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TV Bits: ‘Luck’, ‘Arrested Development’, ‘House Of Cards’, ‘Zombieland’, ‘Bates Motel’, Alfonso Cuaron, James Gandolfini, Chris Hardwick, Judd Apatow, And More By Angie Han/Feb. 20, 2013 8:00 am EST In other, non-pilot casting news, Kristen Wiig’s role on the new season of Arrested Development has been revealed. (Spoilers follow; skip to the next item if you don’t want to know.) While the producers have been keeping plot details under lock and key, it’s now being reported that Wiig will play the younger version of Bluth matriarch Lucille (Jessica Walter)....

Twelve New Stills From ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy;’ Plus James Gunn Breaks Down Trailer By Germain Lussier/Feb. 19, 2014 8:45 am EST After years of anticipation, the first trailer for Marvel’s new cosmic superhero movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, finally hit Tuesday night. And as expected, it’s pretty awesome. Two minutes-plus of sci-fi candy for your eyeballs, complete with a humor and tone totally unique to the Marvel universe. Along with the trailer, Marvel released 12 new stills....

Watch A Gag Reel From Season 5 Of ‘Breaking Bad’ By Angie Han/Aug. 8, 2013 9:59 am EST While it has its black comedy moments, for the most part Breaking Bad is a pretty grim show. And it’s only gotten darker over the past four and a half seasons, as the body count continues to rise, the stacks of illicit cash get bigger, and Walt’s sociopathy runs wilder. But although the show itself is serious business, anyone who’s seen the cast and crew outside the series knows that they’re not above a bit of silliness here and there....

Watch Michael Fassbender In Two Clips From Ridley Scott’s ‘The Counselor’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 6, 2013 3:45 pm EST I try not to watch a lot of clips, but the idea of Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt in a film scripted by Cormac McCarthy (The Road and No Country for Old Men) is something I can’t say no to. The Counselor is the movie — it’s the latest from Ridley Scott — and in advance of a new trailer hitting tomorrow we’ve got two clips that show those actors in a couple scenes....

‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Poster: Caesar Is Battle Ready By Angie Han/June 5, 2014 10:20 am EST Things are not looking good for mankind on the latest Dawn of the Planet of the Apes poster. While there’s not a single human character in sight, there are apes. Lots of them. And Caesar (Andy Serkis) is in front of them all, charging ahead on a horse while waving a gun over his head....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’: James Gunn Discusses Star-Lord’s Father By Russ Fischer/Aug. 14, 2014 6:05 pm EST Who is the father of Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord? That’s the big question left hanging at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy. The film gives us a couple important pieces of info about the character, and we know that he’s likely to factor into the sequel in a big way. Now James Gunn has clarified one point about the guy — if you’re a comics reader, Star-Lord’s father definitely isn’t who you think he could be....

‘Paradise Lost’ Teaser: Benicio Del Toro Is Pablo Escobar By Angie Han/July 15, 2014 10:00 am EST There are several Pablo Escobar projects in the works at the moment, including a movie from Brad Furman and a TV show from Netflix. But the first one out of the gate is the one that’s not really a Pablo Escobar project per se. Directed by Andrea Di Stefano, Paradise Lost centers on a young American surfer named Nick (Josh Hutcherson) who falls for a Colombian woman named Maria (Claudia Traisac)....

‘Side Effects’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s Last Pre-Retirement Theatrical Film Features An Overmedicated Rooney Mara By Angie Han/Nov. 2, 2012 11:55 am EST Steven Soderbergh’s retirement may be imminent, but over the past couple of years he’s been busy as ever. Where most directors might’ve opened one film between 2011 and 2012, he’s released three: Contagion, Haywire, and Magic Mike. Now, for his final (at least for now) act, he has the thriller Side Effects due out early next year, followed by his final effort, Behind the Candelabra....

‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Casts Crystal Clarke And Parkour Star Pip Andersen By Russ Fischer/July 6, 2014 3:13 pm EST JJ Abrams held open casting calls around the globe and online to find new actors for Star Wars Episode VII, and now he’s revealed two of his choices. While Pip Andersen isn’t exactly unknown, as he is a star in the world of parkour, he’s one of the two new actors added to Episode VII....

