The Important News

Bond Bonanza: Tom Hiddleston is reportedly in talks to play James Bond. Jamie Bell was rumored for the role. Gillian Anderson was imagined in the role.

Marvel Madness: Mark Ruffalo said the Hulk will be Hulk-ier in Thor: Ragnarok.

Franchise Fever: Lionsgate is planning up to seven Power Rangers movies.

Sequelitis: Mike Myers said he may do another Austin Powers movie. Alien Covenant released a first look at Katherine Waterston.

Remake Report: John Carpenter will produce the next Halloween movie. Dwayne Johnson is still remaking Big Trouble in Little China. Disney will probably do a live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

Manga Movie Mania: Rila Fukushima joined the Ghost in the Shell remake. Rosa Salazar will star in Alita: Battle Angel.

Animation Elation: The next Garfield movie will be fully animated. Adam Sandler is making another animated feature.

Box Office: The Angry Birds Movie knocked Captain America: Civil War out of the top.

Survey Says: National Lampoon’s Vacation and Thelma & Louise were named the best road movies of all time. Jason Bourne‘s movie locations topped a dream vacation poll.

Awards: Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Reel TV: Ewan McGregor joined the cast of Fargo for the third season. Get Shorty is going to be a TV show.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Beauty and the Beast, Finding Dory, Star Trek Beyond, The Space Between Us, Deepwater Horizon, Free State of Jones, Morgan, Nine Lives, Clown, Len and Company, The Infiltrator, Seoul Searching, Sing and Collide.

New Movie-Based TV Trailers: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Lethal Weapon, Shooter, Time After Time, The Exorcist, Training Day and Frequency.

Watch: A 15th anniversary re-release trailer for The Fast and the Furious.

Behind the Scenes: The stars of 13 Hours meet their real-life counterparts.

Watch: A clip for the fake Neighbors 3: Zombies Rising.

See: X-Men parody of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.

Listen: Audio of the real possession that inspired The Conjuring 2.

See: Star Wars presented in scrolling animation form. And a resurfaced teaser for Revenge of the Jedi.

Watch: A new short film from Disney animator Patrick Osborne.

See: The 100 best American movies according to a BBC poll.

Watch: Vanilla Ice resurrects “Ninja Rap” at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Out of the Shadows premiere.

See: The best new movie posters of the week. And a new alternative Predator poster.

Our Features

Movie Review: X-Men Apocalypse.

Comic Book Movie Guide: What Justice League can learn from Game of Thrones.

Interview: Bryan Singer on the past and future of the X-Men franchise. And on the deleted scenes we’ll see on the X-Men: Apocalypse DVD. And on how X-Men Apocalypse is not the end of a trilogy.

Geek Movie Guide: The greatest moments of the X-Men movies.

Old Movie Guide: When Pearl Harbor tried to be another Titanic.

Horror Movie Guide: All the latest horror news and trailers.

Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week.

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Remade Trailer of the Day:

The trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has been remade in 8-bit video game type graphics:

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Music Performance of the Day:

Watch Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra perform an Independence Day: Resurgence themed tune for an Omaze charity sweepstakes promo:

Adorable Cosplay of the Day:

The latest awesome wheelchair-based cosplay is for Ant-Man and his buddy Antony (via Fashionably Geek):

Ant-Man & Antony wheelchair costume in action. #BigSlickKC #AntMan pic.twitter.com/c68Gc8G1c9

— Walkin’ & Rollin’ (@WalkinNRollin) May 23, 2016

Character Commentary of the Day:

See what the MCU Captain America thinks of the new comic book Hydra-allegiant Captain America:

Yup I lol’d #CaptainAmerica pic.twitter.com/imTEbqy0KY

— Jake Lester (@Jake_Lester) May 26, 2016

Fan Theory of the Day:

The Film Theorists analyze the power of Magneto in the X-Men movies and theorize how he could be killed:

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Movie Science of the Day:

Another X-Men character theory has Kyle Hill exploring whether or not Wolverien could get a tattoo:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Helena Bonham Carter, who turns 50 today, has a seat with director David Fincher on the set of Fight Club in 1998:

Supercut of the Day:

Burger Fiction highlights all the instances in movies where someone says, “Welcome to…” some such setting, including those of The Shawshank Redemption, Good Burger, Fight Club, and Strange Brew:

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Concept Art of the Day:

Check out a page of rare old rejected concept art for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which is being auctioned off next month (via The Hollywood Reporter):

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 10th anniversary of the release of X-Men: The Last Stand. Watch the original trailer for the sequel below.

