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Samuel L. Jackson In Talks For David Yates’ ‘Tarzan’ By Angie Han/Dec. 11, 2013 11:15 am EST For a moment this summer, David Yates’ Tarzan looked like it could be shut down for good. But now that it’s back on track, it seems to be chugging along at a good speed. The Edgar Rice Burroughs-based adventure has been amassing quite an interesting cast, with Alexander Skarsgard attached to play the King of the Jungle and Christoph Waltz on board for the villain....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Jeremy Renner, Justice League, Man Of Steel, Batman: Arkham Origins By Germain Lussier/May 20, 2013 1:30 pm EST Want to see some hilarious footage from the set of The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Has Marvel commented on the rumor of Jeremy Renner being out of The Avengers 2? What is Warner Bros. doing to possibly tease the upcoming Justice League movie? Will Kevin Conroy be back for Batman: Arkham Origins?...

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 35 - Playing It As It Lays By David Chen/July 9, 2010 11:00 am EST Stephen discovers that starting over at the age of 36 can be very, very interesting. The Tobolowsky Files is a podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. You can always e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or you can e-mail David at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com....

Tony And Pepper Star In New ‘Iron Man 3’ Poster; Plus International Trailer With Additional Footage By Germain Lussier/March 6, 2013 9:32 am EST We hope you aren’t feeling Iron Man 3’ed out just yet because there’s more materials coming. In the past two weeks we’ve gotten new posters, rumors, footage reports, news breaks and, of course, that fantastic new trailer. But there are still interviews to come and even yet another trailer and poster....

Trivia: Liam Neeson Turned Down James Bond For A Very Un-Bond-Like Reason By Angie Han/March 12, 2014 6:00 am EST Taken transformed Liam Neeson from respected dramatic actor to white-hot action star in 2008. But that transition could’ve come a lot sooner had Neeson accepted a certain job in the ’90s. In a recent interview, Neeson revealed he’d turned down the iconic role of James Bond in what turned out to be Goldeneye, for the most un-Bond-like of reasons....

VOTD: 10 Minutes Of Behind The Scenes Footage From The Set Of ‘Boogie Nights’ By Peter Sciretta/July 12, 2013 1:51 pm EST CigsAndRedVines has uncovered almost ten minutes of behind the scenes b-roll footage from the set of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights. The footage is unedited, a bunch of snippets from inside the club, including a look at the amazing and infamous steadicam shot which opened the film, the big dance number, as well as some shots from Jack Horner’s diner meeting with Dirk, some scenes inside the beach party, and more....

Was Louis Leterrier Offered Superman? By Peter Sciretta/July 10, 2008 12:45 pm EST The Incredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier slipped at a recent AlloCine question and answer session and revealed that “maybe they have already asked me” to direct the new Superman movie. From the first minute Superman: The Man of Steel was announced, rumors have been running wild that Warner Bros wanted to replace Bryan Singer and reboot the franchise....

‘22 Jump Street’ - What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/June 13, 2014 5:00 pm EST Below, tell us what you thought of 22 Jump Street — spoilers, as always in these posts, are fully encouraged in the discussion thread. Read Germain’s review here, and tell us what you thought of 22 Jump Street below.

‘Captain America’ Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 23, 2011 11:00 pm EST The movie trailer for Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment’s big screen adaptation of Captain America: The First Avenger has been released online. I’m a lot more excited for Captain America than I am for Marvel’s other Summer blockbuster Thor. Watch it now embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official One Pager: “CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER” Produced by Kevin Feige Screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Directed by Joe Johnston Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, and Stanley Tucci....

‘Gotham’: See Robin Lord Taylor As The Penguin By Russ Fischer/March 25, 2014 12:15 pm EST While we haven’t seen Ben McKenzie as Gordon, we have seen Donal Logue as Detective Harvey Bullock, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, and Sean Pertwee as Alfred Pennyworth. Now we’ve got the first official look at Oswald Cobblepot, aka the Penguin. Here’s the official line on Cobblepot, via SHH: Oswald Cobblepot has the brains of a chess grandmaster and the morals of a jackal....

‘Gotham’: The Riddler Cast As Pilot Episode Guest Star By Russ Fischer/April 1, 2014 1:30 pm EST The Batman prequel show Gotham will show us the formative days of future police commissioner James Gordon, and the development of some of the villains who will eventually make up the core of Batman’s rogues gallery. We’ve seen casting choices for people like Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin, and Selina Kyle, who will eventually be better known as Catwoman....

