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Indiana Jones 5 Is Not the Final Movie Promises Disney CEO
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After Disney acquired LucasFilm for a whopping $4 billion back in 2012, that gave the studio the rights to keep building on the Star Wars franchise, but it didn't include the company's other iconic character, Indiana Jones. Paramount still retained the rights to the that franchise, though over the past few years, there have been rumors that Disney could eventually take control of the franchise and give fans Indiana Jones 5. Those rumors came to an end in March, when Disney confirmed a 2019 release date, with Harrison Ford returning to star and Steven Spielberg set to direct. The question that remains, though, is will Indiana Jones 5 be the last movie in this sprawling adventure saga?
Bob Iger, who has overseen the company's purchases of Pixar, Marvel and LucasFilm through his 11-year tenure as Disney CEO, was recently profiled by The Hollywood Reporter, who asked if he sees the Indiana Jones franchise »
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Star Wars: Rogue One EW Cover Teases the Return of Darth Vader
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Last month, images from an upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story book leaked online. And while they provided some awesome artwork, they also confirmed what we all assumed anyway. That iconic villain Darth Vader was returning to the big screen. In his glory days, no less. And why wouldn't he? This first Star Wars spinoff takes place leading up to the events of the 1977 original A New Hope, and ends just seconds before that classic adventure begins. Now comes this week's issue of EW. And it's cover, which contains a beautiful new image from the movie, confirms that yes, the Sith Lord is back!
On the cover itself, we get to see Felicity Jones and Diego Luna along with their new droid pal while the iconic At-At looms in the background. The pair are searching for the plans to the first dreaded Death Star, recruited for a mission that »
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Power Rangers Movie Poster Unites a Team of Teenage Heroes
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'Together we are more.' That's the simple tagline on the first teaser poster for Saban's highly anticipated TV adaptation Power Rangers, which hit theaters next year. We don't get to see this team of superheroes in their costumes just yet. But we do find this group of 5 wayward high schoolers as they gather around their shared station wagon to stare at the stars. And low and behold, up in the cosmos, it's their unique Power Rangers logo, beckoning them to fight a force they can't even image.
Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove, and the world, is on the verge of being obliterated by an alien threat. Chosen by destiny, our heroes quickly discover that they are the only ones who can save the planet. But to do so they will have »
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Neon Demon Review: A Violent, Distressing, Visceral Thriller
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Most people know Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn from his 2011 breakout hit Drive, which starred Ryan Gosling and was easily one of the best movies of that year. Since then, his offerings have been a little less solid, mostly due to the fact that they are not designed to be consumed by a mass audience. The Neon Demon certainly fits that bill and good or bad, will wind up being a movie that you will never be able to forget and will likely wind up as one of the most talked about movies of the year.
The Neon Demon tells the story of a young woman named Jesse (Elle Fanning), who has just moved to Los Angeles with hopes of becoming a famous model. She becomes friends with a makeup artist named Ruby (Jena Malone) who introduces her to some of the other girls in the La modeling scene and »
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Suicide Squad Music Video Rocks Out with Twenty One Pilots
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Last week, Warner Bros. unveiled the soundtrack song list and artwork for their highly-anticipated comic book adaptation Suicide Squad, which hits theaters on August 5. Before the soundtrack list was confirmed, there had been rumors that the lead song off this soundtrack would be "Heathens" by Twenty One Pilots, and that the music video may hit soon. It seems that rumor has been confirmed, with the music video dropping today.
Like most music video movie tie-ins, this "Heathens" video features snippets of footage from the movie, particularly within the Belle Reve prison. The video follows members of the band as they have been thrown in this prison with the various members of Task Force X. For fans who pre-order the album starting today on iTunes, you'll get a free instant download of the "Heathens" song. The band is said to be a favorite of both director David Ayer and Jared Leto »
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Anton Yelchin's Death Officially Ruled an Accident
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The Hollywood community was dealt a very serious and shocking blow on Sunday when 27-year-old actor Anton Yelchin was declared dead in a freak car accident at his home. Though it is still early and a lot is still being revealed about the exact circumstances that led to the incident, we are starting to get a better picture of what exactly happened. According to the coroner, Yelchin's death has been determined to be accidental.
