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‘The Force Awakens’ Cast Joins Jimmy Fallon For An A Capella Rendition Of ‘Star Wars’ Themes Even people who aren’tStar Warsfans know the iconic fanfare that begins every single movie. The same can be said for the iconic Imperial March used to signify the arrival of the Empire and Darth Vader. And now thanks toThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, his house bandThe Roots, and the primary cast ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens, we have an awesome a capella version of those iconic themes that’s presented like the opening credits ofThe Brady Bunch, but a hell of a lot cooler....

‘The Innocent Man’ Trailer: Netflix Continues To Satisfy Your True Crime Craving If there’s one thing Netflix has learned, it’s that peopleloveto watch true crime. It’s an obsession that can’t accurately be explained – time and time again, we tune into grisly stories of horrible real-life murders, and watch rapt, like moths to a flame. In the spirit of giving the people what they want, Netflix is about to debutThe Innocent Man, a new docu-series based on John Grishams only true crime book....

‘The Romanoffs’ Trailer: The Creator Of ‘Mad Men’ Brings Together A Huge Cast For Amazon’s Anthology Series Mad MencreatorMatthew Weineris back withThe Romanoffs, an ambitious, star-studded anthology series coming to Amazon. The show focuses on eight separate stories about people who think they’re descended from the Russian royal family. That sounds both weird and interesting, and the cast assembled here is out of this world. WatchThe Romanoffstrailer below. The Romanoffs Trailer Let’s look at the cast here:Isabelle Huppert,Marthe Keller,Aaron Eckhart,Diane Lane,Christina Hendricks,John Slattery,Amanda Peet,Jack Huston,Corey Stoll,Noah Wyle,Kathryn Hahn,Kerry Bishé,Jay R....

‘The Witcher: The Nightmare Of The Wolf’ Trailer: The Animated Spin-Off Hits Netflix Next Month It’s a good day to be a fan ofThe Witcher. Afterannouncing the premiere dateof season 2 andshowing off the first teaser trailer, the streaming giant also revealed a feature-length animatedWitcherfilm.The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolfis a Netflix original anime film set before the events of the live-action series. What is The Nightmare of the Wolf? Details are scarce, but the anime prequel to the hit dark fantasy series centers on Vesemir, one of the oldest surviving witchers....

‘Wonder Woman 2’ Will Be The First Film To Adopt New Anti-Sexual Harassment Guidelines Wonder Woman has been an inspiring figure to women for decades, and she continues to inspire now that she’s made the leap to the big screen.Wonder Woman 2has become the first film to implement the new anti-sexual harassment guidelines released by the Producer’s Guild of America. Following the November news that the production parted ways with producer and financier Brett Ratner after multiple sexual harassment accusations,Wonder Woman 2was announced to be the first to adopt the PGA guidelines designed to foster harassment-free work environments and make it easier for people to report concerns without fear of reprisal....

American ‘Utopia’ Remake Heads To Amazon Studios Even though Amazon is looking to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on upcoming series adaptations ofJ.R.R. Tolkien’sLord of the RingsandThe Three-Body Problem, they’re still picking up new projects left and right for their development slate. The good news is that their latest acquisition will bring an abandoned American remake of a popular series from the United Kingdom back to life. The British seriesUtopiawas created byDennis Kellyand ran two short seasons across the pond....

Brett Ratner Steps Down As Producer Of Oscar Telecast When we ran a review ofBrett Ratner’sTower Heistat the end of last week, a section of the comments that followed were dominated by discussion of Ratner’s perceived character, and the fact that many /Film staffers aren’t exactly fond of the guy. Some readers even expressed sympathy for the fact that Ratner gets so little love. This sort of conversation seems to crop up every time Ratner is in the news, whether he is making headlines for a film project, or for something more personal....

Casting Notes: Teresa Palmer And Joel Edgarton In ‘Say Nothing’; Ben Mendelsohn In ‘Trespass’; Chris Rock In ‘2 Days In New York’ Looks likeTeresa PalmerandJoel Edgertonwill star inKieran Darcy-Smith’s directorial debut, a psychological thriller calledSay Nothing. All three have been part of Blue Tongue Films, the loose organization that turned outThe Square(by Nash Edgarton, brother of Joel) andAnimal Kingdom. Kieran Darcy-Smith wrote the script with Felicity Price, and the rundown can be found after the break, along with info on new talent forTrespassand2 Days in New York....

Cool Stuff: Buy ‘The Dark Knight’ Teaser Poster As A Sleek Lenticular Print The Dark Knightteaser poster featuringHeath Ledgeras The Joker writing the bloody question “Why so serious?” is one of the best of all time. The original double-sided 27x40 poster is hard to find in good condition for a decent price, but if you don’t have one yet, you might want to spend your money on a new lenticular version of the poster from Bottleneck Gallery instead....

Could Daniel Craig Be Cut Out Of The ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel? Because it was based on the first of a trilogy of books,David Fincher’sThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoowas inspiring sequel talk even before the first film started shooting. Yet over a year since the film’s theatrical release, Sony’s made surprisingly little progress onThe Girl Who Played With Fire. Some wondered if Sony’s financial woes or Fincher’s reluctance to return could be to blame, but now a report suggests that the real holdup may in fact be starDaniel Craig....

Dave Bautista Says Being Cast In ‘Knives Out 2’ Is “Terrifying,” But Also Validating Knives Outis a film built on a foundation of cinematic pleasures. Its witty, twisted script. Rian Johnson’s quietly stylish direction. Production and costume design that make you want to redecorate and replace your entire wardrobe. But at the top of that heap is the cast. Daniel Craig’s private detective Benoit Blanc found himself surrounded by a murderer’s row of suspects, each and every one of them played by an actor that you (you meaning “everyone reading this sentence”) like to watch onscreen....

David O. Russell Adds ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ To His Crowded Plate It’s a pretty great time to be in whenDavid O. Russellis as talked-about a director as any in Hollywood. That certainly wasn’t the case in years past, or when it was, the subject was the director’s temperament rather than his work. But since takingThe Fighterhe’s been looking at many new projects — at times quickly flipping from one to the next — almost as if he’s trying to weave and juke his way to a surprise ‘next film’ announcement....

Dune Villain Baron Harkonnen Was Inspired By Marlon Brando In Apocalypse Now [Exclusive] Author Frank Herbert famouslypulled from many different sources for inspirationwhen crafting his original “Dune” novel in 1965, but the story itself proved to be as widely influential as any sci-fi or fantasy tale that we’ve seen in the time since — even leading to somesurprising echoes of “Dune” in unexpected places. Though many of its spiritual successors (chiefly “Star Wars”) would end up beating the property to the big screen, it’s still perfectly fitting that Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of the sprawling epic would, in turn, pay homage to the greats that came before it....