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‘Jurassic World’ Director Colin Trevorrow On The Possibility Of Doing A Star Wars Movie In November 2012,a rumor was widely reportedthatColin Trevorrowwas up for directingStar Wars: Episode 7. When Colin was announced to remake Flight of the Navigator (which it now sounds like might be dead)we wrote off the rumors as having been likely about the other Disney science fiction film. But on the set of Jurassic World, I discovered there was some truth behind the rumors after all, and told you the story of howBrad Birdalmost helmingStar Wars: The Force Awakensresulted inColin TrevorrowdirectingJurassic World....

‘No One Will Save You’: Kaitlyn Dever Set To Star In New Movie From ‘Spontaneous’ Director Brian Duffield Kaitlyn Deverhas found her next feature film project. TheBooksmartstar had a banner year in 2019, breaking out in the Olivia Wilde-directed teen comedy before showing her dramatic chops in the Netflix limited seriesUnbelievable. Roles lined up for Dever, including a part in the feature film adaptation of hit Broadway musicalDear Evan Hansen. Now Dever has found her next movie withSpontaneouswriter/directorBrian Duffield....

‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Trailer: We Are All Fools In Love… And In The Zombie Apocalypse Pride and Prejudice and Zombiesis such a preposterous concept that it’s hard to believe it was published as a novel before it became a feature film. But here we are: a movie adaptation ofSeth Grahame-Smith’s parody is on the way and a new trailer has arrived to once again prove its existence. You just know that this whole endeavor hasJane Austenrolling over in her grave, which, considering the subject matter, is probably appropriate....

‘Quartet’ Trailer: McGonagall And Dumbledore Make Beautiful Music In Dustin Hoffman’s Directorial Debut Proving it’s never too late for fresh starts,Dustin Hoffmanis embarking on a brand-new directing career at the ripe old age of 75. His first feature isQuartet, a gentle Brit comedy-drama set in a home for retired opera performers. Billy Connolly,Pauline Collins, andTom Courtenayplays a trio of longtime friends and colleagues enjoying their golden years together at the facility, only to be thrown off balance by the arrival of the former fourth member of their singing quartet — a famed diva played byMaggie Smith....

‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Poster Arrives Ahead Of Tomorrow’s Trailer Raya and the Last Dragon, the latest from Walt Disney Pictures and Walt Disney Animation Studios, is set to debut a new trailer tomorrow on GMA. Before that, though, we have a new poster, which is just stylish and vague enough to catch some attention. In the upcoming film, which features the voices ofKelly Marie TranandAwkwafina, “a lone warrior sets out to find the last dragon in existence and save the kingdom of Kumandra from the villainous Druun....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 Details Reveal Plans For A New Direction What will those darn kids of Hawkins, Indiana face inStranger Thingsseason 3? According to producer Shawn Levy, the answer is “forces of evil that are new.” Does this mean the show will be moving away from the Upside Down and charting new territory? I sure hope so, or else this idea is going to start getting old. Below, Levy reveals newStranger Thingsseason 3 details that hint at the show heading in a new direction....

‘The Rental’ Teaser: Dave Franco’s Creepy Directorial Debut Heads To The Drive-In Dave Francomakes his directorial debut withThe Rental, a creepy little thriller about two couples who get more than they bargained for on a weekend getaway. There’s a newThe Rentalteaser ahead of a full trailer arriving this Thursday, and it comes with the news that ArcLight Cinemas will be hosting a one-night-only drive-in event for the film. The Rental Teaser The Rentalis set for release onJuly 24, but if you’re in California, you’re going to have a chance to catch it a little early....

‘The Yellow Birds’ Review: Alden Ehrenreich Devastates In Thoughtful Iraq War Drama [Sundance] The Yellow Birdsis guaranteed to attract a certain amount of attention simply because it’sAlden Ehrenreich’s last major role beforeHan Solo, andStar Warsfans will be gratified to see that Lucasfilm’s faith in him is not misplaced. He puts in an unforgettable lead performance as Bartle, a young soldier who’s deployed to war and comes back a haunted man, for reasons he’s unwilling or unable to articulate....

‘Two Night Stand’ Trailer: Miles Teller’s Other 2014 Hookup Romcom As the maxim goes, if at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again.Miles Tellerhas already debuted one hookup romcom this year,the disastrousThat Awkward Moment, and now he’s back with another one titledTwo Night Stand. This one stars Teller andAnaleigh Tiptonas two strangers who hook up and then get stuck together when a blizzard traps them inside.Jessica SzohrandKid Cudistar as her friends....

‘Unruly’ Will See Mahershala Ali Step Into The Ring As Legendary Boxer Jack Johnson Oscar-winnerMahershala Aliis set to play legendary boxer Jack Johnson inUnruly, a six-part limited series for HBO, fromTom HanksandGary Goetzman’s Playtone.Dominique Morisseauis writing the script, based on the Geoffrey C. Ward bookUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson, which was adapted into a PBS documentary from director Ken Burns. During the Jim Crow era, Jack Johnson became the country’s first African American world heavyweight boxing champion, which launched him to fame, and also opened him up to racist criticism....

‘We Bought A Zoo’ Review - Crowe’s Latest Is A Sweet Holiday Treat, And Not Much Else Cameron Crowe’sWe Bought a Zoounfolds in the kind of universe where characters say things like “If you do something for the right reasons, nothing can stop you,” and indeed, it turns out that if your heart is in the right place, Mother Nature herself will stop and part the clouds to make your dreams come true....

‘Westworld’ Season 1 Comes To Blu-Ray, DVD And Digital In November Normally, we don’t feel the need to highlight the home video release of a particular season of television. But in the case ofWestworld, a series where werecapped every single episodeand haveentire podcast dedicated to it, we’ll make an exception. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and HBO have announced that the first season ofWestworldwill be available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download in November....

Academy Awards To Feature Exclusive Movie Trailers The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has decided to lift their long-running ban of movie trailers during the Academy Award telecast. But there is a catch: Each movie studio will be allowed to run just one spot (30 or 60 seconds), and that spot must be an Oscar exclusive. Sounds like a good plan to boost ratings. I think everyone will agree that the Oscars has become increasingly artsy/indie over the last two decades (hey, remember when Raiders of the Lost Ark won 4 Academy Awards?...