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James Franco Doesn’t Expect To Appear In ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 17, 2012 9:32 am EST Franco has now been quoted as saying he was expecting to do a small cameo in 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes when Wyatt was directing. However Wyatt’s long since left the project, making with for Matt Reeves, and Franco said he hasn’t heard from anyone since that happened and now doesn’t expect to appear....

LEGO To Officially Release ‘Back To The Future’ Time Machine LEGO Sets By Germain Lussier/Dec. 20, 2012 1:30 pm EST On that note, today is a day to rejoice for all of those Back to the Future fans still clamoring for merchandise from the franchise. Lego has officially approved, and will produce, the above Back to the Future Delorean set created on their very-own Kickstarter-esque page, Lego Cuusoo. On that site, fans design and create Legos and once 10,000 other fans endorse it, it officially goes before the Lego review board....

Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ Unlikely To Make 2013 Release By Germain Lussier/Sept. 25, 2013 10:00 am EST Nothing is official yet, but multiple outlets are reporting Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film The Wolf of Wall Street is highly unlikely to hit its November 15, 2013 release date. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler and Jean Dujardin, and rumor has it Scorsese recently turned in a near-three hour cut and needs to slim it down closer to two....

Michael Bay Not Allowed To Blow Up Pennsylvania Ave For Transformers 3 By Russ Fischer/June 9, 2010 7:52 am EST The Washington Post says the production had scheduled 14 days of shooting in the city, with quite a bit of prep and wrap time associated with those active days, but is now scaling back that schedule because the National Park Service isn’t game for some of the stuff the producers want to do....

Microsoft Says There Are No Plans For A ‘Halo’ Movie By Russ Fischer/Jan. 15, 2014 10:00 am EST Briefly: The biggest rumor of the week came courtesy of a Production Weekly report saying that Ridley Scott would be producing a big-screen Halo film. Details included that it would exist independently of Steven Spielberg’s show set to air on Xbox Live, and that Paul Scheuring (Prison Break) will script. But Microsoft says it’s all bunk....

Movie Poster Design Trend: Hero Stands, Weapon In Hand, Before aCloudy Background, With Flying Debris, And Sparks By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 6, 2012 9:00 am EST A few years ago, Justin Leduc created a web comic we published that opened the world’s eyes to Hollywood’s excessive use of orange and blue contrast on theatrical one-sheets. It’s something that, once noticed, you can’t unsee. We’ve since looked at other poster design trends: one-sheets overcrowded with characters; Disney’s magical worlds; and a focus on third-person heroes....

New ‘Lego Movie’ Promo Teases ‘Ninjago’ Spinoff By Angie Han/June 18, 2014 3:00 pm EST Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s The Lego Movie was such a big hit when it opened back in February that Warner Bros. ordered not just a sequel, but also a spinoff. And while Ninjago won’t be here for another couple of years, it’s never too early to get the marketing machine fired up. So the latest ad for the Lego Movie Blu-ray also teases the impending Ninjago....

New Line Could Lose ‘Y: The Last Man’ If They Don’t Go Into Production Soon By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 22, 2014 9:46 pm EST Last we heard, New Line was fast tracking the project to get the adaptation into production this year. But if they don’t act soon, New Line could lose the rights to make the film at all. The Warner Bros-owned company has been trying to bring the comic book series to the big screen for nearly a decade....

Quentin Tarantino Wants A ‘Django Unchained’ Miniseries By Angie Han/May 23, 2014 9:41 am EST It’s not so unusual for movies to get an extended director’s cut on Blu-ray, but Quentin Tarantino hopes to take things one step further with Django Unchained. During a Cannes event, the filmmaker revealed that he wants to turn the 2012 Western into a four-hour miniseries by adding back the extra material he’d cut for the theatrical release....

See Vin Diesel And Tony Jaa Train For Action In ‘Fast & Furious 7’ By Russ Fischer/Oct. 21, 2013 4:30 pm EST Vin Diesel keeps his fans happy by posting a lot of personal messages and little videos to Facebook. His latest, which is actually a “reward” to all the people who like him, is a behind the scenes video from the set of Fast & Furious 7. The film, directed by James Wan, also features Thai action phenomenon Tony Jaa, and this video features the two actors in a training session....

