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Page 2: Steve Jobs, Scott Pilgrim, Real Steel, Netflix, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Castaway, King Of Kong, Puss In Boots, Shame, Harry Potter, South Park, The Divide By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 7, 2011 8:00 am EST Header Photo: One of my favorite Threadless tees has been reprinted and is only $10 – “Cyclope” Mini-Geek Deal: AMC Theaters is offering a Large Popcorn for $1 w/ Purchase Of Large Coke Zero after Printable Coupon, offer valid now through November 3rd 2011....

Rumor: Jason Schwartzman Could Join ‘Jurassic World’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2013 8:48 am EST Briefly: Colin Trevorrow has been very busy prepping Jurassic World for release June 12, 2015. He’s assembled a solid young cast (Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins) with a few recognizable names (Josh Brolin, Bryce Dallas Howard) and now he might be adding another.Hypable is reporting Jason Schwartzman, star of Rushmore and next month’s Saving Mr. Banks, is in talks to join the film in an yet-to-be-revealed role....

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’ Indefinitely Postponed By Germain Lussier/Jan. 9, 2013 4:18 pm EST Seems like we won’t be getting that new Steven Spielberg sci-fi film as soon as originally planned. Robopocalypse, based on the best-selling book by Daniel H. Wilson, had already been delayed several months from a 2013 release date to 2014 and now DreamWorks has “indefinitely postponed” the film. Read more after the jump. The Hollywood Reporter broke the disappointing news....

Sunshine’s Release Date Troubles By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 28, 2007 6:08 am EST Excited to see Danny Boyle’s Sunshine? (The new trailer hit the web yesterday, see it here) Well it looks like you’re going to have to wait a little longer. The movie has been in the works for what seems like forever. Filming wrapped in Fall of 2005. And post production took over a year, pushing back the original October 13 2006 release date....

Superhero Bits: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers 2, Man Of Steel, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Fantastic Four By Germain Lussier/May 22, 2013 3:30 pm EST Empire asked Michael B. Jordan about being in Fantastic Four and he seemed pretty excited about it.The New York Times has a great article on Zack Snyder and Man of Steel. Heard around the set: next avengers movie features Black Panther, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch....

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, X-Men Days Of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Dark Knight Rises By Germain Lussier/Nov. 13, 2012 9:30 am EST Has The Dark Knight Rises Oscar campaign begun? Is James Gunn researching animals for Guardians of the Galaxy? Want to see some high resolution set photos from Thor: The Dark World? Will there be a brand new suit in The Amazing Spider-Man 2?...

VOTD: Billy Dee Williams Graces ‘Dancing With The Stars’ With ‘Star Wars’ Dance By Germain Lussier/March 18, 2014 9:30 am EST Lando himself, Billy Dee Williams, put the “Star” in Dancing With the Stars Monday night, kicking off the 18th (?!?!) season of the ABC show with a Star Wars inspired dance featuring Stormtroopers, R2-D2 and more. He and partner Emma Slater did a Cha-Cha to John Williams’ famous theme hoping to play on the audience’s nostalgia....

Watch: ‘The Changing Shape Of Cinema’ To Learn The History Of Aspect Ratios By Germain Lussier/June 27, 2013 7:59 am EST 4:3, 16x9, 2.35:1, 1.85:1. Talking about aspect ratios can look like a math problem. Actually, the numbers – which represent different ratios between width and length, have a deep history in the development of film as a medium. Different cameras, lenses, screens, and marketing ideas have all contributed to the changes....

Zach Braff’s Sundance Film ‘Wish I Was Here’ Gets A Poster By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 16, 2014 10:00 am EST Zach Braff has released the poster for his second directorial effort Wish I Was Here, which like Garden State is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. Braff stars in the film alongside Josh Gad, Mandy Patinkin, Ashley Greene, Donald Faison, Jim Parsons and others. The movie is set to premiere this weekend....

‘Gotham:’ Bruce Wayne And Selina Kyle Cast By Germain Lussier/March 4, 2014 11:30 am EST The last two actors who played Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle have Oscars on their shelves. The next two would probably struggle to reach those shelves. Two young actors have been cast as the eventual Batman and eventual Catwoman in Fox’s upcoming show, Gotham: Bruce Wayne will be played by David Mazouz, best known for the show Touch....

