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Steven Soderbergh Promises ‘Magic Mike 2’ Will Be “Hilarious” And Feature Original Cast Channing Tatumhas been talking up the possibility of aMagic Mikesequelsince last summer, but it’s been quite a few months now since we’ve had a real update. Nevertheless,Steven Soderberghassures fans that not only is the film still making active progress, it’s actually “getting pretty far along” now with a “really hilarious” concept. And whenever it finally hits screens, you can be sure your favorite Xquisite dancer will make a reappearance — according to Soderbergh, the next film will bring back all of the characters....

Superhero Bits: Kick-Ass, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Thor: The Dark World, Batman: Arkham Origins Is there aKick-Assvideo game on the way? How isPeter Dinklageplaying Trask inX-Men: Days of Future Past? Want to see some newThor: The Dark Worldimages? Which new characters were revealed inBatman: Arkham Origins? What doesJoe Quesadahave to say aboutAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.andBig Hero 6? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Kick-Ass, the video game, will be released for PC and consoles in November....

Superhero Sequel Bits: ‘Kick-Ass 2’ To Hit Next Spring? Plus: ‘Avengers 2’, ‘Iron Man 3’, ‘Captain America 2’, ‘Black Widow’ Thanks in a large part to this past weekend’sThe Avengers, we’ve got a ton of superhero-related odds and ends for you today. After the jump: In a World Record signing session that was broadcast via UStream, Millar revealed that the deals forKick-Ass 2have just been done, and that the production is gearing up for a summer start with a targetedMay 2013release....

The 2022 Oscars Broadcast Cut A Key Part From The Best Makeup And Hairstyling Acceptance Speech While we’re all struggling to process what the 2022 Oscars looked like last night, it is important to note that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues to wear a bit of egg on their face due to the way they handled several below-the-line awards that are crucial to the success of the films they support....

The Best Movies & TV Shows Leaving Netflix In June 2017 The weather might be warming up as summer gets close, but there will still be some rainy days keeping you inside the house and watching whatever is available onNetflix. Therefore, you might want to spend some time this weekend watching some of the better movies that will be leaving Netflix next month. Below, we’ve assembled a list of the best TV shows and movies leaving Netflix in June 2017....

The Daily Stream: Get Him To The Greek Is A Raucously Silly, Yet Sweet, Apatow-Era Gem (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you’re able to stream it.) The Movie: “Get Him to the Greek” Where You Can Stream It:Hulu The Pitch:When record label intern Aaron Green’s life seems to be at its worst — including problems with his sweet yet overbearing girlfriend (Elisabeth Moss) who works her ass off as a nurse and a crazy record exec (Diddy) under whom he has to work — the cosmos hand him an idea to jumpstart a phenomenon at the dwindling label: enlist aging rock star Aldous Snow (Russell Brand reprising his"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"role) to play a comeback show that would, theoretically, spark a burst of album sales....

The Deep House Trailer: Yes, This Is An Underwater Haunted House Movie “Everything stayed exactly as it was.” Connoisseurs of ultraviolence Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, known for their 2007 French extreme horror film “Inside,” have waded into strange waters once again. Their next offering is “The Deep House,” in which a pair of divers discover a remote French lake that holds a preserved haunted house below its surface. Here’s the official logline:...

The Unbreakable Boy: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) “The Unbreakable Boy,” a most-likely tearjerker of a movie, is based on Scott Michael LeRette’s confirmed tearjerker of a memoir of the same name. LeRette is the father of an autistic boy with a rare brittle-bone disease, and his memoir, co-written with Suzy Flory, chronicles what he learned about life and God from his loving, open-hearted son....

The Viewfinder List 2011: The Top Short Films, Commercials, And Music Videos Of The Year Last year sawthe debut of The Viewfinder List, which aims to do for aspiring filmmakers what The Black List does for screenwriters. Compiled from a poll of “studio executives, producers, and creatives,” The Viewfinder List reflects the most-liked shorts, commercials, and/or music videos of the year. The inaugural list in 2010 included such up-and-comers as Patrick Jean, whosePixelsis due out in 2013,47 Ronindirector Carl Erik Rinsch, and, um, Alejandro González Iñárritu....

Time For Yet Another ‘Amityville Horror’ Movie, Because People Love Stories About Long Island To paraphrase the original film, for god’s sake, stop makingAmityville Horrormovies. When you include direct-to-video titles, there have been 23 films based onThe Amityville Horror. And if you add documentaries to the mix, that number gets even higher. The story has been told, and told again, and again, since the 1970s. Surely, there’s nothing more to say, right?...

Two New Names Have Joined The ‘Ant-Man’ Director Discussion Edgar Wright isn’t directingAnt-Man, Adam McKay isn’t directingAnt-Manand, rumor has it, Rawson Thurber isn’t going to direct the film either. From the original short list that emerged after Wright left the project, that leaves only Ruben Fleischer. However,Deadlinenow reports two other names are “also making the rounds.” They areNeighborsdirectorNicholas StollerandMichael Dowse, who directed the hockey filmGoon. Here’s whatDeadlinesaid at the bottom of another story: As forAnt-Man, Marvel has gone radio silent after heated press reports that Adam McKay would direct, and then equally heated reports a day later that he wasn’t going to do it after all....

Two Not-So-Secret ‘Cloverfield Paradox’ Cameos Revealed TheCloverfieldfranchise made history when it released asurprise trailerforThe Cloverfield Paradoxduring the Super Bowl, and then announced that the film would be available to stream on Netflix that very night. Now that folks have had a chance to watch the film, it’s time to talk about the not-so-surprisingCloverfield Paradoxcameos from two Bad Robot regulars. Did you stay up late after the Super Bowl to watchThe Cloverfield Paradoxon Netflix?...

Weinstein Company Shuts Down Halloween 3D. Halloween 2 Set For Re-Release. According toDeadlineminutes ago, theWeinstein Companyhas temporarily (permanently?) pulled the plug on pre-production forHalloween 3D. Withrumors circulatingtoday throughout the industry thatSummit Entertainment, flush withTwilightmonies, might pursue an acquisition of TWC, this is not a good look. Sources tell Nikki Finke that TWC simply believed the production schedule was too fast—November ‘09 start for a summer ‘10 bow—only after receiving the script today....