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David Fincher In Talks To Direct ‘Gone Girl’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 22, 2013 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The official plot description from the book follows: Marriage can be a real killer. One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong....

Djimon Hounsou Joins ‘Guardians’ Co-Star Vin Diesel In ‘Fast & Furious 7’ By Angie Han/Sept. 11, 2013 10:30 pm EST In the past month alone, Fast & Furious 7 has added a classic action hero and a Muay Thai warrior. Now it’s bringing on a Marvel supervillain. Djimon Hounsou has just boarded the action sequel, joining franchise regulars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, and Dwayne Johnson. Hit the jump to get more details....

eBay iPad App Lets You Buy The Stuff You See On TV And In Movies [Video] By Angie Han/Nov. 22, 2011 10:00 am EST Ever had the experience of getting caught up in a really good TV show or movie… only to get sidetracked during an intense moment when you notice the main character is rocking exactly the kind of retro-chic glasses you’ve been searching high and low for? Well, as they say, there’s an app for that....

G.I. Joe/Transformers Movie Crossover Not Likely To Happen, Says Producer By Germain Lussier/June 23, 2014 2:00 pm EST Hasbro owns G.I. Joe and Transformers. Paramount distributes both the G.I. Joe and Transformers films. Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura produces both film franchises. All of which means the potential for a crossover is one hundred-percent there. It almost seems too easy, especially in the modern Hollywood where crossovers like The Avengers, Batman v Superman and X-Men: Days of Future Past have become the norm....

Gareth Edwards Speaks About ‘Godzilla’ With One Year Until Release By Germain Lussier/May 16, 2013 4:30 pm EST The Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. film Godzilla will be unleashed May 16, 2014. That’s one year from today, and to mark the occasion, director Gareth Edwards put up a quick video to discuss where the production currently stands. The video was posted on the Legendary YouTube channel, which is seemingly gearing up to be a great behind-the-scenes resource....

Geek Deal: Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Blu-Ray Set For 45% Off By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 3, 2014 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This limited-edition, 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One Collection comes complete with glowing Tesseract, Blu-ray 3D™ and Blu-ray™ presentations of Marvel’s The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor, Blu-ray™ versions of “Iron Man, Iron Man 2, and The Incredible Hulk, as well as a Top-secret Bonus Disc....

Johnny Depp Merges With The Machine In New ‘Transcendence’ Stills By Angie Han/Dec. 12, 2013 9:14 am EST It really says something about Johnny Depp’s career that his role in Transcendence as a megalomaniacal digital god (or something) is the least weird he’s looked in a while. The role doesn’t require him to don gold teeth, or vampire fangs, or ten pounds of white makeup and a bird on his head....

Page 2: Back To The Future, Deadpool, John Landis, Harry Potter, Toxic Avenger, Emma Roberts, Doctor Who, Transformers By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2011 11:30 am EST The latest edition of Scott C’s “The Great Showdowns” series is The Toxic Avenger. IFC lists The 50 Greatest Opening Title Sequences of All Time In the latest edition of Trailers From Hell, John Landis provides commentary on the movie trailer for Beneath The Planet of the Apes....

Page 2: Forrest Gump, Star Wars, Doctor Who, SoA, GoT, Joan Rivers, Frozen, Star Trek, Wes Anderson, Monsters Inc, House Of Cards By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 5, 2014 8:00 am EST Header Photo: That Time Kenner Almost Made a Kids Game Based on The Car8 amazing sci-fi and fantasy novels that would make great Hollywood blockbustersHow Disney Upgrades The Haunted Mansion to Scare New Generations of Fans C-3PO and R2-D2 Want You to Get Vaccinated...

Page 2: Star Wars, Shining, Totoro, David Lynch, Transformers, GoT, Frozen, Mindy Kaling, Doctor Who By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 30, 2014 2:00 pm EST Header Photo: Lightsaber Replacement Keys: No Need to Use the Forced Entry How Fast & Furious 7 Will Be Directly Connected To Its Director’s Past Overcome TV Show Binge-Watching with a Lesson In Plot Like a Good Neighbor, Totoro is There! (To Prop Your 2015 Calendar up)...

