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So how about Doctor Strange ? Marvel is putting together its cast list, and Deadline is reporting that Tom Hardy and Benedict Cumberbatch are on it. While Marvel has teased this property with mentions in films including Captain America: The Winter Soldier , the film solidified and felt urgent when Scott Derrickson tweeted this week that he will direct the script by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer. The character has been around since the early 1960s, during that crazy period where just about all the spandex-clad heroes in all the Hollywood blockbusters were hatched at Marvel Comics headquarters (that might be a movie). Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created the character in 1963 as a neurosurgeon who serves as the Sorcerer Supreme, protecting Earth against magical and mystical threats with powers of sorcery, mysticism, and martial arts. Marvel’s Kevin Feige is producing. These two guys aren’t the only ones in the mix, but let’s face it, they are both poised to become major...

Sony Pictures Animation had some success in 2012 exploiting supernatural creatures for comedy with Hotel Transylvania . A sequel is already in the works, and the company has decided to stick with unusual leading characters, picking up a pitch focusing on the mythical Medusa and hiring My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic cartoon series creator Lauren Faust to direct it. Antz co-writer Todd Alcott and producer Holly Golden were behind the original comedy concept, which appears to be following the current trend for revisionist fantasy tales by exploring the genesis of the Greek monster. Our heroine will be a decent, beautiful young girl who annoys the wrong goddess. Turned into the snake-haired demon, she learns to embrace her differences. "I love the originality of it, the comedy take on Medusa,” Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, president of production at Sony Animation, tells The Wrap. “The minute I heard it, it felt ingenious and clever and funny.” While we’re not sure that the wh...

Writer/director Damien Chazelle has already enjoyed festival success with his indie pic Whiplash . He’s looking to follow that up with another tale of talented young folk struggling against the odds and wants Miles Teller and Emma Watson to star in La La Land . The film follows two dreamers looking to find fame in Los Angeles, who meet and discover a love connection. There’s aspiring actress Mia ( Watson , Chazelle hopes), who is lonely and trying to fit in to a confusing new city, and cocky, charismatic jazz pianist Sebastian ( Teller ), who learns that juggling a relationship and art in the unforgiving City of Angels is no easy task. Music will also play a big part of the movie, with Chazelle’s director’s statement describing his intent: ”I’d like to make a contemporary musical about LA, starting with the LA we know but slowly building to a vision of the city as romantic metropolis–one that is actually worthy of the dreams it inspires. I'd like to make a musical about the ...

The poignant and powerful documentary about Roger Ebert separates the myth from the man. One of my earliest memories is sitting in front of a 13" black and white television in my bedroom, watching PBS' Sneak Previews with film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert raving about Christopher Reeve in Superman. We had never seen anything like this before, and the effect they would have on both the industry and moviegoers was profound. The Steve James documentary Life Itself puts that into perspective, crafting a personal and powerful story that's at once difficult to watch but important in its message. Given unfettered access to what would be Ebert's final four months, James set out to record the life and times of Hollywood's most powerful film critic. The images of Ebert's last months are stunning: missing most of his jaw and confined to a wheelchair for long periods, he's undetermined and feisty as ever, joking with medical staff as they painfully d...

LULLABY opens in LA on June 13th, 2014. Written and directed by acclaimed fine artist Andrew Levitas, the film stars an ensemble cast including Garrett Hedlund (Tron:Legacy, Inside Llewyn Davis, Pan), Academy Award Nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, Eat, Pray, Love), Academy Award Nominee Amy Adams (American Hustle, Her, The Fighter), Jessica Brown Findlay (Winter's Tale and TV’s Downton Abbey), Academy Award Nominee Anne Archer (Clear and Present Danger, Fatal Attraction), Academy Award Nominee Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow, Iron Man), Academy Award Winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls) and Jessica Barden (Hanna) Written and Directed by: Andrew Levitas Featuring: Garrett Hedlund, Richard Jenkins, Amy Adams, Jessica Brown Findlay, Anne Archer, Terrence Howard, Jennifer Hudson, and Jessica Barden Produced by: Andrea Stone-Brokaw and Cary Brokaw Synopsis: Written and directed by acclaimed fine artist Andrew Levitas, the film stars an ensemble cast incl...

