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Carrie-Anne Moss' Matrix Audition Truly Tested Her Physical Limits There’s a lot to love about the first “Matrix” movie, from the groundbreaking action to all the surprisingly deep philosophical questions the film raises. Perhaps a slightly underrated aspect, however, is Carrie-Ann Moss’s performance as Trinity. Although “Resurrections” was likely the franchise’s best showcase for Moss’s acting chops, Moss’s Trinity is a vital part of the first film. She serves as the warm, human presence contrasting with the cold, corporate world of the Matrix....

Casting Bits: Stanley Tucci And Chris Cooper In ‘The Company You Keep’, Nicholas Braun In ‘Neighborhood Watch’, Kerry Bishé In ‘Argo’ Stanley TucciandChris Cooperhave become the latest additions toRobert Redford’sThe Company You Keep, a thriller based on the novel byNeil Gordon. The film boasts quite a strong cast already —Julie Christie,Susan Sarandon,Nick Nolte,Brit Marling,Shia LaBeouf, and Redford himself are all set to star as well. The script, byLem Dobbs, centers around a former Weather Underground member (Redford) who’s forced to go on the run when a determined reporter (LaBeouf) exposes his identity....

Casting Notes: Guy Pearce And Evan Rachel Wood Work With Todd Haynes; Jamie Foxx And Ashton Kutcher Are Buddies; Hugh Laurie Romances Leighton Meester I’m excited about the upcoming version ofMildred Pierceto be directed byTodd Haynes.Already set to starKate Winsletin the title role, the HBO mini-series has just added a couple more good names:Guy PearceandEvan Rachel Wood. Sure, Wood’s career has been spotty, but there’s something that suggests she can do a lot more than what we’ve seen her manage recently....

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Memento’ Returns To Theaters February 17 In one short decade,Christopher Nolanhas gone from interesting new talent to one of our most revered filmmakers. Though he had madeFollowingat the time, it really all started in 2001 withMemento, Nolan’s backwards mystery about a man with short-term memory loss trying to figure out who killed his wife. Almost everything about the film – from its structure, to its dialogue and tattoos – became iconic and ended up being the spark that set Nolan’s career on fire....

D23 Expo 2015 Announces Animation Presentations And Shows Disney continues to announce their plans for D23 Expo 2015, which will take placeAugust 14th to 16that the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California. The latest batch of announcements include the Disney Animation and Pixar’s presentations and some immersive experiences. The announcements include: a joint Pixar and Disney animation presentation which will include looks atThe Good Dinosaur,Finding Dory,ZootopiaandMoana, a stand-alone behind the scenes look atZootopiapresentation, anAladdinretrospective titled “The Making of a Classic”, a behind the scenes panel focusing on Walt Disney Animation short films,FrozenFANdemonium: A Musical Celebration!...

DC’s ‘Lobo’ Gets ‘Wonder Woman’ Screenwriter Jason Fuchs After the massive success of 20th Century Fox’sDeadpool, it was only a matter of time until we heard about Warner Bros. resurrecting the long-in-developmentLobo, another slightly less familiar and more adult comic book property. Unsurprisingly, the studio is once again focusing on the project and has just tapped screenwriterJason Fuchs(Wonder Woman) to write the latest draft for the comic book adaptation. This is the third collaboration between Warner Bros....

Dollface Season 2: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you may watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Over two years after the premiere of its pilot episode, Hulu’s “Dollface” series has finally offered a premiere date for round two. The comedy series, about a young woman rekindling her support system in the wake of a breakup, is a shrewd study of millennial women featuring a welcome return to form for its star Kat Dennings, who recently wowed as Darcy Lewis in Marvel’s “WandaVision” series....

Early Review Of The Wachowskis' Speed Racer An early review ofAndy WachowskiandLarry Wachowski’sSpeed Racerhas popped up over atAICNand the anonymous reviewer reports that the film might not be rated G after all. He’s saying PG-13. “No, as it stands there is cursing in it, which shocked my roommate and I because we heard that they were gunning for the G rating as well. They say “ass” about 3 or 4 times, “shit” at least once, and Spritle flips off another character....

Evil Dead Star Bruce Campbell Is Done Playing Ash: ‘I Physically Just Can’t Any More’ After 40 years of deadite killing, boomstick wielding, and one-liner delivering, the strongest chin in horror is putting his most iconic character out to pasture. In a recent interview withCollider, Bruce Campbell confirmed his retirement from playing Ashley J. Williams of “The Evil Dead” series. “Whatever the cliched phrase is, I left it all on the table....

Exclusive: First Images From The Official ‘Walking Dead’ Art Exhibit In Los Angeles AMC’sBreaking Badmight be gone, but their highest rated series comes back this week. We’re talking, of course, aboutLow Winter SunThe Walking Dead. The bloody zombie apocalypse drama returns Sunday October 13 for its fourth season and we’ll finally find out what happens when Woodbury and the prison are forced to co-exist, with the Governor somewhere on the outside....

Final Box Office: Yes Man Scores $18M, Seven Pounds Stumbles To $16M; The Wrestler Has HUGE PTA The final studio estimates are in, and, as I first wrote Friday night, Jim Carrey’s Yes Man (Warner Bros) is the weekend winner, although the performance of the film was softer-than-expected. When the movie started with a soft $6.7M on Friday, it was hard to tell if it was because snowstorms in several regions of the country or just a failure to connect with audiences....

First Look And Synopsis: Danny Boyle’s ‘Trance’, Starring Rosario Dawson, James McAvoy, And Vincent Cassel It’s been a couple of years since we’ve seen aDanny Boylemovie (his last was 2010’s127 Hours), but the Brit filmmaker’s been very busy in the meantime. He shot the art-heist thrillerTrancein late 2011, took a break to direct the London Olympics opening ceremony in 2012, and is now back at work putting the finishing touches onTrance....

Jason Segel To Play David Foster Wallace In James Ponsoldt’s ‘The End Of The Tour’ I’m as big a fan of actorJason Segeland writerDavid Foster Wallaceas anyone in this world. But are they two great tastes that taste great together, as the Reese’s slogan goes, or are they better kept separate? We’ll find out whenJames Ponsoldt’sThe End of the Tourgets underway. Segel is attached to play theInfinite Jestauthor in the fact-based project, which also starsJesse Eisenbergas the journalist writing an article about him....