Nic Cage's Osama Bin Laden Comedy Just Added A Great Cast

The upcoming biographical comedy, Army of One, doesn't just echo a military recruitment motto, it plans to send Nicolas freaking Cage to a war-torn Middle East. Now, it looks like an impressive cast of comedic talent will join the man of maniacal mirth as he heads on an off-the-wall adventure to find the Osama Bin Laden. Deadline recently reported that Nicolas Cage's Bin Laden bonanza, Army of One, received an impressive influx of cast members, headed by names like Russell Brand and Rainn Wilson. Notable talents like Denis O'Hare, Ken Marino, and Paul Scheer are also set to join the ...
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Ewan McGregor Is Joining Beauty And The Beast As A Key Character

Disney’s live-action adaptation of Beauty And The Beast is on the brink of expanding after it was confirmed that Ewan McGregor is in final discussions to star as Lumiere in the film.  The Hollywood Reporter was the first to break the news that the Scottish thespian will join the all-star ensemble as the rebellious but loveable maître d’ to the Beast. Ewan McGregor will appear alongside Emma Watson’s Belle, Dan Stevens’ Beast/Prince, Luke Evans’ Gaston, Josh Gad’s Le Fou, Ian McKellen’s Cogsworth, and Audra ...
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Wow, Furious 7 Mashes Up Perfectly With Pixar's Cars

We've seen our fair share of mash-ups of Cars and the Fast and Furious movies, but the latest one to hit the web takes the cake. Remember all those incredible stunts in Furious 7? As it turns out, we've seen a lot of them before in the Pixar property in some capacity. In fact, scenes from the Cars films match up perfectly with the Furious 7 trailer. Just watch. The folks over at IGN were some of those who saw Furious 7 in theaters and contributed to the film's massive success. But all the while they kept trying to think of where they ...
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Bloodshot And Harbinger Are Getting Their Own Shared Universe In Comic Team-Up

Superhero films have never been more popular than they are now, and soon it won't just be Marvel and DC leading the game. Last month, it was revealed that Valiant Entertainment has teamed up with DMG Entertainment for a partnership deal that includes theatrical films for their characters. Now it's been announced that Valiant signed a five-movie deal with Sony Pictures, and the first properties they're bringing to the big screen are Bloodshot and Harbinger. According to The Hollywood Reporter, both properties will receive two feature films each before coming together for a fifth film titled Harbinger Wars, inspired by ...
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Little Kid Writes Concerned Letter To George Lucas About Jedi Not Marrying, Gets Great Response

What's a Jedi to do when he or she falls in love? Suppress those feelings, apparently. After all, if they are to abide by the Jedi code, love and personal attachments can lead one to the dark side of the Force. This didn't sit well with one young Star Wars fan, so he did what any hopeful Padawan would do, he wrote a persuasive letter to George Lucas to rectify the situation.  According to Geek Dad, that's exactly what a young boy named Colin did. Although, to call it persuasive would be a drastic overstatement. The letter is comprised of 36 ...
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Marvel Secretly Cuts Off Hands As A Star Wars Tribute, Here's Proof

You may not know this unless you're a hardcore Star Wars fan, but there is one particular violent act that occurs in every single film in the franchise: a character gets a hand or an arm cut off. It happens to Luke Skywalker; it happens to both Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader; it happens to Mace Windu... the list goes on and on. What you may not know, however, is that Marvel Studios took a great deal of inspiration from this piece of trivia, and that's why every single film in Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe includes a ...
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The Female Ghostbusters Movie Has A Giant Budget

Good news, Ghostbusters fans! Director Paul Feig scored millions for the upcoming reboot. The all-female movie was greenlit for a reported $154 million budget, despite new Sony executive's plans to tighten movie budgets. This could mean bigger-budget special effects and (possible) fantastic CGI for the anticipated film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony's new film studio chief Tom Rothman -- who was appointed to the new role in February -- has reportedly approved a $154 million budget just months after news broke that the all female reboot was in the works. This is a huge victory for the entire cast, crew and ...
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Mission: Impossible 5 Shows Off A Badass Escape And Thrilling Car Chase At CinemaCon

It was only a few week ago that director Christopher McQuarrie's Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation dropped its first trailer online for the world to see, and it immediately made us hungry to see a hell of a lot more from it. Unfortunately, we're still counting down the days until the movie makes its way into theaters this summer, but the good news is that today we got a very special extended look at the film that only makes us anticipate it more. The annual theater owners convention known as CinemaCon has begun in Las Vegas, and this morning Paramount Pictures ...
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What Joss Whedon Thought Of Edgar Wright's Ant-Man Script

We're only a few months away from Ant-Man hitting theaters, but nearly a year ago, the film's fate was much more uncertain. After eight years of working on the project, director Edgar Wright departed Ant-Man due to creative differences. Weeks later he was replaced by Bring It On director Peyton Reed, and his script was reworked by star Paul Rudd and comedy writer Adam McKay. Judging by interviews and trailers, the film looks like it got back on track easily enough, but for Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon, he's still sad about Wright's exit, having enjoyed reading the ...
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FYI, That Spider-Man Avengers Post-Credit Scene Is Fake, According To Joss Whedon

Rumors. Hearsay. Innuendo. There's so much mystery swirling around Joss Whedon's The Avengers: Age of Ultron that when a particular misdirection picks up real steam, you want to step in and call B.S. because you happen to know that it isn't true. Thankfully, this time, Whedon himself threw cold water on a particularly hot rumor that an end-credits sequence for Age of Ultron hit the Web... pun intended. In case you hadn't heard, a video was making the rounds of Spider-Man appearing in what was rumored to be the sequence at the end of Ultron. I'll include the clip ...
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Lars Von Trier Has Started Drinking Again To Help The Creative Process

