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‘24’ To Return To Television In 13-Episode Limited Event Series [Updated] By Peter Sciretta/May 10, 2013 12:00 pm EST This could be the best of both worlds for 24 as it would allow Bauer to live in a higher budget action-filled storyline without having the limits of a two hour movie. Again, no deals are yet in place, and they don’t have a script in place — apparently they are starting from scratch, abandoning all the work that was done on the feature screenplay, and instead going with a completely new story arc likely to be supervised by former 24 showrunner Howard Gordon....

‘Awake’ Extended Preview - Lucius Malfoy Is Confused By Angie Han/Feb. 6, 2012 2:00 pm EST NBC’s got several promising shows on its upcoming slate, starting with tonight’s premiere of Smash, but another I’ve been looking forward to is this spring’s alternate-reality drama Awake. Harry Potter alum Jason Isaacs puts on an American accent to star as Detective Michael Britten, who wakes up after a car crash to find his life split into two realities....

‘Escape Plan’ Trailer: Schwarzenegger And Stallone Team Up To Break Out Of Prison By Germain Lussier/June 27, 2013 9:13 am EST Though Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger have teamed up in the past, it’s never been like this. The first trailer for their October action film Escape Plan has just come online and it features the icons as foes turned friends who team up to escape the world’s most inescapable prison....

‘Hellion’ Trailer: Aaron Paul Is A Bad Dad By Angie Han/May 19, 2014 9:30 am EST During his time on Breaking Bad, Aaron Paul seems to have mastered the art of playing sympathetic screw-ups. He plays yet another one in the upcoming Hellion, which debuted at Sundance earlier this year. Written and directed by Kat Candler, the bleak drama centers around single dad Hollis (Paul) and the two sons he’s barely raising — teenage Jacob (Josh Wiggins) and the younger Wes (Deke Garner)....

‘Jobs’ Trailer #2: What’s A Macintosh? By Angie Han/Aug. 5, 2013 5:19 pm EST Open Road Films pushed Joshua Michael Stern’s Jobs from April to August in part to give the film more opportunity to be marketed. They’ve used that extra time for a few offbeat stunts, like that 15-second Instagram teaser (the first one ever, the press release boasted), but now they’re returning to the more traditional tactic of releasing a brand-new full-length trailer....

‘Tucker And Dale Vs Evil 2’ Officially In Development By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2014 3:00 pm EST Tucker and Dale Vs Evil 2 is officially on the way. At a recent horror convention, stars Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk announced that producers recently contacted them to say a sequel to the 2010 original is currently in development. Labine and Tudyk made the Tucker and Dale Vs Evil 2 announcement at Horrorhound in Cincinnati, OH this past week....

Alex Kurtzman Teases A “Much Darker” Venom By Angie Han/Sept. 11, 2014 6:31 am EST Venom may have a few things in common with Spider-Man, but for Venom writer/director Alex Kurtzman, the appeal of the character lies in what sets him apart. Namely, the fact that he’s a “much darker” personality than your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Hit the jump to read his comments on what makes Venom — and the Spider-Man universe itself — so special....

Benedict Cumberbatch And Joel Kinnaman Might Star In WikiLeaks Movie By Germain Lussier/Oct. 2, 2012 3:35 pm EST Two of the biggest rising stars in Hollywood might team up to tell a still-unfolding story filled with secrets, leaks and infamy. DreamWorks has been developing a biopic of Julian Assange, the controversial face behind WikiLeaks, with Bill Condon (Dreamgirls) likely to direct. Over the summer rumors circulated that Jeremy Renner was in talks for the lead but Deadline now reports Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness) could possibly play Assange with Joel Kinnaman (The Killing, RoboCop) as his right hand man, Daniel Domscheit-Berg....

Benicio Del Toro To Play Drug Kingpin Pablo Escobar In ‘Paradise Lost’ By Angie Han/Nov. 15, 2012 3:49 pm EST Over the past few years, we’ve seen several filmmakers try their hand at a Pablo Escobar biopic, with not much success. Neither Oliver Stone’s Escobar nor Jor Carnahan’s Killing Pablo managed to get off the ground, and the Brad Furman effort announced in 2011 doesn’t seem to have gotten very far either....

