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Marvel’s ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Gets New Poster; Joss Whedon Talks Daily Involvement And Story Context By Germain Lussier/Aug. 5, 2013 9:59 am EST Marvel fans need only wait another few weeks before the latest addition to their favorite universe. No, Thor: The Dark World hasn’t been moved up from its November opening. The ABC show Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres September 24 and as that date slowly approaches, more and more information on the show is revealed....

Matt Damon And Bryan Cranston May Join Legendary Pictures’ ‘The Great Wall’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 22, 2014 3:35 pm EST Legendary Pictures has been trying to mount The Great Wall for sometime and now they might just have the two men to do it. Matt Damon and Bryan Cranston are in talks to star in the Zhang Yimou directed period epic which will “reveal the legend behind a great mystery of our age: why this magnificent structure came to be....

New ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Photos Show Another Side Of Electro By Russ Fischer/July 11, 2013 10:25 am EST Yesterday we saw the first official shot of Jamie Foxx in the fully villainous incarnation of Electro in Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. That came courtesy of the cover of the new issue of EW, and now more images from the mag have hit the internet. One in particular gives us another look at Foxx’s bad guy, while some others focus on Spidey himself....

New Line Delays ‘Vacation’ Over Ratings Dispute By Angie Han/April 24, 2013 6:00 am EST New Line is putting off its Vacation plans for now. The studio has pumped the brakes on the upcoming National Lampoon reboot/sequel, which was on track to shoot this summer, as it sorts out some creative differences over MPAA ratings. It’s unclear how long the delay will take, but for now all of the talent remains attached....

Page 2: Firefly, Dexter, Denzel Washington, Star Trek, Breaking Bad, Wes Anderson By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 5, 2013 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: A PORTABLE HOBBIT HOLE From Gene Kelly to The Smurfs 2: A Brief History of Live Action & Animation 5 Reasons Summer Blockbuster Movies Are Failing at the Box Office Tiny Captain Mal Pilots a Firefly Class Stroller [Cosplay] The Best Movies of 2013 (So Far) An Incredible 12-Foot Mech Built From Old Truck Parts...

Page 2: Ghostbusters, JJ Abrams, Game Of Thrones, Star Wars, Skyfall, MIB:3, Scott Pilgrim, Indiana Jones, Toy Story, Transformers, Star Trek, Blade Runner By Peter Sciretta/May 1, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Albino Raven’s Ghostbusters t-shirt design. Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?Michael Giacchino brought JJ Abrams to Pixar yesterday.10 Favorite Shorts of the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival Arya Stark and Nymeria’s Birthday Cake 5 Scientific Explanations for Game of Thrones’ Messed-Up Seasons...

Paramount Confirms Mark Wahlberg As Star Of ‘Transformers 4,’ Shows Off New Film Logo By Russ Fischer/Nov. 8, 2012 6:38 pm EST Here you go internet: you made this happen. Whether this was a long-planned strategy, truly a response to online chatter, or just a great way to promote Michael Bay’s own new movie Pain and Gain, Mark Wahlberg is the new Shia LaBeouf. Which is to say that he’s now the star of Transformers 4....

Rachel McAdams May Join Emma Stone And Bradley Cooper In Cameron Crowe’s Latest By Angie Han/April 11, 2013 3:30 pm EST With Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn reconnecting for The Internship this summer, their former Wedding Crashers co-stars Bradley Cooper and Rachel McAdams are plotting a reunion of their own, albeit for an entirely different type of project. McAdams has entered talks to join Cooper and Emma Stone in the latest project by Cameron Crowe, billed as a romantic comedy in the vein of Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous....

Rumor Control: James Gunn Will Not Direct ‘Ant-Man’ By Angie Han/May 29, 2014 10:01 am EST Ant-Man had a director locked in since before the Marvel Cinematic Universe was even a thing. But now that said director (Edgar Wright) has gone, speculation is running rampant about who might take over at the helm. Today, the rumor mill has its sights on Guardians of the Galaxy helmer James Gunn. Not surprisingly, Gunn quickly downplayed the rumors....

Superhero Bits: Silver Surfer, Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man 3, Arrow, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, The Punisher By Germain Lussier/Oct. 9, 2013 5:30 pm EST Is Mondo starting a Marvel Comics poster series? How did the 1989 Batman logo change marketing? Which Bridesmaids star has a cameo in Thor: The Dark World? Could the Birds of Prey appear on Arrow? Is Alice Cooper going to play a Spider-Man villain?...

