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Disneyland’s Star Wars Land Plans Begin To Take Shape Before Expected D23 Expo Announcements Whats the latest news on a Star Wars land coming to Disneyland? A new report claims that the newStar Wars Land, which will likely be announced at D23 Expo 2015 later this week, will include multiple attractions, anchored by a mega E Ticket ride which will employ “a trackless vehicle that will break the mold when it comes to how theme park visitors interact with a ride environment....

Early Buzz: Christopher Nolan’s Inception Warner Bros has unleashed the embargo forChristopher Nolan’s sci-fi action filmInception, and the first reviews have begun to flood online. After the jump we’ve compiled some excerpts. We’re trying to keep the excerpts as spoiler-free as possible. Hit the jump. AICN: “Though the narrative speeds ahead like a rapidly unfolding lucid dream, INCEPTION uses the familiar vernacular of the heist film to keep less attentive audiences engaged....

Employee Picks: Giant Robots, An Underrated Revenge Thriller, And One Of Cinema’s Best-Ever Debuts We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome toEmployee Picks, a series where Jacob Knight uses his day job expertise as a video store manager to recommend unique and often overlooked alternative options to the big movies hitting theaters and home video.) Hello and welcome back to Employee Picks! In case you missed the rules inthe inaugural column’s edition: for every big-name motion picture on the horizon, I suggest something from the archives to watch in its place that’s either thematically, spiritually, or tangentially related....

Ethan Hawke Made His Film Debut In This Underrated Sci-Fi Movie The ’80s was a special time for kid’s sci-fi movies. “Short Circuit,““The Neverending Story,“and, of course,“E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial"were all released in this decade and went on to become box office hits and beloved staples of the genre. What did they have in common? They all centered on meeting some otherworldly creatures and/or aliens. It wasSpielberg’ssuccess with “E.T.” that inspired a lot of other filmmakers to create their own stories about kids encountering mysterious creatures....

First Look: ‘Frankenweenie’ Short ‘Captain Sparky Vs. The Flying Saucers’ If you caughtFrankenweeniethis fall, you probably recall that one of Victor and Sparky’s hobbies involved making adorably amateurish Super 8 films. Now one of their little home movies is about to get a real-life release. Disney has unveiled the first images fromCaptain Sparky vs. the Flying Saucers, a short film that will appear as a special feature onFrankenweenie’s Blu-ray/DVD release. Check them out after the jump....

Fox Wants Ridley Scott To Direct The Alien Prequel, And Not Carl Erik Rinsch Last month is wasrevealedthat commercial directorCarl Erik Rinschwas attached to direct a remake ofAlien. We have sincelearnedthat it is more of a prequel than a remake. I was one of the few people actually interested in Rinsch’s involvement. Rinsch’s commercials show an amazing sense of imagination, visual effects artistry and composition (we’ve profiled his amazing commercials on the site)....

Free ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Mondo Posters At IMAX Screenings Briefly: Sony Pictures has teamed up with IMAX, Marvel and Mondo for the latest FanFix print. Attendees of the 7 p.m. May 1 IMAX screenings ofMarc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2will get a copy of a brand new poster by artistMatt Taylor. Check out the full Spider-Man Mondo poster below. Thanks toFandangofor the image. Matt Taylor - Amazing Spider-Man 2 Unlike most Mondo posters, this is not a screenprint....

Full Trailer For Sci-Fi Thriller Pandorum Ever had one of those days where everything you read seems to be about things going bump in the eternal night of deep, dark space? I’m having one right now. Not only is there anAlienremake-reboot-rehash on the cards, asreported by Peter, there’s a freshly minted full trailer forChristian Alvart’sPandorumdoing the rounds. The film starsBen FosterandDennis Quaidas two crew members waking from suspended animation on a deep space jaunt to face… a creepy situation that I won’t spoil right here....

Gemini Man Rejuvenated, Curtis Hanson In Talks To Direct After umpteen script drafts and more how-low-an-you-go in Hollywood Limbo than is decent, it seems likeGemini Manis finally getting set in the traps and could be sprinting to the big screen soon. According toVariety,Curtis Hansonis negotiating to take the director’s chair and will be working fromDavid Benioff’s latest iteration of the screenplay. Ooops. I don’t think I’ve ever liked a single David Benioff script nor cared much at all for any Curtis Hanson film....

How Did This Get Made: The Apple (An Oral History) We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 1977, an Israeli rock star and his musically talented wife decided to collaborate, for the first time, and write a musical for the stage:The Apple. But before the show was ever performed, a notoriously eccentric filmmaker persuaded them that their masterpiece should instead debut on the big screen with him as director....

Idris Elba Will Play The Villain In ‘Fast And Furious’ Spinoff ‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Dwayne Johnson’s special agent Luke Hobbs andJason Statham’s Deckard Shaw are teaming up inHobbs and Shaw, Universal’s firstFast & Furiousspinoff. When two characters of that caliber join forces, they’re going to need a formidable foe to face off against. EnterIdris Elba, who seems like a perfect addition to this film’s growing cast.Varietyreports that Elba is in final negotiations to play theHobbs and Shawvillain, but there are no details provided about his character....

International Titles Confirm ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Is Plural The initial reaction to the news thatRian Johnson’s upcomingStar Warsmovie would be titledStar Wars: The Last Jediwent something like this: “Ooh. That’s a cool title! But what does it mean? Who is the last Jedi? Is it Luke? Is it Rey? Wait…the plural form of Jedi is Jedi, so maybe it’s referring to both of them? Well, I guess we’re going to have to wait until the official international translations arrive, which should shed some light on this English language predicament!...

James Gunn Opens Up About ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Firing And Rehiring Last summer,James Gunnwas on top of the world. And then he wasn’t. TheGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise filmmaker was fired by Disney after offensive joke tweets from his past resurfaced, and despite fan outcry defending Gunn, it looked like his days with Marvel were over – especially when word broke that he was heading over to DC and Warner Bros....