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With Solid Chinese Opening, ‘Pacific Rim’ Sequel Now More Likely By Russ Fischer/Aug. 1, 2013 10:13 am EST It’s still probably too soon to say a sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is a sure thing, but the chances for another film grew this week as the film opened big in China. For any big-budget movie, international box-office is increasingly important, and global returns can make or break a film that doesn’t explode at the US box office....

‘About Time’ Trailers: Time Travel Is Helpful For Finding Love, Actually By Russ Fischer/May 14, 2013 2:18 pm EST The time-travel love story is nearly a constant in film, and it can be played a few ways: there are sweet, earnest, slightly creepy, and super-creepy, just for starters. About Time, in which the rather charming Domhnall Gleeson learns of his ability to travel through time, stars off seeming like it might be the super-creepy kind, as Gleeson’s character uses his ability to score....

‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Trailer: Tom Cruise Reloads His War Game Over And Over By Russ Fischer/Dec. 11, 2013 10:06 am EST We’ve long referred to Edge of Tomorrow, originally called All You Need is Kill, as “Starship Troopers plus Groundhog Day,” because Tom Cruise plays a guy thrown into battle against an alien force who is killed moments after he gets to the fight. But he doesn’t stay dead; instead he wakes up on that fateful morning of battle over and over again, and therefore has to fight and die over and over again....

‘Howard The Duck’ Is Back! (In Video Game Form) By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2013 3:15 pm EST His movie may have bombed, but Howard the Duck is still quacking. Both in the nostalgic memories of film fans and in world of video games. The character, which is owned by Marvel, made an appearance in in 2001’s Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and will now return in October’s Lego Marvel Super Heroes....

‘Riddick’ International Trailer And Comic Con Poster By Angie Han/June 17, 2013 9:46 am EST Pitch Black came out in 2000, one year before The Fast and the Furious. But while the latter has since spawned five sequels, the former is only now preparing to put its second sequel in theaters. Still, better late than never, right? Directed by David Twohy, Riddick once again stars Vin Diesel as the Furian warrior introduced in Pitch Black....

‘The Dirties’ Director To Pen ‘Encyclopedia Brown’ Movie By Angie Han/Oct. 14, 2013 12:30 pm EST First-time filmmaker Matthew Johnson attracted some attention this year for The Dirties, a provocative look at a school shooting from the perspective of two would-be killers. But his next foray into youth-centric entertainment will be far less controversial. Johnson is in talks to write Encyclopedia Brown, Warner Bros.’ adaptation of the classic children’s mystery series....

‘The Kings Of Summer’ Trailer Doesn’t Quite Convey The Film’s Personality By Russ Fischer/April 15, 2013 12:32 pm EST Joe is sick of dealing with his depressed father after the death of Joe’s mother; Patrick’s cloying parents are getting him down, too. Sounds like the beginning of a typical teen comedy, but The Kings of Summer (which debuted at Sundance as Toy’s House) isn’t quite that. This is a coming of age story that calls back to certain tendencies from ’80s teen movies....

‘The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones’ Trailer By Russ Fischer/Nov. 15, 2012 9:44 am EST The first adaptation of one of Cassandra Clare’s books in The Mortal Instuments cycle is going to hit screens late next summer, and the first trailer is being released just in time for the last Twilight audience to see it. The film stars Lily Collins as Clary Fray, who learns that she is in fact a descendant of half-Angel warriors who protect humanity from darkness....

‘Thor: The Dark World’ Teaser Trailer: A Star-Studded Battle Across The Nine Realms By Germain Lussier/April 22, 2013 11:57 pm EST Throw the hammer down and check out the first trailer for Alan Taylor’s Phase Two Marvel sequel, Thor: The Dark World. Scheduled for release November 8, everyone’s favorite superhero god (Chris Hemsworth) is back in Asgard following the events of The Avengers. Now he’ll have to face some new villains (Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) while protecting his love (Natalie Portman) and also dealing with the usual superhuman deities (Idris Elba, Zachary Levi, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins and Tom Hiddleston)....

