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Darren Aronofsky Being Sought For ‘Maleficent’ And ‘Moses’? What movie willDarren Aronofskymake now that he’s offThe Wolverine? We don’t know for certain, but quite a few rumors are flying already. There are projects to which he has been linked over the past years (Intricate,Noahand/orMachine Man) and therecent rumoraboutHuman Nature, which could star George Clooney. Add two more to the rumor pile:Maleficent, the alternate take onSleeping Beauty, and another Biblical epic....

Does ‘Wonder Woman’ Have A Credits Scene? Thanks to the success of Marvel Studios, whenever a franchise starter comes around, there is usually some kind of credits scene that teases what will hopefully be the next chapter in the franchise. However, when it comes to the films of the DC Extended Universe, Warner Bros. Pictures hasn’t always teased what’s coming next in their comic book franchises. BothMan of SteelandBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceopted out of having credits scenes, thoughSuicide Squaddid tease what’s to come inJustice Leaguethis fall....

Donald Glover Leaves FX For A Massive Multi-Year Overall Deal With Amazon Donald Gloveris moving from his longtime home at FX over toAmazon. TheAtlantacreator and actor-writer-producer multi-hyphenate has signed a massive multi-year deal with Amazon. But worry not:Atlantawill not be affected.The Hollywood Reporterbroke the news that Donald Glover has exited his pact with FX to sign an eight-figure overall deal with Amazon, right on the heels of the news that Glover andFleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge are producing and starring in aMr....

Emilia Clarke’s Han Solo Spin-Off Character Name Revealed DirectorRon Howardis currently hard at work trying to salvage theHan Solospin-off on the way from Lucasfilm. The filmmaker stepped up to replace directing duo Phil Lord & Chris Miller after some troubles behind the scenes with producers Kathleen Kennedy and Lawrence Kasdan resulted in them splitting from the project. Even with those troubles, we still know very little about the movie itself, though a few new details have come to light....

Emma Stone Out, Mia Wasikowska In For Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ Guillermo del Toro’sCrimson Peakhas been picking up A-listers at an impressive clip, but now the casting’s hit a bit of a snag.Emma Stone, who was the first star tosign onfor the film back in January, has now dropped out. Fortunately, del Toro’s already closing in on a more than suitable replacement.Mia Wasikowskais reportedly in talks to fill the part, provided she can get the scheduling to work out....

Filming Has Begun On Taika Waititi’s Imaginary Hitler Comedy ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Thor: RagnarokdirectorTaika Waititihas begun production on his next film,Jojo Rabbit, a dark comedy that features Waititi playing a child’s imaginary friend…who just happens to be Hitler. “I’m stoked to begin shooting my anti-war satire. We’ve assembled an incredible cast and I couldn’t be more excited to finally ridicule Nazis and their beliefs. This film is going to piss off a lot of racists and that makes me very happy....

Generation Canceled By HBO Max After Just One Season Why can’t we have nice things? Or at the very least, why can’t they last longer? Earlier this year, we got a very nice thing in the form of the new HBO Max series “Generation” (stylized “Genera+ion”), an ensemble story about a group of high schoolers learning about life, love, and family in a conservative California community. For a grand total of 16 episodes (delivered in two eight-episode batches), “Generation” was pure, ambitious, chaotic fun....

George Miller Gives ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Sequel A Title With a near-perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes and a strong domestic opening weekend, hitting nearly $45m forMad Max: Fury Road, it’s pretty obvious there’s a thirst for more Max. The film itself certainly leaves that world wide open to continue the character’s story andfor a long time, writer/directorGeorge Millerhad said he conceived this film as the first of a trilogy.Tom Hardyeven revealedhe’s signed to reprisethe character a few more times....

Hulk Has A Beard In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Concept Art, Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again Folks, this might be the mostexplosivestory I’ve ever written for this site. Once you read it, you will never be the same. According to some early concept art forThor: Ragnarok, the Hulk almost had a beard. That’s right – the Incredible Hulk almost blessed us with some finely-groomed facial hair. And that’s not all: he had long hair, too....

IMAX Banner And Character Photos From ‘The Hunger Games’ Unveiled; Advance Tickets Go On Sale Tomorrow Of coursethat lastThe Hunger Gamesposter wasn’t really the final one, no matter what the marketing folks claimed. But I’m not complaining. Two more banners have just dropped, promoting the film’srecently announcedIMAX run. One is very much in line withthe earlier poster, showing Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) taking aim with her trademark bow and arrow, while the other shows a uniformed Katniss in her training gear....

Interview: Hairspray Director Adam Shankman And Star Nikki Blonsky On Monday June 25th I had the chance to sit down withHairspraydirector / choreogrpher / executive producer Adam Shankman and star / newcomer Nikki Blonsky, who plays Tracy Turnblad in the film. Nikki is a 17 year old from Long Island who won a nationwide search to win the coveted role of Tracy. Our roundtable interview was the last one on their San Francisco press day, but Adam was as energetic as ever....

James Franco Optioned ‘Fight Club’ Author Chuck Palahniuk’s Book ‘Rant’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Chuck Palahniukis one of those authors who is fortunate enough to sell the rights to seemingly every book he’s ever written. In some cases, like withFight Club, that works out. In other cases, the resulting film may be less successful (say, maybe,Choke) and most of the time, the films simply never come together....

Jason Momoa Offered Lead Role In Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ The leap to the big screen has been rough forJason Momoa, who until a few years ago was best known for roles onStargate: Atlantisand the late-modelBaywatch. TheConanremake didn’t do him any great favors, but at least he landed inGame of Thrones. Numbers tell me that not many of you saw Momoa menace Stallone inBullet to the Headlast month, but here’s the thing: the movie isn’t good, but Momoa lights it up every time he’s on screen....