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Peter Jackson Blogs From Set For Last Day Of ‘The Hobbit’ Filming By Germain Lussier/July 26, 2013 11:30 am EST Peter Jackson has, finally, completed filming on his trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. They cast and crew thought they were done some time ago, until Jackson and Warner Bros. decided to extend the story into three movies. That meant everyone had to go back to Wellington, New Zealand this summer (well, summer in our hemisphere) to complete principal photography on The Hobbit: There And Back Again....

Rex From Disneyland’s Original Star Tours To Appear In ‘Star Wars Rebels’? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 15, 2014 9:55 am EST I remember when the Star Tours ride first opened in 1987 (am I old?) they had a ABC Magical World of Disney special which focused on the attraction. And when I finally got to ride the attraction, it was just as magical as I had imagined, taking us on a tour of a galaxy far far away at the same time as the climactic moments of the Star Wars....

Ring In The New Year With Two New Promos For ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ By Angie Han/Jan. 2, 2014 9:00 am EST Here’s one New Year’s resolution that Hollywood should have no trouble keeping: More Muppets movies, please. As the special New Year’s promo reminds you, 2013 had no Muppets films whatsoever, whereas 2014 already has Muppets Most Wanted lined up for spring. After the jump, check out two holiday-centric spots, plus a new high-res still featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Walter, Scooter, Floyd, and Gonzo....

Scott C’s The Great, Great Showdowns Hunt – Day 4 By Germain Lussier/July 10, 2014 8:00 am EST UPDATE: This has been found. One more Friday. Los Angeles, the hunt is on for free, original paintings like the one above by the one and only Scott Campbell. In fact, exactly like the one above. But you’re going to have to be quick, smart and pop culture savvy. Starting right now, and repeating each day until the Friday opening of his latest exhibit at Gallery 1988, Campbell is hiding an original painting from a famous film at the location where the scene was shot....

See How Disney Is Teasing Future ‘Star Wars’ Theme Park Attractions At D23 Expo By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 8, 2013 11:32 pm EST Disney’s annual fan convention D23 expo kicks off today, and while we’ll have to wait until early Saturday afternoon for Episode VII information (if they reveal anything at all), I was able to get a peek at what Disney is cooking for the future of Star Wars in Disney theme parks....

Sequel Bits: ‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’, ‘Riddick’, ‘Pacific Rim 2’, ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’, ‘Anchorman: The Legend Continues’, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ By Angie Han/Feb. 18, 2013 3:00 pm EST Like the last film, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For will feature several distinct but overlapping storylines. While some of the plot arcs were adapted from Frank Miller’s graphic novels, Alba revealed that hers had been written just for the movie....

Sequel Bits: Riddick, Star Trek 2, Men In Black 3, Dazed And Confused 2, American Reunion, Dark Knight Rises By Germain Lussier/March 19, 2012 6:30 am EST You want Riddick photos, Star Trek 2 photos, Men in Black 3’s website, Dazed and Confused 2 rumors, American Reunion images and news on who just saw the first screening of The Dark Knight Rises? It’s all here in Sequel Bits, which includes:...

Stellan Skarsgård Returns For ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 18, 2014 9:40 am EST We didn’t know how big it would be, but when news broke that Stellan Skarsgård was returning for Joss Whedon’s first Avengers film, we knew it was a big deal. Skarsgård’s character, Dr. Erik Selvig, appeared in the Thor post-credit scene and was a key piece in Loki’s plan to take over Earth. The question now is, if he comes back for Avengers: Age of Ultron, would it be for a story role that is equally as important?...

Superhero Bits: The All-“Ben Affleck Is Batman In ‘Man Of Steel’ Sequel Edition” By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2013 3:17 pm EST We’re going to take a break from your regularly scheduled Superhero Bits to focus on what might be the biggest superhero story of the year: Ben Affleck being cast in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel. (Provisionally called Batman vs. Superman.) Below, you’ll read bits about how Affleck was cast, the crazy fan reactions, the similarity of this to other Bat-castings, Affleck’s physicality, the potential location of the new Gothan City and so much more....

The Horror: WWE Wrestler Hornswoggle In ‘Leprechaun: Origins,’ Sequel To ‘Child’s Play’ In Development Along With Reboot By Russ Fischer/March 30, 2012 3:00 pm EST With reboots happening left and right — for the biggest properties (Spider-Man, Star Trek) to more hardcore fan titles (RoboCop) to things that probably shouldn’t be touched (The Three Stooges) — its no surprise that the most low-rent, easily redone properties are getting the remake treatment....

