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The Best Twitter Reactions To Edgar Wright Leaving ‘Ant-Man’ By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2014 2:30 pm EST There’s no good spin on the news filmmaker Edgar Wright has decided to leave Marvel’s Ant-Man. Wright is one of our most exciting cinematic voices, with a small but powerful resume that had film fans salivating over his take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Plus, his version of the film is something we’ve always assumed would happen, as Wright was attached to Ant-Man back in 2006, long before Iron Man kicked off the current crop of Marvel Studios films....

Everything Wrong With Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Previously: You can also find Everything Wrong With Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake as well as the Honest Trailer from ScreenJunkies. VOTD: Everything Wrong With ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Peter Sciretta/July 3, 2014 9:30 am EST Everything Wrong With Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Previously: You can also find Everything Wrong With Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake as well as the Honest Trailer from ScreenJunkies....

Watch A Deleted Scene From The ‘Twin Peaks’ Pilot By Russ Fischer/July 8, 2014 2:00 pm EST It’s safe to say that I am unreasonably excited about the upcoming Twin Peaks blu-ray box set. Rumors of new Twin Peaks material have always seemed both unrealistic and unappealing — the show’s ship has sailed, and we’ve all got to accept that. But the reveal of deleted scenes shot between 1989 and 1992 is something else altogether....

‘Brick Mansions’ Trailer: Paul Walker Takes On Dystopian Detroit In His Last Completed Film By Angie Han/Feb. 12, 2014 10:06 am EST Shortly before his death in November, Paul Walker wrapped shooting on Camille Delamarre’s Brick Mansions. The film is now headed for an April release, and the first trailer has just landed. A remake of the French thriller Banlieue 13 (known in the U.S. as District B13), Brick Mansions features Walker as an undercover cop who must team with an ex-con (David Belle) to take on a drug kingpin (RZA) in the most dangerous tenement in a dystopian Detroit....

‘Dead Man’s Burden’ Trailer: Family Don’t Turn Against Each Other Without Reason By Russ Fischer/April 5, 2013 4:45 pm EST For every regular movie watcher, there’s a genre or two that gets, if not a free pass, at least an automatic look. Heist movies and westerns fill that column for me. So I’m predisposed to be interested in Dead Man’s Burden, which documentarian Jared Moshé (Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel) directed as his dramatic feature debut....

‘Frozen’ Japanese Trailer Reveals First Footage Of Anna And Elsa By Angie Han/July 3, 2013 11:30 am EST After all the talk about Disney’s Frozen as an eye-popping fairy tale epic about the bonds of sisterhood, it was a bit surprising to find that the first teaser was… a 90-second short about an anthropomorphic snowman and a weirdly dog-like reindeer. Cute as the video was, it didn’t offer much of an idea as to what the film would really be like....

‘Fruitvale Station’ Duo Michael B. Jordan And Ryan Coogler To Make ‘Rocky’ Spinoff ‘Creed’ By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2013 9:23 am EST Director Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan, who paired up on this year’s awards contender Fruitvale Station, are in early talks to direct and star in Creed. Creed is a spin-off from Sylvester Stallone’s breakout and Oscar winning film Rocky. It will follow the grandson of Apollo Creed, famously played in the Rocky films by Carl Weathers....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Michelle Fairley Replaces Judy Davis In ‘24: Live Another Day’ By Angie Han/Feb. 11, 2014 2:15 pm EST It’s not like Jack Bauer ever really has it easy, but as of today his job sounds just a little bit harder. 24: Live Another Day will have him going up against Michelle Fairley, known to Game of Thrones fan as Catelyn Stark. Considering what Cat’s been through on the HBO fantasy-drama, a terrorist plot in modern-day London should be a walk in the park....

‘Impossible’ Director Juan Antonio Bayona To Do Sci-Fi Film For Warner Bros. By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2013 4:30 pm EST Briefly: Juan Antonio Bayona, a disciple of Guillermo Del Toro, first directed The Orphanage. He followed that with The Impossible, which garnered Naomi Watts an Oscar nomination. Next up, the former music video director will follow his famous friend to Warner Bros. where he’ll direct an untitled sci-fi film written by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump, Munich, The Insider) and produced by Kevin McCormick (Gangster Squad)....

‘Monsters University’ Final Trailer: Welcome To The School Of Scaring By Angie Han/May 30, 2013 11:34 am EST As college kids across the country toss their mortarboards into the air, the bright-eyed freshmen of Monsters University are just now getting ready to arrive on campus and hit the books. And this year’s new class includes future Monsters, Inc. co-workers Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and Sulley (voiced by John Goodman)....

