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Original Darth Maul Voice Actor Recorded Lines For ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ But Got Replaced By Ethan Anderton/April 5, 2019 9:30 am EST Even though Solo: A Star Wars Story ended up being a disappointment at the box office, there were fans who still came away satisfied. That might have been helped by the fact that the ending of the movie featured a surprise twist that no one saw coming: the return of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace villain Darth Maul....

Star Wars Bits: Rogue Squadron, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Boba Fett, And More Lucasfilm By Adam Frazier/Nov. 12, 2021 5:30 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: “Rogue Squadron” Officially Delayed “Obi-Wan Kenobi” Gets a Sizzle Reel “Andor” Targets Q4 2022 Release Chloé Zhao To Direct Kevin Feige’s “Star Wars” Project? LEGO Ultimate Collector Series (UCS) AT-AT And More! Obi-Wan Kenobi Sizzle Reel Lucasfilm During Friday’s Disney+ Day event, we got a behind-the-scenes looking at the upcoming “Obi-Wan Kenobi” series....

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy Video Game Has A Very Good Dog, Aqualad Rumors & More Marvel By Ryan Scott/Oct. 8, 2021 5:26 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....

Férula Trueba - The House of Spirits (1993) Miramax As Hollywood has proven time and time again, some legendary novels shouldn’t be adapted. A messy example is Billie August’s “The House of Spirits,” a 1993 film adaptation of Isabel Allende’s iconic multi-decade-spanning family drama that features everything from clumsy editing to strange directorial choices. Yet one of the shining elements within the film is Glenn Close’s performance as Férula Trueba, the sister of the plot’s leading wealthy miner (and overall antagonist), Esteban (Jeremy Irons)....

The Execution Trailer “The Execution” will be the feature film debut of director Lado Kvataniya. Bringing to mind comparisons to “Memories of Murder,” “Big Bad Wolves,” and “Se7en,” the film has a lot to live up to within this specific genre and — based on the footage, at least — certainly displays a level of confidence that suggests it can far exceed those expectations. The plot is described as, “Issa Valentinovich is celebrating his promotion to police chief when a phone call reveals that the serial killer case that made his career may not be closed....

The Morning Watch: How Pixar Movies Advanced 3D Animation, Depicting Music Production In Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2021 5:00 am EST (The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, find out how each movie from Pixar Animation helped advance and improve upon various elements of 3D animation....

The Morning Watch: Making Fake Drugs In Movies, The Disaster Of ‘Spaceballs: The Animated Series’ & More By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2021 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, find out how fake drugs are made for movies, including the cocaine from The Wolf of Wall Street and the heroin in Pulp Fiction....

Taking a Victory Lap MGM Let’s just say that if I were in charge of finding the next actor to fill Daniel Craig’s shoes as James Bond, I’d be putting off the decision for as long as humanly possible, too. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the longtime shepherds and caretakers of the Bond movies, made a recent appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Today show and revealed just how eager they were to get started on the hunt for the next Bond … which is to say, not at all....

You’ll Feel Like Running And Dancing For Joy 20th Century Studios The New York City press screening started things off with Spielberg paying a warm tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, who evidently made a point of being present throughout the entire production process of this adaptation. As the director said, Sondheim was present for every single recording session, without fail. He would be “listening with his eyes closed, he swayed, he swooned, or he’d grimace and flinch,” Spielberg said with a laugh....

Why John Ostrander’s ‘Suicide Squad’ Run Is Essential Reading Before James Gunn’s Movie [Set Visit] By Ben Pearson/July 6, 2021 11:44 am EST Writer/director James Gunn’s long-awaited comic book movie The Suicide Squad debuts one month from today, which gives comic fans plenty of time to brush up on some source material before seeing what Gunn has up his sleeve. One particular stretch of comics you should hone in on is writer John Ostrander’s 66-issue run from 1987-1992, which helped modernize the team after their initial Silver Age appearance and served as a big creative inspiration for Gunn....

Writers Guild Awards 2021 Winners Include ‘Promising Young Woman’, ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Borat 2’, And More By Chris Evangelista/March 22, 2021 8:30 am EST The winners of the Writers Guild of America Awards for 2021 were announced over the weekend, and the line-up includes several titles that have become awards season mainstays at this point – we’re talking Promising Young Woman, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Crown, and everyone’s new favorite, Ted Lasso....

