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‘Midsommar’ Director Ari Aster On “Going Well Over The Top In Delivering The Goods” [Spoiler Interview] Ari Asterleft the world spinning with the gut-punch ending of his breakout debut featureHereditarylast year, and without spoiling anything (yet), the filmmaker certainly leaves audiences with lots to talk about with the ending of his new movieMidsommar. I’ve already published most of my conversation with Aster about the movie (including his teasing of a director’s cut), but we were asked to hold any truly spoilery parts of the discussion back until audiences had a chance to experience this movie for themselves....

‘Pig’ Viral Marketing Arrives In The Form Of “Missing” Flyers For Nicolas Cage’s Abducted Truffle Pig In an attempt to not only keep Austin weird but also promoteNicolas Cage’s latest film, the marketing team on Neon’sPighas plastered posters around the Violet Crown City. The flyers feature a photo of the missing pig in question and various descriptive bits of information to promote the film’s release later this week. Eater Austinreported flyers advertising a missing pig have popped up around Austin....

‘Ride Along’ Trailer: Ice Cube Is Not Impressed By Kevin Hart After playing one of the most memorable supporting characters in21 Jump Street,Ice Cubeis getting a buddy-cop comedy of his own. That header image probably tells you everything you need to know about the dynamic at the center ofRide Along, but in case you need more detail: The comedy starsKevin Hartas Ben, an aspiring cop who wants to ask his girlfriend (Tika Sumpter) to marry him — much to the irritation of her big brother James, a tough Atlanta PD officer....

‘Russian Doll’ Season 2 Is Coming To Netflix, But We Have Questions Russian Doll, the twisty Netflix dramedy starringNatasha Lyonne, has officially been renewed for a second season, with eight more episodes on the way. The first season works so perfectly that the idea of bringing it back for more potentially seems like flirting with disaster, and there are plenty of questions about where exactly the series will go after its satisfying season one finale....

‘Star Wars Land’ Will Result In Huge Disneyland Changes Last week, Disney announced thatStar Wars Landconstructionwould close popular attractions beginning January 11th, 2016. Now a new report claims that the construction will bring huge changes to Disneyland which would dramatically change Rivers of America and the look of Walt Disney’s original theme park. Learn about the rumored Disneyland changes details after the jump. Update:Disneyland’s official twitter account has apparently confirmed this rumor, stating “The Rivers of America will have a new route when it reopens....

‘Ted 2’ Will Have A Scene At Comic-Con; Los Angeles Residents Can Be In The Film AsSeth MacFarlanecontinues shootingTed 2, drips and drabs of info are coming out about the film. The supporting cast just sounds awesome, as it featuresLiam Neeson, Morgan Freeman, John SlatteryandDennis Haysbert. There’s a good chance therewill be some moreFlash Gordon, andAmanda Seyfriedhas taken over for Mila Kunis. Now, we can add another piece to the puzzle....

‘The Batman’ Quietly Casts Barry Keoghan As Officer Stanley Merkel Following the buzzy panel forThe Batmanat this past weekend’s virtual DC FanDome event (where we learned that Colin Farrell with a ton of prosthetics looksa lot like Richard Kind), Warner Bros. quietly slipped in a new piece of casting news in its press release for the highly anticipatedMatt Reevessuperhero movie.Barry Keoghanwas revealed to be joiningThe Batmancast in the press release, and the young actor will be appearing as a character named Officer Stanley Merkel....

‘The Happytime Murders’ Responds To ‘Sesame Street’ Lawsuit Through A Puppet Lawyer WhenThe Happytime Murders, a comedy about foul-mouthed and sex-crazed puppets who look an awful lot like the ones created by Jim Henson, used the tagline “All Sesame. No Street.” in its marketing campaign, the creators ofSesame Streetweren’t thrilled. They planned to sue the film for unauthorized use of theSesame Streetbrand, and now distributor STX Entertainment has filed a response – through a puppet lawyer namedFred, Esq....

‘The Summit’ Trailer: Sundance Selected Climbing Documentary About Death On K2 Mountain climbing appeals to a certain kind of thrillseeker: someone who is incredibly athletic, somewhat wealthy and completely fearless. That last one is the most important because the risk of death is always so prevalent.Nick Ryan’s Sundance 2013 documentaryThe Summitfocuses on that. It pieces together the story of a group of 24 climbers who climbed the legendary mountain K2 in the summer of 2008....

‘The Wire’ And ‘House Of Cards’ Star Reg E. Cathey Has Died At 59 There are plenty of actors who don’t become household names but bring rich talent to the table as character actors that everyone recognizes.The WireandHouse of CardsstarReg E. Catheywas one of those actors, and sadly he’s no longer with us. Reg E. Cathey has passed away at age 59 after a battle with cancer, taking away the deep, hypnotizing voice who has an eclectic career spanning film and television....

‘Toy Story 4’ Hires New Writer – Could This Movie Still Come Out Next Year? Toy Story 4is scheduled to hit theaters next year, but is that even possible at this point? The highly-anticipated sequel has just now added a writer, and depending on how much has to be written for the film, there’s a strong indication that the film might be delayed. More on the newToy Story 4writer below....

‘Transformers 5’ Title Revealed In Brief Teaser Eventually, they’re going to stop makingTransformersmovies. They have to quit at some some point. All things must pass. However, Paramount is betting big that their lucrative franchise will outlive the interest of directorMichael Bay, who is set to helm his fifth entry in the series. After all, they’veassembled an entire writers roomdedicated to hashing out sequels and spin-offs for the next decade or so....

‘Willow’: Tony Revolori In Talks To Play A Lead Role In Disney+ Series Tony Revoloriis going fromFar From Hometo a far-off fantasy land. TheSpider-Man: Far From Homestar is in talks to join theWillowcast as a lead role in the Disney+ series, which follows up the story of the beloved 1988 fantasy film. He would joinWarwick Davis, who is reprising his role as the title character, and several other rising stars who are already set to round out the ensemble cast....