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John August To Write Shazam! Movie Featuring Captain Marvel By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2007 10:26 pm EST Go screenwriter John August has been hired to adapt the DC comic book Shazam! for New Line Cinema. Peter Segal (50 First Dates) is attached to direct. Created in 1939 by artist C.C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, Shazam! features Captain Marvel, the alter ego of Billy Batson, a youth who works as a radio news reporter and was chosen to be a champion of good by the wizard Shazam....

Showtime Orders Morgan Spurlock Series ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ By Russ Fischer/March 27, 2014 1:30 pm EST What would happen if you mixed Morgan Spurlock’s documentary style with David Fincher’s Seven? We may find out when Showtime airs his look at the “weird and darkly comic world of sin,” Seven Deadly Sins, later this year. The show is Spurlock’s exploration of the darker recesses of human nature, as it tackles one sin per episode, with Spurlock hosting....

The First ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ Is Cast: Alan Ritchson Is Raphael By Germain Lussier/March 22, 2013 10:00 am EST Deadline broke the news of the casting on the film, which is scheduled for release in June 2014. On the TV show and movies, Raphael was often the main character among the four turtles. His weapon of choice was the sai, and his aggressive, selfish nature generally got him (and therefore the group) into trouble....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 19 - The Season Of Misdirection By David Chen/March 5, 2010 9:00 am EST In this death defying episode, Stephen and Beth make some accidental life decisions in Illinois while Stephen has a brush or two with the Grim Reaper and finds help from a most unexpected source. The Tobolowsky Files is a new podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky....

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 7 - Once In A Lifetime By David Chen/Dec. 11, 2009 10:25 pm EST The Tobolowsky Files is a new podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. In this episode, Stephen reflects on the verisimilitude of his stories and shares details from the set of Mississippi Burning....

‘Evil Dead’ Remake: What Did You Think? By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2013 11:55 am EST The remake of Sam Raimi’s first signature film is now open. After a long period of speculation about the possibility of a fourth Raimi Evil Dead film, or a remake by some other filmmaker, audiences have a chance to see what Fede Alvarez has done with Evil Dead. This remake has some ideas of its own, as it follows a group of young friends to a remote cabin where one plans to detox....

‘Fast And Furious 6’ Blu-Ray Reveals First Scene From ‘Fast And Furious 7’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 27, 2013 8:30 am EST It’s no spoiler to say the end of 2013’s Fast and Furious 6 sets up 2014’s Fast and Furious 7 in a major way. The end credits tag introduces a brand new villain and ties the franchise back into its awesome black sheep entry, The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift....

‘Short Term 12’ Review: SXSW Grand Jury Winner Is A Funny, Emotional Piece Of Cinematic Perfection By Germain Lussier/Aug. 24, 2013 9:13 am EST Editor’s Note: Short Term 12 opened in New York and Los Angeles last weekend and expands this week. Below we’re republishing Germain’s review from South by Southwest 2013 and click here for an interview with the director. Sometimes you watch a movie and, at the end, can’t think of anything in the film that could have been done better....

‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Is YouTube’s Top Movie Trailer Of 2012 By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2012 3:00 pm EST 2012 didn’t want for long-awaited blockbuster releases, what with The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Skyfall, The Hunger Games, and The Hobbit all opening this year. But the one YouTube visitors spent most time poring over, it turns out, wasn’t a movie at all. The website has released its list of the 10 most popular trailers of the year, with a spot for the video game Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 in first place....

‘The Muppets’ Trailer By Germain Lussier/June 17, 2011 11:53 pm EST Late Friday night, or early Saturday morning depending on where you live, the first full trailer for The Muppets appeared online. Oh sure, we’ve seen the teaser trailer, a Hangover Part II parody, a Green Lantern parody, but now you can actually see what this film is going to look like. And it looks damn good. Check it out after the jump....

‘Wire’ Creator David Simon To Do Martin Luther King Jr Miniseries For HBO By Germain Lussier/March 5, 2014 2:26 pm EST David Simon, creator of The Wire, has found his next project: a Martin Luther King Jr miniseries. Simon is attached to an upcoming HBO miniseries based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning history books America: In The King Years, by Taylor Branch. Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions owns the rights and will produce....

