A Brief Cinematic History Of Your New Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield The announcement that Sony and directorMarc Webbhave chosenAndrew Garfieldto be the new Peter Parker inSpider-Mancame as a bit of a surprise. A welcome surprise to many of us, as the young actor is among the best of the crop of talent that was being considered for the role. But when his biggest role is in Terry Gilliam’sThe Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus— hardly a blockbuster — Garfield may seem like a choice out of left field to some....

Brad Bird Still Working On ‘1906’ It’s been four years since we firstheardthatIncrediblesdirectorBrad Birdwas set to make his live-action debut with1906, based onJames Dalessandro’s novel about the historic San Francisco earthquake. Since then, however, progress on the film has been slow-going, to say the least. A year ago, it was rumored that the project wasall but dead. Birdselectedanother project,Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, to be his first live-action feature, and we all accepted that1906would likely never happen....

Bryan Singer And Sam Mendes Taking A Break From X-Men And Bond Blockbuster franchises can do great things for a filmmaker’s career, but most of them don’t want to remain stuck churning out sequels for the rest of their careers. Case in point: After fourX-Menmovies,Bryan Singeris ready to step away from the X-universe for a little while. “I’d like to do something different,” he said, while adding that he could still return in the future....

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Movie Trailer Universal have released the first trailer forPaul Weitz’Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistantand contrary to my previous expectations, I rather enjoyed it. You can see it for yourself after the break and agree/disagree. The film stars John C. Reilly as a big boss vampire and Chris Massoglia as his protege. Amongst the supporting cast are Patrick Fugit, Salma Hayek, Ken Watanabe and Willem Defoe, each of them a ‘freak’ of some kind....

Comic Con: Thor Panel Impressions And Footage Description Marvel finally unveiled moving images fromThortoday at the studio’s panel in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con. DirectorKenneth Branaghtook the stage withChris Hemsworth,Natalie Portman,Kat Dennings,Clark GreggandTom Hiddleston. They didn’t reveal much about the film we didn’t already know, but did twice show a trailer. First up, because I have to get this out of the way: the trailer was shown in 3D, and it was pointless....

Cool Stuff: New Life-Size LEGO Porg Probably Won’t Taste Very Good There are plenty ofStar WarsLEGO sets out there, but there has never been one as adorable as this. LEGO is bringing a life-size, building brick version of the flightless bird known as a Porg to shelves this fall, and there’s no way Chewbacca is going to be eating this thing. Life-Size Porg LEGO Set The Brothers Brickunveiled the new Porg LEGO set and the building brick company confirmed it will be available for purchase on online startingOctober 1, but you might find it in LEGO stores and other retail spaces right now since it’s already been spotted in the wild....

Dexter: New Blood Showrunner Thinks Original Series ‘Lost Its Way’ Is there still an audience for “Dexter,” the show about the serial killer who preys on other serial killers? Showtime is about to find out this Sunday when it begins airing"Dexter: New Blood,“a revival of the popular Michael C. Hall-led series, which ran for eight seasons from 2006 to 2013 before petering out in a finale that disappointed many longtime viewers....

Disney Debuts ‘Aladdin’ Deleted Song “Desert Moon” Ahead Of Digital Release Guy Ritchie’s live-action remake ofAladdintook some creative licenses from the 1992 animated classic, including the addition of a new song, “Speechless,” that will be sure to earn Disney its coveted Best Original Song nomination at the Oscars. But another original song was almost included in the film. Titled “Desert Moon,” thisAladdindeleted song has been released by Disney ahead ofAladdin’s Digital HD release this week....

Guillermo Del Toro Gives Himself A Monstrous Role In The Hobbit Yes, you read that right, so stop rubbing your eyes and tell me – wouldn’t you do the same thing if you were him? Despite a pretty solid ring of secrecy around the production, we know thatDel Toroand team are deep into the development of theirHobbitmovies. So far they’ve seemingly finished one screenplay and several creature designs, have hired Guillermo Navarro to shoot the film and have apparently come a long way in scheduling the production....

How Can You Get A 3D Printed Jason Statham Mask? If you’ve ever watchedThe Transporter, Crank, orThe Expendablesand wished you wereJason Statham, then we have some good news. Thanks to a pretty odd promotion from 20th Century Fox for next month’s action comedySpy, you can get plans for a3D printed Jason Statham mask. Disclaimer: Whatever you decide to do once that mask is in your possession is up to you, and we are not responsible....

Jack Black’s ‘Goosebumps’ Movie Trailer And Panel Promises Scares And Laughs [Comic Con 2014] The Sony Pictures panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 could more appropriately have been titled “Goosebumps.” After a super-short mention of the upcoming Chris Columbus filmPixels, authorR.L. Stinepopped on screen to tell fans aboutGoosebumps, which opens in Summer 2015. DirectorRob Letterman(Monsters vs. Aliens) showed up for the panel, along with starJack Black, a mere two days after they wrapped production....

Movie Review: Live Free Or Die Hard I just got home from the press screening for Live Free or Die Hard (aka Die Hard 4.0, which woulda, coulda and shoulda been the film’s official title). With any sequel, everyone immediately asks how it compares to the previous films in the series. There really is no way to review a fourth film in a series on solid ground because you walk into it with hours (in this case six hours) of expectations....

PlayStation 5 Owners Get Access To 6 Months Of Apple TV+ For Free If you’re one of the lucky gamers out there who already emptied out your wallet for aPlayStation 5, you may now get a little bonus fromApple TV+for your trouble. All PlayStation 5 owners can receive six months of Apple TV+ for free. So if you’ve been holding out on watching the inspirationalTed Lasso, the animated musicalCentral Park, the outstanding documentaryBoys State, or the Oscar-nominated animated featureWolfwalkers, now is your time....