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Aaron Sorkin Once Envisioned A Pixar Movie About Office Supplies Aaron Sorkin(The Social Network) often writes about characters in the workspace, so it’s not surprising to learn he once half-envisioned a Pixar movie about office supplies. Back in the 1990s, Sorkin was approached about writing a movie for the studio, but nothing ever came of it. However, if you’ve ever wanted to know what that Aaron Sorkin Pixar movie would’ve looked like, find out after the jump....

ACE Editing Award Nominations Highlight ‘Whiplash,’ ‘Nightcrawler,’ ‘Boyhood’ The Oscar nominations aren’t out yet, but we’re getting to the point where technical guilds will be announcing their nominations for the best achievements of 2014. The latest set to be released comes from the American Cinema Editors, which this morning revealed nominations for their 65th annual ACE Eddie Awards. The ACE Awards recognize achievements in editing in a variety of film (narrative, comedy/musical, and documentary) and TV categories....

Alec Baldwin Is The New Host Of TCM’s ‘The Essentials’ Last month, Turner Classic Movies hostRobert Osbornesadly passed awayafter spending years dedicated to showcasing must-see classic films and spreading his passion for cinema. Though Osborne had reduced his role at TCM in recent years, the channel’s programThe Essentialswas left without a host in the wake of his death. But TCM announced a worthy replacement today. Alec Baldwinhas been hired to take overThe Essentialson TCM starting in May....

Ben Affleck In Talks To Star In ‘The Accountant’ From ‘Warrior’ Director Ben Affleckis poised to enjoy big success withGone Girl(above), which opens tomorrow night. Despite having a couple other projects on his plate he has now set a new starring role in another thriller. Affleck is in talks forThe Accountant, about “an accountant who doubles as an assassin.” Assuming things go to plan, the film will be directed byGavin O’Connor(Warrior,Jane Got a Gun)....

Comic-Con: Tron Legacy Footage Description/Video Blog Tron Legacyhas been exciting geeks at Comic-Con for the past couple years, first with its surprise conceptual footage two years ago, and again with its visually revamped trailer the year after. With only one Comic-Con left to show off the film, fans were greeted by a full 8 minutes of footage from the movie, all of it in 3D. Find a detailed description after the break....

Cool Stuff: Mondo’s ‘Eyes Without A Face’ Gallery Show By Jason Edmiston The essence of every character is the eyes and nowhere is that better seen than right this moment at theMondo Galleryin Austin, Texas. Their latest exhibit is calledEyes Without A FacebyJason Edmiston. Edmiston is an unfathomably talented painter who can capture the likeness and emotion of a character in ways you didn’t think were possible. He takes that ability to the next level with this show, where he painted the eyes of over 150 different pop culture characters....

Cool Stuff: Terminator T-600 Life-Size Bust Sideshow Collectibleshas announced that they have teamed with Legacy Effects to produce a Life-Size Bust of the new T-600 from Terminator Salvation. “Sideshow’s team collaborated with Legacy Effects to create this incredibly detailed cyborg from the original screen-used robotic prop, capturing the raw power of the T-600 endoskeleton.” “Each piece is individually painted and finished to exacting standards, each with its own unique quality and detail that is the trademark of a handcrafted Sideshow Collectibles Life-Size Bust....

Does ‘Star Wars Episode VII’s’ Absence At The D23 Expo Raise Bigger Questions? The program teased it. We all expected it. But as the smoke cleared on the2013 D23 Expo, there was not a single shred ofStar Wars Episode VIInews. Its absence left fans questioning not onlyDisney’smotives in using their new acquisition,Lucasfilm, to sell the event but also asking what the state ofStar Wars Episode VIIactually is. The consensus seems to be directorJ....

Exclusive: Why Does Terry Crews Think Sylvester Stallone Might Leave ‘The Expendables’? The Expendables 4is already in development, with plans to film in China as many American blockbusters are prone to do. AlthoughSylvester Stallonehas been the driving force behind the franchise,ExpendablesstarTerry Crewsbelieves that could now change. Find out why after the jump. Crews plays Hale Caesar in the first threeExpendables, and actually landed the role whenWesley Snipeswas unavailable for the first film....

First Look: Elle Fanning In Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Twixt’ I don’t know what I was expecting fromTwixt, but this wasn’t quite it.Francis Ford Coppola’s latest film (formerlyTwixt Now and Sunrise) is a gothic thriller of a sort, but one inspired by Hawthorne and Poe, filmed partly in 3D and featuring a soundtrack by analog knob-tweaking electronic musicianDan Deacon. The film will be previewed at Comic Con later this week — the director’s first visit to the San Diego event since 1991 — and now we’ve got the first image....

Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Finds Its Adam Warlock In Will Poulter Big news, Marvelites: your favorite superhero film studio has cast Will Poulter as Adam Warlock in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” Adam Warlock is a major comic book character who played a huge role in the original “Infinity Gauntlet” and “Infinity War” miniseries. Outside a credits tease in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” he hasn’t been introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet....

HBO Max Orders ‘Subject To Change’ Original Series From J.J. Abrams Hot on the heels of the recent news that HBO Max hasJ.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production bannerdeveloping a new seriesfocusing on the DC Comics characterConstantine, the streaming service has picked up an original series calledSubject to Changefrom the filmmaker. HBO Max sent out a press release announcing the order ofSubject to Change, an original story by Abrams himself.Jennifer Yale, a writer and co-producer on FX’sLegion, will act as executive producer and showrunner....

How Dark Can ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Get? Dave Filoni Responds I’m not sure about you, but I’ve really been enjoyingStar Wars Rebels. Between the Season 2 finale and the Season 3 premiere (which I saw early at Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016), it seems like things are getting a lot more intense. Season 2’s climactic finale “Twilight of the Apprentice” ended withClone Warsfavorite Ashoka Tano coming face to face with her former master Darth Vader and becoming trapped and possibly killed in the Sith Temple, while Ezra is left with a Sith Holocron and is feeling the pull to the dark side....