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Hugo Weaving Confirmed For ‘The Hobbit,’ Saoirse Ronan Not Appearing Peter Jacksonis shootingThe Hobbitin New Zealand right now, and todaySir Ian McKellenhas confirmed a long-standing cast rumor:Hugo Weavingwill indeed be seen in the film(s) as the elf lord Elrond. More info on that after the break, along with the final confirmation thatSaoirse Ronanwon’t make it to Middle-Earth after all. Ian McKellen said on hisblog, Martin Freeman has left The Hobbit. This is not another April Fool, just a May Fact....

Jeremy Mathai’s Favorite Movies Of All Time Hey everyone, Jeremy Mathai here! By this point, you may or may not be familiar with seeing my byline at the top of /Film articles, both as an occasional contributor over the last year or so and, in recent weeks, as a staff writer. For those who have no moral objections to my strong opinions and sarcastic demeanor, I’m humbled and beyond thrilled to be here!...

John Cena Thinks It’s Inevitable He’ll Battle The Rock, Either In The DC Universe Or A ‘Fast’ Movie John Cenahas squared off against other professional wrestlers, Transformers, Dominic Toretto, and even a giant starfish kaiju in his acting career thus far. He’ll probably fight you or me before it’s all said and done too, because who could possibly stop the man at this point? Cena’s quest to fight everyone in Hollywood isn’t slowing down anytime soon, as he’s set his sights on fellow DC actorDwayne Johnsonnext....

Jon Watts Returning To Direct The ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Sequel Spider-Man: Homecomingis a certified hit all around. Not only is it sitting high with a92% on Rotten Tomatoes, but the movie has already pulled in over$472 million worldwideafter being in theaters for just under two weeks. The success of the movie can definitely be attributed to the reboot of the webslinger being part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but one of the main reasons the movie turned out so well is because of directorJon Watts, and both Sony and Marvel have decided to keep him around....

LOL: Everything Wrong With ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ In 2 Minutes Last week,The Dark Knight Risesgot a sound thrashingat the hands of the Honest Trailer guys. This week, CinemaSins sets their sites on another of 2012’s big superhero films,The Amazing Spider-Man.Marc Webb’s reboot was successful enough to warrant a currently-in-pre-production sequel, but many fans felt the story in the film was a tad illogical. After months and months of advertising an “untold story,” the only “untold story” was what happened during the movie....

New ‘Green Lantern’ Merchandise Reveals More Kilowog And CG Rendered Suit As the summer inches closer, not only will we be seeing more posters, commercials and trailers for all thehuge, blockbuster movies coming outbetween May and August, we’re going to start seeing a lot of merchandise too. In the last few years, the revelation of the merchandise is often how we get our first, sometimes best, looks at these films. Those in charge of the books, toys and games are a lot less strict with their securities than are movie studios....

New ‘Star Wars’ Video Game In 2019 Will Follow The Fall Of The Jedi After ‘Revenge Of The Sith’ When it comes toStar Warsvideo games, the only substantial titles we’ve gotten come in the form of theStar Wars Battlefrontfranchise (which justgot a new Han Solo season). Otherwise, ever since Disney took over Lucasfilm, the focus has been on giving stories to fans in the form of movies, books and comics, as well as all the merchandise that comes with them....

Now Scream This: Prepare For ‘Overlord’ With These Finely Polished Modern B-Movies (Welcome toNow Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt:Having already injectedOverlord’sglowing serum into my eyeballs at Fantastic Fest, let me assure you lovely readers that genre content this wild (typically) doesn’t get blockbuster treatment these days. Nazi experiments, bone-crunching body contortions, tough-as-nails military action blended withRe-Animatorafterlife tampering?...

Page 2: LOTR, Transformers, Rambo, Star Wars, GI Joe, Star Trek, Breaking Bad, Muppets Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo:Check OutHero Complex Gallery andMarko Manev’s AwesomeLORD OF THE RINGSGlow-in-the-Dark Triptych Set...

Page 2: Star Wars, Drew Struzan, Up, Game Of Thrones, Donnie Darko, Terminator, Lena Dunham, Scarface, Labyrinth Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Frosted Han Solo in CarbonitePop-Tarts CanBad Visual Effects Ruin a Film Like ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’?...

Paramount And Bad Robot Turning Lance Armstrong’s Doping Scandal Into A Movie Before the doping scandal,Lance Armstrong’s career seemed like one of the most inspiring stories in all of sports history. Now that he’s finally confessed to his cheating after years of denial, his biography still makes for a pretty great tale — it just isn’t an especially uplifting one. Paramount andJ.J. Abrams' Bad Robot have noticed the dramatic potential in this new version of events, and are eagerly preparing to bring it to the big screen....

Real Life Weirdness: Seattle Superhero Phoenix Jones Reveals His Identity To Reporters On Court House Steps The dramatic unmasking is part of many a superhero tale, so it’s fitting that real-life costumed crusaderPhoenix Joneshas gotten his moment of truth as well. Jones, whom you may recall fromour earlier coveragestopped a carjacking back in January, appeared on the Seattle courthouse steps a few days ago and revealed his true identity to reporters: 23-year-old mixed martial arts fighterBenjamin John Francis Fodor....

Ryan Murphy Has Seen Your ‘American Horror Story: Election 2016’ Memes, Will Make Them A Reality If there’s one thing 2016 taught us, it’s this: be careful what you joke about on Twitter, because it just might end up coming true. You mightactuallysee serious politicians arguing on the debate stage about the size of their junk. You mightactuallyend up with a president whose main hobby is going on Twitter rants. AndRyan Murphymightactuallyturn the 2016 presidential election into his nextAmerican Horror Story....