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Hailee Steinfeld Joins ‘Pitch Perfect 2;’ Elizabeth Banks Discusses The Film By Germain Lussier/April 30, 2014 3:00 pm EST Director Elizabeth Banks is about to sign her first new addition to the cast of 2015’s Pitch Perfect 2. Oscar-nominee Hailee Steinfeld is in talks to join the sequel to the 2012 hit in an unspecified role. She’ll sing alongside Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow and the rest of the original cast....

Joe Johnston To Direct Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Extinction’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 7, 2014 4:45 pm EST Briefly: Director Joe Johnston had a comeback of sorts with the first Captain America, which solidified Chris Evans as a star and helped a lot of people forget about the ill-fated The Wolf Man that Johnston took over from Mark Romanek. His follow-up to Cap was the Jason Blum-produced Not Safe For Work, with Max Minghella, which hasn’t gone out to theaters yet....

Jon Favreau Wants To Open Restaurant Based On ‘Chef’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 29, 2014 6:00 am EST Jon Favreau’s Chef is one of the biggest surprises of 2014. Not just the fact that the movie is so good, but because it did so incredibly well. In an era where small movies consistently struggle to find an audience, the combination of food culture and high powered Hollywood stars shot Chef, a modestly priced film to say the least, to a take of over $45 million worldwide....

Josh Trank Will Direct A ‘Star Wars’ Standalone Movie By Germain Lussier/June 4, 2014 9:05 am EST Here’s the press release via Star Wars.com: In addition to the episodes of a new Star Wars trilogy, Lucasfilm and Disney continue development of multiple stand-alone movies that will offer new stories beyond the core Saga. The newest director to come on board is Josh Trank.“We’re thrilled to welcome Josh into the family,” says Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy....

Michael Bay Says “We’ve Redesigned Everything” For ‘Transformers 4’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 3, 2013 12:23 pm EST Just how “new” is Michael Bay’s fourth Transformers movie going to be? The third film in the franchise was the biggest movie Bay has made, but he followed that with Pain & Gain, a true crime story set in Miami that he has referred to as a much smaller movie. The trailer for Pain & Gain makes it out to look like a film from Bay’s early days as a feature director, and a new interview suggests that Bay was energized by working on a smaller scale than is typical for the Transformers movies....

Page 2: Fight Club, Patton Oswalt, Star Wars, Robocop, Charlie Brown, Mad Men, Roger Ebert By Peter Sciretta/April 7, 2014 12:30 pm EST Header Photo: Jack Marla Tyler fold ‘WrestleMania’ Celebrates 30 Years as WWE Pins Down Big Deals, Bright Future David Letterman: 13 Most Likely ‘Late Show’ ReplacementsPatton Oswalt holding the PLAYER’S MANUAL, in his 6th grade D&D club photoPatton Oswalt on a Lifetime of Reading Stephen King Books10 Out-of-the-Box Letterman Replacements That Would Break the Late-Night MoldStar Wars Chess SetFeedback: The benefits and detriments of product-placement...

Page 2: Indiana Jones, Mac & Me, Star Wars, GoT, Frozen, 24, Rocky, Inherent Vice, Harry Potter By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2014 3:00 pm EST Header Photo: Indiana Jones Silhouette Posters (Inspired by Olly Moss) The Top 10 Roles That Made Us Adore Tom HanksThe Best Lines About 2014?s Worst-Reviewed Films (So Far). Thanks, ‘Tammy!’ “Mac & Me” by Falcon Toys for Bottleneck Gallery (July 11 Sale) 25 Future Stars Who Appeared on ‘Seinfeld'6 Horror Subgenre Mashups We Want to SeeA Stunning Sky Map Of 135 Classic Horror FilmsTop Ten Box Office Takeaways: Holiday Box Office Suffers Worst Drop of the Year...

Sequel Bits: ‘Blade Runner 2’, ‘The Expendables 3’, ‘Skyfall’, ‘Leprechaun’, ‘Before Midnight’, ‘The Best Man 2’ By Angie Han/Jan. 25, 2013 12:00 pm EST Read more at Crave Online. Well, I did meet with Alcon, the company that owns it and is planning to do the remake with Ridley. I did meet with them, but I think at that point they just wanted to meet me and I don’t think they have any plans of using any of the original people, although I can’t say for sure....

Sequel Bits: Paranormal Activity 4, Hangover 3, Smurfs 2, Transformers 4, Terminator 5 By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2012 2:30 pm EST Posters, casting, videos and rumor control. Just another day in the world of Sequel Bits. After the jump, read about the following. The Hangover Part III adds actress Lela Loren and is shooting in central California. A new trailer is out for Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines. Find out how you can work with Michael Bay on Transformers 4....