‘John Dies At The End’ Review: An Entertaining Yet Vapid Ride With Director Don Coscarelli By Germain Lussier/Nov. 8, 2012 3:15 pm EST John Dies at the End, which is director Don Coscarelli’s take on the wacky, cult novel by David Wong, is incredibly entertaining for the sake of being entertaining. Featuring huge monsters, metaphysical conversations, pop culture-based humor, hilarious performances and big action scenes with flame throwers, explosions, and bullet time, you’d be hard pressed to be bored by the picture....

‘Like Crazy’ Trailer And Poster; Anton Yelchin & Felicity Jones In Must See Sundance Darling By Germain Lussier/Aug. 1, 2011 2:00 pm EST Like Crazy, a beautiful, heartbreaking story of long distance love came out of Sundance like a bullet, with incredible buzz, a Grand Jury Prize, a distributor and more. But as is the case with an obvious awards contender like this, it laid dormant for a few months, waiting for the right time to reemerge and take Hollywood to task for so many soulless, summer blockbusters....

‘Paddington’ Trailer: A Sentient Toy Bear Takes Over London By Angie Han/March 4, 2014 9:00 am EST Seth MacFarlane is still working on that sequel to Ted, but in the meantime our screens will be filled with a kinder, gentler breed of stuffed animated animal. While the first Paddington trailer doesn’t reveal much, it does set the tone for a sweetly fantastical family adventure — basically, everything Ted was not. At the center of the story is the titular bear (voiced by Colin Firth), an unfailingly polite Anglophile who arrives in London from Peru to start a new life....

‘Star Wars:’ ‘Big Bang Theory’ And ‘The Goldbergs’ Get Lucasfilm-Approved May 4th Episodes By Germain Lussier/April 3, 2014 12:45 pm EST May 4th has become an unofficial Star Wars holiday. This year, two of the biggest sitcoms on television are officially celebrating. Lucasfilm has signed deals with CBS’s The Big Bang Theory and ABC’s The Goldbergs to air special Star Wars-centric advertisements, er, episodes around May 4. With Star Wars Episode VII rumored to start shooting May 14 in Morocco, the fact Lucasfilm is acknowledging “May the Fourth Be With You” in such a public way suggests these episodes could be timed to a big announcement....

Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried And Chiwetel Ejiofor Cast In Sci-Fi Adaptation ‘Z For Zachariah’ By Germain Lussier/May 16, 2013 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Directed by Craig Zobel (of the amazing Compliance), produced by Tobey Maguire and adapted by Nissar Modi, Amanda Seyfried will play the young girl, Chiwetel Ejiofor the man she falls in love with and Chris Pine the mysterious stranger....

David Lowery Takes Over ‘Torso’ Graphic Novel Adaptation By Russ Fischer/April 17, 2013 4:21 pm EST The graphic novel Torso, which follows Elliot Ness after the capture of Capone as he moves on to a serial killer investigation in Cleveland, has been the object of multiple adaptation attempts by various producers. We haven’t talked much about the Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko graphic novel since David Fincher walked away from a possible adaptation in ‘09....

David O. Russell Wants Jennifer Lawrence To Play The Inventor Of The Miracle Mop By Angie Han/Jan. 31, 2014 6:30 am EST Mangano’s tale is an inspirational one. She was a single mom struggling to make ends meet by working three separate jobs. Then she invented the self-wringing Miracle Mop, which became a sensation on QVC. In 1999, she sold her company, which also makes Huggable Hangers, to HSN in a multi-million dollar deal....

European Disney Exec Fuels Speculation Of Late 2015 Release For ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 5, 2013 2:13 pm EST For months there has been a stream of conversation about whether or not Star Wars Episode VII will arrive in early summer 2015 as originally planned. Rumors that it would slip to December ‘15 were bolstered by some of the news around the announced change of screenwriters from Michael Arndt to J....

Exclusive: Mondo Reveals Batman 75 Gallery Show Plus Joker Comic-Con Poster By Germain Lussier/July 23, 2014 8:00 am EST Over the next few months, Mondo is going Batty. Wednesday at San Diego Comic-Con they’ll release multiple Batman themed posters as well as LPs from Batman: The Animated Series. One of those posters, a portrait of the Joker by Jason Edmiston, is exclusively revealed below. But that’s not all. In October, the Mondo Gallery will have a full Batman 75 art exhibit....