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‘Avatar’ Land Trailers Tease Disney Theme Park Riffs On James Cameron’s Film By Jacob Hall/Feb. 20, 2017 9:30 am EST We’ve written before about the ongoing theme park cold war between Disney and Universal Studios, both of whom are battling it out to become the top dog in this industry. Universal took the high ground when it debuted the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, but Disney is returning fire with a James Cameron-powered salvo: Pandora: The World of Avatar, which takes the highest grossing film in cinematic history and makes it a physical space you can explore....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Fan Theories Graded From Plausible To Preposterous By Jacob Hall/July 5, 2016 11:00 am EST Game of Thrones season 6 concluded with a bang last week, killing off a significant portion of the cast and radically shifting the power structure of the entire show. With season seven set to begin filming soon and with George R.R. Martin’s sixth novel nowhere in sight, fans can only do one thing: wait....

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Director Dean DeBlois Reveals How ‘The Hidden World’ Will Explain Why “Dragons Are No More” [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 11, 2018 8:00 am EST The How To Train Your Dragon trilogy is coming to an end, and it will probably make you cry. No, not over Hiccup’s glorious new beard (though that is worth shedding a few awestruck tears over), but over the bold and life-affirming story of friendship between a boy and his dragon that director Dean DeBlois has been building for the past decade....

‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Leads Nominations For 38th Annual Annie Awards By Russ Fischer/Dec. 6, 2010 9:45 am EST This will be the first Annie Awards after Disney and Pixar withdrew from the organization that organizes the awards. Toy Story 3 and Tangled did get Best Picture nominations, and Lee Unkrich was nominated Best Director. But in the feature deaprtment this is DreamWorks’ show, with a few nods toward the Warner Bros....

‘Jessica Jones’ Episode Titles And Summaries Are Here To Drink Heavily, Punch You In The Face By Jacob Hall/Nov. 3, 2015 1:00 pm EST All eyes are on Jessica Jones, Marvel’s latest foray into the world of Netflix, and for good reason – it looks good, early buzz has been promising, and the episode that played at New York Comic-Con excited even the most jaded superhero fans in the crowd. At this point, most of you who would click on an article about Jessica Jones are already going to watch it....

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Teaser Trailer: The Biggest King Kong We’ve Ever Seen [Comic-Con 2016] By Ethan Anderton/July 23, 2016 1:15 pm EST The development of Kong Skull Island has been a staple of Comic-Con for a couple years now. The project was first announced as a surprise back in 2014, and now the film is coming to theaters next spring. Now here we are, two years later, and Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures have unveiled the official teaser trailer, showing off the new version of the giant ape in all his glory....

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Officially Casts Mike Moh As Bruce Lee By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 15, 2018 9:30 am EST Here’s a rumor that’s officially been confirmed: Mike Moh is playing legendary martial artist/actor Bruce Lee in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Moh joins a huge cast of actors who are playing a mix of real-life figures and fictional characters. More on Mike Moh as Bruce Lee below....

‘Star Trek 2:’ Zoe Saldana Comments, Leonard Nimoy Visiting Set; Zachary Quinto And Roberto Orci Talk ‘Changing’ Script By Germain Lussier/Jan. 30, 2012 3:30 pm EST Just because J.J. Abrams and the crew of the Enterprise are currently hard at work filming the still-untitled sequel to 2009’s Star Trek, doesn’t mean there isn’t anything new to report. Several of the film’s cast and crew have been out and about giving hints about what’s going on behind closed doors....

‘Super 8’ Easter Eggs By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2011 10:00 am EST JJ Abrams is obsessed with mystery, and often hides a lot of easter eggs in his films and tv shows. In the past we’ve chronicled easter eggs in the Pixar movies Toy Story 3, WALL-E, and Up, as well as some other films. So it should come as no surprise that his latest movie, Super 8, is also packed with fun hidden bits....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Finally Has Its Me Too Moment In “Smart Power” By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 14, 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?) A grenade went off in Gilead, and we waited for something to change. And waited. But The Handmaid’s Tale loves the status quo too much, and everything sprung back into place — except in the smaller, quieter moments of rebellion among the women in crisis....

