James Cameron Working With MythBusters to Defend the Ending of Titanic

Jack’s decision to let Rose take the plank at the end of Titanic was unquestionably a noble and romantic one. Unlike so many self-sacrificial heroes, however, he doesn’t go out in a blaze ... See full article

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Halloween Heads Back to Theaters in October; Raiders of the Lost Ark Theatrical Run Extended

The practice of theatrically rereleasing classic films seems to be picking up steam, and the latest to get new theatrical bookings is John Carpenter‘s 1978 film Halloween. Carpenter’s movi... See full article

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Godzilla Dated For May 2014, in 3D

Briefly: If you’ve been waiting to see the Godzilla teaser (or proof of concept footage) that was shown at the San Diego Comic Con this past summer, you’re going to have towait a while l... See full article

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Skyfall Domestic Poster Is Minimal and Slick

James Bond’s latest adventure, Skyfall, is surely one of fall’s most anticipated films. Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes takes the reins to tell the story of how Bond (Daniel Crai... See full article

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TV Bits: Parks & Recreation, Justified, Bates Motel, Once Upon a Time, Donald Glover, Bret Easton Ellis, Michael Bay

Everyone’s got new shows brewing, from Community favorite Donald Glover to Fifty Shades fan Bret Easton Ellis. After the jump: Donald Glover could get his own show at NBC Bret Easton Ellis write... See full article

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Transformers 4 Will Feature New Robot Cast, in Effort to Boost Toy Sales

Over the past five years, we’ve seen Hollywood try to develop films around pretty much every brand-name toy they could get their hands on — only to have many of those projects postponed, s... See full article

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300 Prequel Gets a New Title: 300: Rise of an Empire

Briefly: The prequel to 300 was once referred to as Xerxes, because that’s what Frank Miller‘s graphic novel sequel to 300 was using as a title. Eventually the film startedgoing by the i... See full article

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Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Might Shoot In Puerto Rico By End of 2012

A fifth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean was in development long before Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides grossed over $1 billion worldwide. The script was written, andrewritten, bu... See full article

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Joss Whedons S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series Will Feature All New Characters

While S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn’t been the focus of any of the Marvel movies per se, we’ve gotten to know the group pretty well by this point. Indeed, theStrategic Homeland Intervention, Enforce... See full article

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James Cameron Wants to Avoid the Matrix 2 Problem With Avatar Sequels; Brad Bird Says Cameron Planning 3 Sequels Ahead is Scary

We recently learned that the (at this point, purely theoretical) fourth Avatar movie would be a prequel, and that Battle Angel would be a few years off. But what of the two confirmed Avatar sequels? W... See full article

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Watch Untitled Web Series About a Space Traveler Who Can Also Travel Through Time, a.k.a. Not Inspector Spacetime

NBC’s decision to put Community at the end of its fall premiere calendar is probably helpful to the cast and crew, who no doubt appreciate the extra time to adjust under new showrunners David Gu... See full article

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Independence Day Sequels Get Rumored Titles, 3D Conversions, Different Tones

With director Roland Emmerich currently filming White House Down, there’s not a lot of working going on with the sequels to Independence Day. Producer Dean Devlin has gone on record saying he an... See full article

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Remake Bits: Robocop Script Might Not Be So Bad After All, Plus: All of Me, Dredd

The Robocop reboot has had its share of skeptics since the moment it was announced, and last month’s scathing review of the script from Drew McWeeny (of HitFix, and formerly of AICN) only seemed... See full article

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TV Bits: Terra Nova, Arrested Development, The Walking Dead, Fringe, Community, Terry Brooks

The Bluth family’s historic bad luck with relationships is apparently following them into the new season — bad for them, probably, but great for comedy and therefore great for us. After th... See full article

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Chris Hemsworth Joins the Battle In Thor: The Dark World Set Photos

Before the second Thor film, Thor: The Dark World, went into production, star Chris Hemsworth said that director Alan Taylor was bringing a whole new feel to the film. He said the film would give Asga... See full article

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Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban Talk Star Trek 2, Now Officially Titled Star Trek Into Darkness

The biggest Star Trek news of the past week was, of course, the fact that the official title to J.J. Abrams‘ sequel is Star Trek Into Darkness, a move that was met with an equal amount of confus... See full article

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New Line Meeting With Directors for Y: The Last Man

In an instant, every man on planet Earth dies. Only women remain, which is fine by them, until they realize without men the human race doesn’t have a chance of surviving. That makes that fact th... See full article

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Skyfall Behind the Scenes Video Explores Opening Action Sequence

If you don’t want to know anything about where some of the footage from Skyfall, the latest James Bond film, fits into the narrative, it’s best to skip this behind the scenes video. Becaus... See full article

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Ending Of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey May Be Revealed in New App; Plus New Images

Even when Peter Jackson decided he was splittingThe Hobbit into two films instead of three, the ending of the first was a major point of discussion. Now with a third film looming as well, that debat... See full article

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Rumor: Viggo Mortensen Might Appear As Dr. Strange In Thor: The Dark World

As more and more news leaks about Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, our curious natures take over. Sure Iron Man, Thor and Captain America are all getting new movies, but which characters an... See full article

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Doug Liman to Direct The Tourist, Which is Unrelated to That Johnny Depp Movie

The Bourne Identity director Doug Liman is heading back into the thrilling world of espionage with another literary adaptation. Sony Pictures has just picked up the movie rights to The Tourist, first ... See full article

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Vin Diesel Will Be The Last Witch Hunter For The Crazies Director Breck Eisner

Hansel and Gretel won’t be the only witch hunters headed to the multiplex in the near future. Vin Diesel has just entered talks to play the lead in the similarly themedThe Last Witch Hunter, w... See full article

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Jeffrey Wright Will Play Beetee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Most of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire cast has been in place for weeks if not months, but as often happens with projects this big, there’s been a last-minute tweak. Fortunately, it’s a p... See full article

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Joe Carnahan Teases Continue, An Action Version Of Groundhog Day

After four features including this year’s The Grey, it’s no surpriseJoe Carnahan is considered a solid filmmaker. The bigger surprise is that he’s now becoming an innovator in the ... See full article

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/Film Interview: Karl Urban, the Star of Dredd 3D

Earlier this summer, Lionsgate exhibited extreme confident inPete Travis‘ comic book filmDredd 3Dwhen they screened it for fans at San Diego Comic-Con. The gamble paid off. Buzz was solid ... See full article

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