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McG Confirmed To Direct Kevin Costner In Luc Besson-Scripted ‘Three Days To Kill’ By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2012 1:07 pm EST A third Taken movie may not be in the cards, but those eager for another “older male star kicks ass” flick will not be left wanting. A couple of months back, Kevin Costner and McG were said to be circling a Luc Besson-produced thriller about a dying assassin tackling one last assignment, titled Three Days to Kill....

Meet Sabine, The “Sassy” Weapons Expert Of ‘Star Wars Rebels’ [Video] By Angie Han/Feb. 19, 2014 9:17 am EST We’ve met a few members of the Ghost crew from Star Wars Rebels already, including Kanan (Freddie Prinze Jr.), the Han Solo-esque “cowboy Jedi”; Ezra (Taylor Gray), the 14-year-old con artist; and Zeb (Steven Blum), the intelligent muscle. But as cool as these guys look, none of ’em would stand a chance against the Empire without the proper equipment, and that’s where Sabine (voiced by Tiya Sircar) comes in....

Michael Bay’s ‘Pain & Gain’ - What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/April 26, 2013 6:00 pm EST We’ve come to know Michael Bay as the maestro behind a very specific type of huge movie, as he has defined the image of glossy pictures full of gorgeous women and explosions. His work, as that suggests, isn’t really known for subtlety. But since before Bay latched on to the Transformers franchise, he has wanted to shoot a film based on the story of a few Miami bodybuilders who concocted a plan to kidnap a businessman and steal his wealth....

Page 2: Precious, Zach Galifianakis, Harry Potter, Michel Gondry, Scott Pilgrim, Jim Henson, Pixar, Alfred Hitchcock, Ghostbusters, Sarah Michelle Gellar, The Shining, Monster Squad, Paranormal Activity 3, Psycho, Cars 2 By Peter Sciretta/July 27, 2011 8:00 am EST Header photo: My Precious. /Film reader Kyle V sent in this photo of this Ghostbusters proton pack cake which was created for his wedding in November 2010. Kyle says that “Everything was edible except for the tubing....

Page 2: Star Wars, Rick Baker, Real Steel, Skyfall, Doctor Who, Karate Kid, Expendables, Frozen By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2013 2:30 pm EST Header Photo: USS Enterprise vs. Millennium Falcon Geek-o’-Lantern Halloween Turns 35: An Appreciation Here are the Coolest Custom Lego Minifigs You Can Buy on Etsy Right Now 6 Other Wes Anderson Parodies to Enjoy Alongside ‘The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders’Why Movie Theaters Can Ignore NC-17 Ratings...

Robert Rodriguez In Talks For The Jetsons And Land Of The Lost Movies By Peter Sciretta/May 9, 2007 12:24 am EST Earlier today LatinoReview posted a rumor that Sin City director Robert Rodriguez was in talks to direct a live-action feature film of The Jetsons. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the story, claiming the film is in development at Warner Bros. But that’s not all, the trade paper also claims that Rodriguez has met with Will Ferrell to helm a big screen adaptation of the 1970’s television show Land of the Lost....

Star Wars Bits: Could Steven Moffat Direct An Episode? Plus Rebels, John Boyega And Andy Serkis By Germain Lussier/July 9, 2014 3:30 pm EST Rumors, confirmations, Rebels and more are in this edition of Star Wars Bits. After the jump, read about the following: A new rumor connects Doctor Who and Sherlock showrunner Steven Moffat to Star Wars. Andy Serkis hasn’t started shooting his Star Wars Episode VII role yet. Watch some viral “leaked Star Wars Episode VII” footage....

The First Video From ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 3, 2011 8:00 am EST This week, Entertainment Tonight is probably going to have one of their exclusive first looks at this summer’s highly anticipated Marvel superhero movie, Captain America: The First Avenger. How do we know? Well, there’s a six second video teasing the upcoming segment embedded after the jump. Short as it may be, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s the first time we’ve seen any moving images from the movie....

The Muppets’ Jane Henson Has Died By Angie Han/April 2, 2013 5:55 pm EST Jane Nebel Henson, former wife and creative partner of Muppets creator Jim Henson, has died, as announced by the Jim Henson Co. She was 78. While a student at the University of Maryland, Henson teamed with her future husband to create the WRC-TV show Sam and Friends, which featured the first appearance of a Kermit prototype. In later years, she served on the board of the Jim Henson Foundation, and created the Jim Henson Legacy to promote her late husband’s work following his death in 1990....

Theme Park Bits: Hollywood’s Hogwarts, Escape From Gringotts Nightvision Video, Adventure Trading Company By Peter Sciretta/July 25, 2014 6:00 am EST Today in Theme Park Bits, we look at the following: First look at a model of Universal Studios Hollywood’s Hogwarts Castle Disneyland will soon open Adventure Trading Company A Night Vision Video of Harry Potter Escape From Gringotts Read about all of these things after the jump. A rough model of Hogwarts @UniStudios #HarryPotter Can’t wait for 2016!...

