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See the Female Warriors of 'Wonder Woman' Strike a Badass Pose in This New Image
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With Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hitting theaters this week, Warner Bros. is taking the chance to throw us some goodies for their other upcoming superhero movies, including the first teaser for The Lego Batman Movie and now this new image from next year's solo Wonder Woman movie, starring Gal Gadot. Gadot's too-cool-for-school approach to Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman, is arguably one of the best parts of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. She's clearly a character who's been there and done that, and it's refreshing to see a female superhero lasso in to save the day for a change. The image above (courtesy of EW) features four female Amazonian warriors of Themyscira, Wonder Woman's home. It's there that Diana stands alongside her...
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- Erik Davis
Watch: The 'Lego Batman Movie' Teaser Features the Justice League and Lots of Bat-jokes
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In 2017, we're going to get not one, but two Justice League movies! Well, okay, one of those will most definitely be branded a full-on Justice League movie and is a direct live-action follow-up to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, in theaters this weekend. The other, which comes out several months earlier (on February 10, 2017) is another follow-up of sorts, only for the wildly successful The Lego Movie. Lego Batman is back! And he's brought with him his own movie! As the amusing first trailer for The Lego Batman Movie reveals, Batman is still busy fighting crime alongside his Justice League pals by night, and by late-night he's, um, microwaving lobster all by his lonesome... like a boss! Check it out. Will Arnett returns as the perfectly-cast voice of Lego...
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- Erik Davis
Movie News: See Buff 'Baywatch' Photos Featuring Hasselhoff, Efron and The Rock
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Baywatch: Dwayne Johnson shared a new photo of himself with David Hasselhoff from the set of Baywatch. Hasselhoff also shared a group photo, including himself with Johnson and fellow cast member Zac Efron, while Efron shared a photo featuring himself "getting schooled" by Hasselhoff on set. The movie will open in theaters on May 19, 2017. [Latino Review] Guillermo del Toro: Michael Stuhlbarg (Steve Jobs, above) is in negotiations to join a new movie to be directed by Guillermo del Toro. The movie is described as "a mysterious and magical journey set against the backdrop of Cold War-era America circa 1963, with an otherworldly love story at the center of it." Octavia Spencer and Sally Hawkins are also in negotiations for roles in the movie...
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- Peter Martin
Today in Movie Culture: Ben Affleck's Batman v Ben Affleck's Superman, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' Set Tour and More
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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Mashup of the Day: In honor of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice coming out this week, here's a version where Ben Affleck plays both title characters, thanks to some footage from Hollywoodland (via Live for Films): Movie Trivia of the Day: Also in anticipation of Batman v Superman, here are seven things you probably didn't know about either Superman or Batman on film: Diy Build of the Day: One more thing related to Batman v Superman, here's the first part of a tutorial from the Hacksmith on how make your own Batman grappling hook. See part two at Geek Tyrant. Cosplay of the Day: Will Batman v Superman make as much money as Jurassic World...
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- Christopher Campbell
Every 'Batman' Movie, Ranked
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For comic book fans, Batman is the hero we need and deserve on the big screen. Well, minus the Schumacher years. From Michael Keaton to Christian Bale, the Dark Knight has been avenging his parents and punching goons for almost 50 years. Ben Affleck is the latest actor to put on the cape, in the highly-anticipated “Batman v Superman.” In honor of the World’s Finest finally teaming up in their own blockbuster, we’ve ranked ever one of Batman’s film to get a theatrical release – both live-action and animated. 9. Batman & Robin (1997) “Grab the gem. Kill the heroes!” That that’s one of the many “so-bad-they’re-really-not-good” lines to come out of Mr. Freeze’s mouth in this franchise...
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Intense First 'Deepwater Horizon' Trailer Shows the Right Way to Tease a Movie
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Earlier today we got our first look at some images from Deepwater Horizon, a new movie based on the 2014 disaster that saw the destruction of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico and the ongoing environmental catastrophe caused by millions of gallons of oil spewing into the ocean. Summit Entertainment wasted no time in following up those images with a trailer for the movie and wow. Seriously, wow. This is a great, great teaser trailer. Peter Berg may not be everyone's favorite filmmaker. Movies like Battleship make him a bit of an easy target. But Berg is at his absolute best when he's telling stories about everyday Americans just trying to get on with their lives, and Deepwater Horizon almost looks like what would happen if Friday Night Lights suddenly turned into a...
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- Peter Hall
Laurence Fishburne Explains How 'The Matrix' Already Had Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in it
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In advance of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hitting theaters, we sent our intrepid Superman fan Jeffrey Taylor to chat with some of the ensemble cast, including Laurence Fishburne, Holly Hunter and Diane Lane. As Perry White, Clark Kent and Lois Lane's boss at The Daily Planet, Laurence Fishburne is strong, fairly level-headed and a bit of a pushover when it comes to his favorite journalists not completing the assignments he gave them. He's an old-schooler, and in Batman v Superman you can tell the disintegrating market for physical newspapers is beginning to take a toll on him (and his budget). Fishburne was a big comics fan growing up -- revealing to us that he would steal comics from the local candy store when he was six years old because he...
