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Disney Acquires New Franchise ‘Floors;’ ‘Willy Wonka’ Set In A Hotel By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2014 2:30 pm EST Disney is pretty stacked when it comes to established franchises. The studio has Star Wars, Marvel Studios, Pirates of the Caribbean, Frozen, Cars, and a bunch of others. That’s their bread and butter. But they’re always looking for the next one and may have just found it. Disney has acquired the rights to Patrick Carman’s children’s series, Floors....

Disney Picks Up Lisa Cholodenko’s ‘Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day’ Starring Steve Carell By Angie Han/Oct. 22, 2012 1:30 pm EST The family-friendly Mouse House seems like an ideal fit for the project, and the property’s appeal for the studio is obvious. Judith Viorst’s award-winning book has been one of the most beloved in children’s literature since its publication in 1972. With two published sequels, it even has franchise potential....

Fox’s ‘Frankenstein’ Gets New Title And Synopsis By Angie Han/June 18, 2014 8:00 am EST Neither audiences nor critics had much use for I, Frankenstein when it opened back in January. But fortunately for the classic monster, he’ll have another chance to win over audiences next year. As Paul McGuigan puts the finishing touches on his version of the Frankenstein tale, starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe, it’s picked up both a new title and a new synopsis....

Hasbro Denies Disney Acquisition Rumors By Angie Han/Nov. 7, 2012 2:54 pm EST Disney already owns Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm, so when a rumor circulated Monday that the studio was looking to acquire Hasbro, it had a ring of believability to it. So much so, in fact, that the whispers gave the toy company’s stock a bit of a spike on Tuesday. But don’t count on seeing Optimus Prime don mouse ears anytime soon....

J.K. Rowling Co-Producing Play About Harry Potter’s Early Years By Angie Han/Dec. 19, 2013 6:19 pm EST Harry Potter has already flown from the page to the screen, and now he’s headed to the stage. One in London’s West End, to be more precise. Producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender are reportedly developing a new play about boy wizard’s early years, which will take place before he discovered his magical side and enrolled at Hogwarts....

Life Magazine’s Jet-Setting With The Cast Of Avatar By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2010 10:00 am EST NO PHOTOS Life Magazine has a fun photoslideshow showing the cast of Avatar on their worldwide publicity tour. Check out the full spread of over 30 photos on Life.com. Thanks to Alex from FirstShowing for the tip. Life Magazine’s Jet-Setting With The Cast Of Avatar By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 4, 2010 10:00 am EST NO PHOTOS Life Magazine has a fun photoslideshow showing the cast of Avatar on their worldwide publicity tour....

LOL: Watch What Really Happens During The Universal Studios Intro By Angie Han/July 10, 2013 2:00 pm EST Universal is no stranger to epic destruction. Just a few months ago, they had Tom Cruise zipping around a post-apocalyptic Earth in Oblivion. But until now, we’d never noticed that the studio actually includes a disaster movie in miniature with each of its releases. Boston-based sketch comedy group Fatawesome has a new video that shows us what really happens every time the giant block letters wrap around the globe in the Universal studio intro....

Matt Reeves Confirmed To Helm ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 1, 2012 11:56 am EST Matt Reeves is about to take over the world. The director of Cloverfield and Let Me In now confirmed to helm Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The director of that film, Rupert Wyatt, was expected to return for this follow-up, but left the project due to a rumored problem with the production and release schedule....

By Russ Fischer/Jan. 10, 2012 4:30 pm EST Today Bond directors John Glen (For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, The Living Daylights & Licence To Kill), Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Casino Royale) and Michael Apted (The World Is Not Enough) with special guests Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace) and Caterina Murino (Casino Royale) appeared at on a panel at the Consumer Electronics Show to celebrate Bond. They announced that, among other things to make Bond fans happy, the entire 22-film series, from Dr....

New Set Photo: Daniel Craig On The Set Of Cowboys & Aliens By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 30, 2010 10:00 am EST NO PHOTO Daniel Craig was photographed in costume on set of Jon Favreau’s big screen adaptation of Cowboys & Aliens. The photo, which appeared in The Sun, shows Craig holding up a red banner which reads “Back The Bid”, which is a reference to a campaign to bring the World Cup back to England....

Page 2: Muppets, Edgar Wright, Mad Men, Zachary Quinto, Indiana Jones, Toy Story, The Lorax, 50/50, Happy Feet Two, The Thing, Firefly, The Birds By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 29, 2011 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Muppet Stormtroopers cosplay. Edgar Wright lists his top 11 Criterion movies. Someone has created a Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol / Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy movie trailer mash-up. Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger was spotted making a quick stop at Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon, sparking rumors that Disney might be planning a resort or theme park in India....

