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Page 2: Wreck It Ralph, Star Trek, Star Wars, Pacific Rim, Breaking Bad, Monsters University, Ghostbusters, Totoro, Bruce Lee, Sunshine, Evil Dead, Lone Ranger, Tron, Prometheus, Lizzy Caplan By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 11, 2013 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Header Photo: Wreck It Ralph Valentine 48 hidden images in “Black Swan” /Film’s Peter Sciretta appeared on The Drill Down podcast to talk about why Netflix’s House of Cards release model is not good for business or the consumer....

Paramount Focusing On Day-And-Date VOD Releases For Indie Titles By Angie Han/July 31, 2013 11:30 am EST It’s not an exaggeration to say that movie ticket prices cost more than ever nowadays. The average cost of admission hit an all-time high of $8.38 in 2013, up from $7.96 a year ago. And that’s just the national average, mind you. In New York, where I live, a ticket to an IMAX 3D film costs over $20 a person....

Sam Neill Claims ‘Jurassic Park 4’ Is A Reboot By Germain Lussier/May 21, 2013 1:30 pm EST Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic Park 4, originally scheduled for release Summer 2014, is currently locked in a holding pattern. The studio and director agreed taking more time to craft the film was the best way to ensure it will be the sequel we all want. But what does that mean exactly? Quality is obviously the number one priority, but how will a film almost fifteen years in the making take up the mantle left by directors Steven Spielberg and Joe Johnston?...

See Loads Of ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Concept Art By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2014 10:30 am EST Edge of Tomorrow, directed by Doug Liman and starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, is a terrific summer movie. It leaps off from a seemingly derivative premise (Groundhog Day meets Starship Troopers) to create excellent action sequences and a couple of solid characters. The script is surprisingly restrained, the alien enemies are unusual and memorable, and the whole film is funny — a lot more funny than the stern ad campaign let on....

Sharlto Copley To Play Christian Walker In PlayStation’s ‘Powers’ By Angie Han/Aug. 18, 2014 12:45 pm EST The final pieces of the puzzle are falling into place for Powers, the first original series from Sony’s PlayStation Network. Sharlto Copley has just been cast in the lead role of Christian Walker, while Michelle Forbes is set to play Retro Girl. The pair join Susan Heyward, Eddie Izzard, Noah Taylor, Olesya Rulin, Max Fowler, and Adam Godley....

Studio Ghibli Titles New Films From Hayao Miyazaki And Isao Takahata; ‘Grave Of The Fireflies’ Picked Up For US Re-Release By Russ Fischer/Nov. 21, 2012 2:09 pm EST Good news for fans of Hayao Miyazaki and films from Studio Ghibli: the company has taken action to secure rights to two film titles, and in doing so has given us the name of two new projects. Hayao Miyazaki’s next film seems to be called Kaze Tachinu (The Wind Rises), and we know that it will tell the story of the man who designed the Zero fighter plane for Japan....

Superhero Bits: Justice League War, Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World By Germain Lussier/Oct. 28, 2013 3:30 pm EST Is Miles Teller really up for Fantastic Four? What did Bryan Singer reveal in his X-Men: Days of Future Past Twitter chat? Will Sif get a bigger role in more Thor movies? Which major music producer is working on The Amazing Spider-Man 2? How can you make your own Iron Man Arc Reactor?...

Superhero Bits: The Marvel Experience, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. By Germain Lussier/Jan. 9, 2014 4:30 pm EST What’s the latest on the traveling Marvel Experience? Want to see POP figures from Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Did Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. steal some art from a popular video game? How is Gal Gadot preparing to play Wonder Woman in Batman vs....

Tim Burton And Danny Elfman To Present One-Time Concert In London By Germain Lussier/Feb. 18, 2013 1:20 pm EST Danny Elfman and Tim Burton fans might want to start looking up flights to London. On October 7, the composer and director, whose previous collaborations include Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands and The Nightmare Before Christmas, will team up for a one-time only performance. Elfman will sing for the first time in almost two decades as the BBC Concert Orchestra performs music from all those films and more....

Uncut Version Of Lars Von Trier’s ‘Nymphomaniac’ To Premiere At Berlin Film Festival By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2013 8:52 am EST Get ready for the longer, harder, uncut version of Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac. As the more “commercial” shorter version prepares for its theatrical rollout, the director’s cut of Nymphomaniac Volume I has just been set to premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February. Hit the jump for more details....

