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Rian Johnson On ‘Star Wars’ Fandom And Why ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ Resonates With Him Star Wars: The Last Jediwriter/directorRian Johnsonis still in the early stages of writing his upcomingStar Warsspin-off trilogy, but as we wait to discover what he has in store for the future of a galaxy far, far away, Johnson participated in an interview in which he reflected on arguably the most beloved film in the franchise and the state ofStar Warsfandom as it exists today....

Scarlett Johansson Attached To Play Alien Seductress For Jonathan Glazer In ‘Under The Skin’ The American Film Market is great for announcements of crazy-sounding films that we might once see. We’ll have a great many of them over the next few days (and there’s a big post full of sales art and first-look stills coming up) but one of the biggest new projects right now is probablyUnder the Skin, to be directed byJonathan Glazer(Sexy Beast) withScarlett Johanssonstarring as “the perfect alien woman....

Superhero Bits: More The Batman Concept Art, Gotham Knights Finally Gets A Release Date & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: More new concept art from “The Batman....

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man Cast Unleashes No Way Home Spoilers, Marvel’s Judgment Day & More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

Terry Gilliam’s ‘Don Quixote’ Defies God And Man, Will Shoot This September A powerful, malevolent force of some kind does not wantTerry Gilliamto makeThe Man Who Killed Quixote. It’s the only angle that makes sense. Something grand and mysterious and unforgiving has set its sights on Gilliam, one of our most fascinating living filmmakers, and declared “This film will not happen.” The evidence exists in headlines that go back for more than a decade – this movie has almost come together, only to be derailed at the last moment, too many times to count....

The Pentaverate Trailer: Mike Myers Is Everywhere One actor playing multiple characters, secret societies … it sounds like Marvel with Oscar Isaac successfully and beautifully playing two (and probably three) versions of his character in “Moon Knight,” or the Illuminati, which was just confirmed by a “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” clip. Unfortunately, the trailer for the new Netflix series “The Pentaverate” suffers in comparison. I mean, a lot....

The Status Of Every Major MCU Character After ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Avengers: Endgamehas been billed as a final chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it, and, well, it is. Definitively. While there are still plenty of adventures to be had and sequels to be made, watching this film is like turning the final page of a large book. There’s a powerful sense of closure, even as you know a second volume is on the way....

There’s No Such Thing As An “Elevated Horror Movie” (And Yes, ‘Hereditary’ Is A Horror Movie) (Welcome toThe Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition:Hereditaryhas people talking about “elevated horror” again and there is no such thing…there are just horror movies.) There’s an interview going around withHereditarywriter/directorAri Asterthat’s sparkedanother round of hand-wringingregarding whether a new horror feature qualifies as a"horror movie"at all; a discussion so tired we might as well feed it a fistful of Roseanne Barr’s Ambien in hopes of finally putting it out of its misery....

Todd McFarlane Reveals First Look At New ‘Spawn’ Animated Series Spawnfans rejoice. While the hoped-for movie reboot still seems to be a ways off,Todd McFarlanehas revealed an exciting sneak peek at the other upcomingSpawnadaptation, a new animated series. Hit the jump to get your first look at the newSpawnanimated series. McFarlane posted the early art onFacebook. While Spawn himself doesn’t make an appearance, the images do offer glimpses of fan favorite characters Sam and Twitch, as well as a dark urban backdrop....

TV Bits: American Horror Story, 30 Rock, Californication, The Killing, Hannibal, Doctor Who, Masters Of Sex Lots of casting, first looks and more in this edition of TV Bits. After the jump find the following: Showtime has been on a tear the last few years, shepherding some of TV’s best shows. They’ll look to continue that in 2013 with the new showsMasters of Sex, starringLizzy CaplanandMichael Sheen, andRay Donovan, starringLiev Schreiber....

Watch New Trailers For ‘24: Legacy’, ‘Prison Break’ & Two More FOX TV Shows Now that we’re into the year 2017, shows are coming back from their midseason hiatus to finish out the rest of their season. In addition, there are some new shows arriving on TV for the first time. And following their panel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour this week, FOX has released some new trailers for the shows coming to their network over the next few months....

Weinstein Company Picks Up Rights To Former Tom Hanks/Gus Van Sant Project ‘How Starbucks Saved My Life’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Years ago, Gus Van Sant bought the rights to a book with Tom Hanks attached to star. It was calledHow Starbucks Saved My Life, the memoir ofMichael Gates Gill,and told the story of a successful executive who loses his job, gets sick, divorced and ends up working at Starbucks, only to meet a young girl there that changes his perspective on life....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Teaser Trailer: Emma Watson Is Belle In Disney’s Live-Action Retelling Disney has been raking in box office dollars withThe Jungle Bookthis year, and they’re bound to have the same kind of success when their live-action retelling of the classic fairytaleBeauty and the Beastarrives next spring. Harry Potterfranchise starEmma Watsonstars in the movie as Belle whileDan Stevenstakes the role of the prince turned into a beast and the firstBeauty and the Beastteaser trailer has just arrived....