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Watch A Five Minute Preview Of ‘The Simpsons’ / ‘Family Guy’ Crossover By Angie Han/July 28, 2014 1:30 pm EST The Simpsons and the Griffiths have danced around each other for years, sharing Fox’s Animation Domination programming block and taking good-natured jabs around each other on their respective shows. But it’s only this fall that they’re coming face-to-face for the very first time. At Comic-Con this weekend, attendees got a first look at the upcoming Simpsons / Family Guy crossover in the form of a five-minute preview....

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Alternate Ending Revives A Familiar Character; Watch Deleted Scenes By Angie Han/Aug. 6, 2014 11:00 am EST Update: Watch the alternate ending discussed here and many more deleted scenes in a 20+ minute footage embed below. One of the issues with this summer’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was that there was just too much damn story to get through. Electro’s origin, Harry’s reappearance, Harry’s transformation into the Green Goblin, Gwen Stacy’s relationship with Peter, the Rhino’s introduction… it was a lot to take in....

‘Bond 24’ Getting Hefty Rewrite From Neil Purvis And Robert Wade By Russ Fischer/Aug. 1, 2014 11:00 am EST Bond 24 will bring Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes back into the world of globe-trotting espionage, but the screenwriting credit may not be what we were expecting it to be. While John Logan also made the leap back into Bond after Skyfall, the script turned in may be getting more of a work-over than previously suggested....

‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Concept Art By Angie Han/March 10, 2014 2:30 pm EST The more we see of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the better it looks to us. And while we don’t have any fresh footage to share with you right here, we do have an exciting new look at the film thanks to a just-released batch of concept art. The pieces show, among other things, a Cap / Falcon action sequence, Nick Fury in dire straits, and some kind of Captain America exhibit....

‘Fantastic Four’: Four Actors Who Might Be Doctor Doom By Germain Lussier/March 11, 2014 5:20 pm EST Now that Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four has been set, it’s time to cast the villain. And as in previous Fantastic Four films, that villain will be the evil Doctor Doom. Rumors had been swirling about a female possibly playing the role, but those were squashed. Now The Wrap is reporting Trank and company are down to four actors to potentially play the role....

‘Space Jam 2’ In Development [Updated] By Germain Lussier/Feb. 21, 2014 4:30 pm EST When Michael Jordan was at the top of his game in the NBA, no one was bigger. He was everywhere: TV, commercials and even the movies. In 1996, Jordan starred in Space Jam, a blockbuster family comedy where he was recruited by the Looney Tunes to help them beat a bunch of bad guys in a basketball game....

‘The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/April 1, 2013 11:04 pm EST Nothing can stop the wave of YA adaptations coming to movie theaters in the next year or two — not even the relative disinterest in the movies. Beautiful Creatures and The Host didn’t really hit so far this year, but there are more to come. Earlier today we saw the trailer for the new Percy Jackson film, and now here’s the first full trailer for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones....

Adam Sandler’s ‘Grown Ups 2’ Leads Razzie Nominations By Angie Han/Jan. 15, 2014 11:00 am EST For the film industry, the first couple months of each year are basically one long marathon of high fives. In glitzy ceremony after glitzy ceremony, filmmakers congratulate themselves and each other for making such awesome movies. It can all feel like a bit much after a while, even for the most enthusiastic of awards season watchers....

Concept Art For Guillermo Del Toro-Produced ‘Book Of Life’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 26, 2014 1:00 pm EST Gutierrez told THR “my biggest heartbreak is that I see all this glorious art, and then the movie doesn’t look like that! … The mandate of this movie was: Our ‘Art of’ book is going to look exactly like the movie. And every artist poured their heart and soul into that idea.” Channing Tatum and Zoe Saldana are the two voice leads; the cast also includes Danny Trejo, Ice Cube, Christina Applegate and Diego Luna among others....

Cool Stuff: Amazing Interactive Animatronic Dolphin That Never Found A Home In Disney Theme Parks By Germain Lussier/Feb. 4, 2014 11:08 am EST The Internet is like an endless search for buried treasure. You can always find something new and exciting. Case in point, a five year old story that didn’t get a lot of play but is simply awesome. It also has loose ties to movies and Disney, two things we kind of like here....

Cool Stuff: Stephen King Art Show At Hero Complex In Los Angeles By Germain Lussier/March 21, 2014 7:00 am EST King for A Day opens at 7 p.m. Friday at 2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D, Los Angeles, CA. It’ll then remain on display through April 6. All works that don’t sell at the opening will go online Saturday March 22 at www.herocomplexgallery.com. Mouse over each piece for the artist and property....

