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‘Back In Time’: Help Kickstart A Documentary On The Culture Impact Of ‘Back To The Future’ By Germain Lussier/June 28, 2013 5:00 pm EST Back to the Future is one of those films we all have, and continue to make, great memories about. Whether it’s the first time we saw the film, a piece of merchandise we own, a new wrinkle about its production, on an almost weekly basis Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale’s 1985 masterpiece keeps reminding us of its cultural significance....

‘Fury’ Poster: David Ayer Brings Brad Pitt Back To World War II By Angie Han/June 24, 2014 2:45 pm EST The last time Brad Pitt got involved in World War II, it was all funny facial hair and terrible Italian accents. But he seems to be going in with a much heavier heart this time around, if the first poster for David Ayer’s Fury is any indication. Pitt toplines the drama as Wardaddy, leader of a five-man crew stuck in a Sherman tank behind enemy lines....

‘Jack Reacher’ TV Spots Feature Werner Herzog And Brazen Intimidation By Russ Fischer/Nov. 16, 2012 3:32 pm EST Here are two TV spots for the Tom Cruise vehicle Jack Reacher, in which Cruise plays the ex-MP wanderer of the film’s title. Created by author Lee Child, Jack Reacher is a character who lives in more than a dozen novels full of violence and danger. And while the trailers for the film, and these spots, demonstrate that the violence is indeed a part of the big-screen incarnation, they also suggest that it is a bit less dangerous....

‘Jacob’s Ladder’ Remake In The Works By Russ Fischer/June 28, 2013 2:15 pm EST Figuring out how to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder is nothing new, but it seems like the United States is on the cusp of really figuring out how to deal with PTSD as soldiers return from war in Iraq and Afghanistan. With that in mind, a remake of Adrian Lyne’s psychological horror film Jacob’s Ladder seems to be right on time....

‘Taken 3’: Famke Janssen And Maggie Grace To Return [Updated] By Angie Han/March 13, 2014 6:30 pm EST Update: Just hours after we wondered whether Famke Janssen would also reprise her role as Lenore Mills, Deadline reports that she has closed her deal. The story has been updated accordingly. Now that star Liam Neeson is locked in for Taken 3, director Olivier Megaton is going about getting the rest of the cast in place....

‘The Hangover 3’ Poster Promises “Epic Finale” By Peter Sciretta/March 6, 2013 12:04 pm EST Warner Bros poster for The Hangover III has been discovered online, a funny spoof of Warner Bros’ own marketing campaign for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The first trailer is set to hit the interwebs sometime tomorrow. Hit the jump to check it out now. Official info: THE HANGOVER PART III In theaters on May 24 Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Todd Phillips & Craig Mazin Producers: Todd Phillips, Dan Goldberg Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Heather Graham, Jeffrey Tambor, Justin Bartha, John Goodman, Sasha Barrese, Gillian Vigman, Jamie Chung Comedy....

‘The Lone Ranger’ International Trailer: Big Explosions Need No Translation By Angie Han/March 13, 2013 2:00 pm EST As a former Texas Ranger who fights for justice in the Old West, the Lone Ranger is a quintessentially American hero. But as a big-budget Disney spectacle, The Lone Ranger will be riding all over the globe this summer. The studio has just unleashed a new international trailer for the tentpole pic, which stars Armie Hammer as the lantern-jawed do-gooder and Johnny Depp as is off-kilter sidekick Tonto....

‘Wrath Of The Titans’ Theatrical Trailer By Russ Fischer/Dec. 19, 2011 11:51 am EST Does Warner Bros. not care if anyone watches the trailer for Wrath of the Titans? Less than an hour after the trailer debut for The Dark Knight Rises — the most anticipated trailer release in many months — and at the same time as Fox’s first look at Prometheus, the studio has also dropped the first footage of the sequel to Clash of the Titans....

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Mockumentary ‘Garlan Hulse: Where Potential Lives’ Follows A Former ‘Fix-It Felix Jr.’ Champ’s Bid For Glory By Angie Han/March 8, 2013 6:00 am EST Ever wonder what happened to Garlan Hulse? You remember — the twelve-year-old Fix-It Felix champ whose rise to fast fame was cut short when Kent Zborski smashed his record just weeks later? No, of course you don’t, because Hulse and Zborski never existed and Fix-It Felix Jr....