Simon Kinberg To Make Expanded Universes For ‘X-Men’ And ‘Fantastic Four’ Films By Germain Lussier/Dec. 5, 2013 5:09 pm EST But at Fox, he’ll work both on new properties and those precious Marvel properties. Here’s what he had to say about those: The public got their first whiff of what’s in store today with the reveal of X-Men: Apocalypse coming in May 2016. Kinberg’s involvement with that hasn’t been confirmed, but it seems likely....

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Wonder Woman, Thor: The Dark World, Batman Vs. Superman, Punisher By Germain Lussier/Aug. 15, 2013 2:00 pm EST Want to see some video from the Iron Man 3 Blu-ray? Which actress has some thoughts on Wonder Woman? Was General Zod better in 1978 or 2013? How were The Wolverine’s claws made? Where can you see Thor: The Dark World in October and in IMAX 3D? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World, Kevin Smith, Man Of Steel, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2012 12:30 pm EST Want to watch Hugh Jackman (sort of) talk about X-Men: Days of Future Past in multiple interviews? Who says Robert Rodriguez is “taking it to the next level” with Sin City: A Dame to Kill For? How is it possible that 2013’s Man of Steel is one of the most disappointing films of 2012?...

The Ones Who Knock S5E16 - Felina By David Chen/Oct. 1, 2013 12:13 am EST Joanna and Dave discuss the series finale of Breaking Bad, “Felina.” Be sure to read Joanna’s recap about this episode. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at theoneswhoknock@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at theoneswhoknock.com. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes!...

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 23 - It’s Not My Dog By David Chen/April 2, 2010 10:00 am EST An unexpected love story. The Tobolowsky Files is a new podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. You can always e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or you can e-mail David at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com....

Two More ‘Pacific Rim’ Blueprints Illustrate The Guts Of Guillermo Del Toro’s Giant Robots [Updated With Two More] By Russ Fischer/Nov. 29, 2012 5:15 pm EST Want to build a giant robot? Guillermo del Toro is giving you the plans. His movie Pacific Rim is starting to make itself known online by releasing small marketing materials including a test of a warning system meant to alert us to giant monster attack, and a low-res news montage of just such an attack....

Video: Edgar Wright’s Top 10 Favorite Films Of 2013 [Updated] By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 31, 2013 1:30 pm EST via: Thompson On Hollywood Edgar Wright’s Top 10 Movies of 2013 (as of November 26th 2013) Rush The Bling Ring Prisoners The Spectacular Now Short Term 12 Behind The Candelabra Before Midnight Blue Jasmine Spring Breakers Gravity Update: Here’s a new list, which benefits from a few extra weeks of viewing in between prep tasks for Ant Man....

Video Blog: Tim Burton Presents 26 Minutes Of ‘Frankenweenie;’ Plus New Photos By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2012 9:00 am EST With Tim Burton in press mode promoting Dark Shadows, Disney took the opportunity to show a bunch of journalists scenes from his other 2012 release: Frankenweenie. Burton’s 3D black and white return to stop motion animation (after producing The Nightmare Before Christmas and co-directing Corpse Bride) is a re-telling of one of his earliest films, the story of a young boy who brings his dog back to life a la Frankenstein....

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’: Andy Serkis Helping Mark Ruffalo With Hulk Mo-Cap By Angie Han/May 1, 2014 11:00 am EST Most actors would be lucky to work on one of the biggest releases in a given year. Andy Serkis will be involved with two in 2015. Mark Ruffalo has revealed that Serkis is helping him on Avengers: Age of Ultron, before Serkis heads over to do Star Wars Episode VII. Hit the jump for more details....

‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Takes Place Two Years After ‘The Avengers’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 30, 2013 2:00 pm EST But where do all these films fall on the timeline? Iron Man 3 takes places six months after The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World is rumored to take place about year after and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is likely somewhere in between (Extremis baddies, anyone?). That leaves The Winter Soldier and, according to co-star Scarlett Johansson, the film takes place two years after The Avengers, suggesting much more will have change after Iron Man 3 and Thor 2....

‘Ghost Team One’ Trailer: Slamdance Horror Comedy Proves There Are Still Laughs In Haunted Houses By Germain Lussier/Jan. 14, 2013 10:15 am EST This weekend, A Haunted House made over $18 million. In a few months, Scary Movie 5 will probably make more. Both are “found footage” comedies in the mold of Paranormal Activity. If you watched the trailers back to back, you’d have a difficult time telling them apart. Which is why I think Ghost Team One is a film to keep an eye on....