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B.J. Novak’s ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Role Revealed Between all the trailers, TV spots, images, viral sites, and Times Square drop-ins, you’d think we knew everything there was to know about Sony’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. But there are still a few secrets thatMarc Webbhas managed to hold onto during that marketing blitz, and one of them is whom exactlyB.J. Novakwould be playing. Or at least, one of themwas. The director has finally gotten around to revealing the identity of Novak’s character, about ten months after he initially revealed the casting....

Cary Fukunaga Left ‘It’ Because The Studio Thought They ‘Couldn’t Control’ Him The 2017 horror filmItwas a huge hit with both audiences and critics, but there was a period where the Stephen King adaptation wasn’t such a sure thing. DirectorCary FukunagadevelopedItfor years, only to walk away from the project due to creative differences – a development that had many horror fans concerned about how the final project might turn out....

Casting Bits: Chris Pine In ‘Mud;’ Matt Dillon In ‘Inferno;’ Joel Edgerton And Luke Evans Shortlisted For ‘The Great Gatsby’ One of the better-received films at this year’s Sundance wasTake Shelter, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The film is playing to good reviews at Cannes now as well, and the writer/director,Jeff Nichols, is prepping his second film.Mud, as the picture is called, hasChris Pinein talks to star as Mud, a fugitive that is assisted in his escape from an island in the Mississippi river by two 14-year old boys....

CBS' New ‘Star Trek’ Series Boldly Adds Gene Roddenberry’s Son To The Crew And now they’ve gone an gotten themselves a Roddenberry. Specially,Rod Roddenberry, the son ofStar TrekcreatorGene Roddenberryand current CEO of Roddenberry Entertainment, has joined the series as an executive producer. Fine, CBS. I’ll try your goddamn All Access thing. Jesus Christ. The news of Roddenberry’s hiring was announced over atThe Hollywood Reporter, who also revealed thatTrevor Roth, COO of Roddenberry Entertainment, would be joining the executive producer crew....

Damon Lindelof On Taking Chances And The Evolution Of ‘The Leftovers’ [Interview] (This is part two of a larger interview. You can read part oneright over here.)The Leftoversisn’t playing it safe in its third and final season. Co-creatorsDamon LindelofandTom Perrotta’s series has grown more ambitious over its three chapters and this season can get pretty bonkers, to say the least. As out there asThe Leftoverscan get, it somehow manages to stay grounded....

Doctor Who: Flux Lets Jodie Whittaker Finally Take Charge In The Exciting War Of The Sontarans It only took three seasons, but Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor finally clicked for me. Yes, it shouldn’t have taken this long, but let’s be grateful it happened at all — and in real barn burner of an episode which indicates that the serialized “Doctor Who: Flux” is an experiment that may well pay off by the end....

Dune Succeeded At The Box Office, But A Sequel Might Be Riskier Film fans around North America rejoiced this weekend as the much-anticipated “Dune” finally hit theaters, in addition to being released on HBO Max. Despite the hybrid release, which has seemingly hampered the earning potential for other Warner Bros. releases, this year, director Denis Villeneuve’s epic adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel defied expectation, taking in $40.1 million over the weekend at the domestic box office....

Early Buzz: Toy Story 3 Screens At ShoWest - Read Peter’s Reaction! Earlier today I had the opportunity to watch an early unfinished cut ofLee Unkrich’sToy Story 3andTeddy Newton’s Pixar short filmDay & Night. Due to the uncompleted nature of the feature film, we’ve been asked not to give a full formal review. Instead I’ve recorded a short spoiler-free video blog with Steve fromCollider, embedded after the jump. I’ve also put some thoughts in type, after the jump....

Hasbro In Talks With Steven Spielberg And Michael Bay For ‘Transformers 4’ Despite the fact that several Hasbro projects once set up at Universal (likeOuijaandClue) have been put into turnaround, the company is still trying to make movies. During a third-quarter earnings call this morning, Hasbro CEOBrian Goldnersaid today that developing projectsMicronauts(with theinvolvementofJ.J. Abrams),Ouija,Candyland,Risk,Stretch Armstrong,Clue, andMonopolyall continue to putter along. The company won’t try to emulate a company like Marvel and form its own studio, but rather continue to partner with others, and the projects that some studios have put into turnaround are being shopped to other studios, which we’ve known for a while....

Here’s Our First Look At The Wasp In ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ If you stuck around during the credits ofAnt-Man(and of course you did), you were treated to (spoiler alert) an additional scene whereMichael Douglas' Hank Pym gifts his daughter,Evangeline Lilly’s Hope van Dyne, with her own superhero suit. The suggestion was that she would suit up alongside Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang in the sequel, a suggestion that was confirmed whenAnt-Man and the Waspwas scheduled for aJuly 6, 2018release date....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Buy Every Season Of Yellowstone (Welcome toWhere to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: “Yellowstone.") “Yellowstone,” a television drama series starring Kevin Costner as the head of the Duttons, a family that owns the largest cattle ranch in the U.S., is popular enough that it’s getting a fourth season on June 24, 2025....

How 1883 Is Connected To Yellowstone, According To Star Tim McGraw “Yellowstone” fans are about to get a prequel entitled “1883,” and they’re excited. I know this because I was standing in front of them on the red carpet for the “1883” premiere at Wynn Las Vegas. I heard the screaming, especially when Tim McGraw hit the carpet. I got a chance to speak to him during the press day for the series, and he told us about the connection between the two shows....

Hugh Jackman Starring In Antoine Fuqua’s Prisoners? Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming kidnap and revenge dramaPrisoners, from the hotly tipped screenplay by Aaron Guzikowski, appears to have found its location… but has it also found its star? Last night, the local Board of Aldermen carried a motion to allow Warner Bros. to cast the town of Derby in Connecticut as itself in the film and any potential sequels – not that this screenplay suggested franchise material in any way, but I suppose it’s good to cover all bases....