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First ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 2 Teaser Reveals Pretty Much Nothing, But We’re Excited Anyway We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. HBO’s epic fantasy seriesGame of Throneswas such a big hit when it premiered this past spring that the networkrenewedit for a second season just days after the first episode aired. But it’s been a long three months since the first season ended, and with the advent of the fall TV season, even the most diehard fans probably haven’t thought about the series in quite some time....

Five Photos From ‘The Avengers;’ Nick Fury Isn’t Looking Healthy We’re still waiting for a new trailer for Marvel andJoss Whedon’sThe Avengers, but here’s a new batch of photos to tide you over. Well, not new exactly — these are clean versions of pics that showed up not long ago in Empire. You won’t see much here in terms of grand plot or character revelation here, as the shots are mostly ofChris Evans,Scarlett Johansson,Jeremy Renner,Mark RuffaloandRobert Downey, Jr....

Guillermo Del Toro Says ‘Pacific Rim 2’ Will Be “Very Different” Last week it wasannouncedthat Legendary Pictures would be teaming with Universal to producePacific Rim 2for an July 02, 2025 release. While that date is nearly three years away, filmmakerGuillermo Del Torois making the rounds talking about The Strain television series adaptation and has revealed some details about the big monster big mech sequel. Learn some of the new Pacific Rim 2 details after the jump....

Halloween Ends Has, Well, Ended As Production Wraps On The Trilogy Get ready, horror fans! “Halloween Ends” has, well, ended! The final film in David Gordon Green’s reboot trilogy is set to stab its way into theaters this fall, marking the latest “final” confrontation between Jamie Lee Curtis' Lurie Strode and local old William Shatner cosplayer, Michael Myers. Starting with 2018’s boringly titled “Halloween,” Green’s new trilogy has brought Michael Myers to a new generation with a decades-old conflict....

Here’s What George Lucas Originally Pitched For The Backstory Of Anakin Skywalker We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Back in July 1981, few people were privy to the idea that was starting to form inGeorge Lucas' mind: an origin story for the iconicStar Warsvillain Darth Vader. But at least three people learned the details at a story conference forReturn of the Jedi, in which theStar Warsmaestro revealed toRichard Marquand,Howard Kazanjian, andLawrence Kasdanhis vision of Anakin Skywalker’s origins....

Hugh Jackman Is Very Excited For ‘The Wolverine’ After the debacle that wasX-Men Origins: Wolverine, from the online leak to terrible reviews and more, it’s pretty easy to understand whyHugh Jackmanisso excited aboutThe Wolverine. He’s reuniting with his Oscar-nominated directorDarren Aronofsky, he’s got a script by Oscar-winning screenwriterChristopher McQuarrieand that script is based on a tight, focused, critically acclaimed Wolverine story byChris ClaremontandFrank Miller. Jackman hasspoken publiclyabout the 2012 film several times and his latest interview is with theLos Angeles Times Hero Complex....

James Mangold Tweets Ten Inspirations For ‘The Wolverine’ Everything we’ve heard aboutThe Wolverinehas sold it as avery unique superhero movie. StarHugh Jackmanand directorJames Mangoldhaverepeatedly explainedhow, though this is anX-Menmovie, it’s much more character-based and emotional than most films derived from comic books. The foreign setting and international cast also lends a feel that is different from the average tentpole. Whether or not their ambitions have come to fruition probably won’t be revealed untilThe Wolverineis released on July 26....

James McTeigue Reveals Next Project, The Raven, Updates Altered Carbon We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today I had the opportunity to talk withNinja AssassinandV For VendettadirectorJamesMcTeigue. The full interview won’t be ready until later this week. For now, I thought I’d pass along some of the juicy news tidbits about some of his upcoming projects. As many of you know,McTeiguestarted in Hollywood as a second assistant director on films likeDark City, and made a name for himself as the first assistant director onThe Matrixfilms....

Jamie Lee Curtis Is Giving A Special Tribute To Betty White At The Oscars Tonight The world lost an icon last year when “Golden Girls” star Betty Whitepassed awayat the age of 99 in December. The world “legend” gets thrown around an awful lot, but White truly deserved the moniker. As such, she will be the subject of a tribute tonight at the Oscars, and none other than Jamie Lee Curtis will be paying tribute to her during the ceremony....

Jamie Lee Curtis Would Like To Be In The Next Exorcist Movie, Thank You Very Much Fresh on the heels of getting paid fat stacks to hang out in a hospital bedfor an entire movie(which, good for her), national treasure and gift to the universe Jamie Lee Curtis has her eye on another horror property. The main protagonist in the “Halloween” franchise, Curtis solidified her reputation as a scream queen with starring roles in films like “The Fog,” “Prom Night,” and “Terror Train,” despite famously disliking horror movies....

Jim Carrey “Cannot Support” Violence In ‘Kick-Ass 2’; Mark Millar Responds When the firstKick-Asshit theaters, it came under fire for its copious and unapologetic violence. With about two months to go until the release date, it appears thatKick-Ass 2will get more of the same. But this time, some of the criticism is coming from a rather unexpected place. StarJim Carreyhas hit Twitter to publicly denounce the violence in the film, saying he “cannot support” it in the wake of Sandy Hook....

Joe Wright May Follow ‘Anna Karenina’ With ‘The Secret Life Of Houdini’ I think I likeJoe Wrightmore when he’s working in a tweaked genre mode. Wright’s literary films (such asAtonementandPride & Prejudice) are great, but it’sHannathat really stuck with me. And with his version ofAnna Kareninafinished, he might be edging back towards the unusual withThe Secret Life of Houdini, a biopic of the famous escape artist and anti-Spiritualist that tackles some of the more outrageous stories about Houdini’s life....

Jordan Vogt-Roberts Releases ‘Metal Gear’ Concept Art That May Influence The Film [Updated] Update: This post has been updated with the additional concept art. Check it out in the thread below. DirectorJordan Vogt-Roberts(Kong: Skull Island) has been interested in making aMetal Gearmovie for years. He’s totally immersed himself in the world of the popular video game series, even befriending creatorHideo Kojima, and I can’t wait to see what he eventually does with a movie version....