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Benedict Cumberbatch Goes Shirtless In Deleted Scene From ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ By Angie Han/May 23, 2013 11:40 am EST Disgruntled fans looking for an apology will be disappointed by Abrams’ response; while the filmmaker admits that the scene he didn’t “quite edit the scene in the right way,” he falls short of actually saying he’s sorry. He does, however, attempt to even the score by offering a peek at a deleted scene featuring Benedict Cumberbatch’s character in the shower....

Cool Stuff: The Art Of Pop Culture Exhibit At LTD Art Gallery In Seattle, Washington By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2012 5:00 pm EST The snowballing popularity of pop culture art has found a place to plant its flag in the Pacific Northwest. Los Angeles has Gallery 1988, Austin has Mondo, San Francisco has Spoke Art, New York at Bottleneck and Seattle now has the LTD Art Gallery. The gallery will celebrate its one year anniversary this weekend with the opening of Pop 2, an exhibit featuring the art of pop culture....

Dwayne Johnson Teases Shazam Role By Angie Han/July 21, 2014 12:45 pm EST It’s about time to put those Dwayne Johnson superhero movie rumors to rest — because according to Johnson, one is about to be announced for real. In a recent interview, Johnson teased an upcoming project involving a DC character with “the power of Superman.” He wouldn’t say whom exactly it was, but it sounds a whole lot like Shazam....

Frank Marshall To Direct Shipwreck Rescue Story ‘The Longest Night’ By Russ Fischer/April 21, 2014 2:00 pm EST Frank Marshall (pictured above with Matt Damon on the set of The Bourne Ultimatum) is typically known as a producer, with credits involving minor franchises such as the Back to the Future, Jason Bourne, and Indiana Jones series. But he directs one in a while — films such as Arachnaphobia and Eight Below decorate his resume....

Freddie Mercury Biopic Needs A New Director By Russ Fischer/March 14, 2014 5:30 am EST Mercury, the planned film biopic of the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury, has hit another snag. Despite having the full backing of the three surviving members of the band, the film has taken a lot of time to get to the screen. Or perhaps the long road has been precisely because of the involvement of Queen, as it seems the band wants a version of the movie that is different from what others want....

Fredrik Bond To Direct ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ Sequel ‘London Has Fallen’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 18, 2014 3:30 pm EST Gerard Butler recently bailed on the Point Break remake in part so he could concentrate on the Olympus Has Fallen sequel. Now that film has a director, as Fredrik Bond (Charlie Countryman) will call the shots on London Has Fallen. THR reports that Bond is in talks to is negotiations to make the sequel for Millennium....

FX’s ‘Fargo’: Watch The First Seven Minutes Right Now By Angie Han/April 3, 2014 2:30 pm EST FX’s Fargo won’t premiere for another couple of weeks, but with all the good TV shows coming up on the horizon, why not get a head start on this one? The network has released the first seven minutes of their new Coen Brothers-inspired miniseries, starring Martin Freeman and Billy Bob Thornton. Watch the FX Fargo Seven Minutes clip after the jump....

History Channel Working On A ‘Roots’ Remake; Original Star LeVar Burton Responds By Angie Han/Nov. 5, 2013 2:30 pm EST After taking on a legendary family feud and Depression-era outlaws — not to mention flirting with the Kennedy clan — the History network is ready to take on one of the most painful chapters of America’s past with its next miniseries. The channel is working on a remake of Roots, the iconic 1977 miniseries based on the novel by Alex Haley....

Jai Courtney Is Kyle Reese In ‘Terminator: Genesis’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 19, 2014 10:26 am EST Briefly: It was a long, hard-fought battle, but the star of Jack Reacher and A Good Day To Die Hard has emerged victorious. Now he just has to fight a bunch of killer robots.Jai Courtney has been cast as Kyle Reese in Alan Taylor’s Terminator: Genesis, a 2015 reboot of James Cameron’s blockbuster franchise. (It’s the role made famous by Michael Biehn in Cameron’s original....

Jay Baruchel Is Super-Excited For ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2:’ “We Smoke The First One” By Germain Lussier/June 3, 2013 3:43 pm EST When an actor says they’re excited about a movie, it’s difficult to trust them completely. Maybe they’re being honest. Or, maybe, they’re just saying what needs to be said to get asses in the seats. On occasion though, you talk to an actor and they speak with such genine enthusiasm and passion, it’s impossible not to believe them....

Jon M. Chu Offers Another ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Update By Germain Lussier/March 28, 2013 2:00 pm EST Now that Jon M. Chu is finally done with G.I. Joe: Retaliation, he can turn his attention to other projects. For fans, tops on that list is the He-Man reboot Masters of the Universe. Chu was revealed as the director of the film back in July 2012, but hasn’t had time to truly concentrate on it, thanks to his extra-long post-production duties on Joe....

