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‘Small Crimes’ Drops Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Into A Bloodthirsty Noir [SXSW] By Jacob Hall/March 18, 2017 10:00 am EST You know the drill. A man gets out of prison and returns home. His old life is gone, but the wreckage remains. His friends are scattered. His enemies are powerful. There is no hope for escape. But maybe, just maybe, one last job, one last crime, one last ass-covering, will be all he needs to pull himself up and put his act back together....

‘Super Nintendo World’ Commercial: Nintendo Theme Park Will Feature Mario Kart Ride By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2017 8:42 pm EST Universal Studios Japan held a special event to announce the first official details about their upcoming Nintendo theme park land, Super Nintendo World. Keep on reading to learn the details that were revealed about the land’s signature ride and watch the first commercial, which gives us a peek at the new land....

A ‘Justice League’ Artist Confirms The Existence Of A “Snyder Cut,” Now People Are Heckling AT&T For Its Release By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 18, 2018 9:30 am EST The Snyder Cut exists! Kind of. A storyboard artist who worked for the embattled Warner Bros. comic book movie recently confirmed a very rudimentary version of Zack Snyder’s “vision” for Justice League exists. This is by no means the Justice League Snyder cut that fans of the director have been passionately demanding for months now, but it’s apparently enough for the DC Extended Universe fans to take up arms for the cause again....

A Third ‘Blair Witch Project’ Movie Is “Inevitable” Says Co-Director By Germain Lussier/Jan. 16, 2015 10:30 am EST The first Blair Witch Project was a cultural landmark. We’ve covered this in the past. But no movie that grosses $250 million against a budget of $60,000 is immune to the terrors of Hollywood. A sequel, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was released just a year later and though it made money, it was a terrible excuse for a follow-up....

Aziz Ansari Gets Real About Why He Turned Down A Role In ‘Transformers’ By Jacob Hall/Oct. 26, 2015 1:00 pm EST Aziz Ansari has a new comedy series coming to Netflix and it looks like a great, hilarious look at life in the year 2015. And, perhaps more importantly, Master of None is giving the always funny Parks and Recreation veteran a new platform from which he can brutally honest about the topics that he’s obviously passionate about....

Breck Eisner Talks Escape From New York Remake, Will Timothy Olyphant Be Snake Plissken? By Peter Sciretta/June 23, 2010 3:00 pm EST In April we learned that Breck Eisner, director of The Crazies, had signed on to direct the remake of Escape from New York, set up with producer Neal H. Moritz’s Original Films. The report claimed that Eisner would be developing based on Allan Loeb’s draft, which sounded horrible....

Bryan Singer Breaks Down The ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Trailer By Jack Giroux/Dec. 11, 2015 2:30 pm EST The X-Men: Apocalypse trailer hit the web today, and based on the 200 comments left on that post, it’s fair to say the response has been mixed thus far. The footage for director Bryan Singer’s sequel teased some high stakes, new characters, its godlike villain, and, most notably, a very bald head. But what were some of the other things you might have missed?...

How A ‘Star Wars’ Card Game Helped Keep Fandom Alive In The ’90s By Matthew Monagle/Dec. 11, 2017 9:00 am EST My first published piece of film criticism came on May 20, 1999, two weeks shy of my fifteenth birthday. The night before, a group of my friends had spent the entire day camped out in front of the local movie theater waiting to purchase tickets for George Lucas’ long-awaited Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace....

How Disney Decides ‘Star Wars’ Spoilers, And More Details On The Porgs By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2017 3:30 pm EST The very exciting new trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi took the internet by storm last night, thrilling some, disappointing others, and giving everyone more of what they really crave: Porgs! While the new trailer gave us some fresh looks at the new film, much of what happens in The Last Jedi is still shrouded in secrecy....

How Fox’s ‘Son Of Zorn’ Is And Is Not Like ‘Roger Rabbit’ [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 9, 2016 9:00 am EST Zorn himself made a surprise appearance at the Television Critics Association panel for Son of Zorn, the new comedy from producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Zorn is an animated character voiced by Jason Sudeikis, a barbarian warrior from the island of Zephyria who returns to the States to spend more time with his son Alan (Johnny Pemberton)....

Hunter Stephenson’s Movie Review: RAMBO By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 2, 2008 5:27 pm EST The following review contains very minor spoilers and was written with consideration for those who have not seen it. I’m disappointed with how Rambo seems to be doing this weekend at the domestic box office, and I am disappointed that I haven’t reviewed the film until now. That said, at least I am reviewing it, as many of the boisterous voices that could have made Sylvester Stallone’s film an event film with online reviews have not done....

