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‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Will Be Released In 3D December 18, 2015 By Germain Lussier/Nov. 7, 2013 1:21 pm EST It’s official. Star Wars Episode VII will be released December 18, 2015, in 3D. Read the full press release below. StarWars.com published the following: With pre-production in full-swing, a confirmed release date of December 18, 2015, has been set for Lucasfilm’s highly anticipated Star Wars: Episode VII. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII, where it will not only anchor the popular holiday filmgoing season but also ensure our extraordinary filmmaking team has the time needed to deliver a sensational picture,” said Alan Horn, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios....

‘Terminator 5’: Arnold Scwarzenegger Details Terminator Aging, Hints At Various Incarnations By Russ Fischer/March 25, 2014 3:45 pm EST Arnold Schwarzenegger is returning to the dire future of 2029 in which Skynet and its robotic Terminator assassins have dominated humanity. In Terminator 5 Schwarzenegger will once again play a killer robot that looks like a man. In two interviews, the actor gives up some new details about how Terminator 5 will work....

Benedict Cumberbatch On ‘Star Wars:’ “We’ll Have To Wait And See” By Germain Lussier/Sept. 9, 2013 10:30 am EST A rumor broke last week suggesting Benedict Cumberbatch was likely to be cast as a major part of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII. Lucasfilm and Disney didn’t comment, but the actor’s reps denied the claim. Then the actor himself was at the Toronto International Film Festival promoting multiple movies, and was posed with the question....

Bryan Singer Shows Off Full-Sized Sentinel From ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ By Angie Han/Aug. 1, 2013 12:30 pm EST It’s no secret that Sentinels are big, but it’s been tough to tell just how big from the shots revealed so far. This full-body shot does a much better job of showing off the sheer scope of the thing. And while it’s not quite at the level of a Pacific Rim Jaeger, it’s still a good 20 feet or taller....

Dexter: The Complete Series Will Be Released In Blood Slide Collector’s Set By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2013 11:30 am EST

Don’t Expect To See Thanos In ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ By Angie Han/July 31, 2014 12:15 pm EST Kevin Feige confirmed that the Mad Titan is “not a part” of Avengers: Age of Ultron — though in typically coy fashion, he admits “nothing’s definitive” at this point. Hit the jump for details. Russ got the scoop from Feige at a recent press event for Guardians of the Galaxy. Feige got all cute when asked whether Thanos might crop up in Avengers: Age of Ultron:...

Exclusive Sundance Poster Debut: Adam Wingard’s ‘The Guest’ Starring Dan Stevens By Germain Lussier/Jan. 16, 2014 12:00 pm EST A family mourns the loss of their fallen soldier son. They find solace when a mysterious stranger, a fellow soldier and friend of their son, comes to visit. And if this was a movie by a normal set of filmmakers, we’d have a pretty good idea of what happens next. Coming from You’re Next team of director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett, however, who the hell knows?...

Final Season Of ‘Mad Men’ To Air In Two Parts By Angie Han/Sept. 17, 2013 12:07 pm EST In a statement, AMC president Charlie Collier cited Breaking Bad’s recent record-high ratings as proof that the split final season model could work. “This approach has worked well for many programs across multiple networks, and, most recently for us with Breaking Bad which attracted nearly double the number of viewers to its second half premiere than had watched any previous episode,” he said....

First ‘jOBS’ Clip Shows Ashton Kutcher And Josh Gad Discussing The Future By Russ Fischer/Jan. 24, 2013 12:30 pm EST The last curiosity of this year’s Sundance Film Festival is jOBS, the biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, featuring Ashton Kutcher in the lead role. The film premieres tomorrow night, but in the meantime we’ve got the first clip from the film. It features a conversation between jobs and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, played by Josh Gad....

First Official Cast Photo: ‘Transformers 4: The Age Of Extinction’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2013 10:27 am EST Director Michael Bay has posted the first official cast photo from Transformers 4: The Age Of Extinction featuring Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz and Jack Reynor. Wahlberg stars in the film as a mechanic named Cade who makes a discovery that attracts the attention of Autobots, Decepticons and a paranoid government official. Peltz plays Wahlberg’s teenage daughter Tessa, and we can only assume that Reynor plays Tessa’s boyfriend or love interest....

