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‘Tron: Destiny’ Fan Trailer By Peter Sciretta/April 25, 2011 4:00 pm EST We probably won’t see a third Tron film go into production any time soon, nevermind see a traile (however, you never know with the kind of surprises Disney likes to drop at Comic-Con). Some Tron fans have created a movie trailer for a Tron: Legacy sequel titled Tron: Destiny. I would credit them by name, but they insisted on uploading the fake trailer to YouTube, trying to claim that it might be a leaked real deal....

A ‘Married… With Children’ Spinoff Is In The Works By Angie Han/Sept. 11, 2014 3:30 pm EST Working in the new show’s favor is the fact that ’80s and ’90s nostalgia is huge on the small screen right now. The Boy Meets World spinoff Girl Meets World was renewed last month for a second season after launching earlier this summer, and a Full House reboot is currently in development at Warner Bros....

Celebrity Cameo Rumors: Lady Gaga Courted For ‘Zoolander 2’, Stephen Colbert To Appear In ‘The Hobbit’ [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Oct. 18, 2012 4:45 pm EST [UPDATE #1: Ben Stiller has now denied the Gaga rumors via Twitter: Zoolander LadyGaga story is not true. Weird that OK magazine would print something untrue. Weird to read a made up story on the internet. — Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) October 19, 2012 [UPDATE #2: THR confirms Colbert’s appearance in either The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug or The Hobbit: There and Back Again....

First Look And Synopsis: The Gang Lines Up For Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ By Angie Han/Dec. 31, 2013 1:04 pm EST Christmas came and went last week, but Marvel’s got a couple more gifts for us before we launch into 2014. The studio has just revealed the first still and the official synopsis for Guardians of the Galaxy, coming next summer with Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, and Vin Diesel in the lead roles and James Gunn at the helm....

General Zod Taunts Superman In ‘Man Of Steel’ Viral TV Spot By Germain Lussier/April 14, 2013 5:15 pm EST This is the week Man of Steel takes off like a speeding bullet. There’s a new trailer expected, we already saw some new images, and a viral campaign has kicked off too. General Zod (Michael Shannon) taunts Kal-El (Henry Cavill) in a new, static filled video, filled with the kind of sadistic intensity reminscent of The Joker’s videos in The Dark Knight....

Listen To Much Of Howard Shore’s ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ Score By Russ Fischer/Nov. 27, 2013 11:30 am EST Typically it can be considered a slightly spoilerish endeavor to listen to a film’s score before the movie opens. But most of us are so familiar with what Howard Shore has done for Peter Jackson and Middle-Earth that a new batch of music is more like an extension of what has gone before than an entirely new set of cues....

Michael Bay Reveals ‘Transformers 4’ Story Timeline By Germain Lussier/Nov. 12, 2012 7:39 am EST Transformers 4 has a director, a release date and, most recently, added a big-time star. That last one is a first for the mega-blockbuster robot franchise and with it brings a whole new set of expectations and level of anticipation. The film will once again be directed by Michael Bay and will now officially star Mark Wahlberg....

NBC Developing ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ TV Series By Angie Han/Aug. 18, 2014 4:30 pm EST NBC’s last attempt at rebooting an old property involving Satan didn’t go so great, but they’re going to try again anyway. The network is developing a TV series based on the 1997 movie The Devil’s Advocate, about a young lawyer who realizes his boss is the Devil. In the literal sense, not the Devil Wears Prada sense....

Netflix Interested In Producing Movies, Will Double Spending On Original Content By Germain Lussier/Oct. 23, 2013 10:30 am EST Anyone who still doubts Netflix is the next iteration of HBO need only look at the parallels, which continue to fall in line. HBO began as a platform for people to watch movies on a new technology called cable TV. Netflix did the same thing on the Internet. HBO then began producing original movies, which helped to define the channel....

New Jack Ryan Film Likely Titled ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow One’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2013 8:00 am EST Briefly: Test screening reports sent in by a few readers say that Paramount is rolling out a trailer for the new Jack Ryan film to test audiences, and that it bears the title Jack Ryan: Shadow One. The film, directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also plays the villain, is set for release this Christmas....

