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Cool Stuff: Firefly: The Board Game By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2013 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Interview with GF9 about the game: Game demo: Video of the game selling out at GenCon: Game description from the publisher: In Firefly: The Game – based on the popular Firefly television series created by Joss Whedon – players captain their own Firefly-class transport ship, traveling the ‘Verse with a handpicked crew of fighters, mechanics and other travelers....

By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2014 8:00 am EST Here is the cast list which was announced on Monday afternoon: Here is our exclusive interview with Dead Rising director Zach Lipovsky, where he talks to us about the digital movie adaptation of the popular video game series. /Film: Dead Rising is essentially every zombie movie concept crammed into a game. So What can a Dead Rising movie do that all the films the games draw from don’t already do?...

Exclusive ‘Prometheus’ Viral Update: Unlock One Of David’s Emotions By Germain Lussier/April 17, 2012 11:00 am EST Earlier today, the world was introduced to David-8, the latest humanoid android from Weyland Industries. It’s a character played by Michael Fassbender in Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi film Prometheus and the video shows a technology where robots can mimic human emotions even though they have no feelings. He also says he can perform tasks humans might find questionable or unethical....

First ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 5 Photo Revealed By Germain Lussier/May 13, 2014 3:30 pm EST The fourth season of AMC’s hit show, The Walking Dead, just ended a few weeks ago but the first look at the next season is already here. (PS – That’s not it above.) The first season 5 photo is not particularly revealing, especially if you’ve seen the finale of season four. But it’s pretty representative of the story we can expect when the show returns this October....

Gary Oldman Confirms Lucasfilm Has “Inquired” About A ‘Star Wars’ Role By Angie Han/Feb. 6, 2014 10:47 am EST It feels like there’s a Star Wars Episode VII rumor attached to pretty much every actor working these days. Most of the time, stars meet these reports with stringent denials, if they bother to respond at all. But today’s hot rumor has a bit more meat to it than most. Actor Gary Oldman has confirmed that he was approached for a role in the J....

Get Details For The 42-Track ‘Arrested Development’ Soundtrack By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2013 5:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In that light, it shouldn’t be so surprising that the beloved sitcom is putting out a soundtrack, or that there are a whopping 42 tracks on it. To be sure, not all of them are full-length songs (the shortest is the 15-second “Mock Trial”), but collectively, they’re an entertaining reminder of the great work that composer David Schwartz has done on the series....

Here’s A Teaser Trailer For Our Film That Doesn’t Exist Yet By David Chen/March 20, 2014 11:59 am EST “Making a Movie” is a series of columns that chronicles our attempt to make, market, and distribute a film with Stephen Tobolowsky in 2014. Our Kickstarter is still live and you can support our film project by going here. I set out to make a movie with Stephen Tobolowsky this year because I realized that I had a healthy working relationship with one of the greatest character actors of all time, and I had a job that allows me to be relatively free for most weekends (thus giving me the free time to develop/shoot the footage we might need to assemble a film)....

Jason Segel And ‘Iron Man 3’ Writer Drew Pearce Team For ‘The Other F Word’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 19, 2012 4:00 pm EST Jason Segel and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3) just sold a comedic remake of The Other F Word to 20th Century Fox. The pair will co-write and executive produce with Segel set to star. Read more after the jump.Deadline first posted a story about the film, which the original director describes as follows:...

Jim Carrey Joins Heist Action-Comedy ‘Loomis Fargo’, From ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Director Jared Hess By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2012 9:15 am EST Jim Carrey will be stealing more than just scenes in his next project. The actor has just entered talks for Loomis Fargo, based on the true story of a $17 million armored car heist that took place in Charlotte, N.C. But don’t let the Fast and the Furious-worthy premise mislead you — the situation’s being played for laughs, with some interesting comedy talent on board....

LOL: Anchorman 2’ “No Joke Cut” Unveils A Clip By Angie Han/April 1, 2014 10:36 am EST The release of the clip is timed to coincide with the Blu-ray/DVD release of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, which hits shelves today. Which happens to be April 1. April Fool’s Day. Make of that what you will. Though the Channel 4 / GNN news team is better known for providing humor than pathos, McKay hopes the “no joke cut” will show Ron Burgundy and his plight in a whole new light....

