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VOTD: Advanced Robots React To The ‘Morgan’ Trailer Next weekend bringsMorganto theaters, a sci-fi thriller produced byRidley Scottabout a rapidly evolving, synthetically created person who has decided she’s done with being kept locked up like some kind of science experiment. Even though the movie is more about tampering with genetics rather than artificial intelligence, someone at 20th Century Fox thought it would be cool to see how two of the most advanced robots in existence today would react to the teaser trailer forMorgan....

WTF: Footage From Sean Connery’s ‘Sir Billi’ Sir Sean Conneryhas been absent from movie screens since 2003’sThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Retiring on a high note can be difficult, butLXGis a more ignominious way to end a notable career than anyone would have predicted. So, to ensure that comic book misfire isn’t the end point of his illustrious movie career, Connery is now part of something that lookseven worse: an animated adventure calledSir Billi....

‘A-Team’ Helmer Joe Carnahan To Write And Direct ‘Umbra’ I can’t help but feel a certain sympathy forJoe Carnahan. After coming out of the gate early with the very goodNarc, he struggled to make appropriate follow-ups likeKilling Pabloin between stumbling withSmokin' AcesandThe A-Team. Mr. Carnahan isworkingnow onThe Grey, with Liam Neeson, but he’s also just signed to rewrite and direct a thriller calledUmbra. Deadlinesays that Joe Carnahan will rewriteSteven Karczynski’s original draft....

‘Dunkirk’ Easter Egg: Where To Find Michael Caine In Christopher Nolan’s War Film Ever since he played Bruce Wayne’s wry butler Alfred Pennyworth in 2005’sBatman Begins,Michael Cainehas been a good luck charm for directorChristopher Nolan. The Oscar-winning actor has appeared in every feature Nolan has directed in the past decade, includingDunkirk, the filmmaker’s World War II film that’s currently in theaters. Find out about the Michael Caine Dunkirk cameo below....

‘Extra Ordinary’ Star Will Forte On His Favorite ‘SNL’ Sketches, His Terrible Irish Accent, And The Status Of The ‘MacGruber’ TV Series [Interview] Comedy iconWill Fortereceived his first few breaks in Hollywood as a writer more than 20 years ago. The scribe soon discovered that he was equally adept as an actor, becoming an instant star in the public eye onSaturday Night Live(SNL), to which he graduated from the legendary Groundlings Theatre & School in Los Angeles....

‘Firefly’ And ‘Homeland’ Star Morena Baccarin Joins ‘Gotham’ In Crucial Role Bruce Wayne will soon join Mal Reynolds and Nicholas Brody as pop culture characters who loveMorena Baccarin. The actress, who starred in Joss Whedon’sFireflyand Showtime’sHomeland, is now joining the hit showGotham. She’ll play Dr. Leslie Thompkins, a physician who was close friends with Bruce Wayne’s parents and is currently employed at Arkham Asylum. The part will start off as a recurring role with the aim to become a series regular in season 2....

‘Ghostbusters’ Reboot VFX Reel Shows How Some Practical Tools Helped Create The Ghosts The reboot ofGhostbsutersarrived this summer and stirred up plenty of buzz,both goodandbad. It doesn’t sound like the movie performed well enough at the box office to warrant a sequel to get made, despite Sony’s confidence immediately after the film opened, but we’ll see how things play out after it hits home video. However, regardless of how you feel about the franchise reboot, I think that even some of those who didn’t like the movie would commend theGhostbustersvisual effects, especially in the spectre department....

‘Halloween’ Clips Urge Laurie Strode To Confront Her Demons The newHalloweenis almost here! But if your anticipation is through the roof, and you impatiently want to see evenmorefootage, theseHalloweenclips might hold you over. I don’t want to tell you tonotwatch something, and as far as spoilers go, these two clips are very light. But if you want to go into the latestHalloweenmovie fresh, knowing as little as possible, perhaps you should steer clear and wait it out....

‘I’m Your Woman’ Star Rachel Brosnahan On Being Inspired By Michael Mann And Preparing To Film ‘The Marvelous Ms. Maisel’ Under Pandemic Restrictions [Interview] Rachel Brosnahanmay be best known for starring as the title character inThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,but her latest project shows a very different side of the versatile actress. Brosnahan stars inI’m Your Woman, a new thriller directed and co-written by Julia Hart that offers a unique take on a familiar cinematic template: what happens to the female characters in a gritty crime drama after they typically disappear from a male-driven plot?...

‘Mission: Impossible 6’ Gets Summer 2018 Release Date, Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’ Arrives In 2017 TheMission: Impossiblefranchise will return in 2018 to try and killTom Cruiseyet again. Paramount has just set a release date for the sixth installment of their action blockbuster franchise, which is being directed by returningRogue NationhelmerChris McQuarrie. More details, plus a new date forAlexander Payne’sDownsizing, below. VarietyreportsMission: Impossible 6will drop into theaters onJuly 27, 2018— the same slot thatMission: Impossible – Rogue Nationoccupied in 2015....

‘Ocean’s 8’ Director Gary Ross Talks Missing Cameos, But There’s Only One We’re Curious About Ocean’s 8hit theaters this weekend and theSandra Bullock-starring spin-off from theOcean’s 11series debuted at the top of the box office with $41.5 million. That’s enough to give it the biggest opening in the entire heist franchise. It should come as no surprise that a movie featuring some of the biggest actresses working today did so well at the box office....

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Producers On New Characters, Familiar Planets, And Setting A Show During The Rise Of The Empire [Interview] With the end ofStar Wars: The Clone Warslast year, many fans thought we’d reached the end of storytelling for the clone characters and everyone else we met in that series. With the announcement ofStar Wars:The Bad Batch,that idea got turned on its head. The show, premiering tomorrow, takes place as a direct sequel to theThe Clone Warsand follows a group of elite clones as they watch the galaxy in its transition from Republic to its first Galactic Empire....

‘The 100’ Prequel Series Pilot Ordered By The CW Talk about starting off with a bang:The 100is getting a prequel series, set right after a nuclear apocalypse kills off most of the human population. The CW series has been running for 6 seasons now, and a backdoor pilot for aThe100prequel has just been ordered ahead of the seventh and final season. A potential100prequel has been a possibility for a few years, but now that the end is truly near for the main series, The CW seems ready to move ahead....