By Angie Han/May 16, 2013 12:16 pm EST It is being redeveloped. We’re waiting for the script to come in. We have not seen it yet. We are preparing to pilot it off-cycle should the script be what we want it to be. We do not want to produce something that doesn’t work for that particular character." While it’s nice to hear that The CW is trying to get the character right, rather than just throwing her onscreen as fast as possible, the delay hasn’t exactly been an encouraging sign for a character who’s been notoriously difficult to adapt....

The Ones Who Knock S5E13 - To’hajiilee By David Chen/Sept. 9, 2013 10:17 pm EST Joanna and Dave discuss the 13th episode of the 5th season of Breaking Bad, “To’hajiilee.” Be sure to read Joanna’s recap of this episode, as well as Alan Sepinwall’s. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at theoneswhoknock@gmail.com. You can find every episode of the show at theoneswhoknock....

Trey Parker And Matt Stone Launch Independent Production Studio, Will Develop ‘Book Of Mormon’ Movie By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2013 3:00 pm EST One of the great goals for many media creators is financial independence. There’s no greater freedom than that obtained when you’re able to call all the shots on your own work. South Park and The Book of Mormon creatures Trey Parker and Matt Stone have now taken a big step towards that freedom....

VOTD: Revisit The ‘Skyfall’ Opening Credits By Russ Fischer/Nov. 14, 2012 4:18 pm EST The Bond films have a rich tradition of elaborate opening credits sequence featuring ever-more complex blends of animation, graphics, and film footage. For Skyfall, director Sam Mendes went to Daniel Kleinman, who created a long credits sequence featuring a procession of underwater images, shadow combat, and, naturally, women. Kleinman has been with Bond since Goldeneye, with the exception of Quantum of Solace, which went to a different design house, MK 12....

Zoe Saldana Will Be A Fearful Mother In ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ TV Series By Russ Fischer/Jan. 8, 2014 3:15 pm EST NBC is ready to birth a new version of Rosemary’s Baby, based on the same Ira Levin novel that was adapted into Roman Polanski’s landmark film of the same name. And while this new four-hour miniseries is said to be based more on the book than the film, let’s not kid ourselves — it will be very difficult to keep Polanski’s influence from creeping in....

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie Getting Rewrite From ‘Exodus’ Scribes By Angie Han/April 7, 2014 4:30 pm EST Michael Fassbender has long been attached to play the lead. More details after the jump. Fassbender has been attached to play Desmond Miles for a couple of years already. Video game movies don’t have a great reputation, for good reason. But Ubisoft seems set on making sure they get this Assassin’s Creed adaptation right, rather than rushing it through production....

‘BioShock’ Movie Won’t Happen, Thanks In Part To ‘Watchmen’ By Russ Fischer/March 13, 2013 4:00 pm EST Since the game BioShock became a critical and commercial hit, there has been vague but persistent momentum on a movie adaptation. The story features a man who must find his way through the ruins of an underwater city, the inhabitants of which have been mutated through excessive genetic manipulation. Gore Verbinski was once attached to direct, and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo later attached himself to the project....

‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Movie Gets Writers And Director By Germain Lussier/Jan. 28, 2014 5:12 pm EST What do you think of these guys handling this property? How would you adapt it for the big screen?

‘Frankie And Alice’ Trailer: Halle Berry Battles Herself By Angie Han/Feb. 19, 2014 5:00 am EST Over three years ago, we saw the first trailer for Frankie & Alice, a fact-based drama about a ’70s stripper suffering from dissociative identity disorder. And then… nothing. Aside from a brief, barely publicized awards-qualifying run in late 2010 (which didn’t get star Halle Berry any Oscar love, but did earn her a Golden Globe nomination), the picture never received a theatrical release....

‘Jumanji’ Gets A Remake From ‘Stranger Than Fiction’ Writer Zack Helm By Germain Lussier/Dec. 7, 2012 8:57 am EST In 1995, Joe Johnston adapted the book into a movie, starring Robin Williams and a young Kirsten Dunst, and now Columbia is going back to the well. The studio has just hired Zack Helm, the writer of Stranger than Fiction and writer/director of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium, to write a new version of Jumanji....