Ah, character posters. Love ’em or hate ’em, it seems they’re here to stay (for now). With two months to go before Peter Jackson finally closes out The Hobbit trilogy, a series of new character posters have arrived online. Check them out below and keep your eyes peeled for a new The Hobbit: Battle of … Continue reading
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Box Office: ‘Gone Girl’ Holds Off New Releases For Second Week at Top
Audiences were more interested in seeing Gone Girl this weekend than catching a leading man in one of three new wide releases. The David Fincher mystery adapted from Gillian Flynn’s novel placed first with $26.8 million and dipped only 29% from its opening week. The film has now grossed $78.3 million domestically and $140.4 million … Continue reading
Box Office: Audiences Go For Thrills as ‘Gone Girl,’ ‘Annabelle,’ Finish in Dead Heat
Audiences went searching for thrills in theaters this past weekend as David Fincher’s Gone Girl and The Conjuring prequel Annabelle finished neck-and-neck at the box office. Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s popular novel starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike officially finished first with a $38 million opening. It was the biggest opening for Fincher since … Continue reading
Friday Five: No Apple for Leo, The Rock Goes ‘Baywatch’ and ‘Tetris’ Goes Big Screen
What a weird week in Hollywood… and that’s saying something considering it’s Hollywood. As you’ll see in this week’s Friday Five, some strange things are happening in the entertainment industry. Maybe the valley heat melted some studio execs brains… Leonardo DiCaprio Exits Steve Jobs Biopic At this point, Leonardo DiCaprio has portrayed plenty of … Continue reading
Friday Five: ‘True Detective’ Locks Up Lead Cast, Tarantino Sets ‘Hateful Eight’ Start Date
We’re marking the one-month anniversary of this column today. While I blow out the imaginary candles, here are the five biggest events that happened in the entertainment industry this week: Quentin Tarantino to Film ‘The Hateful Eight’ in December This past summer, we saw a sizzle reel teaser for Quentin Tarantino’s next movie, The Hateful Eight … Continue reading
Mark Wahlberg, New Optimus and a Dinobot in ‘Transformers 4’ Trailer
Super Bowl Sunday whet our appetites with a quick teaser trailer and now today, Michael Bay has released the first full trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction. Few trailers screening in front of 300: Rise of an Empire feel more appropriate than this new trailer. Four new posters preceded the release of this new trailer, … Continue reading
First Look: Jessica Alba, JGL and Mickey Rourke in ‘Sin City’ Sequel
In the hustle and bustle of superhero movies, one film seems to have been left out of the conversation. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For finally hits theaters August 22 and today, we got our first look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jessica Alba and Mickey Rourke. The scans come courtesy of the latest issue of … Continue reading
Batman and Others Goof It Up in ‘The LEGO Movie’ Blooper Reel
This past weekend, The LEGO Movie burst out of the gates to become the first major blockbuster of the year. The film’s $69 million opening was the second largest opening weekend for February behind Passion of the Christ ($83.8 million). As of this post, the film has amassed $100 million worldwide and will look to … Continue reading
10 Things: Matt Damon on Philip Seymour Hoffman, George Clooney Pranks and More
Matt Damon killed some time back stage at The Jimmy Kimmel Show this morning as he and the cast of The Monuments Men prepare for tonight’s promotional appearance. He also chatted about a fundraiser that he and longtime friend Ben Affleck are participating in. You can click the image below to enter for a chance to … Continue reading
Here They Are: All 25 ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Empire Collectible Covers
The X-Men are here! Empire magazine teamed up with X-Men: Days of Future Past to bring fans 25 collectible character covers which you can purchase here. Take a look at the full collection below. X-Men: Days of Future Past is in theaters May 23. Nicholas Hoult as Beast. Omar Sy as Bishop. Fan BingBing as Blink. Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask. Daniel Cudmore as … Continue reading
Evening Roundup: Carrie Fisher Confirms ‘Star Wars’ Rumors, New ‘Ant-Man’ Release Date
— Carrie Fisher has confirmed that she, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford will return for Star Wars: Episode VII. In an interview with TV Guide, Fisher said that filming would being later this spring and stated she was looking forward to getting back into character. “I’d like to wear my old hairstyle again – but … Continue reading
Morning Roundup: Wonder Woman, ‘The Nut Job 2’ and Grace Kelly Pic Gets Bumped… Again
Here’s a quick round-up of all the major movie news going on this morning. — It’s good to be Gal Gadot. Variety reports that the recently cast Wonder Woman will appear in three films as the Amazon Princess. In addition to her appearance in Zack Snyder’s Batman/Superman movie, Gadot will “play a role in a … Continue reading