J.J. Abrams Teases A Fan Favorite Character Cameo In ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerhas the difficult task of not only wrapping up this new trilogy ofStar Warsmovies, but the entire Skywalker saga that began back in 1977. Because of that, the movie will be reaching into every facet of Star Wars for an epic finale that we’ve seenteased in the trailers and TV spots....

Japanese ‘Brave’ Poster Contains New Story Elements A few weeks back, Disney invited me up to Pixar Animation Studios towatch the first 30 minutesof their new filmBrave. The fantastic segment ended just as the main character, Merida, finds a mysterious cabin in the woods (no,not that one). Once the lights came up, everyone realizedmost everything we’ve seenfrom the film – both inclipsandtrailers– was included in that first 30 minutes of the movie....

Jemaine Clement Discusses Being In At Least Two Of The ‘Avatar’ Sequels, Future Flight Of The Conchords Music [TCA 2020] The list ofJames Cameron’sAvatarsequels kept growing from two sequels to form a trilogy, and now we’re dealing with a total of five films in the franchise when all is said and done.Flight of the ConchordsstarJemaine Clementwas announced to be in an unknown number of theAvatarsequels as a marine biologist named Dr....

Jon Heder To Star In Buddy Holly Is Alive And Well On Ganymede Jon Heder, best known for playing the title role inNapoleon Dynamite, has signed on to star in an adaptation ofBradley Denton’s comic sci-fi novelBuddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede.Robert Ruganwrote the screenplay adaptation and will direct. Heder will shoot the film when he has time off from his untitled Comedy Central sitcom. The official plot synopsis follows...

Josh Brolin And George Clooney Will ‘Hail Caesar!’ For The Coen Brothers Joel and Ethan Coenhave set the leading cast for their next film,Hail Caesar!, and the two leads will be familiar presences on the Coen set.George ClooneyandJosh Brolinwill star in the film. Each actor has done multiple films with the Coens before; Clooney inO Brother Where Art Thou?,Intolerable Cruelty, andBurn After Reading, and Brolin inNo Country For Old MenandTrue Grit....

Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Action Figures Bring The Multiverse To Your Collectible Shelf There are new action figures inspired by the Marvel Cinematic Universe all the time. But thanks toMarvel’s What If…?animated series, we’re about to get a wave of action figures that put a unique spin on Marvel characters along with a stylized design that emulates the upcoming show’s animation. Today, Hasbro Pulse unveiled the first Marvel’sWhat Ifaction figures, including T’Challa as Star-Lord, Peggy Carter as Captain Britain, a rather gaunt, villainous version of Doctor Strange, a zombie Captain America, and the Spider-Man Sorcerer Supreme, who is being labeled as Zombie Hunter Spider-Man for some reason....

Michael Bay Plans To Pass ‘Transformers’ To A New Director Michael Bayis fairly regularly a punchline among film fans but that never matters. Movie after movie, bad review after bad review, Bay turns in massive entertainment that the world gobbles up with delight. This summer alone, he tookTransformers: Age of Extinctionto over $1 billion in global box office and producedTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which enjoyed a #1 opening weekend. A sequel has already been greenlit....

Movie Review: Visioneers Starring Zach Galifianakis (Man Vs. Office Culture Continues) Thirty minutes intoVisioneers—a high concept indie dramedy that is, well, brand new to the public—I was consumed by the thought that I, most likely, will never see the movie for sale in a really choice record store. (Don’t worry, this movie review will not serve as a wistful rant on the music industry courtesy of a wannabe Nick Hornby or Chuck Klosterman....

Movie Theaters Are Destroying Movies, According To Edward Norton (Who Is Correct) As the 21st-century barrels on, filmmakers and film fans alike are in a constant debate about what modern institution is “ruining movies.” For many people – likeSteven Spielberg– it’s the world of streaming sites, like Netflix, that are destroying the sanctity of the so-called “theatrical experience.” ButEdward Nortonhas a different take on this whole matter. According to the director and star ofMotherless Brooklyn, it’s not Netflix that’s ruining movies – it’s movie theaters themselves....

New Avatar Trailer Description And More High Resolution Photos With a new trailer forJames Cameron’sAvatarhitting theaters this weekend, a batch of new high quality production photos has shown up online via SpoilerTV. Check out a couple of the photos after the jump, or click on through to see them all. And be sure to enlarge the photos to see them in high resolution. Want to know what the new trailer may bring?...

New Footage From ‘Mortal Kombat’, ‘Cry Macho’, ‘King Richard’ & More Arrives In HBO Max Teaser Video Over a week ago, HBO Max provideda little teaseof all the movies that Warner Bros. Pictures will be sending to theaters and the WarnerMedia streaming service simultaneously this year. Every single movie that the studio was planning on releasing in 2021 will get the hybrid release, includingThe Suicide Squad,Mortal Kombat,In the Heights,Malignant,The Many Saints of Newark,Dune,Cry Macho, and evenThe Matrix 4....

Nicolas Cage Opens Up About The Time He Pleaded To Be Cast In Godfather III Some family get-togethers end with everyone getting way too drunk and honest. Some end with a wholesome board game or a movie marathon. But if you’re Nicolas Cage, they end with you begging your uncle for a role in the “Godfather” franchise, only to be cruelly set aside. I honestly don’t know which one is worse....

Peacemaker Actor Freddie Stroma On Playing Vigilante, A Dangerous BFF [Interview] Freddie Stroma plays the very dangerous “yes man” in Peacemaker’s life, Adrian Chase, AKA Vigilante. In Vigilante’s story, in which he casts himself as a hero, he also casts himself as Peacemaker’s BFF. He’s less of a sidekick, and more of Chris' partner in crime — and life. He’s also unhinged and, all jokes aside, terrifying. Yet, against all odds during the season 1 finale, creator James Gunn and Stroma make audiences want to see this sociopath survive in the end....