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THE MOVIE: James Mangold (Cop Land, 3:10 to Yuma remake) directs Hugh Jackman in a new solo Wolverine film that presumably ignores the continuity mess of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This time a Wolverine travels to Japan, training under a samurai … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Optimus Prime and Bumblebree return in Transformers 4, the as of yet untitled forth installment of Hasbro’s popular franchise. Michael Bay is directing once again. Mark Wahlberg will be playing the lead character who isn’t a giant robot. … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace. This is Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth director Guillermo Del Toro’s ode to the Godzilla movies of his youth. … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: The third part of the Riddick saga is directed by David Twohy (Pitch Black, The Chronicles of Riddick) and stars Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista, Jordi Mollà and Bokeem Woodbine. The film is scheduled for … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond his imagination. Transported years ago to Earth from Krypton, Clark struggles with the question ‘Why am I here?’. Shaped by the values of his adoptive … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: In Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Directed by Steven Knight (writer of Eastern Promises), Redemption (aka Crazy Joe, Hummingbird) is the story of an ex-Special Forces soldier (Jason Statham) who finds himself homeless on the streets and out for revenge. Atonement’s Paul Webster and … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Rotten Tomatoes via Collider reports that Nick Frost (Attack the Block), Simon Pegg (Ghost Protocol) and director Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) are collaborating on sci-fi buddy comedy in the vein of their previous efforts Shaun of the Dead … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: 70 years after a horrific alien war, an unusually gifted child is sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future invasion. Based on a novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game is directed … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Captain America: The First Avenger was a breakout hit at the box office and seeing as how Cap (Chris Evans) is the de facto leader of the Avengers, it was perhaps a foregone conclusion that the Star Spangled … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Bong Joon-ho (The Host)  is directing Snowpiercer, his first English-language film, an adaptation of the French comic Le Transperceneige (Snow Piercer). The story follows the last survivors of a new ice age as they travel aboard a train. A high … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: The fourth sequel in any franchise is rarely the most popular but Fast Five rocked the box office so now Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, and the rest of the crew are returning for Fast and Furious … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Thor returns with his giant hammer in Thor: The Dark World. Who will Thor fight this time? Will the movie serve as a set-up for Avengers 2? Only time will tell. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Marvel Studios wants to make a film version of the crossover arc Guardians of the Galaxy. This will be Marvel’s next big team movie after Avengers. Look for the film to hit theaters in August of 2014. Updates: According … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Dark Horizons reports a new version of the 80s slasher flick is in the works from P2′s Franck Khalfoun with a script by The Hills Have Eyes ’06′s Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur. Updates: Dark Horizons via Sky … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee. Directed by Wong Kar-wai, this $25 million film stars Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Chang, Cung Le with Yuen Wo Ping choreographing the action. Wong Kar-wai is best known … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Tony Stark uses his ingenuity to fight those who destroyed his private world and soon goes up against his most powerful enemy yet: the Mandarin. The film is co-written and directed by Lethal Weapon’s Shane Black and stars … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: The Pirates of the Caribbean director is adapting the Western classic about a cowboy crime-fighter and his Native American sidekick in a “Don Quixote” fashion, where the titular character is the fool, and his buddy, Tonto, is the … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Noam Murro, the director of 2008′s Smart People, will helm the sequel to Zack Snyder’s 2006 swords ‘n sandals blockbuster 300, based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller. Titled 300: Rise of an Empire (formerly titled 300: Battle … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. Directed by Robert Schwentke (Red) and starring Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: In 2009, Lost creator J.J. Arams brought the Star Trek franchise back to the big screen with a crowd-pleasing blockbuster. He’s gearing up to do it again next year, this time with Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock) as a villain … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: An English language remake of the popular 2003 Korean film is being directed by Spike Lee. Josh Brolin stars in the lead role. The original film was by Chan-wook Park but supposedly this version is based more on … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: A prison security expert is framed and forced to escape his own high-tech security prison. Sly Stallone is taking on a role previously considered for Bruce Willis. The Tomb will be directed by Derailed’s (the Clive Owen movie, … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: X-Men: First Class was a surprise hit. Not surprisingly, 20th Century Fox has been quick to greenlit a sequel. Producer Bryan Singer is back but this time Singer is transitioning to the director’s chair. This will be the … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Director Kimberly Pierce (Boys Don’t Cry) is doing another take on the “crazy chick with psychic powers” story from Stephen King. Screenwriter Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa hopes to do an adaptation which is more faithful to the source material. Boxofficemojo.com has … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Brad Pitt stars as a U.N. worker during the zombie apocalypse in a big-budget retelling of Max Brooks’s novel. Also starring David Morse and Matthew Fox. From director Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace). In theaters June 2013. Updates: … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Directed by Michael Bay (Transfomers), Pain & Gain is about a pair of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Rob … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Baltasar Kormákur’s (Contraband) 2 Guns is about a DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob — the very organization the … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: A sequel to Kick-Ass – about a high school student who decides to become a super-hero even though he has no powers, training, or meaningful reason to do so – is currently in the works and will be … Continue reading →

THE MOVIE: Despite prior suggestions, there’s no work on an official Independence Day sequel, because the director can’t come up with a proper script until the project is actually greenlit. In the meantime, Emmerich plans to adapt Isaac Asimov’s Foundation … Continue reading →