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Breaking Bad Recap: Episode 3 “I.F.T.” Is A Slow Burn And A Saucy Acronym /Film will be recapping and discussing each episode of the third season ofBreaking Bad. Aspoiler warningapplies after the jumpfor the recaps and for the comments section. Meth heads and readers' thoughts welcome. For previous recaps, clickhere. The third episode of the third season,“I.F.T.“continues the series' slow burn this year and we have to admit, the percolating (and/or slightly tedious?...

Casting Bits: Alice Eve And Luke Evans Join John Cusack In ‘The Raven’; Philip Baker Hall Joins ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’ John Cusackwill have company inThe Raven,V For VendettadirectorJames McTeigue’s fictionalized account of the final five “mysterious” days of Edgar Allan Poe’s life, but Jeremy Rennerwon’t be taking part. His schedule wouldn’t allow it, sadly, as he’s going to be off shooting the fourthMission: Impossible. Stepping in for Renner isLuke Evans, a British actor who will fill the role of “a detective who partners with Poe (Cusack) to search for a serial killer who has kidnapped the author’s fiance and has gone on a murders spree that mimics the author’s work”....

Comic-Con Considering Broadcasting Hall H And Archival Panels Comic-Con Internationalis launching their own SVOD platformMay 7called Comic-Con HQ. They used the recent WonderCon convention to launch their alpha, and that’s where we spoke to Executive Vice President and General Manager of Comic-Con HQ,Seth Laderman. The big question is: Could Comic-Con HQ stream Hall H panels for people who don’t get in, or aren’t even in San Diego, to see? “That is the big question,” Laderman said....

Comic-Con Movie Trailer: Thor Well, there’s one genie that can’t go back in the bottle. A digital copy of the trailer forThor— the same footage shown during Marvel’s Saturday panel at Comic Con — has hit the internet. See it after the break. This can’t possibly be official, so it may not last long. And I’m of two minds about posting it, but the sad fact is that whether we post it or not, it’s out in the wild....

Cool Stuff: Bring BB-8 Home As A Life-Size Sideshow Collectibles Figure Ever since BB-8 rolled onto the big screen inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, fans have wanted to bring the little ball droid home. Next year, they’ll be able to make those dreams come true. Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled their life-size BB-8 figure that is exactly as big as the little droid would be if you were standing next to the little guy on the Millennium Falcon....

Cool Stuff: Hero Complex Gallery’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Art Is Now On Sale In its second weekend,Thor: Ragnarokwill remain at the top of the box office, pulling in anestimated additional $56 millionat the domestic box office. That brings the US box office total to $211.6 million, putting the Marvel Studios sequel at the #9 spot on the list of the highest grossing movies of 2017, and that’s after just 10 days of release....

David Lynch’s Dune Is Better Than Its Reputation Suggests Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” exists in the shadow of not just Frank Herbert’s massive sci-fi tome, but also David Lynch’s infamous adaptation that arrived in 1984. Universal Pictures, executive producer Dino De Laurentiis and his production company Dino De Laurentiis Corporation were all hoping that Lynch’s take on Herbert’s epic would be the next “Star Wars.” It wasn’t. The adaptation bombed at the box office, and in the years since its release, Lynch has all but disowned it....

DC Universe’s ‘Swamp Thing’ Casts Will Patton And Virginia Madsen As The Show’s Villains Meet the Sunderlands.Will PattonandVirginia Madsenhave been cast as Avery and Maria Sunderland, respectively, in DC Universe’s upcomingSwamp Thing. The pair will be joining theSwamp Thingcast, which already includesCrystal Reed, andMaria Sten. Deadlinereportsthat the newest residents of DC Universe’sSwamp Thingare Will Patton, recently seen in this year’sHalloween, and Virginia Madsen, who famously tangled with another supernatural monster inCandymanand recently appeared in ABC’sDesignated Survivor....

DreamWorks Signs Distribution Deal With Disney As wasrumoredlast week, Dreamworks has found a new home at Disney. The two companies have entered into a long term distribution agreement which will include six films a year. you’re able to read the full press release after the jump. The Walt Disney Studios Enters Exclusive Long-Term Distribution Agreement With DreamWorks Studios; Steven Spielberg & Stacey Snider Align With Disney to Distribute and Market Their Live-Action Motion Pictures...

Episode 8 Bits: Oscar Isaac On The “Dark Second Chapter,' A Major Action Scene, And The Return Of A Jedi Master In today’s edition of Episode 8 Bits: Oscar Isaac was the subject of a recentRolling Stoneprofile and while the timing is all aboutX-Men: Apocalypse, some of the most fun and interesting moments revolve around his work as Poe Dameron in theStar Warssaga. For example, the article confirms what we’ve heard before – portions of the opening attack on the village on Jakku were reshot to be less grim, which meant allowing Isaac to break out a bunch of wisecracks:...

Exclusive ‘The Wolf Of Snow Hollow’ Clip: A Small-Town Sheriff Hunts For A Werewolf Jim Cummings' microbudget indie comedyThunder Roadwon the Grand Jury prize at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival and since then, lots of movie fans have been wondering what he would do next. The filmmaker-actor managed to nab Oscar nomineeRobert Forsterfor his follow-up film,The Wolf of Snow Hollow, and sadly, it would turn out to be Forster’s final feature film role....

Exclusive: ‘Weapon Of Choice’ Art Show Focuses On Iconic Pop Culture Weapons Most of our favorite sci-fi, fantasy or action films become our favorites because of their details. I’m talking weapons; iconic tools of destruction that are so damn cool we want to own them. Lightsabers inStar Wars, the Hanzo steel inKill Bill,Robocop’s handgun, pulse rifles inAliens,Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver,Indiana Jones’s whip,Ghostbusterproton packs,Freddy’s claws. Iconic weapons are a huge asset to a classic pop-culture action film....

Find Out Which Actresses Are Up For ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5’ Female Lead Geoffrey RushandOrlando Bloomrumors notwithstanding, it looks likeJohnny Depp’s Jack Sparrow will making new friends (and enemies) inPirates of the Caribbean 5.Javier Bardemwas set as the villain a couple months back, whileBrenton Thwaitesbooked the sidekick role a few weeks back. Now Disney is eyeing a whole bunch of up-and-coming actresses for the female lead includingKaya Scodelario(The Maze Runner) andGabriella Wilde(Carrie)....