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‘Poltergeist’ Remake Dated For Valentine’s Day 2015; New ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Out 2016 By Germain Lussier/Jan. 14, 2014 5:00 pm EST

‘Sinister’ Creators Writing New ‘Outer Limits’ Based On Harlan Ellison Story By Russ Fischer/June 19, 2014 3:40 pm EST When Sinister director Scott Derrickson was hired to direct Doctor Strange for Marvel Studios, we first wondered if his co-conspirator C. Robert Cargill might end up writing the latest draft of the movie. That wasn’t to be, and Jon Spaihts ended up getting the Strange gig instead. But the director and writer of Sinister now have another new project: a new Outer Limits movie, based on Harlan Ellison’s story Demon With a Glass Hand....

‘The Great Gatsby’ Gets Six Character Posters And Two TV Spots By Angie Han/April 1, 2013 11:51 am EST Originally slated for Christmas 2012, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby is now preparing to make a splash as a summer release this May. It’s been fairly quiet on the marketing front for the past few months, but that’s changing with the new release date just around the corner. A new series of character posters featuring Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), Daisy (Carey Mulligan), Nick (Tobey Maguire), Tom (Joel Edgerton), Myrtle (Isla Fisher), and Jordan (newcomer Elizabeth Debicki) has just hit the web, giving us a glimpse at the troubled characters who populate this glitzy landscape....

‘Top Gun 2’ Gets ‘Jungle Book’ Writer Justin Marks By Angie Han/Sept. 9, 2014 5:00 am EST Top Gun 2 was getting ready to take flight when the 2012 death of Tony Scott left the project grounded. But now it’s preparing to try and launch again.Justin Marks, the writer of Disney’s upcoming The Jungle Book, has been entered talks for the sequel. Tom Cruise remains attached to reprise his role as Maverick....

‘Transcendence’ Teaser: Johnny Depp Is All Ones And Zeros [Updated With 2nd Teaser] By Angie Han/Dec. 19, 2013 4:40 pm EST Countless sci-fi movies have explored the possible consequences of the technological singularity, the moment when the machines have officially outpaced the humans who created them. But in Wally Pfister’s Transcendence, the first machine to achieve sentience isn’t really a machine at all. It’s a controversial scientist, played by Johnny Depp....

‘Winter Soldier’ Creator Ed Brubaker Scripted The ‘Maniac Cop’ Remake By Russ Fischer/May 6, 2014 4:00 pm EST I keep forgetting that Nicolas Winding Refn is producing a remake of Maniac Cop. He’s got the film’s original director, William Lustig, working with him as producer, and that’s a pretty good combination. This new Maniac Cop will likely be rather different from Lustig’s original exploitation effort, which starred the incomparable Robert Z’Dar as the title character, and featured Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins....

A Cast Of Kings S3E01 - Valar Dohaeris By David Chen/March 31, 2013 4:37 pm EST Joanna and Dave discuss the much anticipated season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at acastofkings@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at gameofthronespodcast.com. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes!...

ABC Considering ‘Modern Family’ Spinoff About Rob Riggle’s Gil Thorpe By Angie Han/Sept. 30, 2013 8:00 am EST AMC’s doing it, Showtime’s doing it, and now ABC’s doing it, too. The Alphabet is looking into a spinoff based on one of its biggest hits, the Emmy-winning Modern Family. The possible series is still in the very early planning stages, and the network has not yet settled on a concept. However, one of the ideas being tossed around is a comedy centered on Rob Riggle’s character Gil Thorpe....

Ben Foster Reveals His ‘Warcraft’ Role By Russ Fischer/June 2, 2014 11:30 am EST Despite the fact that Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) has already wrapped the primary shoot for Warcraft, we know almost nothing about the film. Clearly, the film is set in the world of Azeroth, introduced in the video game Warcraft and greatly expanded in other titles including World of Warcraft. And we know most of the members of the cast: Ben Foster, Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Toby Kebbell, Rob Kazinsky, Dominic Cooper, Daniel Wu and Clancy Brown are all in the film....

Christopher McQuarrie To Direct Live-Action ‘Star Blazers’ By Angie Han/Oct. 30, 2013 11:30 am EST Christopher McQuarrie is gearing up for Mission: Impossible 5 as we speak, but he’s already thinking ahead to his next directorial gig beyond that. The filmmaker has been set to helm Skydance Productions’ Star Blazers, two and a half years after he was hired to write it. The live-action adventure is based on the ’70s animated series of the same title, which was the American version of the Japanese anime Space Battleship Yamato....

