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Rumor: ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ And ‘Justice League’ Will Shoot Back To Back By Germain Lussier/Jan. 13, 2014 3:00 pm EST A new rumor is circulating that could explain the number of superheroes potentially showing up in Batman vs. Superman. We know for sure Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman will be in the Zack Snyder sequel, set for release July 17, 2015. We’ve also heard wild rumors of other superheroes, such as Green Lantern, Flash and Aquaman, possibly popping up in the film....

Simon Pegg, Luke Hemsworth And Teresa Palmer Star In ‘Kill Me Three Times’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 18, 2013 9:30 am EST Most of us know Simon Pegg as a goofball. Even when he’s being serious and kicking ass, he still has incredible comic timing. His latest role, though, sounds like it’ll go against that. He’s headlining an ensemble cast in the Australian crime drama Kill Me Three Times, directed by Kriv Stenders and written by James McFarland....

Superhero Bits: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Wolverine, Man Of Steel, X-Force, R.I.P.D., Kick-Ass 2, Heroes By Germain Lussier/July 16, 2013 4:31 pm EST Who is writing the music for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Want to see new footage from The Wolverine and R.I.P.D.? What channel will be airing new information on Guardians of the Galaxy? Will Saoirse Ronan be in The Avengers 2? Was an Honest Trailer made for X-Men Origins: Wolverine?...

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Iron Man 3, The Avengers By Germain Lussier/March 6, 2013 3:30 pm EST Want to see some cool teases of the action in Man of Steel, or a rumored trailer description? Which major group might appear in Guardians of the Galaxy? What did Kevin Feige say about a Doctor Strange movie? Why did a Marvel fighting game fall apart?...

Topher Grace’s ‘Star Wars’ Prequel Re-Edit Trailer By Germain Lussier/Feb. 28, 2014 9:40 am EST Topher Grace’s Star Wars Prequel Re-edit has become the stuff of Internet legend. Fans went crazy a few years back when news broke the That 70’s Show actor edited George Lucas’ three Star Wars prequels into one movie. On the surface, the idea made lots of sense, but many were outraged both that Grace would attempt such a feat and that they’d never get to see it....

Trailer Narrator Hal Douglas Has Died At 89 By Russ Fischer/March 13, 2014 7:30 am EST Hal Douglas was one of the most prominent voices in the movies, as his instantly-recognizable baritone provided the narration for many trailers. Douglas died recently at 89, reports the New York Times, citing complications from pancreatic cancer. After the break revisit some of his more recognizable pieces of work. One could point to innumerable examples of the range of tones Douglas could lend to a trailer, but this demo reel does a good job of quickly capturing many:...

‘Armadillo’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/April 7, 2011 6:30 pm EST We’ve seen a lot of war documentaries in the past few years, and they cover the full spectrum from subtle, powerful films to routine assemblies of footage from embedded camera units. The Danish film Armadillo is the result of a filmmaking team spending six months in Afghanistan with a Danish platoon in 2009. But based on this trailer, the film is no routine mishmash of interviews and combat experience....

/Film Austin: Spend The Summer With Festival Favorites Thanks To Cinema East 2013 By Russ Fischer/June 5, 2013 2:00 pm EST Briefly: Your typical outdoor summer screening series is a cavalcade of well-known hits; there’ll be a Spielberg film, a musical or comedy classic or two, maybe Gone With the Wind or Lawrence of Arabia. CinemaEast, which kicks off its 2013 program in Austin this weekend, is appealingly different. The program features films like the documentary Cutie and the Boxer, a really tremendous film that was one of the best entries at Sundance this year, and Zero Charisma, the great geek culture entry from SXSW....

/Film Interview: ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Producer Kevin Feige By Germain Lussier/Nov. 13, 2013 1:00 pm EST Below you can read my full interview with the film’s producer and president of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige. /Film: What was the most important thing for this movie to achieve from a narrative and character standpoint?Kevin Feige: Well, the most important thing for this movie to achieve was capping the Loki trilogy of Thor, The Avengers and The Dark World and evolving the relationship between Thor and Loki....

‘Life Itself’ Poster: Roger Ebert Keeps His Gaze On The Screen By Russ Fischer/May 12, 2014 4:30 pm EST The release of the new Life Itself poster is as good a reason as any to talk about the film. Hoop Dreams director Steve James adapts the book by the late Roger Ebert to create a vivid, detailed, and moving portrait of the film critic. Life Itself is not wide-eyed deification, but a clear-minded portrait of Ebert that is both funny and unflinching....

