Chris Hemsworth Will Play The Lead Villain In Furiosa In “Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road,” author Kyle Buchanandug deepinto not only the creation of “Mad Max: Fury Road,” but itsupcoming prequelfilm, “Furiosa.” While “Furiosa” is still a ways away, with plans to premiere in 2024, at least fans can sink their teeth into all of the goodies Buchanan unearthed, including some casting information about the main villain....

Daniel Radcliffe Dares To Be Stupid In New First Look Photo As Weird Al Yankovic Today the folks at The Roku Channel have revealed a first-look photo of Daniel Radcliffe (“Harry Potter,” “Miracle Workers”) in the upcoming biopic “WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story.” Yes, the people that have a better-than-good chance of supplying your streaming device arealso in the content businessand they are giving this living legend some time to shine in the spotlight with his very own biopic....

David O. Russell’s Abscam Film Officially Titled ‘American Hustle’ We’ve pondered the appeal of the cast forDavid O. Russell’s next film, which includesChristian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams,Louis C.K., Jennifer Lawrence,Alessandro Nivola,Elisabeth Rohm,Dawn Olivieri,Jack Huston, Michael PenaandRobert De Niro. We’ve chuckled at theirexaggerated hairstyles. And we’ve assumed that the successful streak for the guy who madeThe FighterandSilver Linings Playbookwill continue with an adaptation of the true story about an FBI sting operation that jailed several congressmen and other public officials....

Early Twitter Buzz: Star Trek Has Secret Premiere In Austin Paramount pulled a MASSIVE bait and switch with tonight’s Alamo Drafthouse’s screening ofWrath of Kahnon Monday night. The announced line-up included some never before seen footage fromJJ AbramsStar Trekfollowed byStar Trek II: Wrath of Kahn. Guess what… They didn’t showKahnat all… The Austin Texas audience because the first audience to see the entire new Star Trek film.Leonard Nimoy, Damon Lindelof, Alex KurtzmanandBob Orciwere in attandance....

First Look: Dwayne Johnson In ‘San Andreas’ Many Southern California residents were awoken this morning by a4.4-magnitude earthquake, so it seems entirely appropriate that we’ve just received some updates on a movie that’s all about a massive California earthquake. Directed byBrad Peyton,San Andreasstars Johnson as a man who must rescue his daughter when the ground in California starts shaking. Though the movie isn’t due for another year, it’s coming along nicely....

FX To Launch Ad-Free Streaming Subscription Service You can stream on if you think that FX won’t get in on the cord-cutting fun. The cable network responsible for such critically lauded fare likeAmerican Horror Story, Atlanta, Fargo, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,The People v. O.J.Simpson: American Crime Story,andLegionis launching an ad-free subscription service called FX+. There’s a catch however, the service is only available to those who have a Comcast Xfinity subscription and who are willing to shell out an additional $5....

Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Classic ‘One Hundred Years Of Solitude’ Is Being Adapted At Netflix In 1967,Gabriel García Márquezpractically invented the magical realism genre with his bewitching, beguiling, baffling novelOne Hundred Years of Solitude. It’s a dense multi-generational saga of the Buendia family, chronicling their struggles and conflicts in the fictional Colombian town of Macondo. It’s a story that’s nigh unadaptable, and García Márquez refused to sell the film rights through his death in 2014....

George Carlin’s American Dream Trailer: The Story Of Comedy’s Most Profoundly Profane Troublemaker George Carlin was one of the greatest stand-up comedians who ever lived. He was a tremendous influence on the world of comedy as a whole, inspiring entire generations of imitators who could never quite grasp Carlin’s perfect mix of sarcasm and empathy. His “7 Dirty Words,” which I can’t list here, have become the stuff ofcomedy legend, and they earned him the attention of the United States Supreme Court after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) went after a radio station that had broadcast Carlin’s profanity-laced bit....

Help Preserve World’s Largest Home Video Collection In December 2013, David Chen released a short documentary on /Film titledScarecrow Video: An Inside Look at the World’s Biggest Independent Video Store(watch that video here). Scarecrow Video in Seattle is the largest independent video store on the planet. The store is not just a collection of movies trapped in old physical media, but many of the films available at Scarcrow are rare and not elsewhere....

Here’s Your First Look At The Umbrella Academy Season 3 The last time we caught up with The Umbrella Academy, the dysfunctional squad of superhero siblings had just barely averted a nuclear apocalypse and returned home to discover that messing around in 1963 had a drastic impact on their present-day reality. Instead of popping back into the family mansion to find everything how they left it, they discover a new family in their place: the Sparrow Academy....

J.J. Abrams Hasn’t Contacted Mark Hamill About ‘Star Wars Episode VII,’ Says Samuel L. Jackson IfSamuel L. Jacksoncan tell the worldElizabeth Olsen is inAvengers: Age of Ultron, maybe he can also tell usMark Hamillisn’t inStar Wars Episode VII. Though the actor who portrayed Luke Skywalker has reportedly been working out for a likely return to the series, Jackson spoke to him recently and Hamill told him directorJ.J. Abramshas not been in touch....

J.J. Abrams Talks ‘Star Wars Episode VII:’ “There Are Infinitely More Questions Than Answers Right Now” In the coming monthsJ.J. Abramsis going to have a very interesting perspective on the eternal geek debate ofStar Trek vs. Star Wars. He is (figuratively) helming both the U.S.S. Enterprise in this year’sStar Trek Into Darknessand an X-Wing Fighter (or something) inStar Wars Episode VII. With the former coming out in just a few short months, the director will soon be turning his full attention to a galaxy far, far away....

Jennifer Lawrence Leads Race For ‘Hunger Games’ Role With just a year left until its projected release date ofMarch 23, 2012, the casting race forGary Ross’The Hunger Gamesadaptation is heating up. Last we heard,True GritactressHailee Steinfeld,Winter’s BonestarJennifer Lawrence, andLittle Miss Sunshine’sAbigail Breslinwere the top contenders for the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. Now, it’s looking like Lawrence is leading the pack. Read more after the jump. The rumor fits withlast week’s newsthatI Am Number FourstarAlex Pettyfer, who will be turning 21 next month, had been approached to play Katniss' love interest Peeta Mellark....