Michael Haneke’s New Film Is ‘Flashmob’ By Russ Fischer/May 27, 2014 11:30 am EST This year’s Cannes Film Festival may have come and gone without a new film from Austrian director Michael Haneke (who won the 2012 Palme d’Or with Amour), but it looks like the filmmaker could hit the 2015 festival with his next film. Haneke is prepping to shoot a movie called Flashmob this summer, which means it should be rolling soon....

Mondo Kicks Off 2013 With Ken Taylor’s ‘Jurassic Park’ Poster By Germain Lussier/Jan. 2, 2013 12:05 pm EST Mondo likes to start every new year off with a bang, and 2013 is no different. They’ll soon release the latest poster in their popular Jurassic Park series, this one by the brilliant Australian artist Ken Taylor. In 2012, Taylor not only had his first U.S. gallery show, but did amazing posters for Quentin Tarantino, Hulk, Halloween, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Drive, Breaking Bad and much more....

New ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Trailer Has More Rocket Raccoon Footage By Russ Fischer/June 17, 2014 12:59 am EST Guardians of the Galaxy opens in just six weeks, so this is the point where Marvel really has to start the full-court press. The first two trailers, a couple of TV commercials, and those character videos have all started to introduce the strange team of characters. Now a new Guardians of the Galaxy international trailer gives some more detail to that crew: a thief, two thugs, a murderer, and a maniac, as Glenn Close says in this new footage....

New Extract Clip Online By Russ Fischer/July 31, 2009 7:14 pm EST Miramax and Apple have conspired to make available a new clip from Mike Judge’s upcoming Extract. Finally, a chance to use the notes I took on the panel last weekend that somehow never got published! Extract is Judge’s return to workplace comedy, and this clip is both a low-key office scene and an introduction to three of the main characters....

New Pixar Movie Coming From ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ Writer Derek Connolly And ‘Day & Night’ Director Teddy Newton By Germain Lussier/Nov. 29, 2012 12:29 pm EST Add another mystery Pixar project to the pile. Derek Connolly, the writer of the indie hit Safety Not Guaranteed, has been revealed to be writing a mystery Pixar script for Teddy Newton, the director of the Oscar-nominated short film Day & Night, which played before Toy Story 3....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is In ‘Star Wars Rebels;’ And Maybe Lando Calrissian Too [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/May 7, 2014 1:30 pm EST At the beginning of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Princess Leia asks one man to aid the fight against the Empire. “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope.” That declaration is paying off on the small screen later this year. News recently broke that Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi Master who brought Luke Skywalker to Tatooine and defeated Anakin Skywalker, will be a character on Star Wars Rebels....

Page 2: Star Wars, DisneyWorld, This Is 40, Colin Hanks, Firefly, Doctor Who, Seinfeld, Star Trek, Downton Abbey, Alien, Black Swan, Wes Anderson, Fringe, Quentin Tarantino By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 27, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Geeky Nativity Scene I talked to video game Kotaku about High Framerates: “Avatar 2 Could Look Even More Like A Video Game Than The HobbitDoes. But That Might Not Be A Bad Thing.” Letterboxd: 2012 a Year in Review...

Pulp Fiction Screenwriter Arrested On Suspicion Of Manslaughter By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 14, 2008 12:39 am EST Normally we try not to delve into the world of Hollywood Gossip, but this new bit is sad and likely of geek interest. Academy Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary has been arrested today for suspicion of manslaughter and felony driving under the influence, after a passenger, 34-year-old Italian Andreas Zini, was killed in Avary’s single-car automobile accident....

Reactions To ‘Captain America 2’ Could Guide Direction Of ‘Captain America 3’ By Angie Han/March 11, 2014 3:30 pm EST Considering the ecstatic early buzz surrounding Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it’s no wonder Marvel is eager for more of the same. The studio re-hired Cap 2 helmers Joe and Anthony Russo to direct Captain America 3 all the way back in January, and the pair are now hard at work on the story....

Richard Linklater Reunites With ‘Waking Life’ Team For ‘The Incredible Mr. Limpet’ Remake By Russ Fischer/Jan. 29, 2014 7:30 am EST The Incredible Mr. Limpet, which in the ’60s had Don Knotts voicing an animated fish that helped the US Navy seek out Nazi subs during WWII, is one of those projects that has been developed as remake fodder for years. There was a point when Steve Oedekerk might have directed, and Brad Bird was a choice to succeed him....