It could be said that Lars von Trier's films have driven people to drink, because of the way that they push the envelope of dark, depressing human emotion. But now the director of Melancholia, Dogma and two Nymphomaniac films has revealed that alcohol cures his anxiety, which allows him to make those films. Ah, the bizarre circle of creativity and life. While speaking with The Guardian, Lars Von Trier admitted to attending AA meetings for the better part of a year and a half, but revealed that she has started drinking again "so that I can work." As he elaborates: ...
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Boba Fett Could Return To Star Wars, Here's How

It's certainly safe to say that the fate of beloved bounty hunter, Boba Fett has always been a sore Sarlacc-strewn spot among the Star Wars fanbase over the years. While there's always been subsequent novels and comic books showcasing a narrative of his survival, it seems that his chances of returning to the continuity are better than they've ever been, thanks to the current methodology of the Disney-sized Lucasfilm. This past weekend's Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California did not disappoint in its preponderance of property previews. However, a less-heralded narrative would also come about from the event's array of ...
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Could Boyhood 2 Work? Here's What Ethan Hawke Thinks

Conventional thinking dictates that for a film which experienced bountiful buzz and awesome accolades like Boyhood, a sequel of some kind would be inevitable. Of course, the Richard Linklater drama was anything but conventional, so that mode of thinking may not be applicable in this case. Or is it? In a recent interview, star Ethan Hawke gave his thoughts to the idea of sequel. Sitting down with Collider, Ethan Hawke weighed in on the notion of a sequel film; especially after director, Richard Linklater recently wavered on his initial reservations towards the idea. At the moment, nothing is in the ...
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5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About George Lucas

George Lucas, the father of Star Wars and the founder of Lucasfilm, is a man of simple tastes. Even for a conversation with Stephen Colbert at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival in front of an audience of hundreds of people, he still dons his same old grandpa jeans and white sneakers. But at least the plaid button-down shirt he wore was a new purchase. When you have enough money to, as he says, waste on making experimental films that no one will ever see, sometimes a change of wardrobe is in order.  A line of fans circling the block awaited this ...
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Action-Packed Tomorrowland Trailer Goes Even Deeper Into The Film's Mythology

To say that Tomorrowland is a priority for Disney's hit making machine is like saying oxygen is a priority for the human body. With a month to go until the film's release, the studio is ready to sell the hell out of Brad Bird's vision of a future that only Walt Disney and his contemporaries could have dreamed of. And sell the hell out of it they have in this third trailer for the hopeful summer blockbuster, as you'll see below in the video. Disney Movie Trailers shared that awesome look at the more action-packed elements of Tomorrowland, and it's ...
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Action-Packed Tomororwland Trailer Goes Even Deeper Into The Film's Mythology

To say that Tomorrowland is a priority for Disney's hit making machine is like saying oxygen is a priority for the human body. With a month to go until the film's release, the studio is ready to sell the hell out of Brad Bird's vision of a future that only Walt Disney and his contemporaries could have dreamed of. And sell the hell out of it they have in this third trailer for the hopeful summer blockbuster, as you'll see below in the video. Disney Movie Trailers shared that awesome look at the more action-packed elements of Tomorrowland, and it's ...
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These New Ant-Man Billboards Are Adorable And Perfect

Marvel's Ant-Man is becoming kind of a big deal, at least in terms of its marketing. Movie posters for the upcoming superhero film starring Paul Rudd have been popping up all over the place, but in new and seriously unexpected ways.  Ant-Sized @AntMan Billboards Pop Up in @Marvel Marketing Stunt http://t.co/HfTdZJSHbL http://ift.tt/1bpfvvC — Comic Book Resources (@CBR) April 20, 2015 What are these, posters for ants?!  Marvel has always maintained a sense of humor when it comes to their cinematic universe, and there's no title worth poking fun at more than Ant-Man. After all, the guy does ...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poised To Shatter Every Box Office Record We Have

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is by far the most highly anticipated movie of 2015. Sorry, Age of Ultron. Thanks to Disney’s Star Wars Celebration, which recently wrapped, the hype surrounding this cinematic event is palpable. According to experts, all of this points to its inevitable box office success, but will its opening release sweep be the largest of all time?  Box-office analyst Phil Contrino is so confident in The Force Awakens’ opening numbers that he’s already predicting the film will surpass Avatar’s previously held record. He told The Hollywood Reporter, It's ...
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See The Full Batman v. Superman Batsuit In Detail

In case you've been away from the Internet for the past couple of days, the Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice trailer hit the internet at the end of last week. Not to be outdone by the supposed leaking of their first big reveal for 2016's future blockbuster, Warner Bros gave out some free swag and a little more footage from Batman and Superman's big scuffle at tonight's IMAX screening event. The cherry on top of the evening's festivities wasn't the free advanced tickets attendees got to next year's clash of the comic titans, though. Instead, it's our first great ...
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The Dope Trailer Is, As You Might Imagine, Dope

The coming of age comedy is a genre that never gets old, but certainly gets tired from time to time. Thankfully, there's still some fresh lifeblood in the old genre yet, as you'll see in the trailer to the upcoming film, writer/director Rick Famuyiwa's Dope. With a retro flavor in a modern setting, as well as some comedic assistance from one of the three cast members of Workaholics, the first glimpse below looks to be quite promising. Open Road Films dropped this new trailer, and the film tells the story of Malcolm (Shameik Moore) – a really smart teenager with ...
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