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Hayley Atwell, Diane Kruger, Kate Beckinsale To Read For Joseph Kosinski’s ‘Horizons’ ApparentlyJoseph Kosinski’sHorizons(a.k.a.Oblivion) istheplum gig for actresses in Hollywood right now. Last month,Jessica Chastainbeat outa list of up-and-coming actresses — includingOlga Kurylenko,Brit Marling,Noomi Rapace, andOlivia Wilde— for one of two lead female roles; this weekend,Hayley Atwell,Diane Kruger, andKate Beckinsalewill vie for the other. Whoever lands the sci-fi flick will be starring oppositeTom Cruise, who leads the cast as soldier and drone repairman Jak....

HBO Max Picks Up Steven Soderbergh’s Next Movie Starring Meryl Streep Steven Soderbergh’sformerly secret moviehas a home.HBO Max, WarnerMedia’s upcoming streaming service, has picked upLet Them All Talk,a comedy starringMeryl Streep, Gemma Chan, Lucas Hedges, and more. Soderbergh is not one to shy away from experimentation or new formats, and he’s tackling both with his next film,Let Them Talk. Shot on the new RED Komodo Dragon camera, described as “the new platinum standard for digital cameras,“Let Them Talkwill be the first feature film picked up by HBO Max, the upcoming streaming service from WarnerMedia....

Here’s A First Look At Amblin’s HBO Max Animated Series Gremlins: Secrets Of The Mogwai Well, here’s a thing I didn’t know I needed, but that I actually need very much. Today, we have our first look at the cast and characters for Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Television’s upcoming HBO Max animated series, “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai.” I know, I know. We’re all tired of origin stories, but wait a moment....

Here’s How ‘Agent Carter’ Links To ‘Iron Man 2’ One of the coolest things about watching a new Marvel show or movie is finding the links to the universe. Both the movies and TV shows build these bridges on occasion. This week’sAgent Carterwas no exception. There were a ton of links to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, mostly centered onCaptain America: The First Avenger. But there was also a pretty huge link toIron Man 2....

How Kevin Smith Almost Directed Ben Affleck In A Disney Movie And Why ‘Fletch Won’ Never Happened Over the holidays, it’s easy to lose track of what’s going on on Twitter. Many of us are too busy sitting around with our families, eating big meals or maybe going to the movies. If you fall into that category, you probably missedKevin Smith’s tell-all tweet marathon revealing an interesting story of howBen Affleckasked him to direct a non-Miramax movie, whyFletch Wonnever happened, and more....

How The Umbrella Academy Brought 1960s Dallas Back To Life Unlike in the movies, time travel does not yet exist — film and television continue to serve as the closest thing we have to a time machine. Hollywood pulls it off thanks to a funny little French phrase, mise en scène, which is the overall look and feel of a production. This is done brilliantly in season 2 of the Nextflix series “The Umbrella Academy,” where early 1960s Dallas, TX is brought to life....

Is Michael Rooker In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Or Not? The cast ofAvengers: Infinity Warwill include nearly every major character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. All of the Avengers will be there, obviously, and there are supposed to be some new ones as well, including Brie Larson as Captain Marvel. Joining them will be all theGuardians of the Galaxy. But what about the new members of the team fromGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Isaac Asimov’s ‘Foundation’ Is Being Made Into An Apple TV Series By David Goyer And Josh Friedman Appleis slowly establishing itself as a TV network to watch, announcing a steady stream of high-profile projects led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Now, Apple just made its growing oeuvre even more interesting with the announcement of a sci-fi series that was previously thought to be unadaptable. AFoundationTV series fromBatman v SupermanwriterDavid S....

It’s A Bug Hunt: The 15 Best Moments From The ‘Alien’ Series In space, no one can hear you scream. Or make lists ranking the best moments from theAlienfilm series. WithAlien: Covenanthitting theaters this week, Jacob Hall and Jack Giroux revisited every movie featuring a xenomorph (yes, even theAlien vs. Predatormovies) with one purpose: to watch for the scenes and beats and lines of dialogue that resonate the most. In this particular case, a “moment” is a malleable term....

James Cameron Will Finally Start Shooting ‘Avatar 2’ And ‘Avatar 3’ In 2013 Depending on your level ofAvatarfandom, the delay between the first film and its eventual sequels could be construed as a blessing or a curse. On the one hand,James Cameronhas certainly taken his time writing the two films, meaning we may not see the first one until2015 at the earliest. That’s a six year gap from the original. However, he’s taking his time because hedoesn’t want to rush outan inferior product, so hopefullyAvatar 2and3will be worth the wait....

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Shoots Down ‘Ant-Man’ Rumor: “Nothing But Lies” The Internet has been all a-flutter overlast night’s newsthatJoseph Gordon-LevittandPaul Ruddwere the top picks to leadEdgar Wright’sAnt-Man, but now it seems we can cross one of those names off. In an interview today, Gordon-Levitt dismissed the talk as mere “rumors.” Meanwhile, Wright maybe, possibly, indirectly referenced the report in a cryptic new tweet that reveals nothing at all. Hit the jump to read his comments....

Josh Brolin Knows The Entire ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Story, And It Gave Him Goose Pimples Phase Three of Marvel’s cinematic universe only just kicked off earlier this summer with the arrival ofCaptain America: Civil War. That means we have two years and a handful of new Marvel movies before we get to see where all this is leading inThe Avengers: Infinity War. The first part of the two-part sequel arrives in 2018 with the second part following in 2019....

Joss Whedon-Alum Morena Baccarin Leads Short List For Nick Fury’s Assistant In ‘The Avengers’ Update:I’ve heard from reliable sources thatMary Elizabeth Winsteadis not testing for The Avengers. Nick Fury himself,Samuel L. Jackson,recently told Jimmy Fallonthat he would be doing tests with “like five” different actresses who are up for a yet-to-be-cast role inJoss Whedon’sThe Avengers. That role is for Fury’s assistant andThe Hollywood Reportersays four of the actresses who will be testing areMorena Baccarin(who has previously worked with Whedon onFireflyandSerenityand is now seen onV),Mary Elizabeth Winstead(Scott Pilgrim vs....