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‘Silence’ Trailer: Martin Scorsese Heads To Feudal Japan Martin Scorsesehas been working onSilenceon and off since about 1990, and as of today, it’s just a few weeks from release. We’ve got the first trailer for the new drama, which starsAndrew GarfieldandAdam Driveras a pair of Jesuit priests who travel to feudal Japan in search of their former mentor, played byLiam Neeson. So is it worth the wait? Click through to watch theSilencetrailer and find out....

‘Sleepy Hollow’ Creator Bringing ‘The Island Of Dr. Moreau’ To CBS With the series adaptation of Stephen King’sUnder the Domecoming to an end, CBS has found a new sci-fi novel to bring to the small screen, but they’re reaching back over a century in time for this one. CBS has just made a script commitment for a new series calledMoreau, based on H.G. Wells' classic novelThe Island of Dr. Moreau. Originally published in 1896, the story follows a shipwreck survivor who finds himself on an island inhabited by animals which, as a result of genetic manipulation and surgery, have taken on more human characteristics, including rudimentary speech....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Deleted Scene Would Have Made Chewbacca Fans Cheer We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It didn’t take long for Disney and Lucasfilm to double dip on the home video release ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens. This fall bringsa 3D collector’s edition Blu-ray releasethat not only allows you to see the movie in 3D, but will also have commentary on the film from directorJ....

‘Terminator: Genisys’ Still Making Big Bank Overseas BeforeTerminator: Genisyshit theaters this past summer, Paramount Pictures was hopeful that the sequel, which also functions as a franchise reboot, would be a big hit for them. The studio even scheduledtwo sequels to arrive in 2017 and 2019. However, when the film only rounded up a disappointing $89 million, thefuture of the franchise remained uncertain. But nearly a couple of months after being released in the United States, the film hit the big screen in Chinawhere it landed $27 million in a single day, making it the 4th best opening day ever for a Hollywood movie in China, just behindFurious 7, The Avengers: Age of UltronandTransformers: Age of Extinction....

‘The Flash’ Casting: Billy Crudup Is Once Again In Talks To Play Barry Allen’s Dad No, you haven’t been caught in a multi-versal time warp: this isn’t the first time we’ve written about actorBilly Cruduppotentially joining a feature film version ofThe Flash. Crudup was attachedback in 2016, whenDopeandThe Mandaloriandirector Rick Famuyiwa was on board as the film’s director. Now, as the project has been delayed and gone through a rotating grab bag of potential filmmakers,ItandIt Chapter 2veteranAndy Muschiettiis firmly in the director’s chair, and Crudup is back in early negotiations to play the same character he was once slated to play lo those many years ago....

‘The Good Cop’ Trailer: Netflix’s New Cop Comedy Stars Tony Danza and…Josh Groban? Josh Grobanis setting aside his guitar and donning some nerdy glasses for his first lead role in a TV series with Netflix’sThe Good Cop. But for Groban’s first venture into acting — aside from some cameos and bit parts in various series in the past — he’s in good hands.The Good Copcomes fromAndy Breckman, the creator of the massively successful detective comedyMonk, which dominated the Emmys for most of its run....

‘The Pistol Shrimps’ Trailer: Are You Ready For Shrimps Basketball Time? Produced byMorgan Spurlock(POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold)and directed byBrent Hodge(I Am Chris Farley),The Pistol Shrimpsfollows an L.A.-based rec-league team. ActressMaria Blasuccicreated The Pistol Shrimps, and their point guard isAubrey Plaza(Parks and Recreation). The team is primarily made up of actors and writers, and Hodge’s doc is about how they all came together and attempted to win the L....

‘The Post’ Assembles The Spielberg/Hanks/Streep Dream Team For One Relevant Story Steven Spielberghas always done a fine job of rotating between his entertainments and his more serious pictures. After all, we’re talking about a filmmaker who somehow managed to releaseJurassic ParkandSchindler’s Listin the same year. Note how he balancedThe Adventures of TintinwithWar HorseandBridge of SpieswithThe BFG.It’s no coincidence that theupcomingReady Player Onewill arrive shortlybeforeThe Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara. Spielberg is a storyteller with many interests and we are better for it....

‘This Is The End’ Review: A Balls-Out, Unapologetic Apocalyptic Comedy On paper, there’s no wayThis Is The Endshould work. There are too many stars and too many wacky ideas for a pair of first-time directors to handle. Six famous actors, each playing themselves (or “themselves”) have to survive the end of the world while massacring some of Hollywood’s A-list? That’s just insane. Thankfully, movies aren’t made on paper, andThis Is The Endnot only works, it slays....

Andrew Stanton Reveals The ‘John Carter’ Sequels That Never Were Any way you slice it,John Carterwas a big fat flop. Which means our chances of ever getting a sequel are essentially zero. But there was a time when Disney was hoping the film would launch a full-fledged franchise. And now, thanks to directorAndrew Stanton, we have some idea of where it might have gone. Hit the jump to see what he’s revealed....

Bubble Trailer: Sci-Fi Parkour Anime Shows Striking Animation From Attack On Titan Studio Many anime fans are familiar with Studio Ghibli, or Toei Animation, Production I.G., and in recent years maybe Madhouse or even MAPPA. WIT Studio, however, is a name not many people know — but they should. The anime studio has produced some of the best anime shows of the past decade, having launched into the scene with the first three seasons of smash hit “Attack on Titan....

Casting Notes: Jason Sudeikis In Horrible Bosses; Cary Elwes In Ivan Reitman Comedy; John Cusack In Jack Based on the cast alone,Horrible Bossesis starting to look like one of the more promising studio comedies on the horizon. The film about three friends who conspire to kill each others' bosses already hasCharlie DayandJason Batemanas two of the three friends, andJennifer AnistonandColin Farrellas two of the bosses.Jamie Foxx, meanwhile, plays “a scam artist who dishes killing advice to the three regular guys....

Cocktail: The Musical Coming To Broadway. Let’s Take A Look At The Possible Jams. “When he pours, he reigns.” In another sign that New York City is losing its edge, prominent stage producer,Marty Richards(Chicago), is bringing the straight-laced yet tutti-fruttiTomCruisevehicle,Cocktail, toBroadway. Attempting to hold back a smirk Richards is teaming up with the film’s screenwriterHeywoodGould—who actually adapted the flick from his bookCocktail, see below—to create a musical based on the story of a young man thriving in the world of “flair bartending” who vacates NYC for a gig (and two romantic female flings) inJamaica....