Christopher Nolan Plays Coy About Batman Cameo Rumors For ‘Man Of Steel’ By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2012 1:00 pm EST Despite a quick and unequivocal denial from the actor’s reps, the rumor that Joseph Gordon-Levitt is playing Batman in Man of Steel just isn’t going away. Now, coyly adding fuel to the fire is The Dark Knight Rises director and Man of Steel producer Christopher Nolan. While the filmmaker hasn’t confirmed Gordon-Levitt’s involvement in the new picture (he’d know better, even if it were true), he not denying it, either....

Confirmed: ‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ Gets Christmas Release [Updated] By Germain Lussier/Oct. 29, 2013 10:00 am EST Update from editor Peter Sciretta: Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street will be released on December 25th 2013. THR reports that the filmmaker delivered a shortened version of the film to Paramount. Original story follows after the jump. Previously on The Wolf of Wall Street, filmmaker Martin Scorsese was reported to be highly unlikely to make his November 15 release date....

Does ‘Star Wars Episode VII’s’ Absence At The D23 Expo Raise Bigger Questions? By Germain Lussier/Aug. 12, 2013 2:00 pm EST The consensus seems to be director J.J. Abrams, executive producer and Lucasfilm CEO Kathleen Kennedy, screenwriter Michael Arndt and producers Lawrence Kasdan and Simon Kinberg are simply not ready to reveal anything about Star Wars Episode VII. What’s troubling though is Disney did reveal images, concept art and more for films that’ll be out after well Episode VII....

Drafthouse Films Buys Live-Action/Animated Sci-Fi Hybrid ‘The Congress’ By Russ Fischer/June 7, 2013 10:27 am EST Drafthouse Films has been on a roll out of Cannes. The relatively new distributor bought both Nothing Bad Can Happen and the very weird, appealing Borgman (trailer here) at the festival. Now Drafthouse has partnered with Films We Like to pick up North American distribution rights to Ari Folman’s The Congress. The film stars Robin Wright as a version of herself; in the film she’s an actress who sells her digital likeness to a movie studio....

Early Buzz: ‘White House Down’ Delivers Silly Summer Fun By Angie Han/June 14, 2013 2:04 pm EST Much as we appreciate big-budget blockbusters that aim to be deep or emotional or to impart profound life lessons, there comes a point in every summer when all we want to do is enjoy some expensive, well crafted mayhem. Arriving just in time for that moment this year is Roland Emmerich’s White House Down....

First Footage From ‘Larry Crowne’ Starring Tom Hanks And Julia Roberts By Germain Lussier/Feb. 28, 2011 2:30 pm EST In a summer filled with superheroes, giant robots, boy wizards and 3D animation, it’ll be interesting to see how Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts stack up. On July 1, the two mega-stars once again team up for the Hanks-directed romantic comedy Larry Crowne in an obvious instance of counter-programming. Hanks plays a guy who loses his job and goes back to junior college only to fall in love with his teacher, played by Julia Roberts....

By Germain Lussier/Aug. 6, 2014 12:53 pm EST That film, directed by Gil Kenan, will now open July 24, 2015, making it the big horror movie of next Summer. Read more about the Kingsman and Poltergeist remake release dates below. With Poltergeist moving into summer, it now opens opposite the Judd Apatow/Amy Schumer film Trainwreck, which recently finished filming. Again, this is a classic case of counter programming, with the big female-driven comedy opening against the 3D horror movie....

James Mangold’s ‘The Wolverine’ Sneak Peek And Trailer Coming Next Week By Angie Han/March 18, 2013 2:00 pm EST We’ve seen promotional stills, character portraits, inspiration photos, and behind-the-scenes peeks from The Wolverine. We’ve heard all about the plot, the cameos, the timeline, and the themes. And so far, it all looks and sounds great. But a film doesn’t work unless what’s actually moving around on the screen does, and so far, we’ve yet to see a lick of footage from the James Mangold-directed film....

Jason Clarke And Omar Sy Enter Stephen Gaghan’s ‘Candy Store’ By Angie Han/April 4, 2013 5:23 pm EST Stephen Gaghan’s Candy Store has been linked to several established A-listers in the past year, including Brad Pitt and Denzel Washington. But the first stars to close their deals for the movie are a pair of fast-rising stars.Jason Clarke and Omar Sy have just boarded the ensemble thriller, which follows several different plot threads through the criminal underbelly of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn....

Kevin Feige Reveals ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’s’ Timeline And Primary Villain By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2013 9:42 am EST During Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man, Black Widow and Captain America are dealing with villains on Earth, Thor is back on Asgard and we assume Hulk and Hawkeye are around somewhere. But James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy also falls in the pre-Avengers: Age of Ultron release window....