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Katniss’s Sister Prim Cast In ‘The Hunger Games’ Fans ofThe Hunger Gamesare going to be excited for this piece of casting. DirectorGary Rosshas cast an unknown actress namedWillow Shieldsto play Primrose Everdeen, otherwise known as Prim, the sister of Katniss Everdeen, played byJennifer Lawrence. Without spoiling too much, it’s Katniss’s love of Prim that becomes a catalyst for her to go intoThe Hunger Games. Read more after the break. Deadline first brokethe news of this casting, the latest in an ongoing explosion of actors joining the upcoming adaptation of the Suzanne Collins novel about a televised battle to the death....

LOL: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Inspires Chrome Spray Glory On Amazon And Doof Warrior Sheet Music We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Another day has come, and even more craziness has surfaced on the internet in honor ofMad Max: Fury Road. We’ve already seensome custom LEGO vehiclesinspired byGeorge Miller’s non-stop desert chase, not to mention amash-up with Mario Kart,and an even stranger but perfectmash-up withThe Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt....

Mark Hamill Says He’ll Likely Appear In ‘Star Wars Episode VII,’ But Nothing Is Signed Yet Just like the rest of us, original Luke SkywalkerMark Hamill, is trying to find out aboutStar Wars Episode VII. He just can’t get a meeting. In a new interview, Hamill said he had meetings planned with both producerKathleen Kennedyand screenwriterMichael Ardnt, but both were forced to cancel. His understanding, though, is that they want him (andCarrie Fisher, andHarrison Ford, and maybe other actors) to appear in theJ....

Megamind Teaser Trailer: Oh, Dreamworks. The DreamWorks Animation filmMegamindhas gone through few changes: last fallRobert Downey, Jr.dropped out as the lead of the voice cast, and was replaced byWill Ferrell. Then the film got a new title when the originalOoberMindwas changed to the currentMegamind.When Peter reported that changehe said the film was sounding “more and more DreamWorks-like,” which isn’t such a good thing. Now there is a teaser, and I have to agree....

Movie Theaters In New York City And Los Angeles Close Due To Coronavirus Concerns The lights are going out in the movie theaters of two of the biggest cities in the country. New York and Los Angeles movie theaters are closing in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It will be the first time in history that movie theaters have shuttered en masse over an issue that is not weather-related. Varietyreports that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have ordered movie theaters in their respective cities to close due to coronavirus concerns....

Netflix Orders Two ‘Far Cry’ Anime Series, Including ‘Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix’ We’re getting not one, but twoFar Cryanime series from Netflix. The streamer is teaming up once again with Ubisoft Film & Television – with whom it’s currently developing aSplinter Cellanime and anAssassin’s Creedlive-action series – for two new adult anime series based on theFar Cryvideo game franchise. Varietyreports that Netflix as ordered aFar Cryanime series and aCaptain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remixanime series, both based on games within theFar Cryfirst-person shooter franchise....

Photo: George Lucas Visits The Set Of ‘The Mandalorian’ On Jon Favreau’s Birthday George Lucasdecided to stop byThe Mandalorianset and bring the show’s producer and writer,Jon Favreau, some semi-expensive wine for his birthday, because he’s a mensch. The result: a newMandalorianset photo, which reveals a cantina where one can relax and drink George Lucas-approved wine. See the image below. A post shared by Jon Favreau (@jonfavreau) George Lucas may not have much to do withStar Warsanymore, but he’s always willing to pop in and offer some words of encouragement....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Force Awakens’ Records, Speculation, Plus New Rumors And Spoilers TheStar Warsworld is still buzzing about theForce Awakenstrailer, and there are lots of tidbits about it below along with some massive potential spoilers. Below, read about the following. With all the hype and speculation, this isn’t a big surprise, but it seems theStar Wars: The Force Awakenstrailer is on its way to being the most viewed trailer in the history of the internet....

Star Wars Live-Action TV Series Plot Details Revealed, On Hold For Another 3-4 Years It’s been six years sinceGeorge Lucasfirst announced that he was developing a live-action Star Wars television series, and it seems we’re going to be waiting a little longer yet. In an interview, producerRick McCallumrevealed that he and Lucas would be putting the show on hold for another three to four years — but that when shooting does begin, it will be shot largely in the Czech Republic, possibly in Prague....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool, Guardians Of The Galaxy, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, The Dark Knight Trilogy Want to see over 100 new behind the scenes images fromChristopher Nolan’sDark Knight Trilogy? When isGuardians of the Galaxycoming to Blu-ray? Which awesome accessories come with theDeadpoolSixth Scale figure? How many copies of theGuardianssoundtrack have sold? What isQuicksilverup to in some new viral videos forX-Men: Days of Future Past? Where willRocket RaccoonandGrootbe all during November?...

That ‘Gambit’ Movie Is Still Happening, Producer Assures Weary Nation With the manyX-Menmovies currently lurking on the horizon, it’s easy to forget that aGambitmovie starringChanning Tatumis still in development, stopping and starting like an ancient jalopy puttering down an unpaved road. But fret not, concerned nation! Nay…fret not, concerned world! ThatGambitmovie is still happening. Apparently. Or so we’re told. It may even begin filming next year. Maybe. Probably! LRMspoke with producerSimon Kinberg(who may or may not be directingX-Men: Supernova), who explained that Channing Tatum is still on board to play the mutant superhero with the cajun accent who can charge objects with explosive energy....

The 2022 Oscar Nominations Are Here It’s that time of the year, folks: the Oscar nominations have arrived. The nominees for the 94th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning, offering a look at the best films released in the past year. Or rather, what the voting body of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences think are the best films released in the past year. You know what they say about the wisdom of crowds!...

The Best Movies With Ancient Greek Titles You Probably Haven’t Seen Draw a Venn diagram of film that has both mass appeal and is of interest to movie website editors and, dead center, you’ll havePrometheus. Never in my sixty-eight years of writing professionally online have I banged out so much copy about one title. There is absolutely nothing left to scrutinize – that is, until, the general public sees it and starts floating their own interpretations....