Why Loki Was Cut From ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Avengers: Age of Ultronhad a lot of moving pieces. The 141-minute long superhero movie has been criticized by some as being overstuffed, but once there was a much longer cut — which might’ve given the film more breathing room. Writer-directorJoss Whedonhad to losea lot of materialin the editing room, including a Marvel fan favorite. Learn why Loki was cut from Avengers 2after the jump....

Will Smith Joins NFL Concussion Film; ‘Blind Side’ Director Takes On Baseball Film A pair of sports film just took significant jumps up the production ladder. First up, superstarWill Smithis in talks to star ina film about head injuriesin the NFL produced byRidley Scott.Peter Landesman(Parkland) is scheduled to direct. Second,John Lee Hancock– director of the highest grossing sports film of all time,The Blind Side– will direct a film about the life of baseball superstar turned financial criminal,Lenny Dykstra....

‘30 Rock’ Spin-Off Following Jack Donaghy Was Retooled Into NBC’s New Show With Ted Danson The raucously hilarious NBC comedy series30 Rockhas been off the air for six years now, but we almost returned to that absurd world created byTina FeyandRobert Carlockin the form of a spin-off that would have followedAlec Baldwinreprising his role as Jack Donaghy. Instead, what would have been a30 Rockspin-off was retooled into an original show starringTed Danson....

‘Alien’ Designer H.R. Giger Has Died At 74 H.R. Gigershowed us nightmare visions that were unlike those anyone else had conjured. The man who designed the Alien for Ridley Scott belongs in the pantheon of visionaries of the horrific alongside Hieronymus Bosch and Francis Bacon. Giger visualized concepts that are particularly modern, as they meld biological and mechanical elements, and are harrowingly seductive in their curvaceous sexuality. Now H.R. Giger has died at the age of 74, due to injuries sustained in a fall....

‘Apocalypse Now’ Final Cut Debuting At The Tribeca Film Festival Francis Ford Coppolahas tinkered withApocalypse Nowin the past, but now he’s ready to deliver what he considers thefinalcut. Coppola went back to his Vietnam War epic to craft a new, definitive version, which will debut at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. There’s no word yet on what will happen after the Tribeca screening, but it’s safe to assume theApocalypse Now:Final Cutwill find its way to Blu-ray eventually....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Will Get R Rating, Might Get Sequels We still have a lot of unanswered questions aboutBlade Runner 2049, whichunveiled its first trailerjust yesterday. But directorDenis Villeneuveis happy to lay one of your concerns to rest right now: yes, it’ll be rated R, just like the originalBlade Runnerwas. Read his comments on theBlade Runner 2049R rating below, as well as his thoughts on the possibility of moreBlade Runnersequels....

‘Cyrano The Moor’: David Oyelowo Will Star In Live-Action Disney Musical Today in extremely cool movie news, Disney announced they will be making a new live-action musical starringDavid Oyelowo, fromTarell Alvin McCraney, the playwright who inspired Barry Jenkins’Moonlight.The House of Mouse has been slowly but surely remaking their animated classics into live-action musicals, like last year’sBeauty and the Beastwith Emma Watson and a bunch of CGI tomfoolery. But this latest project,Cyrano the Moor, is a new concept inspired by two classic plays....

‘Escobar: Paradise Lost’ International Trailer: Benicio Del Toro Thrives As A Monster InEscobar: Paradise Lost,Benicio del Toroplays drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, delivering a performance that is already drawing strong praise after the film’s Telluride debut. But this isn’t just another “rise and fall” story focusing on a famous outlaw. The film, directed byAndrea Di Stefano, follows a college student (Josh Hutcherson), who falls for a local girl while in Colombia, only to discover that her uncle is an internationally-infamous drug lord....

‘Finding Dory’ Trailer: The Forgetful Fish Tries To Remember Her Past Dory’s not so hot at remembering names, or faces, or much of anything, really, but the Pacific regal blue tang made an unforgettable impression in the firstFinding Nemo. Her warmth, generosity, and sunny (if oblivious) optimism made her the breakout character of that movie, even more so than Marlin or Nemo himself. So, thirteen years later, she’s finally getting to lead her own Pixar feature....

‘It Follows’ Director David Robert Mitchell Adapting Horror Short ‘They Hear It’ Into Feature Film David Robert Mitchell, who broke onto the horror scene in a big way withIt Follows, is returning to the genre withThey Hear It,an adaptation of the short film of the same name. Mitchell will write the script, but not direct. Those duties instead fall toJulian Terry, who helmed the original short film.THRbroke the news about theThey Hear Itfeature film....

‘Men In Black 3’ Trailer: More Aliens, More Brolin Men in Black 3had a complicated production schedule, as the story, concocted byWill Smith, hadn’t been fully scripted when the shoot started, leading to an extended break to finish writing the movie before starting up again. DirectorBarry Sonnenfeldrecentlytalked about that, saying, “We knew starting the movie that we didn’t have a finished second or third act. Was it responsible? The answer is, if this movie does as well as I think it will, it was genius....

‘Microbe & Gasoline’ Clip: Michel Gondry’s Charming Tale Of Teen Friendship The U.S. rollout ofMicrobe & Gasolinehas been approaching so quietly, you’d be forgiven for not realizingMichel Gondryhad a new film at all. But he does, and it’s coming to our shores this weekend, and based on the footage we’ve seen so far it looks pretty damn adorable. Ange DargentandThéophile Baquetplay Daniel and Théo, or as they are better known, Microbe and Gasoline....

‘The Master’ Teaser Poster - Paul Thomas Anderson’s Latest Gets Wet The teaser clips forPaul Thomas Anderson’sThe Masterwerereal head scratchers. Compelling? Interesting? Of course. But I’ll be dammed if anyone could figure out exactly what was going on in them. Now the same can be said for the movie poster, which looks like a wine label only with the liquid on the outside. Check out the image and more after the jump....