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Rumor Patrol: Michael Bay Is Not Making A Secret ‘Thundercats’ Movie By Ben Pearson/Sept. 5, 2018 12:00 pm EST Update: Writer Rhett Reese has shot down this rumor on Twitter. Our original article continues with an update at the bottom of the post. Director Michael Bay has spent more than a decade working on Transformers movies with only a few scattered non-Transformers projects in between. But now a new rumor says Bay is working on a live-action adaptation of a different 1980s cartoon....

Sequel Bits: ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’, ‘Fast And The Furious 6’, ‘Taken 3’, ‘Scary Movie 5’, ‘The Hobbit’, ‘Before Midnight’ By Angie Han/Oct. 1, 2012 2:30 pm EST Some of today’s tidbits involve actors claiming they probably won’t do a sequel. Imagine that. After the jump: 300: Rise of an Empire stars gather for a group photo Watch an explosive video from Fast and the Furious 6 Liam Neeson does not think Taken 3 will ever happen Mike Tyson and Kendra Wilkinson join Scary Movie 5 Benedict Cumberbatch talks about mo-cap in Hobbit Ethan Hawke says Before Midnight may be the end of his unexpectedly long-running series with Richard Linklater....

Set Visit: The Crazies By Adam Quigley/April 15, 2009 10:26 am EST Remakes get a bad rap amongst filmgoers, and understandably so. Instead of attempting to fulfill the potential hinted at in failed or dated movie projects, Hollywood has proven time and time again that the sole purpose of most remakes is to cash in on the success of the near faultless original films. Occasionally though, there’s a glimmer of hope....

Sony Cancels ‘The Interview’ Release, Has No Plans For VOD/DVD; U.S. Links North Korea To Sony Hacking By Russ Fischer/Dec. 17, 2014 4:25 pm EST Tuesday, the hackers that exposed Sony’s internal workings went a step further and issued a big threat, invoking 9/11 in a statement that promised action against theaters showing The Interview. But the Department of Homeland Security — a group that really doesn’t mess around when it comes to this sort of thing — said there was no credible information to indicate an actual threat....

Spoilers Are Coming: Beware Leaked ‘Game Of Thrones’ Episodes And Scripts From HBO Hack [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 2, 2017 7:43 am EST Update: HBO is now reportedly working with the FBI and cybersecurity firm Mandiant to investigate the data stolen in the hack, which may contain employee emails in addition to television episodes and scripts. The cybersecurity attack may be even larger than initially thought, as the 1.5 terabytes of data obtained in the HBO hack is roughly seven times the size of the 2014 Sony hack....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Ant-Man, Kick Ass 2, New York Comic-Con, Powers, Dark Knight Rises, Green Lantern 2 By Germain Lussier/Oct. 17, 2011 12:00 pm EST Is Cillian Murphy in The Dark Knight Rises? Want to watch the full Avengers teaser trailer from the end of Captain America: The First Avenger, a behind the scenes featurette of the Joss Whedon film or the first scene of Green Lantern: The Animated Series?...

The ‘Star Wars’ Films Have Been Changed Again On Blu-Ray By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2011 1:30 pm EST Most of us are aware that the entire Star Wars saga is going to be available on Blu-ray come September 16. We also know that the films on these discs will be the Special Editions, not the original versions, meaning Greedo still shoots first, Jabba still appears two films too early and a bunch of aliens still sing “Jedi Rocks....

The Best Prison Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen By Jordan Hoffman/July 20, 2012 12:00 pm EST One time I inadvertently stole a Milky Way bar. I was at the Drug Fair and I wanted the candy but my mother said no. I got sad and started following her around and she said maybe. So I continued following her around and then next thing you know we were in the car and I had the candy bar but she hadn’t paid for it....

Top 20 Stories Of The Week: Pacific Rim 2, Wolverine 3, Iron Fist, Justice League & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 28, 2016 1:30 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 brought some big comic book movie updates including an R-rated cut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, as well as confirmation of Wolverine 3 going for an R-rating as well....

