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Jerry Lewis Destroys Reporter in the Best Interview of 2016
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Have you seen this interview yet? It's being praised as 8 minutes of comedy genius from a true legend and a master of the cinematic arts. Others are just calling Jerry Lewis a mean old jerk. However you want to view it, or whatever you want to take away from its intense awkwardness, this really is one of the few notes we could have ended 2016 on. Some call it the worst year in decades. And this wraps everything up perfectly with a nice little bow on top.
If you're hoping to learn anything new about Jerry Lewis in this painful interview, you might want to look elsewhere. His answers to the questions posed are mostly one word, and it's often just, 'Why?' He's not unaware of his surroundings. He's not drifting like Mickey Rooney in some of that acting icon's later-in-life interviews, where Rooney proves to be a mean old »
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2016 Trailer Mashup Reminds Us at Least the Movies Were Good
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Christmas and New Year's Eve are just around the corner, which means many are looking back at the year that was and reflecting upon it, before starting another trip around the sun. By many standards, 2016 was not a great year, especially considering how many entertainment icons we lost, such as Prince, David Bowie, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder and countless others. Still, it was a great year by movie standards, with a number of iconic characters returning, or being introduced to, the big screen. Instead of looking back with what would be an exceedingly long memoriam reel, we have a succinct new video that breaks down some of this year's cinematic highlights.
This video comes from We Got This Covered, which kicks things off with a look back at the year's most memorable comedy movies. Included in this segment are brief snippets of films such as the divisive Ghostbusters reboot, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, »
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Mr. Robot Star Wants to Play Poison Ivy in Gotham City Sirens
17 hours ago
It doesn't matter what critics (and a good number of fans) think, Warner Bros. is going to keep expanding their DC Extended Universe until it isn't profitable. One of the next hotly anticipated expansions of that universe will come in the form of Gotham City Sirens, a spin-off featuring Harley Quinn and several other DC Comics lady villains. One of those villains is going to be Poison Ivy and Mr. Robot actress Stephanie Corneliussen wants to play her.
The Danish actress recently posted a photo to her Twitter account with the caption "Can I be your Poison Ivy??" It is one thing to be prompted by an interviewer, but it is another thing entirely to take it upon oneself to put something like that out in the world. After seeing the photo she posted, it would be hard to argue against her being a possibly solid choice for the role. »
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J.K. Rowling Is Writing 2 New Books, Is One of Them Harry Potter?
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Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has already had quite the huge year, with the debut of her new play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and the new Harry Potter theatrical spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Both of these productions have been critical and financial hits, with Fantastic Beasts recently passing $200 million domestic and $720 million worldwide, from a $180 million budget, while it was also recently announced that Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will be coming across the pond to Broadway in 2018. Earlier today, the author confirmed through social media that she's currently hard at work on two new novels, although details on both books are scant, at best.
The author made the revelation on Twitter this morning, adding that she was writing one novel under her real name, and another under her pen name Robert Galbraith. Under the Robert Galbraith pen name, she has written three »
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Nerf Herders Were in the Original Rogue One Script
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It's no surprise that Disney's blockbuster spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been dominating the online movie landscape, with fans clamoring to find out everything they can about this big-screen adventure, before they see it again and again. In the five days since it hit theaters on December 16, a number of new details have emerged, including director Gareth Edwards revealing that he actually repurposed some unused footage from A New Hope in Rogue One, while we also learned more about Darth Vader's castle. If you demand more details about Rogue One before the holidays, then you're in luck, because screenwriter Gary Whitta recently held a Twitter Q&A session, where he confirmed that the iconic Nerf Herders were almost featured in Rogue One.
Gary Whitta was joined by Star Wars experts Chris Pirillo and Joe Vargas during this live Twitter Q&A session yesterday, where they took questions »
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Dune Reboot Targets Blade Runner 2049 Director
18 hours ago
Many people working in Hollywood have a desire to work on projects they may never get the chance to, but that doesn't stop them from at least talking about them. It looks like Arrival director Denis Villeneuve may have willed one of his own personal dream projects into existence after recently talking about it publically. A new report claims that he is currently in talks to direct the upcoming Dune reboot.