‘Noah’ Set Photos Reveal Ray Winstone As Bloodied, Battered Villain By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2012 5:22 pm EST REMOVED We’ve seen the ark, we’ve seen Noah, and we’ve seen his friends and family. Now a new batch of set photos reveals the big scary villain that Russell Crowe’s lead character will be up against. No, not the flood: Ray Winstone was revealed this summer as Tubal-cain, the apparently human nemesis to Crowe’s man of faith....

‘Pan’: Rooney Mara To Play Tiger Lily In Peter Pan Origin Movie By Angie Han/March 12, 2014 12:30 pm EST Casting heats up on Pan: Rooney Mara is getting in on the fairy tale trend. The Dragon Tattoo actress has just landed the role of Tiger Lily in Pan, the Peter Pan origin tale being directed by Joe Wright. She joins a cast that also includes Hugh Jackman as Blackbeard and Garrett Hedlund as Captain Hook....

‘The ABCs Of Death 2’ Green-Band Trailer: Less Blood, Still Plenty Of Mayhem By Angie Han/Sept. 5, 2014 12:00 pm EST If you’re the kind of person to be intrigued by The ABCs of Death 2, you’re probably the kind of person that’s okay with a little NSFW gore and violence. But just because you’re cool with it doesn’t mean everyone else is, so today we have an ABCs of Death 2 green-band trailer that you can enjoy with your whole family, office, or what have you....

‘The Hunger Games’ Becomes First Female-Led #1 Film Since ‘The Exorcist’ By Angie Han/Jan. 10, 2014 7:03 pm EST There aren’t many who could beat Tony Stark in a fair fight, but Katniss Everdeen is one of them. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has just become the highest-grossing release of 2013, narrowly beating out Iron Man 3. Which is pretty remarkable in itself, but is even more impressive when you consider that it’s the first female-led film to come out on top since The Exorcist in 1973....

‘True Detective’ Trailer: Something Deep And Dark By Russ Fischer/Oct. 28, 2013 1:45 pm EST A song from Austin band The Black Angels powers this new trailer for HBO’s True Detective, and that pretty much puts the whole concept over the top for me. The show, written and directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as cops embroiled in a very long murder investigation, has looked wonderful in a couple of previous promos and trailers....

‘Unbroken’ Trailer: Angelina Jolie Chronicles Louis Zamperini’s Dramatic Journey By Angie Han/July 10, 2014 7:34 am EST Angelina Jolie’s feature directing debut In the Land of Blood and Honey didn’t get a ton of attention. But her follow-up Unbroken is already looking like an early contender for the Oscar race, with an uplifting fact-based plot and a plum Christmas release date. Based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand (Seabiscuit), Unbroken follows Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) from his humble roots to his Olympic stardom, World War II service, and stay in a Japanese POW camp....

Aaron Paul Has Met With Ron Howard About ‘The Dark Tower’ By Angie Han/Jan. 21, 2014 4:00 pm EST Ron Howard’s ambitious adaptation of The Dark Tower has been through plenty of ups and downs over the year, but as of last fall it was coming along slowly but surely. Although Howard declined to offer a specific timetable, he said that he was “continuing to work” on the project. Now it may be about to take a step forward in the casting department....

Confirmed: James McAvoy Cast As Scotty In JJ Abrams Star Trek? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2007 12:58 am EST Today seems to be a Monday full of casting announcements and speculation. UK’s Sunday Mirror is reporting that James McAvoy has indeed been cast as Scotty in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek. There is a questio mark, because I’m not sure how credible the Sunday Mirror is. The McAvoy rumor has been circulating for quite some time now....

Cool Stuff: Tyler Stout’s ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Poster For Mondo By Germain Lussier/July 29, 2013 8:15 am EST Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost took Austin, TX by storm this weekend. They rolled into town to present the full Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End) and even came bearing a brand new, mind-blowing Mondo poster. It’s for their 2004 zombie romantic comedy Shaun of the Dead and it’s by the legendary Tyler Stout....

Dwayne Johnson Still Deciding Between Shazam And Black Adam [Updated] By Angie Han/Aug. 19, 2014 2:25 pm EST We’ve known for a while now that Dwayne Johnson has plans to star in a Shazam movie. But there have been some conflicting reports about which part he’d play, and now we know why: He hasn’t decided yet. Hit the jump to read his latest comments on the matter. Update: Further comments from Johnson have been added below, relating that he wanted to announce Shazam at Comic Con, and saying that he expects the official announcement to come soon....