Spider-Man: Homecoming Images Showcase Refined CGI #movienews

Superhero movies rely increasingly on the use of extensive computer generated images. In some cases the task of creating life-like renderings of everyone’s favorite comic book characters means that animators and digital artists are still hard at work even as the film’s marketing has kicked into high gear. That’s certainly the case with Spider-Man: Homecoming, as was recently revealed with a new image that revealed the digitally rendered wall crawler and his environment have undergone significant refinement since the first trailer was released.

The refined image demonstrates just how much work goes into developing movies from Marvel, Warner Bros. and so on, and just how close to the film’s release date the film’s special effects ...

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Spider-Man: Homecoming – New Toy Features Blue ‘Tech Suit’ #movienews

The first look at an additional suit from Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming may have been revealed today. It wouldn’t be the first time that fans have gotten to see Tom Holland’s Peter Parker sporting multiple super suits either, after making his debut in the Stark-designed technological version of the Spider-Man suit in last year’s Captain America: Civil War, before being downgraded back to his homemade costume in the last trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Considering that one of the biggest questions many comic book fans have always had, is how a broke kid like Peter Parker managed to design his very own skin-tight costume, Marvel Studios has done a ...

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Weekend Box Office Wrap-up: April 30, 2017 #movienews

It was a slow weekend full of surprises at the box office, as some new releases mixed things up at the top of the charts.

Coming in first for the third consecutive weekend is The Fate of the Furious, which made $19.3 million. The action sequel raised its domestic total to $192.7 million, currently ranking it as the fourth-highest grossing installment in the series. While it hasn’t been able to live up to the figures posted by its predecessors Stateside, Fate is a juggernaut worldwide, becoming the latest member of the $1 billion club this week. The film has turned a nice profit for Universal, taking advantage of ...

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Power Rangers Gets New Posters Ahead of China Release #movienews

As Power Rangers nears its upcoming Chinese release, Lionsgate and Saban have unveiled a brand new batch of Chinese posters for the film. One of the more ambitious and unexpected reboots in recent memory, Power Rangers took the beloved 1990s property and transformed it into a massive summer blockbuster the scale of which most Power Rangers fans likely thought they would never see on the big screen. While the film was met with a lukewarm reaction from most critics, longtime Power Rangers fans met it with mostly wide open arms.

Despite the support from the Power Rangers fanbase, the reboot went surprisingly under the radar when it was released in the states just a little over a month ago. Compared ...

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‘Superman Vs. the KKK’ Getting Film Adaptation #movienews

A film adaption is in the works for Superman Vs. the KKK, which chronicles the true-life story behind the making of a 1946 radio drama where the Man of Steel takes on a thinly-veiled version of the Ku Klux Klan. The iconic DC Comics superhero, of course, has had an interesting history long before Christopher Reeve donned Superman’s costume on the big screen for the first time in the 1978 Richard Donner classic. Picking up on the popularity of the DC comic book, the character most famously appeared on TV series Adventures of Superman from 1952-58 starring George Reeves.

But before that, listeners heard the superhero’s voice as part of the syndicated ...

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Mission Impossible 6 Set Video: Tom Cruise Greets Crowd During Motorcycle Stunt #movienews

Tom Cruise took some time while filming a new motorcycle stunt sequence for Mission: Impossible 6 to greet an awaiting crowd of onlookers. Of course, Cruise is a veteran of performing these kinds of high-octane stunts like almost no other actor working today is, and particularly in the Mission: Impossible franchise. After upping the ante with each new installment, the franchise reached a crescendo of espionage plotting and practical stunts in 2015’s Mission: Impossible 5 – Rogue Nation. Now, with writer and director Christopher McQuarrie set to return for the sixth installment, following his work on Rogue Nation, the Mission ...

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Spider-Man: Tom Holland Posts Coffee Shop Photo in Homecoming Costume #movienews

One coffee shop was in for an unexpected surprise this weekend when Tom Holland waltzed in while wearing his official Spider-Man: Homecoming costume. Considering that the young actor really only had about 20 minutes worth of screentime when he was introduced in last year’s Captain America: Civil War, it’s a testament to Holland’s performance as the character that he’s already become so tightly woven into the very fabric of the Marvel Cinematic Universe at this point. And he only looks to further cement his place alongside Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) and the rest of the Avengers, later this year when Spider-Man: Homecoming hits theaters.

