Despicable Me

Little yellow minions return to melt your hearts with song in the Despicable Me 2 trailer

The little one-eyed yellow minions are back, singing “Barbara Ann” and melting our hearts into a puddle on the floor. We love these little guys, and we loved Despicable Me, so we’re supremely pleased to see them all together again in this little teaser trailer for the sequel. Both directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud…

Trailers Meredith Woerner

Lessons that 2010 taught the entertainment industry

This was a year of hard lessons. Movie attendance and ticket sales fell. Television shows struggled and died. Book publishers faced an electronic future. And through it all, some great works of the imagination thrived. What did 2010 teach us? 1. Ruling Comic Con doesn’t guarantee a winning box office. The writing’s been on the…

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We WILL see Breaking Dawn’s birth scene. Plus crazy Superman rumors, Green Hornet action and Fringe set pics!

Buckle in for spoilers! Find out what we won’t see in Breaking Dawn’s birth scene. See gorgeous Tron/Red posters. Marvel at crazy Superman rumors. Witness thrilling Fringe/Transformers set pics. Plus Green Hornet, Scott Pilgrim, Mission Impossible, Supernatural, Chuck and Smallville! Tron Legacy: Here’s another new poster! [IGN] The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: So you remember…

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Despicable Me proves every father is a supervillain

In Despicable Me, opening today, Steve Carrell plays a supervillain named Gru who only cares for fame… or rather infamy. Until he adopts three little orphan girls and grows a heart. Yes, it’s totally sappy. But you know, it’s fun. Oh, and spoiler alert and stuff. Here’s what you really want to know about Despicable…

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X-Men: First Class casts an unlikely mutant, and Jeph Loeb talks Marvel’s new TV shows

X-Men: First Class is auditioning a professional surfer to play a mutant from the far future. (Really.) Warehouse 13 is headed to new territory both geographically and romantically. We’ve got the first review for Despicable Me. Spoilers at dawn! X-Men – First Class: Professional surfer Erica Hosseini recently tweeted that she was up for a…

Television Alasdair Wilkins

Watch a Last Airbender clip, discover who’s not back for Doctor Who’s finale, and recoil at Rock’em Sock’em Robots rumors!

Check out your first clip from The Last Airbender. Is Wolfgang Petersen directing Rock’em Sock’em Robots? There’s a Despicable Me trailer. Plus we debunk Doctor Who rumors, talk Inception improv, hear Dark Crystal prequel hints and discover Being Human casting. Kind of a light day of spoilers today, I’m afraid. But here’s what we’ve got…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Find out who’s playing X-Men’s Beast, and who’s spawning the Planet Of The Apes. And glimpse The Hobbit’s Shire.

There’s exciting casting news for X-Men: First Class and the Planet Of The Apes prequel. Find out how The Last Airbender’s special effects bend the elements. Plus Doctor Who, Predators, The Hobbit, Akira, Supernatural, Chuck, Torchwood and True Blood spoilers! X-Men: First Class: The cast of this mutant coming of age film continues to gel.…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Three possible new love interests for Shia LeBeouf. Plus a new Inception TV spot!

Forget Megan Fox – who’ll the new Transformers leading lady be? It’s in with the new and out with the old for Scream 4 – and we mean that as violently as possible. Plus Inception, Splice, Fringe, Chuck, and more! Transformers 3: As we enter the first full week of a Transformers franchise without Megan…

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Captain America Gets A Mad Scientist! Plus John Carter Of Mars And Transformers Set Pics!

Captain America’s latest enemy is the last person you’d expect. Check out Transformers 3’s new Bumblebee, and a mysterious John Carter set pic. Plus Lost, Predators, Despicable Me, Green Hornet, Splice, True Blood, Chronicles Of Riddick, Chuck, Caprica and Supernatural. Captain America: The First Avenger Truman Capote himself, aka Toby Jones, will play evil Nazi…

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Latest “Despicable Me” Trailer Packed With Orphans, Kitties And Tiny Yellow Minions

Mad scientist kiddie flick Despicable Me has a new trailer that showcases Steve Carell’s vocal talents as baddie Gru – and orphans. Why? Perhaps because orphans can do the one thing non-Pixar animation can’t, like elicit emotion? Critics are already writing this movie off simply because it’s not a Pixar film, and they may have…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Villains Spill Thor And Green Hornet Details!

Welcome back to spoiler-land! Actors shed light on the battles in Thor and Green Hornet. There are Crazies/Kick-Ass posters and Toy Story/Despicable Me trailers. Plus Lost, Doctor Who, Supernatural and Caprica. Thor: Joseph Gatt, who plays an undisclosed villain in the movie, says it’s very true to the comics, with a few differences to make…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

How Will The New Escape From New York Be Different? Plus Major Lost And Smallville Developments!

