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‘Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters’ Red-Band Trailer: Don’t Eat The Effin’ Candy By Angie Han/Jan. 4, 2013 9:41 am EST The fairy tale trend continues in full swing in 2013, with Tommy Wirkola’s Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters kicking things off later this month. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton star as the titular siblings, now all grown up and exterminating witches for profit. (Though, as Gretel mordantly notes, “we’d do this shit for free....

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Remake In The Works By Germain Lussier/Sept. 15, 2014 2:45 pm EST Well, it’s official. Hollywood has apparently exhausted all of the classic horror remakes of the Seventies and Eighties because they’ve moved to the Nineties. Sony Pictures has begun to develop a remake of I Know What You Did Last Summer, the 1997 hit originally written by Scream writer Kevin Williamson. The remake will be written and produced by Oculus filmmaker Mike Flanagan, based on the 1974 novel by Lois Duncan that inspired Williamson’s script....

‘Oldboy’ Teaser And Posters: A Nightmare Hotel Prepares For New Guests By Russ Fischer/Sept. 17, 2013 3:40 pm EST Spike Lee’s new version of Oldboy was recently delayed to November, but that might only have been so that a certain “hotel” could prepare for new guests. That’s the trust of an intense and intimidating new teaser trailer that shows a great many close-ups of the inner workings of an unusual prison....

‘The Conjuring’ Already Set Up With Sequel Plans By Russ Fischer/July 16, 2013 4:03 pm EST New horror films often seem like a great way to beget a new franchise — there’s a rich tradition of horror film series, after all, and any company releasing horror into movie theaters is easily tempted by the sweet smell of franchise money. And so The Conjuring, which has been the benificiary of rave reviews since debuting at the LA Film Festival and going into many preview and word of mouth screenings, is already looking locked for a sequel and possible franchise....

‘The Lego Movie’ Trailer: ‘21 Jump Street’ Directors Assemble Their Own Toy Justice League By Russ Fischer/June 18, 2013 4:28 pm EST This could well be the kids’ film of 2014, even if it is a giant toy commercial. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the guys who made the very entertaining Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and also the 21 Jump Street revamp, have turned Legos into a movie. The Lego Movie, in fact....

‘To The Wonder’ Trailer: What Is Love? By Angie Han/March 8, 2013 11:00 am EST “Prolific” isn’t a word you would’ve associated with Terrence Malick for the first forty years of his career, which yielded just five films. But it’s coming to define the next stage of it. Since 2011’s Tree of Life he’s been on a roll, with some four films due out in the next few years. The first of those will be To the Wonder, which hits next month....

‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Video Places Mutants At Historic Turning Points By Russ Fischer/April 11, 2014 2:15 pm EST Check out the video below. See if you can spot the element that is particularly counter to classic X-Men canon. After watching, check out the 25 Moments website for some pretty detailed story points that will act (presumably) as backstory to Days of Future Past. So, yep, that shot of Colossus is a pretty big background change....

By Hunter Stephenson/April 18, 2008 6:35 pm EST Discuss: Is this news surprising? Do you think a fifth Alien movie would have happened if AVP didn’t blow it? In your opinion, should a new Alien movie even include Ripley at this point, not to say Weaver isn’t great? Do you think a remake of Alien or Predator will happen in the next couple years?

Bill Murray Has Casting Suggestions For The All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot By Angie Han/Sept. 8, 2014 8:30 am EST The idea of an all-female Ghostbusters 3 attracted both enthusiastic supporters and vehement detractors, but you can count Bill Murray in the former camp. “I would go to that movie,” the former Dr. Peter Venkman told press at TIFF this weekend. In fact, not only is he into the idea, he also has some ideas about whom he’d like to cast....

Channing Tatum May Co-Direct Jo Nesbø Thriller ‘The Son’ By Angie Han/March 19, 2014 6:00 am EST Channing Tatum has been saying for a while now that he’d like to move in to directing, and he may have just found his first project. No, it’s not Magic Mike 2. Tatum and his frequent collaborator Reid Carolin (who wrote Magic Mike) are in talks to helm Warner Bros.’ The Son, based on a crime novel by Jo Nesbø....

