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Bryce Dallas Howard Joins Seth Rogen’s Untitled Cancer Dramedy; Summit Will Distribute Writing about films that don’t have a real title can be confusing, so I’ll attempt to make this clear.I’m With Cancerwas once the title of a comedy / drama that will starSeth Rogen,James McAvoyandAnna Kendrick. That title has been abandoned for some time, so for the time being it’s just theSeth Rogen Untitled Cancer Dramedy, which isn’t really the way to pull in an audience....

Cool Stuff: Mondo ‘TRON’ And ‘TRON: Legacy’ Posters By Eric Tan TRON: Legacyis out at midnight Thursday and if there’s one thing the film is lacking, it’s merchandise. Seriously though, while there are a ton of differentTRONtoys and tech out there right now, the one thing we haven’t seen yet are bad ass, limited edition posters. Mondo is happy to oblige. They’ve just unveiled a pair of glow in the dark posters by one of our favorite artists,Eric Tan, which will go on sale onMondo’s siteThursday December 16 at a random time....

Cool Stuff: Original Stormtrooper Blaster Gets The Full-Size LEGO Treatment WithStar Wars Battlefronton the shelves as another way of fueling the hype train on track toStar Wars: The Force Awakens, fans have been doing their fair share of blasting both Rebels and Imperials in the video game world. But one fan wanted to do some blasting with the weight ofLEGOin his hands. Flickr user andStar WarsfanNick Jensenhas recreated a life-size version of theE-11 blaster rifle, which fans will know as the blaster carried by Stormtroopers in the original Star Wars trilogy....

David Tennant And Christopher Mintz-Plasse Join Fright Night If you’re a fan of the originalFright Night, the headline alone is probably enough to clue you in on which actor is playing what role in the remake to be directed byCraig Gillespie.David TennantandChristopher Mintz-Plasseare now part of the film, and will play the sort-of mentor to and best friend of Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin), who runs into trouble when a vampire (Colin Farrell) moves in next door....

Everything We Know About James Cameron’s Avatar The details aboutJames Cameron’sAvatarhave been closely guarded, to say the least. When I sat down in UbiSoft’s tinyAvatartheater on the E3 show floor, I was treated to far more information about the movie than I expected to get. As Peter mentioned recently, producerJon Landauwas on hand to discuss how the film went from a story written fourteen years ago by Cameron to the cutting edge movie being edited now....

Exclusive: ‘Brave’ Character Descriptions And Images Of King Fergus And Queen Elinor You’ve seen them in trailers, clips, images and now /Film is proud to exclusively introduce you to the King and Queen of Disney/Pixar’s 2012 release,Brave:King FergusandQueen Elinor. So, Fergus and Elinor, meet the online film community. Online film community, meet King Fergus and Queen Elinor. Voiced byBilly ConnollyandEmma Thompsonrespectively, the King and Queen are incredibly important toBraveas they represent the opposing views inside the main character Merida, a saucy Princess who wishes to be more outgoing and physical like her father, but is forced to try and be more prim and proper, like her mother....

Gerard Butler Will Be ‘Playing The Field’ With Uma Thurman And Jessica Biel For all youGerard Butlerfans hoping the star of300andRocknRollahad grown out of hisUgly Truth/Bounty Hunterromantic rut, we’re very sorry. He’s just signed on to star inPlaying the Field, a “soccer comedy,” along withUma ThurmanandJessica Biel. Butler will play a former soccer pro who agrees to coach his son’s team and finds himself fending off gorgeous soccer moms. Biel will play his ex-wife who is getting re-married and Thurman will be one of the soccer moms....

Hunter X Hunter’s Creative Routes Can Be Traced Right Back To H.R. Giger There’s no doubt that Togashi Yoshihiro crafted a masterpiece when he created “Hunter x Hunter,” but he didn’t start from scratch. The creator had some unexpected influences that can be found in the show’s unique character design — the monsters in particular stand out, as their design strikes a balance between light-hearted and horrific. It turns out that the basis for their appearances can be traced back to one of Yoshihiro’s favorite films, which is just as beloved as the series itself....

Interview: ‘Skiptrace’ Director Renny Harlin On Working With Jackie Chan And Chinese Vs. American Filmmaking Many of us grew up watchingRenny Harlin’s action movies likeCliffhanger,Die Hard 2, andThe Adventures of Ford Fairlane. It would be several more years beforeJackie Chanwas properly introduced to America with the U.S. release ofRumble in the Bronx. The two represent quite different approaches to action, with Harlin embodying the explosive bombastic American style and Chan his own unique brand of comedic martial arts....

Is ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Set In 1960s New York? James Mangoldis taking over forSteven SpielbergonIndiana Jones 5, and Mangold recently tweeted out something that may indicate when and where the next Indy adventure is set: 1960s New York.Indiana Jonesis a globe-trotting series, so it’s highly unlikely theentirefilm would be set in the Big Apple. But there’s a good chance ’60s NYC plays a part in the next adventure of Indiana Jones....

James Gunn Talks DC Movies, Guardians 2 And The Future Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2writer/directorJames Gunnis one of the most active big directors on social media. If you’re not following him on Twitter or Facebook, you should be. He regularly talks very honestly about his past and current projects as well as the filmmaking industry at large. Yesterday the filmmaker did a Question & Answer session on Facebook, which included some good bits of intormation which I think is worth highlighting....

Latest ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Teaser Poster Simplifies Things The first posters forMarc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2were epic.Three separate images, each revealing its own villain, combining to create one massive, stunning image. That’s exactly what the Spider-Man universe will doing too, with the recent announcements ofVenomandSinister SixmoviesafterThe Amazing Spider-Man 3. All that imminent world building gets rolled into four words on the latest teaser poster for the May 2 release. It’s just Spider-Man, with New York at his feet, and the ominous declaration “His greatest battle begins....

Matt Damon In Talks To Join Cameron Crowe’s Zoo We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I had heard rumblings a few weeks ago, and nowVarietyconfirms what I’ve heard —Matt Damonis in talks to star in directorCameron Crowe’s (Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire) adaptation ofBenjamin Mee’s bestselling memoirWe Bought a Zoo. Damon would play Benjamin Mee, a widowed father who buys a dilapidated zoo in the English countryside. Looking for a fresh new start, Mee and his children hope to refurbish the zoo and run it as a family business....