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Everyone Relax: Christopher Lloyd (And Ving Rhames And Paul Scheer) Returning For ‘Piranha 3DD’ By Russ Fischer/May 4, 2011 3:30 pm EST Briefly: Now, finally, we can all breathe a tremendous sigh of relief. Just when it looked like Piranha 3DD might be a contractually-obligated sequel with a mostly uninspiring cast, we now know that it will probably be a coffer-filling sequel with a slightly more entertaining cast. Because Christopher Lloyd, Ving Rhames and Paul Scheer have all agreed to reprise their roles....

First Look: Terrence Malick’s Untitled Romance Starring Ben Affleck And Rachel McAdams By Germain Lussier/Feb. 23, 2011 2:00 pm EST Terrence Malick’s untitled romance has apparently finished shooting and The Hollywood Reporter has our first look at an image from the film. The top secret film, featuring Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Javier Bardem and Olga Kurylenko, has had a cast in place for over a year. We even wrote about some secretive shooting that took place in Oklahoma this September and while we still have to wait until May for Malick’s next film, The Tree of Life, check out the full image from Malick’s subsequent romance after the jump....

By Russ Fischer/April 27, 2012 2:00 pm EST Over a year ago Henry Selick, director of The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, and Coraline, formed a new animation studio in San Francisco. At the time, he was said to be working on “great, scary films for young ‘uns with a small, tight-knit crew,” and the outfit was pulling together talent for its debut film. Selick had signed a deal with Disney in 2010, and when we first saw info on the studio there was word that it was affiliated with Disney....

Knight And Day International Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2010 1:49 pm EST Knight and Day hits theaters on June 25th 2010.

Like ‘The Avengers,’ ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Will Film In Cleveland, Ohio By Germain Lussier/Sept. 28, 2012 9:45 am EST The news came from the The Greater Cleveland Film Commission via Coming Soon and THR, which states – like The Avengers – filming will obviously happen in other places too, primarily Marvel’s sound stages in California. Here’s the press release with quotes from all the particulars and a basic plot description....

Michelle Rodriguez To Fight Tim League At Fantastic Fest; Closing Night Film Announced By Germain Lussier/Sept. 21, 2010 6:14 pm EST Who wants to see Michelle Rodriguez beat up Tim League? Well, it’s probably going to happen at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas this week (which Tuesday announced that 13 Assassins would be its closing night film). Rodriguez vs. League is the main event of the annual Fantastic Debates party, where film journalists and filmmakers debate over an issue, and then get into a boxing ring to really settle the score....

More Photos: Rooney Mara In David Fincher’s ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2011 1:30 pm EST Yesterday we were treated to a first look at a goth/punked out Rooney Mara (Nightmare on Elm Street, The Social Network) in David Fincher’s big screen adaptation of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. If Mara looks a little different, it is because she had her eyebrows bleached, hair chopped, and her lip, brow, nose, and nipple pierced....

Movie Trailer: Freakonomics By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 12, 2010 4:23 pm EST Watch the trailer embedded after the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Plot Synopsis: Alex Gibney (Enron:The Smartest Guys in the Room, Casino Jack and the United States of Money) delivers a visually arresting look at the crumbling façade of Sumo wrestling and exposes searing and violent truths about this ancient and revered sport. Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) offers up a buoyant and revealing angle on the repercussions of baby names....

New Poster: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’ By Russ Fischer/March 14, 2011 12:31 pm EST Here’s the first one-sheet for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, in which Rob Marshall takes over directing duties from Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp returns to the role of Captain Jack Sparrow. That character is front and center on the poster, as it has been four years since the release of the last Pirates film....

Page 2: Saul Bass, Ferris Bueller, Psycho, Randy Newman, Tintin, Addams Family, Edgar Wright, The Hobbit, Roger Rabbit, Breaking Bad, Human Centipede, Star Wars, Community By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2012 8:00 am EST Take a first look at Dee Snider with Adam Green and Joe Lynch on the set of Holliston. ShortList has a collection of alternative Ferris Bueller posters.LoquaciousMuse lists her top ten movies of 2011. /Film reader Trip B spotted this sign in Amarillo, TEXAS....

San Diego Comic-Con 2011 Badges Now On Sale November 22 By Germain Lussier/Nov. 8, 2010 8:07 am EST Last week, we let you know that coveted badges for San Diego Comic-Con 2011 were going on sale. However, the website promptly crashed and Comic-Con had to formulate a plan B. Well, plan B is that badges now go on sale at 6 a.m. PST November 22. Four day badges with preview night sold out at the 2010 event so now only four day badges without preview night, and all single days, are available....

