Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Jamie Foxx is officially the new Spawn: Oscar winner Jamie Foxx has been confirmed for Todd McFarlane’s Spawn reboot, based on his own comics, and the actor will reportedly be silent for most of the movie. Read more here.

GREAT NEWS

Star Wars has more great-looking movies on the horizon: Despite Solo underperforming at the box office, fans have a lot to look forward to from the Star Wars franchise, including the final episode of the Skywalker Saga and more spin-offs. Read more here.

SURPRISING NEWS

James Marsden will star in Sonic the Hedgehog: Westworld star James Marsden has been cast in a movie based on the video game Sonic the Hedgehog, but it’s unclear what role he’ll be playing — he could voice the title character or play a human character. Find out more about the movie here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

J.A. Bayona on Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: We talked to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director J.A. Bayona about the new movie, the new dinosaurs and why this will be the best of the series since the first Jurassic Park. Read the whole interview here.

COOL CULTURE

The film that inspired Action Point: We also talked to Johnny Knoxville about Action Point and learned his inspiration for the movie was a short documentary about the infamous Action Park. Watch The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever below and read more about the true story here.

MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Peppermint teases Jennifer Garner’s return to action: The first trailer arrived for Peppermint, the latest from Taken director Pierre Morel, and shows Jennifer Garner kicking cartel butt to avenge the deaths of her husband and child. Watch it below.

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Amityville Prison promises a scary night in an abandoned lockup: The first trailer for the horror movie Amityville Prison is pretty much what you expect, as a bunch of kids go into an abandoned haunted prison. Watch it below.

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Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:

Movie Science of the Day:

Inspired by Deadpool 2, Kyle Hill explains in the latest edition of Because Science why the “superhero landing” is bad for you:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Speaking of movie science, this video essay looks at how science and scientists are wrongly portrayed in movies (via /Film):

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Fan Theory of the Day:

This video from That Film Theory looks into the theory that the twist ending of The Usual Suspects isn’t actually what we think it is:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

Dimitri Bitu compares scenes from Eddie the Eagle with footage of the real Eddie Edwards side by side:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Clint Eastwood, who turns 88 today, behind the camera on the set of Don Siegel’s Coogan’s Bluff in 1967:

Actor in the Spotlight:

In honor of Cillian Murphy’s recent birthday, Philip Brubaker looks at the actor’s “dark charm” in this video for Fandor:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

The focus is on Christopher Nolan again, with this video showing how his movies relate to the work of artist M.C. Escher:

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Screenwriting Lesson of the Day:

Lessons from the Screenplay’s Michael Tucker dissects two character arcs in the script for Star Wars: The Last Jedi:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars, here’s some awesome gender-swapped Han Solo cosplay in honor of Solo:

Han Solo Cosplay #StarWars

(Bya @AnastasyaRaider) pic.twitter.com/LVWimOwOqS

— Sith Vegeta (@SithVegeta) May 25, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Vampire’s Kiss. Watch the original trailer for the Nicolas Cage cult classic below.

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