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This Time, It’s Official: Joel Edgerton Joins Kathryn Bigelow’s Bin Laden Movie Last spring, we beganhearingreports thatAnimal KingdomstarJoel Edgertonhad landed a role inKathryn Bigelow’s still-untitled Osama bin Laden movie. However, a deal never really closed and as of last month it looked like scheduling issues had pulled him from the project altogether. Now it seems Edgerton is back in, and this time for good. A new story has surfaced indicating that Edgerton has officially boarded the film, joiningpreviously caststarJason Clarke....

Thor And The Avengers Progress Report It feels quite odd to be reporting a story fromEmpiremagazine that doesn’t reference their all-stops-pulled anniversary issue, but here we go. Proving that there is life after 20, Empire today published some tidbits gleaned from an interview with Marvel movie mogulKevin Feige. Though they’re keeping back theIron Man 2material for the next print issue, they’ve webbed a pair of updates forThorandThe Avengers. According to Feige, we can expect casting announcements onThorin the next “month or so”, but not necessarily in the case of the lead:...

VOTD: Does ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Sync Up With Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’? In case you somehow didn’t know, there is a common pairing of rock and motion pictures calledDark Side of the Rainbow. Basically, someone with too much time on their hands determined thatPink Floyd’s seminal albumDark Side of the Moonmatched up with the filmThe Wizard of Ozwhen played together. There are various ways in which to sync up the two pieces of entertainment, but if you see it for yourself, you’ll find that there are some very cool moments when they line up perfectly....

Watch: ‘The Mandalorian’ Theme Performed By Composer Ludwig Göransson Following in the footsteps of John Williams is no easy feat. ButLudwig Goranssonmanages to do that and leave his own stamp on theStar Warsmusical legacy with his score forThe Mandalorian. In a new clip released by Disney+, Goransson performs theMandaloriantheme from inside the LED set they used to film theStar WarsTV series. Watch Goransson show off his best rockstar self in the music video below....

Watch: ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Deleted Scene Reveals Wolverine / Storm Romance So much of Wolverine’s storyline in theX-Menmovies has revolved around his tortured love for Jean Grey. But a newX-Men: Days of Future Pastdeleted scene reveals he was supposed to finally move on in the last film. With longtime colleague Storm, of all people. Hit the jump to watch theX-Men: Days of Future PastWolverine Storm romance scene. Yahoorevealed this shocking look at the Wolverine Storm romance that wasn’t....

Why ‘Black Panther’ Doesn’t Contain Any Infinity Stones Marvel’sBlack Pantheris finally in theaters, and it’s clear that the king has arrived. The film has already earned tremendous critical acclaim (here’s our full review), fans are loving it, and it’s set to break all sorts of box office records this weekend. But withAvengers: Infinity Warlooming in the distance, there’s an aspect that detail-oriented Marvel fans might have noticed aboutBlack Panther: it doesn’t contain any Infinity Stones....

Why Bridgerton Season 2’s South-Asian Representation Matters Two female actors of South-Asian descent being cast in leading roles in a breakout Netflix period drama is an absolute win for representation, essential to the ever-widening discourse of on-screen inclusivity. Personally, as a South-Asian woman from India, the presence of Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran in their respective roles as Kate and Edwina Sharma in"Bridgerton" season 2thrilled me to no end, as it is rare to see South-Asian women play lead romantic roles, especially in a period drama....

Willow Series Takes Place 20 Years After The Movie, Will Feature The Return Of Sorsha We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1988, five years after the conclusion of the “Star Wars” original trilogy, George Lucas tried his hand at another original fantasy saga. Despite months of hype that began witha tantalizingly opaque teaser, “Willow” fell far short of Lucas’s box office expectations (according toJohn Baxter’s “Mythmaker: The Life and Work of George Lucas,“the producer had hoped it would do business on par with “E....

‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Begins Production; First Image Released Captain America: The Winter Soldieris set for release one year from now, on Jun 19, 2025. So that’s exactly how long directorsAnthony and Joe Russowill have to complete the film. Principal photography began Monday, and Disney released the first image along with a full press release. The release confirms the returns ofChris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan,and the presence of new additionsRobert Redford, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Georges St....

‘Doctor Strange’ Magic Looks Like Marvel’s Riff On ‘Inception’ [D23 Expo 2015] Disney and Marvel kicked off day two of the D23 Expo 2015 with a presentation forDoctor Strange, complete with a video call-in from starBenedict Cumberbatchand a showcase of production art and animatics provided by directorScott Derrickson, who is in London prepping the movie. The film begins shooting in November, but there was enough weird stuff in the early art to wow the crowd, including mock-ups of Cumberbatch in comics-accurate costume....

‘Geostorm’ Might Lose $100 Million, ‘Jigsaw’ Eyeing A $20+ Million Debut John Carter. The Lone Ranger. Tomorrowland. Ben-Hur. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. These are just a few recent high-profile films from major studios that ended up being serious box office bombs. And now a new member is set to join their ranks:Geostorm, theGerard Butlervs. extreme weather disaster movie that’s currently in theaters, may end up losing $100 million when all is said and done....

‘Hamilton’ Review: Filmed Version Of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Musical Is Somehow Both Miraculous And Slightly Underwhelming Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musicalHamiltonis an unqualified masterpiece: a once-in-a-generation combination of brilliant writing, indelible performances, and spectacular music that became a genuine pop culture phenomenon and crossed over into the mainstream. So it feels strange to say that directorThomas Kail’s filmed version ofHamilton, which was shot with the original cast at the height of the show’s fame in 2016 and which debuts on Disney+ this Friday, left me slightly underwhelmed....

‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Season 14 Will Feature A Laser Tag Episode Inspired By ‘Waiting For Godot’ [TCA 2019] The Television Critics Association visited the set ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where the show is filming its landmark 14th season. That’s 14 years of the gang getting in trouble. They haven’t run out of schemes, and they certainly haven’t learned their lesson.The cast and creators ofIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiaspoke to reporters after the tour of Paddy’s Pub, Frank and Charlie’s apartment, and Dee’s apartment....