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‘Elfquest’ Movie May Come Back To Life As An Indie By Russ Fischer/Nov. 6, 2012 5:34 pm EST Wendy and Richard Pini created the comic series Elfquest decades ago, in 1978, and the indie fantasy title stuck around through many changes in the comic publishing business. It wasn’t even always 100% indie, as Elfquest is one of the very rare properties to be published by both Marvel and DC: Marvel’s Epic imprint republished early stories in the mid-’80s, and DC licensed the characters in 2003, for a four-year run....

‘Fast & Furious 7’ Release Moved Up One Week; ‘Insidious Chapter 3’ Release Moved Back By Russ Fischer/July 3, 2014 12:30 pm EST Two James Wan projects have new release dates. Wan’s first entry in the Fast & Furious series, Fast & Furious 7, will now open a week earlier than previously planned. And Insidious Chapter 3, which counts Wan as co-creator and producer, with Leigh Whannell writing and directing, is now set for May 2015....

‘Fleming’ Trailer: Dominic Cooper Creates James Bond In His Own Image By Russ Fischer/Dec. 26, 2013 7:50 am EST Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond plays on BBC America beginning January 29. Mat Whitecross (Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll) directs.

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’ Announced For July 2017 By Germain Lussier/July 26, 2014 6:44 pm EST Update from Editor Peter Sciretta: At the end of the Marvel Studios presentation at 2014 San Diego Comic Con International, Marvel head Kevin Feige played a video of Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt and director James Gunn announcing that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will be released on July 28th 2017....

‘Jurassic World’ Brochure Provides Glimpse At New Theme Park; Teases Late Night Cameo By Germain Lussier/July 14, 2014 11:00 am EST Even though the dinosaurs might eat you, Jurassic Park was always a place people wanted to visit. In Jurassic World, that’s exactly what happens. The 2015 release surmises that a fully functioning and safe dinosaur theme park has finally been opened for business…and people are bored of it. An attempt to satisfy that boredom with something new and exciting sets off the a frightening new chain of events....

‘Mommy’ Trailer: Get A Peek At Xavier Dolan’s Cannes Smash By Angie Han/July 17, 2014 2:45 pm EST Like any film festival, Cannes has its share of hits, misses, and polarizing oddities that manage to be both hits and misses. But one of the few out-and-out successes this year was Xavier Dolan’s Mommy. It inspired a flood of glowing reviews, and it charmed festivalgoers all the way to the Cannes jury prize....

‘Prisoners’ Trailer: Hugh Jackman Takes Extreme Measures To Find His Missing Daughter By Russ Fischer/June 28, 2013 6:08 am EST Summer only officially started a few days ago, but for those who don’t want a long procession of super-powered tentpoles, summer movie fatigue is here in full force. If you’re in that crowd the fall festival season may seem like a great promise on the horizon, and one of the first films in that season is Denis Villeneuve’s Prisoners....

‘Star Trek’ Bits: Simon Pegg Comments On JJ Abrams Return For ‘Trek 3,’ Alice Eve Promises Benedict Cumberbatch Is Not Khan By Russ Fischer/Feb. 11, 2013 11:45 am EST The promotion for J.J. Abrams’ new film Star Trek Into Darkness is really starting to ramp up, but there are still a few big questions that remain unanswered about the film. One is the precise nature of John Harrison, the villain played by Benedict Cumberbatch....

‘The Bling Ring’ Trailer: Sofia Coppola Enables Emma Watson’s Wild Side By Russ Fischer/April 23, 2013 3:00 pm EST Even for fans of Sofia Coppola, the biggest interest in her new film, The Bling Ring, might be for the man behind the cinematography. The late Harris Savides shot the film, and though he was not able to see the project through to release, his touch is all over it. As anyone familiar with Savides’ work would expect, the film indeed looks gorgeous, with a restrained but perfectly composed color palette....

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ Casts Michelle Forbes By Angie Han/May 6, 2014 2:15 pm EST If the revolution against Panem’s Capitol is to succeed, Katniss and her rebel friends are going to need some tough allies. Thankfully, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 knows just the gal. Geek favorite Michelle Forbes (Star Trek: TNG, 24, Battlestar Galactica, True Blood, The Killing, Orphan Black… the list goes on) has just boarded the upcoming sequel, due out next year....

