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Remember Mad Max’s Legacy In This Great New Fury Road Trailer

As excited as I am about Avengers 2, I think Mad Max: Fury Road has a solid chance at being the surprise hit of the year. Its awesomeness comes in large part being a truly modern version of George Miller’s original classic Mad Max movies — as illustrated perfectly in this new international “Legacy” trailer.…

The Flash Gordon Reboot Movie Has A Director, And It’s A Good One

It’s Matthew Vaughn, who helped relaunch the X-Men for Fox with First Class and more recently turned Kingman into a surprise hit. As The Hollywood Reporter says, Vaughn is much in demand, so it makes sense Fox would want him in charge of a potentially big new scifi franchise. As you might recall, 1970s Flash…

Did Yoda And Obi-Wan Screw Princess Leia Over?

Sorry to forego my usual introductory nonsense, but I wanted to let you know that today’s installment of “Postal Apocalypse” is one of my favorites. Partially because it asks why Batman doesn’t learn magic and if the Force is sexist, but also because it has the best damn Flash TV show idea I’ve ever seen.…

Jake Gyllenhaal Will Play Seymour In Live Little Shop Of Horrors 

Suddenly Gyllenhaal! Jake Gyllenhaal will briefly star as tortured florist Seymour Krelborn in a limited -run revival of Little Shop of Horrors. But wait, that’s not even the big news. Ellen Green is also returning as Audrey! New York City Center’s “Encores! Off-Center” summer series will include a limited run (July 1-2) of Alan Menken…

It’s Official: Melinda May Just Became The Star Of Agents Of SHIELD

Since its first episode, Agents of SHIELD has circled around the problem of how to deal with superhumans. At times, the show has felt like a regular spy adventure — but it’s always come back to the problem of extraordinary abilities. Rarely, though, has the show’s take on the issue felt as fresh as it…

Oh, So That’s Why Marvel Hasn’t Made Any More Hulk Movies

It seems completely obvious in retrospect, but it took a random interview with Mark Ruffalo to explain the likely reason why there’s been no solo Hulk movie yet — it’s Universal’s fault. Now, Universal doesn’t own the rights to the character of the Incredible Hulk, obviously; Marvel does, which is why he can appear in…

If you loved thelook of Ava, Ex Machina’s AI, concept artist Jock gave an interview with Business Insider about how she came to be. He says “Another thematic idea, rather than a specific shot from the script; ‘What would this robot look like in a natural environment?’ ‘What would it be looking for, once it…

Great News! Jo Walton Is Writing Sonnets About Godzilla!

There are so many ways to celebrate the grandeur of the King of Monsters. But author Jo Walton may have just found the best possible way. Walton was asked, as part of a charity auction at Vericon, to write a sonnet on the theme of “Godzilla vs. Shakespeare.” But she had so much fun with…

Michelle MacLaren Won’t Direct The Wonder Woman Movie After All

Game of Thrones veteran Michelle MacLaren was supposed to make her big-screen debut with the Wonder Woman solo film — but now she’s left the project over “creative differences,” the studio tells The Hollywood Reporter. This makes MacLaren the second female director to leave a superhero film, after Patty Jenkins (Monster) walked off Thor: The…

Who’s The Most Inept Post-Apocalyptic Survivor Of All Time?

Surviving after the apocalypse takes a special level of preparedness, or resourcefulness. You have to fight off monsters, or find sources of food. There are crazy fascists, often. So the people who make it are usually total badasses. But not always. Who’s the most pathetic post-apocalyptic survivor of all? Please include a picture, poster, clip,…

Olivia Munn Cast As Psylocke In X-Men: Apocalypse

Fan-favorite mutant Betsy Braddock, a.k.a. Psylocke, will be joining the X-Men movie-verse in Apocalypse, and she’ll be played by Olivia Munn! Director Bryan Singer Instagrammed the newscasting, making her the newest addition to the next X-movie’s expanding mutant cast, although she undoubtedly won’t be the last. Two things: 1) Psylocke is best known for being…

Marvel Explains How They’re Going To Reboot Spider-Man This Time

Ever since it was announced that Spider-Man would be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everyone’s been speculating what this total reboot of the character would look like. Now we know. While making the rounds during the Avengers: Age of Ultron junket, President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige confirmed a whole slew of Spider-Man rumors and…

The Power Rangers Movie Reboot Has A Director

It’s Dean Israelite, who just directed the found-footage time travel movie Project Almanac earlier this year. Almanac didn’t make a ton of money — only $22 million according to Box Office Mojo — but that was still nearly double its budget, and apparently Lionsgate really liked his pitch. Somehow I doubt that pitch included profanity…

This Movie’s Realistic AI Scared the Shit Out of Me

When I watched the trailer for Ex Machina, I was excited. It wasn’t just the uncanny and attractive robot Ava, either. There were androids, AI, Turing tests! This looked like the scifi movie of my dreams. But when I saw Ex Machina recently, I was terrified. Because it told the truth about what AI might…

Would Being Blasted With Rain and Snow Get You Back Into Movie Theaters?

As more and more content becomes available to stream from the comfort of a living room, cinemas are having a harder and harder time luring audiences into theaters. But will turning the movie-going experience into a tame thrill ride—including blasting audiences in the face with water—help boost attendance? A company called CJ 4DPlex believes that…

New Ant-Man Trailer Packs A Powerful (But Tiny) Punch

A brand new Ant-Man trailer is here! If the previous teaser for the movie left you kind of enh, this should make you significantly more excited for Marvel’s tiny new superhero — it’s full of action, better humor, a fantastic fight scene with the evil Yellowjacket, and, of course, ants. It isn’t as breathlessly awesome…

In New Avengers: Age of Ultron Clip, It’s Hulk Versus Stark’s Hulkbuster

Tonight, MTV aired a new clip from Avengers: Age of Ultron — a 90-second chunk from the Iron Man/Hulk fracas we’ve seen bits of in concept art and trailers. Tony does not seem pleased with this turn of events There are a few hints from this short clip: first of all, it’s the Scarlet Witch…

Here’s A First Look Ahead At The Insanity In 12 Monkeys Season Two

The first season of Syfy’s 12 Monkeys just ended with a huge insane twist — and now, we have to wait until 2016 until we find out what happens next! Luckily, we’ve got an exclusive featurette that explains where the show is going in season two. Our recap of the finale will go up tomorrow…

Why Isn’t Netflix’s New Daredevil Series Available For The Blind?

Joshua Loevy is an attorney in Kansas City, MO, who happens to be blind. For years, people have compared him to blind attorney Matt Murdock, whose alter ego is the superhero Daredevil. So Loevy was excited to check out the new Daredevil series… but he can’t. Netflix isn’t making Daredevil available in audio description, which…

First Official Look At The Fantastic Four‘s Thing

Is it clobberin’ time? I think it might be clobberin’ time. Because The Fantastic Four reboot movie just released a few new stills, including our first-ever good look at Ben Grimm in his ever-lovin’, blue-eyed (and orange-rock-skinned) glory. Note: We’ve seen a blurry look at Jamie Bell as The Thing before, and we saw a…