New Look: Evangeline Lilly As Tauriel In ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ By Russ Fischer/June 5, 2013 9:04 am EST We’ve seen a couple looks at Evangeline Lilly’s new Hobbit character, Tauriel, in production photos and a behind the scenes video. But the shot above is part of the first official look at Lilly’s character as she’ll be seen in the film proper. Along with that is a bit more info about Tauriel, which you can get below....

Nicole Kidman Replaces Naomi Watts In Werner Herzog’s ‘Queen Of The Desert’ By Angie Han/Sept. 10, 2013 9:10 am EST Longtime BFFs Nicole Kidman and Naomi Watts have quite a bit in common. Both are fair-complected Australians who’ve gotten attention from Oscar in the past, and who hope to attract still more by playing princesses this fall. (Watts has Diana, Kidman has Grace of Monaco.) Naturally, then, when Werner Herzog needed a replacement for one, he turned to the other....

Page 2: Naomi Watts Gets Kicked, Amy Poehler Is Tina Fey’s Baby Mama, Schneider Messes With Zohan And More By Peter Sciretta/March 12, 2007 4:40 am EST Naomi Watts will star in an adaptation of Amy Sutherland’s Kicked, Bitten and Scratched: Life and Lessons at the World’s Premiere School for Exotic Animal Trainers for First Look Pictures. Todd Louiso (Love Liza) and Jacob Koskoff are scripting it into a romantic comedy....

Peter Dinklage Joins ‘Pixels’ With Adam Sandler By Angie Han/March 28, 2014 1:30 pm EST Peter Dinklage could go from waging war on mutants to waging war on video game characters. The X-Men: Days of Future Past actor is in final talks to join Adam Sandler, Kevin James, and Josh Gad in Pixels, the Ghostbusters-esque actioner being directed by Chris Columbus. Get details on the plot and more after the jump....

Renny Harlin Directing Jackie Chan In ‘Skiptrace’ By Russ Fischer/May 20, 2014 6:00 am EST Jackie Chan isn’t yet ready to become Expendable, because he’s busy making his own big action films. One project he’s been developing is called Skiptrace, and features Jackie and Seann William Scott in a globe-trotting action buddy comedy. Now Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, The Long Kiss Goodnight) will direct the film, with a shoot planned for later this summer....

Set Photos: The Hobbit And The Walking Dead By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 2010 5:00 am EST NO PHOTOS In the recent months, we’ve been trying to not post as many set photos as some of them can be rather boring. But every so often, some really cool snapshots come along. After the jump you can see photos from the set of The Hobbit and Frank Darabont’s AMC television series adaptation of The Walking Dead....

Showtime’s The Affair Teaser Trailer: “The Story Begins” By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 27, 2014 5:00 am EST Showtime has released a teaser trailer for their new series The Affair which stars Dominic West (300, The Wire) and Ruth Wilson (Saving Mr. Banks, The Prisoner) in a story about an extramarital affair in the Hamptons but shown from both the male and female perspectives, “using the distinct memory biases of both to tell the story....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Starlight, Ant-Man, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Dark Knight, Loki By Germain Lussier/Dec. 13, 2013 4:38 pm EST Which superhero film will be seen during the Super Bowl? What new Mark Millar comic book is now coming to the big screen? Can you get the Dark Knight Trilogy packaging without the DVDs? Where can you find hints to the future of the Amazing Spider-Man cinematic universe? Which actors got paid the most to play superheroes?...

Taylor Kitsch Cast As Gambit In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Signs Three Picture Deal By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 19, 2008 4:00 pm EST If you’re asking who Taylor Kitsch is and why he’s got dibbs on playing Gambit, one of the most anticipated and liked X-Men ever, check out the following YouTube interview to get a nice idea of his mannerisms and his voice. My knee-jerk reaction was disappointment, but he seems like he could be a good fit, no?...

The Wachowskis Take Television Project ‘Sens8’ To Netflix By Russ Fischer/March 27, 2013 9:30 am EST Late last year, Andy and Lana Wachowski (The Matrix, Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas) announced the development of their first television project, called Sens8. Working with J. Michael Straczynski (Babylon 5), the two were putting together a TV series that would potentially see the Wachowskis in the director’s chair(s) for an episode or two. Now the show is described as “a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted....