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Ken and Barbie are at it again, this time in the new six-minute short, Hawaiian Vacation, which will precede Cars 2 coming to theaters on June 24. We've known for a while now that the first of several planned Toy Story shorts would...

Read more: First Look at Next Pixar TOY STORY Animated Short to Precede CARS 2

Roadside Attractions has released an official image from the forthcoming music documentary, Thunder Soul. The film tells the true story of Conrad O. Johnson and the legendary Kashmere Stage Band. It was afros...

Read more: Official Image From THUNDER SOUL

Last week, Film District released the first official trailer for James Wan's forthcoming haunted house thriller, Insidious. We came away from that feeling pretty good about the Saw creator's next foray into the fright realm. But we find ourselves...

Read more: First Offical Poster for James Wan's INSIDIOUS

Our comic book weenies were tickled in early February when the highly anticipated trailer for X-Men: First Class was finally released. Now the X-Men push is in full swing with the film's June 3 release date getting closer and closer...

Read more: New X-Men Character Posters Released

Seems the tight-fisted grip Christopher Nolan usually keeps on his productions has loosened slightly with the word (from the horse's mouth) that Anne Hathaway will be playing Catwoman, and not just Selena Kyle in Nolan's next installment...

Read more: Anne Hathaway Will be Catwoman, Not Just Selena Kyle in Nolan's Batman

Last week we gave you, via a couple of still images, a quick peek at Pixar's next animated short, Hawaiian Vacation, that will focus on Toy Story 3 favorites Ken and Barbie whose plans to stowaway on a tropical excursion are somehow bungled...

Read more: Watch Some of Pixar's Next Animated Short, Hawaiian Vacation

The long-tail of Disney marketing just got a bit longer with word that not only are they bringing the popular Magic Kingdom theme-park attraction, Jungle Cruise to the big screen as a live action...

Read more: Buzz and Woody to Go on Jungle Cruise

Word is coming down that the owner of the quivering tummy in Unfaithful will be Superman's Mom. There are reports circulating that the lovely Diane Lane has been cast in Zack Snyder's upcoming...

Read more: Diane Lane Cast as Superman's Mom in Snyder Reboot

The first Thor movie poster hit the web back in December. That poster gave us our first real look at the shiny hammer-wielding god in a near full-length shot that, while certainly revealing, was nothing special. It served as a...

Read more: God of Thunder Posters Hit the Web

We get our latest look at Idris Elba in full "Heimdall" regalia in the forthcoming Marvel comic adaptation, Thor. Heimdall is the guardian of Asgard, who stands on the BiFrost Bridge ready to defend the city from intruders...

Read more: See Idris Elba as Heimdall in THOR

Speculation about a sequel to last year's surprise hit actioner, The Expendables has been percolating ever since Stallone began tweeting about his idea for it last year - even before the original was released...

Read more: Stallone Taking Names to Direct EXPENDABLES 2

Last week we were treated to a couple of pretty good International character posters of the upcoming X-Men movie that hinted at the film's origin story. Those posters incorporated a nicely...

Read more: Epic Fail: New X-MEN FIRST CLASS Posters

We've been saying this for years now, but with this latest announcement it's safe to officially declare Hollywood bankrupt of new ideas. The cupboard is bare. Apparently Scott Glassgold and Raymond Brothers of...

Read more: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade May Get a Movie

Its name alone is interesting enough to garner our full attention, and we've been on high alert ever since the trailer came out a few months ago, but now we get a cool new poster for Hobo With a Shotgun just in time for the film's kick-off...

Read more: Cool New HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN SXSW Poster

With the May 26 release of Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom inching ever closer, the hype and publicity machine is ramping up to a similarly frantic pace. A few days ago we posted the new action-packed trailer for Kung Fu Panda 2 that...

Read more: Get Your First Look at New KUNG FU PANDA 2 Characters

The ghoulish scalawags of the Caribbean have set sail and are expected to make landfall at a theater near you on May 20th of this year. The fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, dubbed...

Read more: Meet the Zombies of STRANGER TIDES

Today was Super 8 day. Paramount threw its Facebook "friends" a bone earlier this morning when it posted the official synopsis of the forthcoming Spielberg/Abrams sci-fi...

Read more: Paramount Puts New Spin on First SUPER 8 Poster

Today, Disney released the first official one-sheet movie poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. We've been getting many revealing looks at the film from a steady diet of banners, concept art, and...

Read more: A Contemplative Jack Sparrow in New STRANGER TIDES Poster

Warner Bros. recently dumped the archives and flooded the internet with no fewer than 45 news stills from the forthcoming Zack Snyder action/fantasy flick, Sucker Punch. The cgi-heavy film stars Emily Browning, Jena Malone...

Read more: Ogle the Girls of SUCKER PUNCH

We'd say it's a real police crime scene photo from the Sharon Tate/Roman Polanski house circa 1969 if we didn't know better. There was blood splattered on the walls back then and there was also writing...

Read more: SCREAM 4 Gets Bloody With New Still Image... Very Bloody

While watching the entire trailer to J.J. Abrams' mysterious sci-fi film, Super 8 last Friday morning, you probably didn't stay with the closing credits long enough to see the single frames that flashed a hidden message. Even those who did...

Read more: Hidden Viral Site Found in Frames of SUPER 8 Trailer

To this point, we've gotten a pretty good look at several of the main characters from the forthcoming, Kenneth Branagh-directed adaptation of Thor. Via a series of clips and some published stills we've seen Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder...

Read more: New THOR Images Reveal Supporting Characters

Fans of the original '70's TV show, Charlie's Angels were so thrilled back in 2000 to see the divine trio hit the big screen, they treated the film to a huge box office take that saw Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu return for a...

Read more: Get a Look at Charlie's New Angels

The push is on for the 2011 summer movie season, and Paramount is set and ready to lead the way with its Kenneth Branagh adaptation of the legendary Thor comic. The studio today released two new international one-sheet movie...

Read more: New International Posters Improve THOR Image

One of the most doomed movie productions in quite some time is finally getting underway as principal photography for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit began this week. New Line/Warner Bros. is betting the farm on the ...

Read more: THE HOBBIT Begins Production; Photos of Peter Jackson on Set

Viggo Mortensen's name is still being bandied about around the net to play Zod in Superman: Man of Steel; Will Sasso will play Curly in the Farrelly's Three Stooges movie; Child's Play remake is supposedly a go picture; Farrelly's are reportedly considering a...

Read more: Reel News Quick Hits - Viggo Mortensen, Child's Play, Three Stooges, and More...

Everybody, put down your pencils. Time for speculating is over. We now have a new Lois Lane. Amy Adams has landed the highly coveted role of Clark Kent's intrepid colleague and future love. Adams joins the swelling cast, alongside Henry Caville, Diane Lane, and Kevin Costner of...

Read more: Amy Adams is Lois Lane in Snyder's SUPERMAN

After doubts as to its long-term viability were cast by MGM's bankruptcy last year, the Bond franchise was given the chest paddles back in January when it was announced that not only had the 007 brand been revived, but that Sam Mendes...

Read more: Judi Dench: Next James Bond to Begin Filming in November

Word has just come down with the release details of the Blu-ray debut of the William Wyler's epic Christ-tale, Ben Hur. It has long been rumored that it will be in the form of a Ben-Hur: 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition blu-ray...

Read more: Warner to Release 50th Anniversary BEN-HUR Blu-ray and DVD Sets

Warner chief, Jeff Robinov revealed that one of the studio's top priorities is moving forward with plans to make a series of movies based on DC comics heroes. That means a Justice League big screen live-action adaptation is the cards...

Read more: Warner Exec: Justice League Coming; Batman Will be Rebooted

Word has been bandied about for the last couple of months that Pixar would follow the the lead of Toy Story 3 by focusing on making a prequel to its wildly popular Monsters, Inc. animated feature of 2001. And apparently that's true as...

Read more: UPDATE: MONSTERS INC. Prequel and Name Officially Confirmed

Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third installment in Michael Bay's TNT-heavy Transformers franchise has begun filming and the set pics are beginning to make the rounds on the internet. Continuing in his role as Sam Witwicky...

Read more: Check out Two New Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon Pics

Hey, wait a minute! Didn't Leonard Nimoy retire from acting for good after his appearances on on the sci-fi series, Fringe? Yes, that was the case, operative word being "was." Apparently the veteran actor has just taken a role in...

Read more: Leonard Nimoy Un-Retires for Transformers: Dark of the Moon

With the theatrical releases of several major superhero films including Thor, Captain America, and The Green Lantern, 2011 is shaping up to be the year of the superhero.  And making sure to not miss out on the action...