Disney Making ‘Space Mountain’ Comic, Planning “Weird” Mystery Project By Angie Han/Aug. 6, 2013 4:00 pm EST Bolstered by that success, the studio is now looking to tell another new story based on one of its classic theme park attractions. Disney Press will publish Space Mountain: A Graphic Novel next year, inspired by the roller coaster of the same name. Additionally, there are hints that the studio is also looking to turn an attraction that never was, The Museum of the Weird, into a possible comic book....

Don Cheadle Is All Suited Up In The New ‘Iron Man 3’ Poster By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2013 9:38 am EST Marvel just released the latest Iron Man 3 poster and there’s no Tony Stark to be found. Instead we’ve just got the burning remains of some kind of crash, and Don Cheadle’s James Rhodes rocking the red, white and blue Iron Patriot armor. He’s the latest incarnation of War Machine, and this image is a welcome change from the usual shots of Stark....

First Human ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Character Revealed: Kanan The “Cowboy Jedi” By Germain Lussier/Feb. 11, 2014 2:22 pm EST Lucasfilm has just revealed the first human character from their upcoming Disney XD animated show, Star Wars Rebels. That also makes him the first Jedi revealed in the whole new, Disney owned Star Wars Universe. His name is Kanan, and he’s described as a “Cowboy Jedi.” Freddie Prinze Jr. provides the voice....

First Look: Michael Fassbender In ‘Slow West’ By Russ Fischer/June 30, 2014 9:00 am EST Is the idea of Michael Fassbender in a giant fake head not quite what you’re looking for from the actor? Sure, everyone wants to see his face, but see Frank anyway. Regardless, here’s a shot from another upcoming film featuring the actor. In Slow West, Fassbender plays Silas Selleck, and Kodi Smit-McPhee is a kid named Jay Cavendish....

First Xbox-Exclusive Film Is Documentary On Atari And ‘E.T.: The Video Game’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 19, 2013 9:54 am EST We know there’s big stuff coming from Microsoft’s division that is programming content exclusive to the Xbox Live platform, such as the Halo series with involvement from Steven Spielberg. But the first official announcement of exclusive content is a lot smaller — which doesn’t mean less interesting. A new company called Lightbox has announced a “series of films for Xbox Entertainment Studios about the start of the digital revolution,” and the first release in the series will be a documentary about the story of Atari’s reported burial of millions of copies of the critically-savaged and commercially ignored E....

By Russ Fischer/Oct. 9, 2013 4:00 pm EST Variety reports that the only name remaining constant is Michael B Jordan for the Human Torch, aka Johnny Storm. For Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, the trade reports that Kit Harington, Jack O’Connell and Miles Teller (who was already talked about as a possibility) will be invited to test for the role. For Sue Storm, AKA the Invisible Woman, expect that Saoirse Ronan, Kate Mara and Margot Robbie will test....

James Franco Now Adapting ‘Zeroville,’ One Of The Best Books About Hollywood By Russ Fischer/Sept. 6, 2014 11:00 am EST The novel Zeroville, by Steve Erickson, is a cracking, funny, wildly perceptive book about New Hollywood. It’s a piece of fiction rooted in history, in which an alienated young man who loves movies with a burning intensity makes his way to Los Angeles in 1969. There, he gradually meets a variety of filmmaker types (including John Milius and Martin Scorsese) as his own fortunes rise in the movie business....

Johnny Knoxville Confirms Unofficial ‘Bad Grandpa’ Sequel Will Hit DVD By Germain Lussier/Oct. 21, 2013 4:45 pm EST It’s flying a bit under the radar, but there’s a new Jackass movie coming out this weekend. Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa comes from the same twisted minds who brought us the violent, hilarious TV show and three feature films. This time though, they’re coming at the idea from a different point of view....

Keanu Reeves Starring In ‘Rain’ TV Series By Russ Fischer/Aug. 18, 2014 3:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The new company Slingshot Global Media is behind the show; there’s no broadcast home for the series yet. John Rain, a Japanese American konketsu, or half-breed, learned his lethal trade as a member of the U.S. Special Forces. Although tortured by memories of atrocities he committed in Vietnam, he has become a paid assassin, a solitary man who lives in the shadows and trusts no one, even those who pay extraordinary sums for his ability to make murder look like natural death....