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‘The Howling’ Remake Headed To Netflix With ‘It’ Director Andy Muschietti ItdirectorAndy Muschiettiis ready to bark at the moon with a remake ofThe Howling. The filmmaker has previously expressed interest in remaking Joe Dante’s 1981 werewolf pic, and not he says it’s actually happening – at Netflix. The original followed a reporter (Dee Wallace) who heads to a mountain resort for some much needed R&R. Unfortunately, the resort is infested with werewolves....

Adrien Brody Has Boarded Rian Johnson’s Peacock Series Poker Face It seems “Poker Face” is on its way to rivaling Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” for star-studded ensembles.Deadlinereports the Peacock series has now cast Adrien Brody, adding the Oscar-winner (whose recent credits include the HBO show “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” and Wes Anderson’s film “The French Dispatch”) to a roster that already includes Natasha Lyonne (“Russian Doll”), Stephanie Hsu (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”),Benjamin Bratt(“Miss Congeniality”), David Castañeda (“The Umbrella Academy”), and Johnson’s good-luck charm, Joseph Gordon-Levitt....

Black Manta Gets More To Do In ‘Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom,’ Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Says Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’supward trajectory over the last few years simply can’t be stopped. TheAquamanactor was first introduced to most audiences through his performance as the villainous Black Manta in the billion dollar-grossing comic book movie, and he’s set to reprise his role in the sequel. This time, however, he’ll be enjoying a more significant role and a better script....

Box Office: Vantage Point Surprises w/$7.5M Friday, Headed For $22.4M Critics have been generally unkind to Vantage Point, the Pete Travis-directed film, with many, describing it as an Akira Kurosawa Rashomon ripoff, but that hasn’t kept moviegoers away. With an all-star cast, including Oscar winners William Hurt and Forest Whitaker, Matthew Fox from TV’s Lost, and former Academy Award nominees Dennis Quaid and Sigourney Weaver, this assassination thriller has exceeded industry expectations with a powerful $7....

Casting Notes: Bill Hader In Scott Pilgrim; Zach Galifianakis As The New Incredible Mr. Limpet We’ve known most of the cast ofEdgar Wright’s upcomingScott Pilgrim vs. The Worldfor some time, but a tweet from the director today revealed one more name we didn’t previously have:Bill Hader. Wright said, ““Just did some final ADR sessions with Jason Schwartzman, Garth Jennings and Bill Hader.” He followed that up with a note that “Those with sharp ears can hear Mr....

Christian Bale Once Again Set To Work With ‘Crazy Heart’ Director On ‘Out Of The Furnace’ Last year, beforeThe Dark Knight Riseshad fully shot, there was a lot of speculation about whatChristian Balewould do after his tenure as Batman ended. Turns out he planned a couple films with Terrence Malick, but another project that was mentioned as a possible one for Bale has reared its head once more. We’d heard thatScott Cooper, who directedCrazy Heart, wascourtingBale last year to star inThe Low Dweller, a revenge drama thatBrad Ingelsbywrote and Cooper hadlatched on to as director....

Comic Con Wristbands Return: Everything You Need To Know About Lining Up For Hall H If you’re going to San Diego Comic Con International 2015 and planning to attend a presentation in the infamous Hall H, here is some information you should know: Comic Con will be bringing back their Toucan Tracker wristbands which were introduced last year. The wristbands intend to discourage line cutting. Here is what Comic Con says of the process:...

Cool Stuff: ‘Terminator’ And ‘Blade Runner’ Prints By Pablo Olivera, Ben Harman Adds More Disney Dreamland Art Since San Diego Comic-Con is onlyunfolding as a virtual online convention, a lot of artists won’t be able to sell their work to fans on the showfloor. Bottleneck Gallery is helping to offset that disappointing situation by having a week’s worth of new art releases, starting today. First up,Pablo Oliverahas delivered a new print forThe Terminatorfranchise, featuring the army of T-800 ensoskeleton cyborgs charging into battle, and another print forBlade Runner, highlighting the mesmerizing futuristic skyline of Los Angeles in the then-future of 2019....

Cool Stuff: New ‘The Mandalorian’ Merchandise Includes More Toys, Collectibles And Cobb Vanth Gear We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before the second season premiere ofThe Mandalorian, a bunch of new merchandise for theStar Warsseries was revealedto kick of the first Mando Monday. Now that we’ve seen the first episode, the next wave of The Mandalorian merchandise has been revealed, and in addition to more toys and collectibles, there’s also plenty of Cobb Vanth gear to properly pay respect to Timothy Olyphant’s arrival in the Star Wars universe....

Disney’s ‘Tarzan’ Was A Hit – So Why Is It Remembered As A Disappointment? (Revisiting the Renaissanceis a bi-weekly series in which Josh Spiegel looks back at the history and making of the 13 films of the Disney Renaissance, released between 1986 and 1999. In today’s column, he discusses the 1999 filmTarzan.)A couple of weeks ago, Robert Iger, CEO of the Walt Disney Company, made news (as the CEO of one of the most powerful companies in the world is wont to do) by implying that Disney and Apple could have merged had Steve Jobs lived longer....

Duffer Brothers Having ‘Total Meltdown’ Over Stranger Things Monopoly Monopoly, the fun board game for families (aka a relationship-ruining psychological experiment in capitalism) has expanded beyond tearing families apart and instead set its sights on major streaming franchises. “Stranger Things” season 4 is just around the corner and while fans in the know are taking special care to shield their eyes and cover their ears until they can binge through the super-sized season in a single night, it turns out that spoilers are lurking around every corner....

Ernie Hudson Says All-Female ‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot Is “Wrong” Bill Murrayhas alreadycome out in favorof the all-femaleGhostbustersreboot, but his former co-starErnie Hudsonisn’t quite so convinced. In fact, he thinks it’s “wrong” and that the fans won’t want it. But hey, on the bright side, he’s not completely ruling out the possibility that womenGhostbusterscould be funny or “at least sexy.” Hit the jump for the Ernie Hudson female Ghostbusters comments. I heard it was going to be a total reboot, and that it would have nothing to do with the other two movies....

First ‘Wonder Woman’ Poster Shows The Superhero’s True Colors The Warner Bros. Pictures panel at Comic-Con isn’t happening until Saturday morning into the afternoon, but that doesn’t mean the studio still doesn’t have some reveals they can dish out beforehand. Today the studio unveiled the first official teaser poster forWonder Woman, the superhero’s first solo big screen adventure following her debut inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceearlier this year. Even though we don’t see much ofGal Gadot’s face in the poster, it does shine a light on her costume and weapon of choice....