Geek Deal: Up To 60% Off Dexter On Blu-Ray By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 26, 2013 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

If ‘GTA V’ Were A Movie, It Would’ve Sold Enough Tickets To Be The #453 Biggest Movie Of All Time By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2013 9:00 am EST I’ll admit, I’m trolling video gamers a bit with this comparison — But I got your attention right? That said, the math is real: 29 million gamers bought GTAV, times that by the current movie ticket average of $7.84 a ticket (believe it or not, it is actually that low) equals a $227....

Los Angeles: See ‘The Kings Of Summer’ Tonight With Director, Cast, And Doug Benson In Attendance By Russ Fischer/June 19, 2013 2:00 pm EST Briefly: Hey, LA, if you haven’t seen the very entertaining film The Kings of Summer, from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts, tonight might be the best night to catch it. At 7:40 this evening, at the Landmark Los Angeles at 10850 West Pico Blvd, Doug Benson will be hosting a special edition of the ‘Doug Loves Movies’ podcast, with the director and cast in attendance....

Michael Pena May Join ‘Ant-Man’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2014 12:41 pm EST Now that a couple of the leads are announced and the shoot date is approaching, the rest of the cast for Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man will likely be revealed in short order. Will Michael Pena be among the chosen? The Wrap says he’s been offered a role and wants to take it, noting also that Marvel denies talks are going on....

Mike Epps Takes The Lead In Richard Pryor Biopic By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2014 9:30 am EST Looks like the lead in the Richard Pryor biopic has gone to Mike Epps. Somehow, early on in the process, it looked like Nick Cannon was going to get the gig, and thus be enshrined in proximity to Pryor’s simply by virtue of proximity. But then Mike Epps came roaring up from the back of the pack with a screen test that was reportedly impossible to ignore....

Page 2: BTTF, Breaking Bad, Tarantino, Star Trek, Finding Nemo, Battlestar Galactica, Ender’s Game By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 3, 2013 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: Put On This Costume Tee And Look Like Marty McFly 6 Filmmaking Tips From Ron Howard “We Can Shoot It In One Year And We’re Out”: 5 Things Learned About Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Gravity’ Colbert Wants More Breaking Bad How Gravity’s triumph reveals CGI’s limitationsRanked: Tom Clancy Movies, From Worst To Best...

Page 2: Star Wars, Tarantino, Black Hole, Totoro, Game Of Thrones, Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2013 12:00 pm EST Header Photo: Red ‘Star Wars’ Lightsaber Sunglasses That Light Up Someone thought it was a good idea to include me on a list of 10 Pro Bloggers Mastering Instagram. This in from Jordan Hoffman: “Alex Robinson (comic book author) has started Star Wars Minute – a podcast wherein each episode is all bout 1 minute of run time for Star Wars (starting w/ A New Hope....

Page 2: Star Wars, Toy Story, Harry Potter, Temple Of Doom, Doctor Who, Will Ferrell, Game Of Thrones, Mad Men By Peter Sciretta/April 9, 2013 11:00 am EST Header Photo: Disney Princesses as Lightsaber-Wielding ‘Star Wars’ Jedi and SithCan A Movie Have Too Many Stars?Ten 2013 Theatrical Releases with Recognizable Stars That Made Less than $10,000 at the Box OfficeLEGO Castle GrayskullMovie Houses of Worship: Roger Ebert’s Favorite Movie TheatersWhy Mounting Your TV Above the Fireplace Is Never a Good IdeaToy Story Cake and CupcakesA Layperson’s Guide to Hollywood’s Confusing DoppelgangersThe 8 Most Annoying Movie Marketing TacticsHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster by Cameron K Lewis...

Posters: ‘Jack The Giant Slayer’, ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters’, ‘Side Effects’ By Angie Han/Dec. 11, 2012 2:56 pm EST 2012 saw a couple of high-profile fairy tale releases, but the trend is really just getting started. 2013 has a couple such titles due out in just the first three months, including Tommy Wirkola’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters in January and Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Slayer in March....

Quentin Tarantino’s Porno Movie? By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2007 3:01 am EST Quentin Tarantino has taken on the Martial Arts Revenge, Blaxploitation and Grindhouse genres, and he now wants to make a call back to the 1970’s European nudie films. Tarantino told the Daily Telegraph that he wants to make: “… a cool sex movie that would take place in Stockholm, with a couple of Americans visiting a couple of Swedish friends… just going out drinking, having a good time, hooking up....