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Rooney Mara And Nicholas Hoult Making ‘The Discovery’, From ‘The One I Love’ Director The One I LovedirectorCharlie McDowellis preparing to mount another twisted romance. His new filmThe Discoveryis set in a world where the existence of the afterlife has been scientifically proven.Nicholas HoultandRooney Marawill play the central couple. Read all about the Rooney MaraThe Discoverymovie after the jump.The Discoveryis scripted by McDowell andJustin Lader, who also wroteThe One I Lovetogether....

Rumor: Universal And Tolkien Estate Planning Middle-Earth Theme Park? Dying to set foot in Middle-earth, but don’t have the cash to shell out for a ticket to New Zealand’s Hobbiton? If a new rumor is to be believed, Universal Studios could be planning a new Middle-earth theme park that’d presumably be much closer to home for American fans. According to an anonymous source, Universal and Warner Bros. have approached the Tolkien estate about the possibility of building a new attraction, and Universal has gotten as far as presenting its ideas to the Tolkiens....

Sam Worthington And Zoe Saldana Officially Sign For Three ‘Avatar’ Sequels Not that they weren’t going to sign on, but it’s now official.Sam WorthingtonandZoe Saldanahave signed on for the three sequels toJames Cameron’sAvatar. They’ll reprise their performance-capture roles as the Na’vi Jake Sully and Neytiri in films scheduled for release December 2016, 2017 and 2018. The Hollywood Reporterwas among the first to report this news. While there aren’t many details out there on the films, one potential piece of info is that the characters now have kids....

Steven Soderbergh’s Che Receives Major Response At Cannes, Palm d’Or Talk Today, directorSteven Soderbergh’s four hour subtitledChe Gueverabiopic,Che(presented as two films entitledThe ArgentineandGuerilla) premiered at theCannes Film Festival. Online, critical reception is already momentously loud and divided, in a “Here we go…” way. And as you might expect, the film(s)’s questionable commercial prospects and controversial depiction of the Argentine revolutionary, as played by an uncannyBenicio Del Toro,have some critics waiting it out and chatting about the terrible sandwiches given at intermission instead....

Steven Spielberg Will Direct ‘Robopocalypse’ Steven Spielberghas committed to his directorial follow-up toWar Horse. He’ll next makeRobopocalypse, based upon the forthcomingDaniel H. Wilsonnovel of the same name.Deadlinesays the picture will shoot starting in January 2012 and Touchstone will release it in 2013. This will be good news for anyone who has wanted to see a big, explosive sci-fi film directed by Mr. Spielberg, as the project has a pretty simple logline: it is about “the human race’s attempt to survive an apocalyptic robot uprising....

Superhero Bits: Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wonder Woman, Arrow, Gotham, Ant-Man DoesDeadpoolwant aCablemovie? What are the new origins of theFantastic Four? Is William Stryker back forX-Men: Apocalypse? What doesGrant Morrisonthink ofGal Gadot’sWonder Woman? Who’s coming toArrownext season? WillGothamSeason 2 give Bruce a new love interest? What would aPeyton Reed-directedFantastic Fourhave been like? CanPaul RuddtakeConanseriously forAnt-Man’s sake? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Thank you to all the loyal and loving supporters of the#RogueCutIt really means a lot to me....

Superhero Bits: New Wolverine 3 Title Rumor, Fanmade Wonder Woman Teaser & More IsStephen Amellup for a musical episode onArrowor as a DC Comics TV crossover? Is this latest iteration ofSupermanon the big screen inherently broken? IsChanning TatumleavingGambitfor a movie in the DC cinematic universe? What’s the rumored title forWolverine 3? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Here’s some fanmade opening credits ifThe Avengerswas turned into a television series....

Superhero Bits: Shazam, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, The Avengers, Daredevil, Iron Man Want to hearDwayne Johnsontalking aboutShazamandBlack Adam? IsGal Gadotembarrassed about people talking about herWonder Womanbody? IsJason Momoaall-in to playAquaman? Will this week’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.Dtalk aboutThe Avengers? Can you try and be an extra inCaptain America: Civil War? What might be changed inAnt-Manreshoots? How willHarley Quinnplay intoSuicide Squad? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. The RocktalksBlack AdamandShazamwith MTV....

Superhero Bits: Wonder Woman NASCAR, Cut Deadpool Sex Scenes, Captain Marvel Olympian & More WhichGuardians of the Galaxycomics should you read before seeing the Marvel Studios sequel? WouldVal Kilmerbe interested in playingBatmanagain? Which NASCAR driver will be sportingWonder Womanon their car in some upcoming races? Will we ever see the extra sex scenes that were cut fromDeadpool? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Game. Face. ON.@MikaelaShiffrinis working it at the#WinterOlympicspromo shoot....

The Batman Trailer Breakdown: A Game Of Bat And Cat What’s black and blue and dead all over? The answer to that would be, well, us. We’re the ones left trying to catch our breath after watchingyet another incredible trailer(which you can seein 4K here) for “The Batman,” just when we thought the marketing for this Matt Reeves-directed and Robert Pattinson-starring superhero movie couldn’t possibly get any better than it’s already been....

The Morning Watch: History Of The Indiana Jones Stunt Show, Make Your Own ‘Ghostbusters’ Slime & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, learn about the history of theThe Indiana Jones Epic Stunt SpectacularatDisney’s Hollywood Studios....

This Week In Trailers: Grave Encounters, Killer God, Las Malas Intenciones (The Bad Intentions), Cross, PressPausePlay Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Top Gun: Maverick Is Jetting Off To An Estimated $150 Million Memorial Day Weekend Tom Cruise blew right past the danger zone and decided to land his plane in some very exclusive territory: the $100 million opening club. Believe it or not, one of the world’s biggest movie stars — whose career has spanned four action-packed decades — hasnever had an opening weekend hit the $100 million mark. But moviegoers decided to take the need for speed to heart, because they’re flocking to screens so quickly thatVariety reports"Top Gun: Maverick" is projected to earn a whopping $150 million over the holiday weekend ($123 million Friday-Sunday)....