One chance to change everything… On August 8th, break it down with Summit Entertainment's latest release, STEP UP ALL IN ! This time it's all on the line for our favorite STEP UP all-stars when they head to Las Vegas for an epic dance battle. Watch this jaw-dropping crew compete for the ultimate prize… which could ultimately define their dreams. STEP UP ALL IN opens in theaters nationwide on August 8th, 2014! Please Leave A Comment-

Win Tickets To An Advance For OBVIOUS CHILD on Monday, June 9th at 7:00PM in San Francisco. For aspiring comedian Donna Stern , everyday life as a female twenty-something provides ample material for her incredibly relatable brand of humor. On stage, Donna is unapologetically herself, joking about topics as intimate as her sex life and as crude as her day-old underwear. But when Donna gets dumped, loses her job, and finds herself pregnant just in time for Valentine’s Day, she has to navigate the murky waters of independent adulthood for the first time. As she grapples with an uncertain financial future, an unwanted pregnancy, and a surprising new suitor, Donna begins to discover that the most terrifying thing about adulthood isn’t facing it all on her own. It's allowing herself to accept the support and love of others. And be truly vulnerable. Never failing to find the comedy and humanity in each awkward situation she encounters, Donna finds out along the way what it means to ...

Enjoy the trailer for ARE YOU HERE , starring Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler . When his off-the-grid best buddy Ben Baker ( Zach Galifianakis ) inherits his estranged father’s fortune, womanizing local weatherman Steve Dallas ( Owen Wilson ) joins forces with him to battle the legal challenge brought by Ben’s formidable sister ( Amy Poehler ), in the hilarious big-screen directorial debut from “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner. Millennium Entertainment will release ARE YOU HERE in theaters and OnDemand August 22, 2014. Please Leave A Comment-

Experience the delectable combination of food, family, and laughs in this BRAND NEW TRAILER for Jon Favreau's new comedy, CHEF ! This highly entertaining film features Jon Favreau as Carl Casper, a chef who is on a mission to find a fresh new appetite for life. Take a glimpse at the star-studded cast serving up laughs and mouthwatering food….and don't miss out on the important life lessons Carl endures on his food truck journey, in this hilarious and uplifting film! Just in case you hadn't heard yet, CHEF is expanding to more theaters this weekend! Make sure you go see CHEF at your local theater TODAY! http://www.buycheftickets.com/ Chef Review: Funny But Undercooked in Parts - Watch the trailer after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Here is the first official poster for FRONTERA , starring Ed Harris, Michael Peña, Eva Longoria and Amy Madigan . Set in the tumultuous Border area of Arizona and Mexico, Frontera follows the events that take place after a former Arizona Sheriff's wife ( Amy Madigan ) is killed while riding on their Ranch property. It would appear a Mexican man ( Michael Pena ) crossing in to the US illegally is at fault. As former Sheriff ( Ed Harris ) and current Sheriff ( Aden Young ) search for answers, lives are changed forever and the facts as to who is really at fault in this tragedy are nearly as tenuous and complex as the issues and tensions between the people who live in this region on either side of the line. Look out for the trailer premiere on Apple Trailers on Monday, June 9th! Magnolia Pictures will release FRONTERA on iTunes/OnDemand July 31, 2014 and in theaters September 5, 2014. Written by Michael Berry and Louis Moulinet Directed by Michael Berry Starring Ed Harris, M...

In honor of D-Day , Got Your 6 reminds us to empower our returning service members with the release of their brand-new PSA. Join Anne Hathaway, Anna Kendrick, Harrison Ford, Bradley Cooper, Gabourey Sidibe, Martin Sheen, Bette Midler, Sally Field, Jason Sudeikis, Goldie Hawn , and Glenn Close to " Wage Good " Got Your 6 is a collective impact campaign devoted to changing the conversation around veterans in America Got Your 6 is not a charity for veterans, but rather a Hollywood-backed movement designed to empower veterans and challenge them to convert their leadership and operational training into positive civilian roles in communities nationwide. Got Your 6 is a campaign dedicated to bridging the civilian-military divide by advancing the conversation in America, so that veterans and military families are perceived as leaders and civic assets and NOT charity cases. Got Your 6 combines the reach and resources of the top American entertainment studios, networks,...

