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He's the rock icon who told the world to “Sing Your Life” and now some British filmmakers are getting ready to film his life story.  British film, stage and television star Jack Lowden will play Steven Patrick Morrissey in an upcoming biopic, Deadline reports. Actor @JALowden , from #War&Peace, cast to portray #Morrissey in film […]

The best thing about The Force Awakens is its adoringly reverent reproduction of all of the elements, beats, and now iconic moments of the Star Wars trilogy we loved. The worst thing about The Force Awakens is its adoringly reverent reproduction of all of the elements, beats, and now iconic moments of the Star Wars […]

Neill Blomkamp, director of Chappie and District 9, has released concept art for his upcoming Alien movie on Instagram. The image features Sigourney Weaver's Ripley and Michael Biehn's Hicks. Blomkamp states in the caption that the project is “going very well.” Read more: Mad Max takes on the dark side in mash-up trailer for ‘Road Wars: The Imperator Strikes Back’ Not many details […]

The highly anticipated Ghostbusters reboot is now underway, and pictures have been revealed from the first day of shooting. The photos feature Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Kristen Wiig in costume on the set in Boston, which represents New York City in the film. Check out the photos below! The fourth and final Ghostbuster, Leslie Jones, is not […]

Much like the music industry, movie theaters are in a stage of decline. Ticket revenue has fallen 4 percent this year, and attendance is down. Movie theaters just aren’t that appealing to young people anymore. But companies are trying to change that. A recent New York Times article looks at some of the “crazy” changes […]

Opposite the new Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, rival late night program Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in conjunction with Marvel, premiered the first trailer tonight for director James Gunn's upcoming Guardians Of The Galaxy. The film, part of Phase Two the same Marvel Cinematic Universe that includes franchises like The Avengers, Iron Man, and Thor, marks the studio's most cosmic effort […]

After repeatedly denying rumors and speculation, actor Paul Rudd has, in fact, officially been confirmed to star as the titular role in Edgar Wright's Ant-Man. Set to debut after Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Ant-Man is expected to kick off the third phase of Marvel's cinematic universe, which will culminate in a third Avengers film. Paul Rudd will become an Avenger in 'Ant-Man.' Ant-Man was originally […]

The first trailer for Gareth Edwards' upcoming Godzilla reboot has arrived online. The film, which we first told you about back in July ahead of Comic-Con, draws inspiration from the 1954 Ishirō Honda Japanese classic, rather than the 1998 American adaption of the same name. Starring Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston, Kick-Ass's Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Elizabeth Olsen, among others, Godzilla will return the franchise to its darker, more serious roots. It […]

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are currently in Atlanta filming the followup to 1994's Dumb And Dumber, titled Dumb And Dumber To, and the actors have just reveled the first two photos from the set, depicting them in character as Lloyd and Harry. Reuniting Carrey and Daniels with directors Bobb and Peter Farrelly, Dumb To is expected to be […]

J.K. Rowling, creator and author of the popular Harry Potter book series, has confirmed that she will make her screenwriting debut to helm a new Potter-spinoff film series, starting with Fantastic Beasts And Where to Find Them. While Rowling did not script any of the previous Potter films, they were all based on her pre-existing books. Fantastic Beasts will instead be an original […]

Disney-owned Marvel Studios has announced that its upcoming 2015 superhero film Ant-Man has been moved from its planned Nov. 6 release date to July 31, 2015, placing it in direct competition with DC's Superman Vs. Batman film (due out July 17). Edgar Wright's 'Ant-Man' will kick off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While it is not unusual for […]

James Spader has been announced to play Ultron, the primary villain in Marvel's upcoming sequel to 2012's The Avengers, titled Avengers: Age Of Ultron. Ultron was first announced to appear in the film at Comic-Con, when the title was revealed, but little else is known about the plot so far. Returning director Joss Whedon has, however, revealed […]

We have a new Dark Knight and it's…. Ben Affleck? The 41 year old actor, whose previous foray into the superhero genre includes a starring role in 2003's Daredevil, will don the cape and cowl as Batman, alongside Man Of Steel star Henry Cavill for that film's 2015 sequel/crossover, previously announced to be showdown between Superman and a […]

Comic-Con is well underway in San Diego and, as usual, that means a lot of big movie news and trailer premieres (and cosplay, and comics, and… surprise Metallica performances?). Over the past several years, the Con, which originally started as a strictly comics-centric event, has seen more and more Hollywood presence, and has grown to […]

Independence Day will finally get its long-rumored sequel, nearly two decades after the original's 1996 release. Set to acknowledge the 20-year gap, the film's plot will revolve around the aliens' return to earth, “seeking vengeance against humanity… they will come back through a wormhole, which takes them seconds, but it will be twenty years in […]