‘The Good Dinosaur’ Voice Cast And Details Revealed By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2013 11:21 am EST Today Disney and Pixar are announcing details for the film The Good Dinosaur, from which we’ve previously seen only concept art. Footage was shown today, which Peter described as “very beautiful, not very cartoony, almost like a segment from Fantasia.” The story is described as the biggest “what if?” ever — what if the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs missed Earth entirely?...

‘The Host’ Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Faces Alien Invaders, Young Love By Angie Han/March 27, 2013 1:24 pm EST There’s a segment of the population that will always turn out to see a movie advertised as being “based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer,” no matter what, and another segment that will avoid that movie like the plague, no matter what. Meyer’s first non-Twilight tale, the sci-fi romance The Host, doesn’t look likely to change the minds of diehards in either group....

‘The Kings Of Summer’ Teaser: The Comedy Once Called ‘Toy’s House’ Hits May 31 By Germain Lussier/March 21, 2013 4:09 pm EST One of the hottest films at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival was a little movie called Toy’s House, which got purchased by CBS Films. The distributor has retitled the film to the less confusing The Kings of Summer, and slotted it for release May 31. That’s coming up quick, so a teaser trailer is out now too....

‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Trailer And Poster By Angie Han/March 24, 2014 6:44 am EST It’s been quite a while since we got the last full-length trailer for Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, but this new one is well worth the wait. It’s every bit as exciting and emotional as the last one was, with tons of new footage. Plus, of course, it includes all your favorite mutants: Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), and two versions each of Professor X (James McAvoy and Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender and Ian McKellen)....

Billy Bob Thornton Joins ‘Entourage’ By Angie Han/Jan. 29, 2014 1:42 pm EST As production for Entourage gets underway in Los Angeles, the boys are welcoming a new face into the fold. Billy Bob Thornton is in talks to join the cast, which includes returning stars Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon, and Jeremy Piven. Doug Ellin, who’s working with Thornton on Bad Santa 2, is directing. Find out whom Thornton is playing after the jump....

Lego Grand Budapest Hotel While the Lego Grand Budapest Hotel left The Grove in Los Angeles Sunday June 15, it was going directly to the A+D Architecture and Design Museum in Los Angeles for a new exhibit called Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large. It’ll be part of that exhibit until August 31. You can read more about it at this link. As for the particulars, besides taking 575 hours of work and over 50,000 bricks, the Lego Grand Budapest Hotel weights 150 pounds, stands 7 feet tall and stretches 6....

Cool Stuff: Mondo’s Soundtrack LP For John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 22, 2013 12:45 pm EST John Carpenter’s Halloween isn’t just one of the most iconic horror movies of all time, setting the table for boogeymen classics like Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street; it has one of the most recognizable and frightening scores of all time, also written by Carpenter. So what better product to release on Halloween than the first ever, complete pressing of Carpenter’s score, on vinyl, by the team at Mondo?...

Cool Stuff: Sideshow Collectibles’ ‘Star Wars’ Boba Fett Prototype Armor Sixth Scale Figure By Peter Sciretta/April 9, 2014 7:00 am EST Sideshow Collectibles sent me a sample of their Star Wars Boba Fett Prototype Armor. Lets unbox this figure and take a look at whats inside the box. After the jump you will find photos of the Sideshow Star Wars Boba Fett Prototype Armor Sixth Scale Figure, alongside my thoughts on the product....

Cool Stuff: X-Men: The Adamantium Collection By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2013 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. via: The Fire Wire

Everyone Involved With ‘Galaxy Quest’ Wants A Sequel By Germain Lussier/Aug. 8, 2014 6:00 am EST 1999 was an amazing year of movies. One of the best ever. Being John Malkovich, The Matrix, Fight Club, Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut, American Beauty, the list goes on and on. A film that also belongs on that list, but is rarely mentioned in the same space, is Galaxy Quest. The smart, hilarious send-up of geek culture with a sci-fi twist was a modest hit, grossing $91 million worldwide, but continues to be popular because it struck a cultural chord and was so ahead of its time....

First Costumed Tron 2 Actor Revealed By Peter Sciretta/April 10, 2009 11:08 pm EST [No photo] I don’t normally post photos of extras on movie sets but its been a slow news day due to the holiday. Also, when it comes to a high profile sequel, I’ll pretty much share every last bit. As you probably know, Disney’s Tron sequel is currently shooting in Vancouver. /Film reader Mark P sent in this photo of an extra on the set....