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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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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Dream Casting of the Day:

Fans would love to see Alexander Skarsgard in the role of the Hal Jordan version of Green Lantern in a movie, so Reddit user nomoneymusician shows us what that could look like:

PHOTOSHOP: another Alexander Skarsgård as Hal Jordan from r/DC_Cinematic

Movie Comparison of the Day:

Now that Black Panther is on home video, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons why it’s basically a remake of The Lion King:

Cosplay of the Day:

Speaking of Black Panther, this guy figured out a very cheap way to do Killmonger cosplay:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

Now that Solo: A Star Wars Story is out, Mr. Sunday Movies looks at all the movie’s Easter eggs, references, cameos and more:

Dream Casting of the Day:

Fans want Taika Waititi to play Boba Fett in the planned Star Wars spinoff, so here’s a drawing by Phil Noto of what that could look like (via Heroic Hollywood):

Oh, man.
I’ve written a fair amount of Boba Fett, and this really does kinda work.@philnoto drawing @TaikaWaititi as #BobaFett. pic.twitter.com/D9bbCUS79s
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Need a quick recap of the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights:

BIG NEWS

Jake Gyllenhaal joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, who once was considered to play Spider-Man, has been cast as the villain Mysterio in the Spider-Man: Homecoming follow-up. Read more here.

GREAT NEWS

Deadpool 2 is getting a director’s cut: Despite its enormous success in its present length, Deadpool 2 will be re-released in some form in the future with an extended director’s cut featuring about 12 minutes of deleted material added back in. Read more on that here and read about Deadpool 2‘s box office achievements here.

SURPRISING NEWS

Boba Fett is getting a movie (again): While a Boba Fett Star Wars Story has always been inevitable, we weren’t sure when we’d see the idea, return following the cancellation of Josh Trank’s attempt a few years back. Now James Mangold is at the helm. Find out more here.

EXCLUSIVE BUZZ

Paul Schrader and Ethan Hawke on First Reformed: We talked to First Reformed writer/director Paul Schrader and star Ethan Hawke about their new movie and its similarities to the Schrader-scripted classic Taxi Driver. Read the whole interview here.

COOL CULTURE

Lando’s Star War Story: While Star Wars fans and Donald Glover fans alike dream of Lando Calrissian getting his own solo movie, here’s a sketch of the idea featuring parodies of three of Glover’s Childish Gambino songs:

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MUST-WATCH TRAILERS

Mowgli offers a darker take on The Jungle Book: The first trailer arrived for the other performance-capture-based Jungle Book movie, Andy Serkis’s Mowgli, and it looks dark and menacing. Watch it below.

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Skyscraper promises peak Dwayne Johnson ridiculousness: The second trailer for Skyscraper offers an even more intense but also much sillier look at the next Dwayne Johnson blockbuster. Watch it below.

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The Sisters Brothers looks like a rootin’ tootin’ good time: The first trailer for Jacques Audiard’s The Sisters Brothers teases a Western full of laughs starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal and John C. Reilly as the titular trio. Watch it here:

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Remade Trailer of the Day:

In honor of tonight’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, here’s the movie’s trailer officially redone in Lego:

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Movie Science of the Day:

In the latest episode of Because Science, Kyle Hill addresses Han Solo’s claim about hyperspace safety in the original Star Wars:

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Cosplay of the Day:

In honor of the release of Solo, here’s some gender-swapped cosplay of Han Solo and slave-outfit Leia:

Honestly cosplay goals pic.twitter.com/IKNAG93tTn

— Jimmy (@jfwong) May 10, 2018

Movie Comparison of the Day:

While we’re talking Star Wars, here’s Couch Tomato with evidence that The Last Jedi is basically a remake of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare:

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Movie Recap of the Day:

Speaking of The Last Jedi, here’s a recap of the plot of the previous Star Wars movie in rap song form:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Tommy Chong, who turns 80 today, with Cheech Marin in a promotional image from their cult classic stoner movie Up in Smoke:

Actor in the Spotlight:

It’s also Doug Jones’s birthday, so IMDb honored him with a supercut of his TV and movie performances:

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Character in Close-Up:

Also from IMDb, Patrick Epino celebrates the title creature from Predator in the latest edition of Awesome Bad Guys:

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Video Essay of the Day:

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney celebrates the “heady joy” of meta movies, including Deadpool and its sequel:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

This weekend is the 30th anniversary of the release of Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Watch the original trailer for the cult classic below.

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Musical Parodies of the Day:

James Corden is joined by Dan Stevens and Audra McDonald for unlikely musical versions of Taxi Driver, The Shape of Water and A Quiet Place in this bit for The Late Late Show:

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Actor in the Spotlight:

For Fandor, Jacob T. Swinney showcases the career of Solo: A Star Wars Story co-star Woody Harrelson:

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Supercut of the Day:

Also in honor of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Birth.Movies.Death shares a supercut of the most notable rogues in cinema:

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Cosplay of the Day:

These kids dressed up as Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Starscream are the most adorable Transformers cosplayers of all time (via Geekologie):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Douglas Fairbanks, who was born on this day in 1883, visits Charlie Chaplin on the set of the 1928 comedy The Circus:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Today is also Ryan Coogler’s birthday, so here’s a video focused on his career by French editor Steven Thomas:

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Movie Setting of the Day:

Speaking of the director of Black Panther, Screen Junkies created a fake tourism ad for Wakanda:

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Character in Close-Up:

In honor of the continued success of Avengers: Infinity War, Burger Fiction chronicles the evolution of Iron Man in movies and TV:

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Video Essay of the Day:

Today is the 10th anniversary of the Cannes premiere of Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York, so here’s Like Stories of Old with a look at the film’s absurdist philosophy:

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is also the 45th anniversary of the release of Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid. Watch the original trailer for the classic Western below.

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Casting Rendering of the Day:

Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play Mysterio in the next Spider-Man movie, so BossLogic shows us what that might look like:

Wanted to make a quick one today for the post. #mysterio Personally I’m still not too sure on this role for him, he is a dope actor and would love to see Jake in a role he could dive deep into. That being said, if they do the character justice writing wise then I’m all for it. pic.twitter.com/5H7jwSy3iM

— BossLogic (@Bosslogic) May 22, 2018

Creature Design Breakdown of the Day:

See how the terrifying bear creature from Annihilation came to be, from design to effects work, in this video from /Film:

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Remade Trailer of the Day:

Brick Force Studios redid the final Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom in Lego:

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Easter Eggs of the Day:

Here’s another look at all the Easter eggs and references in Deadpool 2, this one from ScreenCrush:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Richard Benjamin, who turns 80 today, directs Peter O’Toole in his Oscar-nominated performance on the set of the 1982 movie My Favorite Year:

Filmmaker in Focus:

Fandor looks at the career of Spike Lee in honor of his success with BlacKkKlansman at the Cannes Film Festival:

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Movie Trivia of the Day:

For the 10th anniversary of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, CineFix shares a bunch of trivia about the Indiana Jones franchise:

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Truthful Marketing of the Day:

In honor of this week’s release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, Honest Trailers takes down the Star Wars Holiday Special and other spin-offs:

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Cosplay of the Day:

Wallace Shawn was at Motor City Comic Con over the weekend and found his old friends from The Princess Bride:

INCONCEIVABLE !

Photo : https://t.co/6sfUmGd5SB #MotorCityComicCon #PrincessBride pic.twitter.com/Oz6lowUhA6

— Ejen @ Fanime 2018 (@cosplayamerica) May 22, 2018

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the release of Terry Gilliam’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Watch the original trailer for the classic movie below.

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