Here are some images of   Arnold Schwarzenegger on the set of Terminator: Genesis . I know it's just set photos but this will give us an idea of what we have to look forward to. Terminator: Genesis , directed by Alan Taylor (“THOR: THE DARK WORLD,” “Game of Thrones”). The film is shooting in New Orleans. The new film is written by Laeta Kalogridis (“AVATAR,” “SHUTTER ISLAND”) and Patrick Lussier (“DRIVE ANGRY”). David Ellison and Dana Goldberg (“WORLD WAR Z,” “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS”) of Skydance Productions are producing. Executive producers are Skydance’s Paul Schwake (“WORLD WAR Z,” “STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS”), Annapurna Pictures’ Megan Ellison (“AMERICAN HUSTLE,” “HER”), Kalogridis and Lussier. “TERMINATOR” stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (“THE EXPENDABLES 1 & 2,” “TERMINATOR 1, 2 & 3”), Jason Clarke (“THE GREAT GATSBY,” “ZERO DARK THIRTY”), Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”), Jai Courtney (“DIVERGENT,” “JACK REACHER”), J.K. Simmons (“MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN,” “U...

“ SURVIVAL IS NOT AN OPTION ” IN THE NEW FEMALE-DRIVEN HORROR FILM ‘ SAVE YOURSELF ’ SHOOTING THIS SUMMER. Scream Queen Jessica Cameron Set to Star in Ryan M. Andrews’ Latest Horror Film. Following the success of his recent features, SICK , a festival favorite and Black Eve , currently available on DVD, award-winning director Ryan M. Andrews is set to direct his originally scripted Save Yourself this summer. Scream Queen Jessica Cameron will be starring in as well as producing this sexy horror flick along with Producer Emma Sutherland. Overseeing the project are executive producers Pino Halili and Allen Ormerod from multi-award winning studio Post City Sound Inc. The plotline for Save Yourself is as follows: En route to L.A., director Crystal Lacroix, along with by-the-numbers producer Dawn Summerville, neurotic writer Lizzy Miller, and star sisters Kim and Sasha Tobin, are riding high after a successful screening of their new horror film. But when Crystal goes miss...

Relativity Media has just released the TEASER TRAILER for the upcoming espionage thriller, THE NOVEMBER MAN . The new film opens in theaters on August 27th and stars Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey and Olga Kurylenko and is directed by Roger Donaldson. Check out the gripping, action-packed teaser trailer via Fandango NOW! Code named ‘The November Man’, Peter Devereaux (Pierce Brosnan) is a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent, who has been enjoying a quiet life in Switzerland. When Devereaux is lured out of retirement for one last mission, he must protect valuable witness, Alice Fournier, (Olga Kurylenko). He soon uncovers this assignment marks him a target of his former friend and CIA protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey). With growing suspicions of a mole in the agency, there is no one Devereaux can trust, no rules and no holds barred. With a screenplay by Michael Finch & Karl Gajdusek based on Bill Granger’s novel “There are No Spies” from the bestselling November Man book...

First images from Relativity Media's THE NOVEMBER MAN . The November Man is an upcoming spy thriller film based on the novel There Are No Spies by Bill Granger, which is canonically the seventh installment in " The November Man " series of books, published in 1987. It stars Pierce Brosnan, Olga Kurylenko, Luke Bracey and Bill Smitrovich , with the screenplay written by Michael Finch and Karl Gajdusek. The film is directed by Roger Donaldson, known for his most notable works Species, The Recruit and The Bank Job . He previously worked with Brosnan in Dante's Peak. Beau St. Clair once again teams up with Brosnan to co-produce the film. See all the images after the Jump... Peter Devereaux is an ex-CIA operative who has been brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former protege in a deadly game involving high level US Government officials and the Russian president-elect. Please Leave A Comment-

