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Guess what happens when we say, "We have the final, final, final version of the list." Story by Matt Cummings Marvel shocked the world (again) this week with the announcement that Ant-Man was getting a sequel, and that the studio had added three more films to its release schedule. We knew our original story back in April couldn't hold, but that's our dumb luck assuming we know the inner mind of the Marvel machine. The The Kree Supreme Intelligence has got nothing on Marvel Studios! Anyways, we've had some time to digest everything and thought it was time to re-re-re-update the master list of DC/Marvel films through 2020. The changes ain't pretty, and there's some interesting suggestions embedded within. Read our thoughts after checking out the list: 2016 February 12: Deadpool (Fox) March 25: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice May 6: Captain America: Civil War May 27: X-Men: Apocalypse (Fox) August 5: Suicide Squad October 7: G...

THR is reporting Boom! Studios’ popular comic The Woods is heading to television. Universal Cable Productions has picked up the rights to the sci-fi-horror ongoing comic book series to be adapted for television. Boom! CEO Ross Richie will exec produce along with the company’s president of development, Stephen Christy. Josh Levy, senior vp television, will co-exec produce. Created by Batman writer James Tynion IV and artist Michael Dialynas, Woods tells of 437 students, 52 teachers, and 24 additional staff from a preparatory high school in suburban Milwaukee who vanish without a trace … only to re-appear light years away in the primordial forest of another planet. Woods was Boom!’s most successful comic of 2014 and is the company’s second most popular comic behind its best-seller Lumberjanes (which is set up at Fox as a feature film adaptation). The first volume of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, collecting the first four issues, sold out of its first print run of ...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For STEVE JOBS on October 20th at 7:00 PM in Sacramento. Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter. Steve Jobs is directed by Academy Award® winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin, working from Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography of the Apple founder. The producers are Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady of Film 360, Scott Rudin, Boyle and Academy Award® winner Christian Colson. Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, with Academy Award®-winning actress Kate Winslet starring as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played by Seth Rogen , and Jeff Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Chris...

The re-re-rehash of Pan never, ever captures the magic of the Disney classic. Review by Matt Cummings Some ideas are best left on the storyboards back at the office. A Casblanca remake/sequel? Get out of town. A Ben Hur re-imagining? Sadly, that one's nearing a release. Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell Warner Bros. that a Peter Pan remake was just as bad an idea. The result - Pan - never, ever captures the fun of the original, sacrificing story for only mediocre special effects and plenty of bad press. Rather than stick to a solid, traditional plot, Pan sticks us with several uncomfortable origin story facts: Captain Hook (Garrett Hedlund) actually has two hands and is a genuinely nice guy, and Peter (Levi Miller in his first role) - who wears an on-the-nose reference to his name around his neck - is an abandoned child in WWII England. His mother, a pseudo cameo in Amanda Seyfried, is a bad ass Neverland warrior who decides she can't protect the bo...

Wanna win a shirt from the Hit film THE WALK ? Twelve people have walked on the moon, but only one man - Philippe Petit ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt ) - has ever, or will ever, walk in the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Guided by his real-life mentor, Papa Rudy ( Ben Kingsley ), and aided by an unlikely band of international recruits, Petit and his gang overcome long odds, betrayals, dissension and countless close calls to conceive and execute their mad plan. Robert Zemeckis, the director of such marvels as Forrest Gump, Cast Away, Back to the Future, Polar Express and Flight, again uses cutting edge technology in the service of an emotional, character-driven story. With innovative photo realistic techniques and IMAX 3D ® wizardry, The Walk is true big-screen cinema, a chance for moviegoers to viscerally experience the feeling of reaching the clouds. The film is a love letter to Paris and New York City in the 1970s, but most of all, to the Towers of the World Trade ...

