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First ‘World’s End’ Featurette Gives 5-Minute History Of The Cornetto Trilogy Unless you’re a huge fan ofShaun of the DeadandHot Fuzz, understanding just howThe World’s Endcould be considered the third film in a trilogy that began with those two movies could be a bit confusing. The three films have the same director (Edgar Wright), the same writing team (Wright andSimon Pegg), and the same lead actors (Pegg andNick Frost), though each features different characters and different genres....

Fox Signs Two-Year Deal With Darren Aronofsky Yet another reason whyDarren Aronofskyis makingThe Wolverinefor 20th Century Fox. The film studio has signed a two year overall deal with Aronofsky’s production company Protozoa Film to develop and produce films for both Twentieth Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures. Signing a development deal with Fox is perfect for Aronofsky as it will allow him and his company to develop bigger projects alongside lower budget stories....

HBO Confirms “Very Preliminary” ‘Deadwood’ Movie Talks Yesterday, actorGarret Dillahunttweeted “So uh…I’m hearing credible rumors about a #Deadwood movie.” I had the same reaction to that tweet that a lot of other people seemed to have: don’t even play around with this.Deadwoodis serious business. Canceled in 2006 after three great seasons and a less than satisfying conclusion, there was talk at the time of twoDeadwoodmovies to finish outDavid Milch’s obsessive and idiosyncratic western vision....

How ‘Unfriended’ Makes Cyberbullying Everyone’s Problem The basic plot ofUnfriendedis as standard-issue as they come. You’ve got six charismatic, photogenic young actors tormented by a mysterious force, which seems to know things it couldn’t possibly know. But two things set the film apart. One is the gimmick — the entire film unfolds in realtime on a single laptop screen. The other is what it has to say about bullies and bullying....

If You Watch Just One Love Death + Robots Short, Make It Jibaro “Love Death + Robots” is a beautiful experiment in short-form storytelling, allowing each short to explore its ideas as fully as possible. Over three seasons, the shorts have been incredible tech displays, hilarious satires, heart-pounding works of art, and more. In season 1, Alberto Mielgo’s “The Witness” showed viewers the kind of rich storytelling that could be done with minimal dialogue and a combination of animation techniques....

James Bond Producers Always Ask Two Questions Before Starting Each Movie 007 may be the number that everyone associates with James Bond, since it’s his official M16 designation. However, for producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, who hold the reins to Bond through Eon Productions, there are not actually seven questions they ask themselves before mounting a new Bond production. There are only two. “No Time to Die,“the 25th film in the series, brings an end to Daniel Craig’s 007 tenure....

Jeremy Renner Returns To Crime In ‘King Of Heists’ Jeremy Renneris a busy man, but not too busy to sign on for a promising new film. He scored an Oscar nomination forThe Town, so going into another heist picture evidently seems like a good idea. The actor is now attached to the in-development film adaptation ofJ. North Conway’s bookKing of Heists: The Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America. Yep, this one is a period tale, with Renner set to possibly play a guy who took almost $3m from a Manhattan bank over one hundred years ago....

Mark Millar On Kick-Ass' Box Office Performance This past weekend,Kick-Assbarely won the box office crownin a photo finish withHow to Train Your Dragon. Since then, people have been throwing a lot of numbers around about how profitable the film will actually end up being. In the past, Millarhas been quotedas saying that Vaughn raised around $70 million to makeKick-Ass. Inmy recent interviewwith him, the number he used was $40 million. On the flip side, when Lionsgate acquired Kick-Ass last summer, Variety cited speculation that the deal was wortharound $45 million....

Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ Will Showcase Another Side Of Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa The lateChadwick Bosemanearned a posthumous Oscar nomination this year for his final live-action performance inMa Rainey’s Black Bottom. He was heavily favored to win, so much so that they structured the end of the whole awards ceremony around the Best Actor category, only for Anthony Hopkins tostage an upset. We haven’t heard the last from Boseman, however, as he recorded a voice role prior to his death for Marvel’supcoming Disney+ series,What If…?...

Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Powerful Performance In ‘Smashed’ Is A Must See [Sundance 2012] FilmmakerJames Ponsoldt’s feature debutOff The Blackpremiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2006. It was met with a lackluster response, but everyone seemed to praise the performances despite the troubled screenplay. After seeing last year’s heavily buzzed-about filmLike Crazy,Mary Elizabeth Winsteadcontacted producerJonathan SchwartzandAndrea Sperlingbecause she wanted to be in a film like the one they produced. This year, Ponsoldt, Schwartz and Sperling returned to Park City Utah withSmashed, which features a must-see tour de force performance from Winstead....

Neill Blomkamp Talks ‘District 10’ And ‘Halo,’ Hints At His Reluctance To Tackle ‘Star Wars’ When Disney announced they’d be making newStar Warsmovies, one person many people thought would be perfect to direct wasNeill Blomkamp. The director ofDistrict 9and the upcomingElysiumhas already exhibited an incredible talent to make high octane sci-fi action with rich characters and complex themes. Just the kind of stuff that made the originalStar Warsmovies great. J.J. Abrams, not Blomkamp, is directingStar Wars Episode VII....

New ‘Star Wars: Galaxy Of Adventures’ Animated Shorts Turn To The New Trilogy Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventuresis a series of animated shorts made to capture the attention of younger kids who maybe aren’t ready for the live-actionStar Warsmovies. They introduce kids to characters, give them abridged scenes and story arcs from the movies with stylish animation, and a new season has kicked off online. While the first season of episodes focused on the original trilogy characters, the second season has shifted to the new trilogy....

New Episodes Of ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Coming To Disney’s Streaming Service; Watch The New Trailer [Comic-Con 2018] Here’s some breaking news from San Diego Comic-Con 2018: brand new episodes ofStar Wars: The Clone Warsare in the works. Check out the trailer and learn more below. At a Comic-Con panel celebrating the 10th anniversary ofStar Wars: The Clone Wars, a huge announcement shocked the room:The Clone Warsis coming back for more episodes....