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‘The Amazing Adventures Of Spider-Man’ Ride To Relaunch March 8 Before Disney bought Marvel, the main place to find superheros like Hulk and Spider-Man in a theme park wasIsland of AdventureatUniversal Studios Orlando. Doctor Doom’s Freefall, the Incredible Hulk Coaster andThe Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man3D Experience were among the most popular rides at the park. However, advances in digital projection and 3D technology had left the latter looking dated in recent years and last year it was announced the ride would get a substantial upgrade....

‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ Trailer: In Which Emily Blunt Rides A Polar Bear The most important thing to understand about the newThe Huntsman: Winter’s Wartrailer is that there are at least two shots whereEmily Blunt, playing a literal ice queen named Freya, rides a polar bear. Now, I’m not sure what you value in life, but Emily Blunt as an ice-blasting sorceress sitting astride a polar is the kind of thing that can get us through a dark and lonely day....

‘The Sparks Brothers’ Clip Gives You A Look At Edgar Wright’s New Music Documentary Edgar Wright’s return to narrative features,Last Night in Soho, is set to arrive later this year. But that’s not the only thing theBaby Driverfilmmaker has up his sleeve. He also hasThe Sparks Brothers, a documentary about the pop-rock band Sparks. Wright’s doc has a cavalcade of famous faces turning up to sing the band’s praises, and in a snappy, fast-paced clip you can watch below, Wright’s interview subjects can’t stop talking about how unique Sparks were when they burst onto the scene in the late 1970s....

‘Two-Lane Blacktop’ Director Monte Hellman Dies At Age 91 Monte Hellman, the filmmaker behind movies likeTwo-Lane Blacktop,The Shooting, andCockfighter, has died. He suffered a fall in his home on April 19, and died the next day. He was 93 years old.Varietybrought word of Hellman’s death, and the outlet described the filmmaker as a “maverick” and a “cult” director. He was a beloved figure in many cinephile circles, who praised his rough-and-tumble style which kicked off in the late 1950s as he worked under the tutelage of prolific genre producer Roger Corman....

‘Upload’ Trailer: ‘The Office’ Creator Greg Daniels Heads To Amazon With A Sci-Fi Comedy About The Digital Afterlife Earlier this year,Parks and Recreationco-creator Mike Schur wrapped up the final season ofThe Good Place, his brilliant series about what happens to a group of people after they die. Now the other co-creator ofParks and Rec,Greg Daniels, is premiering his own show about the afterlife – but this one has a technological twist....

Casting Bits: Elijah Wood In ‘Celese And Jesse Forever;’ Colin Hanks In ‘My Mother’s Curse;’ Paul Schneider In ‘Baby Makers’ Wereportedon the last round of casting forCeleste and Jesse Foreverjust the other day, whenEmma Roberts,Ari GraynorandChris Messinajoined the cast of the film that followsRashida Jones(who co-wrote) andAndy Sambergas a couple who tries to maintain their friendship while still living in the same house during their divorce. NowElijah Woodhas signed on as well;THRsays he’ll be “Celeste’s business partner, a metrosexual who tries to be her ‘saucy gay friend....

Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Posthumous Directing Debut Will Play At This Year’s Berlin Film Festival Jóhann Jóhannsondied in 2018, but as one of the most celebrated composers in Hollywood, he left behind a legacy and a body of work that included scores forPrisoners,The Theory of Everything,Sicario,Arrival,Mandy,Mary Magdalene, and more. Now there’s one more element being added to that legacy: Jóhansson’s feature directorial debut,Last and First Men. While no wide release date has been announced yet, the movie will play at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, giving fans one last chance to see a new work from the talented artist and to hear his final score, as well....

Cool Stuff: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Print By Gabz Get A Shiny New Foil Variant Back in 2017, Grey Matter Art teamed up with graphic designer and illustratorGrzegorz Domaradzki, better known asGabz, on the Marvel Studios hitGuardians of the Galaxy. It’s a coveted piece of work on the secondary pop culture art market, and now fans will have a chance to own it again, this time with a little shiny foil enhancement to really make it pop on your wall....

Cool Stuff: ‘Ratatouille’ LEGO Creation Needs Your Help To Become An Official Set Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of Pixar’s deliciousRatatouille, and one fan wants to get a head start on celebrating by getting a customLEGOset for the Pixar Animation movie to become official. LEGO Ideas userCarliertihas created a LEGO version of the Bistrot chez Remy, the French restaurant from the end of Ratatouille that gives the brilliant little rodent chef the perfect outlet for his wonderful culinary skills....

Cool Stuff: ‘Rick And Morty’ Wants To Refresh You With Pickle Rick Miracle Seltzer It’s been over three years sinceRick and Mortyintroduced us to Pickle Rick, the little brined version of the brilliant but demented Rick Sanchez. After turning himself into a pickle in an attempt to avoid going to family therapy, Pickle Rick became a pop culture sensation, and now there are t-shirts, action figures, plushes, and even Pringles inspired by the pickled scientist....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988 Will Release A New ‘Preacher’ Poster After Each New Episode Last night,Seth Rogen,Evan Goldberg, and showrunnerSam Catlinpulled off what was once considered impossible to some filmmakers:they successfully adaptedGarth EnnisandSteve Dillon’sPreacher. Rogen, Goldberg, and Catlin ground the often wacky and wild story without excluding Ennis' dark sense of humor or the spirit of the characters. The pilot retains some of the series' key elements while also taking the story in a slightly different–and arguably more somber–direction....

Exclusive ‘Pet Sematary’ Clip Unleashes Night Terrors; Plus: Win The Film On 4K Blu-Ray The newPet Sematarycrawls from the gave and onto Blu-ray today, and we’ve got an exclusive clip to mark the occasion. Part of a featurette entitled Night Terrors, the clip features footage never before seen, focused onAmy Seimetz’s character Rachel. Plus: learn how you can win the movie on 4K Blu-ray. Watch the exclusivePet Semataryclip below. Pet Sematary Clip ThePet SemataryBlu-ray features a wealth of bonus features, including “Night Terrors – Family Haunting Visions....

Exclusive: Damon Lindelof Explains The Unglamorous Truth Behind ‘Prometheus 2’ Rumors The end ofRidley Scott’sPrometheusis just the beginning of a new story. As Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) flies up into space it’s obvious that the prequel (of sorts) toAlienhas more ground to cover. Some of the film’s questions were answered by the time the credits rolled, but many were not. The unresolved story points became a topic in criticisms levied at the film....