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Video Reaction: Universal Screens Footage From ‘R.I.P.D.’, ‘Fast & Furious 6’ And ‘Despicable Me 2’ By Peter Sciretta/April 16, 2013 3:30 pm EST Day 2 at CinemaCon began with a presentation from Universal Pictures. Last year Universal arrived in Las Vegas with many goods — even previewing footage from films in production for only a few days — showcasing their line-up up until December 2013. This year they came to CnemaCon with a more conservative approach, screening footage only from their slate scheduled through this summer....

Watch A ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Companion Short By Russ Fischer/March 13, 2014 11:00 am EST Wes Anderson has taken to crafting short films to accompany and/or promote his feature releases, and he’s just revealed a Grand Budapest Hotel companion short. This one is a bit different from what we’ve seen in the past, however. Not in terms of style; on that front this is a Wes Anderson piece through and through....

Watch James Mangold-Directed ‘Call Of Duty: Ghosts’ Live-Action Trailer Featuring Megan Fox By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2013 3:00 pm EST The Call of Duty franchise is consistently successful because gamers expect a certain level of quality. Beautiful graphics, impressive sound, tight gameplay and expansive multi-player action are all hallmarks of the series. In recent years, too, they’ve come to expect big budget, live-action TV commercials directed by and starring some of the best in the business....

‘A Case Of You’ Trailer: Quirky Peter Dinklage Dispenses Quirky Advice In Quirky Romcom By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2013 3:47 pm EST Indie romcoms about self-doubting writers and quirky hipster goddesses are a dime a dozen, but Kat Coiro’s A Case of You has a special secret weapon in the form of one Peter Dinklage. While the main romance revolves around Justin Long and Evan Rachel Wood, the Game of Thrones star seems poised to steal every scene he’s in as an odd barista with a hideous mustache....

‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Antagonist Poses On Empire Cover By Russ Fischer/Dec. 27, 2013 9:00 am EST The trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier showed off brief flashes of the second character in the film’s title, and we’ve seen some concept art (such as the image above) that gave us a good idea of how the film had brought the character to the screen. (In a word: faithfully.) Now there’s a new image that gives a better look at the character, who might turn out to be one of the more entertaining screen villains of 2014....

‘Despicable Me 3’ And New Animated ‘Grinch’ Set For 2017 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 15, 2014 2:31 pm EST While we’re all thinking about 2014 and 2015, Universal is planning way ahead. The studio has just set two release dates for films from Illumination Entertainment. One is Despicable Me 3, which will (obviously) follow the first two hit animated films. That’s got a release date of June 30, 2017. Universal says: “The team who brought you DESPICABLE ME and the biggest animated hit of 2013, DESPICABLE ME 2, returns to continue the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the Minions....

‘Goosebumps’ Casts ‘We Are What We Are’ Actress Odeya Rush By Angie Han/Feb. 14, 2014 8:00 am EST Jack Black seems like a natural fit to lead Sony’s upcoming adaptation of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps, seeing as he’s worked with director Rob Letterman before on Gulliver’s Travels and Shark Tale. But a kids’ movie needs a kid to star, and now the film has found one in We Are What We Are actress Odeya Rush....

‘High Road’ Trailer – Matt Walsh’s Directorial Debut Stars Tons Of Comedic Talents By Angie Han/April 18, 2011 6:00 am EST You may think you’ve never heard of Matt Walsh, but odds are, you’ve seen his work before. Walsh is probably best known as one of the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade, and he’s also appeared in supporting roles in tons of films (Elf, Bad Santa, Role Models, Mystery Team, Cyrus, every comedy Todd Phillips has ever done) and television shows (Childrens Hospital, Outsourced, Party Down, Human Giant, Reno 911!...

‘Preacher’ Development Confirmed, Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg Scripting Pilot By Russ Fischer/Feb. 6, 2014 12:16 pm EST If AMC wants a new show to replicate the success of The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, it might have just the thing in Preacher. Months ago a report came up that AMC was the latest to develop Preacher, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg working as exec producers and pilot writers, based on the comic series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon....

‘The Wolverine’ - What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/July 26, 2013 5:00 pm EST After years of development, the second standalone film featuring Marvel’s favorite claw-wielding mutant is here. The Wolverine had a hell of a development path, but finally came together with Hugh Jackman reprising the title role under the direction of James Mangold. Their inspiration was the mini-series by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller that cemented Wolverine’s popularity in the early ’80s....

