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A ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Movie Is In The Works For 2020 Bob’s Burgers, the beloved animated sitcom that has enjoyed a strong following since 2011 and recently took home its second Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Series, is heading to the big screen. 20th Century Fox has announced that the Belcher clan, whose pun-friendly dining establishment provides the title of their show, are heading to theaters in 2020. Mark your calendar: theBob’s Burgersmovie will open onJuly 17, 2020....

Adam McKay Pulls Out Of ‘Ant-Man’ Talks [Update] Update from Editor Peter Sciretta:On Friday, we heard about thepeople who might directAnt-Manin the wake ofEdgar Wright’s departure. A list of three potential directors was circulated, featuringAdam McKay(Anchorman,The Other Guys),Ruben Fleischer(Zombieland,Gangster Squad) andRawson Thurber(We’re the Millers). Last night is was revealed that Adam McKay was officially in talks to direct Ant-Man. Now its being reported that the talks have ended abruptly with McKay deciding he doesn’t want to direct the film....

Alexander Payne’s New Movie With Mads Mikkelsen Canceled After Sudden Rights Issue Just one week before production was slated to begin,NebraskadirectorAlexander Payne’snew untitled filmhas been canceled by Netflix. The film would have followedMads Mikkelsenas a Danish journalist who goes on a road trip with his teenage daughter across America while he works on a story for a newspaper. Unfortunately, it looks like a rights issue is the issue and it appears that it will not be able to recover....

Avatar Roundup: Sigourney Weaver’s Character Is Commentary About Video Game Obsession; Learn To Speak Na’vi; Sex Scene To Be Included On DVD? TheAvatarstories just won’t stop. But to kick off this collection of tidbits about your favorite billion-dollar baby, here’s a great little morsel kicked off by criticism of the fact thatSigourney Weaver’s character smokes in the film. The director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education sees Weaver’s character Grace as a pro-smoking icon, while Scenesmoking....

Baz Luhrman’s ‘Elvis’ Biopic Adding Rufus Sewell As The King’s Father Elvis Presleyhas been prominently featured in a number of films, ranging from the horror comedy ofBubba Ho-Tepto the meeting of Elvis and Tricky Dick inElvis & Nixon. But there hasn’t been a definitive biopic about the man who was dubbed the King of Rock and Roll. That’s about to change withMoulin RougedirectorBaz Luhrmantackling the musician’s life, and another name has just been added to the film’s cast....

Bill Hader Talks Geeking Out With Steven Spielberg On The Set Of ‘The BFG’ Sometimes we forget that even for people most of us consider famous, there’s a whole other level beyond. The kind of person even celebrities get nervous about meeting. An example isSteven Spielberg, a man whose filmography and influence on cinema today can’t be overstated. Spielberg is a filmmaker that, when actors work with him, they soak up as much knowledge and wisdom as possible, and the director is happy to oblige....

Casting Notes: Sam Jackson And Kellan Lutz In Deathgames; Lily Collins In Abduction; Ethan Hawke In The Numbers Station I’ll be fairly well amused ifKellan Lutzends up being the real breakout star fromTwilight. He’s in a few films now, and even though he lost the lead role inConan, the fact that he’s not angling for ridiculous paydays (a la Taylor Lautner) makes me think he’ll be around for a minute....

Cool Stuff: Two Breakout ‘Stranger Things 3’ Characters Get The Perfect Funko POPs Stranger Things 3only just arrived about a couple months ago, but it feels like it’s been over a year. Who knows how long we’ll be waiting until a fourth season of the Netflix series gets off the ground, but until then, the ever-expanding line of Funko POPs is giving fans even more vinyl figures to add to their shelf....

Documentary Trailer Round-Up: Beach Boys, The Space Race And JonBenet Ramsey There are so many great documentaries released each year, and it’s a shame that some don’t get seen by as many people as they should. Thankfully, streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, as well as other VOD services, have made it easier for audiences to see the docs that usually don’t get a wide release in theaters. This week, we have three very different documentaries about three very different subjects, and they all have new trailers....

Fangoria Cover Reveal: The Iconic Horror Magazine’s Latest Cover’s A Real Scream [Exclusive] We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Check out the exclusive cover below. ‘Don’t F*** With the Original’ You have to hand it to Fango for printing “This issue’s an absolute scream” on the cover, a joke I co-opted for this very story. Is this meta enough for you, Wes (orMr. Cravenif you’re nasty)? Is this what you wanted?...

Force Awakens Bits: Rian Johnson Teases, VFX Wizards Speak, Rey’s Toy Upgraded, Life-Size LEGO BB-8 Welcome back to The Force Awakens Bits, your regular source of news about the movie you’ve already watched seven times! In today’s edition: All this and more, after the jump. The days ofThe Force Awakensdoing totally insane box office numbers on a daily basis may be over, but it’s still moving at a remarkable clip....

Francis Lawrence Offered ‘Hunger Games’ Sequel ‘Catching Fire’ After narrowing down the field to two possible contendersearlier this week, Lionsgate has finally settled on a new director to replaceGary Rossfor itsHunger GamessequelCatching Fire.Francis Lawrencehas just received the offer to helm the sequel, beating out fellow finalistBennett Miller(Moneyball). Though Lawrence and Lionsgate have yet to finalize the deal, considering how quickly the studio is moving on this project, we can probably expect them to do so soon....

Get A Closer Look At Spider-Man’s Suit From ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Now thatSpider-Manis part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and he’s not forced to fight against any of The Avengers as part of that whole Civil War thing, fans are excited to see what it’s like to have him fight alongside all of the Marvel heroes as they face their greatest challenge yet: the mad titan Thanos. During San Diego Comic-Con (and D23 Expo), someAvengers: Infinity Warfootageshowed Spider-Man struggling a bitas he joins a fight that’s bigger and more dangerous than anything he’s faced before....