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Fan Trailer Imagines Batman V Superman as Buddy Cop Movie #movienews

A new fan-made trailer is imagining Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice as a buddy cop movie. While fan-made trailers for hit movies are nothing new, there’s no question fans continue to raise the bar by finding exciting new ways to give the material a completely different spin. One of the latest to hit YouTube takes a lot of creative liberties to punch up the much-maligned DCEU origins movie Batman V Superman with a humorous twist.

Created by Chief Brody Rules, the video uses the studio behind BvS as a means to set up what appears to be a serious crime drama: “From Warner Bros. Pictures, the studio that brought you the acclaimed police dramas Dirty Harry, Training Day and The Departed, comes a film that carries on the tradition.”

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James Gunn Tells Fans To Not Worry About Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Spoilers #movienews

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 writer-director James Gunn is asking fans not to get upset if they read spoilers about the film online. Thanks to Gunn’s irreverent storytelling sensibilities, Guardians of the Galaxy became a major blockbuster for Disney and Marvel Studios in 2014, earning more than $773 million at the box office worldwide. Introducing a decidedly brand of superheroes – make that antiheroes – fans instantly fell in love with the cosmic outlaws, creating a burning anticipation for a Guardians sequel.

Now, with the U.S. release of Vol. 2 just days away, ...

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Wonder Woman Stills Show Diana In Themyscira, London and Germany #movienews

A new batch of promotional stills from Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman has been released, featuring the Amazonian warrior and her assembled company. Recently complaints have been swirling about the somewhat understated marketing for the first female-led film in the DCEU, although that’s beginning to be quashed. It was recently revealed that the marketing costs for Wonder Woman were already higher than that of last year’s Suicide Squad, and with the film’s release just over a month away that’s sure to ramp up.

A recent TV spot highlight Diana Prince’s multi-faceted brand of heroism was definitely a step in the right direction. And now Warner Bros. seems to have kicked into gear, ...

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Avengers: Infinity War Scotland Shoot Includes Captain America & Falcon #movienews

Avengers: Infinity War is in the midst of a lengthy shoot in Scotland and has now seen the arrival of Chris Evans, but the departure of Anthony Mackie. While the initial start of filming on Infinity War took place in Atlanta with many of the Guardians, a second crew was sent off to Edinburgh, Scotland to gear up for another prominent portion of shooting. How this section of filming fits into the larger film is unknown, but so far it has featured a number of Team Cap members.

Vision (Paul Bettany) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) have been the stars of the shoot ...

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Fate of the Furious Passes $1 Billion Worldwide #movienews

The Fate of the Furious just passed the $1 billion mark in just its third weekend. The blockbuster eighth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise has done nothing but dominate the global box office since hitting theaters two weeks ago, and its third go-around was no exception. After hitting $500 million worldwide in its opening weekend, the movie surpassed $900 million in its second, with a round $1 billion in its sights for weekend No. 3.

Internationally it now has serious competition from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which made a whopping $101 million in its first weekend, but with Marvel’s latest ...

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Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Opens To Over $100 Million Internationally #movienews

Marvel has just launched Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in select international markets and they’re already seeing big returns. The first film in their latest franchise was thought to be a big risk for the studio and the MCU as a whole, but still stands as one of the most beloved additions to the canon. Much of this can be attributed to director James Gunn’s style and ability to build out the Marvel Cosmic Universe, as well as featuring a dynamic group of heroes. Thanks to the love for Guardians of the Galaxy, the sequel has been a highly anticipated movie for this year.

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Dwayne Johnson Reveals New Rampage Movie Plot Details #movienews

Dwayne Johnson has released plot details for his upcoming live-action movie adaptation of the video game Rampage. Formerly known as solely as the wrestling superstar The Rock in the WWE, Johnson started making the slow transition to movies with acting debut in 2002 debut as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns. In the fifteen years since he’s become a blockbuster powerhouse, best seen in his complete rejuvenation of the Fast and Furious franchise, with a spinoff for his character, Hobbs, now planned.

Fresh off the billion-dollar worldwide success of The Fate of the Furious and the completion of his upcoming summer action comedy Baywatch, Johnson is already hard at work shooting Rampage, which ...

