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Disney Wants Mark Romanek To Direct Live-Action ‘Cinderella’ Disney is looking to take the next step in the studio’s own big-budget live-action fairy tale reinvention withCinderella, based on ascriptbyAline Brosh McKenna(The Devil Wears Prada). And the Mouse is eying what at first seems like an unlikely directorial choice:Mark Romanek, the music video director also responsible forOne Hour PhotoandNever Let Me Go. Deadlinereports Disney’s interest in Romanek, but doesn’t have too many details on the possible deal....

Disney+ Animated Shorts Coming From ‘Moana’, ‘Zootopia’, ‘Frozen’, ‘Big Hero 6’ Animators In 2020 Disney recently unveiled a whole slew of original programming forDisney+, their upcoming streaming service. But they’re by no means done. The House of Mouse just dropped info on three new animated shorts that will debut next year. The shorts come from people who worked on Disney pics likeBolt,Big Hero 6,Wreck-It Ralph,Frozen,Zootopia,Moana, andRalph Breaks the Internet, and more....

Exclusive Behind The Scenes Photos From Gareth Edwards' ‘Monsters’ Magnolia Pictures/Magnet have presented us with an exclusive first look at four behind the scenes photos fromGareth Edwards’low budget monster movieMonsters. Since screening the film at Cannes, we’ve been hyping the movie (read my mini review here). We called it Lost in Translation in a world infested by monsters. Check the photos out now after the jump. Exclusive behind the scenes photos: Movie Poster: Hollywood is already going nuts over the filmmaker, who supposedly made the film for a fraction of a million dollars (maybe even as little as $15,000), and some are touting him as the nextNeill Blomkamp....

Halo Trailer: Master Chief Suits Up For The Galaxy’s Greatest Battle “Halo” is finally coming to live-action, with us viewers at the front lines. The incredibly popular franchise, which began with the (literally) game-changing “Combat Evolved” in 2001 and ended with “Halo 4” (okay, that’s a blatant lie because we can’t ignore “Halo 5: Guardians” or the upcoming “Halo: Infinite,” but let me pretend anyway!), has made its lasting mark on the medium of video games and continues to add to its legacy all these years later....

How Hirokazu Kore-Eda Made Two Of 2018’s Best Films With ‘Shoplifters’ And ‘The Third Murder’ Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2018 legal dramaThe Third Murderis shot mostly through panes of prison glass. In tackling the weighty subject of Japan’s death penalty, the director imbues his meditative mystery with a distinctly icy chill, which makes for a fascinating contrast with his follow-up (and Cannes Palme d’Or winner)Shoplifters, a personalNYFF favourite. The latter is a warm, tender film about family, taking place mostly inside a lively and crowded home....

How One Iconic Scene In ‘Child’s Play’ Rewrote The Movie’s Rules With Chilling Effect (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition: a terrifying and memorable scene inChild’s Playmarked the transition from atmospheric chiller to full-blown practical effect driven extravaganza.)Of all the horror icons to emerge from the ’80s, killer doll Chucky and hisChild’s Playfranchise seems to have left slasher titans like Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger in the dust....

J.C. Chandor In Early Talks To Direct ‘Triple Frontier’ Following the acclaimedZero Dark Thirty, the next project for directorKathryn Bigelowand writerMark Boalwas supposed to beTriple Frontierat Paramount Pictures. The project had been developing for years, but thenBigelow and Boal decided to focuson a film about Bowe Bergdahl, the US Army Sergeant captured by the Taliban and held for five years before being released in a controversial prisoner exchange in 2014....

Jason Segel Talks New Muppet Movie When wereported last weekthatForgetting Sarah MarshalldirectorNick Stollerand writer/starJason Segelhad signed on to develop the next Muppet movie, I speculated that these would be the guys to get it right (“The early Muppet films were absolutely genius, but the last few failed due to an attempt to dumb down the plot/jokes to appeal to young viewers”). Segel spoke withMTV, and his views seemed to mirror my early thoughts....

Jeremy Renner Confirms That He’s The Future Of ‘Mission: Impossible’ Just as the title says, call this a confirmation of some of theearly storiesabout the fourthMission: Impossiblefilm. Specifically, reports said that a second actor would be sought who could continue the series in the absence ofTom Cruise, who has anchored the first three films and is presumably the lead character in the fourth, which has been shooting for the past couple months....

Johnny Depp Will Play ‘King Of The Jungle’ For ‘I Love You Phillip, Morris’ Duo Scott AlexanderandLarry Krzyzewski’s biopics are typically great, stranger than fiction stories about artists. The duo behindBig Eyes,Man on the Moon, andEd Woodnormally don’t write about conventional figures, and that’s true for a new project they have in the works,King of the Jungle, whichJohn RequaandGlenn Ficarrawill direct, withJohnny Deppattached to star as John McAfee. Below, learn more about John McAfee movie....

Kevin Feige Suggests Marvel Is Too Busy For A Female Superhero Movie This weekend’sGuardians of the Galaxyis the tenth(!) entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it offers up a whole bunch of things we’ve never seen before in the MCU including a walking tree, a talking raccoon, and a one-sided dance-off. But one thing itstilldoesn’t offer? A lead female superhero. Over the past few months,Kevin Feigehas been fielding more and more questions about whether Marvel Studios might release a female superhero movie....

Laura Dern’s ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Character Could Be LGBTQ Major movie and geek franchises have the bad habit of trying to have their cake and eat it too when it comes to including LGBTQ characters in their worlds. J.K. Rowling revealed that Albus Dumbledore is gay…but never within the actual pages of theHarry Potternovels.Power Rangerspatted itself on the back for including an LGBTQ character…only to completely drop the ball within the context of the movie....

LeBron James' Company Signs First-Look Deal With Universal Pictures NBA superstarLeBron Jamesis having a particularly good week. He just led the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA Finals against his former team, the Miami Heat. And on top of that, his entertainment company, The SpringHill Company, has signed a first-look deal with Universal Pictures which will last for at least the next four years. James is soon suiting up fora newSpace Jammovieover at Warner Bros....