Cool Stuff: Wes Anderson’s ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ Toys By Germain Lussier/Sept. 5, 2014 10:30 am EST Sure it looked different from rest of Anderson’s films, but at its heart, it really wasn’t. Anderson’s musical choices, parental themes, locked-off camera angles and long takes were all there, just seen through the eyes of stop-motion animation. Watch it again and it’s as timeless, if not more so, than most of the directors other films....

Disney Will Tease New ‘Star Wars,’ Marvel And ‘Avatar’ Attractions At D23 Expo [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2013 3:00 pm EST UPDATE: We’ve been contacted by Disney Imagineering and told the quotes we originally reported, though from an official Disney website, were incorrect. Frank Reifsnyder, Communications & Media Relations Manager for Walt Disney Imagineering said, “There will be teases to Star Wars and to Avatar but nothing about any attractions or experiences based on those properties....

First ‘Bates Motel’ Video Teases Imply Ominous Violence By Russ Fischer/Nov. 30, 2012 11:00 am EST I’m not certain why, exactly, 2012 has turned into the year of Alfred Hitchcock, but it doesn’t really matter. We’ve got two biopics, Hitchcock and The Girl, chronicling the making of Psycho and The Birds, respectively. And just as Hitchcock is about to open we’re starting to get a look at the new TV series, Bates Motel, acts as a prequel to Psycho, with Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as young Norman Bates, and Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air) as his mother....

First Footage: ‘Unbroken,’ From Director Angelina Jolie And Cinematographer Roger Deakins By Russ Fischer/Feb. 16, 2014 6:10 pm EST Unbroken is the story of Louis Zamperini, an American Olympian who competed in 1936, and a World War II veteran who survived a plane crash at sea during the war only to be picked up by the Japanese Navy and interred in a POW camp.Angelina Jolie directs the film as her follow-up to In the Land of Blood and Honey, but it’s a few of the other names in the crew roster that might get your attention: Roger Deakins (No Country For Old Men, Skyfall, Prisoners) shot the film, and Joel and Ethan Coen did some work on the script....

Forest Whitaker In Talks For ‘Taken 3’, Olivier Megaton To Direct By Angie Han/Jan. 29, 2014 11:27 am EST Although Liam Neeson initially seemed completely disinterested in Taken 3, he eventually came around after a bit of soul-searching and an offer for $20 million. Now the other pieces of the puzzle are falling into place around him. Olivier Megaton will return to direct the third installment of the thriller franchise, while Forest Whitaker could join Neeson in front of the camera....

FXX Pays $750 Million For Syndication And VOD Rights To ‘The Simpsons’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 15, 2013 10:30 am EST Gone are the days of being able to watch The Simpsons in syndication every single evening. The show has been on the air for so long (25 seasons) that many of the original syndications deals have sputtered out. Cable TV companies saw that as an opening and, in recent months, a bidding war began for the rights to air the classic cartoon....

Gambit Could Debut In Solo Movie First, Says Channing Tatum By Angie Han/June 6, 2014 4:00 pm EST When Channing Tatum was confirmed for the role of Gambit earlier this month, the word was that his version of the character would make his debut in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse. But that may not be the case after all if Tatum has his way. In a recent interview, Tatum revealed that there have been conversations about introducing his Gambit in a standalone movie — one that’ll “change the superhero movie,” no less....

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Harrison Ford A ‘Co-Lead’ Of ‘Star Wars Episode VII;’ More Behind The Scenes Rumors Confirmed By Germain Lussier/May 9, 2014 10:01 am EST The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has a great article about the Star Wars Episode VII casting news. In the article, “sources with direct information about the project who spoke on condition of anonymity” confirmed a bunch of behind the scenes tidbits we’d long since begun to take as fact....

James Bond And ‘Midnight Cowboy’ Composer John Barry Has Died At Age 77 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2011 9:22 am EST One of the great film composers has passed. It was revealed last night that BAFTA and Oscar-winning composer John Barry died Saturday of a sudden heart attack in New York. He was 77. Mr. Barry contributed a great many memorable cinema scores, including those of many James Bond movies as well as for films as diverse as Midnight Cowboy, The Black Hole and Dances With Wolves....