Pacific Rim 2: Scott Eastwood in Talks for ‘Key Role’

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Things are going pretty good for Scott Eastwood this year. In addition to being the son of legendary actor and filmmaker Clint Eastwood (which probably makes every year pretty cool), the actor has lined up a slew of roles in high-profile films hitting theaters soon. In September, Eastwood will appear alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Oliver Stone’s Snowden and before that, the up-and-comer will join the “Worst. Heroes. Ever.” with a still-undisclosed role in Warner Bros.’ late-summer superhero action film Suicide Squad. As if that wasn’t enough excitement, Eastwood will appear in the next Fast and Furious film, Fast 8, for director F. Gary Gray, as well as Ben Affleck’s next directorial effort, Live ...

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Adds Female Robot, Latino Brothers

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Marvel has hinted at the existence of robotic “Life Model Decoys” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a while. Between Tony Stark joking that Agent Coulson was an LMD in The Avengers and Patton Oswalt coyly playing the Koening brothers in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (and even suggesting at one point that a deceased brother was “recharging his batteries”), there have been plenty of teases to the fans that LMD technology might eventually show up.

If the latest rumor about the show is true, though, then that wait is just about over. A Life Model Decoy is expected to debut in season 4 of the show, alongside a pair of new characters that may be friends or ...

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Spider-Man: Homecoming Cast Adds 2 Actresses

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The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand, adding more superheroes to its roster with both solo films and blockbuster team-ups. The latest version of Spider-Man, played by the 20-year-old Tom Holland, recently debuted alongside his newfound MCU pals in Captain America: Civil War. The young actor made a positive first impression on fans and critics, and earned an enthusiastic endorsement from co-creator Stan Lee.

Marvel clearly isn’t afraid of juggling large casts of characters, and the list of actors joining the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming continues to grow. Along with Robert Downey Jr. as Peter Parker’s mentor Tony Stark and Marisa Tomei as Peter’s aunt May, Michael Keaton stars as the film’s villain. The movie also features Zendaya, Donald Glover, Michael Barbieri, Laura ...

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The Dark Tower Set Photos: Matthew McConaughey is the Man in Black

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Based on American horror author Stephen King’s best-selling series of fantasy novels, The Dark Tower is currently ramping up production on the theatrical adaptation from director Nikolaj Arcel (who most notably co-wrote the screenplay for the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). The movie is set to feature a plot structure that will take viewers to an undetermined mid-point in the eight-volume series of novels (though a recent enigmatic posting from King himself may have revealed something big about Arcel’s shooting script).

Ahead of the film’s eventual theatrical release in February 2017, photos from the set have allowed diehard fans a sneak peek at lead actor Idris Elba ...

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Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Season 2 Premiere Gets Funny About Life&Death&GettingOld

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[This is a review of the Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll season 2 premiere. There will be SPOILERS.]

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Even during its first season, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll was a show about time… well, the passing of it, anyway. Once the series moved past the initial layer of jokes about how narcissistic, shallow, and self-destructive its main character – Denis Leary‘s feather-haired Johnny Rock – was, the half-hour comedy worked hard to prove it had something else going on. That was a tall order. Like Johnny Rock, the series is as compelled to nurture a manufactured persona (or brand) as it is to reconcile with the fact that, to a certain extent, it’s all a ...

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Serial Podcast Subject Adnan Syed Granted New Trial

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Sensationalism, especially in news and journalism outlets, has grown exponentially in this current social media age. Platforms like Twitter tend to break news long before it is seen from more traditional sources. Whether or not the news has been sourced or fact checked holds little credence to a story going viral. But the beauty of these social sites is that they allow users to bypass traditional gatekeepers.

Opening the lines of communication has given audiences unprecedented access by putting them just 140 characters away from saying practically whatever they want to whomever they please. This uncensored medium seems to fuel a morbid curiosity as evidenced in the type of true crime stories that audiences have been inundated with of late. Popular among them is ...

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Lionsgate Acquires Starz in $4 Billion Deal

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As original television content becomes more and more important as networks and pay cable channels look to provide more content directly to viewers, certain premium channels have become the target of acquisitions by studios searching to expand their reach. Now, in a deal that has been more than a year in the making, Lionsgate and Starz announced that Lionsgate will acquire the pay cable channel for a combination of cash and stock totaling $4.4 billion.

Lionsgate, producer of The Hunger Games films and television series including Orange is the New Black and Mad Men, made the agreement with Starz after both companies looked for merger partners last year. Lionsgate said in February that it wanted to explore a deal with Starz, but talks between the companies fell through in ...

