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Sequel Bits: Top Gun: Maverick, Mission Impossible 7, The Meg 2, And More In this edition of Sequel Bits: Writer/director Christopher McQuarrie is extremely busy makingMission: Impossiblemovies, but as Tom Cruise’s closest cinematic collaborator, he was also brought onto Paramount’sTop Gun: Maverickto help work on the script for that long-anticipated sequel. And in a recent Twitter Q&A, McQuarriesaidTop Gun 2is “the best film I’ve been a part of. I cannot wait to see it unleashed on an audience....

Sinemia Announces Unlimited Movie Subscription Plan For $29.99 Per Month Things have been relatively quiet in the movie subscription world lately, but today is the day that changes. On the heels of AMC Stubs A-List’s announcementearlier this morning,Sinemiahas unveiled a brand new unlimited movie subscription plan that will cost $29.99 per month. The company has been offering unlimited plans to customers in Europe for years, and it sounds like they’ve landed on a sustainable price point to keep that model alive for U....

Star Wars Bits: Do Kanan And Ezra Have To Die? Plus Iko Uwais, Lando And Force Awakens Books A fascinating answer to one ofStar Wars Rebels' biggest questions headlines this latest edition of Star Wars Bits. In addition, below you can read about the following: Personally, I still think it’s odd ifBilly Dee Williamsdoesn’t appear as Lando Calrissian inStar Wars: The Force Awakens. But the more we hear about it, the more it seems unlikely....

Superhero Bits: ‘Infinity War’ Comes To ‘LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2’, Namor Rights Are Complicated & More Are you ready for someInfinity WarDLC coming toLEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2? What’s the rights situation like withNamor the Sub-Mariner? Which Marvel Cinematic Universe supporting actor has confirmed their return forAvengers 4? Did you knowMan of Steelwas meant to be the first in a five chapter story? IsMarvel Studiosinterested in venturing into the horror genre?...

Superhero Bits: Baby Thanos Concept Art Haunts Dreams, New ‘Crisis On Infinite Earths Trailer & More Want to see a new trailer forCrisis on Infinite Earths? Will you ever forget the horror ofBaby Thanos? Which DC Comics hero was created forSteve Ditko? DidJosh Gadever have a real talk withMatt Reevesabout playingPenguin? What Marvel characters doesJack Blackhave an interest in playing? What doesDanny Elfmanthink of all the demand for the Snyder Cut ofJustice League?...

Teaser Trailer: Five Short Films From RSA’s Carl Erik Rinsch, Jake Scott, Greg Fay, Johnny Hardstaff, And Hi-Sim You might rememberAdam Berg’s Dark Knight-Inspired Short Film Carouselwhich offered an exploration into one single frozen moment of time in a robbery gone wrong in one Hard Boiled-inspired continuous tracking shot. The Philips-funded short won the Film Grand Prix Winner: at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Well Philips is hoping to recreate that magic, and this time has commissioned five filmmakers fromRidley Scott Associatesto create a series of groundbreaking short films in a genre of their choice....

Terry Gilliam’s Next Movie Is Wild Existential Sci-Fi ‘The Zero Theorem,’ Starring Christoph Waltz It might have been as fat back as 2009 when we last heard aboutThe Zero Theorem, a sort of sci-fi exploration into the existence, or lack thereof, of meaning in life. Written byPat Rushin, the script was once in development byTerry Gilliam, but itseemed like he had scrapped itquite a while ago. Just because Gilliam pushes pause on something doesn’t mean it is gone, however, and nowThe Zero Theoremis back, and withChristoph Waltz(Inglourious Basterds,Django Unchained) replacing the once-attached Billy Bob Thornton as the man set to play Qohen Leth, “an eccentric and reclusive computer genius....

This Week In Trailers: Lost & Found, White Chamber, Losers, Ray & Liz, Roll Red Roll Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we learn to deal with losing, see the first post-apocalyptic result of what Brexit is going to do the United Kingdom, examine the toxicity of social media, get to know a family on the fringe, and hit up the lost and found....

Tick, Tick… BOOM! Review: Lin-Manuel Miranda Turns An Artist’s Lament Into A Joyous Love Letter You might not know his name, but you’ve heard his music. Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” shaped the modern Broadway scene, popularizing the rock musical and becoming one of the longest-running shows on Broadway — something that Larson never got to see, having died at the young age of 35 on the day of the show’s first Off-Broadway preview performance....

Tomorrowland Secrets Revealed: Let’s Over Analyze The New Trailer Yesterday afternoon, Walt Disney Pictures released the first full trailer forBrad Bird’sTomorrowland.you may watch that trailer here, in case you haven’t seen it already. And for those of you who really want to take in all of the visuals revealed in the newTomorowlandtrailer, we have compiled a batch of high resolution images from the film to let you take in all the goodness one shot at a time, complete with an image by image analysis by me....

Veteran Prop Master Turned Down Rust Job, Saying ‘There Were Massive Red Flags’ “Red flags” doesn’t even begin to cover it. Neal W. Zoromski, a veteran prop master who has worked on films like “The Day After Tomorrow” and “Thank You For Smoking,” spoke with The Los Angeles Times about why he turned down a job on the film “Rust,” and the interview is full of chilling quotes and background information as Zoromski describes a crew that was rushing to get things done at the cost of safety....

VOTD: Why Michael Bay Needs To Blow Sh!t Up With IMAX 3D Cameras Vs. Post-Conversion Last week brought CinemaCon to Las Vegas where studios unfurled some of their most exciting projects to movie theater exhibitors, so they know what to expect from the blockbuster offerings coming to theaters over the next couple years. Tons of new trailers were screened that haven’t been released yet, and there were even showings of both Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No TalesandThe Fate of the Furious....

Warner Brothers Buys Female Franchise Starter ‘The Athena Project’ By Brad Thor We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Mrs. Mia Wallace might have a new role to audition for. ThePulp Fictioncharacter famously starred in a fictional pilot calledFox Force Fiveand it seems that idea of an elite, all-female task force is making its way to the big screen. Warner Brothers is “making a preemptive deal” to purchase a yet-to-be released book calledThe Athena ProjectbyBrad Thorfeaturing a specially trained female counter terrorism team that must solve the mystery behind a terrorist attack in Rome that kills 23 Americans....