Director Luc Besson Makes 1st Comic-Con Appearance to Talk Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

French director Luc Besson made his first-ever Comic-Con appearance to talk about his 2017 release, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.  Presented with Comic-Con’s highest accolade, the Inkpot award, he insisted on handing it back — temporarily.  “Let me show you some of the film, and then you can decide if I should keep this,” he told the crowd of over 6000, which was soon roaring its approval.

Besson is a fanboy favorite for his dynamic action scenes and for the wildly imaginative 1997 film The Fifth Element, which turns out to have a Valerian connection...

By  |  July 25, 2016
Comic-Con 2016: The Kong: Skull Island Trailer is Here

Do you want to see the biggest, baddest King Kong in film history? You're in luck, because Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures have released the Comic-Con trailer for the upcoming Kong: Skull Islandthe first time we're getting a look at the most famous colossal primate of all time.

A team of explorers, led by Tom Hiddleston's character, and co-starring a stellar cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, Jing Tian, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell,...

By  |  July 25, 2016

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Writer/Director Matt Ross on Captain Fantastic

Matt Ross is best known as an actor; besides dozens of films on his resume, he’s currently winning laughs and legions fans as narcissistic CEO Gavin Belson in the HBO comedy series Silicon Valley. Before that, Ross was a standout on HBO’s Big Love, playing Alby Grant, the creepy son of the polygamist cult leader played by Harry Dean Stanton.

A Juilliard School graduate, Ross made his feature film debut at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival with 28 Hotel Rooms...

By  |  July 25, 2016
Marvel Unveils New Doctor Strange Trailer at Comic-Con

It all happens at Hall H during Comic-Con, and this year Marvel made sure they used their time wisely. During their Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios revealed a brand-new Doctor Strange trailer and poster.

Doctor Strange has an outrageous cast, beginning with your hero, Benedict Cumberbatch, as the talented but closed off neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must learn to jettison his massive ego to learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions in order to become the Sorcerer Supreme...

By  |  July 25, 2016
Hot New Footage From Comic-Con: Suicide Squad Sizzle Reel & Clips

At nearly 3-minutes long, the new Suicide Squad sizzle reel that Warner Bros. unveiled at Comic-Con this past weekend is the most comprehensive collection of clips (old and new) you've yet to see. There's new footage of all your favorite squad members, including Jared Leto's Joker and Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn, as well as some glimpses at the seriously weird stuff writer/director David Ayer has cooked up for the third act. Oh, and one more thing—this sizzle reel includes bits of the song that Will Smith himself made for the film...

By  |  July 25, 2016
Joker’s Wild: Your First Extended Look at the Craziest Villain of Them All

You've spent time with Suicide Squad primer mover Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), squad leader Deadshot (Will Smith) and the lovely, demented Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). Now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to greet the clown prince of chaos himself; the one, the only, the Joker (Jared Leto).

In our first extended look at Gotham's most gleeful ghoul, we get a much better sense of just much fun Leto had with the role...

By  |  July 22, 2016
Video: Rogue One‘s Space Monkey, Your new Han Solo Alden Ehrenreich & More

The Star Wars show's Andi Gutierrez and Peter Townely give a lively recap of some exciting news revealed during "Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016," which, as you know by now,  was held in London. We've already shared you with Rogue One director Gareth Edwards discussing the inspiration for the Death Troopers, and just earlier today we published this piece showcasing a slew of amazing new still images from the film, and,...

By  |  July 21, 2016
New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Images Revealed

Walt Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm have just dropped a boatload of very intriguing new images on us from Rogue OneFirst, on the Star Wars Facebook page, they introduced us to a brand new characater; Edrio Two Tubes, who they unveiled at Comic-Con. Here's their description of the character: 

Edrio Two Tubes is a mercenary pilot who flies alongside his eggmate, Benthic. The two share the nickname derived from the breathing apparatus that allows their Tognath physiology to process oxygen atmospheres...

By  |  July 21, 2016
Suicide Squad: Here’s the Harley Quinn Teaser You’ve Been Waiting for

We've shared with you Amanda Waller's (Viola Davis) teaser, where you got a chance to meet Suicide Squad's real heavy. We've shared the Deadshot (Will Smith) teaser, giving you a closer look at the squad leader and super villain played by one of Hollywood's most likable actors. And now, we're sharing the Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) teaser, everyone's favorite little psychopath, and possibly the film's most beloved character thus far (and it isn't even out until August 5th)...

By  |  July 21, 2016
Chris Hemsworth Returns to Star Trek 4 as George Kirk—but how?

While Star Trek Beyond hasn’t even opened yet (it comes out this Friday, July 22), there’s already news for the next film in the franchise, and it’s exciting—Chris Pine’s Captain Kirk will cross paths with a man he's never met, but whose legacy has haunted him since the day he was born—his father.

If you recall in 2009's Star Trek, the official reboot to the franchise, Chris Hemsworth appeared as George Kirk, but only for a few minutes—the spectacular opening to J.J...

