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‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto Cooler Returns In May; New Empire Cover And Character Banners Revealed Back in February,an image of a new canof Hi-C’s nostalgic drinkEcto Cooler, inspired by theReal Ghostbusterscartoon back in 1987, emerged online. This seemed to be confirmation that the Coca-Cola Company was going to revive the beloved flavor after it was discontinued in 2001. Now an official press release from the soft drink company has revealed when we’ll see Ecto Cooler return to shelves in honor of the newGhostbustersmovie hitting the big screen this summer....

‘Gone With The Wind’ Tops Amazon Best-Sellers Chart After HBO Max Removal As protests against racial injustice continue, the newly launched streaming service HBO Max decided toremoveGone With the Windfrom its library due to racist depictions. HBO Max plans to add the movie back eventually, “with a discussion of its historical context and a denouncement of those very depictions,” but in the wake of the heavy media coverage about the removal,Gone With the Windis burning up the charts elsewhere....

‘Harry Potter’ Concert Series To Launch This Summer For fans ofHarry Potter, this year was already going to be a big one. A hopeful new franchise set in the wizarding world will begin withFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Themand there’s a play calledHarry Potter and the Cursed Childon the way as well. Plus, let’s not forget that Universal Studios Hollywood isgetting their own Harry Potter attraction. Now fans have something else to look forward to this year asCineConcertshas announced a new partnership with Warner Bros....

‘Jurassic World 3’ Is Bringing Back Jake Johnson And Omar Sy Jurassic World 3will feature more than the return ofColin Trevorrowin the director’s chair. The upcomingJurassic Worldsequel will bring backJake JohnsonandOmar Sy, characters last seen in Trevorrow’s 2015 revival of theJurassic Parkseries. The duo were last seen making an escape from Isla Nublar as the escaped dinosaurs went on their rampage.The Hollywood Reporterhas the news that Johnson and Sy are returning to theJurassic Worldfranchise, signing on to reprise their roles from 2015’sJurassic World....

‘Justice League’ Director’s Cut Could Be Coming To Blu-Ray, But It’d Be Joss Whedon’s Director’s Cut Warner Bros. is so disappointed in the box office performance ofJustice Leaguethat they’rechanging up the way they handle their superhero moviesgoing forward. The movie wasn’t nearly as divisive asBatman v Superman, but even those who appreciatedJustice League’s bizarre blend of tones anddefend the moviecan’t ignore that the movie failed to make the money a blockbuster of that size and cost should make....

‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Might Take Richard Linklater 20 Years To Finish It tookRichard Linklater12 years to makeBoyhood, and now he wants to up his game. The filmmaker is said to be putting together a film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim musicalMerrily We Roll Alongthat will take 20 years to complete. Linklater has lined upBen PlattandBeanie Feldsteinto star in the story of a Broadway composer who abandons his theatre career to make movies in Hollywood....

‘Mr. Robot’ Star Rami Malek Says Elliot Might Be More Reliable Than We Think [Comic-Con 2016] Editor’s Note:This post was not published during our comic con coverage last week as expected. The cast ofMr. Robotappeared at San Diego Comic-Con for a panel about their second season. Series creatorSam Esmailwas not here to answer questions, but the cast gave some hints about where season two is going. Elliot (Rami Malek) has been using Adderall to attempt to get his demons under control....

‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Trailers: A Case Of Mistaken Frog Identity With Plenty Of Cameos The gang’s back, and they have a devious new leader in the three new trailers for next year’sMuppets Most Wanted. Kermit has been captured and replaced by the world’s most famous thief, Constantine. Will the Muppets figure it out? And how many cameos, to go along with leading roles fromRicky Gervais, Tina FeyandTy Burrell, will it take to help them solve the case?...

‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Trailer: DiCaprio, Pitt, Robbie And More Star In Quentin Tarantino’s New Film Quentin Tarantinois back, and he’s brought one hell of a cast with him. Tarantino’sOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodgoes back to LA the summer of 1969, with the specter of the Manson Family lurking in the background.Leonardo DiCaprioandBrad Pittlead a lineup that includesMargot Robbie,Al Pacino, andLuke Perry, in his final role. Watch theOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodtrailer below....

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ On Track To Make $80 Million This Weekend The reviewsare in, and they aren’t pretty forPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The fifthPiratesfilm isn’t as lifeless asOnStranger Tides, but it’s not much livelier. But based on early box-office predictions, another underwhelming sequel likely won’t put an end to the 14-year-old franchise. The fifthPiratesfilm is expected to make $80 million domestically over Memorial Day weekend....

‘Rogue One’ Extended TV Spot: Director Krennic Cannot Fail And K-2SO Is Cool Under Pressure Last night, ABC aired The Wonderful World of Disney Holiday Celebration, and along with it came an exclusive look atRogue One: A Star Wars Story. Disney CEO Bob Iger introduced the extended TV spot that mostly features footage that we’ve seen in the previous trailers and TV spots, but there are some snippets of new footage in there, including some new dialogue from Director Orson Krennic (Ben Mendelsohn) and a couple cool moments for the droid K-2SO (Alan Tudyk)....

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Movie Adds A Couple Marvel Supporting Stars To The Cast Sonic the Hedgehogis currently shooting in Vancouver, Canada. This week, we learned Paramount Pictures squared awayBen Schwartzto voice the titular speedy, blue critter made famous by Sega video games. The live-action side of the cast already hasJim Carreylined up as Dr. Robotnik,James Marsdenas a small town cop, andTika Sumpterin an unknown role. But two more names have both been added to the roster and each has a history with the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Backlash Gets A Response From Director Rian Johnson People have a lot to say aboutStar Wars: The Last Jedi, and they’re making sure to letRian Johnsonknow exactly what they think about his entry into theStar Warssaga. The newestStar Warsfilm has received an inordinate amount of backlash –The Last Jediwas ripped to pieces by many fans soon after its premiere last week. The criticism can be traced to several reasons: there was too much humor, there were too many subplots, there wasn’t enough heroic Luke, etc....