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Paul Rudd Is ANT-MAN

Paul Rudd Is ANT-MAN

One of the lesser known Marvel heroes is shaping up to have the most exciting movie, with Edgar Wright directing and Joe Cornish writing Ant-Man. These two’s already incredible chemistry will now be enhanced by Paul Rudd, who has reportedly taken up the title role. The distinction between good and bad superhero movies tends to...

Golden Globe Nominations Nothing New

What a crazy two months it has been, as the majority of the Golden Globes film nominees were released. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle earned seven nods each, leading the pack of award season favorites. Interestingly, the competition for best film has been essentially cut in half, since they consider her, American Hustle,...

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Emilia Clarke Joins TERMINATOR Reboot

Emilia Clarke Joins TERMINATOR Reboot

Emilia Clarke of HBO’s Game of Thrones has been tapped to join the cast of the new Terminator reboot as franchise mainstay Sarah Conner. Helming the project will be GoT alum and Thor: The Dark World director Alan Taylor. Other casting rumors include Zero Dark Thirty’s Jason Clarke as John Connor and, of course, Arnold...

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Sony's Spiderman Universe Gets VENOM and SINISTER SIX Spinoffs

Sony's Spiderman Universe Gets VENOM and SINISTER SIX Spinoffs

The fellas over at Sony have been having a field day this month with their Spiderman properties. After the release of the latest trailer for The Amazing Spiderman 2, the interwebs stirred with spoiler discussions of what was to come next (as in, not this movie, but the movie after it). Hints towards both Vulture...

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Disney Takes INDIANA JONES Property, Will Make Fifth Film Because Fuck Your Childhood

Disney Takes INDIANA JONES Property, Will Make Fifth Film Because Fuck Your Childhood

In the most heartbreaking news article of the week, Disney has acquired the rights to Indiana Jones and plan on making a fifth film in the beloved franchise. Heralded as one of the greatest film trilogies in the history of film trilogies (although some are admittedly lukewarm on the ultra-campy Temple of Doom), the utterly...

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X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Announced Via Tweet

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Announced Via Tweet

In The Godfather: Part II, Michael says to Connie, “The ink on your divorce isn’t dry yet, and you’re getting married?” I want to say something similar to Bryan Singer. The ink isn’t even dry on the X-Men: Days of Future Past script and you are already announcing X-Men: Apocalypse? Well, he just did. Today...

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NYMPHOMANIAC Goes VOD

NYMPHOMANIAC Goes VOD

Lars Von Trier has made a career out of showing audiences things that are hard to look at. Case and point: he cast Shia Lebeouf in an erotic art film. Well, in case a little bit of naked LeBeouf is not enough for you, Nymphomanic will be a two part experience now, with a VOD...

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Gal Gadot to Play First Big Screen Wonder Woman

Gal Gadot to Play First Big Screen Wonder Woman

Zack Snyder’s much speculated on new film, Batman vs. Superman, released a non-Ben Affleck related news item today: Gal Gadot will be playing Wonder Woman. The internet responded with a collective, “Who’s Gal Gadot?” Speculation on her ability to carry the role has been expectantly absent, as she only has five film credits to her...

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Quentin Tarantino Working On New Western

Quentin Tarantino Working On New Western

Beloved director, writer, and former slave-in-a-past-life, Quentin Tarantino revealed, in an interview with David Letterman that his new film will indeed be another western, unrelated to Django Unchained. And, in the most modest statement Tarantino has ever made, he said, “Okay, now let me make another one (a western) now that I know what I’m...

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Hiccup and Toothless Have Grown in HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Poster

Hiccup and Toothless Have Grown in HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 Poster

DreamWorks, despite once being seen as a lower quality animation studio, has an occasional gem. How to Train Your Dragon was one of those. The poster for the film’s sequel looks to pick up quite a bit later as Hiccup is now rocking some stubble. It’s five years later to be exact, according to the...