2013 San Diego Comic-Con Tickets Go On Sale February 16 By Germain Lussier/Feb. 1, 2013 5:30 pm EST Briefly: And so it begins. Mark your calendars because on February 16, tickets for San Diego Comic-Con 2013 will go on sale. 9 a.m. PST is the time and the official Comic-Con site is the place. Last year, there were major problems with sales but those who got through and attended were able to experience one of the busiest and most exciting Comic-Cons to date....

2013 Top Earning Actresses: Sandra Bullock And Jennifer Lawrence Top The List By Angie Han/Aug. 5, 2014 5:00 am EST We don’t know how much you made in the past year, but it’s probably a safe bet that it’s a lot less than these ten Hollywood actresses did. Sandra Bullock tops the list with an impressive $51 million, but numbers 2-10 didn’t do too badly for themselves either. Can you guess who they are?...

Agent Coulson’s Cellist Girlfriend Joining ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ By Germain Lussier/March 26, 2014 1:00 pm EST Mystery always surrounds Agent Coulson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but one of the character’s unseen aspects is about to be revealed. During Phase One of the MCU, Coulson (played by Clark Gregg) regularly discussed a love interest in conversations with Pepper Potts and Tony Stark. They all referred to her as “The Cellist.” Now, Whedonverse alum Amy Acker has been cast as that character; she’ll appear in an upcoming episode of Marvel’s Agents of S....

Ben Affleck And ‘Argo’ Screenwriter Chris Terrio Could Reunite On ‘Bunker Hill’ By Russ Fischer/March 18, 2013 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Affleck has worked in the basic period piece mode before (on Argo, obviously) but making a film set int he 1770s would be a slightly different thing from making one set in the 1970s. Not different enough that it would make any big difference so long as the script is any good, however....

David Yates Will Direct Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2007 11:11 am EST I’m not quite sure how this is news, since even IMDb has him listed, BUT David Yates has confirmed that he will by directing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. “I am doing Half-Blood Prince, and I’m doing it because I love the world, I love the characters,” Yates told SciFi. “I think I have more business with this world and these characters....

First Look: Justin Timberlake In David Fincher’s The Social Network By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2009 5:26 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. [No photo] Columbia Pictures has given the film a rumored $47 million budget. Based on Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, The Social Network tells the story of Eduardo Saverin and Mark Zuckerberg, the founders of Facebook....

J.J. Abrams’s Untitled Supernatural Thriller By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 24, 2008 5:21 pm EST Don’t worry, for those in the know, there’s no big scoop. [Knee slap] But since development is moving forward on J.J. Abrams’s Cloverfield-like project, a 2009 supernatural thriller directed by Joshua Marston (Maria Full of Grace), I wanted to put out an APB of sorts in case anyone’s heard anything related to this project that we haven’t, whether that’s casting news, plot points, a page of a script, a fingerprint J....

Marvel On TV: Lady Sif Coming To ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’, ‘Agent Carter’ Gets Writers By Angie Han/Jan. 17, 2014 4:30 pm EST S.H.I.E.L.D. is getting a visit from a big-screen superhero for the very first time. Marvel announced at ABC’s TCA winter press tour that Lady Sif (Jaimie Alexander), Thor’s warrior buddy from both of his standalone films, will be making an appearance on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the near future....

Michael Gambon To Lead J.K. Rowling Miniseries ‘The Casual Vacancy’ By Angie Han/June 6, 2014 10:00 am EST Starring alongside him will be Julia McKenzie (Notes on a Scandal), Rory Kinnear (Skyfall), Monica Dolan (Sightseers), Richard Glover (A Field in England), and many more. Hit the jump to get all the details. Gambon will play Howard Mollison, owner of a local deli, and McKenzie his wife Shirley. Rufus Jones and Keeley Hawes will play Howard’s son and daughter-in-law, respectively....

NBC Live Sitcom In Development; Showtime Considers Online Subscription By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 5, 2014 2:00 pm EST NBC is developing a live weekly sitcom which would also feature live commercials, but is it all just a gimmick? Meanwhile, Showtime is considering a direct-to-consumer online option that would not require a cable or satellite subscription, but is that even possible? Find out more about NBC’s live sitcom and the possibility of stand-alone Showtime subscription for cord-cutters, after the jump....

New ‘Europa Report’ Poster And Early Praise For The Realistic Sci-Fi Indie By Russ Fischer/May 7, 2013 10:00 am EST We haven’t seen much from the film at this point apart from a quiet teaser, but now there’s a new poster and a bit more info on the film thanks to the report mentioned above. io9 paints the film as a very realistic outing, saying that the crew doesn’t engage in typical movie drama and the crew are really portrayed as scientists — so, not Prometheus....