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Elizabeth Banks Joins Cate Blanchett In FX Limited Series ‘Mrs. America’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 5, 2019 4:30 pm EST Elizabeth Banks will join her sisters in arms for equal rights in the FX limited series Mrs. America, which is (sadly) not a sequel to Mistress America. Banks joins the Mrs. America cast as Jill Ruckelshaus, a pro-choice, socially progressive Republican who was involved in the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s in FX’s nine-episode limited series from Emmy-winning writer Davhi Waller....

First ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Footage Screened, Here’s What Was In It By Ben Pearson/March 7, 2019 11:02 am EST We’re only nine months away from the release of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode 9, but Lucasfilm still hasn’t revealed the title or unveiled any official footage to the public. But the first Episode 9 footage played this morning to a select group of people during a Disney shareholder presentation, and some descriptions have made their way online....

Superhero Bits: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Concept Art, Maximum Venom Coming To Spider-Man On Disney XD & More By Ethan Anderton/May 30, 2019 6:00 pm EST Who is leading Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten? Who is playing villainous businessman Nathan Ellery in Swamp Thing? What is the working title for the Falcon and the Winter Soldier series? When is The Batman supposed to start shooting in the UK? What is the title of the third season of Marvel’s Spider-Man?...

The /Filmcast / The Ones Who Knock - Mid-Season 5 Wrap-Up By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 9, 2012 8:00 pm EST In this crossover episode, Dave , Devindra, Adam, and Joanna discuss the mid-season finale of Breaking Bad’s fifth season, and reflect on the season as a whole. E-mail us and let us know what you thought of the episode, as well as of the podcast, at theoneswhoknock@gmail.com or at slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can find every episode of each show at theoneswhoknock....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 124 - Watching Movies With Parents (GUEST: Dave Gonzales From Latino Review) By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 28, 2010 9:06 pm EST The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....

The Live-Action ‘Dumbo’ Soundtrack Features Arcade Fire Covering ‘Baby Mine’ By Chris Evangelista/March 4, 2019 10:30 am EST A collection of words that seem as if they don’t belong together: Arcade Fire has recorded a cover version of “Baby Mine” for the live-action Dumbo soundtrack. The song appeared as a lullaby in the original animated Dumbo, and the Arcade Fire’s cover will play during the end-credits of Tim Burton’s live-action remake, due out this month....

Tony Todd Hopes To Appear In The Jordan Peele-Produced ‘Candyman’ Reboot By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 1, 2019 6:30 am EST The Jordan Peele-produced, Nia DaCosta-directed Candyman reboot is generating a lot of buzz, but one question remains unanswered: will Tony Todd, the original Candyman, make an appearance? It seems almost unthinkable to do a Candyman film without Todd, but as of now, there’s no official word on his involvement. The actor himself was recently asked his thoughts on the matter, and he replied that he would very much like to be in the film in some capacity – but he also won’t take it personal if it doesn’t happen....

Two Sony Spider-Man Universe Movies, Likely ‘Venom 2’ And ‘Morbius’, Set For 2020 By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 21, 2018 1:30 pm EST Sony has tried to launch a Spider-Man-themed universe for years, and now, things are finally going their way. Venom was a huge box office hit, inspiring the studio to forge ahead with two more Spider-Man Universe films set for 2020. While the official titles of these films have yet to be announced, it’s probably safe to assume we’re talking about Venom 2 and Morbius....

Watch: ‘Creed 2’ Was Going To Feature Another Rocky Vs. Drago Fight By Ben Pearson/Feb. 19, 2019 12:30 pm EST When Sylvester Stallone brought his famous cinematic boxer back to the ring in 2006’s Rocky Balboa, it was pretty unbelievable that a 60-year-old could hold his own against a pro fighter decades younger than him. That was thirteen years ago. In 2018’s Creed II, Rocky was originally set to brawl yet again – this time in a street-level fight against his old rival Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren)....

Will ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Follow ‘Inglourious Basterds’ And Change History? By Chris Evangelista/March 20, 2019 7:30 am EST The Once Upon a Time in Hollywood trailer is here, and it’s a blast. The latest film from Quentin Tarantino is a star-studded affair, and based on this trailer, it’s going to lean heavily into comedy. That may seem like an odd choice, since the film features both Charles Manson and Sharon Tate, one of the victims of the Manson Family....