‘Army Of The Dead’ Interactive Event Will Allow Fans To Unlock The First 15 Minutes Of The Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 7, 2021 2:30 pm EST Netflix is inviting fans to embark on a heist — of sorts — of their own. A global livestream event for Army of the Dead will allow fans to unlock the first 15 minutes of Zack Snyder’s zombie heist movie through an “interactive experience.” It’s not a heist featuring the undead and a zombie tiger, but it will do....

‘Driven’ Star Jason Sudeikis On Staying Present And Walk And Talk Scenes [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 16, 2019 2:00 pm EST Jason Sudeikis has a real talent for making characters more likable than they probably are on paper. In the case of his new movie, Driven, he plays John DeLorean’s buddy, Jim Hoffman, a guy with a knack for bulls***ting. He frequently lies, and yet there’s something oddly charming about the F....

‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’ Brings Back All Four High School Kids For Another Game By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 5, 2019 2:30 pm EST Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was a surprisingly huge hit at the box office from the end of 2017 and into 2018. The half-sequel, half-reboot raked in over $962 million at the global box office, so another film was inevitable. But it wouldn’t be a proper sequel without a key part of the original cast, and for some reason their deals didn’t close until this week....

‘Knives Out’ Trailer: Rian Johnson’s Stylish Murder Mystery Has One Hell Of A Cast By Ben Pearson/July 2, 2019 8:18 am EST Rian Johnson built his early career as a genre-hopping filmmaker with his keen ability to craft memorable, meaningful movies, and after his first visit to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, he’s jumping to yet another genre. While he tackled a murder mystery in his debut feature Brick, his newest film, Knives Out, is an Agatha Christie-style whodunnit with a detective (Daniel Craig) investigating a family-centric murder mystery – and Craig is far from the only mega-star in this spectacular cast....

‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2’ Is Speeding Into Production As Filming Begins Today By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 16, 2021 10:00 am EST Paramount Pictures already announced that it had set the release date for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for April 2022 — giving the sequel to the hit video game adaptation a little more than a year to get the film done amid COVID-19 restrictions. And with filming officially starting this week, it looks like Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is going to…go fast....

‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Breakdown: The Details And History That Enrich “Return To Kamino” By Bryan Young/Aug. 6, 2021 7:35 am EST This article contains major spoilers for the latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, titled “Return to Kamino.” With Hunter captured by Crosshair in the last episode, the remaining members of the Bad Batch set their sights on rescuing him in “Return to Kamino.” They do this despite knowing full well that they’re walking into a trap....

‘The Amusement Park’ Trailer: George A. Romero’s Lost Movie Is Headed To Shudder In June By Chris Evangelista/May 6, 2021 1:00 pm EST In the 1970s, Night of the Living Dead director George A. Romero was commissioned by the Lutheran Society to make a movie – the filmmaker’s only work-for-hire film in his entire career. That film, titled The Amusement Park, was a twisted meditation on ageism, and it was thought to be lost....

‘The Witcher: The Nightmare Of The Wolf’ Trailer: The Animated Spin-Off Hits Netflix Next Month By Danielle Ryan/July 9, 2021 2:51 pm EST It’s a good day to be a fan of The Witcher. After announcing the premiere date of season 2 and showing off the first teaser trailer, the streaming giant also revealed a feature-length animated Witcher film. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf is a Netflix original anime film set before the events of the live-action series....

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’: Our First Look At Natalie Portman As Mighty Thor Comes From…a T-Shirt? By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 15, 2021 8:57 am EST Our first look at the Mighty Thor, Natalie Portman’s scientist Jane Foster-turned-superhero, in Thor: Love and Thunder comes courtesy of…a mighty muscle tee. Well, at least, courtesy of a T-shirt revealed by a crew member of the highly anticipated Thor sequel directed by Taika Waititi. The image, which was posted by the crew member before it was swiftly deleted (but the internet never forgets), shows the new armor worn by Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), and of course, the Mighty Thor, the new identity assumed by Jane Foster as she becomes a hammer-wielding hero....