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What Do Warner Bros., Zack Snyder, And David Goyer Have Planned For The ‘Man Of Steel’ Sequel? Warner Bros. made it clear last week that they were eager to move on aMan of Steelsequel when theyfast-trackedthe project with directorZack Snyderand writerDavid Goyerreturning — days before the firstMan of Steelhad even hit theaters. Now a new report reveals just how impatient the studio is. According to a source, Warner Bros. is hoping to push outMan of Steel 2by 2014, withJustice Leaguefollowing the year after....

Why You Probably Shouldn’t Waste $5 More For Digital IMAX Digital IMAX is something I’ve been meaning to write about for a while now. I’ll be very clear about this — IMAX is watering down the name brand by licensing out their name and “technologies” to a series movie screens around the country which aren’t anywhere near the size of a traditional IMAX screen. In the past, I’ve praised IMAX, specifically Christopher Nolan’s use of IMAX cameras inThe Dark Knight....

WTF: Lea Thompson Is Pitching A ‘Howard The Duck’ Movie To Marvel Studios Even if you’ve never seen it, you’ve likely heard tales about how the 1986Howard the Duckmovie is terrible. But that was over 30 years ago and technology has changed considerably since then. The character experienced a brief resurgence in popularity afterappearing briefly in theGuardians of the Galaxymovies, and nowLea Thompson, theBack to the Futureactress who starred in the originalHoward the Duck, says she’s planning to pitch a new movie version to the team at Marvel Studios....

‘American Dharma’ Review: Errol Morris Takes On Steve Bannon In His Newest Documentary [NYFF] There’s a sense among some liberal-minded thinkers than Steve Bannon and the alt-right should never be given any kind of platform. The theory holds that starving them of any media oxygen will serve to relegate them back to the fringe status they once occupied. A similar idea, though with significant complications, drove the public outcry that toppled Bannon as the headliner ofThe New YorkerFestival....

‘Faster, Cheaper, Better’, A Sprawling Drama About A.I. Changing The Global Workplace, Coming From Dan Gilroy Dan Gilroy, director of the excellentNightcrawler, the not-so-greatRoman J. Israel, Esq., and the underratedVelvet Buzzsaw, has a new, ambitious-sounding project on the way.Faster, Cheaper, Betteris a drama with a story that spans 20 years, focusing on the drastic changes of the global marketplace due to the increased use of artificial intelligence. Deadline has the scoop onFaster, Cheaper, Better, the latest from director Dan Gilroy....

‘Ferdinand’ Trailer: John Cena Is The Bull Who Refuses To Fight John Cenais quite an imposing guy with a bulky body that would intimidate anyone. So it makes sense for 20th Century Fox to have him voice a big bull namedFerdinand. What’s surprising is that bull is decidedly different from Cena’s wrestling alter ego.Ferdinandtells the story of a kind-hearted bull raised by a Mexican family who has a heart of gold, loves watching TV, walks carefully through a china ship, and doesn’t want to hurt a thing....

‘Irresistible’ May Let Jon Stewart Direct ‘The Daily Show’ Alumnus Steve Carell BeforeSteve Carellwent on to become an actor nominated for Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes, he was a contributor on Comedy Central’s news satire programThe Daily Showwith former hostJon Stewart. Now the two will collaborate again, this time for the big screen. Jon Stewart will get back in the director’s chair for a new film calledIrresistible, a political satire based on an original idea from the comedian himself....

‘Lone Wolf And Cub’ Remake Hires Andrew Kevin Walker To Pen Screenplay For Justin Lin SevenscribeAndrew Kevin Walkerhas been tapped to pen a new adaptation of the mangaLone Wolf and Cub. Previously adapted into a six-film series in the 1970s, the new take onLone Wolf and Cubwill be produced byJustin Lin, who will likely direct as well. Hop into a baby cart to hades and read theLone Wolf and Cubremake details below....

‘Lost In Space’ Featurette: Meet The Space Family Robinson Netflix’s hyper-stylized reboot ofLost In Spaceblasts off this week. Ahead of the streaming debut, a newLost In Spacefeaturette offers our best look at the new show yet. Watch the featurette below. Netflix’s newLost In Spaceis a lot of fun. I don’t know if I’d call itgreat(read myspoiler-free reviewhere), but it’s a slick, very entertaining show with surprisingly complex characters. This newLost In Spacefeaturette has a revealing look at the show and its characters, featuring interviews with the cast and crew....

‘My Cousin Rachel’ Trailer: Rachel Weisz And Sam Claflin Navigate Romance, Revenge, Period Costumes I’d be lying if I said I was familiar with the work ofDaphne du Maurier, the English author and playwright who wrote the book upon which directorRoger Michell’s new filmMy Cousin Rachelis based. However, I am familiar with several film adaptations of her work and it’s quite the track record – her novels and stories have been adapted by master filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock (the Best Picture-winningRebecca, the under-seenJamaica Inn, and the bonafide horror classicThe Birds) and Nicolas Roeg (the endlessly creepyDon’t Look Now)....

‘My Spy’ Will Be Released On Amazon Prime Video June 26 At long last, all our movie dreams are about to come true:My Spyis coming to Amazon Prime Video on June 26. TheDave Bautistacomedy was originally supposed to open summer 2019 but then got pushed to 2020. And it would’ve kept its 2020 theatrical release date had it not been for that pesky coronavirus. Now, the movie is headed right to Amazon Prime this month, so gather up the fam, pop some corn, and get ready to stream this bad boy....

‘Punk’d’ Co-Creator Bringing Celebrity Pranks To The Big Screen When the MTV showJackassmade the transition from TV to movies, few people understood why. Then they saw why. With a bigger budget than the show, but still considerably smaller than most movies, the show was able to go way beyond what people saw on TV at a relatively cheap price. The result was massive box office success and multiple sequels and spin-offs....

‘Real World’ Reboot Coming To Facebook Watch RememberThe Real World? The reality show about seven strangers who stop being polite, and start getting real? It’s back, in Facebook Watch form. MTV Studios is teaming with Facebook’s streaming service to re-launch the popular reality show for a whole new generation. The series will now have an interactive element as well, allowing viewers to vote on one contestant to join the show. More on theReal Worldreboot below....