Which 2013 Movie Is Universal’s Most Profitable Film Ever? By Angie Han/July 31, 2013 11:00 am EST Calculating how much money a film’s made at the box office is (relatively) easy. Figuring out how much of that translates into profit for the studio can be a little trickier. Many more factors need to be considered, such as how much the picture cost to make and market, what cut of the international gross the studio gets, and so on....

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Star Michael Fassbender Had Never Played ‘Assassin’s Creed’ By Angie Han/Oct. 17, 2013 4:30 pm EST Gamers have been hoping for years that Hollywood would finally figure out how to make a good video game movie, but their one of their best hopes of that happening rests on a guy who’s not much of a gamer at all. Assassin’s Creed star Michael Fassbender has admitted that not only had he never played Assassin’s Creed before he signed on, he doesn’t even own a video game console....

‘Big Lebowski’ Spinoff And ‘Barton Fink’ Sequel Updates From John Turturro By Angie Han/Aug. 18, 2014 1:00 pm EST Joel and Ethan Coen have made it pretty clear that they have no intention of making a Big Lebowski sequel, but John Turturro is still hoping for that Big Lebowski spinoff. The actor recently reiterated his desire to make a Jesus Quintana film, although it doesn’t seem like it’s happening just yet....

‘Emanuel And The Truth About Fishes’ Trailer: Jessica Biel Stars In Sundance Thriller By Angie Han/April 19, 2013 2:00 pm EST Jessica Biel has done more than her fair share of studio romcoms and actioners, but her most interesting role in recent memory could be in the Sundance indie Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes. Directed by Francesca Gregorini, the psychological thriller stars Kaya Scodelario as a troubled teen girl who begins babysitting for her new neighbor Linda (Biel)....

‘Godzilla’ Japanese Trailer: Give Ken Watanabe A Close-Up By Russ Fischer/Dec. 11, 2013 10:00 am EST Briefly: Here’s the Japanese trailer for next year’s Godzilla, from director Gareth Edwards. This is mostly the same as the trailer debuted yesterday in the US — the effects shots are all the same, for example. But Japan’s own Ken Watanabe gets a better introduction in this trailer. While the domestic trailer showed the actor in a hazmat suit, here he’s given a close-up without any protective covering....

‘Into The Storm’ Trailer 2: Tornadoes! “They’re Everywhere!” By Germain Lussier/June 26, 2014 10:48 am EST I don’t know about you, but I’ve been craving a good tornado movie. Not something dumb with sharks or whatever, but something that at least tries to be realistic and scary. That craving is so bad, I get legitimately excited when Twister is on TV. Well, thank the clouds, New Line’s upcoming tornado film Into the Storm is almost here....

‘Jurassic World’ Wrap Photo Reveals Dinosaur Bones By Russ Fischer/Aug. 5, 2014 12:35 pm EST Just like that, Colin Trevorrow and his producers and crew have wrapped the Jurassic World shoot. Trevorrow commemorated the occasion with a photo that teases what appear to be some T. rex jawbones. Is this the remains of the dino from the first film (probably not), or something that is built as part of the island park’s visitor center display?...

By Germain Lussier/Jan. 24, 2013 5:00 pm EST Coming of age stories are a dime a dozen. Good ones are one in a million and The Kings of Summer, written by Chris Galletta and directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, is definitely the latter. It’s the story of Joe Toy (Nick Robinson) who along with his friend Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and oddball Biaggio (Moises Aries) decide to build their own house in the woods and run away from home....

‘Transformers: Age Of Extinction’ International Trailer By Angie Han/May 19, 2014 1:45 pm EST Hot on the heels of the new Transformers: Age of Extinction domestic trailer, we have the new Transformers: Age of Extinction international trailer. This one places slightly more emphasis on the humans who get caught up in the alien robot saga, including Mark Wahlberg’s Cade Yeager and his daughter Tessa (Nicola Peltz). Not too much, mind you....

Ang Lee Wants To Replace David Fincher On Angelina Jolie’s ‘Cleopatra’ By Angie Han/Jan. 9, 2013 12:55 pm EST When Life of Pi landed in Ang Lee’s lap in 2009, it had already run through several directors including M. Night Shyamalan, Alfonso Cuarón, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet. But as we now know, he managed to turn the tricky source material into a gorgeous, moving adventure. As he eyes his next move, he’s looking to board another project that’s been attached to several high-profile names....