‘Chronicle’ Sequel Loses Writer Max Landis Chronicleturned out to be a surprise smash hit, making $126 million worldwide — not bad at all when the film only cost $12 million to begin with. A sequel seemed like the obvious next step, and indeed Fox has one in the works. The bad news, however, is that it’s moving forward without its original director or writer.Max Landis, who scripted the first film, washiredto write the sequel all the way back in March 2012, just a few weeks afterChronicleopened....

‘Fading Gigolo’ Trailer: In Which John Turturro Is A Hooker And Woody Allen Is His Pimp John Turturroprobably isn’t the first person who comes to mind when you think of a prostitute, andWoody Allenis no one’s idea of a stereotypical pimp. Nor would you thinkSharon StoneandSofia Vergarawould be the first in line to utilize their services. But all of this unexpected casting comes together inFading Gigolo, the upcoming TIFF comedy written by, directed by, and starring Turturro....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Producers Tease Their Best Season And The Biggest TV Battle Ever Think back to the first season ofGame of Thrones, when a handful of combatants fighting on a mountain pass was a big action scene and Tyrion Lannister was knocked unconscious just so the show could avoid showing a giant battle it couldn’t afford to film. How things have changed forHBO’s flagship series, which has grow increasingly epic and ambitious with each passing season....

‘Green Lantern’ Increases Effects Budget To Battle Rising Problem In Hollywood With an exorbitant amount of tentpole, big budget effects movies aiming to hit theaters this summer, it’s no surprise that Hollywood visual effects houses are feeling the heat. Much as there are only so many studios making movies, there are only so many companies who can work on the effects for dozens of films likeGreen Lantern, Transformers: Dark of the MoonandCaptain America: The First Avenger....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Concept Art Shows Off Stunning Xandarian Vistas We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Marvel Cinematic Universe isn’texactlylike our real universe (for one thing, it has superheroes), but it’s close enough that the settings generally look familiar. The Avengers' New York City is our New York City, give or take a Stark Tower. But this summer’sGuardians of the Galaxywas the first Marvel movie to take place almost entirely off-Earth, and that meant Marvel had to create entirely new worlds from scratch....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy: Mission Breakout’ Reaction: How Does It Compare To ‘Tower Of Terror’? In just five days, I have visited Disney World’s newPandora: The World of Avatar, experienced Universal Orlando’s third theme parkVolcano Bay, and the grand opening ofGuardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT!at Disneyland Resort’s Disney California Adventure. I’ll have more onVolcano BayandAvatarLandnext week, but today, I wanted to give you my quick reaction toMission Breakout. How does Marvel’s first step into North American Disney Parks compare to the former and beloved attraction it replaced,TheTwilight Zones Tower of Terror?...

‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Trailer: Karen Gillan Leads This Female-Driven Shoot ‘Em Up Karen Gillanshoots a lot of guns in the latestGunpowder Milkshaketrailer. This female-driven action flick has Gillan playing an assassin who decides to protect an 8-year-old girl from the very crime syndicate she’s worked for her entire life.Lena Headey,Carla Gugino,Michelle Yeoh, andAngela Bassettare also all on board, playing kick-ass characters who get to look really cool while firing weapons in slow motion....

‘His Dark Materials’ Gets Some Much-Needed Levity Thanks To A Singing Lin-Manuel Miranda In “Armour” Hey, did you knowHis Dark Materialswas based off a children’s book series? You wouldn’t guess based on the somber tone of the HBO series, which has become so self-serious that it almost fails to find the fun in talking animals and armor-wearing polar bears. But in the fourth episode, “Armour,” in swoopsLin-Manuel Mirandato the rescue in a hot air balloon, singing a duet with his rabbit daemon and injecting some much-needed levity just as the story is about to take a turn for the dark....

‘Inside Out’ Trailer: Pixar Turns Emotions Into Characters The first trailer for Pixar’s summer 2015 release,Inside Out, was reallymore a reminderof the film’s existence. “Hey, remember us? I know we don’t have a movie in 2014, but we’ve done really awesome work in the past, and next year we’ve got something special for you.” Now there’s a second look at thePete Docter-directed film. This one is almost more of a tease because it only touches upon the main characters and doesn’t mention the story....

‘Little Demon’: Danny DeVito, Aubrey Plaza, And Dan Harmon Team Up For FX Animated Comedy Pilot CanDanny DeVitooffer you a new animated series in these trying times? Or at least just a pilot for an animated comedy starring him, his daughterLucy DeVito, andAubrey Plazathat is executive produced byRick & MortycreatorDan Harmon? FX is answering your prayers for the latter, giving a formal green light to the pilot for the animated comedyLittle Demon, a half-hour series which will star DeVito as the Devil and Plaza as a reluctant mother who gives birth to the Antichrist....

‘Scream Queens’ Full Trailer: Sassy, Sarcastic Sorority Girls Get Slaughtered When the upfront presentation for thenew TV shows coming to Fox this fallwas unveiled, there was no new trailer for the horror comedyScream QueensfromGleeandAmerican Horror StorycreatorRyan Murphy. Instead,a teaser trailer with actual footagefrom the show arrived on its own, which means Fox really wants this one to stand out and hopes it’ll be something special. Unfortunately, the full trailer for the series has arrived, and this looks like it’s going to be murder, and not in the way you want from a horror comedy....

‘Star Wars Episode VIII’ Opens In May 2017 Rian Johnsonhas just been confirmed as the director ofStar Wars Episode VIIIvia a Disney shareholders call. Along with that news, we’ve got theStar Wars Episode VIIIrelease date: July 11, 2025. The official Star Wars site confirms the report.We’ve knownthat Johnson would write and direct the next majorStar Warschapter, but we’ll take the confirmation. More interesting is that the release ofEpisode VIIIbrings the series back to its traditional May opening spot after the push to December forStar Wars: The Force Awakens....

‘Super 8’ Review – J.J Abrams' Turducken For Film Lovers Ever heard of a turducken? It’s a food item consisting of chicken and duck stuffed into a turkey; three elements that don’t exactly go together, but are delicious enough individually that the end product is a delight. I ask becauseJ.J. Abrams' latest film,Super 8, is the movie equivalent of a turducken. It’s a decidedly pleasant blend of innumerable influences, compressed down and stuffed together into a package that might feel a little disjointed and bloated, but ultimately works because each element itself is so good....