The Important News
Marvel Madness: Doctor Strange dropped some beautiful concept art. Cate Blanchett is joining the MCU for Thor: Ragnarok.
Star Wars Mania: Fans were assured Jar Jar Binks will not be in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. George Lucas briefly reviewed Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Carrie Fisher’s daughter honors her heritage in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. J.J. Abrams wants Ava DuVernay to direct a Star Wars movie.
Casting Net: Josh Hutcherson joined James Franco’s The Disaster Artist. Bill Murray will play a dog in Wes Anderson’s next stop-motion film. Idris Elba might play the Gunslinger in The Dark Tower series.
Franchise Fever: Lionsgate is seriously considering Hunger Games prequels. Will Smith might return as Deadshot in a solo Batman movie.
Sequelitis: Trainspotting 2 is finally due in 2017. Quentin Tarantino teased Kill Bill Vol. 3 again.
Remake Report: Sofia Boutella might play the monster in The Mummy.
Box Office: Krampus is a holiday horror hit.
Reel TV: Abigail Breslin will star in a TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing.
Festival Fare: The 2016 Sundance Film Festival announced its big premieres.
Awards Seasoning: The SAG Awards nominations were announced. And the Golden Globes nominations were announced.
Celebrating the Classics: The Shining and other classic movies are returning to theaters in 2016.
The Videos and Geek Stuff
New Movie Trailers: X-Men: Apocalypse, The BFG, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, The Legend of Tarzan, Godzilla: Resurgence, Kubo and the Two Strings, The Brothers Grimsby, Mojave and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny.
Movie Clips: Indigenous.
Behind the Scenes: Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.
Watch: A video counting down the 25 best movies of 2015.
See: What President Obama picked as his favorite movie of 2015.
Learn: Which Star Wars: The Force Awakens character was cast as a different genre than intended. And why Bill Nye likes Star Trek better than Star Wars.
See: A roundup of fun stuff related to the original Star Wars.
Watch: Fans react to The Phantom Menace back in 1999.
See: How NASA already has TIE Fighters and droids like those in Star Wars.
Watch: Michael B. Jordan gets completely knocked out shooting Creed.
See: How you can live like a Hobbit.
Watch: A musical mashup remix of Christmas movies.
See: The best new movie posters of the week. And a Nightcrawler (X-Men) Mondo poster. And a poster that brings Spaceballs into the Star Wars: The Force Awakens festivities.
Our Features
Comic Book Movie Guide: We break down the rumors about the next Batman movie.
Geek Movie Guide: What movie geeks need to see, read and buy this month.
Movie List: Movies that taught us that the ocean sucks.
Movie Memories: We remember when Johnny Depp first got weird for Edward Scissorhands. And we remember when Master and Commander: Far Side of the World became the best seafaring movie ever.
Adaptation Guide: See which of today’s most popular books are being turned into movies.
Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And here’s our guide to the best indie and foreign films on DVD and Blu-ray this month.
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