Bryce Dallas Howard In Talks For ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Jurassic WorldstarBryce Dallas Howardis about to log some time with a different kind of big, scaly beast. She’s just entered talks forPete’s Dragon,David Lowery’s remake of the 1977 Disney original.Robert Redford,Oona Laurence, andOakes Fegleyalso star. Hit the jump for more details on the Bryce Dallas HowardPetes Dragoncasting, plus new details on the film’s New Zealand shoot. ThePete’s Dragonscript by Lowery andToby Halbrooksis set “against the backdrop of loggers cutting down a forest....

Cool Stuff: Diamond Select’s ‘The Iron Giant’ Action Figure And Sculpture Are Both Superman We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s been over 20 years sinceThe Iron Giantblasted onto the big screen, delivering one of the last great 2D animated movies. The film from directorBrad Birdhas a classic sci-fi feel with touches ofE.T. The Extra Terrestrial, and it’s been much more appreciated in the years since it was released than when it was in theaters....

Djimon Hounsou Explains How Korath From ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Fits Into ‘Captain Marvel’ [Set Visit Interview] Djimon Hounsoureturns to the Marvel Cinematic Universe inCaptain Marvel, reprising his role as Korath. You might remember we last saw Korath inGuardians of the Galaxyas a subordinate of Ronan the Accuser who travels to the planet Morag to retrieve an Orb that has been stolen by Star-Lord. While the character was killed in that film, a younger version of Korath will appear in this MCU prequel....

Eternals Clip: Meet Richard Madden’s Ikaris, The Superman Of The MCU The “Eternals” marketing machine is right in the middle of ramping up in intensity withTV spotsandclips galore, giving moviegoing audiences less and less of a reason to delaybuying your ticketsto the latest Marvel superhero movie that can only be seen in theaters.The early social media reactionspaint a picture of an epic, operatic, and perhaps somewhat overlong extravaganza that spans centuries....

First Look: ‘Brave’ Spinoff Short ‘The Legend Of Mor’du’ It’s tradition for Pixar to run an animated short ahead of their theatrical features, and said short usually comes packaged with the full-length movie in the DVD / Blu-ray release as well. ForBrave, however, Pixar is including not one but two short films. The first isLa Luna, which we already saw when it played in front ofBravein theaters, while the second is an all-new movie titledThe Legend of Mor’du....

Gavin O’Connor To Direct Action-Thriller ‘Fast’ From ‘Sicario’ Writer Taylor Sheridan Gavin O’Connor, director ofThe Accountantand one-time director ofSuicide Squad 2, is in talks to helm the action-thrillerFast. At one point,SiciarioandHell or High WaterwriterTaylor Sheridan– who also wrote the script – was hoping to direct, but couldn’t reach a deal. The story focuses on a special forces commando tasked with stopping drug dealers protected by the DEA. So expect lots of scenes with Kevlar vests and loud guns....

George A. Romero Explains Why He Won’t Do ‘The Walking Dead’ George A. Romerogave birth to the modern zombie with 1968’sNight of the Living Dead, and at present the most popular example of that horror subgenre isThe Walking Dead. A Romero-directed episode of the AMC series, then, seems like a natural fit. But sorry, gore junkies, Romero just isn’t interested. In a recent interview, Romero revealed that he’d actually been approached to work on the horror show, but declined because he didn’t thinkThe Walking Deadfocused enough on the zombies....

Girls 5Eva Season 2 Trailer: The New Season Takes The Stage In May The Girls5eva are going to be famous 5eva, or at least for a second season. The trailer for the sophomore outing of Meredith Scardino’s hilarious, underrated musical comedy is here, and it has all the makings of a certified platinum sitcom hit. “Girls5eva” is a sitcom made by the team behind “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “30 Rock,” and that same wacky spirit shines in the latest promo....

Hunter’s Avatar Review: James Cameron Succeeds Where The Prequels And The Hurt Locker Failed [Editor’s Note:We have published reviews ofAvatarbyDavid Chen,Brendon Connelly, andRuss Fischer. Here is a different take on the film from Hunter Stephenson.] No man is an island, soJames Cameronhumbly ventured off several years into the future to createonefor his own damn self calledPandora. And now he’s inviting the unwashed masses to explore it for a small fee, with permission to return, preferably in the company of an unsuspecting elder skin, if one so chooses....

Is A New ‘Justice League’ Film In Development For 2013? The short answer to the headline question: probably not in any realistic level of reality. Several years ago there was aJustice Leaguefilm in development at Warner Bros that, while well-intentioned and headed up by Mad Max director George Miller, would have gone about the team film in all the wrong way. That is, with a young cast of actors playing heroes like Batman, Superman and so forth that would have been different from the actors playing the same characters in their standalone films....

Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye Will Appear In ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Expert archer Hawkeye was missing in action during Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but we’re about to get a double dose. Of course, we know he’s got a major role inAvengers: Age of Ultronout in May. And while he won’t appear in the subsequent Marvel film,Ant-Man, there’s now evidence he’ll appear inCaptain America: Civil War, which will be out in May 2016....

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Arrives On Blu-Ray & DVD In June For Everyone To Endlessly Dissect Even though everyone is talking aboutAvengers: Endgameafter the sequel’srecord-breaking opening weekend, let’s not forget aboutJordan Peele’sUs. Not only did the original horror movie break box office records of its own, but it was a buzzworthy movieworth talking about extensively. Now we’ll be able to dive even deeper into the film asUshits Blu-ray, DVD, 4K Ultra HD and OnDemand in June, and it comes with an underground bunker’s worth of special features....

Liam Neeson Bits: ‘Tell No One’, Bono, And The Liam Neeson Kill Map If there are two thingsLiam Neesondoes really well, it’s chase after missing people and kill bad guys. The former will be put to good use in Neeson’s latest new projectTell No One, in which he’ll play a man whose supposedly murdered wife may still be alive after all. Meanwhile, the latter talent is celebrated in a “Liam Neeson Kill Map,” charting all the people he’s murdered onscreen over the years....