A screenwriter talks the Escape From New York remake. A surprising Lost character walks the Island. V’s mystery resistance leader is a Cylon! A DC Comics mainstay joins Smallville. Plus Doctor Who, Fringe, Despicable Me, Crazies, Supernatural and Chuck spoilers. Escape From New York: Writer Allan Loeb says he sees this as a “big movie”…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Rumor Control On Iron Man 2, Avatar 2 And District 10. Plus Doctor Who Writers Confirmed!

Are you ready to speculate about Avatar 2, Iron Man 3 and District 9’s sequel? Also, what’s the most ridiculous outfit Doctor Who’s new companion wears? G.I. Joe 2 gets surprisingly decent writers. Plus Repo Men, Lost, V and Fringe. Avatar 2: It’s definitely not too early to start talking about the sequel, now that…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

The 20 SF Movies We’re Most Excited To See In 2010

Are you prepared for cinematic awesomeness? This year sees a number of movies we’re eager to watch, from Christopher Nolan’s acid trip to new Iron Man, Predator and Tron films. Here are 20 reasons not to give up on movies. 2009 was a mixed year for films, to say the least — a number of…

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Despicable Me’s Disturbing Minions Are The Antithesis Of Pixar

This talking twinkie people clip from the new supervillain film Despicable Me isolate exactly what gives us chills about this film: the minions. Their upsetting cackles and strange hair make us uncomfortable. The film Despicable Me is about the supervillain Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, and his attempt to remain the baddest evildoer in the…

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Discover The Secrets Of Inception, X-Men: First Class, Doctor Who And Lost!

Yay spoilers! Bryan Singer breaks down X-Men: First Class for us, and eyewitnesses describe a new Inception trailer. Plus a blow-by-blow Doctor Who description, and Lost set video. Plus Toy Story 3, Supernatural, Chuck and Heroes spoilers! X-Men: First Class: This movie is “basically about the formation of the X-Men. How they began and the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer

We’re still not sure how to feel about 3-D supervillain showdown Despicable Me, especially since one of the aforementioned villains becomes an impromptu foster parent to three orphan girls. Watch the trailer and judge for yourself. While the theme is certainly catchy, and the voice cast is impressive what’s with the orphans? Read the official…

Movies Meredith Woerner

First Scene From Steve Carrell’s Suburban Supervillain Comedy

Even though it’s a year away Steve Carrell’s supervillain movie Despicable Me has released a nice long trailer for your judging eyes. But landmark stealing aside — is Gru worthy of “supervillain” status? Deep in the suburbs lurks the terrible Gru (Steve Carell) who is up to all sorts of despicable deeds like replacing the…

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Is Danny McBride The Future Of Science Fiction Movies?

Comedic character actor Danny McBride has big dreams for three new scifi films. Hopefully we’ll be seeing him dabble in moon theivery, building an evil 80s robot, and bringing out the DC villains for the movie adaption of comic Hench. CHUD spoke with McBride (currently stuck in another dimension in Will Ferrell’s Land Of The…

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Little yellow minions return to melt your hearts with song in the Despicable Me 2 trailer

Lessons that 2010 taught the entertainment industry

We WILL see Breaking Dawn’s birth scene. Plus crazy Superman rumors, Green Hornet action and Fringe set pics!

Despicable Me proves every father is a supervillain

X-Men: First Class casts an unlikely mutant, and Jeph Loeb talks Marvel’s new TV shows

Watch a Last Airbender clip, discover who’s not back for Doctor Who’s finale, and recoil at Rock’em Sock’em Robots rumors!

Find out who’s playing X-Men’s Beast, and who’s spawning the Planet Of The Apes. And glimpse The Hobbit’s Shire.

Three possible new love interests for Shia LeBeouf. Plus a new Inception TV spot!

Captain America Gets A Mad Scientist! Plus John Carter Of Mars And Transformers Set Pics!

Latest “Despicable Me” Trailer Packed With Orphans, Kitties And Tiny Yellow Minions

Villains Spill Thor And Green Hornet Details!

How Will The New Escape From New York Be Different? Plus Major Lost And Smallville Developments!

Rumor Control On Iron Man 2, Avatar 2 And District 10. Plus Doctor Who Writers Confirmed!

The 20 SF Movies We’re Most Excited To See In 2010

Despicable Me’s Disturbing Minions Are The Antithesis Of Pixar

Discover The Secrets Of Inception, X-Men: First Class, Doctor Who And Lost!

Orphan-Friendly Villains Fight To The Death, In New Despicable Me Trailer

First Scene From Steve Carrell’s Suburban Supervillain Comedy

Is Danny McBride The Future Of Science Fiction Movies?

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