Jack the Giant Slayer Could Cost Warner Bros. Over $100m

The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That’s a concept that relates directly to Jack the Giant Slayer, in more ways than one. Bryan Singer‘s film, delayed from 2012 to 2013 for effect... See full article

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Game of Thrones Renewed For Fourth Season

Briefly: The battle for the Iron Throne will continue in 2014. HBO has officially renewed Game of Thrones for a fourth season after its successful third season premiere earlier this week. Based on the... See full article

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Trailer

Nothing can stop the wave of YA adaptations coming to movie theaters in the next year or two — not even the relative disinterest in the movies. Beautiful Creatures and The Host didn’t real... See full article

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Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters Trailer: Those Arent Sharks

One of the many YA series to get life on movie screens has been Percy Jackson and the Olympians. The first film in the series, The Lightning Thief, bowed in 2010 and introduced film audiences to the s... See full article

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Preview Answers Questions About Peter Jacksons Middle Hobbit Chapter

While initial trailers for The Hobbit have some footage that will likely be in the second chapter, The Hobbit:The Desolation of Smaug (as the trailers were crafted before the adaptation was split in... See full article

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Pacific Rim WonderCon 2013 Panel: Go Big, or Go Extinct

Guillermo Del Toro took the stage at WonderCon 2013 and received a hero’s welcome. Ever since he wowed audiences at San Diego Comic-Con 2012 with the first footage form his upcoming film, Pacifi... See full article

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Adrianne Palicki Hints at Friday Night Lights Kickstarter, Bryan Fuller Says Pushing Daisies Needs $10 Million

Ever since Veronica Mars paved the way for crowd-funded TV to movie revivals, it seems like every actor, writer, or director ever associated with a beloved but cancelled series has been fielding quest... See full article

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Sequel Bits: Percy Jackson, Dredd, Transformers 4, Star Trek Into Darkness, Despicable Me 2

Here are some sequel-related odds and ends for the start of the week. After the jump: Transformers 4 scouts the GM plant as a possible location Dredd isn’t getting a sequel, but may get a short ... See full article

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The Hermione Granger Franchise

Today's Must ReadIf you're interested in the Harry Potter series or gender you must read this editorial "In Praise of Joanne Rowling's Hermione Granger Series". As most of y'all know I'm not re... See full article

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Kate Winslet Confirmed as Jeanine Matthews in Divergent

The Oscar-winning actress joins Shailene Woodley, Jai Courtney, Zoe Kravitz, Maggie Q, and Ansel Elgort in this fantasy adaptation. ... See full article

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Epic Trailer #3: Famous Voices Congregate in a CG Forest

Sure, it’s got noble warriors, a vicious villain, a graceful queen, and an old, bitter feud, but the most epic thing about Epic may be the voice cast.Amanda Seyfried leads as Mary Katherine, a... See full article

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HBO is Considering a Game of Thrones Prequel Series, Says George R.R. Martin

For all the hype and buzz Game of Thrones gets, it’s a little surprising to realize how little of our time we spend actually watching the show. Each season consists of a measly ten one-hour epis... See full article

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TV Bits: The Office (U.S.), The Office (U.K.), Enlightened, American Horror Story, Game of Thrones, Hannibal, O.J. Simpson, Eli Roth, Sam Raimi, and More

Let’s just dive right in. After the jump: Enlightened gets canned, CSI gets renewed A Once Upon a Time spinoff is in the works Fox is developing an O.J. Simpson series Is Jimmy Fallon replacing ... See full article

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Jon M. Chu Hopes Dolph Lundgren Will Cameo in Masters of the Universe

In just over a week Jon M. Chu will finally see his delayed G.I. Joe: Retaliation open in theaters, which means he can truly move on to his next project. That is looking like it could be Masters of th... See full article

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Commercials Director Michael Gracey to Direct Elton John Biopic Rocketman

Elton John has finally chosen a director to bring his crazy history to life. Rocket Pictures revealed today commercials helmer Michael Gracey will direct Rocketman, theJohn-centric biopic first anno... See full article

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Paramount Working on a Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Sequel

Hollywood is bound to run out of good fairy tales to adapt sooner or later, but of course even that doesn’t have to spell the end of the fairy tale reimagining trend. As long as sequels are stil... See full article

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Thomas Newman Scoring Pixars The Good Dinosaur

Thomas Newman has worked with Pixar a couple times in the past on little films like Wall-E and Finding Nemo, and now he’s going to work with the animation giants once more. The film is The Good ... See full article

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Game of Thrones Trailer #2 and Previews: Big Men Fall Just as Quick as Little Ones

At long last, the enduring patience of Game of Thrones fans is about to be rewarded. The Season 3 premiere of the fantasy drama is just two weeks away, as HBO’s marketing team is more than eager... See full article

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Oz the Great and Powerful Sequel Wont Involve Dorothy

The land of Oz is a big, varied place, with all manner of strange denizens around whom to build a story. But there are only a dozen or so characters that are recognizable to broad audiences who have n... See full article

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Disneys Oz The Great And Powerful Ignites a Rivalry With Wizard Of Oz Owner Warner Bros.

When people think of The Wizard of Oz, they think of the 1939 film starring Judy Garland. Yellow brick roads, munchkins, ruby slippers, the wicked witch, all that stuff. Fast forward about 75 years an... See full article

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Not Returning: Sam Raimi Not Planning to Direct Oz Sequel, Nicolas Cage Wont Be in Ghost Rider 3

There are days when it feels like all anyone does in Hollywood anymore is make sequels. But today, two folks have decided to opt out of their respective franchises’ next steps. Though DisneyR... See full article

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Disney Already Prepping Follow-Up To Oz The Great And Powerful

Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful opens Friday and, so far, buzz has been generally good. The industry tracking has been even better, with some outlets projecting a near $100 million opening... See full article

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Epic Trailer #2: A Star-Studded Voice Cast Tries to Save the Forest

A star-studded cast works wonderfully as a marketing gimmick, but as films like New Year’s Eve and Movie 43 have proven, it’s no guarantee of quality. Fortunately, Blue Sky Studios’ ... See full article

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Character Portraits: Haymitch, Effie, and Caesar

The first Hunger Games film was released one year agothis month. Feels longer than that, doesn’t it? Maybe that’s because so many other huge blockbusters have been released since then. B... See full article

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Oz the Great And Powerful Review: A Sam Raimi Movie Wrapped Inside a Disney Movie

Oz the Great and Powerful, Sam Raimi‘s first Disney film, is oddly two-faced. Here we have a director who made his name with low budget horror, who became a household name when heinfused the s... See full article

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