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Allison Williams Will Build ‘M3GAN’ In Blumhouse’s New Thriller With An Artificially Intelligent Doll Artificial intelligence is one of the latest crazes in horror, and Blumhouse is activating a new tech thriller at Universal that will turn state-of-the art technology into a deadly threat. M3GANwill starAllison Williams(Get Out,Girls) as a brilliant roboticist at a toy company who is developing the titular life-like doll with artificial intelligence that can be programmed to be “a kid’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally....

Ana De Armas Didn’t Have Much Time To Prepare For No Time To Die Whether you were a fan ofDaniel Craig’s final entry into the James Bond franchise (as I was) or not, one thing is for certain:Ana de Armasabsolutely lights up the screen when she shows up at 45 minutes into “No Time to Die.” She exits the film only 12 minutes later, and for those dozen minutes, all you’re able to do is marvel at her movie star charisma....

Atom Tickets App Introduces Concession Purchases, Fandango Debuts New Rewards Program MoviePass has been dominating the conversation about the theatrical experience for months, but there are a couple other players in the theatrical space who are trying to make some waves of their own. TheAtom Ticketsapp has introduced some new functionality: the ability to pre-purchase concessions online before you arrive at the theater. Meanwhile,Fandangohas debuted a robust new rewards program. Free stuff, eh?...

Box Office: Behind The Scenes War Between CG And Mocap Normally, I would have written a huge analysis piece last night, but, I only managed to get numbers posted. As of this morning, Box Office Mojo is reporting some Saturday and weekend numbers lower than my projections, and it’s possible that they’re right, but it’s also possible that Dreamworks/Paramount is involved in a bit of gamesmanship. The bigger the movie, the more likely the actuals will finish higher than the estimates....

Casting Bits: Nick Nolte In ‘Parker;’ Jesse Eisenberg In ‘The Double;’ Mark Ruffalo And Amanda Seyfried In ‘Now You See Me’ Here’s one of several casting breaks to come your way in the next few hours, and this one is pretty damned good. Why? Because after the break you’ll find info on the following: Parkeris the latest film to bringDonald E. Westlake’s famed thief to the screen. It can now boast another great name asNick Noltehas been revealed as part of the cast....

Charlize Theron And Tom Hardy Up For Mad Max 4? It’s a pretty sure bet that Mel Gibson won’t have anything at all to do with a fourthMad Maxmovie, but what are the odds onTom Hardyinheriting the estimable mantle of Max Rockatansky? Very good apparently. And how aboutCharlize Theronalso joining the line up? If we are to believe ‘multiple sources’, then that’s just how it’s all shaking out right now....

Chloé Zhao Reveals How Denis Villeneuve Helped With Eternals For “Eternals” director Chloé Zhao, it wasn’t just Denis Villeneuve’s movies that were useful forproviding stillswhen she pitched Marvel Studios. Villeneuve himself was part of her support system, and she looked to his film “Dune” for guidance as she was shooting “Eternals” for IMAX. “Dune” and “Eternals” were originally scheduled to hit theaters two weeks apart from each other in November 2020....

Cool Stuff: ‘Transformers’ And ‘Voltron’ On Display In Wizard World Exclusives There’s just something exciting about seeing a giant robot kick ass. Growing up in the ’80s, cartoons likeTransformersandVoltronwere fan favorites because of that very idea. Long before that, Godzilla and the Toho crew fought plenty of giant mechs, and the formula has been exploited in anime, live action television and some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. In projects likeEvangelion, Power Rangers,andPacific Rim, big robots kicking ass is a long-standing tradition....

Cool Stuff: Build Your Own ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 With The Eaglemoss Subscription Model Package TheGhostbustersEcto-1 is one of the most famous vehicles to ever grace the silver screen, and there have been countless versions of it released over the years as toy cars, die-cast models, and more. But now the hearse-turned-paranormal-ambulance is getting a new detailed model courtesy of Eaglemoss Hero Collector’s model building subscription program, letting fans slowly build the vehicle over an extended period of time....

Cool Stuff: Super 7 ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Snake Mountain Playset Is Truly Amazing If you were a kid in the 1980s, there’s a good chance that at one time you were desperate to play with the toys fromHe-Man and the Masters of the Universe. These classic ripped action figures were a staple of toys during that decade, and in recent years, the toy company Super 7 has been releasing new, retro versions of those figures for collectors....

David Bowie Documentary Moonage Daydream Acquired By Neon And HBO Gather ‘round DavidBowie fansand documentary lovers, because we’ve got news — and depending on how you feel about estate sanctioned docs, the film “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck,” and the rock doc industry, it’s either good news or bad. Neon and HBO have announced via the professional carrier pigeon that is a press release that they have acquired Brett Morgen’s upcoming Bowie doc “Moonage Daydream,” which has been in production for the last five years and is the only Bowie doc to be sanctioned by the David Bowie estate....

Disney’s ‘Peter Pan And Wendy’ Has Started Production In Vancouver Disney has officially begun shootingPeter Pan and Wendy, another adaptation of the classic fantasy tale written byJ.M. Barrie. With inspiration from the 1953 animated adaptation from Disney, directorDavid Lowery(Pete’s Dragon) is at the helm of this new take on the old favorite withJude Lawplaying the dastardly Captain Hook. Disney sent out a press release today announcing the beginning of production onPeter Pan and Wendy, which will be one of the many original movies arriving on Disney+ in2022rather than going to theaters....

Enjoy A Shia LaBeouf Movie Marathon With Shia LaBeouf Shia LaBeoufhas become quite the performance artist over the past few years. People possibly talk more about his live-performances — the “I am not famous anymore” bag on his head, for example, or him sitting in a room all day as strangers come in and say what they please — than his actual big-screen performances. The guy’s doing something right, because he has our attention....