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How Drew Goddard Made Exposition Go Down Smoothly In ‘The Martian’ The MartianrepresentsSir Ridley Scott’sgrand returnto science-fiction and what a return. Unfortunately, the director behindBlade RunnerandAlienwasnot nominatedfor Best Director at the Academy Awards. But that’s no matter, as his inspiring, exciting, and funny “comedy” (as the Golden Globes called it) will stand the test of time.Drew Goddard’s (The Cabin in the Woods) script features some of the best material the director has worked with in years and while the screenwriter did a tremendous job adaptingAndy Weir’s novel, but it wasn’t always easy for the screenwriter....

How Thor’s Part In ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Was Almost Different Avengers: Endgamepulls the characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a variety of interesting directions. Not only does it challenge them in ways they’ve never been tested before, but it enhances the origins of Earth’s mightiest heroes. And when you have such a wide breadth of characters and an endless array of directions to take them, there are a lot of changes in the writing process where certain ideas get scrapped or changed as they go along....

James Gunn’s ‘Peacemaker’ Adds Alison Araya, Lenny Jacobson To Cast In Recurring Roles Peacemakerhas added two more actors to its growing ensemble.Alison ArayaandLenny Jacobsonare the latest to join thePeacemakercast as new characters in the HBO Max spin-off series of writer/directorJames Gunn’s upcoming movieThe Suicide Squad.Varietybroke the news that Alison Araya and Lenny Jacobson have been tapped for recurring roles in the upcomingPeacemakerseries at HBO Max. Araya and Jacobson will play the married couple Amber and Evan, respectively....

Karl Urban Confirms Talks For A Judge Dredd TV Show IfDreddwas the only time we got to seeKarl Urbanas the titular character, that’d be a shame. From the very start of the action movie, he was Judge Dredd. While some actors might’ve looked ridiculous in that suit and helmet, not for a second did Urban. He had a huge presence that helped make the contained action movie a little grander. A sequel to the film isn’t going to happen, butJudge Dredd: Mega-City Oneisin the works....

Kevin Smith Reveals ‘Bluntman V Chronic’ Poster From ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ San Diego Comic-Con is nearly upon us, andKevin Smithis preparing to debut the first trailer and a sneak peek from his forthcoming movieJay and Silent Bob Reboot. The movie treads the same territory asJay and Silent Bob Strike Backwith the titular stoners setting out to stop a reboot of the fictional movieBluntman and Chronic. However, this time instead of being a goofy adaptation of the comic book that’s full of dick and fart jokes, Hollywood decided to take the tokin' duo in a different direction....

Kit Harington Is Goofy And Beardless In A Decent ‘Saturday Night Live’ Everyone is so used toKit Haringtonas Jon Snow that it was a little jarring to see him without a beard when he made his hosting debut onSaturday Night Live. But even more startling was his normal voice, which is surprisingly different from the way he speaks as Jon Snow. It was almost distracting, but then Kit Harington made you forget about it by doing some goofy characters....

Martin Freeman And Eddie Marsan Join Edgar Wright’s ‘The World’s End’ InEdgar WrightandSimon Pegg’s upcoming filmThe World’s End, five friendsattempt to relive a bar crawlthey did 20 years prior. We know that Pegg andNick Frostwill be two of the friends, completing theCornetto TrilogywithShaun of the DeadandHot Fuzz, and recentlyPaddy Considinewas revealed as the third. Wrighthas been shootingfor a few weeks now, yet the identities of the final two friends remained a mystery....

Mini-Reviews Of The Exciting Heist Thriller ‘Headhunters’ And Blind Jiu-Jitsu Mystery ‘Aardvark’ [Fantastic Fest 2011] Two guys who use their heads for very different things are the stars ofHeadhuntersandAardvark, another pair of films playing at Fantastic Fest 2011.Headhuntersis about a job recruiter who also steals art on the side. He is forced to use all his wit and skill to compete against his latest mark, played by the man best known as Jaime Lannister inGame of Thrones,Nikolaj Coster-Waldau....

New ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Sneak Peek Video May Show A Little Too Much We’ve already seen plenty fromThor: Ragnarokthanks to the trailers released by Marvel Studios, not to mention the featuretteintroducing The Revengers, a TV spothighlighting the strongest Avenger, and a clip giving us ataste of The Grandmaster. But now that the movie is under a week away from hitting theaters in the United States, we’re getting to the point that too much footage is being shown, and more arrives everyday....

New York Comic-Con 2021 Will Require Proof Of Vaccination And A Negative COVID-19 Test New York Comic-Con is back, baby, and they’re doing everything they can to keep attendees safe and healthy. Aftercanceling in-person eventsfor 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the titanic pop culture event returnsOctober 7, 2021. Depending on your age, attendance will either require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test. The convention is also requiring masks for all attendees....

Oscars Release List Of 25 Films Competing For Animated Feature: Here Are The Ones That Will Probably Make The Cut The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has officially announced the 25 animated films qualified to compete in this year’sOscarrace. The competing films for the Oscars 2019 animated feature category include Pixar’s superhero sequelIncredibles 2,Disney’s irreverent comedyRalph Breaks the Internet, Sony’s eye-poppingSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Wes Anderson’s quirkyIsle of Dogs....

Robin Hood - What Did You Think? Please Note: This post will be sticky’d to the top of the site for the remainder of the weekend. Ridley Scott’sRobin Hoodis out in theaters everywhere today, but regardless of whether or not the film is any good, it will probably get steamrolled at the box office this weekend byIron Man 2and next weekend by the lastShrekfilm,adding to a string of financial disappointments for Universal (a list which includesWolfmanandGreen Zone)....

Rumor: Ben Affleck’s Batman Movie Will Feature A Ton Of Iconic Villains The DC Comics film universe seems to be pretty shaky right now, withThe Flashdirector Seth Grahame-Smith departingandAquamandirector James Wanrumored to potentially leave as well. This all seems to stem from Warner Bros. becoming more hands-on with the DC Comics films afterBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicedidn’t live up to their expectations on a number of levels. But the one DC Comics movie that seems like a sure thing for the studio isBen Affleck’s soloBatmanmovie....