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Page 2: Breaking Bad, GoT, Star Trek, Transformers, JJ Abrams, Star Wars, Hunger Games By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 2, 2013 2:00 pm EST Header Photo: A Killer Breaking Bad Leg Sleeve Tattoo How ‘August: Osage County,’ ‘Walter Mitty’ Choose Golden Globe CategoriesWhy Netflix Would Face Resistance Breaking Into France Blue Sky Snow Globe How Much Would the Trip in ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ Cost Today?TRAPPED IN ICE: INSIDE THE 70-YEAR JOURNEY FROZEN TOOK TO GET TO THE BIG SCREEN...

Patrick Fugit And Elle Fanning Join Cameron Crowe’s ‘We Bought A Zoo’ By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 9, 2010 2:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here is a youtube highlight reel of clips featuring Elle Fanning: And here is a famous scene from Almost Famous featuring Patrick Fugit: Previously:Almost Famous is one of my favorite movies of all time, and Cameron Crowe used to be one of my favorite writer/directors....

POTD: Zack Snyder’s Photo Of Henry Cavill As Super Jedi By Peter Sciretta/July 24, 2014 10:12 am EST I’m not really sure what this photo means, or if it’s just some playful pre-Comic Con fun, but either way I thought it was worth sharing. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (yup, that’s still the title) director Zack Snyder tweeted a photo of Man of Steel star Henry Cavill in a black hood holding a light saber with the hashtag #superjedi....

SIFF 2014 - The Challenges Of Making A Time-Travel Thriller By David Chen/June 4, 2014 9:00 am EST Let’s say you’re making a sci-fi film featuring a camera that takes pictures of what happens 24 hours in the future. You’d probably need a lot of note cards to make sure you keep all the events of the film straight. That, plus yarn to connect different scenes and photos together. Lots and lots of yarn…...

The Rock’s Cookout Gets Weird In ‘Pain And Gain’ Set Photo By Russ Fischer/April 26, 2012 4:00 pm EST Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was initially famous for his presence and swagger in the wrestling ring, and for his goofy but memorable tagline “can you smell what The Rock is cooking?” As an actor the guy has taken a few steps beyond that initial image (only a few) but now Michael Bay is bringing him right back to that original question....

TNT Near Pilot Order For Live-Action ‘Teen Titans’ TV Series By Russ Fischer/Sept. 11, 2014 4:35 pm EST The Teen Titans have been the stars of many comics stories and animated in a multiple TV series, but they’ve never made the leap to live-action. Akiva Goldsman was trying to make a movie at one point, but now he and TNT are near a pilot order for a show called simply Titans....

Voice Of Roger Rabbit Says Mickey Mouse Team-Up ‘The Stooge’ Is Only Rumor By Russ Fischer/March 7, 2013 10:00 am EST A couple weeks ago, Gary K. Wolf, creator of Roger Rabbit, started saying that a proposal for a film called The Stooge was on desks at Disney. The idea for the short is to do a version of a 1952 film starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, with Roger Rabbit and Mickey Mouse in the lead roles....

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 31, 2012 12:37 pm EST As one year ends and another begins, we love to look back at the year in film. Many of us look back through top ten list or some kind of simple write up. Others do it visually. One of the best in that category is Matthew Shapiro, whose Cinescape series has been featured on the site for the past several years (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011....

Walt Disney Company Currently Not Developing Any Hand-Drawn Animated Features By Germain Lussier/March 6, 2013 11:30 am EST The studio that helped pioneer 2D, hand drawn, theatrical animation is currently at a crossroads with the process. At Wednesday’s Walt Disney Company shareholder’s meeting, CEO Bob Iger revealed none of Disney’s animation companies, which includes Disney Animation, Pixar and Disney Toons, are currently developing, or have plans to develop, any 2D, hand drawn animation for the big screen....

Warner Wants Wonder Woman Script, Joss Whedon Cries By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2007 5:48 am EST I have never liked Joss Whedon. I always thought he was overrated. I’ve posted snide comments in the past which resulted in the backlash of firefly fanboys. Whedon has been hard at work developing a Wonder Woman movie for Warner Bros. Well today it was announced that the company are “quietly in the process of buying” a spec Wonder Woman script by virtual unknowns Matthew Jennison and Brent Strickland....

