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Meta Golding Cast As Enobaria In ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’; Apply To Be An Extra On The Atlanta Set Just about all the major pieces are now in place forThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and not a moment too soon. Duringyesterday’s announcementthatSons of AnarchyactorPatrick St. Espritwould be co-starring District 12 Peacekeeper Romulus Thread, I noted that former District 2 victor Enobaria was perhaps the last new character remaining to be cast....

Mold Of The Original ‘Jaws’ Shark Has Been Fully Restored For The Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures [Updated] You’re going to need a bigger museum exhibit for a newly restored mold of theJawsshark. A mold of the mechanical sharks used inSteven Spielbergclassic horror movie is fully restored and ready for its place at theAcademy Museum of Motion Pictures. But don’t expect to stare into the gaping jaws of “Bruce” in person anytime soon — the Academy Museum, which was announced back in 2012, won’t be opening any time prior to the 92nd Oscars in February 2020....

Netflix Plans To Stop Chasing Tax Incentives And Hollywood Should Too (Welcome toThe Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, and opinionated about something that makes us very happy…or fills us with indescribable rage. In this edition: Netflix plans to stop chasing tax incentives and why Hollywood should consider following their lead.) One of my favorite things to do in Los Angeles is to walk through a movie studio lot....

New Amy Schumer Show Coming To Hulu, Mahershala Ali Joins ‘Ramy’ Season 2 [TCA 2019] Hulupresented panels for the Television Critics Association today. During his opening remarks, SVP of OriginalsCraig Erwichannounced some renewals, new projects and premiere dates.“Hulu is taking big swings on bold and brand-defining stories that reflect the culture and inspire conversation,” Erwich said in a press release. “The series we’re presenting today come from many of the biggest storytellers and fresh new voices in entertainment, and reflect why Hulu is a home for creators to do their very best work,” Erwich continued....

Richard Linklater Is Thinking About A ‘Boyhood’ Sequel When we last saw Mason Jr., he was contemplating a future full of possibility on the first day of college. NowBoyhooddirectorRichard Linklatersays we may yet get a chance to see what comes of that future. The filmmaker reveals he’s considering a sequel toBoyhoodwhich would follow Mason Jr. through his 20s. UnlikeBoyhood, though, it probably won’t take 12 years to shoot. Read Linklater’s comments on a possible Boyhood sequel after the jump....

Rumor: Christoph Waltz Is Blofeld In ‘Bond 24’ WhenChristoph Waltzwas said to be set for a role inBond 24, one character name likely leapt to mind for long-time James Bond fans:Ernst Stavro Blofeld. The character was vaguely introduced inFrom Russia With Love(1963) but we didn’t see his face untilDonald Pleasence played him inYou Only Live Twicein 1967. Blofeld has not appeared in an official Bond film since 1981 due to a rights dispute....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Episode 8’ Nears The End Of Filming, ‘The Force Awakens’ Finally Leaves Theaters, And The Future Of ‘Star Wars’ Video Games In today’s edition ofStar WarsBits: We’ve yet to see any official photos from the set ofStar Wars: Episode 8,but director Rian Johnson has shared a few candid shots on his Tumblr page to mark a few important occasions.He recently shared the above photo, which looks an awful lot like a cloak a Jedi Knight would wear, along with the caption “In the home stretch....

Star Wars Bits: Joe Carnahan Endorses Fan Filmmakers For SW Job, Rian Johnson Comments, Galactic Empire Responds To White House, Princess Leia Finally Gets X-Wing License After a day ofZack Snyder SamuraiStar Warstalk, it’s back to your regularly scheduled bits. After the jump, read about the following interesting goings on in the Star Wars Universe: Since he’s joined Twitter, directorJoe Carnahanhas become one of the internet’s go to personalities for intelligent and innovative opinions on the world of movies....

Stephen King Reveals His Thoughts On The ‘Dark Tower’ Failure After years in development, the film adaptation ofStephen King’sThe Dark Towerhit theaters earlier in 2017 and proceeded to disappoint everyone. King’s book series is full of rich, complex mythology, but the film adaptation decided to jettison all of that for a more streamlined narrative that didn’t make a lot of sense anyway. King was heavily involved with the promotion for the film, and now that it’s come and gone, the prolific author is sharing his thoughts on the overallDark Towerfailure....

Superhero Bits: Quentin Tarantino, Batman V Superman Cereal, Solo Hulk And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. How many people hasSupergirlsaved so far this season? Are chances of aHulkmovie getting any better? Which Marvel character didQuentin Tarantinowant make a movie for in the 90s? What didAnthony and Joe Russohave to say about producing the newSpider-Manmovie? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Watch the final trailer for the fanmadeJustice League: Crisis....

Superhero Bits: Trevor Noah’s Sneak ‘Black Panther’ Joke, ‘Arrow’ May Be Ending Soon & More AreArrowandDC’s Legends of Tomorrowon the verge of ending? CouldSupergirlget canceled in favor of aSupermanshow? What got cut off during theSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseOscars acceptance speech? WasMarvel Ultimate Alliancea terrible video game? What joke didTrevor Noahslip by audiences during hisBlack Pantherpresentation at the Oscars? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Josh Horowitz is onMarvel’s Eat the Universeto make Heathrow Vance-inspired X-Ray Tuna Noodle Casserole...

The Best Reviewed Movies Of 2014: From Wild To The LEGO Movie So we’ve looked atthe bestandworst moviesof the year as rated by the largest sampling of moviegoers available publicly (IMDB). And as you know, the public opinion sometimes differs from that of professional film critics. As it should, film critics often see hundreds of new movies a year (a larger sampling of content) and have thus have a more discerning taste....

The Bridge On The River Kwai Ending Explained: When Duty Becomes Hubris When it comes to film, no one has ever understood the word “epic” quite as much asDavid Lean. The British director captured scale in ways that completely baffle the mind. Sure, there are the gorgeous landscapes and huge masses of extras, but also he frames a simple medium shot in a way that makes it feel like the grandest thing you have ever seen....