Read more: Warner Announces "Superman: the Motion Picture Anthology" on Blu-ray

During an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, Keanu Reeves mentioned that a Bill & Ted sequel is in the works. MTV was interviewing Reeves about his new film, Henry's crime starring...

Read more: Keanu Reeves: New BILL & TED Coming

Though its nearly $400 million worldwide haul came up a bit short of expectations, Disney has begun work on a sequel to Tron: Legacy.Rumors of a third installment had already begun surfacing as early ...

Read more: Disney Moving Forward With TRON Sequel

Since it began offering internet streaming of movies alongside its successful DVD-by-mail rental business, Netflix has been steadily amassing an ever-growing arsenal of online TV and movie offerings...

Read more: Netflix Continues to Reel in Big Fish; Will Soon Stream MAD MEN

The Hangover Part 2 trailer, which hit the internet last week and was featured primarily before Source Code, has been pulled from theaters.Warner Bros and the MPAA recently sent out a note to all theaters...

Read more: UPDATED: HANGOVER 2 Trailer Pulled from Theaters

Mortal Kombat: Legacy director Kevin Tancharoen has been an active tweeter lately. He recently twatted (or is that tweeted?) character photos of fan-favorite Sub-zero and Scorpion from his...

Read more: See the First MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY Clip and Stills of Sub-zero and Scorpion

After months of speculating as to who will be the villain in Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman flick Superman: Man of Steel, we can now rest knowing we were all wrong. Michael Shannon has been cast as General Zod, who like Superman...

Read more: Superman Gets a Villain

Last week we received word that Rupert Wyatt's Planet of the Apes prequel, initially titled Rise of the Apes was given a name change. Apparently test audiences were having trouble connecting it to the classic 1960's-era Planet of the Apes series, so...

Read more: Creepiest 4 Seconds - RISE OF THE APES First Clip

Setting aside the fact that a second sequel isn't really needed in the first place (especially considering the quality of Men in Black II), word of production delays, rewrites, squabbles and other on-set bad mojo have put Men in Black III in a ...

Read more: UPDATED: See Will Smith and Josh Brolin in MEN IN BLACK III Set Photos

Living up to his rep as the guy not afraid to pull back the curtains on his film productions, Peter Jackson has recently posted a little 10-minute long featurette from the set and production offices of his forthcoming film, The Hobbit...

Read more: See Peter Jackson on THE HOBBIT Set in First Video Blog

It's still in speculation mode and a lot of details are yet to be worked out, but initial reports have Ryan Gosling in talks to mount a trusty steed named Silver in Disney's upcoming Lone Ranger feature film.Pirates of the Caribbean director, Gore...

Read more: Gosling May Mask Up for LONE RANGER

In the run up to the the first trailer (which a little birdie says is coming in the newt few weeks) for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Warner Bros. has released a new batch of stills from the highly-anticipated upcoming...

Read more: See Five New DEATHLY HALLOWS 2 Movie Pics

No word yet on the film's plot or even its title, but Woody Allen is filling out the cast for his next film which is said to begin shooting in Rome later this summer. Coming on board the project are Jesse Eisenberg, Alec Baldwin, Ellen...

Read more: Woody Allen Casts Huge Names for Next Film - To Shoot in Summer

With the visions of Rebecca Romjin's shapely Mystique still emblazoned on the back our eyeballs, we're now getting a new look at Jennifer Lawrence in full costume as the fire-headed mutant in director Matthew Vaughn's upcoming take on...

Read more: New Poster and Photos of Jennifer Lawrence as X-MEN's Mystique

The Green Lantern promotional wagon has gotten off to a bad start. The first trailer that debuted last fall was just terrible and caused such a backlash the studios tucked tail, re-worked the CGI, and eventually released some new footage at last month's Wonder-Con ...

Read more: Green Lantern's Tomar-Re Featured on New Poster

Last fall, The Bourne Legacy director Tony Gilroy revealed that the Jason Bourne character (and subsequently Matt Damon) will not appear in the the latest installment of the highly popular spy thriller series. Deadline is reporting today that Jeremy Renner has been...

Read more: Jeremy Renner Lands BOURNE Lead Role

Having previously settled on Larry and Curly, the Farrelly Brothers have apparently found their Moe. 20th Century Fox has reportedly approached TV actor Chris Diamantopoulos about the coveted role of the mop-top Stooge for their forthcoming...

Read more: 24 Actor Frontrunner for Coveted Role in THREE STOOGES Movie