Guillermo Del Toro Would Cede Director’s Chair For BPRD Spin-Off Somewhere in New Zealand, some cork boards are covered in index cards spelling out beat-by-beat the adventures of one Bilbo Baggins and his little magic buddies. Okay, maybe not literally, butGuillermo del Torodidrecently spill toMTVthat “the cards” were ready for hisThe Hobbitfilm. Since then, work has been underway on fleshing out this bare skeleton, conceiving visuals and chewing over casting options....

HBO Go And Max Go Finally Available For Time Warner Cable Subscribers Read Time Warner Cable’s full press release about HBO Go and Max Go after the jump. Time Warner Cable Launches Latest Online Offerings from HBO(R), HBO GO(R) AND MAX GO(R) About Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable Inc. is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 14 million customers to entertainment, information and each other....

HDTGM: A Conversation With Nic Cowan (Co-Star Of Surf Ninjas) What ever happened to the little brother fromSurf Ninjas? Is he still acting? Still surfing? Still using martial arts to make the world a safer place? I sat down withNic Cowan, who played little brother Adam inSurf Ninjas, to find out… Synopsis:When surf-lovin' brothers Adam (Nic Cowan) and Johnny (Ernie Reyes Jr.) discover that they are actually long-lost princes from a small China Sea Island, they set out on a combat-filled adventure to save their birthplace from an power-hungry tyrant....

How James Cameron Wrote Three ‘Avatar’ Sequels Simultaneously James Cameronnever sets easy goals for himself: a liquid metal Terminator, the greatest tragedy of all-time as a love story, create a whole new world. That streak continues with Cameron’s next three films, a trilogy of sequels to 2009’s sensation,Avatar. Cameron has been working on the sequels for years now, with the first one set for release in December of 2016. The reason for the delay is Cameron wants to shoot all three films simultaneously and this time technology isn’t holding him back....

Is FilmStruck Saved? “New Iteration” Coming To Warner Media’s Streaming Service Could it be? There, in the distance…is that…a sliver of good news? In 2018? It is! After WarnerMedia announcedthe imminent demiseof movie subscription streaming serviceFilmStruck, apetition from fansanda pair of letters signed by dozens of high-profile filmmakersgained the attention of the powers that be. Now a new report says that a “new iteration” of FilmStruck will be coming to WarnerMedia’s new streaming service....

Kellan Lutz Is In The Running For ‘Masters Of The Universe’ A new big screen version ofMasters of the Universehas been in the works for years with various writers penning new drafts, but no version getting anywhere near getting in front of the camera. The latest attempt is in the hands of Sony Pictures withCharlie’s AngelsdirectorMcGin talks to bring He-Manto the big screen again for the first time in nearly 20 years, and now it sounds like the filmmaker is meeting with potential stars for the movie....

Mitchell Hurwitz Says He’ll “Definitely” Make A 5th Season Of ‘Arrested Development’ One way or another, the Bluths will be back. The creator ofArrested Development,Mitchell Hurwitz, is currently in Montreal for theJust For Laughs Comedy Festival. The topic of a potential continuation forArrested Developmentcame up and Hurwitz said he “definitely” felt they’d be back. He then turned to Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, and said “I don’t want to get into a whole negotiation right now… but I’ve got a family to feed....

Now Scream This: Celebrate The Holidays With These Streaming Horror Movies (Welcome toNow Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt:Deck, the halls with torment and bodies, fa la la la la – you get my drift. Yes, SlashFilm. It’s a very special Christmas horror edition of “Now Scream This,” as the smell of gingerbread attempts to overpower the burning embers left behind in Krampus' wake....

Only One Star Was Allowed To Have A Script On The Set Of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald Remember the big plot twist at the end of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”? No, I’m not talking about the one where Queenie turns over to the dark side. This is the one where dark wizardGellert Grindelwald(Johnny Depp) does what he knows best (which is gaslighting) and exploits Credence Barebone (Ezra Miller) into believing he’s a member of the Dumbledore family … the very brother of Albus Dumbledore himself....

Possible Cast For Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Includes Reese Witherspoon, Amanda Seyfried, Emma Stone Despite the fact thatUniversal passedon financing the picture,Paul Thomas Andersonis still working on his next filmThe Master, about a man who creates a ‘faith-based organization’ that mushrooms into an empire in the ’50s. Philip Seymour HoffmanandJeremy Rennerare on board, and now Anderson is working to cast some of the major female roles. Among the possible actresses to appear areReese Witherspoon,Amanda Seyfried,Emma StoneandDeborah Ann Woll....

Robert Rodriguez Beefed Up ‘The Mandalorian’ Chapter 14 With Action, But He Wasn’t The First Choice To Direct The most recent episode of the second season ofThe Mandalorianwas one of the shortest we’ve seen so far. Clocking in around 32 minutes (including credits), the ominously titled “The Tragedy” was a breezy episode, but there was still a lot that happened. Spoilersahead.Temuera Morrisonreturned as Boba Fett,Ming-Na Wencame back as Fennec Shand, the Razor Crest was destroyed, and Grogu was taken by Dark Troopers to Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito)....

Sundance Film Festival 2008 Competition Films Announced Sundance Institute announced today the line-up of films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. This will be my fifth year attending the festival, and I think it’s safe to say that this year’s festival is the most mysterious. Most of the films announced today I’ve never heard of before today. That’s not a bad sign....

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