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‘The LEGO Batman Movie 2’ Is Happening, Says Director Chris McKay Did anyone else assume that a sequel to 2017’sThe LEGO Batman Moviehad already been announced? I could have sworn that Warner Animation Group had given a sequel the go-ahead, but it turns out that no announcement ever came through official channels – that is, until directorChris McKayrevealed on Twitter that he’s working onThe LEGO Batman Movie 2"right now." McKay, who worked on animated shows likeMoral Orel,Robot Chicken, andTitan Maximumbefore directingThe LEGO Batman Movie, revealed the news aboutThe LEGO Batman Movie 2on Twitter when he responded to a fan....

‘The Looming Tower’ First Look: Hulu’s New Counterterrorism Miniseries The events leading up to 9/11 will soon be dramatized in Hulu’s new miniseriesThe Looming Tower. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning non-fiction book byLawrence Wright, the series will follow the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the 1990s, and how a rivalry between the FBI and CIA may have inadvertently contributed to a failure to prevent the 9/11 terrorist attacks....

‘The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum’ Trailer Stealthily Slinks Around Middle-Earth You know the tale ofThe Lord of the Rings. What you don’t know is the full story of the hobbit formerly known as Sméagol, who was driven mad by the One Ring and now fights within himself thanks to the malicious personality of Gollum. Video game creators Daedalic Entertainment will dig into the creature’s full story inLord of the Rings: Gollum, and a new trailer gives us a taste of the stealth gameplay that will have you quietly sneaking around Middle-earth....

‘The Walk’ Early Buzz: Does Robert Zemeckis' High Wire Act Deliver A Good Show? The New York Film Festival is in full swing, and this past weekend brought the premiere ofRobert Zemeckis' dramaThe Walk, a narrative chronicle of the real life stunt featured in the documentary Man on Wire, where French high wire artist Philippe Petit walked across a high wire placed between the Twin Towers in 1974. Now that the film starringJoseph Gordon-Levitthas been seen, some ofThe Walkearly buzz has hit the web, and at the very least, it sounds like there’s plenty of suspense and thrills to be found, even if the move as a whole seems to stumble a bit here and there....

‘Togo’ Review: Willem Dafoe And Some Very Good Dogs Elevate This Disney+ Adventure Film The Walt Disney Company sure does love dogs. Some of its flagship animation studio’s most popular films are all about dogs, fromLady and the Trampto101 Dalmatians. And last month, when Disney+ went live, it did so with a live-action remake of the former title. (There’s a Cruella De Vil-focused live-action remake arriving soon in theaters.) Later this month, Disney+ will premiere a new reality show calledPick of the Litter, all about real-life doggos....

‘Westworld’ Episode 4 Promo Teases The Return Of The Man In Black So far,Westworldseason 3 hasn’t given us any time with William, AKA the Man in Black, played byEd Harris. But that’s about to change with episode 4, which brings the character back – and shows that he’s in pretty poor shape. In theWestworldepisode 4 promo below, Dolores talks about justice, the Man in Black stumbles around a messy room, and Maeve looks on as stuff explodes....

[UPDATED]: This Is Definitely The Pizza Planet Truck Easter Egg Hidden In ‘The Good Dinosaur’ UPDATE: An observant reader actually found the Pizza Planet truck exactly in the same place it was found before, but it’s actually much bigger and cooler than we thought. Our original story follows with an update at the end with the new image. Just yesterday we highlighted a still fromThe Good Dinosaurfeaturing a famousPixar AnimationEaster egg that you may never have noticed or even thought was possible to easily include in the movie that takes place during prehistoric times....

A24 Announces Free Screenings On Billboards In Cities Where The Movies Are Set A24, the indie film distribution company responsible for films likeMoonlight,Eighth Grade,Midsommar,Swiss Army Man, and dozens more, has announced a cool new project calledA24 Public Access. It’s a six-week screening series in which the company will take some of its best films on the road this summer and project them onto billboards in cities across America in which the films are set....

Acquisitions: Sony Classics Takes Sundance Hit ‘Smashed,’ Plus Pickups For ‘Grabbers’ And ‘Neighboring Sounds’ Three festival favorites have just gotten U.S. distribution. The most exciting piece is confirmation that Sony Pictures Classics has,indeed, picked upJames Ponsoldt’s Sundance hitSmashedstarringMary Elizabeth WinsteadandAaron Paul. Also, IFC Midnight acquired the Sundance horror comedyGrabbers(above) and Cinema Guild will release Rotterdam Film Festival winnerNeighboring Sounds, byMendonça Filho. Read more about all films, two of which I’ve seen, after the jump....

Another ‘The Secret Life Of Pets 2’ Trailer: Gidget Learns To Act Like A Cat Universal and Illumination Entertainment have released at least 57 trailers for this summer’s sequelThe Secret Life of Pets 2. In addition to thetraditional teaser trailer, there have been character-centric teases featuringChloe the Cat, the superhero bunnySnowball, and the new characterDaisy. Now it’sJenny Slateas the poodle Gidget taking the spotlight in a newSecret Life of Pets 2trailer, and she’s learning how to act like a cat for some reason....

Benedict Cumberbatch To Play ‘The Imitation Game’ For ‘Headhunters’ Director It’s been a lot of fun watching the rise ofBenedict Cumberbatchover the past couple years. The great BBC version ofSherlockpropelled him to the top of some casting lists, and he quickly went from supporting roles inFour Lions,War HorseandTinker Tailor Soldier Spyto being the lead villain inStar Trek Into Darkness, and playing both the Necromancer and the dragon Smaug inThe Hobbit. He’s shooting the Wikileaks movieThe Fifth Estateright now, and today a new role has cropped up for the actor....

Bo Burnham’s Inside Was Filmed In The Nightmare On Elm Street House This article is a gift to you. Imagine a fully wrapped parcel in some fancy, Martha Stewart thick wrapping paper, with like multiple color-coordinated bows layered on top and a delicately placed name card tucked just so under one of the bows. That is this article. I’m saying all of this because I have multiple layers of truly delightful news for you, some of which have been spoiled by the title, but what can I say?...

Christopher Tolkien Resigns From The Tolkien Estate – Does This Mean More ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Movies And Shows? Even as theLord of the Ringsmovies garnered critical praise, made billions of dollars, and won fistfuls of Oscars, one man was very unhappy with the films:Christopher Tolkien. The son of authorJ.R.R. Tolkienwas an outspoken critic of Peter Jackson’s take on his father’s fantasy novels and, as the director of the Tolkien estate, stood in the way of other Middle-Earth-centric stories being told on the big and small screen....