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‘Arrested Development’ Season 5 Is “Just A Matter Of When,” Says Netflix By Angie Han/Aug. 6, 2014 10:30 am EST Get ready for another Bluth family reunion. Arrested Development Season 5 is coming, according to Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos — it’s a question of when, not if. As in, when they’re able to wrangle the cast back together. Hit the jump to read his comments. As Arrested Development fans know, that was a major issue with Season 4 as well....

‘Crazy 4 Cult 7’ Preview Part 2: The Premiere Pop Culture Art Show Returns To New York By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2013 10:00 am EST Check out the first part of this art preview at this link and some more images here.Crazy 4 Cult, Gallery 1988’s signature pop culture art event, is returning to the Big Apple. The show, which got its start in Los Angeles several years ago and has since spawned two books and innumerable imitators, came to New York in 2012 and is coming back on December 13....

‘Ernest & Celestine’ Trailer Is A Beautiful Breath Of Fresh Air By Russ Fischer/Oct. 2, 2012 4:17 pm EST If the increasing prevalence of CG animation hasn’t dulled your passion for more traditional forms of animation, this trailer for Ernest & Celestine, a story about a friendship between a bear and mouse, might seem to float right off the screen. I’ve written about the animated film Ernest and Celestine in the past, in part because it just looks lovely, and in part because two of the three primary creators (Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar, who worked here with Benjamin Renner) are the people behind the stop-motion gem A Town Called Panic....

‘Noah’ Trailer: Now With More Emma Watson By Angie Han/March 11, 2014 12:00 pm EST Most of the earlier promos for Darren Aronofsky’s Noah have (quite reasonably) focused on three elements: Noah, his ark, and the flood. But there’s a whole great supporting cast behind those main focal points, and the latest Noah trailer focuses on one of them. The promo is introduced by Emma Watson, in an adorably flustered fashion, and features tons of new footage of the Harry Potter actress....

‘Oblivion’ Director And ‘Pacific Rim’ Screenwriter Team For Sci-Fi Show On AMC By Russ Fischer/April 17, 2013 4:00 pm EST AMC is already a favorite TV destination thanks to shows such as Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, and Mad Men, and now the channel is getting an intriguing new project that has the potential to draw more of a genre audience. Ballistic City is a “futuristic drama” directed and exec produced by Oblivion and Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski and written and exec produced by Pacific Rim writer Travis Beacham....

‘Showrunners’ Trailer #2: Documentary Puts TV Makers In The Spotlight By Angie Han/Dec. 4, 2012 3:31 pm EST Whereas TV was once thought of as cinema’s lowbrow cousin, these days the small screen is where some of Hollywood’s greatest artistry can be found. It’s tough to argue that a show like Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones or Mad Men has any less merit than the latest feature effort by David Fincher or Michael Mann — particularly when Fincher and Mann are themselves are crossing the divide to direct episodes of House of Cards or Luck....

‘Skyfall’ Behind The Scenes Video Goes Under Water; Premiere Announced For Adele’s Theme Song [Updated With Song Preview] By Russ Fischer/Oct. 1, 2012 11:03 am EST Feels like it has been years since chart-topping UK singer Adele was first rumored to be the choice to sing the theme for James Bond’s twenty-third (official) cinema outing. In part the long-standing rumor is due to the fact that Adele just seems like the best choice, as her vocal style sounds spot-on for a Bond theme....

By Germain Lussier/April 23, 2013 2:52 pm EST Sylvester Stallone played a little game with his Twitter followers Tuesday and the result was his disclosure of the director for The Expendables 3. That name? Patrick Hughes, best known for the small Australian film Red Hill, which starred True Blood’s Ryan Kwatten. Check out Sly’s tweets below. Here are Sly’s tweets about Hughes. If you head to the feed, you’ll see that he really did try to get Mel Gibson to direct as rumored....

Adam Driver Could Be A Villain In ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 26, 2014 12:25 pm EST The star of Girls could soon become a Sith. Variety is reporting Adam Driver is close to signing a deal that’ll make him the main villain in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII. UPDATE: Driver’s Girls co-star, Lena Dunham, seems to confirm the news. According to Variety, the role is “in the vein of Darth Vader” and will require Driver to be in multiple movies....

Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Andy Serkis’ ‘Jungle Book: Origins’ As Another Khan By Germain Lussier/Aug. 19, 2014 8:51 am EST Disney and Warner Bros. are both making Jungle Book movies. Disney’s will be out October 2015, and the Warner Bros. one comes out October 2016. Disney has Jon Favreau directing, Warner Bros. has Andy Serkis. Disney has Idris Elba voicing the villainous Shere Khan and now Warner Bros. has cast Benedict Cumberbatch in the same role in Jungle Book: Origins....

Charlie Kaufman Developing FX Sitcom Called ‘How And Why’ By Germain Lussier/March 28, 2013 11:40 am EST Before we knew and loved him for the films Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman wrote for TV. Shows like Get a Life, The Dana Carvey Show and The Edge were among the efforts that had Kaufman’s unique voice on board. Now he’s returning to the small screen....

Clint Eastwood To Direct And Star In Gran Torino By Hunter Stephenson/March 19, 2008 11:26 am EST Not satisfied with having one movie due this year as a director, Clint Eastwood will follow-up November’s Changeling starring Angelina Jolie with a mystery project entitled Gran Torino that is being fast tracked by Warner Bros. for a release in December. I like how the Hollywood legend habitually and quietly moves in for the Oscar kill before I can even argue with the sun....

Cool Stuff: Scott C’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Poster Gets Timed Release By Germain Lussier/May 15, 2014 3:45 pm EST The two best words a casual poster collector can hear are “Timed Release.” That means that for a certain amount of time anyone who wants a poster can order one; and the seller will print as many as are ordered. It’s a rare occurrance, saved for only the most popular artists doing the most popular topics....

Harrison Ford Broke His Leg On ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Set [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/June 19, 2014 9:25 am EST UPDATE: More sources have confirmed this is not a rumor, as it was initially framed. Changes have been made below to reflect that.UPDATE 2: Ford’s publicist confirmed to BBC News that Ford didn’t just break his ankle. He broke his left leg. Word of Harrison Ford’s ankle injury on the set of Star Wars Episode VII spread very quickly last week....

Internet Trailer: The Characters Of Christopher Nolan’s Inception By Peter Sciretta/June 22, 2010 11:30 am EST Warner Bros has released a new featurette for Christopher Nolan’s Inception, giving us a better look at the characters who inhabit the story. The two minute featurette plays less like a behind the scenes interview piece (in fact, there ate no interviews at all), and more like a character-centric movie trailer. Screw it, I’m just going to call it an internet trailer....

Interstellar Game Lets You Create Your Own Solar System, Explore Using The Ship From The Film By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2014 9:00 am EST Paramount Pictures has released an app to promote Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar: The app takes players on a journey through solar systems designed by players, featuring realistic physics conceptualized by Kip Thorne, the film’s scientific advisor and noted theoretical physicist. Players create their own unique solar system with planets, moons, asteroids and more, and travel through other player-created systems in the Endurance, the ship from the film....

James Gunn Wants To Direct ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2,’ Hulk Connection Denied By Germain Lussier/July 21, 2014 9:35 am EST Guardians of the Galaxy is still about two weeks away from release, but the buzz on the film has begun. Guardians screened last week for members of the press and the cast and crew have begun to do interviews to promote it. Because the buzz was so strong, and the film boldly declares “The Guardians of the Galaxy will return,” talk of course turned to a Guardians of the Galaxy sequel....

Joss Whedon Suggests Loki Is Not In ‘The Avengers 2’ By Russ Fischer/June 17, 2013 7:00 am EST Loki memorably made his debut in Thor and then even more memorably provided the Hulk with some Asgardian rag-doll action in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers. And we know the character has a significant role in Thor: The Dark World, which hits this fall. But if you’re expecting Loki to reprise his villainous role in The Avengers 2, might be time to come up with a new expectation....

Netflix Enters The Adam Sandler Business With Four-Picture Deal By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2014 7:58 am EST As announced earlier this week, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Green Legend is Netflix’s first foray into original movies. But it definitely isn’t the last. Netflix has just signed a deal with Adam Sandler to star in and produce four films that’ll be released exclusively on Netflix. Hit the jump for more on the Adam Sandler Netflix deal....

Official Synopsis For ‘Kick-Ass 2’ Revealed By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2012 4:16 pm EST With shooting on Kick-Ass 2 well underway, Universal has released an official synopsis for the Jeff Wadlow-directed adaptation of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s comics. Those who’ve been following our updates on the project won’t be surprised to see that it seems to follow the “bigger is better” rule of sequels — not that we’re complaining when the new cast members include John Leguizamo and Jim Carrey....