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‘Tomb Raider’ Casts ‘Into The Badlands’ Star Daniel Wu Lara Croft will have a new buddy in theTomb Raideradaptation.Into the BadlandsstarDaniel Wuhas just joinedAlicia VikanderandWalton Gogginsin the upcoming adventure, which is being directed byRoar Uthaug(The Wave). Wu is no stranger to video game adaptations, having played Gul’dan (through the power of mo-cap) in last year’sWarcraft. More on theTomb RaiderDaniel Wu casting below. Varietybroke news of theTomb RaiderDaniel Wu casting. He’ll play Lu Ren, described as “a ship captain who partners with Croft on a quest to find her father....

‘Woodshock’ Trailer: Kirsten Dunst Goes A Little Mad There few film distributors who engender loyalty quite like A24, a company whose track record has been so consistent and so downright fascinating thatwe were compelled to rank every single movie they’ve released. Their ever-expanding filmography looks to continue withWoodshock, which certainly looks like it’ll slide right into their library. An unsettling little movie, with fresh talent behind the camera, starring a performer who has proven herself time and time again to be worth watching?...

99 Homes Trailer: Andrew Garfield Loses His House After losing the role of Spider-Man (though we don’t know to who just yet), it appears the bad luck is continuing forAndrew Garfieldin the trailer for the Sundance selected indie drama99 Homes. The filmmade our Best of Sundance listback in January, and it’s slated to arrive in select theaters this fall. Now you can see what all the buzz is about in the powerful trailer for the film that also starsMichael ShannonandLaura Dern....

A Record Number Of Movies Have Been Submitted For The 2019 Best Animated Feature Oscar Academy voters rarely take animation seriously, but they’re going to seriously narrow the field of contenders for Best Animated Feature. The field for the Oscars 2020 best animated features submissions reached a record high this year, with a whopping 32 films submitted for the category. Only five slots are guaranteed for the best animated feature Oscar category, which last year was won by the groundbreakingSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse....

Anna Faris Comedy What’s Your Number? May Land Andy Samberg And Zachary Quinto We’ve talked aboutWhat’s Your Number?a couple of times before, for a few reasons. There’s the script, which hit the2008 Black Listwhen it was calledTwenty Times a Lady.There’s the director,Mark Mylod, who is returning to features after working onEntourageandThe United States of Tara. (He made the Ali G movie, once upon a time.) And there’s the cast, which now could includeAndy SambergandZachary Quintoalongside lead actressAnna Faris....

Ben Affleck Is Done Making IP-Driven Movies Ben Affleck, the artist formerly known as Batfleck, has a new movie,“The Tender Bar,“coming to theaters and Amazon Prime Video. He’s also coming off a recent reunion with his “Good Will Hunting” co-writer and co-star, Matt Damon, in Ridley Scott’s"The Last Duel,“which is now available on home media. “The Tender Bar” goes into limited theatrical release this weekend, before it hits Amazon in early January....

Breach Director Billy Ray Tackles Somali Pirates The movie of the week business used to be the province of television and cable, but with these tougher economic times, big studios are getting into the game, too. Or trying to. Earlier this year Columbia bought the rights to the story ofRichard Phillips, the captain held hostage by Somali Pirates this past May before being rescued by Navy Seals. Now the film finally has a writer....

Bruce Springsteen’s The Wrestler On iTunes As you probably know,Bruce Springsteenwrote a beautiful original song forThe Wrestler, which plays during the film’s ending credits. The song, self titled “The Wrestler”, is now available for download for 99 cents onApple iTunes. Thanks to Tim atFilmTalkfor the tip. I’ve included an excerpt frommy Toronto interviewwith director Darren Aronofsky below, where he talks about how they got Bruce to do the song: Peter Sciretta:Can you talk a little about the music of The Wrestler....

Cool Stuff: New LEGO Sets For The Dark Knight Trilogy’s Batmobile Tumbler Definitely Come In Black We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This fall, justice comes with a bunch of tiny building bricks. A pair of LEGO sets have been revealed for release this fall that give fans of “The Dark Knight Trilogy” two different options for bringing Batman’s beefy Batmobile known as the Tumbler to life....

Dickinson Season 3: 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.) Apple TV+’s upcoming coming-of-age series “Dickinson” first burst onto the scene in November of 2019, taking a thoroughly (and fittingly) modern approach to retelling the story of the world-famous literary figure Emily Dickinson … a woman, an artist, and a symbol who was ahead of her time in so many ways....

Dimeritium In The Witcher Explained Magic is a powerful tool in the world of Netflix’s hit series “The Witcher,” based on the novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. In order to controlpowerful magesand keep their best weapon out of their hands (their magic), folks have learned how to harness a metallic substance called dimeritium that suppresses magical power. Dimeritium is used in season 1 to keep the powerful mage Mousesack contained and quiet, and we see it used on Yennefer early inseason 2, but how dimeritium works and is used aren’t explained all that well in the Netflix series....

Disney’s Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Opens May 28: Watch The Dedication, A Full Ride Video And More When Disney opens a new ride, it’s a big deal. It’s especially a big deal when the ride in question is a roller coaster based on one of Disney’s most famous and popular films. On Friday at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida, the company held an opening dedication for theSeven Dwarfs Mine Train....

Ewan McGregor Confirms Role In Disney+ Obi-Wan Kenobi Series, Which Takes Place During ‘Solo’ [Updated] Update 8/23:Ewan McGregor confirmed at D23 that he will be starring in the Obi-Wan series. The episode scripts are all finished and the show will begin shooting next year. See more below.Update:Deadlinehas confirmed that Ewan McGregor is set to reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a yet-to-be-titled Disney+ series. Details are being kept under wraps....