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VOTD: Jay Leno Drives Batman’s Tumbler By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 1, 2013 4:00 pm EST What if Christopher Nolan cast Jay Leno as Batman instead of Christian Bale? Thankfully we’ll never see what that would look like — but for the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage webseries, Leno takes Batman’s Tumbler for a spin through Burbank California. We get to learn what exactly went into creating this custom vehicle and what kind of car technology is underneath all those black panels....

Want To Know How Agent Coulson Returns In ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.?’ By Germain Lussier/April 26, 2013 1:00 pm EST Agent Coulson’s fate in Marvel’s The Avengers was the emotional center of the movie. It was also a huge disappointment. The event certainly helped motivate the team to assemble and save the world, but it also meant we probably wouldn’t see Clark Gregg’s fantastic character again. Of course, that changed last year when Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige revealed Gregg would reprise the role in the ABC pilot Agents of S....

Watch Vince Gilligan Unbox ‘Breaking Bad: The Complete Series’ Collector’s Set By Angie Han/Nov. 19, 2013 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Mild late season 5 spoiler coming up…) Though the case that the discs come in is an “absolutely nuts-on perfect recreation” of the money barrel that Walt buried at To’hajiilee, it does not, sadly, contain millions of dollars in cold hard cash....

‘Calvary’ Trailer: “It Takes A Lot Of Nerve To Burn Down A Church” By Russ Fischer/May 14, 2014 1:30 pm EST Writer/director John Michael McDonagh follows up The Guard with a new film called Calvalry, once again starring Brendan Gleeson. Here, Gleeson gets to play a different type of character, but still one who has to deal with deep, real darkness. He’s a priest, and a pretty good one. But during one confession session, an unidentified man says he plans to kill Gleeson....

‘Divergent’ Trailer: Is This The Next YA Sensation? By Angie Han/Aug. 25, 2013 6:36 pm EST It’s all well and good for studios to try and make the next Hunger Games. But as the disappointing box office tally for this weekend’s The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones reminds us, actually pulling off such a feat is easier said than done. For every Hunger Games — or Harry Potter or Twilight — there are several more The Golden Compasses, Eragons, and Beautiful Creatures-es....

‘Elysium’ Trailer: Can Matt Damon Save Everyone On A Blasted Earth? By Russ Fischer/July 2, 2013 9:02 am EST We’ve seen most of the big summer fare for 2013, with Pacific Rim and The Wolverine as two of the last big forces yet to be deployed by studios. But then there’s Neill Blomkamp’s second film, Elysium, which hits in August. The sci-fi picture stars Matt Damon as a guy who has just five days to live, who attempts to gain access to an orbital colony for the rich, where health care is more advanced than what can be found on the squalid Earth below....

‘Foxcatcher’ Trailer: There Are Some Psychological Issues To Take Care Of By Russ Fischer/Aug. 28, 2014 10:30 am EST Here’s another terrific new Foxcatcher teaser. Bennett Miller’s new film is based on a true story about a wealthy guy (Steve Carell) who builds a facility to train wrestlers in the hope of winning gold at the 1988 Olympics. The wrestler he pinned his hopes upon, played here by Channing Tatum, was the younger brother of a more successful grappler, played by Mark Ruffalo....

‘Lullaby’ Trailer: Garrett Hedlund Faces Death In His Family By Russ Fischer/May 3, 2014 8:00 am EST Have you ever sat around pining for a film to double with Country Strong in an evening of music-themed Garrett Hedlund movies that will make you cry your face off? (Or movies that want to make you cry, at least.) The answer to your prayers may have arrived. The Lullaby trailer reveals an indie family drama featuring Hedlund as a guy who finds that his father is going to take himself off life support within 48 hours....

‘Miss Bala’ Director Gerardo Naranjo Replaces Joe Carnahan On ‘Death Wish’ By Angie Han/March 25, 2013 6:00 am EST Paramount and MGM’s long-gestating Death Wish remake suffered another setback last month when The Grey director Joe Carnahan dropped out, one year after he initially boarded. But like it has so many times before, the project has managed to bounce back. A new report indicates that Miss Bala Gerardo Naranjo is now in talks to take over at the helm....

‘Oculus’ Trailer: Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who’s The Creepiest Of Them All? By Angie Han/Jan. 24, 2014 12:15 pm EST As far as everyday objects go, mirrors can be pretty creepy. Ask anyone who’s ever stumbled into a funhouse mirror maze, or who’s ever shrieked at a shadowy figure in the dark only to realize they were looking at their own reflection. And those are the ones that aren’t haunted by malevolent forces....