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Shane Black Says His 'Predator' Sequel Will Be a Giant Blockbuster Like 'Iron Man 3'
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The original Predator might be remembered as a major action movie from the '80s, but it wasn't really that big. Its cost was only $15 million and it only earned $60 million ($133 million in today's dollars), placing it outside the top 10 highest-grossing movies of 1987, below such forgotten films as The Secret of My Success and Stakeout, despite its having the second-best opening weekend of the year. And it wasn't very grand in terms of its scope, either, being mainly a cat-and-mouse story in a single jungle setting. The four follow-ups, including two sequels and two crossovers with the Alien franchise, also weren't huge movies. But the next time we see one of those dreadlocked extraterrestrial hunters, in the currently titled The Predator, it's going...
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- Christopher Campbell
Here's Your First Look at Scenes That You Didn't See in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
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As Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets set to debut on digital HD via FandangoNOW on April 1, followed by DVD/Blu-ray on April 5, Disney has released a sneak peek at the seven deleted scenes (six on Blu-ray, one on digital) that fans will be able to devour upon release. These images don't represent all of the scenes, but they do give us a taste of what to expect, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly. Here are the seven deleted scenes with a brief description of what each includes: Finn And The Villager This scene plays like an extension of Finn's disillusionment regarding the early fight as a stormtrooper on Jakku. While in a blood-spattered daze, he has a revealing confrontation with a Jakku villager. Jakku Message (image not from a deleted...
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- Erik Davis
'Don't Breathe' Stars Talk About Needing a "Safe" Word with Stephen Lang
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[Dylan Minnette in Goosebumps] Starring in a horror movie is a rite of passage for young actors, but once they've made a few they tend to step away from the genre for a while lest they become typecast. You might think that would be the case for the young stars of Fede Alvarez's new horror movie, Don't Breathe. Jane Levy made a big splash in the horror world when she starred in Evil Dead. Dylan Minnette cut some great horror teeth in Let Me In. Daniel Zovatto's had leading spots in both Beneath and It Follows. It's a testament, then, to what Alvarez was planning for Don't Breathe that the trio all eagerly signed up for the movie despite already having checked some major horror movie boxes off of their filmographies. We spoke to Minette and Zovatto...
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- Peter Hall
See Mark Wahlberg in Revealing New 'Deepwater Horizon' Images
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Actor turned director Peter Berg has proven to have a sure hand when it comes to turning true stories into compelling big-screen experiences. Friday Night Lights, his third directorial effort, dramatized the lives of a real-life high school football team in Texas to great effect, while the more recent Lone Survivor kept tensions high in relating the true-life account of a small military team and their ill-fated mission in Afghanistan. The latter movie displayed a ferocious spirit, even when dealing with tragic events. Mark Wahlberg starred in Lone Survivor and it's evident that he and Berg worked well together, both in front of and behind the scenes. In August 2014, the ever-busy Wahlberg agreed to star in Deepwater Horizon as a member of an oil rig crew that suffered a...
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- Peter Martin
Movie News: Taylor Kitsch to Star in and Direct 'Pieces'; Watch a Great New 'Nice Guys' Trailer
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Pieces: Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor, above) will star in and direct Pieces, described as a drama "about three best friends from Detroit who change the course of their lives by intercepting a drug run." Kitsch wrote the original screenplay and will make his directorial debut. Peter Berg, who worked with Kitsch on the Friday Night Lights TV series and also the big-budget Battleship, as well as Lone Survivor, will serve as one of the producers. [Deadline] An Unnamed State: Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Concussion) will reteam with director Gina Prince-Bythewood to make An Unnamed State, based on a novel by Roxane Gay. Prince-Bythewood and Gay will write the script together; the story follows a privileged Haitian-American woman who is kidnapped and held for ransom. The...
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- Peter Martin
Today in Movie Culture: 'Batman v Superman' 1995 Version, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Alternate Ending and More
22 March 2016 11:00 PM, PDT
Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture: Alternate Timeline Movie of the Day: Here's what a trailer would look like for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice if it came out in 1995 (via Screen Crush): Movie Takedowns of the Day: Also in honor of Batman v Superman, Honest Trailers takes shots at both the 1989 Batman and the 1978 Superman: Supercut of the Day: Fitting for the week of a new Zack Snyder movie, here's a showcase of the use of slow motion in movies (via Cinematic Montage Creators): Mashup of the Day: Let's give the other big superhero conflict movie of the year a spot today, too. Here's the Captain America: Civil War trailer redone with footage from the animated...
