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The ‘Star Wars’ Movie Idea Lucasfilm Should Consider: Remake The Prequels By Germain Lussier/Feb. 26, 2013 2:00 pm EST Remake the prequels. It’s a thought previously relegated to fan forums and blogs, yet it’s becoming more plausible than ever. Not any time soon, but eventually. Right now, Star Wars fans have plenty to look forward to with J.J. Abrams’ Episode VII, Episodes VIII and IX should we get to them and any number of spin-offs or character one-shots....

Tilda Swinton Promises Doom In Great ‘Snowpiercer’ Clip By Russ Fischer/June 23, 2014 1:30 pm EST This week, audiences in the US finally get to see Bong Joon-ho’s post-apocalyptic sci-fi film Snowpiercer. It is a terrific movie — an intense tale of social strife with a spectacular cast and a real aesthetic vision. (It also has some of the best action scenes in a film so far this year.) Even with all the great stuff Snowpiercer has going for it, one asset really stands out....

Watch A ‘Lilo & Stitch’ Deleted Scene That Tackled Racism, Obnoxious Tourists By Angie Han/Oct. 4, 2012 7:00 am EST Like most Hollywood studios, Disney catches a lot of flack for its lack of diversity and its less than delicate handling of racial issues. And while much of the criticism is deserved, a deleted scene that’s been making the rounds suggests that the Mouse House isn’t always completely clueless when it comes to that touchy topic....

Watch Sesame Street’s ‘Homeland’ Parody By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2013 5:00 pm EST Sesame Street has never been afraid to reference and parody movies and television shows that might be out of the radar of their core audience. The most recent example is their parody of the Showtime series Homeland. The Big Bad Wolf is on the lamb. Special Sheep Agent, Nicholas Ba-a-a-a-rody is the agency’s only hope for bringing the Big Bad Wolf to justice....

Woody Allen’s Next Titled ‘Blue Jasmine,’ Adds Michael Stuhlbarg By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2013 10:15 am EST Briefly: Woody Allen continues to work at a pace that other directors can only dream of. He’s following To Rome With Love with a new film that stars Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Bobby Cannavale, Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay, Sally Hawkins, Peter Sarsgaard and now Michael Stuhlbarg. And now the movie has a title, Blue Jasmine, and a distribution deal with Allen’s regular partner Sony Pictures Classics....

‘24: Live Another Day’ Adds Stephen Fry And ‘Attack The Block’ Star John Boyega By Angie Han/Jan. 2, 2014 6:30 am EST Deadline reports that Fry will play British prime minister Trevor Davies, described as a strong and charismatic leader. Though he enjoys a personal friendship and a political alliance with American president James Heller (played once again by William Devane), the relationship is threatened when a crisis comes to the forefront....

‘Breaking Bad’ Spinoff ‘Better Call Saul’ Might (Also) Be A Sequel By Angie Han/Nov. 6, 2013 7:00 am EST AMC was careful to specify that Better Call Saul would be a prequel when it first announced its plans for the spinoff series, but the ending of Breaking Bad left us wanting to know what happened after that grand finale. Luckily, Bob Odenkirk says there’s a chance we could still find out....

‘Dumb And Dumber To’ Poster Features The Return Of The Shaggin’ Wagon By Peter Sciretta/June 10, 2014 8:11 am EST New Line Cinema has released a new poster for Dumb and Dumber To which features the return of the dog-themed Shaggin’ wagon van from The Farrelly Brothers’ 1994 comedy classic. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels also make an appearance as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, sticking their heads out of the window as the iconic Mutt Cuts van jumps over a hill on what can only be, another fun adventure....

‘Entourage’ Creator Doug Ellin To Rewrite ‘Bad Santa 2’ By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2013 3:49 pm EST That Bad Santa sequel we’ve heard about for such a long just got some HBO swagger. Doug Ellin, the creator of Entourage, has signed on to rewrite, and possibly direct Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa 2. The actor is hoping to shoot the R-rated Christmas comedy at the end of the year....

