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New ‘The Hobbit’ TV Spot Features A Vague Glimpse Of The Dragon Smaug By Russ Fischer/Dec. 1, 2012 3:43 pm EST Just yesterday we passed on some quotes from Peter Jackson about the process of designing the dragon Smaug, aka the big villain of the book The Hobbit, and Jackson’s three films adapting it. At the time that interview was conducted, Smaug wasn’t quite done. But we know that he makes a very brief appearance in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which is starting to screen for press and has already had its world premiere in New Zealand....

New Plot Details Indicate ‘Poltergeist’ Remake Is Actually A Sequel By Angie Han/May 23, 2013 9:52 am EST The distinctions between “reboot,” “remake,” and “sequel” aren’t always clear. It’s possible for a film to serve as one of those things while technically being categorized as another, or even to fit all three descriptions at the same time. The new Poltergeist coming from MGM seems like it might be one of those projects that kind of works at all three....

New Poster For ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ Trailer Out Thursday By Germain Lussier/Oct. 22, 2013 9:24 am EST The second poster for Captain America: The Winter Soldier has just debuted and it makes one thing abundantly clear. Cap (Chris Evans) sure loves jumping out of planes. This time, he’s flying high above modern Washington DC for the Russo Brothers, with a cast including Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Scarlett Johansson and Sebastian Stan....

New Stills And Character Details Revealed For ‘The Lego Movie’ By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2013 6:30 am EST With direction by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and a voice cast that includes Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, and Will Ferrell – not to mention the timeless appeal of Legos themselves — The Lego Movie has the potential to become one of the highlights of next year’s lineup. But although the first trailer was released all the way back in June, plot specifics have been kept pretty vague....

Page 2: Captain America, Grease, Frank Marshall, Dark Crystal, Mark Zuckerberg, Labyrinth, The Thing, Academy Awards, Battlestar Galactica, Inception By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2011 7:00 pm EST Header photo: /Film reader Erik Zünder from Argentina has sent me photos of his Spider-Man and… Academy Awards arm tattoos. FearNet lists From Horror to Oscar: 10 Scary Movies from This Year’s NomineesMTV has published a preview from the official Transformers: Dark of the Moon comic book prequel Transformers: Rising Storm....

Page 2: Star Trek, Life Of Pi, Star Wars, Critters, An American Werewolf In London, Breaking Bad, Walking Dead By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 22, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: How to Piss Off Your Nerdy Friends: Fandom Edition [Comic] The Offbeat Charm of ‘Bob’s Burgers’ is an Antidote to ‘Family Guy’ and ‘The Simpsons’ The 25 Differences Between ‘Alex Cross’: Book and Movie Star Trek fans tie the knot at “Klingon wedding"Kickstart This: Horror/Heist Project ‘Zombie Bank’ by Mike De Caro...

Superhero Bits: Agents Of SHIELD, Gotham, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Batman V Superman, Deadpool By Germain Lussier/Aug. 9, 2014 9:00 am EST Want to see more set videos from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Who really came up with the story behind Guardians of the Galaxy? Which Twin Peaks actor leads the new names in the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? What does Arkham Asylum look like in Gotham? Is the Honest Trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze funny?...

Superhero Bits: Avengers Age Of Ultron, Batman V Superman, Aquaman, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Hellboy 3 By Germain Lussier/June 16, 2014 4:00 pm EST Want to see some footage of Thor, Captain America and Iron Man on the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron? What does Joss Whedon have to say about the state of superhero films? Does the Batmobile do something interesting in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? How far will Ron Perlman go to make Hellboy 3?...

Superhero Bits: Fantastic Four, Batman V Superman, X-Men, Wolverine, Guardians Of The Galaxy By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2014 10:00 am EST What movies did Simon Kinberg compare the Fantastic Four reboot too? Want to see another unused Batman Begins poster concept? Which celebrity family member is helping Ben Affleck train for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice? Have you ever seen Hugh Jackman’s original Wolverine audition? Is Sideshow Collectibles trying to kill Mutants?...

The 700th Edition Of Superhero Bits By Germain Lussier/Sept. 17, 2014 4:30 pm EST Artist Jason Liwag is bringing some cool superhero art to MondoCon, including our exclusive reveal of this Catwoman above. See more at GeekTyrant. TNT locked up the TV rights for the next five Marvel movies including Avengers: Age of Ultron. Comic Book Movie posted some legitimately great images from The Flash, as well as this new featurette....