The Time for New Adventures Has Come. ONCE UPON A TIME: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON . Own All 22 Bewitching Episodes and Never-Before-Seen Bonus Content Only on Blu-ray™ & DVD August 19, 2014. Can five heroic characters set aside their personal grudges and private demons to rescue Henry – and themselves – from the ultimate evil? Experience the heart-pounding action and tantalizing suspense of Once Upon a Time: The Complete Third Season. The stakes are higher than ever in a Neverland that’s the stuff of nightmares. At the dark heart of its mystery is Peter Pan, an ageless entity with a diabolical agenda and a chilling secret. For Emma, Henry, Hook, Rumple, Regina, Charming, and Snow, Pan’s actions have far-reaching consequences that will change their lives forever, create new alliances and introduce both Storybrooke and the Enchanted Forest to a powerful new villain of legendary wickedness – the Wicked Witch. Add Season 3 to your Once Upon a Time collection and relive all ...

The Fault in Our Stars is way too long but says so little. "This is the truth. Sorry." This begins the YA cry-fest The Fault in Our Stars , a film about the difficult subject of teen cancer. And while it tries to tell the truth about love in the waning months of life, Fault never gets to the heart of the matter. Starring Shailene Woodley, Fault centers around 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, a child who's lived with cancer for most of her life. She's a survivor, but the by-product has lessened her ability to breathe, forcing her to don an oxygen tank 24/7. It's at a cancer support group that she meets the 18-year-old Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort), a former basketball star whose prosthetic leg doesn't dull his sense of humor or from trying to woo Hazel. Soon, the two become inseparable, with Hazel sharing a favorite book by the author Van Houten (Willem Dafoe) and wishing he would answer her questions about the book's odd ending. The two...

Win Tickets To An Advance For TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION  On Wednesday June 25, 2014 at 7:00 PM at Century Stadium 14 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION is the fourth film in director Michael Bay’s global blockbuster franchise. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing , Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, T. J. Miller, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor and Titus Welliver star. The film begins after an epic battle that left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history… while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans, Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen ) and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world. Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on...

Lob your mind back a few days – to last week, in fact – when we reported on Training Day director Antoine Fuqua ’s surging fortunes and in-demand status. Among several projects he’s pondering is the long-gestating new remake of The Magnificent Seven . And according to Variety , he wants cinema pal Denzel Washington to star. The news, which was originally broken as a rumor by the Schmoes Know team, is an unsurprising one given the close bond they've formed across Training Day and, more recently, on The Equalizer . And while neither is locked in yet, the chance to work together again, and for Washington to star in a Western, would seem to be a tempting opportunity. Originally directed by John Sturges in 1960, The Magnificent Seven found the likes of Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn and Robert Vaughn as gunslingers that unite to help a Mexican village take on bandits. The movie itself was a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s seminal The Seven Samurai . John Lee Hancock and T...

GHOSTBUSTERS will be re-released in more than 700 theaters on August 29. Mark your calendar! On top of that, both GHOSTBUSTERS and GHOSTBUSTERS II will hit blu-ray on September 16th, 2014. Above is the box art and below are what’s going to be included in the special features And make sure you visit the newly launched ghostbusters.com for more! GHOSTBUSTERS Blu-ray Special Features: - NEW! Who You Gonna Call: A Ghostbusters Retrospective – Roundtable Discussion with Director Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd (Part 1) - NEW! Poster Art Gallery – Gallery 1988 artwork - NEW! “Ghostbusters” Music Video – Ray Parker, Jr. - Legacy Content:​ – ​​Slimer Mode – Picture in Picture and Trivia Track – Commentary w/ Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis & Joe Medjuck – 10 Deleted Scenes – 1984 Featurette – Cast and Crew Featurette – SFX Team Featurette – Multi-Angles​ – Ecto-1: Resurrecting the Classic Car – Ghostbusters Garage: Ecto-1 Gallery Storyboard Comparisons GHOSTBUSTERS II Blu...