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Hitman’s Bodyguard: Samuel L Jackson and Ryan Reynolds Mock Fyre Festival #movienews

The Hitman’s Bodyguard just trolled the disastrous Fyre Festival on social media. Directed by Patrick Hughes (The Expendable 3), the new starring vehicle for Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson is expected to follow in the footsteps of The Nice Guys as a foul-mouthed, action-packed buddy comedy. The Fyre Festival, meanwhile, was supposed to be a two-weekend luxury bash in the Bahamas, but ended up postponed amid a chaotic logistical nightmare.

Saddling festivalgoers with a less-than-luxury experience that included cheese sandwiches in place of the fine dining it promised, the Fyre Festival found itself ripe for criticism across the internet as news of the debacle spread online. The explosion ...

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Wonder Woman: Ray Fisher Supports Film With Pinkberry Selfie #movienews

Cyborg actor Ray Fisher has shown his support for the upcoming Wonder Woman film both in real life and on social media. We’ve already heard reports that there’s a strong camaraderie between the Justice League cast members, who based on set videos clearly had a blast hanging out and fighting bad guys with each other. A strong sense of humor will be needed, after all, when all of the characters are forced to take on Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds) later this year in a fight that will leave the entire fate of the universe hanging in the balance.

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Zoe Saldana Shares Gamora Makeup Timelapse Video #movienews

Zoe Saldana has shared a video revealing just how rigorous (and transformative) her makeup routine is for Gamora. The actress is reprising her role as the bad ass character in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, set to hit theaters next Friday, following her debut in the 2014 surprise smash hit. Picking up just a few months after the events of the first film, Gamora’s arc promises to be one of the most unexpected and engrossing in the sequel, as her unspoken romance with Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) continues to grow and she’s reunited through some violent and unfortunate circumstances with her foster sister, Nebula (Karen Gillan).

Unsurprisingly, Guardians Vol. 2 is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated films of the year. But while a lot of talk has been made about the writing, directing, and acting in this particular franchise – with James Gunn returning ...

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Valerian Poster Contains The Fifth Element Easter Egg #movienews

It looks like this year’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets will contain a very unexpected easter egg to The Fifth Element.Valerian is not only the newest film from writer and director Luc Besson, it’s the first time the filmmaker has tackled a cosmic sci-fi story like this since his 1997 cult classic. Fans of Besson have been peppering the filmmaker with questions about a follow-up film or sequel ever since its release, and with Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, they looked to be getting at least the closest version of that they could.

While The Fifth Element was based on an original story and concept by Besson, however, Valerian is an adaptation of the beloved French comic book series, Valerian and Laureline, which ran for over 43 years. Starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne as the titular galactic special agents, the film promises to be a space opera adventure film ...

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Batman Director Compares Bruce Wayne to Planet of the Apes’ Caesar #movienews

The Batman and War for the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves points out the striking parallels between Bruce Wayne and Caesar. After making his feature film directorial debut in 1996 with the Gwyneth Paltrow-David Schwimmer romantic comedy The Pallbearer, Reeves moved to TV, where he honed his skills directing such character dramas as Homicide: Life on the Street, and Felicity. The latter was co-created by Reeves and prolific producer J.J. Abrams, who in turn convinced Reeves to jump back into feature films in 2008 to direct the modern monster classic Cloverfield. Six years later, Reeves directed his biggest movie yet ...

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Pacific Rim 2: New Gipsy Avenger Jaeger Design Revealed #movienews

Pacific Rim: Uprising will feature a new generation of jaegers, including Gipsy Avenger – for which detailed designs have surfaced online. The film is a followup to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 Pacific Rim, which depicted a future world overrun by kaiju aliens that traveled to Earth by way of an interdimensional portal located at the bottom of the ocean. Introducing an interesting sci-fi concept, Pacific Rim’s future featured massive robots called jaegers that were operated by teams of co-pilots and used to fight the kaiju. However when it seemed Earth was threatened of being overrun by the kaiju, the jaeger pilots led one last mission to close the portal ...

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King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword Preview Screenings Sell Out Theaters #movienews

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword just generated huge buzz at a recent sold out preview screening. The Guy Ritchie-directed reboot is in the final stretch before its May 12 release, sandwiched in between Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Alien: Covenant to kick off the much-anticipated summer movie season. Star Charlie Hunnam worked as hard as anyone to bring the movie to life, apparently throwing 1,000 punches per day in his training.

Warner Bros. has other big summer releases to promote, like Wonder Woman and Dunkirk. But the studio decided to hold a special screening ...

