bits: Daisy Ridley’s Badass Stunt Double, A Surprising “Sequel” Comic, And The Indiana Jones Easter Egg You Didn’t Notice By Jacob Hall/Feb. 9, 2016 4:30 pm EST Welcome to today’s super-sized edition of The Force Awakens Bits, your one-stop shop for all news pertaining to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Today: The Force Awakens hits two more significant box office milestones. A very surprising “sequel” comic with a special guest....

Watch: The Muppets Star In New Live Shows At Disney World By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 3, 2016 5:30 am EST Over the weekend, The Muppets new live show debuted at Disney World’s the Magic Kingdom. The Muppets Present The Great Moments in History has had its grand opening but if you can’t get down to Orlando Florida, don’t worry — we have videos of both of the different shows for you to watch remotely....

WGA Awards 2017: Top Prizes Go To ‘Moonlight’ And ‘Arrival’ By Angie Han/Feb. 20, 2017 7:30 am EST Awards season finally and truly comes to an end next weekend with the Oscars, but we’ve got a few final prizes to get out before then. Over this past weekend, the Writers Guild of America handed out their 2017 awards. Big winners in the film categories included Moonlight and Arrival, while The Americans and Atlanta led the TV categories....

‘Better Call Saul’ Review: ‘Coushatta’ Takes Jimmy And Kim’s Partnership To The Next Level By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 25, 2018 9:00 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 8 of season 4, “Coushatta.” Nacho After a brief absence, Nacho has returned. Enough time has gone by to heal his wounds (eight months, to be exact), and the conflicted drug dealer finds himself in a surprising situation....

‘Finding Dory’: Andrew Stanton On Why A ‘Finding Nemo’ Sequel Was Necessary By Peter Sciretta/April 7, 2016 12:00 pm EST Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton has been outspoken about sequels. Like fellow Pixar brain trust member Brad Bird, he has made his feelings known that we need more original stories and that money shouldn’t be a reason to make a follow-up. So when Stanton announced that he was directing a Finding Nemo sequel titled Finding Dory, some were surprised....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ On Hold In Wake Of James Gunn Firing By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 24, 2018 4:05 pm EST The future of Guardians of the Galaxy is now in serious doubt. In the aftermath of the firing of director James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is now on hold. Crew members were in the midst of preparing for pre-production when they got word the film was shutting down for the time being....

‘It Comes At Night’ Is An Excellent Movie, But It’s Not The Movie You’re Being Sold By Jacob Hall/June 8, 2017 4:30 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy…or fills us with indescribable rage. In this edition: the excellent marketing for It Comes at Night is doing the movie a disservice.) The trailers for It Comes at Night have been magnificent and the folks at A24 (or whoever they employed to edit them) should be commended....

‘Logan Lucky’ Proves Daniel Craig Doesn’t Need James Bond By Ben Pearson/Aug. 17, 2017 10:30 am EST Earlier this week, Daniel Craig put years of speculation to rest when he announced that he’s officially returning to play James Bond again. But after seeing his delightfully un-Bond-like performance in Steven Soderbergh’s Southern-fried heist movie Logan Lucky, it’s more clear than ever that Craig doesn’t actually need the Bond franchise. He may be great at playing 007, but he’s a more exciting actor when he’s allowed to cut loose....

‘Newness’ Review: Drake Doremus’ Sexy, Raw Portrait Of Love In The Age Of Tinder [Sundance] By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2017 11:00 am EST Back in 2011, director Drake Doremus made a splash at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with his indie romance Like Crazy, which won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic category. Since then, his films Breathe In and Equals haven’t really reached the same level of praise....

‘The Librarians’ Trailer: New TNT Adventure Show Spun Off From Noah Wyle Films By Germain Lussier/Nov. 5, 2014 5:00 am EST For the past decade, Noah Wyle has been The Librarian. That’s a character who featured in three made-for-TV movies following an adventurer traveling the world looking for artifacts. He’s very much inspired by Indiana Jones. Now, that character will play a role in a regular TV series that expands the movie’s mythology....

‘Total Recall’: Five Things We Learned At Comic Con By Russ Fischer/July 25, 2011 8:08 am EST Over the weekend at the San Diego Comic Con, Sony showed off the first footage from Len Wiseman’s new version of Total Recall, starring Colin Farrell. The director and star appeared on a panel along with Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston and John Cho to talk about the movie. What we saw positioned the film as, well, very Len Wiseman....

10 Films That Inspired ‘Happy Death Day’ According To Director Christopher Landon By Jacob Hall/Oct. 11, 2017 10:30 am EST (Welcome to Cinematic Inspirations, a series where filmmakers talk about the movies that inspired their latest release. In this edition: Christopher Landon talks about the movies that influenced Happy Death Day.) In the new horror movie Happy Death Day, a young woman is murdered. And then she wakes up the morning of the day she was killed....

2013 Golden Globes Award Winners And Live Blog; ‘Argo’ Wins Best Picture And Director [UPDATED With Videos] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 13, 2013 4:23 pm EST For the 70th year, the Hollywood Foreign Press handed out their Golden Globe Awards Sunday night. Hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler entertained an audience of TV and movie fans there to bestow awards to shows like Girls, Modern Family, Smash, Breaking Bad, Homeland and Downton Abbey and films like Lincoln, Argo, Django Unchained, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook, Zero Dark Thirty and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen....

All Things Serve The Beam: Could ‘Castle Rock’ Be Connected To ‘The Dark Tower’? By Jacob Knight/Aug. 16, 2018 10:00 am EST “People think we’re just one of those dead towns they heard about: a run of bad luck, worse judgement, broken promises. We know different, don’t we? It’s not luck. It’s a plan…and not God’s, either. Remember the dog? The Strangler? Sure, you do. How ‘bout all the others that didn’t make headlines?...

Bear McCreary Will Compose ‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Score, Incorporating Classic Themes [Comic-Con 2018] By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2018 12:05 pm EST During the Warner Bros presentation at San Diego Comic-Con International, director Michael Dougherty brought the cast of Godzilla: King of the Monsters to Hall H. We got some new details about the new film, including an announcement of the movie’s composer. Keep reading to learn more about the Godzilla King of the Monsters score and other highlights from the panel....