Brian K Vaughn’s Roundtable By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2008 2:55 am EST DreamWorks has acquired Roundtable, a new action comedy spec script from comic book and LOST scribe Brian K Vaughn. The story for Roundtable revolves around “Merlin assembling a bunch of modern-day knights to battle a resurrected ancient evil, only to discover that today’s knights are all washed-up athletes, cowardly scientists or Academy Award-winning actors.” Apparently it’s an update to the classic King Arthur legend, described as more Ghostbusters than Excalibur....

By Germain Lussier/Dec. 12, 2012 8:50 am EST Earlier this summer, Mondo announced they’d acquired the rights to The Lord of the Rings. Short of Star Wars or Star Trek, this was probably the most exciting major franchise out there for the company. Immediately, poster fans thought forward to this week, and the opening of a new film in the franchise. What would the release of The Hobbit bring? The answer is Olly Moss....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Simpsons’ House LEGO Set [UPDATE] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 7, 2014 12:45 pm EST Maybe it’s just personal nostalgia but Lego seems to be getting cooler by the day. Their Cuusoo program is bringing fresh new properties to the platform and almost every set they create feels more impressive than the next one. They’re also adding new brands to their roster and one of the latest is The Simpsons....

Cool Stuff: Mondo Ends 2013 With ‘The Two Towers’ And ‘Home Alone’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 18, 2013 4:00 pm EST Mondo likes to end every year with a bang. And if Die Hard wasn’t enough, they’ve got one of their most popular artists to do one of the most popular films in history, and another to do one of the most popular holiday movies.Aaron Horkey, who previously did There Will Be Blood and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, is back with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and the image is stunning....

Emma Stone Out, Mia Wasikowska In For Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ By Angie Han/June 6, 2013 7:13 am EST Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak has been picking up A-listers at an impressive clip, but now the casting’s hit a bit of a snag. Emma Stone, who was the first star to sign on for the film back in January, has now dropped out. Fortunately, del Toro’s already closing in on a more than suitable replacement....

First ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ Cast Photo Features The Returning Crew By Russ Fischer/Sept. 12, 2014 6:00 am EST Christopher McQuarrie is currently at work directing Mission: Impossible 5, with Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Ving Rhames, and Simon Pegg all returning to the cast. We know there will be some new additions to the cast, including Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, and Sean Harris as the bad guy. The director has given fans a first Mission: Impossible 5 cast photo, and it highlights just that returning crew, however....

First Look: Megatron Revealed In ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 22, 2010 9:30 am EST If you were following closely as photos leaked from the set of the third Transformers film, you likely saw images of a vehicle that caused some speculation on fan sites. Now, thanks to images of a new toy (it’s always the toys that give away designs for films like this) it seems like the identity of the truck has been pegged, and it is Megatron....

Judy Greer Joins ‘Tomorrowland’; Filming To Begin This Week By Angie Han/Aug. 7, 2013 3:45 pm EST Brad Bird’s Tomorrowland has been the subject of all sorts of rumor and speculation since it was first announced a while back under the title 1952. Heck, for a time, there was even a wild theory going around that it was secretly Star Wars Episode VII. But now the film’s about to take a more concrete shape as production gets under way this week....

LOL: Legal Analysis Of The Ending Of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ By Germain Lussier/May 29, 2013 3:47 pm EST And though you didn’t think it was possible to go even deeper, one of the biggest head scratching moments in the film – the fate of Bruce Wayne – has now been analyzed even further. This time with a hilariously over the top legal spin. Beware of massive spoilers below. The following comes from Boing Boing....

Michael Showalter Gives Some ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ Prequel Details By Germain Lussier/Dec. 13, 2012 3:29 pm EST Even if a movie doesn’t hit a home run at the box office, as long as it finds an audience somewhere, we’re bound to get a sequel. The examples are too numerous to mention, but one that has comedy fans excited is a potential follow-up to David Wain’s 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer....

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