Page 2: Star Wars, WALL-E, Edgar Wright Terrence Malick, Futurama, Hobbit, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Great Gatsby By Peter Sciretta/April 29, 2013 1:30 pm EST Header Photo: Giant Skeletor Toy-Replica Scenes to Skip10 Essential Cinematic AntiheroesStar Wars Kenner Card Back Tribute Poster by Chris Lee I’m saddened to report that Sean Hartter, an artist we’ve featured many times over the years in /Film’s PAge 2, died over the weekend. Please help his family out by donating some money....

Page 2: True Detective, Star Trek, Ghostbusters, Apes, Star Wars, Adam Savage, GoT, Dragons, Harry Potter By Peter Sciretta/July 15, 2014 11:32 am EST Header Photo: Javier Vera Lainez Gives Fans Of HBO’s Hit Series “True Detective” 8 New Images To Fawn Over Until The Start Of Season 2 Boyhood: six quibbles with Richard Linklater’s masterpiece El Jefe pop-up at Animal with ‘Chef’ star Jon Favreau and Roy Choi ThinkGeek Sets Phasers To “Gesture-Based Remote Control”...

Pete Docter’s ‘Inside Out’ Revealed At D23; Amy Poehler, Lewis Black, And Bill Hader Among Voice Cast By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2013 11:40 am EST Today at D23 John Lasseter called Up director Pete Docter’s new film Inside Out “one of the most unique films I’ve ever been associated with – a magical, wonderful, original film.” The concept is one, they said, that can only be done in animation. We’re inside Riley, age 11....

POTD: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Starts Filming, On 35mm Rather Than Digital By Germain Lussier/Feb. 4, 2013 7:38 pm EST Director Marc Webb took to Twitter Monday night to post the following tweet: Day 1. #anamorphic #film #philthecameraoperator pic.twitter.com/zuuiY5tv — Marc Webb (@MarcW) February 5, 2013 “Day 1” obviously refers to filming on what still being called The Amazing Spider-Man 2, starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Shailene Woodley, Dane DeHaan, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field and Martin Sheen....

POTD: Channing Tatum Starts Writing ‘Magic Mike 2’ With Matthew McConaughey Bust By Germain Lussier/Feb. 10, 2014 11:30 am EST Two years ago, if someone said a sequel to Magic Mike would be in the works, they’d have been laughed at. Before the film’s release, most thought Steven Soderbergh’s tale of male stripping in Florida was nothing but Striptease with dudes, nothing but ninety minutes of Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey dancing with their shirts off....

Scott Cooper Replaces Ben Affleck To Write And Direct Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 23, 2013 11:39 am EST Scott Cooper, who wrote and directed Crazy Heart and the upcoming Out of the Furnace (trailer here), is now in talks to direct and rewrite The Stand. Until Cooper gets his new script set, there’ll be no cast set for the movie, and we don’t know if this will be one film or two....

Spider-Man 3 Already Sold Out In Over 100 Movie Theaters By Peter Sciretta/May 3, 2007 1:09 pm EST Update: More than 300 of the approximate 1,000 Thursday midnight Spider-Man 3 show times on Fandango were sold out online. As of 10:00am on Thursday morning, more than one hundred midnight shows for Spider-Man 3 have already SOLD OUT, according to the popular online movie ticket website Fandango.com. On top of that, many theaters (including IMAX screens) have decided to add 3:00am screenings to appease fans that need their Spidy fix....

VOTD: Darth Vader Goes To Disneyland By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2012 1:00 pm EST Earlier today, Peter posted on Twitter that rumors had been circulating about the Disney acquisition of LucasFilm for about a year. Something of this magnitude obviously takes time. But it seems like both sides were confident it would happen, as they took the time to film a new commerical for Disneyland asking the question, “Darth Vader, now that you’re part of the Disney family, what will you do next?...

Watch: Coen Brothers, Alec Baldwin And Carter Burwell In 90-Minute Discussion Of Psychological Response To Film Scores By Russ Fischer/Nov. 22, 2013 4:00 pm EST Hopefully you’ve got 90 minutes of free time in the next couple days, and assuming that you do, bookmark this long talk about the emotional effect of music when paired with image. “Art Of The Score” was put together by the World Science Festival and the New York Philharmonic, and is hosted by Alec Baldwin....