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The Quarantine Stream: ‘Real Steel’ Is ‘Rocky’ Meets ‘The Iron Giant’ With A Big Beating Amblin Heart (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Real SteelWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: In the not-so-distant future, boxing has gone high-tech. 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots have taken over the ring, and washed up boxer Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman) can’t stop his streak of bad luck losing fights with robots that he doesn’t know how to handle....

The Unusual Path Bill Hader Took To The South Park Writers Room (And What He Learned There) After he left “Saturday Night Live” and before he starred in his successful HBO show “Barry,” Bill Hader found work as a full-time writer on “South Park,” joining the show full-time in 2013. This wasn’t his first time working on the show, however.The comedian originally met"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone at a party in Los Angeles while he was filming “Forgetting Sarah Marshall....

Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Will Host The Next Two Golden Globes The bad news is,Tina FeyandAmy Poehlerdefinitely won’t host the Oscars anytime soon. The good news is, that’s because they’ll be tied up hosting the Golden Globes for the next two years. NBC and Dick Clark Productions have set the comedy duo for the 2014 and 2015 ceremonies, after their first outing at the 2013 ceremony drew a ratings bump and a glowing critical reception....

Watch The Original Improvised Auditions For ‘Paranormal Activity’ Although the firstParanormal Activityfilm didn’t open in wide release until 2009, it held its first festival screenings in 2007. The means one of the more divisive modern horror franchises is about to celebrate its tenth birthday. Aw. Happy birthday,Paranormal Activity. Perhaps that’s whyOren Peli, the director of the first film and a producer on all of the sequels, has postedKatie FeatherstonandMicah Sloat’s original auditions on YouTube....

Which Marvel Hero Will Star Alongside Spidey In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming 2’? If you’ve even remotely been paying attention, it’s impossible to miss the fact thatRobert Downey Jr.‘sIron Man has a big role in Sony’s upcomingSpider-Man: Homecoming. He’s been a central part of all of the marketing, and it’s clear that the studio – who was disappointed with the financial performance ofThe Amazing Spider-Manmovies – isn’t taking any chances with this entry and is hoping Downey’s star power will draw in regular audiences....

‘Benjamin Button’ Scribe Eric Roth To Rewrite ‘Cleopatra,’ Possibly For David Fincher Eventually, audiences will see a new film about Cleopatra, it’s just a question of when.Angelina Joliehas been attachedto play the famous Pharaoh and filmmakers likeJames CameronandPaul Greengrasshave been attached to make a film based onStacy Schiff’s biographyCleopatra: A Life. Thelatest name attachedisDavid FincherandVarietynow reports one of Fincher’s ace collaborators, writerEric Roth, has been called in to rewrite a first draft byBrian Helgeland....

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 Gag Reel Reminds You That This Is One Of The Best Shows On Television If you’ve been watching AMC’sBetter Call Saul, a new gag reel has arrived online to remind you that the second season of the acclaimedBreaking Badspin-off is now on Blu-ray and DVD. If you haven’t been watchingBetter Call Saul, use this space to realize that you’ve been missing out on one of the best shows on television and a more-than-worthy heir to theBreaking Badcrown....

‘Bond 25’ Behind-The-Scenes Video Has Daniel Craig Back In Action We may not have a title forBond 25yet, but that doesn’t mean we can’t spy some behind-the-scenes footage of the cast and crew in action. The official Bond site just dropped a minute-longBond 25behind-the-scenes video, showcasing directorCary Fukunaga, starDaniel Craig, and more, on set in Jamaica. It’s all cut to a somewhat…odd song choice. But no matter! This is our firstBond 25footage, and we’ll take it....

‘Brightburn’ Clip: A Burgeoning Supervillain Discovers One Of His Powers What if there was something a little bitoffabout Superman when he was a kid? What if a boy with such immense power let his worst impulses control him and he made the turn into a full-blown supervillain? That’s the premise ofBrightburn, and Sony Pictures has released a new clip from the movie featuring a key moment when the troubled kid at the story’s center (Jackson A....

‘Channel Zero’, The Best Horror Show On TV, Will Stream Exclusively On Shudder Channel Zero, the very best horror series on TV right now that you’reprobably not watching, has found a new streaming home.Shudder, the must-have streaming service for horror fans, will exclusive stream the series starting next month. For three seasons now, Syfy’sChannel Zerohas delivered the scary goods, but many audiences haven’t quite caught on yet. While the inferiorAmerican Horror Storycontinues to garner attention,Channel Zerolingers somewhere in the background, waiting for horror fans to discover it....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Easter Eggs That Were Cut From The Film Revealed By James Gunn James Gunnis fond of adding Easter Eggs to hisGuardians of the Galaxyfilms. In fact, there’s still oneEaster Eggfrom the firstGuardiansthat Gunn claims audiences haven’t picked up on yet. Thankfully,he’s being a bit more helpfulregardingGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Easter Eggs and, in a new Facebook post, he reveals a slew of photos revealing references that were unfortunately cut from the final film....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Effects Team Explains Plans To Create Alien Heroes Rocket Raccoon And Groot There is a laundry list of huge questions fans have in regards toJames Gunn’s upcoming Marvel movie,Guardians of the Galaxy. The space-based film goes into production this summer andChris Prattwasjust cast in the lead role. But how are the cosmic heroes of the story – some of whom are far from human – going to blend in withThe Avengers?...

‘Hobbs & Shaw’ Poster: Dwayne Johnson And Jason Statham Make For An Unlikely Duo When the blockbuster season rolls around, we won’t be getting a full-fledgedFast and Furiousmovie with the whole crew. Instead, we’ll seeFast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw, a musical spectacular featuring two cars struggling to get by in the big city. All right, that would be amazing. But in reality,Hobbs and Shawis the firstFast and Furiousspin-off film....