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Leaked Gameplay Reveals 7 Brand New Pokémon

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Pokémon has been one of the gaming industry’s best-selling franchises since the release of Pokémon Red and Blue versions back in 1996. Following the series’ inception over 20 years ago, the Pokémon Company and Nintendo have amassed millions of dedicated patrons worldwide. With the latest installments in the franchise – Pokémon Sun and Moon – due out this November on the Nintendo 3DS, fans are clamoring for any bit of news they can get their hands on.

Both Pokémon Sun and Moon versions were announced via YouTube last February, and reports of new features and characters have slowly begun to trickle out within the last few months. First, the three starter Pokémon were unveiled alongside the two new legendaries, which are respectively featured on the games’ cover art. More recently, Nintendo’s E3 live stream showcased a hefty amount of gameplay footage, which revealed some of the title’s new mechanics and allies.

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Conan O’Brien is Coming to Comic-Con (And Interviewing Suicide Squad Cast)

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Back in 2010, the name Conan O’Brien elicited a certain degree of sympathy from many as well as no small amount of indignant finger pointing at both NBC Studios and one time Tonight Show host Jay Leno. Thanks to the declining ratings for O’Brien as host of The Tonight Show and a desire by Leno to return as host, a messy showdown unfolded that ended in Leno getting the show back and O’Brien stepping down as host in favor of moving to TBS to host Conan.

The entire debacle created a tight-knit unit of O’Brien supporters, known affectionately as Team Coco. Since that time, O’Brien has done just fine as host of his eponymous late-night chat show on TBS, appealing to a wide demographic of tastes including the ever-expanding phenomenon of geek culture. Tasked with reviewing popular video game titles and interviewing some of the ...

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Underworld: Blood Wars Moves to Early 2017

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Popular culture loves telling stories about vampires and werewolves crossing paths. Traditionally seen as enemies, the concept has been explored in recent years in everything from the Twilight series to Hemlock Grove. Years before either property sank their teeth and claws into audiences, however, the Underworld franchise modernized the concept with its stylized depiction of an endless war between two of moviedom’s most enduring boogeymen.

It’s been four years since the last foray into the Kate Beckinsale-led franchise last hit theaters with Underworld: Awakening. While that leaves plenty of room for doubt as to whether or not the series has any momentum left to capitalize on, such a question hasn’t stopped producers from moving full speed ahead with the fifth entry into the franchise, Underworld: Blood Wars. ...

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Pacific Rim 2 Gets Early 2018 Release Date

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim released in 2013 to limited stateside appeal. In fact it would have been considered an outright box office bomb, if not for the international market, particularly China, who snatched up enough tickets to send the film into solid profitability.

While a sequel was later announced, it looked for some time as if it might never happen, as the production was hit with setback after setback. Some promising developments have emerged lately, however, namely the casting of John Boyega (Attack the Block, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) in a lead role, and the announcement that Steven S. DeKnight (Spartacus, Daredevil) will be directing with Guillermo del Toro returning as a Producer.

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Wreck-It Ralph 2 Director Rich Moore Offers Story Details

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It has been over three years since it was first revealed that Wreck-It Ralph 2 was in development. The sequel to the original Wreck-It Ralph was later confirmed by voice actor John C. Reilly in 2015, but since then there has been little in the way of news on the movie.

That changed earlier today (at the time of writing this), when Wreck-It Ralph 2 got an official release date for March of 2018, bringing the long-anticipated sequel back into the public consciousness. The original movie’s co-writer, Phil Johnston, teased the sequel’s setting by stating “The world of the internet is the perfect place to send Ralph and Vanellope.” Moving the story from classic arcade machines would be a big shift for the ...

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Clifford the Big Red Dog Movie Picked Up By Paramount

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It looks like Hollywood is about to get a lot bigger, redder, and a whole lot furrier in the near future. As the real big dog on campus, Clifford, is about to make his presence known.

A man and his dog tales are as old as storytelling itself and have a long history at the movies. Whether it’s Marley and Me, Turner and Hooch, or How To Train Your Dragon (think about it for a second), the sub-genre has always seemed to have a special place in the hearts of audiences. Now Paramount Pictures is getting into the dog business in the largest way possible.

As reported by Deadline, Paramount Pictures has nabbed the film rights to the Clifford the ...

