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Drew Pearce To Adapt Marvel’s Runaways Marvel Studios has hired British screenwriterDrew Pearceto write the big screen adaptation toBrian KVaughan’sRunaways.Nick and Norah’s Infinite PlaylisthelmerPeter Sollettis signed to helm the adaptation. Pearce created the UK superhero comedy television seriesNo Heroics, which was nominated for Best New British TV Comedy of 2008 at the British Comedy Awards. The series focuses on “the love lives and day-to-day trials” of a group of friends who just happen to be off-duty superheroes, hanging out in bar for superheros where superpowers are not allowed....

Forest Whitaker Joins Johnny Depp In ‘Labyrinth’ This is a fine year forForest Whitaker. We recently saw him in the fantasticArrival, not too long ago hesigned upforRyan Coogler’sBlack Panther, and he hasRogue One: A Star Wars Storycoming up. The more we see of the actor, producer, and director, the better, so it’s good to hear he’s added another intriguing project to his slate. Whitaker will star in directorBrad Furman’s (The Lincoln Lawyer)LAbyrinth,a true storyabout the detective who investigated the murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B....

Fox Launches Oscars Best Picture Campaign For ‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ Another genre film is entering this year’s Oscar race. After the news that Warner Bros. is launching a massive Best Picture and Best Directorcampaign for its runaway hit of the summer,Wonder Woman, 20th Century Fox is gearing up for battle with its ownWar for the Planet of the ApesOscar push for Best Picture. Fox is planning to launch one of the biggest Oscar campaigns in the studio’s history, throwing its weight behind the beloved third film in thePlanet of the Apesreboot series....

FX Announces ‘Shogun’ Adaptation, Orders Alex Garland’s ‘Devs,’ And Reveals Details On ‘Y’ And ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ [TCA 2018] FX’s new series announcements for the Television Critics Association included a new show fromEx MachinaandAnnihilationwriter/directorAlex Garlandand a new miniseries based on the classic novelShogun. Read FX CEOJohn Landraf’s comments, including new details on the network’sY: The Last ManandWhat We in the Shadowsseries, below. Alex Garland Comes to TV With Devs Garland wrote and will direct all eight episodes ofDevs, a thriller set in the San Francisco tech world....

Gorgeous Concept Art Reveals The Genndy Tartakovsky ‘Superman’ Short That Never Happened It seems like there’s no shortage of stories about abandoned superhero movies, but this one’s a little different in that it’s an animated short rather than a live-action feature. Back around 2013,Genndy Tartakovskywas planning an animatedSupermanshort. His plans were scrapped, but not before back artistScott Willishad put together a couple of gorgeous concept art pieces. Check out Willis' work on the Genndy Taratakovsky Superman short below....

Greg Mottola To Direct Aaron Sorkin’s New HBO Pilot Here’s a pretty wild collection of talent:Greg Mottola, director ofSuperbad,AdventurelandandPaul, will direct the new HBO pilot thatAaron Sorkinis assembling starringJeff Danielsas a new cable network political commentator. Varietyreports the hire, and says that the show, which is currently untitled, “examines the behind-the-scenes look at a cable news network with Jeff Daniels in negotiations to star as the host of his own political show who, from the network perspective, can be difficult to handle....

HDTGM: A Conversation With Renny Harlin A couple months back,Paul Scheerand the gang coveredThe CovenantonHow Did This Get Made?Ever since then, Paul and I have been trying to arrange an interview with the film’s director, the greatRenny Harlin, a Finnish-born filmmaker best known for helming action-packed classics likeDie Hard 2,Cliffhanger. It took a little while to coordinate the conversation, as Harlin has been stationed in China these past two years. But luckily for us, between finishing post on his upcoming Jackie Chan filmSkiptraceand launching hisnew production company in Beijing, Harlin carved out an hour to take a stroll down memory lane....

He’s Just Not That Into You Movie Trailer Sometimes I get to write about some really cool films likeThe Dark Knight, or a small little indie film which I’ve fallen in love with likeAmerican Teen, and then every once in a while I have to write about a romantic comedy. And it’s not that I hate romantic comedies, because I’m not that type of guy. I just find it hard to write about them without making some kind of snide remark or negative statement about the type of people who are excited to see these type of movies....

Here’s Why Supreme Leader Snoke Is Probably Not Darth Plagueis One of theunanswered questions ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensis “who is Supreme Leader Snoke?” Not much is revealed about the character, played by performance capture mastermindAndy Serkis, in the film. But there is a small group of Star Wars fanatics that believe he isDarth Plagueis, a character set up in the Star Wars prequels. While it might be nice to have the puppet master of this new sequel trilogy tie into the largerStar Warssaga, I never really bought into the idea....

How Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire Captured The Real-Life Awkwardness Of The Cast It turns out that the absolute awkwardness of “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” wasn’t just in our heads. The cast of the wizarding franchise is well-aware of how gloriously hormonal the fourth movie feels because they were living through it themselves. Or as Daniel Radcliffe says in the 20th anniversary special, “Harry Potter: Return to Hogwarts,” the movie is “peak hormones....

IMDb’s Worst Rated Movies Of 2014: From ‘Tammy’ To ‘Saving Christmas’ Last week, we took a look atthe highest rated movies of 2014 on IMDb. Today we look at the worst (lowest) rated movies. Again, the movies are rated year round by IMDb users, and provide one of the largest sampling of mainstream public opinion on films. Find out which 40 films are on the IMDB worst movies of 2014 list, after the jump....

Insert Sad Version Of ‘Rocky’ Theme: Sylvester Stallone Sounds Ready To Retire The Italian Stallion Rumblings about a sequel toCreedbegan as soon as the first film became a box office hit and a critical darling. The possibilities for future Adonis Creed stories feel limitless – you just have to ask his mentor Rocky Balboa, who has graced the screen seven times now. And while director Ryan Cooglerprobably won’t be back forCreed 2, the sequel certainly feels like it’s going to happen....

Interview: ‘11.22.63’ Showrunner Bridget Carpenter On J.J. Abrams' Advice And Stephen King Easter Eggs Just in time for President’s Day, Hulu brings us a time travel series about trying to prevent the Kennedy assassination. Based on theStephen Kingbook,11.22.63starsJames Francoas Jake, a modern man who discovers a portal to 1960 in the back of his local diner. With a three-year head start in the past, Jake goes back and tries to stop Lee Harvey Oswald from killing John F....