‘We Steal Secrets: The Story Of WikiLeaks’ Trailer: Truth And Secrets By Russ Fischer/March 21, 2013 10:47 am EST Information may be the most valuable commodity on Earth, especially when it pertains to the inner workings and policies of major governments. Julian Assange drew the ire of countless officials in governments across the globe when he published state and military secrets through his online portal WikiLeaks. Documentarian Alex Gibney (Freakonomics, Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) trained his camera on Assange and the furor surrounding WikiLeaks and the reveal of US military documents and videos, taken from classified servers and provided to Assange by Pfc....

‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Review: A Tight Blast Of Mutant Action By Russ Fischer/May 23, 2014 4:45 pm EST As Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) travels into the past to help Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) realize his potential, Wolverine also truly comes into his own. As a character piece, there’s a bit of a cheat, as Wolverine has the benefit of tremendous foresight. But while he knows where he has to go, he doesn’t know how to get there....

Ben Affleck And Matt Damon To Produce Ed Brubaker’s ‘Sleeper;’ Shawn Ryan Co-Writing By Germain Lussier/Nov. 22, 2013 7:00 am EST Ben Affleck isn’t only bringing Batman to the big screen over at Warner Bros., he’s teaming up with his old pal to produce a lesser known DC Comic, too. Affleck and Matt Damon will produce an adaptation of the Ed Brubaker Vertigo comic Sleeper for the studio. Sleeper follows a man with the ability to absorb and pass along pain as he goes undercover in the world of organized crime....

Bill Hader Developing Comic Biopic ‘Vaughn Meader’ And Action Comedy ‘Henchmen’ By Russ Fischer/March 8, 2011 6:00 pm EST Is Bill Hader going to be one of the next true breakout comedy stars? He’s certainly one of the highlights of Greg Mottola’s Paul, where he steals just about any scene in which he appears — and does so while working opposite some great comic talent. It may be a little early for Bill Hader to really break out in Zach Galifianakis or Danny McBride style, but he’s heading that direction, and now has two films in development that could offer him new ways to earn the affections of a broad audience....

Bill Hader Is Our Generation’s David Hasselhoff, According To ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Casting; New Plot Details Revealed [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Jan. 22, 2013 1:30 pm EST As the saying goes, every generation gets the Hoff it deserves. (That is how the saying goes, right?) And the one we’ve earned, apparently, is Bill Hader. The Saturday Night Live star has just signed on for the Baywatch reboot, which is being directed by Reno 911!...

Celebrate Movie ‘Gadgets And Gizmos’ At Brooklyn’s Bottleneck Gallery By Germain Lussier/Jan. 15, 2013 5:00 pm EST While one Los Angeles gallery focuses on pop culture weapons, a New York counterpart is making that idea even bigger. The Bottleneck Gallery in Brooklyn has a new show opening January 18 called Gadgets and Gizmos and it’s filled with art based on some weapons, lots of vehicles, robots and accessories too, all inspired by the technology in some of your favorite movies....

Channing Tatum Confirmed For G.I. Joe’s Duke? By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 28, 2008 2:40 pm EST Eleven days ago, the character of Duke in Stephen Sommers’s much hated-on G.I. Joe was said to be down to three actors: Lost’s Matthew Fox, Fantastic 4’s Chris Evans and Channing Tatum from the upcoming MTV-does-Iraq-War flick Stop-Loss. AICN now says that Tatum is definitely Duke. Tatum is 27, he was born in Alabama and if you’ve recognized him in anything it was probably the wobbly Shia LaBeouf flick A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints or the rare, naughty Anne Hathaway debacle Havoc....

Come See The Tobolowsky Files Live At The Moore Theatre On October 13th! By David Chen/Oct. 7, 2012 8:21 pm EST Stephen Tobolowsky’s book based on The Tobolowsky Files has recently hit the shelves, but he’s soon going to take a break from his intense book tour to join me in Seattle. Together, we’ll be performing The Tobolowsky Files live at the Moore Theatre on October 13th! If you have a chance, please come check out the show and say hi afterwards if you get the chance....

Featurettes: New Looks At ‘Jack Reacher,’ ‘A Good Day To Die Hard,’ And ‘Gangster Squad’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2012 4:00 pm EST The lightweight behind the scenes featurette is an integral part of the movie promo process, and through these small “making-of” glimpses at various films, we often get to see a bit of new footage. After the break, get some behind the scenes tastes of Jack Reacher, A Good Day to Die Hard, and Gangster Squad, all of which hit in the next couple months....

Guillermo Del Toro On Turning Down Se7en By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2008 1:12 am EST Did you know that Guillermo del Toro turned down an offer to direct Se7en? The Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth director explains the decision to Rotten Tomatoes: “I rightfully said no to Se7en, because it was a great script but it was a very cynical view of the world. And I loved it, I wanted to see it, but I’m a romantic, fat bastard and I don’t subscribe to that view....