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When X-Men: Apocalypse hits theaters on May 27, it might feel very much like a conclusion to the story that was first introduced in 2011’s X-Men: First Class, capping off a trilogy that also featured the hit X-Men: Days of Future Past as its centerpiece. Those who’ve been following the series since First Class will definitely find certain character and story arcs twisting towards an inevitable (but temporary) conclusion, but those who’ve been tuning in since 2000’s X-Men may find even more.

Fandango recently sat down with X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer for a sprawling conversation about Apocalypse, as well as the five other X-Men films that have dazzled audiences for almost two decades. In Singer’s mind, Apocalypse doesn’t just wrap up a story that began five years ago — instead it caps off a journey that began long before that.

“To me this is not the end of a trilogy. To me this is the climax of six movies, including X-Men 1, 2 and 3,” he says. “It incorporates pieces and homages and reflections back on those previous movies. I don’t call it a sequel or a prequel – I call it an in-betweenquel. It harks upon all of those movies, and because it’s ultimately about the formation of the X-Men, it’s the beginning of endless possibilities with these characters.”

Endless possibilities, you say?

Fandango spoke to Singer about some of those possibilities (think outer space-y), as well as what the future may hold for Wolverine, and we’ll dole out some of those details as we inch closer to Apocalypse‘s release. But what it does point to is the fact that while Apocalypse may feel like the end of a six-film series (or “sixology,” as Singer calls it), the larger X-universe is just starting to find its groove.

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In addition to Apocalypse, Fox is also working on a third Wolverine sequel (now in production), a New Mutants movie, a solo Gambit film and a Deadpool sequel. And that’s just on the big screen. On the small screen, they’re already hard at work on two X-related shows, Hellfire and Legion, which Singer says will eventually cross over to the bigger budgeted big-screen properties.

“The idea is to do something very new and very different with Legion,” he explains. “Since it’s television, you can’t do the same level of visual effects [as a big movie], so you have to find other dramatic ways of telling the story. What’s great about these universes and particularly the X-Men universe is it’s very grounded in its characters and its themes, so even if the tone is different or the show is smaller than a movie, it can still have very strong characters and bring in a supernatural element in a very tasteful and fun way,” he says. And when the time is right you can cross over and remind people that they’re part of a bigger universe.”

Singer, who in many ways is the godfather of the modern superhero genre, says that the success of films like Deadpool and these upcoming TV shows is what’s crucial when it comes to the continuing success of the superhero genre.

“I think the individual characters have to be discovered and exploited for their own kinds of tonality, like Deadpool, which is a good example,” Singer explains. “To make lesser known characters relevant to the general public. The X-Men universe is enormously expansive – it’s every bit as large as the remaining Marvel universe or DC universe. It just takes the right hands and right cast to find the story in these characters, whether they’re the famous ones or the lesser known characters. That may make for some event pictures, like Apocalypse, or it’ll lend itself to smaller fare.”

When it comes to Apocalypse, the great thing about the movie, according to Singer, is that it both functions as the culmination of six movies, as well as an origin story for people who’ve never even seen an X-Men movie before.

In fact, it’s those people who the director most hopes to see in theaters come May 27.

“I hope that audiences who’ve never seen an X-Men movie show up with the confidence that they don’t have to have seen any other X-Men movie because this one introduces the universe, introduces the X mansion, introduces the old characters, as well as the new characters, who are all playing characters in their beginnings. So if you’ve never seen an X-Men movie, you will not be lost and you will have a great time. I’m hoping that audience shows up.”

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TV Show Parody of the Day:

Robin Leach takes part in the latest viral video promoting X-Men: Apocalypse, a parody of the 1980s reality show Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous:

Get an exclusive look at the home of the world’s prominent mutant expert – Professor Charles Xavier. #XMenApocalypsehttps://t.co/8YOJswH5ge

— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) May 25, 2016

Movie Comparison of the Day:

In honor of Alice Through the Looking Glass coming out this week, Couch Tomato shows 24 reasons Disney’s animated Alice in Wonderland is the same movie as The Hangover:

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Fan Art of the Day:

See Kirk, Spock, and Bones as if the Enterprise from Star Trek was an old sea ship instead of a spaceship:

Truly Awesome. If the #StarTrekTOS Crew Members were in 19th Century British/American Navy’s. pic.twitter.com/x6Y248OK1Z

— Pete Flower (@scifigeekpete) May 25, 2016

Supercut of the Day:

For Fandor Keyframe, Candice Drouet highlights paintings in movies in this supercut video essay:

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Filmmaker in Focus:

The following video by Jorge Luengo highlights Pedro Almodovar’s obsession with the color red:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Sir Ian McKellen, who turns 77 today, with Sandy Dennis in a promotional still for his big screen debut, A Touch of Love, in 1938:

Adorable Reimagined Movie of the Day:

The Pet Collective remade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with kittens playing the Turtles:

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Adorable Cosplay of the Day:

Earlier this week, a Star Wars themed “Pug Crawl” took place in Portland and it was the cutest thing ever. See more photos at Fashionably Geek.

Star Wars Fan Film of the Day:

Speaking of Star Wars fan stuffs, check out a cool aerial battle shot mostly from the POVs of the X-wing and TIE fighter pilots in “Attack of the Drones” (via Geekologie):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today, on the 33rd anniversary of the release of Return of the Jedi, the Academy Film Archive unearthed and shared this early teaser for the Star Wars sequel, then titled Revenge of the Jedi:

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Movie Premiere Performance of the Day:

Vanilla Ice made an appearance at the premiere of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows to perform “Ninja Rap” from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (via Geek Tyrant):

Movie Promotion of the Day:

Speaking of TMNT, it takes a big fan to want to stay in this apartment that Paramount turned into a re-creation of the Ninja Turtles’ lair and made available to rent via AirBnB — with free pizza delivery. See more photos at Geekologie.

Movie Franchise Takedown of the Day:

Honest Trailers puts down all the X-Men movies in its half-assed celebration of X-Men: The Animated Series:

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Celebrity Tweet of the Day:

Fans want Gillian Anderson to be the new James Bond, and she’s down with the idea and this mock poster:

It’s Bond. Jane Bond.
Thanks for all the votes! (And sorry, don’t know who made poster but I love it!) #NextBond pic.twitter.com/f8GC4ZuFgL

— Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) May 21, 2016

Mashup of the Day:

The latest Hero Swap cartoon imagines the Terminator as the main character of Disney’s Pinocchio:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Bob Dylan, who turns 75 today, filmed by D.A. Pennebaker for the classic documentary Don’t Look Back:

Classic Cartoon of the Day:

Today is also the 75th anniversary of the release of the classic Merrie Melodies short Hollywood Steps Out featuring caricatures of the biggest movie stars of the time. Watch it in full below.

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Abridged Movie of the Day:

Below is just part of a new epic re-telling of Star Wars that you need to go and scroll through (via Sploid).

Adorable Cosplay of the Day:

Now even kids are getting into the mashup cosplay game. Here’s a little girl dressed as Elsa Rey, mixing Frozen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. See more pics including a custom Lego version of the look at Fashionably Geek.

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of Thelma & Louise. Watch the original trailer for the Oscar-winning movie, which stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, below.

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Fake Sequel of the Day:

Watch Zac Efron and Seth Rogen pitch and act out a scene from Neighbors 3: Zombies Rising (via /Film):

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Reimagined Movie of the Day:

Japanese artist BiN1 Production redid all the Captain America: Civil War movie stills as anime versions. See more at Nerd Approved.

Misinterpreted Movie of the Day:

Here’s a bad reading of X-Men: First Class by an alien from the future:

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Star Wars of the Day:

Check out this automatic sliding door that sounds exactly like R2-D2 screaming (via Geek Tyrant):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Douglas Fairbanks, who was born on this day in 1883, lifts up his United Artists partners Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin on the set of Pickford’s film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm in 1917:

Mashup of the Day:

Mashable cut scenes from the Little Rascals movie with the audio from the Furious 7 trailer and now we want a Fast and Furious Babies cartoon series:

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Video List of the Day:

The BBC recently polled critics for a list of the 100 best American movies ever made. Below is a video highlighting the results in a categorical fashion (via One Perfect Shot).

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Celebrity Tweet of the Day:

Both Helen Hunt and Jodie Foster are Oscar-winning actresses who began working as children, and they’re both in Stealing Home, but there’s still no reason to confuse one for the other.