With the recent release of “ Maleficent ,” which grossed more than $170 million worldwide in its opening weekend, Disney is working fast on its next live-action fairy-tale adaptation. Bill Condon is set to direct a live-action version of “ Beauty and the Beast ” for Disney. Evan Spiliotopoulos is writing the script with Mandeville Films producing. The studio’s 1991 animated feature version of “ Beauty and the Beast ” grossed more than $375 million worldwide, spawned a Broadway play and became one of the few animated pics to receive a best picture Oscar nomination. Disney has been on a roll lately thanks to successful updates of literary classics like “Alice and Wonderland” and “The Wizard of Oz” and reinventions of its own stories into big box office hits. The Mouse House is also developing a live-action version of “The Jungle Book,” which has Jon Favreau directing, and its “Cinderella,” helmed by Kenneth Branagh, is set to bow next March. Condon is best known for his ...

Warner Bros has set Djimon Hounsou to join Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie in the David Yates -directed Tarzan . Hounsou will play Chief Mbonga in the action adventure. He has a voice role in How To Train Your Dragon 2, which opens June 13, and next will be onscreeen in Guardians Of The Galaxy. Please Leave A Comment- Source- Deadline

LAIKA TO WORLD-PREMIERE FINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER FOR THE BOXTROLLS AT ANNECY INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL ON JUNE 11th. VOICE CAST INCLUDES BEN KINGSLEY, TONI COLLETTE, ELLE FANNING, ISAAC HEMPSTEAD-WRIGHT, JARED HARRIS, SIMON PEGG, NICK FROST, RICHARD AYOADE , AND TRACY MORGAN LAIKA will unveil the final trailer for its upcoming family event movie The Boxtrolls at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Wednesday, June 11, timed to its global digital debut. The trailer will be presented at Annecy before an open-air screening of LAIKA’s Academy Award® and BAFTA®-nominated second feature ParaNorman . Chris Butler, who wrote and directed ParaNorman, will introduce the movie and participate in an audience Q&A. The Boxtrolls will begin its theatrical rollout on September 12 in several international territories including the United Kingdom and Mexico; and will be released in France in October. The film will bow nationwide in the United States and in Canada ...

Win Tickets To An Advance For TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION  On Wednesday June 25, 2014 at 7:00 PM in San Francisco. TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION is the fourth film in director Michael Bay’s global blockbuster franchise. Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Li Bingbing , Kelsey Grammer, Sophia Myles, T. J. Miller, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor and Titus Welliver star. The film begins after an epic battle that left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history… while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans, Optimus Prime (voiced by Peter Cullen ) and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world. Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow u...

Relativity Media has just released the TEASER TRAILER for their upcoming film, THE BEST OF ME - Via Fandango . The new romantic drama stars Michelle Monaghan, James Marsden, Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato . Based on the bestselling novel by acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks, THE BEST OF ME tells the story of Dawson and Amanda, two former high school sweethearts who find themselves reunited after 20 years apart, when they return to their small town for the funeral of a beloved friend. Their bittersweet reunion reignites the love they've never forgotten, but soon they discover the forces that drove them apart twenty years ago live on, posing even more serious threats today. Spanning decades, this epic love story captures the enduring power of our first true love, and the wrenching choices we face when confronted with elusive second chances. Watch the trailer after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

20th Century Fox has just released a brand NEW domestic poster in anticipation of their upcoming film, DAWN 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 peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species. Please Leave A Comment-

Win Tickets To An Advance For The Signal on Thursday, June 12, 2014 in San Francisco. The Signal is a 2014 American science fiction thriller film directed by William Eubank and co-written with Carlyle Eubank, David Frigerio and Sebastian Gutierrez. The film stars Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke and Lin Shaye . The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and will be released theatrically in the United States on June 13, 2014 Nick and Jonah are MIT freshmen with a passion for hacking. While driving cross-country through Nevada with Nick’s girlfriend, Haley, they follow rival hacker Nomad’s clues to a location 180 miles away. After a terrifying confrontation with Nomad in the middle of the desert, the trio regain consciousness in captivity. Struggling to comprehend the true nature of their confinement, they discover they are part of a plot much larger than themselves. Make sure to LIKE SandwichJohnFilms on Facebook and follow us on Twitt...