Best of the Week: 'Fantastic Four' History Lesson and Review, 'Deadpool' Trailer and Analysis and More

By Christopher Campbell

The Important News

Casting Net: Channing Tatum finally signed his deal for Gambit. Will Smith will star in Collateral Beauty. Colin Farrell will star in the Harry Potter spinoff. Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly are heading to Kong: Skull Island.

Franchise Fever: Felicity Jones might be playing a character from Star Wars Rebels in Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One. Two more Bad Boys movies are on the way. Pez and Dungeons and Dragons are the franchises of the future. Jurassic World 2 will not be about dinosaurs chasing people on an island.

Remake Report: Sony is remaking Jumanji. New Line is rebooting A Nightmare on Elm Street again.

New Directors/New Films: Peter Berg might direct a Boston Marathon bombing movie.

Re-release Report: The Hobbit trilogy is returning to theaters with extended editions. The first six Star Wars movies are being re-released again on Blu-ray for a new steelbook set.

Box Office: Tom Cruise had one of his best opening weekends ever.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Zoolander 2, Deadpool, The Last Witch Hunter, The Intern, By the Sea, Hitman: Agent 47, Stonewall and Everest.

Watch: An honest trailer for the previous Fantastic Four movies. And an analysis of the Deadpool trailer.

See: Exclusive images from Mistress America.

Watch: The pilot for a Clerks TV show that never aired.

See: The new Ghostbusters cast visited a children’s hospital in costume.

Watch: The new Lexus hoverboard in action.

See: What the suburbs from Edward Scissorhands look like now.

Learn: Why the Angry Birds movie will be the next Lego Movie.

Watch: The best defense of CG you’ll ever see.

See: The Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation scene Tom Cruise had to be talked into.

Watch: “Uptown Fun” sung by the movies.

See: A Lion King animator’s tribute to Cecil the Lion.

Learn: Everything you need to know about Michael Mann.

Watch: Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg parody awkward junket interviews.

See: How It Follows is carrying John Carpenter’s torch.

Watch: A test reel for Shrek featuring Chris Farley as the original lead voice.

See: This week’s best new movie posters.

Our Features

Monthly Movie Guide: Everything you need to know about the movies in August.

Geek Movie Guide: Everything geeky you need to see and buy in August.

Marvel Movie Guide: Review of Fantastic Four.

R.I.P.: Remembering the Hollywood players we lost in July.

Comic Book Movie Guides: An infographic on the history of the Fantastic Four. The pros and cons of an R-rated Deadpool movie.

Horror TV Series Guide: Why you should be watching the Scream TV show.

Horror Movie Guide: All the latest horror movie news and goodies.

Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And here’s your guide to everything hitting DVD and Blu-ray this week. And here’s your guide to all the new indie and foreign films you need to see.

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