‘Fight Club’ Author Chuck Palahniuk’s ‘Haunted’ Movie Adaptation Gets Funding By Angie Han/Feb. 4, 2013 12:46 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As of today, there’s still no word on how the film might look or who might star. But it is taking a big step forward, as it’s finally secured the financing to get off the ground. Hit the jump to keep reading....

‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Super Bowl Spot By Angie Han/Feb. 2, 2014 3:07 pm EST Muppets Most Wanted will whisk Kermit and his pals off to Europe next month, but first it’s making a pit stop in the U.S. for Super Bowl Sunday. The new TV spot has everything you could ask for: the whole gang, plus glimpses of human stars Tina Fey and Ricky Gervais, cameos from Danny Trejo and Tom Hiddleston, and emoticon-filled tweets from people who’ve seen some of the other trailers for the movie....

‘Power Rangers’ Adds Roberto Orci And ‘X-Men: First Class’ Writers By Angie Han/July 15, 2014 12:30 pm EST The Power Rangers movie is powering forward. Roberto Orci has just signed on to executive produce Lionsgate’s upcoming adaptation of the ’90s property, while Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz, who have a credit on X-Men: First Class, have been tapped to write. Hit the jump for more on the latest updates. The Power Rangers franchise started in the ’90s with the wildly popular children’s series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers....

‘Thor: The Dark World’ - What Did You Think? By Germain Lussier/Nov. 8, 2013 5:00 pm EST The Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2 continues this weekend with the release of Alan Taylor’s Thor: The Dark World. Coming from Game of Thrones, Taylor was hired to bring a new level of reality and action to the Thor universe, and many think he succeeded. Others do not. Fresh off the events of The Avengers, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) is imprisoned in Asgard and a new threat rises: Malekith (Christopher Eccelston), head of the Dark Elves, who hopes to destroy not only Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Asgard, but Earth, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and the entire universe....

‘Veronica Mars’ Behind The Scenes Video: Lost In A Love Triangle By Russ Fischer/Oct. 28, 2013 4:45 pm EST It’s been a little over six months since the Veronica Mars movie was dramatically funded via Kickstarter, and the film has already completed its primary shoot. We’ve seen a bit of footage, and now there’s a new behind the scenes featurette that shows off some footage and fills viewers in on some of the film’s character backstory....

Apple TV Announcement Could Be Coming In March [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2013 5:00 pm EST UPDATE: After posting this article, the original source changed their story and said Apple will not be having an even in March. The original article follows with update at the end. When a company changes technology and culture more than once, with devices such as the iPod, iPhone and iPad, insurmoutable expectations for further innovations are bound to develop....

Bourne 5 Changes Release Date To Summer 2016 By Germain Lussier/June 18, 2014 11:15 am EST Briefly: The once jam-packed summer of 2015 continues to thin out. In a slow parade, one film after another has bowed out of next year’s summer season. Now another can be added the list. The fifth Bourne film, which is still untitled, has moved from August 14, 2015, to July 15, 2016.Jeremy Renner is back as Aaron Cross and Justin Lin is directing....

Geek Deal: Clint Eastwood: 35 Films 35 Years At Warner Bros Collection For Only $57.99 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 28, 2012 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The set is on sale today, and TODAY ONLY, for only $57.99, 68% off the $180 list price. The price will be gone at midnight, so act fast! Here is a listing of the movies included in the set:...

Geek Deal: Up To 73% Off ‘The Twilight Zone’ By Peter Sciretta/June 25, 2014 11:54 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Here’s A Possible Sketch Of Daisy Ridley’s Costume In ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 11, 2014 10:00 am EST Who is Daisy Ridley playing in Star Wars Episode VII? We don’t know. What we do know is her character is important. She’ll be in all three films of this trilogy and has been spotted not only on set at Pinewood Studios, but the deserts of Abu Dhabi and islands of Skellig Michael too....

How Much Did Jonah Hill Make To Star In ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street?’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 22, 2014 9:36 am EST Most of us would pay money to work with Martin Scorsese. He’s one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, and a chance to spend time with him is priceless. The same thing, it seems, might be felt by actors. Jonah Hill was already an Oscar nominee before he got the part as Donnie Azoff in The Wolf of Wall Street, but Hill wanted the role so incredibly bad, he took a significant pay cut to star in the film....