‘The Hangover Part III’ Review: Swerving From Comedy Into Madness By Russ Fischer/May 24, 2013 4:00 pm EST The Hangover Part III isn’t much of a comedy. It wants to be funny (I think) but there are stretches without even an attempt at a joke. It’s closer to a hallucinogenic drama, decorated occasionally with an bloom of laughter. There are wild moments, but compared to the first two movies this one pushes the needle towards a different form of “outrageous....

‘Wonder Woman’ - What Did You Think? By Ethan Anderton/June 2, 2017 5:30 pm EST Her time has come. Wonder Woman has finally been given her own movie on the big screen. After making her debut in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, actress Gal Gadot has takes the lead in Patty Jenkins’ superhero blockbuster. With the weight of what some see as the missteps of the DC Extended Universe on her shoulders, Wonder Woman probably had more pressure than she should have on her first time out....

5 Things To Notice In Drew Struzan’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Poster By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2015 12:00 pm EST At D23 Expo 2015 over the weekend, JJ Abrams and his cast dropped an exclusive Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster created by legendary poster artist Drew Struzan. In the insane atmosphere of the convention, we really didn’t have time to take it all in. So now that the Disney fan convention is over, I wanted to point out some things I noticed about the poster....

Aaron Eckhart To Star In ‘Live!’, An Action Movie Shot In Real-Time By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2015 12:30 pm EST Today it was announced that Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Olympus Has Fallen) is set to star in a new high concept action film titled Live!. The exciting thing about the film is it not only takes place in real time but is also being shot in real time. (Although I’m a bit skeptical about that approach; I’m sure they will make use of invisible blended cuts similar to those in Birdman....

Does Death Even Matter In The Marvel Cinematic Universe? By Matt Donato/May 3, 2018 11:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: Marvel has no idea how to make death matter in its movies.)We’ve come a long way since 2008’s Iron Man introduced Marvel Studios’ ambitious Phase One initiative. Ten years, nineteen movies, one sacrificial offering of Kevin Feige’s soul to ward off genre fatigue – but despite critical, monetary, and filmmaking successes that continue to redefine the increasingly iconic Marvel Cinematic Universe, the elemental truth of insufficient stakes remains the franchise’s greatest foe....

Exclusive: Tyler Stout Discusses His New Gallery Work, Such As ‘Attack The Block,’ ‘Un Prophete’ And ‘Drive’ By Germain Lussier/March 15, 2013 4:55 pm EST Any time artist Tyler Stout releases a print, it’s an event. When he has his own gallery show, it’s a happening. Friday night in Austin for SXSW, the artist behind such memorable Mondo posters as Akira, the Star Wars trilogy and Kill Bill was on hand for a two-man show with Australian artist Ken Taylor....

Hans Zimmer Discusses His ‘Man Of Steel’ Score Inspirations, And The Impressive Drummers Playing On It By Germain Lussier/April 5, 2013 9:24 am EST For Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, composer Hans Zimmer an unenviable task. Unlike in 2006’s Superman Returns where composer John Ottman was able to use John Williams’ iconic 1978 Superman theme, Snyder preferred to distance his film from all of the previous Superman films. That meant Zimmer was tasked with writing music that would work to inspire in the context of the new film, but also wouldn’t be totally overshadowed by Williams....

Movie Playlist: ‘Drive Angry’ Director Patrick Lussier And Co-Writer Todd Farmer’s Top 11 Car Chases By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 27, 2011 12:30 pm EST Drive Angry 3D Director/Co-Writer Patrick Lussier and Co-Writer Todd Farmer have provided us with a list of their favorite movie car chases. It’s worth noting that Lussier was just selected as one of Variety’s Top 10 Directors to Watch. Drive Angry hits theaters on February 25th 2011. Check out the list after the jump....

Movie Review: Waking Sleeping Beauty By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 6, 2009 4:03 pm EST This afternoon I had the chance to see the documentary Waking Sleeping Beauty, the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated Disney producer Don Hahn (The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast). The film is an honest look at the behind the scenes going-ons of Disney Animation, from the years 1984 to 1994, a resurrection of sorts, producing a staggering output of big hits – Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and more....

Silence Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 3. The Good Place Now Streaming on Netflix Yes, I know. This is usually a list devoted to movies, and The Good Place is a TV show. I’m cheating. I’m allowed to, it’s my column. You might have heard of The Good Place, a comedy from Parks and Recreation creator Michael Schur, but you also may have never given it a chance. I, too, was like this....