The report comes courtesy of People. According to the report, Yelchin died of accidental "blunt traumatic asphyxia," confirmed Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Prior to the coroner's report, there was no foul play expected in the Star Trek actor's death, but this does lend some credibility to the possibility that Yelchin's 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which had a recall issued by Fiat Chrysler, had something to do with the incident. »
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Bryan Cranston Is Zordon in the Power Rangers Movie
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Shooting has been under way since late February on Lionsgate's Power Rangers movie, and we assumed that the entire cast had been locked down prior to production starting. As it turns out, the studio still has a few tricks up their sleeve, with Bryan Cranston coming aboard to play Zordon. We're not sure at this time if Zordon will be portrayed as he was in the original series, but Zordon serves as the Power Rangers' mentor.
In the original Power Rangers series, Zordon battled with the nefarious Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks), where Rita trapped Zordon in a time warp, while Zordon sends Rita and her minions away to a dumpster on the moon. Zordon established a command center outside of Angel Grove, California, with the help of his robot assistant Alpha 5, which ultimately lead to the creation of the Power Rangers. In the original series, Zordon was portrayed as a hologram, »
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Mads Mikkelsen's Doctor Strange Villain Finally Revealed?
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Marvel Studios is having themselves another absolutely massive year. Several movies that are coming out next year, including Spider-Man: Homecoming and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 are currently under production and Captain America: Civil War is currently the highest grossing movie of 2016. Next up for Marvel is Doctor Strange, which will be introducing a brand new character to the McU, and we might have finally just learned who the villain of the movie will be. Be warned, there are potential spoilers ahead.
We have known for quite some time that Casino Royale and Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen will be playing the bad guy in the movie, but who exactly he is playing has been kept totally under wraps. A new report from Heroic Hollywood claims to have discovred who Mikkelsen is playing, and it comes from a bit of a strange source. Some details for a new Doctor Strange »
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Do These Suicide Squad Posters Go Too Far Over the Top?
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Yesterday, Warner Bros. debuted a new set of character posters for their upcoming comic book adaptation Suicide Squad, featuring the main characters that make up Task Force X. Today we have even more character posters, although these are much different, featuring comic book inspired artwork for the eleven main characters. These posters feature The Joker (Jared Leto), Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Enchantress (Cara Delevingne) and Boomerang (Jai Courtney).
These posters debuted on Facebook, and also feature Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), Rick Flagg (Joel Kinnaman), El Diablo (Jay Hernandez), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Katana (Karen Fukuhara) and Slipknot (Adam Beach). It feels good to be bad... Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Supervillains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined »
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Wonder Woman Poster and Props Go on Display at Licensing Expo
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Warner Bros. is looking to move on from the disappointment that was Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. The movie did wind up making a very sizable amount of money at the box office, but it was received very poorly by fans and critics, and wasn't the billion dollar franchise starter that the studio was hoping for. But with Suicide Squad on the way soon as well as Wonder Woman and Justice League due out next, Warner Bros. is focused on what lies ahead. And today, we get a sneak peek at that impending future.
Even though there is a lot of news coming out about Zack Snyder's Justice League thanks to a recent batch of set visits, Warner Bros. is also at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this week, and they have their DC Comics films on full display. Thanks to people visiting the expo and documenting it on Twitter, »
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Original Frozen Cast Reunites for New Lego Animated Shorts
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Disney today announced Frozen Northern Lights, an original story from the kingdom of Arendelle spanning a collection of books, animated shorts from the Lego Group and new digital extensions. Beginning in July, Frozen fans can follow Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven on an epic adventure to restore the glimmer of the Northern Lights. Here's what Andrew Sugerman, executive vice president, Disney Publishing Worldwide, had to say about Frozen Northern Lights in a statement.