Sequel Bits: Men In Black 3 Alien Photos, Asylum Greenlights Mega Shark Vs. Mecha Shark, Jonathan Liebsman Talks Wrath Of The Titans And Battle: LA Sequels, Hammer Working On Woman In Black Follow-Up By Peter Sciretta/March 26, 2012 1:00 pm EST After the jump we have a ton of new sequel news bits including: A first look at some of the new Men in Black 3 Aliens Asylum Greenlights Mega Shark vs....

Soundtrack Bits: Listen To 10 Minutes Of Michael Giacchino’s ‘John Carter’ Score, Plus: ‘Django Unchained’, ‘Moonrise Kingdom’, ‘The Artist’ By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2011 7:00 am EST (function(){var s=function(){__flash__removeCallback=function(i,n){if(i)i[n]=null;};window.setTimeout(s,10);};s();})(); // ]]> Directed by Andrew Stanton and starring Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe and Lynn Collins, the live-action sci-fi adventure John Carter hits March 9. [Comic Book Movie] We’ve still got a ways to go before we get to see Quentin Tarnatino’s Django Unchained, but if a new rumor is to be believed, we may already have some idea of what we can expect to hear....

Star Trek Geek Deals: Original Motion Picture Collection – $55 Blu/$35 DVD, JJ Abrams’ 2009 ‘Star Trek’ – $20 Blu/$11.49 DVD By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 15, 2010 8:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. All four prices are valid only to the strike of midnight tonight (Monday, November 15th 2010)… so act fast!

Terrence Malick’s Instructions On How To Project ‘The Tree Of Life;’ Plus Another Film From The Director? By Germain Lussier/June 3, 2011 11:00 am EST Check out Malick’s projection wish list, as well as a hint to when he might shoot his next project (not the Ben Affleck/Rachel McAdams one, another one), after the jump. We’ll start with the new film. In an article over at the Los Angeles Times, it gives a few details as to what Malick’s Ben Affleck/Rachel McAdams romance might be like (Hint: Visual, ethereal and poetic) but also alerts us to the fact that Malick has instructed his crew to “to keep the summer and fall open for a possible shoot of yet another film....

The First ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ Trailer Description By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2010 9:38 am EST Chances are it’s going to be a good day when you wake up with a trailer description for the new Transformers movie in your inbox. And that’s what happened today. Our friends at the Italian site Bad Taste saw the teaser trailer for Michael Bay’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon, starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel and Patrick Dempsey, and want to tell everyone about it....

The Sound Of Black Swan By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2010 9:00 am EST Our friends at the SoundWorks Collection have released an eight minute behind the scenes documentary of the sound of Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. The featurette focuses on Aronofsky’s collaboration with sound designer Craig Henighan to create sounds that would evoke emotion and assist the storytelling. We even get a peek (or listen?) at a few metaphorical easter eggs that Aronofsky/Henighan employed in the film....

TV Bits: ‘Dexter’ Teaser, ‘Weeds’ Posters, ‘Fringe’, ‘Community’, ‘Cougar Town’ By Angie Han/May 29, 2012 4:00 pm EST Today’s TV Bits looks ahead to this fall or later, when we’ll get new episodes of Community, Dexter, Cougar Town, and Fringe. After the jump: Dexter’s seventh season gets a 15-second teaser Weeds unveils five new posters for Season 8 Where — or rather when — will Fringe go for Season 5? Community writer Megan Ganz will stick around Cougar Town gets a new showrunner for its move to TBS...

Universal Studios Orlando Will Close ‘Jaws’ Ride By Germain Lussier/Dec. 2, 2011 12:00 pm EST Starting in 2012, your boat can, unfortunately, remain the same size. Universal Studios Orlando has just announced that on January 2, they will officially close one of their oldest attractions, Jaws. Over the past few years, Universal Studios Orlando has been eclipsed by its sister parks, Islands of Adventure and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter and the owners are doing their best to reinvigorate their original location....

VOTD: The Sound Of ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2011 7:00 am EST Now entering its third week of release, several things have contributed to making Rise of the Planet of the Apes one of the summer’s surprise hits. The general, overall positive buzz is one. An award-worthy, performance capture turn by Andy Serkis as Caesar is another. A smart, taut screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver has plenty to do with it too, as is an inspired sophomore directorial effort by Rupart Wyatt....