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At Last, The True Story Of The ‘Cats’ “Butthole Cut” Can Be Told – And It’s More Horrible Than We Imagined A rumor cropped up online recently thatCats,Tom Hooper’s huge flop featuring horny cat people introducing themselves for 110 minutes, originally had CGI buttholes on all the feline behinds. And even thoughCatsis already a fever-dream to begin with, we weren’t entirely sure how much credence to lend that story. Now, an intrepid journalist has done the legwork, and turned up thetruestory of theCatsbutthole cut....

Ben Whishaw In Line For Steven Spielberg’s ‘Robopocalypse’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After months of silence, it’s always fun to have an explosion of news on an anticipated project. We’re at that point withSteven Spielberg’s 2014 filmRobopocalypse, written byDrew Goddard(The Cabin in the Woods) based on theDaniel H. Wilson’s novel.Chris Hemsworthhas been attachedas the lead for several weeks and MondayAnne Hathawaywas rumored to join himalong with a new producer, former Fox executive Tom Rothman....

Box Office: Iron Man Up 12% For A $36.4M Saturday; $100.24M By Monday Morning! The summer blockbuster season is off to a flying start with Robert Downey, Jr. in Iron Man. Financed and produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount, the spectacularly-reviewed comic book adaptation received an estimated 12% improvement from its opening day for a staggering $36.4M Saturday. That should translate to a $94.74M 3-day, and when Thursday night preview screenings are added in, the John Favreau-directed pic should have $100....

Brad Bird Still Thinking About ‘Incredibles 2;’ Was Asked To Helm ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ With each and every movie he releases,Brad Birdraises his own bar. He went from small amazing animation inThe Iron Giant, to big amazing animation inThe Incredibles. That was followed by transcendent animation inRatatouille,then live action blockbuster inMission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. That resume puts a ton of pressure on the director not only for his next movie, the Disney themed-Tomorrowlandstarring George Clooney, but anything he does next....

Bradley Cooper And Robert DeNiro Discuss ‘A Star Is Born,’ Their Collaboration And More At Tribeca After two high-profile Q&A disasters at panels with the cast ofScarfaceand TV’sWestworld, the organizers of the Tribeca Film Festival had to breathe a sigh of relief whenRobert DeNirostepped on stage and had very little to say. The festival’s co-founder had an hour withSilver Linings PlaybookandAmerican Hustleco-starBradley Cooperbut admitted he was outsourcing the questions to friends and family who could text him what they wanted to ask....

Charlie Kaufman Once Pitched A Gilligan’s Island Reboot Filled With Murder And Cannibalism Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip… “Gilligan’s Island” is a classic American sitcom that followed the adventures of seven castaways on a tiny island, stranded after their ship, The Minnow, runs aground. The series aired for three seasons on CBS from 1964 to 1967, receiving solid ratings. In syndication, “Gilligan’s Island” became a part of American popular culture, cementing Bob Denver’s hapless character Gilligan as an all-time great....

Colin Firth, Toby Jones, And More Join Sam Mendes' Empire Of Light Sam Mendes is assembling the cast of his next film, and even though it hasn’t actually been made yet, it already sounds like an awards contender in-the-making. The “1917” director’s latest project is titled “Empire of Light,” and we previously learned thatOlivia Colman and Michael Wardwould star. Now “Empire of Light” has added several additional actors, including Colin Firth, Crystal Clarke, Tanya Moodie, and Toby Jones,per Deadline....

Cool Stuff: Harry Potter Makes Christmas Magical With New Light And Sound Hallmark Ornaments So far we’ve seen the newHallmark Keepsake Ornamentsinspired byPixar Animation,Marvel and DC Comics, and the revered sci-fi franchises ofStar WarsandStar Trek. Now Christmas is getting truly magical with a new series of Harry Potter Hallmark ornaments. Not only are there new ornaments joining the ongoing collection, but Hallmark is giving theHarry Potterfranchise the same light and sound treatment that they gave to some of their Star Wars ornaments....

Cool Stuff: Mezco Toys ‘Ghostbusters’ Figures Are Ready To Believe You When there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? If you’re a toy collector, then you might want to give Mezco Toys a call for their latest deluxe box set ofGhostbustersfigures. Well, you’re able to’t really call them to place an order since you have to do it online, but you get what we’re saying. Mezco Toyz has revealed their new One:12 Collective deluxe box set of all four Ghostbusters: Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson)....

Cool Stuff: NECA Unmasks Casey Jones With A New ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Action Figure We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The class is Pain 101. Your instructor is Casey Jones. And the hockey-mask wearing vigilante in theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesmovie from 1990s is getting an upgraded action figure from those wonderful collectible toy makers at NECA. You might remember that Casey Joneswas already released by NECAin aTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesaction figure two-pack that also included Raphael in his not-so-inconspicuous disguise of a giant trenchcoat and fedora....

Cool Stuff: Tom Whalen’s ‘South Park’ And Dave Perillo’s ‘Rick & Morty’ Prints On Sale Today If you’re a fan of animated comedy for adults, thenBottleneck Gallery NYChas a couple new prints going on sale today that you might want to check out, and they’re from two of our favorite artists. Tom Whalenhas created an awesome new print in honor of the 20th anniversary ofSouth ParkandDave Perillohas crafted a vibrant print for Adult Swim’s stellarRick and Morty....

Don’t Worry Darling: Florence Pugh And Harry Styles Furiously Make Out In Olivia Wilde’s Psychological Thriller Between Greta Gerwig, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Olivia Wilde, I couldn’t be more thrilled about this great-actor-to-surprisingly-great-filmmaker pipeline in recent years. Gerwig has quickly established herself as one of the best and most in-demand writer/directors in the business right now and Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” recently premiered to positive reactions at the Venice Film Festival. After debuting with the very well-received comedy “Booksmart” in 2019, Wilde is now flexing her genre muscles with the psychological thriller “Don’t Worry Darling....

Final ‘Brightburn’ Trailer Unleashes Superhero Horror A finalBrightburntrailer is here, and it’s embracing its horror movie roots. The James Gunn-produced movie asks an intriguing question: what if a Superman-like being came to our planet, and ended up embracing evil instead of good? The results, it appears, are terrifying. Watch the scary, pulse-pounding finalBrightburntrailer below. Brightburn Trailer The previousBrightburntrailers haven’t fully shied away horror-movie elements of the film, but this latest, and final, look holds nothing back....