‘Breaking Bad’ Movie In The Works From Creator Vince Gilligan By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2018 9:06 pm EST The logline, as of now, is that this film “tracks the escape of a kidnapped man and his quest for freedom.” Fans of Breaking Bad will recall that in the final season of the show, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) was kidnapped by nazis, who then forced him to cook meth. Jesse tried to escape several times, but was foiled in his attempt....

‘Dumbo’ Has Hidden Easter Eggs For The Original Movie, Disney Parks, And Tim Burton Himself By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 12, 2019 11:30 am EST Since the animated musical Dumbo hit theaters in 1941, the lovable, big-eared elephant has become an iconic Disney mascot, as recognizable as Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck. That can be partially attributed to Dumbo’s outsized presence at Disney Parks, with the Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride becoming a longtime hallmark of Disneyland, Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland....

‘Hawkeye’ TV Series With Jeremy Renner Coming To Disney+ By Chris Evangelista/April 10, 2019 10:24 am EST Time to add yet another Marvel-themed series to the Disney+ line-up. It’s been the assumption that any Marvel series on the Disney streaming service will focus on second-string characters, rather than the big ones like Iron Man and Captain America. So far, that’s turning out to be correct. The latest is Hawkeye, a series that will feature Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton....

‘The Boy 2’ Will Pit Katie Holmes Against Brahms The Creepy Doll By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 23, 2018 12:00 pm EST The Boy, the 2016 film about a creepy doll that looks like Jared Kushner, is getting a sequel. In The Boy 2, Katie Holmes will find herself facing off against Brahms, a doll with a dark secret. Of course, if you saw the first film, you already know what that secret is....

‘The Ritual’ Director David Bruckner Will Take Audiences ‘Out There’ By Chris Evangelista/March 28, 2019 3:30 pm EST David Bruckner, a filmmaker whose credits include work in anthology horror film V/H/S and Southbound, and the recent Netflix fright flick The Ritual (seen above), has lined-up his next project, and it sounds pretty cool. Bruckner will helm Out There, a sci-fi thriller described as being in the same vein as The Mist, minus the supermarket setting....

‘The Shrinking Of Treehorn’ Will Be Ron Howard’s First Animated Movie By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2019 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Even though Imagine Entertainment has tackled blockbuster family fare before with the adaptations of Dr. Seuss books How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat in the Hat, they’ve yet to dive deep into animation. Sure, they’re the company behind the animated Curious George movies, but those were hardly huge hits....

‘The Souvenir’ Trailer: One Of The Year’s Most Fascinating Films Arrives In May By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 19, 2019 3:30 pm EST A relationship is pushed to the limits in Joanna Hogg’s fascinating drama The Souvenir. Honor Swinton Byrne (daughter of Tilda Swinton) turns in a revelatory performance as a film student dealing with her unreliable boyfriend (Tom Burke) in the 1980s. This was one of the best films I saw at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but it’s also a film that’s not going to be for everyone....

‘The Wind’ Trailer: What Eldritch Horrors Await On The Frontier? By Chris Evangelista/March 14, 2019 4:00 pm EST There’s something spooky (and deadly) lurking out on the frontier in The Wind, a new horror movie from first-time director Emma Tammi that looks a little bit like an Old West version of The Witch. The story concerns a frontierswoman living on a lonely stretch of land where the wind won’t stop howling....

Cool Stuff: Celebrate Batman’s 80th Anniversary With New Funko POPs By Ethan Anderton/May 2, 2019 6:00 am EST This month marks 80 years since Batman debuted in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. To celebrate the arrival of The Dark Knight, there are a few new Batman 80th anniversary Funko POP figures coming for collectors to snag. Each of them celebrates a different version of Batman, including the original iteration from DC Comics, a couple versions from the big screen, and a terrifying vampire Batman that you may or may not be familiar with....

Jon Turteltaub Will Direct A ‘Crazy Eddie’ Movie, Instead Of Giving Us The Third ‘National Treasure’ Movie We All Crave By Chris Evangelista/June 16, 2019 11:00 am EST Jon Turteltaub could give us all what we really want: a third National Treasure movie. Instead, he’s going to direct Insane, a movie about Crazy Eddie Antar, the owner of an electronics chain who ended up in jail after committing one of the greatest securities frauds in history....