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Toby Kebbell Rounds Out Cast Of ‘A Monster Calls’ Movie Adaptation A Monster Calls, the children’s fantasy novel byPatrick Ness, have paved the way to theA Monster Callsmovie, and the cast is shaping up to be excellent. This week has seen a parade of new names attached to the film, and the latest isToby Kebbell. You didn’t even see Kebbel,per se, in his most recent film, when he was spectacular as the antagonist Koba inDawn of the Planet of the Apes....

Trivia: How Terrence Malick Gave ‘Good Will Hunting’ Its Ending And More Not only hasTerrence Malickmake a few damn good movies, he can makea damn good trailerand if you have dinner with him, he might give you a damn good ending to your movie. In an recent interview,Matt Damontold a story of how he and eventual Oscar-winning writing partnerBen Affleckrequested a dinner with Malick when they were working on the script forGood Will Hunting....

VOTD: ‘Toy Story 3 IRL’ Remakes The Entire Pixar Movie With Stop-Motion Animation And Live-Action You might remember that last summerwe featured a trailerfor a passion project calledToy Story 3 IRL. Two brothers,Morgan & Mason McGrew, have been working on a remake of the Pixar Animation movie for eight years, meticulously recreating scene-after-scene using both live-action and stop-motion animation with action figures, all shot on iPhones. The result is some truly astounding work to say the least, even if it’s very basic stop-motion animation, and it only gets more impressive as it continues....

Why Ben Whishaw Replaced Colin Firth As Paddington We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One of the most beloved series of family movies to be released in the last decade comes in the form of “Paddington.” The trilogy of films, which follows the delightful adventures of the titular marmalade-loving spectacled bear created by author Michael Bond, has enchanted audiences with its effortless charm and irresistible heart. Much of that can be attributed to the titular bear himself, voiced by Emmy-winner Ben Whishaw....

‘Black Mirror’ Season 4 Trailer: ‘U.S.S. Callister’ Boldly Goes Where ‘Black Mirror Has Never Gone Before We see what you did there, Netflix.Byreleasingindividualtrailersfor each ofBlack Mirrorseason 4’s six episodes, you managed to get us to write about your show six times instead of once. In the words of a doomed dinosaur wrangler learning he’s met his match: clever girl. Anyway, the finalBlack Mirrorseason 4 trailer shows off an episode titled “U....

‘Captain America 3’ Writer Christopher Markus Wants MODOK In A Marvel Movie Understandably,Captain America 3scribeChristopher Markushasn’t been very forthcoming about the overall plot of the new film. But he has been happy to discuss a certain baddie he really wants to introduce to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Even if he willingly admits it’s not likely to happen. Asked aboutCaptain Americacharacters he hoped to use, Markus singled out MODOK — as he has been doing for the last three years....

‘Cobra Kai’ Star Mary Mouser Trained Miyagi-Style For Season 2 [Interview] The new generation of teen characters onCobra Kaiinformed a lot of what theKarate Kidcharacters have become. Johnny Lawrence wanted to train bullied kids like Miguel, Eli and Aisha. Daniel LaRusso has been training Johnny’s estranged son Robbie (Tanner Buchanan) while his own daughter Samantha, played byMary Mouser, finally decided to pick up Karate at the end of season one.Season two ofCobra Kaihas as much drama with the younger cast as it does with theKarate Kidveterans....

‘Dumbo’ Featurette: Can Tim Burton Make The Circus Magical Again? The next live-action adaptation of one of Disney’s classic animated movies isDumbo. DirectorTim Burtonis at the helm of the story of a little elephant who can fly, and you couldn’t ask for a better director to tackle a movie that’s set entirely in a traveling circus. But can he make this once thriving entertainment venue magical again after the bad reputation it’s earned over the years?...

‘Fantastic Four’ Moved From March To June 2015; Plus New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ ‘Secret Service’ And ‘Susan Cooper’ Dates 20th Century Fox shuffled their 2015 deck today, moving major movies from the winter to spring, spring to summer and everything in between. Here’s the rundown. Read some analysis below. Exhibitor Relationstweetedall these changes. Starting withFantastic Four, the move to summer isn’t that surprising. What’s surprising is the movie wasn’t pushed even further....

‘It Chapter Two’ Footage Scares Up More Creepy Pennywise, Homages To A Horror Classic, And Scene-Stealing Bill Hader [Comic-Con 2019] Pennywise the dancing clown is back in a few months withIt Chapter Two…and we can’t wait to make his demented acquaintance again. The mood in the Spreckels Theatre in San Diego was heightened before moderator Conan O’Brien took the stage, but it approached something resembling a rock concert when the brand new trailer for Warner Bros....

‘Jack Ryan’ Trailer: John Krasinski Is Ready For Action John Krasinskimay have recently earned the distinction as a hot new director, but he hasn’t given up his day job. Krasinski stars inJack Ryan, a new Amazon series adapted from theTom Clancybooks your grandpa used to read in his big, comfy arm chair. But this ain’t your grandpa’s Jack Ryan. This is an action-packed, ass-kicking adventure. Watch the latestJack Ryantrailer below....

‘Kick-Ass 2’ Red-Band International Trailer: Little New Footage, Better Effects There’s a new red-band trailer forJeff Wadlow’sKick-Ass 2, and while the edit features only a shred of new footage, it does feature some better digital compositing and probably closer-to-final contrast tweaks and color grading to help elements co-exist. Notably, the bit towards the end with Hit Girl riding atop a cargo van now looks much better; see a screenshot below for a comparison....

‘Last Night’ Trailer One smaller film I’ve been looking forward to isMassy Tadjedin’sLast Night, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall. The movie centers around married coupleKeira KnightleyandSam Worthington, who each find themselves tempted to stray on one fateful night. Worthington’s character goes on a business trip with sexy coworkerEva Mendes, while Knightley runs into old flameGuillame Canet(star ofLove Me if you Dare, director ofTell No One, baby daddy of Marion Cotillard)....