Variety says that Denis Villeneuve is currently in early negotiations to helm the new version of Dune for Legendary Pictures, who recently secured the rights to the series. Last month, Legendary closed a deal with author Frank Herbert's estate for the rights to not only make movies based on his classic sci-fi creation, but also TV-based projects. It looks like they aren't wasting any time in getting things going, but they have yet to officially comment on this news specifically. »
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New and Original Ghostbusters Unite in Epic Crossover Comic Book
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After making their cinematic debut this summer, the latest iteration of Ghostbusters will now answer a new call in 2017, appearing for the first time alongside the original Ghostbusters in Ghostbusters 101: a new comic book series launching in March 2017. The ghostbusting team of Holtzmann, Yates, Tolan, and Gilbert will cross paths with Venkman, Stantz, Zeddemore, and Spengler - in a brand new comic book series set in the long-running Idw continuity from the fan-favorite, critically-acclaimed, and prolific Ghostbusters comics creative team of Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, and Luis Antonio Delgado who have written and drawn the Idw comics for the past five years.
Shortly after the classic Ghostbusters decide to get back to their roots of teaching the next generation of 'busters, an inter-dimensional mishap merges together their universe with that of the new crew of paranormal police. Now, with the fate of two dimensions in the balance (maybe more? »
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Luke Skywalker's New Alien Friends Revealed in Star Wars 8?
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At the very end of last year's epic blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens, fans finally got to see Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) for the first time in 32 years, as he met the force-strong Rey (Daisy Ridley) on the hidden planet of Ahch-To. We know that Star Wars 8 will pick up directly after this meeting, but that's about all we officially know about the story thus far. While many have assumed that Luke Skywalker had spent all those years on Ahch-To alone, it seems that may not have been the case, according to the latest rumor.
A new report from Making Star Wars reveals that Luke Skywalker was actually sharing the planet of Ahch-To with a number of alien creatures, who reportedly resemble the puffin birds that actually inhabit Skellig Michael Island, where the Ahch-To scenes were shot. While the official name for these creatures have not been revealed yet, »
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Emma Stone Says Male Co-Stars Steal Her Jokes
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Emma Stone is, by pretty much all accounts, having a fantastic year and to that point, a great couple of years. She has gone from loveable actress in the eyes of fans who like comedies, to loveable and award-worthy actress in the eyes of the world, since she has been garnering tons of praise for her role in La La Land and could very well be looking at an Oscar nomination this year. However, the actress recently revealed that it hasn't all been roses, as she has had some pretty rough stuff happen over the years. Like having jokes stolen from her and given to her male co-stars, for example.
The 28-year-old actress is appearing on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone and the magazine has a pretty extensive story about her Hollywood journey as well. It turns out that at various times on different movies throughout her career, »
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Star Wars Celebration 2017 Badge Art Unveiled
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Back in May, LucasFilm announced that Orlando, Florida will play host to the 2017 Star Wars Celebration. The convention will take place April 13-16, 2017, at the Orange County Convention Center. While LucasFilm hasn't announced any events for this year's Celebration quite yet, the studio did unveil 12 pieces of badge art, which feature iconic Star Wars characters from both the big and small screen. These photorealistic sketches of characters from the Star Wars Universe were drawn by artist Paul Shipper. Here's what he had to say about these designs, which will help celebrate the 40th anniversary of this iconic franchise.
"The main thing for me was pleasing everybody at Lucasfilm. And then in turn, because they would like them, then hopefully the fans will enjoy them, as well. It's a case of trying to do something that would be very different from anything that's maybe been done before, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Star Wars. »
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John Wick Comic Book Series Is Coming in 2017
21 hours ago
Dynamite Entertainment announced today that it has made a deal with Lionsgate to publish a comic book series inspired by the studio's popular John Wick feature film. John Wick introduces a retired hitman thrust back into the underworld following his wife's death and subsequent theft of his 1969 Mustang, as well as the killing of a dog she left to help him cope with her passing.