‘The Art Of Rio:’ Exclusive Concept Images By Germain Lussier/March 11, 2014 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Below, check out an exclusive set of images from the book. You can order The Art of Rio, which is out Tuesday, at this link. And below are some exclusive images from the book.. Here’s the description of the book: And here’s the description of Rio 2, which opens April 11....

‘The Family’ Trailer: Luc Besson And The Mobsters Who Couldn’t Change By Russ Fischer/June 4, 2013 5:01 pm EST Luc Besson’s The Family (once called Malativa) seems like a fun amalgamation of well-known film ideas, as Robert de Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer play the two heads of a former mob family that has gone into witness protection in France. Despite the helpful guidance of Tommy Lee Jones, things don’t go so well, thanks to a comically toxic combination of elements: the family’s inability to change, and the attentions of a clean-up crew that wants to silence them....

‘The Killing’ Comes Back To Life, Again By Angie Han/Nov. 15, 2013 5:00 pm EST Cindy Holland, Netflix’s VP of original content, explained the decision. “The rich, serialized storytelling in The Killing thrives on Netflix, and we believe that it is only fitting to give Sarah Linden (Enos) and Stephen Holder (Kinnaman) a proper send off,” she said. “We are looking forward to offering fans — both existing and new — a series that we know is perfectly suited for on-demand viewing....

Chris Columbus Producing Remake Of Korean Comedy ‘Hello Ghost’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 23, 2011 12:30 pm EST Chris Columbus broke into the big time with a trio of fan-favorite ’80s genre/comedy scripts: Gremlins, The Goonies and The Adventures of Young Sherlock Holmes, and cemented himself as a mainstream hitmaker by directing Home Alone. In the years since, his directorial career turned into the equivalent of managing a Crate & Barrel: it makes money and your mom probably loves it, but it isn’t likely to make anyone sit up and take notice....

Gruesome, NSFW Concept Art From ‘Prometheus’ Reveals Chest Bursting Scene By Germain Lussier/Oct. 19, 2012 2:30 pm EST Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is now on Blu-ray and, with it, come hours and hours of behind the scenes footage and revelations. None of it has been incredibly enlightening – most of our burning questions about the film remain unanswered – but there’s still a ton of excellent content that’s being revealed. One such revelation was that in Jon Spaiths’ original script, before Damon Lindelof came on board, an alien was supposed to burst out of Holloway’s chest while having sex with Shaw....

Horror-Comedy ‘Zombies Ate My Neighbors’ In Development, Based On The ’90s Video Game By Adam Quigley/Feb. 4, 2011 10:00 am EST Ready for another zombie movie? How about another zombie comedy? Well, ready or not, here another one comes: A screenplay based on the cult classic video game Zombies Ate My Neighbors has been written, and now the film is starting to come together. It’s being described as “John Hughes meets Judd Apatow meets George A....

Jason Statham Goes Back To Comedy With ‘Susan Cooper’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 22, 2013 8:00 am EST Briefly: Jason Statham is best known as an action guy, but some of his earliest roles had a heavy touch of comedy to them. He was good at it, too — the very charisma that makes him bankable as an action star has its roots in those partially comic roles. I’m surprised he’s been away from explicitly comic work for a while, though there’s no doubt that many of his action films have a definite undercurrent of humor; it’s just not as thick as you’ll find in, say, Snatch....

Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Jake Gyllenhaal, And Jason Clarke Climb ‘Everest’ By Angie Han/July 18, 2013 11:30 am EST It’s never happy news when a project loses Christian Bale, but on the bright side, Baltasar Kormákur is getting a hell of a consolation prize. His survival drama Everest has just added Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, and Jake Gyllenhaal, with Jason Clarke negotiating to take over Bale’s old slot. Hit the jump to get all the details....

Kevin Costner To Star In Sci-Fi Tinged Thriller ‘Criminal’ By Russ Fischer/May 20, 2014 2:30 pm EST Kevin Costner is making one more movie to follow his recent spate of films that includes Man of Steel, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, Three Days to Kill, and Draft Day. He’s already got two more films lined up or in progress: the Disney sports film McFarland, and a reunion with his Upside of Anger director Mike Binder for Black and White....

Kickstart A Cast Of Kings Podcast For Game Of Thrones: Season 3 By David Chen/Feb. 6, 2013 6:30 pm EST Update: This project has now been fully funded! I’ve greatly enjoyed producing TV-related podcasts with Pajiba editor Joanna Robinson over the past year or two, as it’s been a joy to tap into the fan base for each of these excellent shows to experience the listener engagement. A lot happened in our lives last year, but, without a doubt, a huge highlight for both of us was recording “A Cast Of Kings”....