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Legends of Tomorrow: Caity Lotz Shares Season 2 Hints

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With Legends of Tomorrow, The CW proved that their hands are not yet too full with stories from the the world of DC Comics. The crossover spinoff of Arrow and The Flash seemed like a risky maneuver at first glance, as an expansion of The CW’s Arrow-verse as a whole in addition to serving as a way to further expand the once reality-grounded franchise further into science fiction territory (a move that began with the introduction of The Flash, and has since found its way to all corners of the universe). The risk paid off, however, and the series became another hit for the network.

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Box Office Prediction: The Purge 3 vs. The BFG

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Welcome to the Screen Rant Box Office Prediction. Every week we put together an informal list of box office picks for the upcoming weekend to offer readers a rough estimate of how new releases (and returning holdovers) will perform in theaters.

For a recap of last week’s box office totals, read our box office wrap-up from Independence Day: Resurgence‘s opening weekend and scroll to the bottom of this post to see how our previous picks measured up.

Full disclosure: Box office predictions are not an exact science. We acknowledge our picks may not always be correct. For the sake of offering a jumping off point for discussion, here are our picks for the weekend of June 17 – 19.

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Kubo and the Two Strings Set Visit: What We Learned

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For the past five years LAIKA Entertainment has been hard at work on their most ambitious animated film yet. The studio, located outside of Portland, Oregon, previously delighted audiences with their charming and wonderfully animated stop-motion films Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls.

Screen Rant had the privilege of traveling up to Portland to visit LAIKA Entertainment’s massive studio, a warehouse filled with miniaturized characters, props, and sets. There, we got an inside look at how a stop-motion film is made and a much anticipated behind-the-scenes look at Kubo and the Two Strings.

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The Flash Season 3 Casts Harry Potter’s Tom Felton

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When you’re riding on the very top, there’s no better time to make even more improvements. It’s a lesson that The Flash TV series is taking to heart, having turned to the Dc Comics superhero’s most iconic villain in the very first season – only to up the ante, traveling to parallel worlds and other points in time in Season 2. With Season 3 looking to change things even more dramatically (if the Season 2 finale is anything to go by), The CW’s hit hero hour has added another cast member guaranteed to swell its already impressive audience.

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Divided We Stand: Marvel Teases Fall Lineup With Major Absences

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Marvel may be on top of the world right now, but they’re certainly not sitting pretty by their characters. The comic bastion has been shaking things since up the dawn of their All-New, All-Different Marvel, moving through discontinuing the Fantastic Four, the shocking reveal of Steve Rogers as an agent of Hydra, and the next devastating superhero schism in Civil War II. The Marvel NOW! reboot is about to kick off, but it doesn’t look like a return to the status quo by any means.

Teased throughout the past couple months, the comic giant recently revealed their Fall Divided We Stand lineup, and things appear to be anything but normal for Marvel’s comic ...

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Mark Hamill Making First Canadian Appearance at Toronto Fan Expo

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Mark Hamill is having a big year. J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens pulverized the box office, grossing over $900 million during its 168-day domestic run in theaters. Just three weeks after its release, the film (which, besides being a stellar money-maker, delivered the kind of nostalgic fun fans have been waiting for since the original trilogy) already experienced the highest-grossing domestic release of all time. Despite the fact that Luke Skywalker (Hamill) only shows up, without a word, at the very end, the character is the life-blood of the film; having brought balance to the Force, his popularity precedes him, and the old Jedi’s absence is what propels the plot forward as both good guys and bad race to ...

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Bad Moms Trailer #2 Aims to Take Down the Perfect Moms

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Bad Moms, the newest foray into wild adventure comedy from The Hangover writing duo Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, is all about taking down the matriarchy — or, at least, the most rigid and judgmental portions of it. The film centers on a trio of mothers who, thanks to a moment of utter exhaustion with being constantly criticized by the PTA queen bee at their kids’ school, team up to ditch the unattainable expectations cast upon them by other mothers and have a free-for-all filled with some long-overdue fun (and booze, of course).

The newest trailer for the pic — which stars Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn as the newly come-what-may mom crew that forms — features a guffaw-inducing glimpse at the embittered battle that is waged between themselves and ...

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15 Game Of Thrones Characters Who Look Nothing Like They Do In The Books

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Whenever a beloved written story gets adapted for TV or movies, how the adaption differs is always a big point of scrutiny. What parts of the story will be altered, expanded on, or just left out entirely? Is the adaption just doomed to be inferior by way of being a re-creation, or could it possibly be better than the original? It’s hard not to get caught up in comparing the two versions even if you enjoy them both.

