A Legit ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Script Ended Up On eBay And J.J. Abrams Wasn’t Very Happy There aren’t too many franchises that are treated with as much secrecy asStar Wars. Everything is kept under tight wraps. But accidental leaks happen, and it turns out that all of the secrets were almost available for the highest bidder. Kicking off even more coverage ofStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, directorJ....

Amazon’s ‘The Tick’ Revival Will Be “Darker And More Grounded,” Says Creator Ben Edlund When the originalThe Ticklive-action series debuted in 2001, it was a very different time for superheroes.X-Menhad hit theaters the year before, butSpider-Man,Batman Begins, andIron Manwere still to come, and while comic book shows were definitely around (Smallvilledebuted that same season), they were nowhere near as ubiquitous they are now. In contrast, Amazon’s upcoming revival ofThe Tickis coming into a landscape dominated by Marvel and DC characters, with no end to the trend in sight....

Bruce Willis Is Retiring From Acting Following Aphasia Diagnosis Actor Bruce Willis has had an incredible career for nearly 40 years. His breakout big screen role as John McClane in “Die Hard” in 1988 — following a successful TV run as the star of “Moonlighting” — cemented him as an action hero for the ages, and he’s been a major Hollywood player ever since. In the past few years, Willis has taken on roles in a number of straight-to-video releases, with eight releasing in 2021 alone and another 11 due to release in 2022....

Cannes: ‘The Tree Of Life’ Takes Palme d’Or; ‘Melancholia,’ ‘The Artist’ And ‘Drive’ Win Big Prizes The Cannes jury, headed by Robert De Niro, has selected the winners of this year’s competition slate, and the results are slightly surprising. In the early days of the fest two films quickly emerged as seeming front-runners for the top prize,Lynne Ramsay’sWe Need to Talk About KevinandMichel Hazanavicius' silent black and white filmThe Artist, but the Palme d’Or went instead toTerrence Malick’sThe Tree of Life....

Cobie Smulders Says “There Are Definite Talks” To Bring Back Maria Hill In ABC’s ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Though ABC’sS.H.I.E.L.D.will consist mostly of new characters, we can expect some familiar faces to help guide us through that new corner of the Marvel universe. Back in October,Clark Gregg, who played Agent Coulson in the movies, was confirmed to be returning (though it remains to be seen just how he’ll fit in). Now it he may be joined by hisAvengersco-starCobie Smuldersas well....

Comic Book Bits: Stan Lee Talks Cameos And ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’; Plus ‘Justice League,’ ‘The Governator,’ And ‘TMNT’ Character Posters In the wake of WonderCon there are a great many little comic book tidbits floating around, so let’s start withStan Lee. With summer approaching he is talking about cameos. ToTHRhe jokes that he’d like to be inThe Dark Knight Rises(“I wonder why DC Comics doesn’t have me do a cameo in Batman?...

Confirmed: Jessica Biel And Sharlto Copley Negotiating A-Team Roles Joe Carnahan’sA-Teamfilm is actually coming together, if you pardon the expression, right now. What a strange world we live in. Does anybody actually remember the show as being any good? I thought even its fans had it pegged as a bit of a kitschy, guilty pleasure. Soon we’ll start seeing images from the set, I’m sure, and most of the speculation about the cast and probably even that iconic van will be laid to rest....

Director Alex Proyas Calls ‘The Crow’ Remake “Unnecessary” The past week must’ve been rough for directorAlex Proyas. His career has had its ups and downs, includinghis scrappedadaptation ofParadise Lost, but these last few days, in particular, haven’t been great. Critics rippedGods of Egyptapart and audiences didn’t show up for the pricey adventure movie. Following the disastrous opening, Proyas then wrote aFacebook postcriticizing reviewers of his latest, making both fair and unfair points....

Disney Offers Movie Rentals On Microsoft X-Box Live Last night at the Microsoft keynote at the E3 video game convention (or whatever is left of it), they announced that Disney would offer movie rentals on demand through X-Box live. My friend has rented a bunch of High definition content through his X-Box, and aside for the stupid gamer point thing (it’s kinda like Casino chips but with different values so that you never quite know how much in real world money you’re spending) is probably the future of movie rentals....

Edgar Wright Shares Spooky ‘Last Night In Soho’ First Look As Production Wraps There’s one less night until we get to seeEdgar Wright’s upcoming thrillerLast Night in Soho.TheBaby Driverdirector announced that his upcoming psychological horror movie wrapped production with a first look image featuring starThomasin McKenzielooking a little spooked. Last Night in Soho First Look That is a wrap on main unit photography on my next feature film, ‘Last Night in Soho’....

Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ Backs Up A Few Months For A Mid-Summer Release Date Here’s some good news for you movie fans out there.Edgar Wright’sBaby Driver, once scheduled to his theaters at the tail-end of this summer, has been bumped up a few months. So yeah, you’ll be able to see the next movie from the director ofShaun of the DeadandScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldearlier than expected. And let me tell you this much: this is great news....

Ellen Page In Talks To Lead ‘Flatliners’ Remake From ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Director Ellen Pagemay be this generation’s Julia Roberts. TheFreeheldstar could lead a remake of Roberts' 1990 sci-fi thrillerFlatliners, about a group of medical students who experiment with near-death experiences. (Because what could possibly go wrong?)Niels Arden Oplev, of the SwedishThe Girl With the Dragon Tattooadaptation, is directing. Learn all about the Ellen PageFlatlinersremake after the jump. Varietyreports Page is currently in talks for theFlatlinersremake....

Eternals Writer Wants To See Galactus Pop Up In The Sequel “Eternals” expands the scope and scale of the Marvel Cinematic Universe far beyond anything we’ve seen before. The story of the Eternals spans thousands of years of human history, while the mythology of their backstory spans entire galaxies. As if to put an exclamation point on the many reactions describing the film as “epic” and “sweeping” in nature, the godlike Celestials standing taller than entire planets truly put our puny-sized existence in perspective....