Is the the powerful and inspiring He Named Me Malala also worthy of Oscar glory? Review by Matt Cummings The story behind the Pakistani 17-year-old Malala Yousafzai is inspiring in a way that's hard to find these days. So much of our western culture focuses on wealthy socialites, rap stars, and prima donna athletes that when the genuine article arrives, we wonder if a marketing company had something to do with it. But if the documentary He Named Me Malala proves one thing, it's that its subject seems genuinely inspiring, while making a strong case for Oscar contention. It focuses on the life of Yousafzai, who became an international symbol for advancing human rights, even after a Taliban attack left her nearly dead. Rather than disappear into fear of further attacks, Malala and her father Ziauddin defied the Taliban, and in doing became the youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. That's a tall achievement, especially when a bullet smashes thr...

Poor casting and a moot topic make Freeheld nothing more than Oscar bait. Review by Matt Cummings If the Tom Hanks/Denzel Washington winner Philadelphia touched a nerve for its exposure about AIDS in 1993, the Julianne Moore/Ellen Page Freeheld wants to pull our heartstrings about gay rights. Sadly, its poor casting, dull direction, and a recent Supreme Court decision take the wind out of what should have been an admirable project. It's not that the plot isn't worth investigating: a highly-decorated New Jersey police officer (Moore) seeks to grant her pension to her domestic partner (Page), but the Ocean County board refuses to do so, based on her sexual orientation. Unfortunately, Director Peter Sollett and Writer Ron Nyswaner surround their actors with primetime network drama and on-the-nose soapbox statements that suck the life out of any real emotion behind the topic. When Laurel and Stacie first hook up, things feel rehearsed rather than spontaneous; as ...

THR is reporting Michelle Rodriguez has joined Donald Sutherland as one of the stars of the upcoming film adaptation of Milton's Secret , based on the children's novel by Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman. Rodriguez will play a school teacher lifting the spirits of the film's central character, Milton, a young boy played by William Ainscough , who is bullied by fellow students. Sutherland will play Milton's grandfather, who helps the young boy discover that his obsession with his preteen fears will prevent him from finding true happiness. The ensemble cast includes David Sutcliffe, Mia Kirshner (The L Word), Sheila McCarthy and Hays Wellford . Barnet Bain is directing Milton's Secret, which is produced by Buck Productions, Riverside Entertainment and Hulo Films and is shooting in Hamilton, Ontario until the end of October. Rodriguez stars in Universal’s blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise after her breakout role in the 2000 indie boxing drama Girlfi...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For STEVE JOBS on October 12th at 7:00 PM in Phoenix. Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter. Steve Jobs is directed by Academy Award® winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin, working from Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography of the Apple founder. The producers are Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady of Film 360, Scott Rudin, Boyle and Academy Award® winner Christian Colson. Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, with Academy Award®-winning actress Kate Winslet starring as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played by Seth Rogen , and Jeff Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Chrisann...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For STEVE JOBS on October 20th at 7:00 PM in Las Vegas. Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter. Steve Jobs is directed by Academy Award® winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin, working from Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography of the Apple founder. The producers are Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady of Film 360, Scott Rudin, Boyle and Academy Award® winner Christian Colson. Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, with Academy Award®-winning actress Kate Winslet starring as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played by Seth Rogen , and Jeff Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Chrisa...

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For STEVE JOBS on October 20th at 7:30 PM in Honolulu . Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter. Steve Jobs is directed by Academy Award® winner Danny Boyle and written by Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin, working from Walter Isaacson's best-selling biography of the Apple founder. The producers are Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady of Film 360, Scott Rudin, Boyle and Academy Award® winner Christian Colson. Michael Fassbender plays Steve Jobs, the pioneering founder of Apple, with Academy Award®-winning actress Kate Winslet starring as Joanna Hoffman, former marketing chief of Macintosh. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple, is played by Seth Rogen , and Jeff Daniels stars as former Apple CEO John Sculley. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Chrisa...

YIPPEE KI YAY, Die Hard Fans! Now you can own every action-packed Die Hard film on Blu-ray - starring Bruce Willis as the indestructible cop John McClane - housed in a limited-edition replica of the iconic skyscraper from the movie that started it all. In addition to the meticulously crafted scale model of Nakatomi Plaza, this must-own set included a bonus disc locked and loaded with in-depth featurettes, plus 5 collectible villain cards and an explosive 32-page behind-the-scenes booklet that'll blow you away! Every limited-edition set comes with all five films on both Blu-ray™ and Digital HD as well as an explosive hour-long featurette that celebrates this iconic franchise with filmmakers and talent interviews. The Nakatomi Plaza also honors Hans Gruber and the vanquished villains from the series with collectible cards only found in the box set. And if that wasn’t enough, check out the 32-Page, behind-the-scenes book on all the secrets of the movies that even the most die-...