"Natural phenomenon meets cultural phenomenon in this all new story, Frozen Northern Lights. We're excited to share this new adventure and offer fans great new ways to connect with their favorite characters thanks to a host of related books, digital games and activities."
The story titled, Disney Frozen Northern Lights: Journey to the Lights," published by Random House, will be introduced as a deluxe novelization in July ahead of an extended collection of books featuring »
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Jurassic World 2 and Blade Runner 2 Posters Unveiled at Licensing Expo
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If the past few years haven't made it painfully obvious, Hollywood is going a little sequel and reboot crazy these days. Even movies like Independence Day are getting sequels 20 years after the release of the original, with Resurgence coming out this weekend. Currently, the Licensing Expo is happening in Las Vegas and from what we have seen out of the convention so far, the sequels and reboots on display are plentiful.
Thanks to people on Twitter sharing photos as they walk around the Licensing Expo, we have got new looks at a whole bunch of upcoming big time sequels. Pretty much every big studio has brought some stuff to show off at the expo, because the show is all about companies licensing merchandise. That being the case, the studios have brought out their biggest properties, because that is where the big money is at in terms of licensing merchandise.
Some of the biggest, »
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Skull Island Has the Biggest King Kong of All-Time Says Director
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Back in April, fans got their first look at Warner Bros.' highly-anticipated Kong: Skull Island at the MTV Movie Awards, but we still haven't seen the first full trailer yet. Warner Bros. revealed some new footage during the CineEurope convention today, although that footage is not available online quite yet. While we'll have to wait for our next sneak peek at the movie itself, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts dropped a surprising revelation that should get fans excited.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that the footage shown to the CineEurope included scenes with stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly in action. It isn't known if this footage will be made available online anytime soon. But Jordan Vogt-Roberts teased that fans will be treated to the biggest version of King Kong ever seen on the big screen. Here's what the director had to say.
"This is going »
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Here's How Star Wars Merchandise Is Improving the Global Economy
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For as long as people have been loving Star Wars movies, people have also been loving Star Wars merchandise. It didn't really matter that there was a massive gap between Revenge of the Sith and The Force Awakens, because there was always something Star Wars related to buy. That being said, Episode 7 did usher in a whole lot of new Star Wars merch for us to enjoy. And as it turns out, we enjoyed it an awful lot, as it helped boost licensed merchandise sales worldwide in 2015, helping to improve the global economy.
In a recent report, Deadline notes that the swell of merchandise Disney released in relation to a galaxy far far away last year was responsible for a huge bump in overall, global merchandise sales. Worldwide retail sales of licensed merchandise increased by 4.2 percent last year, and that was largely thanks to Star Wars. The information was released »
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Batman Movie Won't Happen Until the Script Is Perfect Says Affleck
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Back in April during Warner Bros.' CinemaCon presentation, CEO Kevin Tsujihara confirmed that Ben Affleck's Batman Reboot is in fact happening. While Warner Bros. hasn't confirmed a release date at this time, the studio did earmark two unspecified DC movies for release on October 5, 2018 and November 1, 2019, one of which many believe to be this Batman reboot. During an interview on the set of Justice League, Ben Affleck did confirm that he will direct, star and co-write the script with Geoff Johns, but the movie may not be ready in time to hit either of those dates.
Collider spoke with Ben Affleck on the set of Justice League last week, where he teased that Warner Bros. does have a release date in mind for his solo Batman movie, but he doesn't think he can make that date. The actor/filmmaker also teased that he doesn't want to move forward »
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New Homecoming Set Photos Reveal Amazing Spider-Man Connection
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Yesterday, it was confirmed that production has begun on Spider-Man: Homecoming, with the first photos surfacing from the set, featuring stars Tom Holland, Zendaya Coleman and Tony Revlori. Today marks the second day of production, and we have already seen new photos surface featuring Tom Holland, which reveal a particularly interesting detail about the young Peter Parker. We know that this movie will feature Parker in high school, but now we know exactly what high school he's going to.