The Writers Strike Vs. Prince Of Persia By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2007 4:28 am EST Even with the writers strike in full effect, preproduction on the big screen adaptation of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time is ramping up. Last month Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire helmer Mike Newell signed on to direct the video game adaptation. Our friends at Collider spoke with Jerry Bruckheimer, and the producer revealed that a script has been turned in and they are beginning to develop the film’s look and feel....

There’s Still No ‘Frozen 2’, But There Will Be A ‘Snow Queen 2’ By Angie Han/Sept. 10, 2014 1:30 pm EST Despite Frozen’s $1.2 billion box office haul, Disney still hasn’t announced any plans for a direct sequel. Fortunately(?), last year’s other Snow Queen adaptation is happy to fill that gap. Timur Bekmambetov is set to produce the Russian 3D CG sequel The Snow Queen: Journey Continues, with a starry English-language voice cast including Sean Bean, Sharlto Copley, Bella Thorne, and Isabella Fuhrman....

Three New ‘Godzilla’ Spots Offer More Monster Glimpses By Russ Fischer/April 4, 2014 12:30 pm EST Godzilla (the monster, and possibly the film) is gigantic, but at this point Legendary and Warner Bros. are all about revealing new glimpses of the film in the smallest ways. A pair of trailers, teaser and full-length, have been very shy about showing off the monster and how he stomps around the world, preferring instead to illustrate the aftereffects of said stomping....

Tom Hiddleston Voicing Young Captain Hook In DisneyToon Studios Film ‘The Pirate Fairy’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 9, 2013 12:25 pm EST Briefly: An interesting announcement out of D23 involves a new DisneyToon Studios animated film, The Pirate Fairy. The musical animated film is a Tinkerbell spinoff, described as “Hook before the hook.” It features Tom Hiddleston as James, a cabin boy who ends up becoming Captain Hook. Christina Hendricks plays the main character Zarina (above), a “red-haired bad-ass fairy who falls for Hiddleston’s character” according to Peter and Germain, who are in the hall at D23....

Video: How Fans “Despecialized” ‘Star Wars’ But Left Improved Audio And Video By Germain Lussier/Aug. 20, 2014 11:45 am EST You would need an encyclopedia to know how many different versions of the original Star Wars Trilogy are out there. From obvious changes made to create the Special Editions, or the addition of “Episode IV” to the first film, to more subtle ones like color correction or audio tweaks, there are dozens of different versions of each film....

Watch Frodo Kill In The First Six Minutes Of Franck Khalfoun’s ‘Maniac’ Remake By Angie Han/Dec. 28, 2012 12:36 pm EST Elijah Wood remains best known as sweet, brave Frodo from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, but the actor’s never shied away from tackling weirder roles. Just a couple of years after Return of the King hit theaters, he appeared as creepy, murderous Kevin in Sin City. Now, with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey still in theaters, we have a glimpse of his performance as another serial killer in Maniac....

Watch Pixar’s Short ‘La Luna’ In Full By Russ Fischer/Nov. 5, 2012 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The best thing about Pixar’s Brave might have been the short film that preceded it: Enrico Casarosa’s film La Luna, in which a young boy is introduced to the unusual job performed by the men in his family. The young guy at the center of the film finds himself in a rowboat at midnight with his gently bickering father and grandfather, and soon learns the enormity of the family business....

Writing Bits: ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’ Starting From Scratch; ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Gets ‘Expendables 2’ Scribe, J. Michael Straczynski To Pen ‘Shadowman’ By Angie Han/Oct. 15, 2012 7:00 am EST Universal isn’t giving up on its long-gestating Creature From the Black Lagoon remake. The project’s been kicking around in one form or another since the early ’80s, but has been pretty quiet the past few years. Now the studio’s starting fresh with writer Dave Kajganich....

‘Despicable Me’ Minions Are Getting Their Own Feature Film By Russ Fischer/July 23, 2012 3:30 pm EST Deadline says the as-yet untitled film will be an original story that adds new characters and offer the return of some Despicable Me characters, and presumably some from the upcoming sequel. The real focus of the film is “the antics of the yellow fellows as they interact with human characters.“Brian Lynch scripted, Pierre Coffin will direct and Kyle Balda will co-direct....

‘Grand Piano’ Alternate Poster Debut By Russ Fischer/Jan. 31, 2014 10:30 am EST Grand Piano was one of the most entertaining films I saw in 2013 — its premiere screening at Fantastic Fest last year had the crowd roaring with delight, and was the thing everyone talked about for the rest of the fest. Coming from director Eugenio Mira, who did the music for Timecrimes; star Elijah Wood; and screenwriter Damien Chazelle (whose directorial debut Whiplash was just a big Sundance hit) the film is a technical tour de force that puts Wood in the hot seat as a killer targets him during a tense musical performance....