Four-time Oscar®-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Fargo) write and direct Hail, Caesar! , an all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum , Hail, Caesar! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. Watch the trailer after the Jump... The comedy is produced by the Coen brothers under their Mike Zoss Productions banner alongside Working Title Films’ Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. www.hailcaesarmovie.com Please Leave A Comment-

“ The X-Files” – The Collector’s Se t to explode onto Blu-ray™ for the first time December 8 with more than 23 hours of content across all nine seasons. The truth is out there…and now it can be found in its entirety when Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment exposes the complete world of “ The X-Files ” on Blu-ray for the first time – just ahead of the event series premiere Sunday, January 24, 2016. “ THE X-FILES” THE COLLECTOR’S SET – featuring a slot for the upcoming six-episode event series – releases on December 8, giving fans the chance to own a piece of television history and one of the year’s must-have giftset collections. Fans can also purchase each season individually on Blu-ray on December 8. Since its inception in 1993, “The X-Files” has remained a worldwide phenomenon, garnering a loyal cult following, 16 Emmys® and five Golden Globes® Awards, including “Best Dramatic TV Series” during its nine-season run. Now for the first time, all nine exhilarating, groundbr...

Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox have announced a citywide celebration of THE PEANUTS MOVIE . Starting Saturday, October 24th THE PEANUTS MOVIE is partnering with many great organizations to bring fans a unique Peanuts experience to fans. On Wednesday, November 4th all the fun comes to an end with a screening of the film and a filmmaker conversation at the Museum of the Moving Image! Follow the #NYCGoesPeanuts fun HERE: instagram.com/PeanutsMovie Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus and the rest of the beloved “Peanuts” gang make their big-screen debut, like they’ve never been seen before, in state of the art 3D animation. Charlie Brown, the world’s most beloved underdog, embarks upon an epic and heroic quest, while his best pal, the lovable beagle Snoopy, takes to the skies to pursue his arch-nemesis, the Red Baron. From the imagination of Charles M. Schulz and the creators of the ICE AGE films, THE PEANUTS MOVIE will prove that every underdog has his day. Please Leav...

11TH ANNUAL FILM INDEPENDENT FORUM ANNOUNCES OPENING NIGHT FILM TRUMBO. FILMMAKER KEYNOTE WITH FILM INDEPENDENT FELLOW JON M. CHU LYNN SHELTON IN CONVERSATION WITH ILLEANA DOUGLAS TO CLOSE FORUM Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and LA Film Festival, announced today that the 11th annual Film Independent Forum will open with Bleecker Street’s Trumbo , directed by Jay Roach, written by John McNamara, starring Bryan Cranston, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, John Goodman, Diane Lane, Michael Stuhlbarg and Helen Mirren on Friday, October 23. The film will be followed by a Q+A with director Jay Roach (Game Change, Meet the Parents). Also announced today, filmmaker Jon M. Chu (Step Up 3D, G.I. Joe Retaliation, Jem and the Holograms, Now You See Me 2) will give the Filmmaker Keynote on Saturday, October 24. In addition, the Forum will close on Sunday, October 25 with director Lynn Shelton (Humpday, Your Sister’s Sister, ...

In the 1950s during the early stages of the Cold War, tensions are rife between the U.S. and USSR, so when the FBI arrests Rudolf Abel ( Mark Rylance ), a Soviet agent living in New York, the fear and paranoia only escalate. Charged with sending coded messages back to Russia, Abel is questioned by the FBI but refuses to cooperate, declining their offer to turn on his country, and is detained in federal prison pending trial. THE RULE BOOK See all the clips after the Jump... The government, in need of an independent attorney to take on Abel’s defense, approaches James Donovan ( Tom Hanks ), an insurance lawyer from Brooklyn. But Donovan, a former prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials and highly regarded within the legal community for his profound skills as a negotiator, has little experience with allegations of this magnitude and isn’t eager to get involved. Advocating such a deeply unpopular defense would make him a public figure and could subject his family to scrutiny, disdain and...

" SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE " FREE MOBILE GAME IS AVAILABLE TODAY ON iOS AND ANDROID. Paramount Pictures today announced that the "SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE" free mobile game is available today on iOS and Android. Based on the upcoming film in theaters on Friday, October 30th, the game delivers a hundred zombie skullsploding puzzles. Official Website www.scoutsandzombiesmovie.com/game Apple Store Link Google Play Store Link Paramount Pictures today announced that the "SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE" free mobile game is available today on iOS and Android. Based on the upcoming film in theaters on Friday, October 30th, the game delivers a hundred zombie skullsploding puzzles. Users play as a lone scout, utilizing an arsenal of makeshift weaponry and craftable power-ups that bounce around the room to kill zombies, trigger traps, and influence environmental pieces in order to save the town and make it to the part...

Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice viral marketing has gone into effect.   LexCorp is launching their own and brand new operating system BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises, putting mankind in greater danger than it’s ever known before. Zack Snyder’s film, BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE, stars Henry Cavill, reprising his role as Superman/Clark Kent, Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince. The film also stars Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons as Alfred, and reunites “Man of Steel” stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane. Also starring Holly Hunter, Callan Mulvey, Scoot McNairy, and Tao Okamoto...

According to Variety “ Orphan Black ” star Tatiana Maslany is in early talks to co-star with Jake Gyllenhaal in Lionsgate’s Boston Marathon bombing drama “ Stronger .” Pic tells the true story of Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the attack. David Gordon Green recently signed on to direct the pic. John Pollono has adapted the script for “Stronger,” which marks his full-length feature debut. Pollono wrote and co-starred in the Off Broadway play “Small Engine Repairs.” “Stronger” has been set up with Mandeville Films principals Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman along with Scott Silver, while Peter McGuigan and Anthony Mattero will exec produce. “Stronger” is based on the book by Bauman and Bret Witter. It details the aftermath of the 2013 attack at the marathon finish line, where Bauman had been cheering for his girlfriend, who will be played by Maslany. The book, published last year, also describes Bauman’s attempts to walk again and face hi...

Marvel's ' Ant-Man ' gets a sequel & more! Now that Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has officially reached its conclusion with the release of Marvel’s “ Ant-Man ,” we have new details on what to expect in Phase 3! Following our hero’s debut adventure in this summer’s “Ant-Man,” Scott Lang will return alongside Hope Van Dyne on July 6, 2018 with Marvel’s “ Ant-Man and the Wasp .” The sequel will mark the first Marvel Studios film named after its heroine. Additionally, Ant-Man’s second adventure will lead to a couple of other films shifting their dates, with Marvel’s “ Black Panther ” moving up to February 16, 2018 and Marvel’s “ Captain Marvel ” landing on March 8, 2019. Finally, three untitled Marvel Studios films will premiere on May 1, 2020, July 10, 2020, and November 6, 2020. The announcement of “Ant-Man and the Wasp” follows the success of “Ant-Man,” which has earned $178.5M domestically and $231.5M internationally for a global total of $410M. It...

The bubble bursts on ham-handed housing drama. Review by Brandon Wolfe The housing crisis that dovetailed with the 2008 financial meltdown was a disaster that hampered and destroyed many, many lives, and as is often the case with major, world-shaking disasters, it now has its very own disaster movie. And while the fallout from these economic calamities has cropped up in several movies already ( Up in the Air being one of the earliest instances), 99 Homes is the first to specifically tackle the subprime mortgage crisis head-on. The film unsparingly examines the desperation, devastation and ruthless opportunism that ran rampant in the wake of that catastrophe, as financially crippled people were ejected from their homes while real-estate wheelers-and-dealers unscrupulously cleaned up. 99 Homes thrusts the audience right into the thick of this very ugly situation, taking great pains to mine the material for everything it’s worth. This is a movie with Something To Say, and it intends...