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Barry Jenkins Will Direct Every Episode Of Amazon’s ‘Underground Railroad’ Last March,we wrote abouthowMoonlightdirectorBarry Jenkinswas teaming up with Amazon to adapt Colson Whitehead’s award-winning novelThe Underground Railroadfor television. But a new press release confirms that Jenkins will direct every episode of the upcoming limited series. That’s great news for all the Jenkinsians out there – that’s what all the hardcore Barry Jenkins fans call themselves, right? We’d previously heard that Jenkins would write and direct some episodes ofThe Underground Railroad, but Amazon has now officially confirmed that he’ll direct all eleven episodes of the limited series....

Clark Trailer: Bill Skarsgard Is The Originator Of Stockholm Syndrome In Totally Bonkers Netflix Series Bill Skarsgård knows a thing or two about identifying with his tormentor after hisexperiencesplaying Pennywise in Andy Muschetti’s “It” films. Now he’s playing Clark Olofsson, the man who inspired what we think of today as Stockholm Syndrome. In 1973, Olofsson’s prison buddy Janne Olsson robbed a bank and took four hostages, then demanded that Olofsson be released to come and help him....

Clint Eastwood Will Make A Film About Kidnapped Aid Worker Jessica Buchanan Clint Eastwoodrecently added another hit to his resume withSully. The well-received drama marks another successful collaboration between the director and the studio he calls home, Warner Bros. Pictures. Eastwood has made most of his movies at the studio, and that’s probably not changing anytime soon. Warner Bros. and the filmmaker are currently working on a film aboutJessica Buchanan, an American aid worker who was kidnapped....

Cool Stuff: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Stormtrooper Armor Is Now On Sale Plenty ofStar Warsfans put together some amazing cosplay in order to dress up as their favorite characters. Even beforeStar Wars: The Force Awakenshit theaters, fans were already figuring out how to get costumes together in order to dress up as Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Kylo Ren and other new characters we hadn’t seen before. Now one costume from The Force Awakens is about to get easier to put together, but it’ll also cost you a hefty chunk of change....

Craig Gillespie To Remake Fright Night? TheLos Angeles Timesis reporting thatLars and the Real GirlhelmerCraig Gillespieis in final talks to direct DreamWorks' remake ofFright Night. According to the Times source, “a sweepstakes that included at least three directors appears to be coming to a close, with Craig Gillespie the man who will likely sit behind the camera.” Dreamworks apparently met with a bunch of directors on Friday and began final talks with Gillespie to helm the remake....

District 9 Footage Screened, Trailer Coming Soon This morning at ShoWest, Sony Pictures Entertainment premiered the first footage fromPeter Jackson’s super secret projectDistrict 9. The film is directed byNeill Blomkamp, you know, the guy who was supposed to direct theHalomovie? The film is based on Neill’s excellent short filmAlive In Joburg. The footage we saw opened like a documentary with interviews with various people who live in South Africa, around a village which, big reveal, has a alien ship floating above it....

Doctor Strange 2 Co-Star Michael Stuhlbarg Must Have A Hell Of An Agent It comes as no surprise that Marvel Studios has been able to entice loads of our finest actors to join its endless, ongoing cinematic universe. These are the biggest movies going around right now and they afford so many performers steady, hefty paychecks. Movies with sizable budgets that are not filled with spandex-clad superheroes are in short supply, so if you want to make some decent coin, you need to get on the payroll for Marvel or DC (or for someone else trying to be Marvel or DC)....

Don Cheadle Talks ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And Rhodey’s Reluctance To Suit Up As War Machine [Set Visit Interview] Continuing the coverage from our set visit toAvengers: Infinity War, today we bring you our sitdown roundtable interview withDon Cheadle. As you know, Cheadle plays James Rhodes, Tony Stark’s government friend equipped with his own Iron suit. What role will War Machine play in this war against Thanos? In this interview, Cheadle talks about what Rhodey has been up to since the events ofCaptain America: Civil War, how the character’s philosophy has evolved, his current relationship with Tony Stark, dealing with the injury that was dealt to him inCivil War, working on the biggest movie of all time without having access to the script, creating moments on set, and more....

Elizabeth Holmes ‘Bad Blood’ Movie Starring Jennifer Lawrence And Directed By Adam McKay Still In Development In 2016, it was announced thatAdam McKaywould directBad Blood, a movie about con artist and Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, withJennifer Lawrenceset to play Holmes. Since then, though, we haven’t heard much more, and McKay and Lawrence went off to do another movie –Don’t Look Up. Meanwhile, there’s currently a Hulu limited series about Holmes in the works –The Dropout, which will star Amanda Seyfried....

Evangeline Lilly Comic Con Interview Part 1: The Hobbit, Ant-Man, Real Steel This year,Evangeline Lillyis the defacto queen ofSan Diego Comic-Con. Not only will the actress be on hand to promote the finalHobbitfilm,The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, shemaybe there for Marvel Studio’sAnt-Man, plus she’s finally fulfilling a lifelong dream. Lilly has always wanted to be a writer and she will debut her brand new book,The Squickerwonkers, at the Con with a panel and signing....

Exclusive ‘Disappearance At Clifton Hill’ Clip: David Cronenberg Has A Podcast Albert Shin’sDisappearance At Clifton Hillis a curious Canadian case of kidnapping, repressed memories, and the maddening effects of Niagra Falls. IFC Midnight nabbed distribution rights after positive reactions came out of last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, praising the film’s nu-noir aesthetic. I’ve yet to watch it myself, but anearlier trailerpaints an underbelly small-town vibe as one woman attempts to make sense of questions from her childhood....

First Look At Benedict Cumberbatch As Thomas Edison In ‘The Current War’ Benedict Cumberbatchreceived an Oscar nomination for playing Alan Turing in 2014’sThe Imitation Game, so it makes perfect sense that he’s seek out another movie with an awards-friendly premise where he gets to play a fascinating historical figure.The Current Wargives him one hell of a role: Thomas Edison, the prolific American inventor and businessman responsible for the lightbulb, the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and countless other items we take for granted today (he held over 1,000 patents in the United States alone)....

First Look: ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ Poster And Images Lionsgate just debuted the first look fromThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. There’s a motion poster, some images, and more on a special website dedicated to the highly anticipated sequel directed byFrancis Lawrence. InMockingjay, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and her friends have finally begun the rebellion against the Capitol. But they have one crucial problem: Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) has been captured....