By  |  July 20, 2016
Will Smith’s Deadshot Gets Extended Suicide Squad Teaser

Yesterday, we shared this extended teaser released by Warner Bros. featuring Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), the primer mover behind Suicide Squad and the woman who might just be the baddest in the whole film (yup, even more fearsome than Harley Quinn.) Today, Warner Bros. has shared another closer look, this time with Deadshot (Will Smith), one of the squad's leaders. Deadshot is a super assassin (and, in a Smith rarity, a legitimate villain),...

By  |  July 20, 2016
Japan’s New Godzilla Movie Trailer is Stunning

Shin Gojira—which is Godzilla Resurgence to you non Japanese speakers—is about to premiere there. It’s the 31st film in the franchise, and the 29th Godzilla film produced by the legendary Toho Studios. Co-directed by Hideki Anno and Shinji Higuchi, this latest Godzilla film boasts two stunning trailers that do a whole lot with very little dialogue and haunting images.

The premise is this: When the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line mysteriously floods and collapses (the line is a bridge-tunnel combo that runs across Tokyo bay),...

By  |  July 20, 2016
Video: Rogue One Director Gareth Edwards Talks Death Troopers

"What we found out early on is there's this really fine line of what is Star Wars,Rogue One director Gareth Edwards says during this interview with The Star Wars Show at the celebration in London, "if you just go to the left of it, you're some other sci-fi movie, like Star Trek, and if you just go to the right of it, all you're doing is copying what's been before...

By  |  July 19, 2016
Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt Shine in New Magnificent Seven Trailer

Director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, The Equalizer) seems like just the man for the job of remaking the great 1960 John Sturges film, which itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic Seven Samurai. Fuqua is back teaming with his go-to guy in Denzel Washington, and adding Chris Pine and a host of great actors to fill out his seven, the film has a shot of standing on it's own two legs. The new trailer for The Magnificent Seven has us excited—action,...

By  |  July 19, 2016
Here’s Your Final Star Trek Beyond Trailer

You could just hold off and wait for Star Trek Beyond to blast off in theaters this Friday, July 22, and not watch this fourth and final trailer, as there does appear to be some shots from the third act you might prefer to see for the first time on the big screen. As we wrote yesterday, the early buzz for Beyond is very good, as critics have lavished director Justin Lin's film with praise for it's action,...

By  |  July 19, 2016
Viola Davis Pulls the Strings in new Suicide Squad Puppet Master Promo

Viola Davis has flown fairly under the radar in all the hoopla leading up to Suicide Squad's August 8 release. No longer. The Oscar nominee is the puppet master in the latest Squad promo, proving that her Amanda Waller, despite not having a flashy name, insane clothes, tattoos or any discernible superpower is not someone you want to mess with. While the focus has understandably been on Deadshot (Will Smith), Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) and the Joker (Jared Leto),...

By  |  July 19, 2016
Ready for Liftoff: Early Buzz on Star Trek Beyond is Very Good

Some of the early Star Trek Beyond buzz is in,  and it's almost all positive. And as we predicted, Sofia Boutella, who plays the alien Jaylah, is getting serious props. Director Justin Lin's film is currently sitting at a 90% fresh rating on RottenTomatoeswith USAY Today, indieWire, The Wrap, The Hollywood Reporter, and Variety, among others, giving the film high marks. Let's take a brief glimpse at what people are saying...

By  |  July 18, 2016
Han Solo Spinoff Details Emerge From Star Wars Celebration

Yesterday at the Star Wars Celebration Europe, in London, your new Han Solo Alden Ehrenreich (yup, it’s as weird to write as it is to read) was introduced to fans for the first time as Han Solo. Ehrenreich, who won the role against thousands, will play the galaxy's most notorious smuggler in Phil Lord and Chris Miller's spinoff, written by the great Lawrence Kasdan and his son, Jon. The young actor spoke at the Future Filmmaker Panel, which featured Lucasfilm’s Kathleen Kennedy (Producer) and Kiri Hart (Senior Vice President of Development), director Rian Johnson (Star Wars: Episode VIII) and your Han Solo directing duo Miller and Lord...

By  |  July 18, 2016
Your Suicide Squad Character Videos are Here

Now that tickets are now on sale for Suicide Squad, you can expect a veritable deluge of Squad related materials to follow, and Warner Bros. hasn’t let us down. They’ve marked the pre-ticket sales by releasing a series of Suicide Squad character vignettes for every single major character in the squad, and, of course, the Joker. As we wrote on Friday, this film has a ton of momentum as it heads towards it's August 5 release date,...

By  |  July 18, 2016
Behold! The New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Sizzle Reel & Poster

Last week we told you about the Star Wars celebration that was taking place in London, and promised a new Rogue One: A Star Wars Story clip—and here you go, some fresh Rogue One goodness to start your work week. This behind-the-scenes clip, at nearly 3 minutes long, gives you a fantastic sense of how different, and exciting, director Gareth Edwards film is. Grittier, greener (this looks to be a much more terrestrial film than any ...

By  |  July 18, 2016