Mondo Gallery Opens ‘Jurassic Park’ Art Show June 12 By Germain Lussier/May 14, 2015 9:59 am EST On June 12, you can see Jurassic World in theaters everywhere and say “Welcome…to the Mondo Gallery” in Austin, TX. There, they’ll be hosting a full gallery show filled with art based on Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster, Jurassic Park. It’s called When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth and features original works and screenprints based on the film by artists such as Aaron Horkey, Ken Taylor, Dan McCarthy, Jock, Jason Edmiston, Brandon Holt and others....

Producer Says Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’ Is “Very Different,” “Not Necessarily An Alien Movie” By Angie Han/June 1, 2011 1:01 pm EST Details on Elysium, the second full-length film from District 9 director Neill Blomkamp, have few and far in between. All we really know at this point is that it’s a sci-fi film with sociopolitical themes, set 150 years in a future in which Jodie Foster is a leader of an alien planet....

Riz Ahmed Signed On To ‘Rogue One’ To Play A Completely Different Character By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2017 3:30 pm EST With Rogue One: A Star Wars Story available for digital download, we have been learning a lot more about John Knoll’s original pitch for the film, Gary Whitta’s original screenplay, and the pre-reshoots cut of Gareth Edwards’ movie. The latest bit of trivia gives us some insight on who Riz Ahmed’s character, Imperial pilot Bodhi Rook, was in the original plans for the movie....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bond 24,’ ‘Star Trek Into Darkness,’ ‘The Expendables 3,’ ‘The Fast And The Furious 6,’ And ‘Riddick’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 19, 2012 4:45 pm EST How easy is it to walk away from a franchise after delivering its biggest-ever success, especially when the span of the series covers fifty years? Director Sam Mendes has waffled on the idea of doing another Bond, at first suggesting that he wouldn’t do a second Bond movie prior to the release of Skyfall, and slowly seeming more open to it....

Sequel Bits: ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘Independence Day: Resurgence,’ ‘Assassin’s Creed 2’ By Jacob Hall/March 9, 2016 5:00 pm EST In today’s edition of Sequel Bits: Two new Captain America: Civil War teasers arrive before tomorrow’s trailer. Finding Dory unveils a very cute new poster. A motion poster and a regular ‘ol poster for Independence Day: Resurgence arrive. Yep, they’re already planning an Assassin’s Creed 2. A new trailer for Captain America: Civil War is set to arrive tomorrow and you know what means: it’s time for a teaser for a trailer....

Showtime/Netflix In Talks For Ten Episode ‘Arrested Development’ Miniseries, Set-Up For Big Screen Movie By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2011 9:48 pm EST Update: EW has confirmed that Showtime and Netflix are in talks with producers about airing the miniseries. Keep holding out hope, Arrested Development fans. Five years after the series finale, creator Mitchell Hurwitz is still insisting that, yes, a movie based on the brilliant-but-cancelled sitcom is definitely in the works....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Force Awakens’ Lawsuit, George Lucas, Rebels Season 2, Lando And Plot Spoilers By Germain Lussier/Feb. 2, 2015 1:00 pm EST Lucasfilm is finally cracking down on Force Awakens leaks. That’s just one of the news bits in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following. Lucasfilm has filed a lawsuit against an Internet user who posted images from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. British actor Aidan Cook may be in The Force Awakens as a creature actor....

Star Wars Bits: Joe Carnahan Endorses Fan Filmmakers For SW Job, Rian Johnson Comments, Galactic Empire Responds To White House, Princess Leia Finally Gets X-Wing License By Germain Lussier/Jan. 15, 2013 4:00 pm EST After a day of Zack Snyder Samurai Star Wars talk, it’s back to your regularly scheduled bits. After the jump, read about the following interesting goings on in the Star Wars Universe: Joe Carnahan pitches two fan filmmakers as directors for Star Wars Episode VII....

Superhero Bits: Lobo, Captain America 2, Thor 2, Dark Knight Rises, Dredd 3D, Justice League, Avengers, The Wolverine By Germain Lussier/Sept. 10, 2012 1:15 pm EST When might you see that rumored Dark Knight Rises extended cut? Want to see some images of filming on the set of Thor: The Dark World? What’s the rumored plot of a Lobo movie? Which character is now rumored, but unlikely, to be in The Wolverine?...