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Here’s The First (Tiny) Look At The Vision In Avengers: Age Of Ultron

Marvel has been releasing two interconnected Avengers: Age of Ultron posters a day at Comic-Con; when the last two posters are released tomorrow, we’ll post the entire, 8-part epic picture. But today’s Quicksilver poster reveals something more — the first glimpse of the android known as The Vision! You can see him flying up top,…

Brett Ratner’s Hercules Is A Lie. Don’t Fall For It.

First things first: Remember all those awesome Hercules trailers? All those fantastic shots of The Rock fighting the Nemean Lion, the Erymanthian Boar, and the Hydra? If they were what had you thinking about seeing Hercules, don’t bother. They are lies. In fact, not only are they are lies told to potential audiences, they are…

​How an Obscure 2nd Century Christian Heresy Influenced Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer is shaping up to be the sleeper success of 2014. But no one has yet commented on one of the film’s most unusual subtexts — its direct allusions to Gnosticism, the ancient Christian belief system that was damned by the Roman Church as heretical and virtually extinguished by the 5th century. Despite its obscurity,…

New Documentary Trailer Shows Nic Cage’s Weird Superman Lives In Action

Guys, you’ve got to see this new trailer for the upcoming documentary The Death of Superman Lives, about the legendary failed Man of Steel movie. It features so much new behind-the-scenes footage that reveals how close the movie got to being made — including test footage of Nic Cage flying. I remember pretty much losing…

Lois Lowry Explains How The Giver Movie Improves On Her Book

There’s a lot the upcoming Giver movie has changed from the book: The age of the characters, the expansion of the film into a thriller, the addition of a character who is no longer around in the book. But there’s one change Lois Lowry wishes she had thought of. In a panel at Comic-Con, Lowry…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Is a Mix of Endearing and Infuriating

Two scenes from the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were screened for the throngs of people sitting in San Diego Comic Con’s Hall H Thursday, and they were surprisingly entertaining. Except that every attempt to enjoy them was ruined by a gross moment that ruined it all. The first scene took place 10 minutes into…

Christopher Nolan Shows Us Interstellar‘s Mind-Warping Alien Planet

This afternoon at Comic-Con, Christopher Nolan and Matthew McConaughey dropped an exclusive look at a new trailer for their mysterious new film Interstellar. Some of the footage was the same as the UK trailer, below. But here’s what was new: we got a look at the destination for McConaughey’s Cooper and Anne Hathaway. We see…

The First Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Trailer Looks Into The NSFW Future

Let’s face it, you’re either super-excited for sequel to the ridiculous time-travel comedy Hot Tub Time Machine, or you’re not. For those who are, you will not be disappointed with this red-band trailer for the sequel, where (most of) the original crew gets back in the hot tub… but ends up in the future. The…

Peter Dinklage And His Mullet Talk Trash In Strange Pixels Viral

We’re not really sure what to think of Adam Sandler’s classic videogame-inspired movie Pixels. But we do know that Peter Dinklage is in it and his hair looks great. And now Sony has released a strange viral with more Dinklage/mullet footage. Here’s the movie’s premise: When aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a…

We Watched Big Hero 6‘s Adorable Robot Baymax Explain Puberty

The team from Disney’s Marvel Comics-inspired film Big Hero 6 gathered at Comic-Con today to explain the setting of “San Fransokyo,” how Japanese infomercials informed Baymax’s design, and why one character runs around in a kaiju suit. Plus, we got a peek at two clips from the film. In today’s Art of Big Hero 6…

Benedict Cumberbatch Trolls Comic-Con With A Dr. Strange Joke

This morning at Comic-Con, the star-studded Hall H hosted a Dreamworks Animation panel, which showcased Home and The Penguins of Madagascar. We saw a ton of footage, but most importantly we’ve got video where Benedict Cumberbatch shares some feelings about Dr. Strange. Penguins of Madagascar There was a ton of footage from this Thanksgiving release.…

First Trailer For Ridley Scott’s Halo Movie, Nightfall

Master Chief better watch his back — he’s not the only soldier in the Halo universe kicking terrifying ancient alien ass, as this first trailer for the Ridley Scott-produced Halo: Nightfall movie shows. Here’s the official plot summary: Halo: Nightfall introduces a pivotal new character, Jameson Locke, a legendary manhunter and agent with the Office…

Check Out Mark Hamill’s Real Jedi Beard For Star Wars: Episode VII

We’ve heard the rumors. We’ve seen the fan art. But now we can confirm that Mark Hamill will be sporting a fantastic, Jedi Master-appropriate beard when he reprises his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode VII, and he looks completely awesome with it. Note the beard is bigger, bushier and — well, Obi-Wan-ier…

We’ve Seen Jack Black as R.L. Stine in the Goosebumps Movie!

We finally got a peek at the Goosebumps movie. Jack Black came to Comic-Con to talk about playing Goosebumps author R.L. Stine, and we saw his Stine battle his own monstrous creations after they had escaped from his books. Black and Goosebumps director Rob Letterman came to the Sony panel at San Diego Comic-Con to…

WB just released a new official picture of Ben Affleck as Batman — one where he’s actually in the suit this time — from BvS: Dawn of Justice. He still seems pretty sad, but you have to admit Affleck’s jaw looks like it was made to stick out of the Bat-cowl.

Watch Guillermo Del Toro Give A Personal Tour Of His Tiny Haunted House

Tucked away on the massive convention floor inside Comic-Con, Guillermo del Toro built a miniature version of his haunted house from his upcoming Gothic horror story Crimson Peak. And then proceeded to give personal tours of his tiny terror. It was amazing. Watch! First up, apologies for the quality of this footage. It’s not great…

Behold The Warcraft Movie’s Doomhammer, Lion Shield, And Dragon Sword

Lookie what popped up on the Comic-Con floor! The first look at some excellent weapons from Duncan Warcraft movie — plus the official logo treatment, which has updated the original orange letters into something a bit more sexy. If these props are any indication of the feel of this flick, things are going to be…

Batfleck’s Bat-Cowl From Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice Revealed

In celebration of his 75th anniversary, Comic-Con has a Batman exhibit showing costumes and props from all the movies — including the next one. Here’s the cape and cowl Ben Affleck will wear as the Caped Crusader in Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice! You’ll note that it’s very much black, has short ears, and…

Teaser Poster for Jurassic World Has Dystopian Flair

I’m liking the look of this Jurassic World poster, released today at Comic-Con, despite my extreme prejudice against scientifically inaccurate dinosaurs that have no feathers. Nice to see the dinosaur hanging out in the garbage near a city construction site. Urban raptors are the next logical step. An early rumor about the plot to Jurassic…

At Last, an Official Ant-Man Movie Poster!

It’s weird to see Paul Rudd looking all noble like that, but the suit is great. And the ant steed is perfect. This is Marvel’s teaser poster for the long-awaited Ant-Man movie, released today at Comic-Con, and featured on Entertainment Weekly.