Details Emerge For Universal’s Wizarding World Of Harry Potter Theme Park It had to happen eventually.The Wizarding World of Harry Potterwill debut next spring at Universal’s “Islands of Adventure” park in Orlando, and the recent release ofHarry Potter and the Half Blood Princeon DVD and Blu-ray offers a sneak peek at the park’s offerings.Attractions Magazinehas a full list of the details, and some of the more interesting ones can be found after the break....

Did The Book Of Boba Fett Just Kill Off One Of Our Favorite New Star Wars Characters? We are rapidly approaching the conclusion of “The Book of Boba Fett” and Chapter 6, titled"From the Desert Comes a Stranger,“brought us closer to the mark and set the stage for the finale. To that end, a great deal happened in this episode and, in particular, it seems the fate of a rather important “Star Wars” character is hanging in the balance as a result of this latest episode’s unexpected conclusion....

Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash Resigns From ‘Sesame Street’ Kevin Clash, the puppeteer behind Elmo and the subject of the documentaryBeing Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, has resigned fromSesame Streetamid allegations of underage sex. The first accusation surfaced last week, prompting Clash to take a leave of absence from the company. Although the accuser has since recanted his statement, fresh allegations of sexual impropriety have just been raised by another party. Elmo will remain among Sesame Workshop’s stable of characters, but will now be portrayed by a different performer....

Friday Box Office: Zack And Miri Make A Box Office Miss The Wildcats will likely win a 2nd consecutive weekend at the box office, but the songs that the kids from East High are singing aren’t nearly as catchy as we thought they would be. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Disney) only added about $1.9M on Friday (4th for the day), and that may mean a disappointing $9.5M for the 3-day....

Gal Gadot Was Almost Furiosa In ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Before she donned the trademark wrist bands and Themysciran battle armor ofWonder Woman,Gal Gadotalmost made the cut to play another recent female cinematic icon, Furiosa inMad Max: Fury Road. Instead, it wasCharlize Theronwho nabbed the role and whose critically acclaimed performance as Furiosa gave her a second-wind career boost. Alas, this was one of the rejections thatalmost spurred Gadot to quit the Hollywood businessaltogether, as she confessed a few months ago, before she landed the coveted role of Wonder Woman and stole the scenes in her debut as the female superhero inBatman v....

Here’s What Happened To Loki After ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Uh-oh, looks like those Russo boys are at it again! Nothing will stopthe Russo Brothersfrom explaining every single thing that happened inAvengers: Endgame! This time, the filmmakers are dishing the dirt on what happened toTom Hiddleston’s Loki after he escaped with the Space Stone. I guess that’s a spoiler, but the Russos themselves have said that the spoiler embargo has been lifted. So read on to find out what happened to Loki afterEndgame....

IMAX Announces ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Screening Details And Reveals A New Poster We’ve known for a long time thatStar Wars: The Force Awakenswould screen inIMAXand we’ve known that at least one key action sequencewas filmed with 70mm IMAX cameras. Now that tickets forJ.J. Abrams' sequel are on sale, specific details about these deluxe format screenings have begun to trickle out. Specifically: where you can watch the film projected in 70mm, where you can watch it in IMAX’s 3D With Laser, and what you get for going out of your way to see the movie on the biggest possible screen....

Interview: ‘Prometheus’ Star Charlize Theron Talks About Working With Practical Sets Vs. CG, Responds To Internet Theories About Her Character And More Last week in London I had the opportunity to sit at a table with other journalists and interviewPrometheusstarCharlize Theron. Charlize talks the evolution of the script from when she first read it to shoot, the secrecy of the production, the brilliance of working on practical sets vs. cg, the extent thatRidley Scottwent to make everything feel real, gives a little bit of insight into the backstory of her character, being frightened by the unknown, deciding not to rewatch theAlienfilms before shooting, having fun with Fassbender in between takes on set, theories about her character, the delivery of dialogue, preparing forMad Max: Fury Road, making big movies vs....

Mark Wahlberg And Jonah Hill Teaming For Buddy Action Comedy ‘Good Time Gang’ Now thatJonah Hillhas seriously slimmed down and is rocking one of the two lead roles in21 Jump Street, opposite Channing Tatum, it doesn’t seem all that strange that he would be set to star oppositeMark Wahlbergin a comedic action buddy picture. Think of him as a younger, shorter Will Ferrell, andGood Time Gangas a less comedic companion piece toThe Other Guys....

Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ May Still Eventually Spellbind Moviegoers Doctor Strangeis a comic book property that has seemingly been high on Marvel’s list of possible projects for a couple years. The character, an arrogant surgeon injured in an accident who becomes the guardian of the spiritual side of the Marvel Universe, has been teased on lists of possible projects, and last summerThomas DonnellyandJoshua Oppenheimerwerehired to script. Just over a year after that hire, it’s time for asmall update: a script draft has reportedly been turned in to Marvel, which is proceeding with development....

Marvel’s ‘The Punisher’ Release Date May Finally Be Revealed The trailers and ads forThe Punisherhave been chock full of violence, gore, and intrigue, but they’re all missing one thing: the release date. Marvel and Netflix have been frustratingly withholding of the newest street-hero series' premiere date, followingDaredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, andThe Defenders. But it may be thanks to an innocuous write-up of the upcoming first season that we may finally knowThe Punisherrelease date....

Michael Mann Would Only Change One Thing About Al Pacino’s Performance In Heat It’s easy to forget this now, given their subsequent collaborations on films like “Righteous Kill” and"The Irishman,“but when Al Pacino and Robert De Niro first sat down across from each other in “Heat” in 1995, it was a monumental movie moment. The two veteran actors, often cited as the greatest of their generation, had previously appeared in"The Godfather Part II"in 1974....

Movie Trailer: ‘TRON: Legacy – Low Rez’ In 3D Because you demanded it, because we haven’t posted about it enough, and because you know you’re excited, it’s time for anotherTRON: Legacypost! This post, however, isn’t as serious as Dave’s editorial on thepotential box office failure, or as expensive as my write up onreal life light cycles. No, this is just a group of massiveTRONfans fromGamervisionwho’ve watchedBe Kind Rewindone too many times and decided to make their own version of theTRON: Legacytrailer....