Even before the on-screen adaption comes out, it’s already being subjected to the criticism of the loyal book fans analyzing each casting choice. “He’s not muscular enough to play ...

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Netflix & Adam Wingard’s Death Note Movie Begins Filming

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Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders is currently in-production on his live-action film adaptation of the cult anime/manga property Ghost in the Shell – a movie that took several years to get properly off the ground (there are reports about the project dating back to 2008). The Death Note film adaptation is another Hollywood adaptation of a popular anime/manga franchise that’s been in the works for some time – at least since 2011, with filmmakers Shane Black (The Nice Guys) and Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) having been reported as the potential directors over that time.

Death Note is instead being overseen by Adam Wingard, the filmmaker who has earned a cult following thanks to his work on the horror/thriller throwbacks You’re ...

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Halt and Catch Fire Gets Season 3 Premiere Date, New Photos

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AMC’s Halt and Catch Fire has taken an odd route for a modern-day prestige cable drama. The story of a company called Cardiff making an IBM-knockoff personal computer in the early 1980s got mixed reviews from critics when it debuted in the fall of 2014, with many denouncing the main character, Lee Pace’s Joe MacMillan, as a second-rate knockoff of Mad Men’s Don Draper. The first season got mediocre ratings (compared to such AMC hits as Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead) but managed to get a second season renewal anyway.

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Star Wars Artist Calls Han Solo Spinoff Script Franchise’s Best

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In addition to a sequel trilogy that continues the main Skywalker family saga, Disney and Lucasfilm are looking to expand the Star Wars franchise even further by releasing standalone spinoff films in between the core episodes. The second of these projects (following this December’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) is a young Han Solo movie to be directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. As is the case with just about everything that duo makes, there are many people wondering if their upcoming film is a good idea.

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Batman V Superman Ultimate Edition Video Goes Behind the Batcave

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has been all over the news again lately, following the digital release of its Ultimate Edition this past week. The word is in that this version of film, at the very least, fills in aspects of the story that help the it flow much better. That doesn’t necessarily erase the bad taste left in the mouths of many, but at least people are now seeing the full vision director Zack Snyder had in mind for his film and more of the effort put behind it.

With this release, it also means audiences are now getting a look behind the scenes thanks to the special features that come with the digital release. Given the amount of work that went into creating Batman v Superman, there is plenty to dive into concerning the ...

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Bryan Cranston Talks The Infiltrator & Zordon In Power Rangers

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In The Infiltrator, Bryan Cranston plays Robert Mazur, an unassuming U.S. Customs agent who went undercover and ended up busting up the money laundering operation of Pablo Escobar, the most powerful and dangerous drug lord in South America. Mazur, who is still with us, did this by taking on the persona of a crooked Mob accountant, “Bob Musella,” ingratiating himself into the upper echelons of Escobar’s operation and becoming friendly with distributors like Roberto Alcaino (played in the film by Benjamin Bratt).

It was potentially fatal work, and director Brad Furman’s film captures the intensity of Mazur’s high-wire act as well as the emotional trauma it wreaks on him and his family. Of course, Cranston is amazing in the movie, adding Mazur to a recent list of real-life people that he’s brought vividly to life onscreen. Screen Rant spoke with the award-winning actor about playing Mazur, how undercover work is ...

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Game of Thrones Season 6 Finale – Total Geekall #27

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Total Geekall is the the unofficial-official podcast of the Screen Rant editors.

Game of Thrones Season 6 Finale – Total Geekall #27

In Total Geekall #27, Ben hosts Rob, Dyce, and Sarah for a discussion of the Game of Thrones season 6 finale as well as the best fan theories that we want to see come true in season 7.

00:00 – Total Geekall Intro
00:27 – Game of Thrones Season 6 Finale
1:10:18 – Contact Info

As with any good program, Total Geekall is a work-in-progress. We’ll be taking feedback over the coming weeks and months in order to put out the most informative and entertaining show we can – since you all deserve the best.

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Peter Jackson Working on Secret Spielberg Project; Tintin 2 Still Planned

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Following the theatrical release of writer/director Steven Spielberg’s cult-favorite feature length animated adaptation that is The Adventures of Tintin (based in part on the much beloved series of comics by Belgian cartoonist Hergé), there has been some talk on the behalf of the film’s co-producer Peter Jackson (The Hobbit) of his directing a sequel. Until now all of that discussion has amounted to very little, even though Jackson has stated that he fully intends to move forward with Tintin 2 (tentatively subtitled Prisoner of the Sun) now that he has completed work on The Hobbit trilogy.

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