J.K. Rowling Approved Death Scene Change In ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2’ Though it’s nearing one billion dollars in worldwide gross, there were certainly a ton of valid complaints aboutHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One. People said it was too slow, the characters spent too much time in the woods, it was half a movie, etc. That should all be remedied on July 15 asHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Twois released in 3D....

Listen To Bill Murray’s Excellent Hour-Long Interview On ‘The Howard Stern Show’ Howard Sternhas built a career out of getting people to talk, and this week he had a great hour-long conversation withBill Murray. The actor is famous for being difficult to pin down for a role, with only an elusive 1-800 number as the means to contact him, and status as almost an urban legend who will crash your wedding or karaoke party if the spirit moves him to do so....

Marvel’s Cosmic Universe Films Won’t Feel Like ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Guardians of the Galaxywas a universe apart from the rest of the Marvel movies. While the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were subject to the control of the #ItsAllConnected mantra, with tons of world-building and cameos implemented into the separate films,Guardians of the Galaxyhad the freedom to be a wholly separate story unto itself. But as the MCU expands, so doesGuardians of the Galaxy’s role in it....

Movie Theaters In California And Hong Kong Closing Again At this point, I think I’ve written approximately 700 stories about COVID-19/coronavirus, and I wish I could say I had some good news to offer on this subject for a change. But I don’t. Instead, I’m here to tell you that things that had already re-opened are now shutting down again. So it goes, as Kurt Vonnegut once said. As the coronavirus continues to spike across the globe (primarily because selfish jackasses refuse to wear masks), movie theaters in both California and Hong Kong are forced to shut down yet again....

Movie Trailer: Howl On the day that aMcSweeney’s parody/recontextualizingof some ofAllen Gisnberg’s most famous lines made a little ripple on the internet, it is appropriate that a trailer arrives forHowl, the film that chronicles the creation of the poemHowland the obscenity trial that eventually followed its publication.James Francostars as Ginsberg, and just as the film wasn’t widely praised at Sundance (David and Peterdidn’t love it) the trailer is only modestly interesting....

Netflix And Apple Have Considered Buying MGM As The Streaming Wars Continue The streaming wars are really heating up now that Apple TV+ is a key player alongside the likes of Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. It’ll soon get even more crowded with the upcoming arrival of Peacock from NBCUniversal and HBO Max from Warner Media. But not every content provider out there has the money to create their own streaming service, which means some studios are in the market to work out deals for their content libraries, or perhaps even selling the entire studio....

New Angels & Demons TV Trailer Sony Pictures has begun airing a new 1+ minute television spot forRon Howard’s adaptation ofAngels & Demons. I’m calling it a TV trailer (even though it’s technically a tv spot) becuase it’s long enough that it almost feels like a new theatrical trailer. I can’t tell you how unexpected my excitement is for this film. At ShoWest, we were shown an impressive extended promo reel for the film which was cool enough to make me forget that Da Vinci Code film had ever been released....

Ralph Fiennes Paid A Big Price While Preparing For His Schindler’s List Role When it comes to preparing for roles, actors have historically gone to extreme lengths. Commonly called “the method,” actors often find themselves diving so deep into a role that it comes at a physical or emotional cost. Brad Pittchipped his front teethfor his role in “Fight Club,” Robert Pattinsonchanneled his inner-chiropterologist(that’s someone who studies bats) to become Batman, and Isabelle Fuhrman traineduntil her hands bledfor the role of Alex in “The Novice....

Roger Ebert On “Why I Hate 3-D (And You Should Too)” Pulitzer Prize-winning movie criticRoger Eberthas been extremely vocal of his dislike of 3D movies. This time he’s even venturing outside his home at the Chicago Sun-Times to write an op-ed piece for Newsweek titled “Why I Hate 3-D (And You Should Too)”. Here is an excerpt of the first paragraph: 3-D is a waste of a perfectly good dimension. Hollywood’s current crazy stampede toward it is suicidal....

Steve Carell Announces Start Of Shooting On ‘Anchorman: The Legend Continues’, Dylan Baker And Meagan Good Join Cast AsAnchorman: The Legend Continuesenters production in Atlanta, it’s been adding new cast members left and right. The newest arrivals today areMeagan GoodandDylan Baker, who join franchise newcomersKristin WiigandJames Marsden.John C. Reillyis also rumored for a cameo, though the production is staying mum on that one. But while the new characters might get to do new and exciting things, returning starSteve Carellsays his hope for Brick is that nothing will have changed....

Superhero Bits: Batman Vs. Superman, Ben Affleck, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Ant-Man, Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine What happens whenDane DeHaanis confronted with the poster fromThe Amazing Spider-Man 2? How isBen Affleck’s Batman different fromChristian Bale’s inBatman vs. Superman? WillHarry Lennixbe back forBatman vs. Superman? IsZack Snyderalready working on iconic imagery for that film? How willAnt-Manbe different from other shrinking movies? Want to see some gorgeousThor: The Dark Worldconcept art? DoesCasey Affleckunderstand all the Bat-sanity?...

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, Batman Live, Captain America, The Dark Knight Rises Which countries opted to not callCaptain America: The First Avengerby its full name? Want to see some set construction photos fromMan of Steel? Who is influencingHans Zimmeras he writes the score forThe Dark Knight Rises? Does four minutes ofBatman Livesound cool? And did the guy above win Fourth of July? Read about all of that and much more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Iron Man 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Amazing Spider-Man Want to see the new IMAX commercial forThe Avengers? How about a bunch of book covers forThe Dark Knight Rises? What doesDarth Vaderlook like dressed atBatman? HasStan Leelearned about hisIron Man 3cameo yet? DoesBatman’s Batarang really work? What’s the latest update on theIncredible HulkTV show? How manyTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesdid it take to set a Guinness World Record?...