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‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ - What Did You Think? Today’s the day — over a decade after the premiere ofPeter Jackson’sThe Fellowship of the Ring, the director returns to Middle-Earth with the first of three planned films adaptingJ.R.R. Tolkien’s first novelThe Hobbit. The films won’t adapt only that book, however, as Jackson and co-writersFran Walsh,Philippa Boyens, andGuillermo del Torohave also incorporated elements from appendecies and supplements toThe Lord of the Rings....

‘The LEGO Movie 2’ Early Buzz: Everything Isn’t Quite As Awesome, But It’s Still Pretty Good When such an enjoyable, original hit movie likeThe LEGO Moviecomes along, the inevitable sequel always comes with some worry and skepticism. Thankfully, the marketing for the animated follow-up promised a movie in the same vein as the original with some fun new tangents. But how doesThe LEGO Movie 2: The Second Partreally measure up to the first adventure with master builders Emmet (Chris Pratt) and Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks) and the rest of their building block companions?...

‘Titans’: Bruce Wayne Will Be Played By ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Iain Glen As one Bruce Wayne says goodbye onGotham, another appears onTitans.Iain Glen, known for his work as Jorah Mormont onGame of Thrones, will step into the role of an older Bruce Wayne trying to reconcile with his former side-kick Dick Grayson. Glen will make his first Bruce Wayne appearance whenTitansreturns next fall. More on the newTitansBruce Wayne below....

‘Vampire Academy’ Trailer: From The Makers Of ‘Heathers’ And ‘Mean Girls’ How can a YA adaptation about beautiful vampires set itself apart at a time when YA adaptations and beautiful vampires have become utterly, tiresomely ubiquitous? Well, it can’t hurt to have the guys behind two razor-sharp teen classics on board. Vampire Academy: Blood Sisterscomes fromMean GirlshelmerMark WatersandHeatherswriterDaniel Waters, who adapted the script fromRichelle Mead’s wildly popular series of books. The first trailer has just hit the web, and you can check it out after the jump....

/Film Interview: ‘Room 237’ Director Rodney Ascher There’s no denying that Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningis a film begging for discussion. A story that seems straightforward on the surface is littered with curious scenes and subliminal suggestions, and wraps up with a final shot that is curiously awesome. Even knowing that, though, you may have no idea how deep the discussions aboutThe Shiningcan possibly go. Rodney Ascher’s brilliant documentary,Room 237, does a fantastic job delving into some of the most fascinating, crazy, and perhaps even true interpretations of the 1980 film....

Best Buy Prepping For Digital Downloads And Streaming Prepare to see less shelves of DVDs and CDs at your local Best Buy. In a recent piece from theLA Times, we’ve learned that the mega-retailer sees that the tide is turning for physical products down the line, and is beginning to look towards further supporting digital downloads and streaming services. This doesn’t mean Best Buy will be giving up on new DVD, Bluray, and CD releases—but expect to see less room for older and less popular films and music on store shelves....

Cameron Diaz Will Star Opposite Colin Firth In Coen Brothers-Scripted ‘Gambit’ We’ve been slowly tracking the progress of the filmGambit, which is aJoel and Ethan Coen-scriptedremake of a British romantic heist film that originally starred Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine.The Last StationdirectorMichael Hoffmanwashiredto direct last year after Doug Limanflirtedwith the project for a while, andColin Firthhas a deal toplay the lead. NowCameron Diazhas been cast in the Shirley MacLaine role....

Captain Carter Is Leaping From What If…? To The Pages Of Marvel Comics Since her onscreen debut in"Captain America: The First Avenger,“fans have been enamored by Hayley Atwell’s Agent Peggy Carter. True Believers happily followed the founding member of S.H.I.E.L.D. on adventures throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, both with and without her beloved Steve Rogers. More recently though, we got to see a very different side to the character thanks to"What If…?...

Cool Stuff: Mondo Celebrates ‘The Iron Giant’ With A New Shirt And Enamel Pins The Iron Giantisn’t celebrating a special anniversary or anything like that this year. But Mondo never gets tired of paying tribute to one of the last truly great 2D animated movies of the 20th century. This time, in honor of the movie about a robot who chooses to be much more than a weapon, we have a new t-shirt by artistMaggie Chiang, as well as four new enamel pins by artistsScott C....

Every Song In Encanto Ranked Worst To Best The Colombia-set “Encanto,” directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard with a screenplay by Bush and Charise Castro Smith, is about a fractured family who do not like to bring attention to their flaws. Familial disagreements are nothing new in animated Disney films, of course, but “Encanto” really focuses on the main character and her crowded family. The only member of her family who doesn’t have magical powers, Mirabel is out to discover why the Madrigal clan’s ancestral home is beginning to crumble, a mystery that her Abuela would rather sweep under the rug....

First Look: Jim Carrey And Jeff Daniels Return In ‘Dumb And Dumber To’ Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne are back and looking as stupid as ever. Production has begun in Atlanta onDumb and Dumber To, theFarrelly Brotherssequel to their 1994 smash hitDumb and Dumber. It’ll likely be released in 2014, twenty years after the original. Now, thanks to Twitter,Jim Carrey, newly-minted Emmy winnerJeff Daniels,and the directors have all posted photos of the best buds, with the worst haircuts ever, back on the set....

Five Reasons Why You Should Go See How To Train Your Dragon THIS WEEKEND We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I’ll be the first to admit that when Ifirst saw the character artfor Dreamworks Animation filmHow to Train Your Dragon, I was unimpressed. “Here we go again,” I thought. “Another bland assortment of well-worn archetypes in another uninspired, crappy-looking Dreamworks picture.” But asthe positive buzzstarted pouring in, my anticipation for the film rose accordingly....

George Clooney’s ‘Monuments Men’ Pushed To 2014 [Updated] Each year, the studios stuff the last two months with awards season hopefuls, and each year, a few decide to back down before we get actually there. Martin Scorsese’sThe Wolf of Wall Streetsseems likely to cling to 2013 —barely— but Bennett Miller’sFoxcatcherand Olivier Dahan’sGrace of Monacohave already shifted to 2014, and nowGeorge Clooney’sMonuments Menis following suit. Find out why after the jump....