Check Out This Unseen Trailer For Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ Featuring Webshooters By Germain Lussier/Sept. 27, 2012 12:30 pm EST A decade removed, it seems crazy to think there was a time Spider-Man had yet to be given the big budget, Hollywood movie. In that time we’ve been given four movies and the character’s existence on the big screen is pretty much taken for granted. But imagine this. You’re sitting around in 2001 and a trailer plays touting not only the first Spider-Man movie, it’s directed by Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, and Spider-man has mechanical webshooters....

Danny McBride And Jody Hill Return To HBO; Plus David Milch Does ‘The Money’ By Germain Lussier/July 29, 2013 7:00 am EST Eastbound and Down is ending after its upcoming season, but Danny McBride and Jody Hill want to stay on HBO. Word out of the TCA’s is the duo are working on a high school based show for HBO in the future. Also, David Milch, who produced Luck, Deadwood and John From Cincinnati, is back at the network, working on a show called The Money....

Dave Filoni Reveals ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Logo, Concept Art, And Details By Angie Han/July 27, 2013 2:32 pm EST The ongoing Star Wars Celebration Europe II gathering in Messe Essen, Germany, has yielded some new details about Star Wars Episode VII, including the confirmation that John Williams would return to provide the score. But wasn’t the only new project discussed at the event. Animator Dave Filoni took the stage to for a panel about Star Wars Rebels, the animated Disney XD series scheduled to premiere next year....

First ‘Warcraft’ Set Photo Reveals An Alliance Throne Room By Peter Sciretta/April 24, 2014 11:45 am EST The latest (300th) issue of Empire Magazine has an article on Duncan Jones’ World of Warcraft movie adaptation. The article features our first Warcraft set photo, giving us out first look at the upcoming video game movie adaptation. The set photo doesn’t reveal much, director Duncan Jones watching some actors on a set of monitors....

First Look: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Marvel Legends Toys; Plus Trailer News By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2014 10:15 am EST Outside of Comic-Con and D23 Expo, no one has seen footage from James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy. And that footage was completed mere days into shooting. Now, the director has been done for a while, is deep into post-production, and a trailer is most definitely coming soon. (Next Tuesday, February 18, is the rumored drop date....

First Look: Jon Stewart’s ‘Rosewater’ Starring Gael García Bernal By Angie Han/Aug. 1, 2014 7:30 am EST Hot on the heels of yesterday’s release date announcement, Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater has just revealed a few first-look pics. Gael Garcia Bernal leads the fact-based story as Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian journalist who imprisoned and tortured for 118 days in Iran. As the subject matter suggests, Stewart’s Rosewater is a serious drama — quite unlike the political comedy we’re used to getting from Stewart on his nightly show....

Latest ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 4 Sneak Peek Has Michonne In Trouble By Germain Lussier/Aug. 27, 2013 6:00 am EST AMC has been teasing fans on Sunday nights by embedding clips of high interest into their newest show, Low Winter Sun. For the past two weeks, they teased the coming attractions for Breaking Bad. This past Sunday, the network promised a brand new clip from the fourth season of The Walking Dead....

Mark Ruffalo Emailed Rian Johnson Asking To Be In ‘Star Wars’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 11, 2014 9:30 am EST Star Wars Episode VII is currently filming, the first Star Wars spinoff comes after that, and then Rian Johnson is making Star Wars Episode VIII. Tentatively, that suggests the film would be released in 2017, and the director is already being courted for roles in the film. Case in point comes from the Hulk himself, Mark Ruffalo....

Michael B. Jordan On The Possibility Of A Black Human Torch: “It’s 2013” By Angie Han/May 17, 2013 1:30 pm EST Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four hasn’t announced any stars just yet, but we got some tantalizing hints a couple weeks back when Michael B. Jordan and Allison Williams were rumored for major roles. The reports got a lot of buzz, most of it good — but predictably, there were a few folks unhappy with the fact that Jordan is black, whereas Johnny Storm has traditionally been portrayed as white....