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Groot Mr. Potato Head Unveiled #movienews

Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy movies is getting the Mr. Potato Head treatment. Part of the fun for movie fans anytime a superhero movie like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 comes out is the toy merchandising campaign that goes with it. Whether it be action figures, vehicles or role-playing items, movie toys help fans preserve the memories of their favorite characters they’ve seen on the big screen.

Toymaker Hasbro has tried to get a little more creative in about the past 20 years with its movie merchandising, combining famous characters from their classic lines – including Mr. Potato Head – ...

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Ant-Man & the Wasp Opens Casting Call in Atlanta #movienews

Marvel announces an open casting call for Ant-Man & the Wasp in Atlanta, Georgia ahead of the film’s June filming start date. The Marvel Cinematic Universe officially entered Phase 3 little under a year ago with the debut of Captain America: Civil War. While the third phase of Marvel Studios’ expansive superhero universe includes plenty of solo entries for new or first-time headlining heroes – like Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, and Captain Marvel – it will also feature a number of sequels to existing series.

In the case of Ant-Man & the Wasp, Paul Rudd will return as Scott Lang, the ...

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Spider-Man: Homecoming – Robert Downey Jr Shares ‘Secret Shoot’ Image #movienews

Robert Downey Jr. shares a set photo of Tom Holland, Jon Favreau, and himself, conducting ‘secret shoots’ on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming. For almost 10 years Marvel Studios have been crafting the blueprint for the superhero movie genre. In 2008, they had an enormous kickoff with their blockbuster Iron Man, which simultaneously became one of the most memorable comic book movies of all time, created one of the generation’s biggest movie stars in Robert Downey Jr., and paved the way for a whole new paradigm for filmmaking.

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Ridley Scott Downplays Neil Blomkamp’s Alien 5: ‘There Was Never a Script’ #movienews

Alien: Covenant director Ridley Scott says it’s doubtful that fellow director Neill Blomkamp’s Alien 5 will ever be made. Blomkamp, who burst onto the scene in 2009 with the inventive, Best Picture Oscar-nominated sci-fi tale District 9, made his desire known, after working with Sigourney Weaver in 2015’s Chappie, that he wanted to reboot the Alien franchise with Weaver reprising her role as Ellen Ripley. Blomkamp’s Aliens sequel essentially erased the events of Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection, and was meant to properly finish telling Ripley’s story.

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X-Men: Dark Phoenix May Be Recasting Rogue #movienews

When X-Men: Apocalypse premiered, it re-introduced audiences to popular characters such as Jean (Sophie Turner), Ororo (Alexandra Shipp), and Scott (Tye Sheridan). Previously brought to life on the silver screen in Fox’s first X-Men trilogy, the series set up by X-Men: First Class allowed for these characters to be re-cast and for the franchise to go through a soft reboot. Now, with the upcoming X Men: Dark Phoenix, it looks as though another comic fan favorite will also be joining the series after a long hiatus from the films.

ComicBook.com recently found several audition videos from young actors all auditioning for roles in Dark Phoenix, codenamed Teen Spirit. Two of the ...

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Liev Schreiber Was Approached About Playing Sabertooth in Logan #movienews

Liev Schreiber was approached to reprise his role of Sabertooth in Logan before the character was cut. Throughout his history in comic books, Wolverine has had an enemy in Sabertooth. Both were a part of the Weapon X program where their rivalry blossomed and while there have been moments where they have been on the same side, in the end they always end up locking claws.

In the films, the pair have showed-down multiple times. The first instance was in X-Men, where Victor was a henchman for Magneto. He got a much bigger role in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, where Sabertooth was recast as Liev Schreiber and made into Logan’s brother. While the film didn’t ...

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Clip: Star-Lord First Meets Ego #movienews

A new clip for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 shows the first meeting before Star-Lord and his father, Ego. The sequel to James Gunn’s 2014 hit is already out internationally and will arrive in domestic theaters next week, telling the continuing story of the roguish space-travelers. Bringing Chris Pratt back as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, alongside a cast that also includes Dave Bautista as Drax, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Vin Diesel as Groot and Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon, the sequel – like the original – is directed and written by James Gunn and has already earned some good reviews from critics.

This time round, Star-Lord and company will be forced to protect the galaxy from a series of new threats, such as the ever-expanding Ravagers and new face Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki). During his travels, Quill will also come face-to-face with Ego the Living Planet (Kurt Russell) for the ...

