Transformers 2: Fallen To Get His Revenge! Eyeing A Teaser Trailer? I have a bit of good news for those of you who were angry that Michael Bay’s Transformers lacked a coherent story. The sequel will have an extensive narrative, all of which takes place off screen in a series of prequel comic books. Of course I’m kidding… or am I?SplashPage’s preview of IDW Publishing’s upcoming five-partTransformers: Revenge of the Fallencomic book miniseries Transformers: Destiny, provides final confirmation that the Fallen in the film’s title is actually the name of the main villain in the sequel (seen above)....

Video: Paramount Animation Reveals New Mascot ‘Star Skipper’ And Logo Opening Pixar has Luxo Jr. DreamWorks has the boy on the moon casting out his fishing line. Disney has increasingly fancy variations of Cinderella’s castle. NowParamount Animationjoins the crowd of making a memorable logo that signals a family-friendly catalogue of movies. The studio has unveiled a new Paramount Animation logo along with a brand-new mascot in the form of a tween girl named Star Skipper....

VOTD: Stuart Acher’s Bobby Loves Mangos Bobby Loves Mangosis a short film I discovered nearly a decade ago. It screened at a bunch of film festivals in the late ’90s, and filmmakerStuart Acherfamously tricked an extremely unwilling and uninterestedRoger Ebertinto watching it. Ebert later endorsed the film. I won’t give away the whole story, because it’s included at the start of the video below. But it was one of many famous stories from the start of an era where people believed that the next generation of big directors would be discovered through short films....

Vultures Begin To Circle Over MGM As Auction And Bankruptcy Talk Flares Up Once More Seven weeks agowe told you that the weight of nearly four billion in debt was threatening to crush MGM, and that the studio’s assets could be auctioned off to make as much money for creditors as possible.A week after thatMGM got a reprieve — the studio would be free from interest payments on that loan until the end of November....

Watch A Silly New ‘Rampage’ Trailer, Then Check Out Some Concept Art We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Realizing the premise ofRampageis rather silly, a new trailer for the film leans into that silliness and gives starDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonan opportunity to yell at you from the gym. In addition to that, newRampageconcept art reveals a behind-the-scenes look of the film. See that and the newRampagetrailer below....

Wes Anderson’s ‘The French Dispatch’ Heads To Fox Searchlight, And Of Course It Has An Amazing Cast Even though 20th Century Fox isn’t exactly doing The Walt Disney Company any favors with their box office performance this year, Fox Searchlight is still operating like it’s business as usual. The more indie-focused and award-driven arm of Fox has just secured the worldwide distribution rights toWes Anderson’s next film,The French Dispatch. This comes after Fox Searchlight releasedIsle of Dogs, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr....

Wes Ball Teases ‘In Search Of Humans’, A Photographic CG Animated Movie I’m not sure if /Film readers are looking forward toThe Maze Runner, as it might look like another young adult book adaptation. But the footage that was screened at Comic Con surprised those in attendance, and I think it will we will all be pleasantly surprised by the film when its released. We’ve been following filmmakerWes Ballsince thereleaseof his computer animated short filmRuina couple years ago....

Who Is Snoke? How The New ‘Star Wars’ Books May Be Setting Up The Supreme Leader Star Warsfans are notoriously detail-minded. Just look at the selection ofStar Wars-related books that publisher DK releases. There are ultimate guides, visual dictionaries, atlases, blueprints of weapons and ships; it goes beyond the scene-by-scene breakdown and crosses into in-universe knowledge you won’t necessarily find on screen, all to help make the characters, objects, and places ofStar Warsall the more real for the die-hard fans....

Why ‘The Muppets’ Failed, According To Miss Piggy Creator Frank Oz ABC’sThe Muppetstelevision show revival was short-lived. While the series got favorable reviews, there was a sizable backlash from parents who didn’t think the adult-skewing humor was suitable for family viewing. After six episodes the network replaced showrunner Bob Kushell with Kristen Newman as part of their plans to creatively overhaul the series, but it was too little too late, and the ratings lead to the show being canceled at the conclusion of its debut season....

Why Heather Donahue Brought A Big Knife To The Blair Witch Project Set Thinking back tothe incredible featthat was the filming of “The Blair Witch Project,” it’s kind of a miracle directors Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick got away with as much as they did in order to create their masterpiece. Consideringtheir guerilla-style filmmaking tacticsand barebones starting point, it’s hard not to marvel at the finished product — or, frankly, understand why the film’s female lead, Heather Donahue, was uneasy about joining the cast at first....

WonderCon: Pixar’s Ratatoullie Panel “We were thinking about retitling it Ratatouille 1. And letting you guys know it’s the prequel to the sequel.” Brad Bird began his presentation with slides showing the character development drawings and sculpts for Remy, the main rat character from Ratatoille. He also showed the early sculpts for Emile, his brother, the friendly gregarious rat that will eat anything (voiced for Pete Soane). DJango (Brian Denahey) plays the father....

Zac Efron May Get Musical Again With Hugh Jackman In ‘The Greatest Showman On Earth’ Throughout the early 2000s,Zac Efronjumped around with small roles in TV shows and made-for-TV movies. But he caught his big break on The Disney Channel as one of the stars ofHigh School Musical. The TV movies sparked two sequels, one of which actually ended up in theaters, and gave Efron the firm footing to launch a film career....

‘After The Wedding’ Review: Michelle Williams And Julianne Moore Disappoint In Messy Melodrama [Sundance] After the Weddingis a remake ofBird Boxdirector Susanne Bier’s 2006 movie of the same name, and while I haven’t seen that version, this one is a muddled melodrama that never comes together in satisfying fashion. Michelle Williamsplays Isabel, an American ex-pat living in India and working at an orphanage. One day, she receives a surprise phone call to come to New York City, because high-powered businesswoman Theresa (Julianne Moore) wants to provide funding for her orphanage....