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Kate Winslet And Josh Brolin Lead Cast Of Jason Reitman’s ‘Labor Day’ Jason Reitmanhas quickly crafted a significant directorial resume —Thank You For Smoking,Juno(reject the blowback — it’s a sweet, effective movie), andUp in the Air— and he has already wrapped his fourth movie, the Diablo Cody-scriptedYoung Adult. Now he is getting ready to work on his fifth, which will be an adaptation ofJoyce Maynard’s novelLabor Day. Last yearJosh Brolinwasrumored to have a role in the film, and now we have word thatKate Winsletwill be one of the other leads....

Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Adds Angela Bassett The cast of Marvel’sBlack Panthersomehow keeps getting better and better.Angela Bassettis the latest to board the superhero adventure, which is being led byChadwick Bosemanand directed byRyan Coogler. More details on theBlack PantherAngela Bassett casting, including the nature of her role, below. Marvel officially announced theBlack PantherAngela Bassett casting today. She’ll play Ramonda, mother of T’Challa (Boseman). Also starring in the film areMichael B. Jordanas villain Erik Killmonger,Forest Whitakeras Wakandan statesman Zuri,Lupita Nyong’oas Dora Milaje member Nakia,Danai Guriraas Dora Milaje member Okoye,Daniel Kaluuyaas T’Challa’s friend W’Kabi,Winston Dukeas villain M’Baku (a....

Netflix Ponies Up $65 Million For Exorcism Thriller From Lee Daniels In Heated Bidding War Since the dawn of the moving picture, horror has always been one of the most prolific and profitable genres of film, but considering how disparaged the genre is by the awards circuit, it’s still exciting whenever a bidding war takes place on a new title. Seven different bidders were possessed this weekend in an auction for a new exorcism movie, directed by Academy Award-nominated director, Lee Daniels....

Netflix’s First ‘Castlevania’ Spin-Off Will Be Set During The French Revolution Netflix’s first anime take onCastlevaniaended with therecently released fourth season. But the streaming service isn’t done with theCastlevaniajust yet. In April, word broke that aCastlevaniaspin-off was in the works, and now we have even more info on what you can expect from that. TheCastlevaniaspin-off will be set during the French Revolution, and focus on Richter Belmont, a vampire hunter, and descendant of Simon Belmont and Juste Belmont....

Now Ewan McGregor Is The Villain In ‘Jane Got A Gun’ Jane Got a Gunhas changed so much in the last couple months that I don’t have any idea what to expect at this point. Original director Lynne Ramsay departed right on the eve of shooting (and still hasn’t spoken publicly about the reason for doing so) and that began a cycle of cast changes that continues weeks later. Last week Bradley Cooper walked away from playing the film’s bad guy, reportedly because of scheduling conflicts with David O....

On Set Interview: Guillermo Del Toro Talks ‘Pacific Rim’ In March 2012, I visited the Toronto set ofPacific Rim–you can read my full report here. While on set we talked with directorGuillermo del Toroand various members of the cast. We’ll be posting those interviews over the next week. Today we post the most interesting of the bunch, an extensive chat withGuillermo del Toro. If you’ve ever heard Guillermo talk or read any of his previous interviews, you know that he’s a filmmaker who has a lot of funny, interesting things to say and usually doesn’t bullshit....

Quentin Tarantino’s Next Project Is A Nonfiction Novel Titled Cinema Speculation Yeah, we’re all waiting for word onQuentin Tarantino’s next and final movie project, but it seems we’ll have to make it through another book before his 10th film. According to book publisherHarperCollins, the famed director is releasing his second book, which is slated to be released in the fall. This foray into the literary world is a nonfiction entry titled “Cinema Speculation....

Roger Ebert’s New ‘At The Movies’ Premieres January 21 And Seeks Second Host Roger Ebertrecently tweetedthat the new incarnation of the movie review show he helped pioneer, now calledRoger Ebert Presents At The Moviesis set to premiere on January 21 in 194 markets in the United States and on the Armed Forces Network worldwide.Click hereto find out which markets are locked up. When the show wasannounced in September, famous film criticsElvis Mitchell, formerly of theNew York TimesandThe Associated Press’sChristy Lemirewere all set to host....

Sony Won’t Release Any Big Movies Until More Movie Theaters Reopen Sony is not going to charge ahead with any big releases until the coast is relatively clear. While Warner Bros. and Disney have both tested the waters by releasing big titlesNew MutantsandTenetinto the limited theaters that have reopened, Sony has decided to hold back until they can open things as widely as possible. In other words, we might have to wait a little longer to see Tom Hardy climb into a lobster tank again forVenom: Let There Be Carnage....

Star Wars Bits: Star Wars Battlefront Debuts At Celebration; Plus Kylo Ren, Greedo, Kingdom Hearts Star Warsinvades the animal kingdom and much more in this jam-packed edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, read about the following. Header: Crop of “Han Shot First” byFlorian Bertmer. Previously rumored,Electronic Artshas officially announcedthatStar Wars Battefrontwill debut atStar Wars Celebration. Will fans be able to play? How much footage will they show? Those details we don’t have yet, but we’ll see more thanthis awesome trailerfor sure....

Sundance Movie Review/Video Blog: David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom - Australian Crime As Greek Tragedy David Michôdhas had a pretty big year at Sundance.Hesher,which he wrote along with director Spencer Susser, was one of the most anticipated films of the festival (readPeter’s review here). He also directedAnimal Kingdom, an Australian crime drama starringGuy Pearce,Ben Mendelsohn, and newcomerJames Frecheville. I have no compunction about saying thatAnimal Kingdomwas one of my most favorite films of Sundance....

Superhero Bits: ‘The New Mutants’ Deleted Scene, ‘Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ Prequel Novel & More Want to read aSpider-Man: Miles Moralesprequel novel before the game comes out? Want to see a couple more clips fromBatman: Death in the Family? Which Marvel characters wouldThe BoysstarAya Cashlike to play? What’s the closest you’re able to get toDavid Ayer’s cut ofSuicide Squadfor the time being? Want to see a deleted scene fromThe New Mutants? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Tom Holland Thought He’d Be Fired As Spider-Man, ‘WandaVision’ Episode 3 Easter Eggs & More Did a foreign language voice actor spoil the appearance of a certain character inWandaVision? Did you know the end ofBladealmost set up the debut ofMorbiusfor a sequel? CanRegina Kingidentify the real obscure superheroes in a line-up of ridiculous characters? Why didTom Hollandthink he was getting fired asSpider-ManafterCaptain America: Civil War? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....