The Important News
Performance Arts: Shia LaBeouf held our attention for much of the week by watching all of his movies.
Marvel Mania: Amy Landecker joined Doctor Strange.
Casting Net: Scarlett Johansson may star in the Gamergate movie Crash Override. Jason Bateman will co-star in the Deep Throat drama Felt. Seven actresses were shortlisted for the Baywatch leading lady. Gina Rodriguez will co-star in Alex Garland’s Annhilation. Cate Blanchett will star in Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Animation Station: Johnny Depp will be the lead voice in the Gnomeo and Juliet sequel, Sherlock Gnomes. Mariah Carey is voicing Gotham City’s mayor in The Lego Batman Movie. Patricia Arquette will voice a mom in Toy Story 4. The Peanuts Movie isn’t getting a sequel anytime soon.
Sequelitis: Peter Stormare joined John Wick 2. The Fifty Shades of Grey sequels will shoot back to back.
Franchise Fever: Doug Liman will direct Gambit.
Remake Report: Chloe Grace Moretz will play a live-action Little Mermaid.
New Directors, New Films: Bong Joon-Ho’s next movie, Okja, will be made by Netflix for $50 million. Neill Blomkamp will direct the sci-fi thriller The Gone World. Joss Whedon is working on a new musical project.
Box Office: SPECTRE is another big hit for the James Bond franchise.
Reel TV: Mystery Science Theater 3000 will return via crowdfunding. Snowpiercer is going to be a TV show.
The Videos and Geek Stuff
New Movie Trailers: The Divergent Series: Allegiant, American Hero, Finding Dory, Ride Along 2, Moonwalkers, The Finest Hours and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.
TV Spots: Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV spot 1 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV spot 2 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens TV spot 3.
See: More images from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Learn: The one thing J.J. Abrams wanted to get right with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
See: A fan poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring Luke Skywalker.
Learn: All we know about the performance-capture characters in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Mourn: The terminal Star Wars fan who got to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens early has died.
Watch: A supercut of the sounds of the Star Wars saga.
See: Harrison Ford has much to say about the future of Indiana Jones and Han Solo.
Watch: The new Ice Age short Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe.
See: China’s Iron Man robot that’s going to space.
Watch: A supercut tying together George Miller’s varied movies.
See: SPECTRE‘s two Guinness World Record honors.
Watch: Arnold Schwarzenegger explains how he got in shape for Terminator Genisys. And an Honest Trailer for Terminator Genisys.
See: All the Harry Potter movies reenacted by kittens.
Watch: A 30 for 30 parody on the events of Rocky IV.
Learn: How to write a great romantic comedy.
Watch: The kids from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory reunited.
See: What Tom Hardy would look like as Wolverine.
Watch: A rad skateboarding short film by a WETA effects artist.
See: This week’s best new movie posters.
Our Features
Classic Movie Guide: Remembering when The Running Man foreshadowed The Hunger Games.
Geek Movie Guide: Our picks for what to see, read and buy this month.
Horror Movie Guide: Catch up on all the latest horror news.
Comic Book Movie Guide: Should Deadpool not be an X-Men spinoff?
Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And here’s our guide to everything hitting DVD and Blu-ray this week.
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