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Chris Pratt’s Son’s Favorite Superhero Is Spider-Man, Not Star-Lord #movienews

The 4-year-old son of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 star Chris Pratt apparently likes Spider-Man a lot better than Star-Lord. Although Pratt has built a solid reputation as an actor over the years on TV with Everwood, The O.C., and Parks and Recreation, he became a household name in 2014 with his irreverent take on the intergalactic outlaw anti-hero Star-Lord in the blockbuster MCU entry Guardians of the Galaxy. With his newfound fame, Pratt suddenly went from the big screen to toy shelves in the form of a Star-Lord action figure; but even that apparently hasn’t been enough to win over one of ...

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The Dark Tower Trailer Officially Rated; Finally Arriving Soon #movienews

The long-awaited first trailer for The Dark Tower has been rated ahead of its release. When Sony Pictures first announced it was to adapt Stephen King’s epic The Dark Tower series, fans were overjoyed to see the project finally come to fruition. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel and starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey as Roland Deschain the Gunslinger and Randall Flagg the Man in Black respectively, The Dark Tower movie has the potential to launch a huge line of sequels and tie-in TV series, if this first movie is a success, that is.

On paper, that success should be a given; a talented director and cast, great source material and ...

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Guardians of the Galaxy 2: Major Kurt Russell Special Effect Was Mostly Practical #movienews

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The de-aged Kurt Russell from the start of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 only used CGI sparingly and was mostly practical. A particular trend in recent Marvel movies has been CGI’ing classic actors younger, with the studio almost going out of its way to include augmented body alteration. We’ve previously seen Michael Douglas and Robert Downey, Jr. return to their 1980s selves in Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War respectively, and with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 it’s now Kurt Russell’s turn.

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Seth Rogen & The Lonely Island Making Fyre Festival-Like Movie #movienews

Seth Rogen and The Lonely Island are teaming up for a movie about a music festival that goes horribly wrong. Rogen has had some big hits recently – pushing the envelope with hits like Sausage Party and college frat duology Neighbors and Neighbors 2 – and the style of humor he helped to popularize – stoner comedy mixed with absurdist situations and characters – has started to pop up everywhere.

At the same time, comedy trio The Lonely Island – consisting of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone have also been doing their part to change the face of comedy. Having initially found success on ...

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Wonder Woman TV Spot: Goddess, Warrior, Legend #movienews

A new TV spot for Wonder Woman highlights her impressive origin and promises to make her a legend. The long-awaited standalone film for Diana Prince debuts in just over a month, and despite some initial concern from fans, Warner Bros. is indeed shelling out the big bucks to promote the film. Star Gal Gadot’s well-received appearance as the character in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice definitely helped ignite excitement for her solo outing, and the studio hopes its latest marketing push will further entice moviegoers to the theater on opening weekend.

As this is the first solo, live action movie adaptation of one of the most iconic superheroes ever created, there’s been a considerable amount of pressure to create something worthy of viewers’ high expectations. The trailers so far have tried to tease all the elements of the origin story, that begins on the Amazonian island of Themyscira and transitions to the battlegrounds of World ...

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Henry Cavill Praises Marvel & DC Actors On National Superhero Day #movienews

Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in Warner Bros’ DC Extended Universe, celebrates National Superhero Day by praising Marvel and DC stars. The DCEU has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, with Warner Bros’ two 2016 entries – Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad – receiving largely negative reviews and a divisive reaction from moviegoers, though both did perform well at the box office. In the wake of Batman V Superman and Suicide Squad, comic book fans debated the merits of Warner Bros’ path to establishing their cinematic superhero universe and compared the DCEU to the likes of 20th Century Fox’s X-Men franchise ...

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Valerian: Poster & Image Tease Luc Besson’s New Sci-Fi World #movienews

As anticipation around the film continues to build, a brand new image and poster for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets have been revealed, and for many fans of writer and director Luc Besson’s work, the film is a long time coming. Not only has Valerian been a passion project for years for Besson, but it’s also the first time that the legendary filmmaker is returning to the same kind of space opera genre since 1997’s The Fifth Element. Presenting a futuristic world unlike any other through the lens of a wholly unique filmmaker, The Fifth Element was such a hit that fans of Besson have been asking ...

