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‘Transformers 4′ Casts John Goodman and Ken Watanabe as Autobots
In some inspired last-minute casting, 'Monsters University' star John Goodman and 'Godzilla''s Ken Watanabe joined the cast of Michael Bay's 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' as Autobots.
‘Snowpiercer’ Trailer: The Chris Evans Film Finally Comes to America [NSFW]
After a drawn-out battle over which cut would play stateside, Korean director Bong Joon-ho‘s ‘Snowpiercer,‘ which stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Alison Pill and John Hurt, is finally coming to America this summer, and now there's a new red-band trailer to promote its arrival.
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are Getting Behind ‘The Flintstones’ Reboot
'The Flintstones' is being rebooted for the cinema, though this time (back) as a cartoon, with the help of Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. They'll be producing the film, which has already got a writer attached.
‘Star Wars’ is Plotting “At Least” Three Spinoff Films
Ever since George Lucas sold 'Star Wars' to Disney a year and a half ago, there's been word of sequels and spinoffs in the works. But the production of 'Star Wars: Episode 7' took longer to launch than expected, and so the effort to create those standalone films was put on the back burner. Now that 'Episode 7' is days away from shooting, Disney is beating the drum again, and have announced they'll
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Almost Had an Osborn-Centric End Credit Sequence
This weekend 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' hit theaters (making over $91 million at the box office), and disappointed anyone who sat through all the end credits thinking they'd get additional footage about the next movie. We've known for a while the film wouldn't feature a sequel tease, but it's now been revealed that an end credit Easter egg sequence was shot that enlarged the role of Chris Cooper's
James Cameron’s ‘Fantastic Voyage’ Hires ‘Man of Steel’ Screenwriter David Goyer
The James Cameron-produced remake of 'Fantastic Voyage' has had trouble getting off the ground, but perhaps it will move forward now that 'Dark Knight' and 'Man of Steel' mastermind David Goyer has joined the project.
‘X-Men Days of Future Past’ Clip: Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine Meets Nicholas Hoult’s Beast
With 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' opening tomorrow, 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' is following the superhero movie formula by releasing a ton of clips. The latest features Hugh Jackman's Wolverine looking for Professor X and instead bumping into Nicholas Hoult's Beast.
‘Pitch Perfect 2′ Recruits Hailee Steinfeld to Join the Barden Bellas
'Pitch Perfect 2' has added some fresh blood to its cast of returning players by recruiting 'True Grit' star Hailee Steinfeld into its a capella choir. And word is that she's being primed to take over the franchise if it becomes a series.
‘Fantastic Four’ Adds Tim Blake Nelson as Harvey “Mole Man” Elder
Though the major roles in the reboot of 'Fantastic Four' have been filled, the movie must do some world-building to set up the film's already dated sequel. So it's no surprise that Tim Blake Nelson is joining the cast of the film to play Harvey Elder, who will eventually (though not in the first film) become the Mole Man.
Elvis Presley to Get the Baz Luhrmann Treatment in a Biopic
Unless he's caught in a trap and can't walk out, it looks like 'The Great Gatsby' director Baz Luhrmann will be directing a film about the life of Elvis Presley, though it's unknown how much of the king of Rock and Roll's life the film will cover.
‘Star Wars: Episode 7′ Still Has a Major Female Role to Cast
With the announcement of the main cast of 'Star Wars: Episode 7' today, it was hard not to note that of the new cast members, only one was female. Some took issue with this, which may be why word has leaked that there's another key female role that has yet to be cast.
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Has an End-Credit Easter Egg After All, Sort of
It was previously revealed that 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' would not have an end-credit scene, even though the trend has become standard with Marvel-produced films (and though the last 'Spider-Man' movie had one), and would instead feature footage from 'X-Men: Days of Future Past.' Yet now Sony has alerted us there will be a sequence touting future Spider-Adventures, but not the way you'd expect.
‘Star Wars: Episode 7′ Adds Oscar Isaac to Final Casting Rumors
With 'Star Wars: Episode 7' scheduled to start shooting in less than three weeks, we're pretty much guaranteed to know who will be cast in the film shortly, and all evidence suggests an announcement will be made some time on or around May 4, 'Star Wars' Day. But even with shooting right around the corner, the latest rumors add 'Inside Llewyn Davis' star Oscar Isaac into the mix and suggest that Ha
‘Batman vs. Superman’ Adds Ray Fisher as Cyborg
Since Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot joined the cast of 'Batman vs. Superman,' we've been wondering how much of the film would function as 'Justice League: Origins.' Now that Ray Fisher has joined the cast as Cyborg, there's no mistaking that the film is meant to launch DC's version of 'The Avengers.'
‘Flash Gordon’ Reboot Headed to Fox From ‘Star Trek 3′ Writers
After having to spend a year trying to figure out who exactly owns it, Fox is now working on a 'Flash Gordon' reboot and have hired the writers of 'Star Trek 3' to build on the work already done by 'The Bourne Ultimatum' writer George Nolfi. The question is: Will the new Flash save every one of us?
Leonardo DiCaprio and Danny Boyle May Tackle the Aaron Sorkin-Scripted Steve Jobs Biopic
With David Fincher and Christian Bale out of the running for the Aaron Sorkin-scripted Steve Jobs biopic, it seems that Sony is now looking to have Danny Boyle direct the film, and he's approached Leonardo DiCaprio to star.
‘Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Producers Nix an ‘Avengers’ Crossover
With the recent news that 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' would feature footage from 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' as its post-credit sequence, it opened the door to the idea of possible future crossovers. But the producers of the current Spider-Man movies are pretty positive we'll never see the web slinger working alongside Tony Stark.
Steven Spielberg to Direct ‘The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara’ Eventually
Steven Spielberg has hired Tony Kushner to adapt David Kertzer's religious period drama novel 'The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara' for the big screen, which suggests that the director may eventually make it. But it seems that it won't be Spielberg's next effort, even though he doesn't have his next film lined up.
‘Jersey Boys’ Trailer: Clint Eastwood Directs The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons
The trailer for Clint Eastwood's 'Jersey Boys' showcases one of the Oscar-winning actor's strangest choices of material in a long time. Sure, we expect Clint to make Westerns and Oscar pictures, but a full-blown musical? This could get interesting.
‘Mrs. Doubtfire 2′ in the Works With Robin Williams Set to Return
With so many comedy hits of the past getting supposed follow ups ('Ghostbusters 3,' the 'Twins' sequel 'Triplets') it's no surprise that 'Mrs. Doubtfire 2' is being prepped, with both star Robin Williams and director Chris Columbus set to return for more cross-dressing hijinks.