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See Ewan McGregor As Jesus In Sundance Film ‘Last Days In The Desert’ Ladies and gentleman, may we present to you the first confirmed photo of Jesus. He’s played byEwan McGregorand you can see him in Park City, Utah next month. One of the standout films on the recent list ofnarrative Premieresat the 2015 Sundance Film Festival wasLast Days in the Desert,Rodrigo Garcia’s film that dramatizes Jesus’s 40 days spent fasting in the desert....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bad Boys 3,’ ‘Jurassic World 2,’ ‘Goosebumps 2,’ ‘Ocean’s Eight’ In this edition of Sequel Bits: Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton is leaving the company following a controversial run that saw him dealing with a number of disasters. Remember the Sony hacks? Of course you do, it was only an international incident.The Hollywood Reporterhas a fascinating article on the fallout of his departure and whether or not Sony will double down on its Hollywood investment or pull out altogether....

Sequel Bits: ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, ‘Grown Ups 2’, ‘Mary Mother Of Christ’, ‘Star Trek 2’ Now thatG.I. Joe: Retaliationis no longer opening next month, thanks to a late-in-the-game decision to post-convert it to 3D, we’ve got another ten months to keep talking about it. After the jump, read directorJon Chu’s earlier comments on the decision to shoot in 2D. Also: Nice Star Wars-themed van you’ve got there. And who knewThe Hunger Games' cruel, vicious Cato (Alexander Ludwig) could look like such a nice young man?...

Sequel Bits: Warner Bros. Registers ‘Green Lantern 2’ And ‘Gremlins 3’, Plus: ‘Pineapple Express 2?, ‘Mission: Impossible 5?, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ We’ve got news for you on several sequels today, some more realistic than others. On the “coming soon to a theater near you” end, there’s a new synopsis forG.I. Joe: Retaliation; meanwhile, projects likeGremlins 3andPineapple Express 2have been rumored for ages but as far as we can tell they’re still just a twinkle in some studio exec’s eye....

Spoiler: What Pop Culture Cameo Is In ‘A Million Ways To Die In The West?’ Seth MacFarlanemight be worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but he’s still a nerd at heart. His works are filled with pop culture references and his latest movie is supposedly no different. While the trailers forA Million Ways To Die In the Westhaven’t shown many of those trademark MacFarlane references, a new trailer reportedly reveals a major cameo....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Avengers Age Of Ultron, Suicide Squad, Guardians, Daredevil, Ant-Man Who designed this amazingAvengersroom? What mightDeadshotlook like inSuicide Squad? Where can you see Hodor andGrootrap battle? DidVin Dieselhint at being a part ofInhumans? Want to see two new videos from the set ofAvengers: Age of Ultron? How did President Obama recently talk about comic books? Why doBatmanandSupermanfight inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Thank Eywa: ‘Avatar’ Will Be Among The Day One Streaming Titles On Disney+ Though imagery fromAvatarwas featured on press releases when Disney officially acquired 20th Century Fox’s film assets,James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi action film has not been listed in any of the announcements about content that will be streaming on the forthcoming Disney+. But that changed today, because Disney is going all-out to make sure you know thatAvatarhas an exclusive new streaming home, and it will be streaming on Day One of the new service....

The Best Films And Shows Arriving On Netflix In November 2015 Netflixgiveth and Netflix taketh away. Although the world’s most popular steaming service islosing a bunch of great movies and television shows next month, it’s gaining plenty of stuff worthy of your team and attention in turn. If you like unique and varied documentaries, surreal animated family movies, and Marvel superheroes, you’ll have plenty to dig into over the next few weeks....

The Morning Watch: ‘Captain Planet’ Has Given Up, How Accurate Is Safecracking In Movies & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition,The Late Show with Stephen Colbertexplains why climate change has gotten out of control, and it all has to do withCaptain Planetcompletely giving up on humanity....

The Morning Watch: The ‘SNL’ Control Room, Andy Serkis Reviews Motion Capture History & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition,Andy Serkisbreaks down his motion capture performance inWar for the Planet of the Apes....

The Original Plans For ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’ And ‘The Hidden World’ Were Very Different TheHow to Train Your Dragonseries has become one of the most beloved and critically lauded animated franchises today, and its third film,How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, is set to bring the fantasy series to an end (andbring us to tears). But in another timeline, the final two films of the series could have looked drastically different....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Rock Star’ Is The Dumb 1980s Rock Cousin Of ‘Boogie Nights’, And It’s Fun As Hell (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 Series:Rock StarWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Oscar nomineeMark Wahlberg, who found fame in hip hop as the face and shirtless body of Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, returns to his musical roots in this ultimate fantasy daydream....

The Rock ‘N’ Roll Version Of The Iron Giant We Never Got To See Adaptations, by their very nature, are divisive. Fans and critics alike have debated whether or not a film surpassed the source material it’s based on, or if audiences are better off with the original text. “The Hunger Games,” “Harry Potter,” and “Twilight” all took pop culture by storm; on the other, the “Divergent” franchise came and went without much fanfare....