The latest photos surfaced from Just Jared, which show Tom Holland walking outside wearing a sweatshirt that reads "Midtown School of Science & Technology." In the Marvel comics, Peter Parker/Spider-Man attends Midtown High School, but in the 2012 reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, the school was changed to Midtown Science High School. We don't know for sure why Marvel and Sony didn't change it back to Midtown High School quite yet, or if »
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Dredd 2 Is in Development Says Karl Urban
23 hours ago
Some sequels exist solely in the minds of movie fans who love to keep them alive via rumors on the Internet. Dredd 2 is one of those sequels. The original reboot, which hit theaters in 2012, wasn't exactly a box office hit, taking in just $13 million in the states, and another $22.2 million overseas for a worldwide take of just $35.6 million. Not even coming close to its reported $50 million budget. But the movie was well received by fans and critics alike, and there has been talk about a follow-up ever since. Now, comes some encouraging words from its star, Karl Urban.
While Dredd bombed at the box office, it later found its audience on home video and streaming, becoming a true cult classic in its own right. But Lionsgate, the studio behind the comic book adaption, has never sounded confident in putting up more money for something that arrived as such a monumental failure. »
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Batman Meets the Flash in Justice League Scene Description
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Earlier today, Warner Bros. released the first official plot details for their upcoming Justice League movie, which started production back in April at Leavesden Studios in the U.K. Last week, a group of journalists were invited to the set, and a number of new details have started to come in from these early reports. One of the most intriguing items is a scene description that showcases the first meeting between Bruce Wayne/Batman (Ben Affleck) and Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller), which reveals DC is essentially abolishing its infamous "no jokes" policy. There will be potential Spoilers below, so read on at your own risk.
According to Gizmodo, one of the scenes that journalists were on hand to see features Commissioner Gordon (J.K. Simmons) using the Bat-Signal to call Batman, who arrives with Wonder Woman and The Flash. Gordon explains there is a "bad guy with flying monkeys, »
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Will Independence Day 2 Destroy Finding Dory at the Box Office?
21 June 2016 9:50 AM, PDT
After several weeks of underperforming sequels, including Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, X-Men: Apocalypse, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Pixar's Finding Dory helped breathe new life into the summer box office with a whopping $135 million opening weekend. This weekend, the lovable yet forgetful fish squares off against four new movies all opening in wide release, 20th Century Fox's Independence Day: Resurgence, Sony's The Shallows, Stx Entertainment's Free State of Jones and Broad Green Pictures' The Neon Demon. While Independence Day 2 will put up the biggest fight, Finding Dory will most likely prevail at the box office for a second week in a row.
Finding Dory's opening weekend haul breaks Shrek the Third's $121.6 million record as the biggest debut for an animated movie, while also surpassing Toy Story 3's $110.3 million mark for the biggest debut in Pixar history. Finding Dory, which features a star-studded voice cast including Ellen DeGeneres, »
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Alien Covenant First Look at Danny McBride On Set
21 June 2016 8:50 AM, PDT
While a lot of movies try to hide from fans during production, Alien: Covenant is not one of them. We've already seen plenty from the set as shooting continues in Australia. This includes massive set photos that show off new aliens, a first look at Michael Fassbender's return as David, and the introduction of Katherine Waterston as Daniels. Today, we get our first look at one cast member that came as a surprise to everyone. Yes, that is comedic actor Danny McBride taking on a more serious role as one of the Covenant crew.
This latest image shows McBride aboard the Covenant. He is seen going over some important dialogue with director Ridley Scott. The actor's character has yet to be revealed. But we do know that he is part of the crew piloting the colony ship Covenant to uncharted areas of the universe. This photo is simply titled 'Mission Debriefing', »
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