‘The Wolverine’ Teaser Poster, Plus Highlights From The Web Chat With Hugh Jackman And James Mangold By Germain Lussier/Oct. 29, 2012 1:58 pm EST Live from the Australian set of the latest film in the X-Men saga, star Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold sat down Monday to answer fan questions about The Wolverine. The discussion ran just about 20 minutes, and there weren’t any incredibly big revelations outside of what we already know....

‘V/H/S: Viral’ Red-Band Trailer By Angie Han/Sept. 18, 2014 11:39 am EST As a format, VHS is dead, but as a horror movie franchise, V/H/S is doing very well. For the third year in a row, we’re getting one of these found-footage anthologies, with another new crop of filmmakers. And it looks every bit as nutty, creepy, gross, and bizarre as the earlier installments did. Check out the new V/H/S: Viral red-band (i....

Brief ‘Big Hero 6’ Teaser Is For World Cup Watchers By Russ Fischer/June 13, 2014 3:45 pm EST We’re still waiting for a proper full trailer for Big Hero 6, but in the meantime Disney has released a brief bit of animation themed to the World Cup. There’s not a lot here, but what little new animation we do get is super-cute. Especially when the big squishy Baymax (above) tries to get into the game....

Exclusive Details On Mondo Mystery Movie XI In Los Angeles By Germain Lussier/Nov. 8, 2013 2:10 pm EST A few weeks back, Mondo tweeted something very, very exciting for poster enthusiasts around the world. The tweet simply said: MMM:XI. LA. DECEMBER. TICKETS SOON. — MONDO (@MondoNews) October 22, 2013 Well, today we can exclusively announce all the details about the event…except the title of the movie, of course. Mondo Mystery Movie XI will take place December 14 at the Crest Theatre in Los Angeles, CA....

Exclusive Poster Debut: Alejandro Jodorowsky’s ‘The Dance Of Reality’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 5, 2014 8:00 am EST One of my most anticipated films of the year is the documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, about the effort by Alejandro Jodorowsky (The Holy Mountain, El Topo) to film Frank Herbert’s titanic novel. 2014 will turn out to be a great year for fans of Jodorowsky, as we get not only that doc, but a new film from the director....

First Look: Clint Eastwood’s The Human Factor With Matt Damon By Hunter Stephenson/March 14, 2009 12:04 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. [No photo] Photos have surfaced from the set of The Human Factor, the Nelson Mandella biopic directed by Clint Eastwood that is currently shooting on location in South Africa. The pics show co-star Matt Damon outfitted as Francois Pienaar, captain of the 1995 South African rugby team that took the World Cup and “capped Mandela’s miraculous 10-year effort to bring 43 million South Africans together in an enduring bond....

LOL: Animation Of Badger’s ‘Star Trek’ Story From ‘Breaking Bad’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 12, 2013 11:30 am EST The final season premiere of Breaking Bad left us with a lot to think about. Like, a lot to think about. But what makes the show great is not only the slowly unfolding mysteries, incredible performances, writing or white knuckle tension. It’s how creator Vince Gilligan chooses to sprinkle humor in with all of that....

National Association Of Theater Owners Pushes For Shorter Movie Trailers By Angie Han/May 29, 2013 7:41 am EST A well crafted trailer for a highly anticipated picture is a thing of beauty, but there are lots of ways trailers can annoy as well. They might be sloppily edited or downright misleading. They can show too much of the movie, or feature too many scenes that aren’t in the film at all....

Page 2: James Cameron, Labyrinth, John Landis, Cars 2, Tom Hanks, American Werewolf In London, Kevin Smith, Black Swan By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 4, 2011 11:00 am EST Tomasz Opasinski created this awesome Tron: Legacy poster. [reelizer]John Landis gives his commentary for the trailer for Pretty Maids All In A Row in Trailers from Hell.Cinematical lists the five flicks to avoid while exploring caves. Addict has put together a series of t-shirts paying tribute to Star Wars, featuring the technical blueprints to the iconic vehicles of the Star Wars trilogy....

Page 2: Robin Williams, Firefly, The Wire, Star Wars, Tarantino, Michael Bay, Dune, Harry Potter, Kevin Spacey, Princess Mononoke By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2014 2:30 pm EST Header Photo: The Evolution of Robin Williams Science Fiction And Fantasy Books That Will Change Your Life This Fall 5 Modern Gems Released During the Dumping Ground That is the Last Half of AugustFirefly Brownie Coats Fine Art Print10 Big Differences Between The Giver Book And MovieThe 4 Movie Beasts Creepier Than Michael Bay’s Ninja Turtles...