VOTD: Armie Hammer Demonstrates His ‘The Social Network’ Twinning Process By Russ Fischer/Nov. 23, 2010 12:00 pm EST There are probably a lot of people who watched David Fincher’s The Social Network without ever realizing that the Winklevoss twins were played by one man rather than actual twins. The man is Armie Hammer, and his performance as the twin Harvard students who hired Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) to create a social netoworking site is nothing less than impressive....

VOTD: The Colorful Worlds Of Pixar By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2014 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Vimeo user Rishi Kaneria has created a supercut celebrating the colorful worlds seen in Pixar movies. The short one minute and a half video features scenes from Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Toy Story 3, Cars 2, Brave and Monsters University....

VOTD: Zack Snyder Loves Slow Motion By Angie Han/Sept. 26, 2014 6:00 am EST Love Zack Snyder or hate him, it’s hard to deny he’s got a distinctive visual style. (Indeed, detractors often argue that’s his problem — that he’s nothing but style.) And one of his very favorite go-tos from his bag of tricks is tweaking the pace of the action onscreen. Dude loves himself some slow-mo, as demonstrated by this new supercut....

Watch: ‘The Matrix’ Fan Film ‘Trickster’ By Peter Sciretta/March 11, 2014 3:00 pm EST A couple weeks ago a rumor circulated the movie blogosphere that the Wachowskis siblings were already deep into developing a new trilogy of films as part of The Matrix franchise. We don’t know if there is any truth to those early reports, but you won’t have to wait a couple years to see another Matrix adventure: Technical 3D artist Felix Joleanes has released the fun little Matrix fan film Trickster online for you to enjoy....

Watch Honda’s ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Ad/Remake, Starring Matthew Broderick By Russ Fischer/Jan. 30, 2012 8:22 am EST Last week the internet went into a minor frenzy when a clip appeared featuring Matthew Broderick seemingly reprising his starring role from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Turns out the clip was an early herald for Honda ad directed by Todd Phillips (The Hangover, Old School). The ad recreates and/or riffs on scenes from the ’80s comedy film, but this time with the intent of generating sales for Honda rather than laughs....

Watch Jamie Benning’s Feature-Length ‘Inside Jaws’ Documentary By Russ Fischer/June 20, 2014 9:00 am EST (Note: We’ve bumped this for the occasion of the anniversary of the film’s original release on June 20, 1975.) For moviegoers, there might not be a more quintessential summer movie than Jaws. (Pun intended.) But even if you’ve absorbed every documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg’s template-setting blockbuster, you’ll probably find something new in Inside Jaws....

Watch The First Five Minutes Of AMC’s ‘Low Winter Sun’ Starring Mark Strong By Angie Han/Aug. 5, 2013 2:00 pm EST With Breaking Bad due to come to a finish this September, there’s room on the AMC lineup for a new critically acclaimed antihero crime drama. With some luck, Low Winter Sun could be the one to fill it. Adapted from a 2006 British miniseries of the same title, the series follows Detroit detective Frank Agnew (Mark Strong), who with the help of his partner Joe Geddes (Lennie James) kills a fellow cop....

‘Back To The Future’: ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West’ Pays Tribute, ‘Community’ Wanted To By Angie Han/May 23, 2014 8:00 am EST Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West has fun with lots of Western archetypes: the humble farmer, the gun-toting outlaw, the hooker with the heart of gold… the time-traveling mad scientist? Yes, Back to the Future’s Doc Brown makes a cameo in the new comedy, as you’ll see after the jump....

‘Cymbeline’ Trailer: Hell Is Here By Russ Fischer/Nov. 29, 2013 6:37 pm EST Cymbeline is a modern telling of William Shakespeare’s play of the same name, from writer-director Michael Almereyda and star Ethan Hawke, who previously teamed to adapt Hamlet in 2000. We only heard of this film recently, and we’ve already got a trailer, probably due to the effort to secure distribution for the film in various territories. And while you might hear “Shakespeare adaptation” and start to feel dismissive, this is akin to Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus or even Luhrmann’s Romeo & Juliet in that it uses Shakespeare’s play to power a cops and bikers story that has plenty of violence and energy....

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Viral Marketing Begins With Cobra Recruiting Video By Germain Lussier/Feb. 4, 2013 1:00 pm EST Every franchise needs its good guys and its bad guys. In the G.I. Joe universe, the bad guy is Cobra, a convert organization hell bent on world domination. They came pretty close in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and in next month’s G.I. Joe Retaliation, they’ll do just that. Directed by Jon M....