‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy Extended Edition Heading To Theaters This Fall If you thought you were done withPeter Jackson’s trilogy adaptation ofThe Hobbit, think again.The Hobbittrilogy will be returning to theaters this fall, but in the longerextended editionformat that until now has only been available on home video. Hit the jump to find out when you’re able to catchThe Hobbittrilogy extended edition theatrical release! Far Away Entertainment(viaTheOneRing.net) revealed plans forThe Hobbittrilogy extended edition coming to theaters, which will be happening on a few different nights, beginning onOctober 5th, one month before theThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Extended Editionis slated to hit home video on November 3rd....

‘The Host’ Teaser Trailer AuthorStephenie Meyeris obviously best known for writing theTwilightbooks, but she also wrote a best-seller not filled with vampires, werewolves and teen lust. It’s calledThe Hostandthe film version, directed byAndrew Niccol, has just released its first teaser trailer. StarringSaoirse Ronan,The Hostis about one woman’s struggle in world where aliens have fused themselves with the majority of humans to create an ideal society. It’ll be releasedMarch 29, 2013and you can check out the teaser after the jump....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Adds Tessa Thompson, Loses Natalie Portman Captain America: Civil Warmight have most of the Avengers, and a host of new MCU heavyweights to boot, butThor: Ragnarokhas quietly been building an amazing cast in its own right. In addition toChris Hemsworthas Thor andMark Ruffaloas Hulk — the only two Avengers not appearing inCivil War— the film is also expected to feature the returns ofTom Hiddleston’s Loki andJaimie Alexander’s Sif,anda new character played byCate Blanchettto boot....

Alfonso Cuaron Explains Why Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban Was So Cloudy Chris Columbus gave up his directorial duties following “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” because he wanted to spend more time with his children. So,Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarónwas brought in to helm “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” the third film in the franchise. Often regarded as one of the best “Harry Potter” films, the tone in “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” is a lot darker and brooding than the previous entries....

Bad Robot’s ‘Kolma’ Starring Daisy Ridley Might Be ‘Cloverfield 5’ Another day, anotherCloverfieldrumor, this time aboutCloverfield 5. We know that the upcomingOverlordwill the fourthCloverfieldfilm. Now, there’s a rumor that Bad Robot’s upcomingKolmacould actually beCloverfield 5. First announced back in 2016,Kolmais a fantasy thriller starringDaisy Ridley. Everyone hasCloverfieldon the brain this week.The Cloverfield Paradox, the third entry in theCloverfieldseries, made headlines when it unexpectedly dropped onto Netflix following the Super Bowl. Then word came that, despite the Netflix release forCloverfield 3,Cloverfield 4/Overlordwouldstill open in theaters later this year....

Better Call Saul’s Biggest Scene Took Five Entire Days To Shoot Nothing good ever happens in the desert. That seems to be the word of caution constantly imparted by various episodes of “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul.” Plenty of unfortunate characters have found themselves in such a setting — usually against their will — and never make it out. One continuous survivor of the setting and its many fatal opportunities is the silver-tongued Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk)....

Betty Thomas In Talks To Direct Isla Fisher In ‘Desperados’ Last year Wayne McClammy, the director behind the video’I’m Fing Matt Damon' and star-studded rejoinder ‘I’m Fing Ben Affleck’ that aired onJimmy Kimmel Live!in 2008, wasset to directIsla FisherinDesperados, which is typically referred to as ‘a female-orientedHangover.’ But something didn’t work out, and he’s now walking away from the film. ‘Creative differences’ is what the trades say. (Isla Fisher remains attached....

Blockbuster To Rent Movies On SD Cards: Too Little, Too Late? Things aren’t going well for video news rental goliath Blockbuster. Netflix’s rental service arguably offers a superior consumer experience. Redbox DVD kiosks are cheap, convenient, and fast. And online streaming from Netflix, Hulu, and other companies threatens to destroy a huge chunk of the DVD industry at a whole. In September we learned that they might beclosing almost 1,000of their remaining 4,400 stores....

Casting Bits: Nicole Kidman In Talks For ‘Paperboy’, Jeremy Irons To Star In ‘Night Train To Lisbon’, Rosario Dawson Joins ‘Fire With Fire’ Normally, when a star drops out of a project just before it’s set to begin shooting, it’s a big setback. InLee Daniels' case,Tobey Maguire’s exit fromThe Paperboycould turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Maguire recently dropped out of the film, which was originally scheduled to begin this summer....

Cool Stuff: James Wan Is The Latest Director To Get His Own Funko POP Vinyl Figure There are hundreds ofFunko POP!vinyl figures available for display on your desk or collectible shelves. Tons of movies, TV shows, bands and sports teams have been given the Funko POP! treatment, but only a handful of filmmakers have been lucky enough to be immortalized as a stylized little figurine. Now, one more has been added to the mix....

Edgar Wright Can’t Bring Himself To Watch Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’ Even thoughAnt-Manturned out to be pretty good when it arrived in theaters back in 2015, there was a time when the project was a point of concern at Marvel Studios. After developing and writing the project for eight years, writer/directorEdgar Wrightdeparted the film over creative differences. Recently, the filmmaker said diplomatically toVariety, “I wanted to make a Marvel movie but I don’t think they really wanted to make an Edgar Wright movie....

Emily Blunt And Dwayne Johnson Welcome You Aboard ‘Jungle Cruise’ In A Charming On-Set Video Welcome aboardJungle Cruise, whereDwayne Johnsonwears a tiny captain’s hat,Emily Bluntis elegantly disheveled, and Johnson totally messes up Katherine Hepburn’s name. He insults a legend! How dare he! But we’ll forgive him this once because of that adorable little captain’s cap that looks too tiny atop the Rock’s giant body — which isn’t wearing a khaki shirt for once!...

Exclusive Interview: Ash Vs. Evil Dead Show Runner Craig DiGregorio Sam Raimifinally gave us moreEvil Dead, and not just another movie but a whole TV series. He even directed the pilot ofAsh Vs. Evil Dead, starringBruce Campbell, but of course Sam Raimi is a movie director. He can’t run a show full time, so he found an experienced show runner.Craig DiGregoriohas worked onChuck, Reaper, Workaholicsand more. He was on a panel with Raimi and Campbell for the Television Critics Association this summer, where Campbell characteristically took over and Raimi modestly downplayed his greatest contributions....