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Why David Ayer Had To Rewrite The Original Ending To Training Day This post contains immediatespoilersfor the ending of the 2001 film “Training Day.” The original “Training Day” movie, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke, has an action-packed ending that involves a shootout, a foot chase, leaps from a building, a barking pit bull, punches and kicks, broken windows and windshields, and a car wreck. Washington won the Oscar for Best Actor for his portrayal of Detective Alonzo Harris, the corrupt cop who shows Hawke’s rookie narcotics officer, Jake Hoyt, the ropes on the streets of L....

‘Baby Driver’ Featurette: Ansel Elgort Is A Young Mozart In A Go-Kart It’s been four years since we’ve gotten a new movie from directorEdgar Wright, and that’s just too long. Thankfully, TriStar Pictures will whet the appetites of those who loved movies such asShaun of the DeadandScott Pilgrim vs the World, because Wright’s latest film is getting a prime summer release after getting rave reviews at the SXSW Film Festival back in March....

‘Borat 2’ Trailer: Kazakhstan’s Famous Reporter Is Back In America, And His Daughter Came Too The existence of a newBoratmovie took everyone off guard, and now the full trailer for the mockumentary sequel starringSacha Bron Cohenhas arrived, and it’s exactly as hilariously shocking and inappropriate as you could have imagined. The full title for the new sequel has officially been revealed, and it doesn’t say anything about a pornographic monkey or Vice President Mike Pence....

‘Don’t Breathe’ Trailer: Here’s The Fede Alvarez Horror Movie That Scared SXSW Silly Between Matt Murdock and Arya Stark, you’d think people would have gotten the message by now: underestimate the blind at your own peril. And afterAvatar, everyone shoulddefinitelyknow better than to dismissStephen Lang. But perhaps the characters ofFede Alvarez’sDon’t Breathedon’t get the same pop culture we do, because they make the very, very terrible mistake of trying to rob a blind man played by Stephen Lang, with predictably upsetting results....

‘Doomsday Book’ Review: Thankfully, It’s Not The End Of The World [Fantastic Fest 2012] It’s the rare genre anthology film that satisfies entirely; at best, we can usually hope for a couple great stories amid the near-misses in any given collection of short stories. Many, however, don’t even achieve that, and the South Korean effortDoomsday Bookfalls in with that large crowd of mostly unsatisfying story collections. Directed byYim Pil-sung(Hansel & Gretel) andKim Jee-woon(I Saw the Devil;The Good, the Bad, the Weird), with the former tackling two tales and the latter one,Doomsday Bookpresents three visions of humanity’s future, and ways that it might end, or at least change....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Deleted Scene: Peter And Kraglin Get In The Zune The Zune may be out of production, but at least it can give us a few laughs from beyond its technological grave. The defunct musical device was resurrected for a scene at the end ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and with no more mix tapes coming from Peter Quill’s mother, it will likely play an important role whenGuardians of the Galaxy Vol....

‘Hotel Artemis’ Early Buzz: A Wild, Stylish Debut For Drew Pearce That Falls Short Of Greatness This week bringsHotel Artemisto theaters, marking the directorial debut ofIron Man 3writerDrew Pearce. Set in a world reiminiscent ofJohn Wick, our story unfolds in and around a hotel for criminals ran byJodie Foster. She’s surrounded by an ensemble that includes the likes ofSterling K. Brown,Sofia Boutella,Jeff Goldblum,Brian Tyree Henry,Jenny Slate,Zachary Quinto,Charlie Day, andDave Bautista. But is that enough to make for a praiseworthy action flick?...

‘In Treatment’ Reboot Being Explored At HBO According to a new report, HBO is considering a reboot ofIn Treatment, theGabriel Byrne-starring show about a therapist who takes daily appointments with patients and who also meets with his own therapist. The series kicked off in 2008 and ended in 2010 after three seasons, and it was notable at the time for being one of the rare dramas that aired a new episode five nights a week on HBO....

‘It Chapter Two’ Posters Put Pennywise Front And Center It Chapter Twowill terrify audiences next month, and as we get closer and closer to the horror sequel, you can expect to see an increase in publicity material. That includes two creepy new posters which put Pennywise the Dancing Clown right up in your face, ready to give you a slew of nightmares. It’s a stark departure from the posters for the first movie, which tended to keep Pennywise in the shadows....

‘Logan’ Images: X-23 Unleashes The Fury Thelatest trailerforLogancontinued to help makeJames Mangold’s film stand out from the herd. Everything we’ve seen so far from the R-rated comic book movie implies what Mangold hasbeen sayingall along: this isn’t your average superhero movie.Hugh Jackmanrecently describedLoganas a slightly more violentLittle Miss Sunshine, which isn’t the typical go-to reference for most comic book movies. Below, check out some newLoganimages. Loganis Jackman’s final time playing Logan, who’s in rough state in Mangold’s film....

‘Portrait Of A Lady On Fire’ Will Join The Criterion Collection In 2020, Is In Limited Release This Weekend Before Valentine’s Day Expansion Portrait of a Lady on Fire, one of 2019’s very best movies, will become the newest addition to the prestigious Criterion Collection library next year. This will mark the first Criterion entry for up-and-coming distributor Neon, which has only been operating since 2017. You can read more about the inclusion of directorCéline Sciamma’s film in this distinguished group, and find out when you can see it for yourselves below....

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’: James Earl Jones Returns To Voice Darth Vader Yesterday we finally got ironclad confirmation that Darth Vader would appear inRogue One: A Star Wars Story. So today’s big news shouldn’t surprise you, but it will probably make you happy: Yes,James Earl Joneswill return once again to voice the Sith Lord. (“A variety of large-framed performers” will fill the actual suit.) Jones originated the role in the originalStar Wars, all the way back in 1977, and recently reprised the character for Disney XD’sStar Wars: Rebels....

‘Shazam!’ Trailer: Zachary Levi Is A Kid In A Big Superhero Body [Comic-Con 2018] Warner Bros. has been struggling with the direction of its DC film universe lately, but with the oncoming release ofShazam!,the future looks bright. The studio released the firstShazamtrailer during the San Diego Comic-Con panel for the superhero movie starringZachary Levi, and it suggests we could get a thoroughly entertaining (and funny) DCEU movie. Shazam Trailer The beauty of the superhero genre is that you may mix it with almost any other movie genre....