‘A Haunted House’ Red-Band Trailer: Well, At Least It’s Better Than The Green-Band Trailer By Angie Han/Dec. 14, 2012 11:38 am EST Along with his brother Shawn, Marlon Wayans left the Scary Movie franchise after the first two movies, but that’s not stopping him from continuing to parody horror tropes. As Scary Movie 5 eagerly rips into Black Swan — only two years after everyone else did — Wayans is taking on the more relevant Paranormal Activity series....

‘Captain America 2’ Behind The Scenes: See 16 Minutes Of Footage By Angie Han/March 21, 2014 3:30 pm EST You, Me and Dupree directors Joe and Anthony Russo seemed like totally unexpected picks when they were tapped to helm Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but by all accounts they’ve exceeded all expectations. So how did they do it? Maybe 16 minutes of Captain America 2 behind-the-scenes material can offer some clues....

‘Hunger Games’ Casts ‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Gwendoline Christie By Angie Han/April 4, 2014 11:37 am EST The Hunger Games franchise has no shortage of kick-ass ladies, and now it’s adding another. Gwendoline Christie, best known as Brienne of Tarth on HBO’s Game of Thrones, has just boarded The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. She replaces Lily Rabe in the role of Commander Lyme. Learn more about the last-minute change after the jump....

‘Iron Man 3’ Writer Drew Pearce To Direct First Feature By Germain Lussier/July 18, 2014 11:45 am EST Drew Pearce had a pretty amazing 2013. He co-wrote the biggest film of the year, Iron Man 3, directed the Marvel One Shot All Hail The King, and signed on to write Mission: Impossible 5. That’s a pretty great set of resume items. Pearce’s reward? He’s getting to direct his own spec script....

‘Pompeii’ Trailer: Civilization Falls Under The Shadow Of A Greater Power By Russ Fischer/Dec. 4, 2013 1:15 pm EST At this point you probably have a pretty good handle on the style of a Paul WS Anderson movie — he turns out one b-movie after another that use affordable effects, attractive stars and genre concepts to lure in audiences. And the audiences always seem to show up, making Anderson one of the more reliable directors from a business perspective....

American Hustle Deleted Scene: Jennifer Lawrence Sings ‘Evil Ways’ By Germain Lussier/March 21, 2014 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Jennifer Lawrence “singing” in American Hustle was one of the film’s best moments. Whether you loved the film or hated it, there’s simply no denying Lawrence lip-synching Live and Let Die by Wings was amazing. Turns out, that wasn’t the only song director David O....

Bad Robot Options Stephen King Novel ‘11/22/63’ For Television By Germain Lussier/April 29, 2013 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. That’s the plot of Stephen King’s novel 11/22/63 and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot has just secured the rights to adapt the story for cable TV. Deadline confirmed the deal. They state that Bad Robot (which produces current shows include Person of Interest and Revolution) has been looking to get into cable TV....

Blu-Ray Geek Deal: Sin City: Two-Disc Theatrical & Recut, Extended, And Unrated Versions For Only $6.99 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 7, 2012 9:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Daryl Hannah And Naveen Andrews Join Wachowski Series ‘Sens8’ By Russ Fischer/June 21, 2014 10:52 am EST Sens8, the upcoming Netflix sci-fi drama series from Andy and Lana Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski, has a cast, and we can also tell you a bit about the plot. The show, which will run 10 episodes, was originally described only as “a gripping global tale of minds linked and souls hunted.” Now we know that Naveen Andrews (Lost), Daryl Hannah, and Brian J....

David Fincher And Rooney Mara Could Reunite For ‘Red Sparrow’ By Angie Han/June 9, 2014 7:30 pm EST David Fincher and Rooney Mara may be ready to team up again. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo pair is reportedly eyeing Red Sparrow, a spy thriller that Darren Aronofsky exited earlier this year. Eric Warren Singer (American Hustle) is writing the script. Hit the jump for all the details on the project....