By Angie Han/Aug. 20, 2014 12:45 pm EST The hospitals of 1950s St. Louis aren’t big fans of William Masters’ sex study, but Showtime is. Masters of Sex has just been renewed for a third season, to air sometime next year. Also returning is Ray Donovan, which like Masters of Sex is currently in the middle of its second season. Other Showtime series already confirmed to return for 2015 include Penny Dreadful, Shameless, Episodes, and House of Lies....

‘Metallica: Through The Never’ Trailer: Fire And Riffs Trump Plot By Russ Fischer/May 22, 2013 4:49 pm EST The riff and machine-gun snare roll combo that opens Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’ is a primal thing. My response to it is the same every time — an adrenaline rush, a bodily thrill, and a genuine feeling of happiness. Now it has an additional effect: making me so ready to watch the 3D IMAX film Metallica: Through the Never....

‘Monsters, Inc. 3D’ Trailer And Poster By Angie Han/Sept. 5, 2012 11:16 am EST Most years, we’re lucky if we get one Pixar release. This year, we’re getting three — it’s just that two of them are re-releases of older titles. The only new film, Brave, debuted over the summer, but both Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc. are getting the post-converted 3D treatment for theatrical release over the next few months....

‘Outrage’ English-Subtitled Trailer By Russ Fischer/Sept. 14, 2011 5:30 pm EST Earlier this year we saw Japanese trailers for Takeshi Kitano’s latest film Outrage, which marks his return to gangster pictures. (He previously made one of the best Japanese gangster films, Sonatine, as well as other movies about the Yakuza.) Now we’ve got a US trailer via Magnet, and if you wanted a clearer look at the film than those Japanese clips provided, this should do the trick....

‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’: Rogue Still In After All By Angie Han/April 16, 2014 3:00 pm EST As of last year, it looked like Anna Paquin’s Rogue was going to be one of the few mutants not returning for X-Men: Days of Future Past. Though she’d already shot some footage, director Bryan Singer ultimately didn’t have room for her one and only scene, and so Rogue ended up on the cutting room floor....

2014 Is The Year We Make A Movie With Stephen Tobolowsky By David Chen/Feb. 24, 2014 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Four and a half years ago, I recorded my first podcast episode of “The Tobolowsky Files” with Stephen Tobolowsky, featuring true stories about life, love, and Hollywood. Stephen is an incredible storyteller and in the time since that first podcast was published here at slashfilm....

Cool Stuff: ‘Transformers’ And ‘Voltron’ On Display In Wizard World Exclusives By Germain Lussier/May 14, 2013 11:00 am EST There’s just something exciting about seeing a giant robot kick ass. Growing up in the ’80s, cartoons like Transformers and Voltron were fan favorites because of that very idea. Long before that, Godzilla and the Toho crew fought plenty of giant mechs, and the formula has been exploited in anime, live action television and some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters....

Danny Boyle’s ‘Trance’ Scores New Poster And April US Release Date By Russ Fischer/Jan. 29, 2013 3:20 pm EST The studio has announced an April 5 release for the film. More info, and a poster that ably captures what appears to be the very fragmented condition of McAvoy’s mind, follows after the break. Danny Boyle’s film TRANCE will be released on April 5, 2013! Starring James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassell....

Final ‘Killing Them Softly’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/Nov. 21, 2012 4:30 pm EST I know that you haven’t forgotten about Killing Them Softly, the new film from The Assassination of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik and star Brad Pitt. But just in case the November 30 release was in danger of slipping your mind, here’s one last trailer to act as a reminder. There’s some new footage in here as the trailer traces the outline of a story in which Pitt plays a nuanced mob hitman who tracks Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn after they rob a mob-backed poker game....

Jason Statham Will Replace Daniel Craig In ‘Layer Cake’ Sequel, ‘Viva La Madness’ By Angie Han/Nov. 11, 2013 3:30 pm EST Matthew Vaughn’s Layer Cake was instrumental in helping Daniel Craig land the iconic role of James Bond, but nowadays Craig is so busy 007-ing that he presumably doesn’t have time for the sequel. So he’s being replaced with another glowering British badass. Jason Statham and his manager / producing partner Steve Chasman have picked up the rights to J....