Ordered my drink @Starbucks Asked the barista if she wanted my name. She winked and said. “We gotcha” #JodieFoster pic.twitter.com/ItjBZoJzP2

— Helen Hunt (@HelenHunt) May 23, 2016

Filmmaker in Focus:

Get to know the work of Wes Anderson primarily through your ears with this supercut of the sounds of his films (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release of Cobra. Watch the original trailer for the action movie starring Sylvester Stallone below.

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The Important News

DC Delierium: Harley Quinn is getting a spinoff with more female DC characters.

Marvel Madness: Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban joined Thor: Ragnarok. Michael Keaton is back to being a villain in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

X-Citement: Mr. Sinister might be the villain in Wolverine 3.

Bond Bonanza: Daniel Craig is reportedly done playing James Bond.

First Look: Fast 8 revealed a glimpse of Charlize Theron’s new villain role.

Remake Report: Jennifer Lawrence might be in the female Ocean’s Eleven reboot. Nicholas Winding Refn will redo Witchfinder General.

Franchise Fever: Dwayne Johnson is heading up a new Robert Ludlum cinematic universe franchise. Shane Black says the new Predator will be a detective movie.

Sequelitis: Tetris the Movie will be the first in a trilogy. Transformers 5 has been titled Transformers: The Last Knight. And Josh Duhamel is returning to the franchise.

New Directors, New Films: Emily Carmichael will direct a new Amblin movie for Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow.

Casting Net: Helen Mirren will star in Winchester. Margot Robbie will co-star in Goodbye Christopher Robin. Dwayne Johnson will star in Doc Savage.

Box Office: Captain America: Civil War had another great weekend.

Festival Circuit: Cafe Society and The BFG were among the most talked about movies at Cannes. Neon Demon received mixed buzz at Cannes.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Personal Shopper, The Purge: Election Year, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Sausage Party, Loving, Indignation, Don’t Think Twice, Powerless and the Lethal Weapon TV show.

Behind the Scenes: The Conjuring 2, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Finding Dory.

Watch: New Warcraft videos that help set up the movie.

Learn: Why Steven Spielberg thinks his sequels aren’t good.

Watch: Johnny Depp surprises Alice in Wonderland fans at Disneyland.

See: Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe amusingly deal with their angry producer. And a cartoon version of The Nice Guys.

Watch: A profile on actor Oscar Isaac.

See: Margot Robbie pay homage to American Psycho.

Watch: An honest trailer for Wreck-it Ralph.

See: Classic ’80s records remade for X-Men: Apocalypse. And a commercial for Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.

Watch: A short X-Men fan film about Storm.

See: Why the aliens in the Predator movies are the worst hunters.

Watch: A fake trailer for Drive 2: The Uber Years.

See: This week’s best movie posters.

Watch: A defense of Star Wars: The Force Awakens remixing the first movie.

Our Features

Comic Book Movie Guide: Exploring the undersea prison from Captain America: Civil War.

Geek Movie Guide: A list of geeky movies that didn’t need sequels.

Comic Book Movie Guide: A breakdown of the DC movies shakeup.

Home Viewing: Here’s our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And here’s our guide to all the new indie and international films on video this month.

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Fake Commercial of the Day:

How does Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters get so full in X-Men: Apocalypse? With this 1983 recruitment ad starring Jubilee and the voice of Stan Lee:

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Character History of the Day:

In anticipation of his return in X-Men: Apocalypse, here’s a look at the evolution of Wolverine in movies and TV:

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Movie Tribute of the Day:

Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman recognizes this week’s Top Gun anniversary with a photo of him and his jet:

In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the move Top Gun and, of course, the all important #TBT – call sign WOLVERINE pic.twitter.com/IiqDLSumHe

— Hugh Jackman (@RealHughJackman) May 19, 2016

Fake Sequel of the Day:

This fake trailer for Drive 2: The Uber Years is good comedy made great with the casting of a Ryan Gosling doppelganger (via Geek Tyrant):

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Fake Cartoon of the Day:

The Nice Guys got a pretend animated series spinoff done in the style of 1970s cartoons:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Nora Ephron, who would have turned 75 today, directs Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks on the set of You’ve Got Mail in 1998:

Mashup of the Day:

Sansa from Game of Thrones gets a cool Kill Bill style poster in this art by Darth Blender:

The North Remembers #KillBill #GameofThrones #Tarantino #SansaStark pic.twitter.com/7qypaQWTVV

— Darth Blender (@darth_blender) May 19, 2016

Movie Science of the Day:

Kyle Hill of the Nerdist show Because Science explains how Ant-Man makes his big transformation in Captain America: Civil War:

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Reimagined Character of the Day:

See what Yoda looks like after he’s turned to the Dark Side in this fan art by Daryl Mandryk (via Geek Tyrant):

Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 40th anniversary of the release of The Missouri Breaks, starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. Watch the original trailer that promised history would be made when it opens:

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Record Album Parodies of the Day:

In honor of the 1980s setting of X-Men: Apocalypse, the movie made mock record covers modeled after classic albums of the era:

Revisiting some of our favorite songs from the ’80s. See #XMen: #Apocalypse May 27. https://t.co/cIpp5lo4pz pic.twitter.com/LeIq9UJQGX

— X-Men Movies (@XMenMovies) May 17, 2016

Fake Movie of the Day:

If your alma mater keeps hounding you for a donation, you will appreciate this fake trailer for a horror movie called The Bothering:

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Alternate Movie Posters of the Day:

Today we got a new Ghostbusters reboot trailer, so here are some new Ghostbusters reboot posters by Kevin Tiernan to go with them:

My Slimer #ghostbusters poster to accompany the new trailer https://t.co/k5wOxbXlC7 pic.twitter.com/Vfcuzzur4F

— Kevin Tiernan (@JurassicKevin) May 18, 2016

Reimagined Movie of the Day:

What if the mean pigs in The Angry Birds Movie were replaced by adorable kittens? Check out The Pet Collective’s latest remade trailer:

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Adorable Cosplay of the Day:

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice should have just been two hours of this adorable little Batman baby (via Fashionably Geek):

Movie Franchise Takedown of the Day:

The title creatures of the Predator series are pretty badass, but Cracked argues they’re also just terrible hunters:

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Movie Comparison of the Day:

See how faithful A Fistful of Dollars is as a remake of Yojimbo in this side-by-side scene-for-scene showcase (via One Perfect Shot):

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Frank Capra, who was born on this day in 1897, laughing it up with James Stewart on the set of It’s a Wonderful Life in 1946:

Filmmaker in Focus:

All of David Fincher‘s movies become one big movie in this well-edited mashup by BarTone (via Cinematic Montage Creators):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 20th anniversary of the Cannes premiere of Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves. Watch the original U.S. trailer for the film, which earned Emily Watson her first Oscar nomination, below.

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Movie Homage of the Day:

For Vogue, Margot Robbie mimics a sequence from American Psycho tailored to her own morning routine in a video directed by Catfish helmers Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost:

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Movie Takedown of the Day:

In honor of The Angry Birds Movie coming out this week, Honest Trailers socks it to Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph:

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Dream Theme Park Ride of the Day:

Disney’s John Ramirez has designed another dream idea for a Hayao Miyazaki-inspired theme park ride, this one based on Castle in the Sky (via Madman Entertainment):

Movie-based Amusement Park Truths of the Day:

Speaking of Disneyland, WhatCulture looks into urban legends about the park and separates fact from fiction:

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Cosplay of the Day:

More Disney stuff, here’s a guy who cosplays as Prince Eric from The Little Mermaid because he already looks exactly like him (via BuzzFeed):

Happy little mermaid anniversary day! @saffelsphotography killed it with this portrait of me as Prince Eric! Love this shot. I also love cummerbunds. Seriously. Most of my costumes are seafaring characters or characters with cummerbunds. Weird. #tlm #ariel #littlemermaidanniversary #princeeric #disneybound #dca #disneyland #disney #eyebrows #hipster #tractor #thelittlemermaid

A photo posted by Disney. Cosplay. Nerd. (@mrleozombie) on Nov 17, 2015 at 10:27pm PST

Movie Trivia of the Day:

With Top Gun turning 30 this week, CineFix highlights seven things you might not know about the action classic:

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Vintage Image of the Day:

Bill Paxton, who turns 61 today, celebrates the birthday of Louise Head — stunt double for young Carrie Henn — with Lance Henriksen and Michael Biehn on the set of Aliens in 1985:

Movie Marketing Takedown of the Day:

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Casting Substitution of the Day:

Here’s what it would be like if David Letterman was the star of Airplane! in a 1982 video from Late Night (via Reddit):

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Classic Trailer of the Day:

Today is the 25th anniversary of the release of What About Bob? Watch the original trailer for the comedy starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss below.

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