‘Mitt’ Trailer: See Mitt Romney On The Night Of His 2012 Loss By Angie Han/Dec. 19, 2013 5:00 am EST It’s hard to believe that it was just over a year ago when Barack Obama’s re-election to the White House dashed Mitt Romney’s hopes of becoming the next President of the United States. While his former running mate Paul Ryan has remained a vocal presence in the House of Representatives, Romney himself has almost completely faded from public view....

‘Oblivion’ Trailer: Tom Cruise Thinks He’s The Last Everyman On Earth By Russ Fischer/Dec. 8, 2012 7:32 pm EST Get past the idea that Tom Cruise plays a lonely technician — or we’re meant to believe he does, at least — and this first trailer for Oblivion, the new film from Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, looks pretty appealing. While I have trouble buying Cruise as the last everyman on Earth, there’s a lot of good stuff here....

‘Pieta’ Trailer And Mondo Poster: Drafthouse Teams With Korean Auteur Kim Ki-Duk By Angie Han/April 8, 2013 1:56 pm EST Drafthouse Films’ commitment to unique, challenging cinema continues this year with Pieta, from controversial South Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk. Lee Jung-jin stars as a merciless loan shark whose world is upended by the unexpected appearance of a woman (Cho Min-soo) who claims to be his long-lost mother. The film earned some high praise on the festival circuit last year, and in advance of its VOD release next week a new trailer has hit the web....

‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ Director Colin Trevorrow To Rewrite, Possibly Direct ‘Flight Of The Navigator’ For Disney By Russ Fischer/Nov. 27, 2012 7:19 pm EST Over the past couple weeks, Safety Not Guaranteed co-writer and director Colin Trevorrow landed at the center of the Star Wars Episode VII rumor mill. The reason for his pole position is simple: Trevorrow made the mistake of talking about working on a new version of a Disney project that has a big fan cachet....

‘Transformers 4’ Gets Teaser Poster And Official Title By Germain Lussier/Sept. 3, 2013 4:16 pm EST After much speculation by fans, Michael Bay has chosen a title for his fourth Transformers movie. It’s going to be called Transformers: Age of Extinction. You can see the first teaser poster below. Thanks to Yahoo for the poster. In the past few days, people noticed that Paramount was registering a few domain names. Just this morning Russ correctly predicted “Age of Extinction” would be the title....

But Of Course: ‘Tetris’ Movie In The Works By Angie Han/Sept. 30, 2014 8:30 am EST Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Threshold Entertainment announced today that it is developing a live-action film based on the game Tetris, because there’s no ’80s property that Hollywood isn’t trying to turn into a movie right now. Naturally, it’s described as “a very big, epic sci-fi movie,” because what isn’t these days?...

Evangeline Lilly In Talks For Female Lead In ‘Ant-Man’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 5, 2014 4:32 pm EST Briefly: While her turn on Lost should have been an instant star-making situation, it has taken a couple extra years for Evangeline Lilly to be established as a movie presence. (Or for her to decide to take roles; she’s likely had all the opportunity you’d expect her to be offered.) Her role in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug may have done the trick, however, and now Lilly is in early talks to join the cast of Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man....

Go To The Premiere Of ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ With One Final Video Blog By Germain Lussier/Dec. 14, 2012 9:36 am EST Ever since Sam settled down with Rosie and Frodo left for the Grey Havens, J.R.R. Tolkien fans have been waiting for this day. Peter Jackson’s new Middle Earth adventure, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, is finally here. It’s the first of three films adapting the prelude to The Lord of the Rings following Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) on an epic quest to help a group of dwarves regain the treasure that’s rightfully theirs....

Help Fund ‘Cowboys & Engines: A Steampunk Film’ Starring ‘Totally Rad Show’s Jeff Cannata By Angie Han/Feb. 19, 2013 6:00 am EST The steampunk subgenre is really nothing new, which is why it’s so frustrating that mainstream cinema has had such a difficult time getting it right. Perhaps it’s time, then, to see if indie filmmakers can do any better. Described as “an epic steampunk adventure,” Cowboys & Engines follows a war-weary hero in 1876 trying to save San Francisco from the destructive power of a stolen temporal engine....

James Cameron’s Next Movie Might Be The Dive By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2008 2:20 am EST James Cameron told the Hollywood Reporter that he wants “to do something a lot smaller” after Avatar. It is possible that Cameron’s next project could be The Dive, about the romance between controversial Cuban free diver Francisco “Pipin” Ferreras and Frenchwoman Audrey Mestre. Based on a true story, Mestre became a free diver under his guidance, and went on to break several world records before dying in 2002 while competing....