Standalone HBO Go Not Coming Any Time Soon, Says Time-Warner CEO By Angie Han/May 1, 2013 4:00 pm EST Cable-cutters have long hoped for a standalone HBO Go option, even petitioning the premium channel to “take my money” already. But according to Jeff Bewkes, that’s not a dream that’s likely to come true anytime soon. The Time-Warner CEO stated today that such an offering simply isn’t in the company’s “economic best interest” right now, despite HBO chief Richard Plepler’s tentative recent remarks to the contrary....

Star Wars Bits: Death Star Petition, Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Jackson, George Lucas, Female Fighter Pilots, Rancho Obi-Wan, And More By Angie Han/Dec. 13, 2012 4:16 pm EST For Jackson, the appeal of the Star Wars movies lies in the unique world Geroge Lucas has created. “I just always loved it,” he said. “I always loved the idea of it, that there’s this whole civilization out there somewhere else that’s just as much fun and different and diverse and wild as we are....

That ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Sequel Isn’t Really Happening Just Yet By Russ Fischer/Jan. 9, 2013 5:06 pm EST Over the weekend, there was a report that Texas Chainsaw 3D had done well enough that a sequel was a definite thing. Last night we heard that Millennium Films absolutely plans to shoot another Chainsaw film this year, and that the title might be Texas Chainsaw 4. (We’re still not sure where that title came from, as there’s no way of reckoning the films, with the chronology established by this latest sequel, that makes any sense for that numbering....

Theme Park Bits: Pirates Of The Caribbean, Fast And Furious, Hogwarts Express, Frozen, Star Wars By Germain Lussier/March 19, 2014 11:30 am EST From Fast and Furious to Frozen, this edition of Theme Park Bits is packed with goodness. There are ride videos, new worlds, and juicy rumors. Below, read about the following: Disney announced a full Pirates of the Caribbean land for Shanghai Disneyland, including a brand new attraction. Universal trademarks Fast and Furious: Supercharged for a possible ride....

TV Bits: ‘Treme’, ‘Magic City’, ‘Hamlet’, ‘A Knight’s Tale’, ‘Homeland’, Ricky Gervais By Angie Han/Sept. 24, 2012 4:00 pm EST Still, Simon says he and his cast say they’re just happy to get to return at all. “To a person, [the stars] all came back. We’re happy for a chance to finish the story on our own terms,” he said. “It’s not an ideal solution, but given the ratings for Treme relative to HBO’s other original series, the existence of any kind of fourth season is something to be celebrated....

VOTD: The History Of Movies In Under 9 Minutes By Germain Lussier/July 11, 2014 7:00 am EST The way I see it, you have three options. 1. Spend tens of thousands of dollars a year on film school. 2. Read a book. Or 3, watch this nine-minute YouTube video. Yeah, I’d pick number 3 too. The fine folks at CineFix have put together a video called The History of Hollywood in Under 10 Minutes....

‘GI Joe: Retaliation’ Super Bowl Spot Gives You Cobra Commander By Russ Fischer/Feb. 1, 2012 12:45 pm EST Paramount is trying again with G.I. Joe this summer. Though the original film wasn’t all that well received, footage from the sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been turning heads beginning with the teaser trailer premiere in Austin late last year. A new ad for Jon M. Chu’s film will run during the Superbowl, and the spot is already online....

‘House Of Cards’ Season 2 Gets Release Date, Teaser By Angie Han/Dec. 4, 2013 9:42 am EST Some folks like to go all out for Valentine’s Day, planning elaborate dates or wild nights out. But if you’re more of the stay-at-home-with-a-glass-of-wine-and-PJs type, Netflix has got you covered. The streaming service has just announced that the second season of House of Cards will land on February 14, with all thirteen episodes premiering at once....

‘One Direction: This Is Us’ Trailer: Morgan Spurlock’s Latest Documentary Follows The Pop Stars By Germain Lussier/June 25, 2013 2:00 pm EST Briefly: Whether you’re a parent or just familiar with popular culture, you’re likely aware the latest in a long line of teen pop groups, One Direction, is about to get its own movie. The film is called One Direction: This Is Us, and it is directed by Super Size Me and Comic Con Episode IV filmmaker Morgan Spurlock....

‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Deleted Scene: “The Pig Head Sequence” By Germain Lussier/March 3, 2014 11:00 am EST This Roger Rabbit deleted scene explains so much. A video has been brought to our attention from the DVD of Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. In it, Zemeckis and his crew discuss a deleted scene they refer to as “The Pig Head Sequence” which was the first completed scene in the film, but was later cut out....