Julianne Moore Confirmed For Two-Part ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 13, 2013 9:42 am EST Among the new actors Francis Lawrence has recruited for his two-part adaptation of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, the most interesting might be Julianne Moore. The actress has been rumored to play Alma Coin, the character who first appears in Mockingjay, the third installment of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian YA trilogy. Now Moore has been confirmed for the role....

Kellan Lutz And The Rock Battle As Hercules Films Become 2014’s White House Thrillers By Russ Fischer/Nov. 12, 2013 3:30 pm EST In 2013, the action film battle royale was between two competing White House thrillers, Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down. The former film, seen as the scrappy contender, hit theaters three months before Sony and Roland Emmerich’s supposedly bigger movie. But the contender ended up winning the battle, with a sequel already set to re-team its cast and director....

Kyle Chandler Not All That Interested In A ‘Friday Night Lights’ Movie Sequel By Angie Han/Dec. 6, 2012 3:39 pm EST Friday Night Lights is currently in the “vague soundbites” phase, and for the past year and a half we’ve been hearing from show creator Peter Berg and others that the movie was in the works. But star Kyle Chandler, apparently has no interest in teasing a potential return. In fact, he doesn’t think the movie is even such a hot idea....

Marc Forster To Direct Sci-Fi Actioner ‘Red Rising’ By Angie Han/Feb. 5, 2014 12:15 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Forster is attached to helm Red Rising, an adaptation of the recent sci-fi novel by Pierce Brown. The script was written by Brown himself. Get plot details and more after the jump. Forster has an eclectic resume that spans from gritty drama (Monster’s Ball) to family-friendly biopic (Finding Neverland) to quirky fantasy-comedy (Stranger Than Fiction)....

Mark Wahlberg And Dwayne Johnson Are All Muscles In New TV Spot For Michael Bay’s ‘Pain And Gain’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 24, 2013 6:00 am EST Some of you are probably thinking, enough with this stuffy Sundance stuff. Bring on the mindless entertainment. Paramount is more than happy to oblige with a brand new TV spot for Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson. The spot touts the fact that this film, as wild as it looks, is a true story....

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’, Sofia Coppola’s ‘The Bling Ring’, And Sundance Fave ‘The Spectacular Now’ Get Release Dates By Angie Han/March 1, 2013 1:00 pm EST Who’s ready to think about next year’s Oscar race? Paramount has just announced a November 15 release for Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street, putting the crime drama right in the thick of prestige pic season. It already has some stiff competition lined up for that day, including Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, Bill Condon’s The Fifth Estate, Grudge Match, and The Best Man Holiday....

New Teaser Poster For Edgar Wright’s ‘The World’s End,’ Set For October 25 2013 Release In The US By Russ Fischer/Oct. 12, 2012 8:48 am EST We’ve seen one teaser poster for Edgar Wright’s The World’s End, which reunites Wright with his Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. In fact, the film is the third part of a loose trilogy — the “blood and ice cream” films, which will be united by Cornetto ice cream and, er, blood....

Page 2: Aliens, Star Wars, Transformers, Godzilla, Ghostbusters, Saul Bass, GoT, Simpsons, Frozen By Peter Sciretta/May 8, 2014 2:30 pm EST Header Photo: Sigourney Weaver Moves On, Makes Friends With A Xenomorph [Cosplay] Partners: the massive, brief collaboration of Kurtzman and Orci12 Excellent Movies That Use VFX To Tell A Story Custom Star Wars-Themed Doughnuts by Dun-Well Doughnuts How ‘The Hunger Games’ Is Just A Metaphor For The World We Live In15 Thematic Trilogies From 15 Directors...

Page 2: Breaking Bad, Star Trek, Matrix, Mickey Mouse, Benedict Cumberbatch, Robocop, Mark Hamill By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 22, 2013 2:00 pm EST Header Photo: Breaking Bad poster by Terence Shek The slow but inevitable decline of Netflix’s DVD businessCriticwire Survey: Lousy Film, Great SoundtrackBoldy Shower Where No Man Has Showered Before 2013 Most Valuable Stars Why Discussing ‘12 Years a Slave’s Cinematography Is Better Than a “Conversation on Race” Slow-Motion Battle Scene From ‘The Matrix Reloaded’ Recreated in Real Life by Improv Everywhere3 Aspect Ratios, 3 Time Periods — Deconstruction of the trailer for Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel"Orphan Black and the Paradox of Self-Ownership...