Plot Synopsis For ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Answers, And Raises, Questions By Germain Lussier/Feb. 6, 2013 7:00 am EST With director Marc Webb now a few days into production on 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it should come as no surprise that Sony has released an official plot synopsis. What does come as a surprise is how many questions this thing leaves unanswered. It mentions a few narrative connections from the first film, but while Paul Giamatti is listed as a cast member, it doesn’t explain how The Rhino plays into what sounds like another teen angst story....

Salt Movie Trailer #2 By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2010 1:33 am EST Sony Pictures has released a new movie trailer for Phillip Noyce’s thriller Salt on Apple. The film tells the story of a CIA officer Evelyn Salt, played by Angelina Jolie, who is outed as a Russian sleeper spy, and must evade capture by those who are convinced she’s aiming to assassinate the president. As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country....

See Mike Mignola’s ‘Toy Story That Time Forgot’ Comic-Con Poster By Angie Han/July 22, 2014 6:00 am EST Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang will be reuniting this winter for Toy Story That Time Forgot, the latest Toy Story TV special. And with Comic-Con just around the corner, ABC has debuted a fun first look in the form of a poster designed by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. Why Mike Mignola?...

Stephen King Casting Bits: Jay Baruchel Joins ‘10 O’Clock People’, ‘Cell’ Adds Stacy Keach By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2014 2:00 pm EST Two of the four hundred or so Stephen King projects currently in development are making strides in casting. Jay Baruchel has signed on to lead The Ten O’Clock People, replacing Justin Long, while Isabelle Fuhrman (Orphan) and Stacy Keach (Nebraska) have joined John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in Cell....

Superhero Bits: Lex Luthor, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man, Batman, Captain America By Germain Lussier/Jan. 31, 2014 3:11 pm EST How did the Internet react to Jesse Eisenberg being cast in Batman vs. Superman? Want to see a video of Eisenberg talking about the film? Is Scarlet Witch in X-Men: Days of Future Past? Why didn’t Matthew Vaughn direct the film? How is Edgar Wright teasing Ant-Man this week?...

Takashi Miike’s Yakuza Film With Tom Hardy Gets Funding By Russ Fischer/Oct. 29, 2013 4:18 pm EST Briefly: Announced a few months ago, The Outsider, a Yakuza film starring Tom Hardy and directed by Takashi Miike (13 Assassins, Ichi the Killer, Audition), just got a shot of financial adrenaline. The movie now has significant funding from Worldview Entertainment, likely thanks to the fact that such a film starring Hardy is a guaranteed distribution sale....

This Guy Adam Beach To Star In Live-Action Turok Movie By Hunter Stephenson/June 11, 2008 12:18 pm EST There is white lightning shimmering on the Internet prairie today, as Turok, the Native American comic book hero/dinosaur hunter/video game is apparently headed to theaters in a live-action feature film. Actor Adam Beach (real name), best known for his roles in Flags of Our Fathers, Windtalkers and one of the Law & Orders, tells MTV that he’s set to star as the character after voicing him in this year’s animated, straight-to-DVD Turok: Son of Stone....

Tom Hiddleston In Early Talks For ‘The Crow’ Remake By Angie Han/April 19, 2013 10:23 pm EST Relativity’s remake of The Crow has gone through several potential leading men over the past couple of years. Bradley Cooper was attached for a while; when he left, Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum were eyed as replacements. As recently as February, James McAvoy was circling the project. Now, it’s Tom Hiddleston’s turn to flirt with the role....

William Shatner Says He’s Waiting For A Phone Call From JJ Abrams By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 13, 2007 7:13 pm EST Trek Movie Report shares this funny exchange between Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner at VegasCon 2007. As you probably already know, Nimoy has signed on to star as an older Spock in the upcoming JJ Abrams Star Trek revamp. Shatner has not officially been asked to be in the film. Nimoy’s solo question and answer session was coming to a close, and Shatner took the stage to take the metaphoric torch....

‘‘71’ Trailer: Jack O’Connell Leads Acclaimed British Thriller By Angie Han/Aug. 19, 2014 1:30 pm EST Today we have a trailer for another of his acclaimed recent performances, in the historical drama ‘71. O’Connell plays a British soldier patrolling Belfast during the height of the Troubles. When he’s separated from his unit, he’s forced to make his way back home alone in the midst of violent riots. Hit the jump to watch the ‘71 trailer....