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Tremors 6 Gets A January 2018 Release Date #movienews

Horror sequel Tremors 6 receives a January 2018 release date from Universal. During the successful 1980s fun of NBC’s sitcom Family Ties, it’s unlikely anyone would have imagined that actor Michael Gross would eventually go on to cement himself in perhaps an even more iconic role in the seemingly never-ending Tremors horror franchise. The two characters really couldn’t be more different, with Family Ties’ liberal, ex-hippie dad Steven Keaton standing in stark contrast to Tremors’ perpetually gun-toting survivalist Burt Gummer.

Introduced as a comedic supporting character in the original 1990 Tremors film – alongside wife Heather, played by Reba McEntire – starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward, Gross’ Gummer has gone ...

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Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Dolittle Project Moved to April 2019 #movienews

Universal announces their untitled Doctor Dolittle project, starring Robert Downey Jr., has been moved up more than a month. Downey Jr. completely turned his career (and the Marvel Cinematic Universe) around with 2008’s Iron Man, in which he played the titular role of billionaire-genius-playboy-philanthropist-superhero Tony Stark. His star has been on the rise ever since, as the actor has gone on to headline countless Marvel titles, including two Iron Man sequels and each of the ensemble Avengers movies.

Stark and friends are set to re-appear in Avengers: Infinity War, but after that the actor’s career is relatively uncertain. There may be a Sherlock Holmes 3 on its way, but likely not anytime soon, ...

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Robert Zemeckis Sets Next Project at Universal, Not Directing Flash #movienews

Robert Zemeckis has signed on to direct a new film for Universal Pictures, which appears to squash the rumor that the Oscar winner was in talks to helm the The Flash. Zemeckis without question remains one of the most visually gifted directors in Hollywood today. He brought Michael J. Fox Back to the Future for three films in a souped-up DeLorean, and placed the ordinary Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) in the most extraordinary of situations in the 1994 Best Picture Oscar winner.

Zemeckis is also a master of filming motion capture (The Polar Express), and after he had Denzel Washington pilot an inverted jetliner in Flight, he ...

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The Dark Tower: New Look at Idris Elba as The Gunslinger #movienews

[WARNING: This post contains SPOILERS for The Dark Tower book series.]

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A new image from The Dark Tower has been released. The movie is based on the series of Stephen King novels about parallel worlds and the epic quest of Roland the Last Gunslinger to find the Dark Tower. As fans know, Roland’s story is not confined to the eight novels in the series. All of King’s books and even his short stories are connected, with references to events and characters crossing over constantly. At the center of it all is Roland, and his quest.

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Logan: Black & White Version Hitting Theaters in May #movienews

Writer-director James Mangold says Logan is making a return to theaters in May, but this time in black and white. When Logan was first released in theaters in March of this year, it sadly marked Hugh Jackman’s last turn as the adamantium-clawed mutant after 17 years and nine appearances as the beloved character in the X-Men movie universe.

Under the direction of Mangold for the second time, Jackman and the filmmaker decided give a much harder edge to Logan – as well as Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) – than ever before, resulting in a crowd-pleasing R-rated movie that boasted a gritty and very bloody ...

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How Batman V Superman & Suicide Squad Changed WB’s Plans #movienews

Nobody ever assumed that launching a shared universe like that of Marvel Studios, DC Films, or any other major studio would be easy. But according to the head of marketing for the DCEU, the company’s plans have changed for Wonder Woman – not because their original plan wasn’t working… but because it worked a bit too well. It’s a complex business, and one fans can’t easily decipher – as evidenced by WB spending more on Wonder Woman‘s marketing than Suicide Squad, but coming under fire for giving Diana Prince less of the spotlight than Batman or Superman. So what’s going on behind the scenes?

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Wonder Woman Marketing Costs Are Currently More Than Suicide Squad’s #movienews

Despite some audible concern from fans, Warner Bros. looks to be giving Wonder Woman its fair share of marketing and promotion… so far, at least. That’s not surprising necessarily either, since last year, the studio brought three of their most well-known superheroes onscreen together for the first time in Batman V Superman, and were still met with some very divisive reactions from fans regarding the actual quality of the film itself. So now this year, not only is Warner Bros. preparing to give many comic book fans something they’ve been waiting their entire lives to see once again with the release of their standalone Wonder Woman film, but the movie is also garnering ...

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Sony Pictures Reports $719 Million Loss For Movie Division #movienews

Sony Pictures has posted a loss of $719 million for the previous year, with struggling box office figures the most likely culprit. In recent years, studios like Universal and Disney have made headlines due to the various commercial records they’ve broken, but not every company can be so lucky. There are only so many dollars to go around at the multiplex, and unfortunately that means somebody will fall short of their ultimate goals. Not every movie can be a Minions or Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a fact that the people at Sony know all too well.