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- Christopher Campbell
Watch Jake Gyllenhaal Describe His Disastrous Audition for 'The Lord of the Rings'
22 March 2016 10:00 PM, PDT
Can you imagine Jake Gyllenhaal as a hobbit? The actor auditioned for the part of Frodo for the Lord of the Rings trilogy back in the early years of his career, and of course he didn't get the part. But it wasn't just a matter of Elijah Wood being better for the role. As Gyllenhaal tells it, he specifically wasn't cast because he was, according to Peter Jackson, "the worst actor I have ever seen." That sounds a bit harsh, but apparently the now Oscar-nominated Gyllenhaal had some very excited but also very bad agents at the time, and they failed to properly prepare their young star -- at the time best known for October Sky, if anything -- by forgetting to tell him he needed to do an English accent. Watch Gyllenhaal tell Jimmy Fallon of his...
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- Christopher Campbell
Is 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' Any Good? Here's Your Answer
22 March 2016 9:00 PM, PDT
If you're any kind of comics or superhero fan, you've probably been waiting your entire life for this movie. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman all sharing the big screen in live action form. Dreams do come true, fellow nerds... but sometimes you may have a bit of a hangover when you wake up. So after waiting years for this particular superhero crossover to happen on screen, is the end result any good? We try our best to answer that below, and please note there will be minor spoilers included regarding story, but we'll leave you to discover the film's biggest surprises. So before you tell me anything, how's the big fight between Superman and Batman? The film wisely makes us wait awhile before these two titans throw down, and so when it actually happens...
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- Erik Davis
The Geek Beat: How 'Batman v Superman' Can Win Over 'Man of Steel' Haters
22 March 2016 7:30 PM, PDT
Let's get this out of the way right at the start: I wasn't a fan of Man of Steel. From the film's dark, nihilistic tone, to that climactic snap heard 'round the world, the complaints I share with so many others about Zack Snyder's polarizing, 2013 reboot of the Superman franchise have been well-documented in countless columns and think-pieces, so there shouldn't be any reason to wade through all of them again. And yet, the superhero movie landscape is littered with sequels that improved upon their predecessors, so there's reason to believe that people who reacted negatively to Man of Steel might be pleasantly surprised with its sequel, the upcoming Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Sure, it's not very likely, but the possibility is...
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- Rick Marshall
Watch Leonardo DiCaprio Wrestle That Bear--and Tom Hardy--in 'The Revenant' at Home Now
22 March 2016 6:00 PM, PDT
Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2 (Ya action-adventure sequel; Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks; rated PG-13) Daddy’s Home (comedy; Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini; rated PG-13) James White (drama; Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon; rated R) Kill Your Friends (comedy-thriller; Nicholas Hoult, James Corden, Ed Skrein, Rosanna...
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- Robert B. DeSalvo
'Evil Dead' Director Explains Why He Made 'Don't Breathe' Instead of Chasing Huge Studio Movies
22 March 2016 4:30 PM, PDT
Hollywood careers tend to follow a pretty simple equation. Success begets success. If someone has a hit, their value in the industry goes up and they use it to get a bigger project, with the presumed end game being the big, huge projects that you see on billboards and during Superbowl commercial breaks. When a filmmaker has success there's an assumption that they should use it to scramble as high up the Hollywood ladder as possible. Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez doesn't necessarily believe that. His debut feature was a huge hit, and so naturally you'd think his next step would be trying to land a bigger budget tent pole movie. That's not what Alvarez did, though. Instead the man from Uruguay set out to make another modestly budgeted horror movie about three...
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- Peter Hall
Margot Robbie to Star as Disgraced Ice Skater Tonya Harding
22 March 2016 3:00 PM, PDT
Australian actress Margot Robbie broke out big in The Wolf of Wall Street, giving a memorable performance as a young woman who falls for Leonardo DiCaprio. Since then, she's bounced between lead and supporting roles in Z for Zechariah, Focus and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, lending her characters distinctive edges that make them stand out from the ordinary. Robbie will appear in two blockbuster productions that are due out this summer, first as love interest Jane in The Legend of Tarzan and then as the eye-catching Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad. In February, she signed up to star in a thriller titled Terminal and now she's ready to take the reins on a new independent drama. She is attached to star in I, Tonya, according to Deadline, based on the real-life story of ice...
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- Peter Martin
Zack Snyder Wants More '300' Movies Depicting Other Famous Historical Battles
22 March 2016 1:30 PM, PDT
Zack Snyder has a lot on his plate right now with the DC Extended Universe movies, including this week's new release, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. But he's interested in maintaining another franchise, one that also originated with a comic book. In an interview with Collider, Snyder noted that he's been thinking of doing more 300 sequels, but they'd be more like independent installments in a kind of anthology series rather than straight follow-ups like 300: Rise of an Empire. "We’ve been talking a lot about sort of different incarnations," he told the site. "We talked about the Revolutionary War version, and we talked about the Alamo, and we’ve talked about, there’s a battle in China, a “Lost...
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- Christopher Campbell
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