These tragic events lead to John Wick seeking retribution in the darkest depths of the Russian mafia in pursuit of Iosef, the leader of the gang of Wick's assailants. As this pursuit leads him deeper into the Russian crime syndicate, a trail of dead bodies -- including some of his closest friends and allies -- begins to follow behind.
John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves, grossed $86 million dollars at the worldwide box office when it was released in 2014. The highly anticipated sequel John Wick: Chapter Two »
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Marvel and Netflix Twitter Accounts Hacked by Security Group
21 hours ago
Hacks happen on the internet all of the time. It is just part of living in the digital age and most of us do our best to make sure it won't happen by using simple encryption or having better passwords than "Password1234." But major companies generally have a lot more safeguards to prevent these kinds of things so that they won't have to suffer the consequences of some hacker gaining access to user info. It looks like Marvel and Netflix, two monstrous companies, aren't immune to hacks as they have both been subject to one from the same group in the last 24-hours.
Both the Marvel Entertainment (as well as other accompanying Marvel accounts) and Netflix Twitter accounts were recently hacked by a group known as OurMine. The tweets were quickly deleted by the various accounts, but the message from OurMine was clear and should only concern the companies themselves, »
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Spider-Man Won't Return In Avengers: Infinity War?
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Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Avengers: Infinity War will start production on January 23, 2017 at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. Marvel Studios still hasn't confirmed any cast members yet, but it is believed that practically the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe will be returning for this epic adventure. However, it seems that one of the McU's new additions won't be joining the fight, Tom Holland's Spider-Man, at least according to a new report.
MovieCastingCall.org recently put out a casting call, seeking extras, stand-ins and photo-double for the starring actors. While many casting calls include plot details, this one does not, although there is quite the extensive cast list, which confirms that essentially all of the major McU characters will be present, except for Spider-Man. You may recall that Tom Holland himself stated that everything is "up in the air," in regards to his return in Avengers: Infinity War, »
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Star Wars Rebels May Retell Rogue One Story from New Perspective
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The year wait between Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story seemed like a very long one for fans of the franchise, but they were rewarded quite nicely. By most accounts, Rogue One delivered on its promise and is currently crushing it at the box office. For die-hard Star Wars fans, the movie had quite a bit to offer in terms of Easter eggs and references to the greater Star Wars universe. In fact, there were a few big references to the animated series Star Wars Rebels, which firmly connects the show to the live-action universe. Executive Producer Dave Filoni recently shed some light on those references in the movie.
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Dave Filoni talked about what Star Wars Rebels stuff actually made it into the movie and how that may affect things moving forward. For one, fans of the show might have noticed that the Ghost, »
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Donnie Yen Vs. Vin Diesel in First xXx 3 Clip
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Last week, Paramount released a new XXX 3 trailer that introduced reggaeton music superstar Nicky Jam as Lazarus, who is just one of several new characters joining Vin Diesel's Xander Cage in this new action-thriller. Today we have a new clip which shows Xander Cage trying to chase down another new cast member, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Donnie Yen, who plays Xiang in this highly-anticipated sequel, in theaters January 20, 2017. This clip may seem like a garden-variety chase sequence, but, with the help of some innovative motorcycles, this chase goes from land to sea.
IGN debuted this clip, which starts with Vin Diesel's Xander Cage leaving Deepika Padukone's Serena Unger behind, as he takes off to chase down Xiang. They take the chase to the next level with motorcycles that basically transform in unique jetskis, with the touch of a button. We don't get to see how this chase ends, »
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Captain Marvel, Guardians and More Confirmed for Avengers: Infinity War
23 hours ago
Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has pretty much knocked it out of the park so far. 2016 brought us Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange, both of which have done very well at the box office and both of which have been met with a ton of praise from fans and critics. Since things are going so well, all eyes are looking ahead towards Avengers: Infinity War. Details have been scarce, but it looks like we now have a confirmed, core cast.