Back in January of this year, the studio took a $1 billion write-down for ...

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Wonder Woman Movie Tickets On Sale in the U.K. #movienews

Tickets for DC’s Wonder Woman have gone on sale in the U.K. on National Superhero Day. There’s a little over a month left until the Gal Gadot-headlined DC Extended Universe adventure lands in theaters and so, Warner Bros. Pictures and DC are dialing up the marketing for the film, ahead of then. Among the developments on that front in recent weeks is the start of the #WonderWednesdays social media promotional campaign for the movie, as well as the release of more Wonder Woman TV spots (including, one that may feature the villain Ares in human form) and director Patty Jenkins discussing her Wonder Woman sequel ideas.

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Fantastic Beasts: Newt’s Patronus Animal Is ‘Big Spoiler’ #movienews

Newt Scamander’s Patronus animal is a bigger spoiler for the future Fantastic Beasts films than some fans might think, which means that Eddie Redmayne’s quirky magizoologist may have even more secrets and layers than were revealed in the first film. That’s saying something too, since when Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them was released late last year, the best thing that the film did was introduce Harry Potter fans to a new group of characters that they could love and be willing to follow along with again in next year’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2, and then three more subsequent films after that.

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Box Office Prediction: Fate of the Furious vs. The Circle #movienews

Welcome to the Screen Rant Box Office Prediction. Every week we put together an informal list of box office picks for the upcoming weekend to offer readers a rough estimate of how new releases (and returning holdovers) will perform in theaters.

For a recap of last week’s box office totals, read our box office wrap-up from Born in China‘s opening weekend, and scroll to the bottom of this post to see how our picks matched up.

Full disclosure: Box office predictions are not an exact science. We acknowledge our picks may not always be correct. For the sake of offering a jumping off point for discussion, here are ...

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Han Solo Movie: New Character Names Possibly Revealed #movienews

Two new character names from Disney and Lucasfilm’s Untitled Young Han Solo Movie may have been revealed, despite the fact that right now, Star Wars fans everywhere are still busy counting down the days until Star Wars: Episode VIII -The Last Jedi is released in theaters later this year, following the release of The Last Jedi teaser trailer at Star Wars Celebration Orlando. After all, just a few months after The Last Jedi is released, Disney and Lucasfilm will also be unveiling the second in their three officially-announced standalone anthology movies, with directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord taking their crack at bringing the smuggler pilot of the Millennium Falcon back to the big screen again.

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Avengers: Infinity War Filming at the Cathedral Used for Hogwarts #movienews

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is heading to Hogwarts, thanks to the reveal of a new shooting location for Avengers: Infinity War. Before the titans of the MCU can collide in an effort to take down Thanos next year, there’s still a lot of ground left to cover. Next week, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will continue the cosmic adventures of our favorite team of misfits. Later this year, Thor: Ragnarok will likely introduce the final Infinity Stone and tee up the events of next year’s epic. And along the way, heroes like Spider-Man and Black Panther will need to come into their own.

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Jason Momoa Excited To ‘Set The Tone’ For Aquaman #movienews

Jason Momoa is excited about getting to set the stage for the Aquaman franchise for (hopefully) years to come. Momoa as Arthur Curry only appears briefly in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In it, he’ seen on a short video clip, as part of a larger set-up for Justice League. We’ll finally see Aquaman really shine as a character for the first time in that movie, which is set to premiere in theaters later this year and after Wonder Woman bows in with her solo movie.

Afterwards, just like Wonder Woman, Aquaman will also get his own solo film, as part of the ongoing expansion of the DC Extended Universe and its mythology. ...

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Vin Diesel Wants To Make A Groot Spinoff Movie #movienews

With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 now just a week away, Vin Diesel is looking to the future and gunning for a Groot solo movie. When the first Guardians arrived, the presence of a talking tree and raccoon led to cries that Marvel were about to face their first bomb. Of course, the film proved to be a massive hit and Rocket and Groot have since become two of Marvel and Disney’s most marketable characters. As such, their futures in the MCU will likely be long, especially considering voice actors Bradley Cooper and Diesel don’t have to worry about aging out of the roles.

Thanks to the success of Guardians, the ...

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