Universal Studios Reveals New Nighttime Water Show By Chris Evangelista/June 14, 2018 2:00 pm EST Attention, theme park and/or lagoon fans: Universal Studios Orlando is unveiling a new nighttime water show this summer. Universal Orlando’s Cinematic Celebration “will give guests a brand-new, awe-inspiring way to cap off their day in Universal Studios as they enjoy an epic cinema under the stars on select nights.” Universal Orlando is updating their nighttime lagoon show into something new, and it sounds pretty cool....

What Happens After You Get A Short Film Into Sundance? By David Chen/Sept. 9, 2011 4:15 pm EST I first learned about the work of director Bobby Miller when he e-mailed me in 2009. The subject line of his e-mail read “Hi Dave! Long Time Listener, first time…uhhhhhh” and he was contacting me to share with me his work from his amusing video show “The Best Short Films in the World....

Woody Harrelson Is The Human Villain In ‘War For Planet Of The Apes’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 15, 2015 9:43 am EST Woody Harrelson (Zombieland, True Detective) has signed on to join Matt Reeves’ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes sequel War of the Planet of the Apes. Harrelson won’t have a small role in the film, he will be playing the human villain of this third film in the rebooted series....

‘Aladdin’ Fan Theory About Genie Finally Confirmed By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2015 2:30 pm EST The internet is bursting with fan theories about popular films, some more plausible than others, and it seems like new ones get added to the pile every day. But it’s not often one actually gets verified by someone who should know. 23 years after Aladdin’s theatrical release, directors Ron Clement and John Musker have finally confirmed one of the most enduring theories surrounding Robin Williams’ Genie....

‘Blue Velvet’ Blu-Ray May Include Scenes Previously Thought Lost By Russ Fischer/Jan. 25, 2011 1:00 pm EST Here’s the best news I’ve heard all day: David Lynch says that footage previously thought lost from a rough cut of Blue Velvet has been found and may be included on the forthcoming Blu-ray release of the film. A new HD transfer of the director’s landmark picture — which will hopefully showcase the incredible cinematography of Frederick Elmes with new detail and subtlety — is exciting enough....

/Film Interview: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Director Marc Webb Talks Sarcastic Spidey And The Joys Of Studio Filmmaking By Angie Han/July 3, 2012 9:15 am EST When Sony first announced Marc Webb as the director of its Spider-Man reboot, it came as something of a surprise. Not only was Webb relatively inexperienced, his only previous feature film had been the bittersweet dramedy (500) Days of Summer — worlds away from the sci-fi web-slinging action one would expect of a comic book tentpole pic....

‘Legion’ Spoiler Review: Thoughts On ‘‘Chapter 5’’ By Jacob Hall/March 9, 2017 10:30 am EST Well, that was something else. “Chapter 5” is easily the best episode of Legion since the pilot and very possibly the best episode of FX’s X-Men series so far. It feels like the past four episodes, with their myriad of horrors and mysteries, have all been leading to this. So let’s just dive right in....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Character Names Explained By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 12, 2015 5:51 pm EST Entertainment Weekly is on a roll with Star Wars coverage from their upcoming Kylo Ren cover issue featuring Star Wars: The Force Awakens. One of the many things their coverage has touched upon is the meaning behind the names of the characters in Episode 7. How did Finn, Rey, Poe Dameron and Kylo Ren get their names?...

‘The Last Jedi’ Doesn’t Care What You Think About ‘Star Wars’ – And That’s Why It’s Great By Jacob Hall/Dec. 15, 2017 12:00 pm EST “This is not going to go the way you think.” – Luke Skywalker With Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams sought to prop up and revitalize the most popular film franchise in movie history, to preserve its qualities in amber for a new generation....

10 Movies To See This Summer That Might Not Have Been On Your Radar By Jack Giroux/May 5, 2016 8:00 am EST Earlier this week we covered some of the biggest major releases coming out this summer. But maybe you’re like me — with a few exceptions (The Nice Guys, The BFG, and Jason Bourne), few popcorn movies coming up have me thinking, “I gotta see that.” There are plenty of releases to look forward to, of course, it’s just that very few major titles truly pop when I look over what’s opening in theaters soon....

50 Things I Learned On The Set Of ‘The Maze Runner’ By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2014 1:00 pm EST On June 4th 2013, I spent the night and early morning hours on a farm outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the set of Wes Ball’s upcoming movie adaptation The Maze Runner. Ball describes the film as Lord of the Flies meets Lost, so you know I am already very interested in this one....