The news comes courtesy of Movie Casting Call, who have posted a new casting call for Avengers: Infinity War and the untitled Avengers 4 as production prepares for a January 2017 start date. The production is looking for men and women of all ages to play extras in the movie and there will be an open casting call at Pinewood Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on December 10 and 11. More importantly, »
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Blade Runner 2049 Will Be R-Rated, First Photos Arrive
21 December 2016 9:20 AM, PST
Sci-fi fans got an early Christmas gift this week with the first Blade Runner 2049 trailer, which included the first footage from this long-awaited sequel, arriving in theaters October 6, 2017. We'll likely have to wait several more months until the next footage is released, but this week, stars Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling are featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly, along with new photos as well. Director Denis Villeneuve also confirmed that this sci-fi thriller will have an R rating, while teasing more details about this story.
Entertainment Weekly also caught up with Ryan Gosling, who revealed last week that Harrison Ford actually punched him in the face during a take. The actor also clarified an earlier statement that Harrison Ford didn't start shooting on Blade Runner 2049 until a month after filming started, although he previously stated that the production had been under way for several months before Harrison Ford came aboard, »
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Patriots Day Review: Wahlberg Is Boston Strong in Marathon Bombing Biopic
21 December 2016 8:52 AM, PST
I've always been a big sucker for practically any movie based on a true story, partially because I'm always fascinated about the disconnect between truth and fiction with these adaptations, but also because stories that are at least "inspired by" true events often strike a more powerful chord than those which are completely fictional. Movie goers want to see the events they lived through portrayed on the big screen, along with the stories of the people they admired unfolding through celluloid. I wouldn't be so bold as to call the upcoming true story adaptation Patriots Day one of the best of all time, but it's certainly a powerful story that takes fans inside one of the most terrifying and empowering events in recent American history.
For those who don't hail from Massachusetts, Wisconsin or Maine, Patriots Day is a holiday celebrated on the third Monday in April, which commemorates the »
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Lee Byung-hun Talks Knives, Westerns and Magnificent Seven | Exclusive
21 December 2016 8:26 AM, PST
Byung-hun Lee may not be a household name in America, but that is sure to change. The South Korean actor, model, and singer is a megastar in Asia. He started out on Korean television in the early nineties before making the leap to the big screen. His break out role was Joint Security Area in 2000. It catapulted him to stardom and became the top grossing film in Korean history.
Lee had a string of Asian hits before Hollywood came calling. He starred alongside Josh Hartnett in the 2009 Vietnamese thriller, I Come with the Rain. That role led to his American debut as the ass-kicking ninja, Storm Shadow, in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. The overall film didn't remotely meet expectations, but Byung-hun Lee was a standout. He was phenomenal as Storm Shadow. That performance put western audiences on notice that Korea's box office king was crossing over.
Lee reprised »
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Wes Anderson's Isle of Dogs Video Introduces Stop-Motion Cast
21 December 2016 8:09 AM, PST
Even if you're not a fan of director Wes Anderson and his quirky works of comedic drama, you're surely a fan of The Fantastic Mr. Fox, one of, if not, the best animated movie of the past decade. Well, it's time to get excited, because the man is back with yet another stop-motion work that is sure to surprise and delight audiences for generations to come.
Today, Wes Anderson marks the one year anniversary of the announcement that he is making another stop-motion animated movie with a first look, cast reveal and title announcement for Isle of Dogs. Here, we get a fun video with the director and cast member Edward Norton, the teaser poster and some cool concept art.
The movie revolves around dogs and is set in Japan. Wes Anderson recently set up shop in London, where he has been working on Isle of Dogs in pre-production. He »
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