This Week In Trailers: The Overnighters, REC 4: Apocalypse, One Eyed Girl, The Homestretch, Kirk Cameron’s Saving Christmas By Christopher Stipp/Aug. 29, 2014 3:10 pm EST Just devastating. I get that it’s hard for some people to feel something profoundly sad for those down on their luck. Director Jesse Moss took a fascinating concept and, somehow, infused this trailer with the most emotionally wrenching moments possible and, in the process, makes the case why it deserves your attention, your patronage, to understand the plight of these individuals....

VOTD: The Sound Of Michael Giacchino By Germain Lussier/Dec. 17, 2012 6:06 pm EST In just a handful of years, Michael Giacchino has quickly developed into one of the most exciting composers working today. After getting started in the world of video games, the New Jersey native got a job on a show called Alias created by a man named J.J. Abrams. That job lead to a show called Lost and from there, he exploded, working with Pixar (The Incredibles, Ratatouille), Bad Robot (Star Trek, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol) and even nabbing a well-deserved Oscar in 2010 for his work on Up....

Will Ferrell And Kevin Hart Comedy ‘Get Hard’ Gets 2015 Release By Germain Lussier/Feb. 25, 2014 7:00 am EST Briefly: The biggest small star of 2014 already has a big 2015 movie lined up. Kevin Hart, star of this year’s hits Ride Along and About Last Night, will star with Will Ferrell in Get Hard, a comedy directed by Etan Cohen. Ferrell plays a banker who is sentenced to jail and hires his car wash guy, played by Hart, to prepare him for prison....

‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Viral Campaign Reveals New Pics; Trailer Coming Wednesday By Angie Han/Dec. 9, 2013 12:30 pm EST We haven’t heard much from Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow since we got our first glimpse of footage at Comic-Con, but that’s changing in a big way this week. In advance of the sci-fi thriller’s first trailer release on Wednesday, Warner Bros. has launched a nifty viral campaign, and several images to go along with it....

‘Heavenly Sword’ Game Adaption Releasing In 2014; Watch The Teaser Now By Russ Fischer/Oct. 31, 2013 6:30 am EST Just in time for the debut of the PlayStation4, we’ve got a trailer for the CG animated film adaptation of a game that launched six years ago in the first year of the PlayStation3. The title is Heavenly Sword, and the film began as a trial development between Sony and Blockade Entertainment....

‘Higher Ground’ Trailer: Vera Farmiga Makes Her Directorial Debut By Angie Han/July 12, 2011 3:30 pm EST Vera Farmiga first broke into Hollywood during the late ’90s, but it probably wasn’t until her acclaimed turn in The Departed that she truly caught the public’s attention. Since then, she’s developed a reputation (well deserved, IMO) as one of the strongest actresses working today. And soon, we might be praising her work behind the camera as well....

‘Lucy’ Trailer: Luc Besson Helps Scarlett Johansson Unlock Her Full Potential By Russ Fischer/April 2, 2014 9:29 am EST This week you can see Scarlett Johansson as a super-capable intelligence agent in Captain American: The Winter Soldier and as an alien in Under the Skin. Her next big role will be in Luc Besson’s Lucy, in which she plays a normal woman who becomes almost superhuman, and then evolves to a point where she’s nearly alien....

‘RoboCop’ Remake Gets IMAX Release By Germain Lussier/Sept. 19, 2013 9:12 am EST Briefly: There’s been much debate over the look and feel of José Padilha’s RoboCop remake. Does it look too campy, does it look too straightforward, is it being disrespectful to the original? Fans have begun asking all these questions. One question that can be put to rest, though, is its size. MGM and Sony revealed today the film, starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton and Abbie Cornish, will be remasted and released in IMAX on opening day, February 7....

‘The Battered Bastards Of Baseball’ Coming To Netflix July 11; Poster Revealed By Germain Lussier/June 11, 2014 1:00 pm EST One of the year’s most fascinating documentaries, The Battered Bastards of Baseball, is coming exclusively to Netflix on July 11. Directed by Chapman Way and Maclain Way, it tells the story of the Portland Mavericks, an independent minor league baseball team created by Kurt Russell’s father, Bing Russell. That’s Kurt above, by the way; he was on the team....

‘The Strain’ Featurette: Guillermo Del Toro Builds A Weird World By Russ Fischer/June 25, 2014 3:45 pm EST There’s a new Guillermo del Toro project hitting soon, and a lot of people don’t seem to know much about it. We’re talking about The Strain, the FX series adaptation of the vampire novels co-authored by del Toro and Chuck Hogan. The show’s pilot was directed by Guillermo del Toro, and the overall aesthetic very much bears his signature....