Brad Pitt War Drama ‘Fury’ Moves Up To October By Russ Fischer/Aug. 12, 2014 10:58 am EST The November date in the poster above, for David Ayer’s WWII tank squadron film Fury has been changed. But the good news is that the film’s date change isn’t a delay. Rather than opening the movie in November, Sony will now release Fury, which stars Brad Pitt, in October. The original release date for the film was November 14, but Fury will now open just shy of a month earlier, on October 17....

Comic Con 2014: Everything You Need To See And Know From This Year’s Con By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2014 5:01 pm EST The /Film crew (Russ Fischer, Germain Lussier, Angie Han and myself, Peter Sciretta ) were in attendance at San Diego Comic Con 2014 over the last five days. While in San Diego, we delivered full coverage of the most interesting movie and television events and news from the convention....

Dan Harmon Asked To Return To ‘Community’ By Germain Lussier/May 28, 2013 4:45 pm EST When showrunner Dan Harmon was forced to leave his NBC sitcom Community, many fans felt the show’s quality suffered immensely. They still stuck around though and despite fledgling ratings, NBC just renewed the show for a fifth season. To attempt to breathe life and excitement back into the series, which follows a group of community college students played by Joel McCale, Donald Glover, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Allison Brie and others, NBC has asked Harmon to come back for what’s likely to be the show’s final season....

DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Home’ Short Film Introduces New Animated Characters By Germain Lussier/March 11, 2014 1:30 pm EST Steve Martin voices the main character in Home, a DreamWorks Animation film opening this Thanksgiving. He’s Captain Smek, the leader of a race of aliens called the Boov who are searching for a new planet to call… you know. With a film like this, the studio surely hopes they’re sitting on a new animated franchise....

Four DC Comics Movies URL Registrations Hint At Upcoming Announcement By Germain Lussier/Sept. 2, 2014 10:41 am EST UPDATE: ScreenCrush points out these domains were actually registered over 10 years ago. Though Zack Snyder wowed San Diego Comic-Con earlier this summer with footage from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, fans were expecting something else. They were expecting an outline of what Warner Bros. has in store for their DC Comics movies over the next few years....

Funny Or Die Pushes Into Movies, Wants To Be The Next National Lampoon By Angie Han/Jan. 9, 2013 12:35 pm EST Funny or Die is getting serious about its movie work. The humor website, which was launched by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy, forayed into the world of features last year with Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. Now it’s looking to stay there, teaming with producer Scott Steindorff and his Scott Pictures for a multi-year partnership....

Geek Deal: $8 Off Admission To ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ With Muppets DVD/Blu-Ray Purchase By Peter Sciretta/March 12, 2014 11:40 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

HBO Making New ‘Westworld’ Series With JJ Abrams And Jonathan Nolan By Russ Fischer/Aug. 30, 2013 3:00 pm EST You probably know what Westworld is, because Michael Chritchton’s movie cast Yul Brynner (above) as a gunslinger robot that went amok at a theme park, and the images of Brynner are among the most famous in sci-fi. You know who J.J. Abrams is, because he’s had his hands in everything from Lost to Mission: Impossible to Star Trek to Star Wars....

James Horner Tapped To Score ‘Ender’s Game’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 31, 2013 11:30 am EST Oscar-winning composer James Horner has been hired by director Gavin Hood to write the music for Ender’s Game. The film, scheduled for release November 1, stars Asa Butterfield as a kid-genius recruited to space so he can train as a military leader. Harrison Ford co-stars along with Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Aramis Knight, Moises Arias and others....

Jeremy Renner Isn’t Gunning For A Hawkeye Standalone By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2014 8:30 am EST For many stars, a Marvel contract means the possibility of a standalone movie, or several of them. Robert Downey Jr. has had three already, and Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth have had two each. Even Scarlett Johansson has been happy to play up the Black Widow movie rumors, though Kevin Feige’s been dragging his feet about confirming anything just yet....

Michael Peña Will Probably Also Be In Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ By Angie Han/Sept. 25, 2014 5:00 am EST Some very interesting talents have been circling Ridley Scott’s The Martian in recent weeks, and now another has joined the orbit. Michael Peña is in talks to board the sci-fi actioner, joining Matt Damon. Hit the jump for more details on the Michael Pena The Martian casting. Damon has been attached to play the lead role in The Martian since spring, but casting really started heating up this fall....