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Paramount Gives ‘One Shot’ And ‘TMNT’ Prime December Release Dates In 2012 And 2013 How much confidence does Paramount have inOne Shot, directed byChristopher McQuarrieand starringTom Cruise, and the newTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, about which we still knownext to nothing? Both films have been given high-profile December release dates, withOne Shotnow set to open on August 13, 2025, andTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesset for Christmas Day 2013. One Shotwas previously set to open in February 2013, and this move is pretty clear: Paramount almost certainly hopes to replicate the 2011 holiday success of Cruise’sMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol....

Peter Sarsgaard Compares Making ‘The Batman’ To Seeing The Pixies In Concert Production onThe Batmanis underway right now over in London. So far, all we know is directorMatt Reeveshas assembled an exceptional cast to surroundRobert Pattinsonas the new Dark Knight. There’sColin Farrell,who was recently confirmed to play The Penguin,Zoe Kravitzas the sneaky Catwoman, andJeffrey Wrightas Commissioner Gordon. However, we don’t yet know whoPeter Sarsgaardwill play in the movie. But that hasn’t stopped the actor from discussing what makingThe Batmanfeels like, which he compares to see The Pixies in concert when he was in college....

Ricky Gervais Plans ‘The Office’ Spin-Off Movie ‘Life On The Road’ David Brent hasn’t made it as a rock star quite yet, but he is about to become a movie star. BBC Films has announced a feature film spin-off ofThe OfficetitledLife on the Road, withRicky Gervaisset to reprise his role as the former Wernham Hogg manager. Hit the jump for more details onThe Officespin-off movie. Life on the Roadwill reveal exactly what Brent has been up to in the 15 years since he left paper company Wernham Hogg....

Ring In The New Year With Two New Promos For ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Here’s one New Year’s resolution that Hollywood should have no trouble keeping: More Muppets movies, please. As the special New Year’s promo reminds you, 2013 had no Muppets films whatsoever, whereas 2014 already hasMuppets Most Wantedlined up for spring. After the jump, check out two holiday-centric spots, plus a new high-res still featuring Kermit, Miss Piggy, Walter, Scooter, Floyd, and Gonzo....

Sample The Rejected Rock Score For The Wolfman Many changes were wrought toJoe Johnston’sThe Wolfmanduring production,many of which we talked about yesterday. One of the last-stage changes was a switch fromDanny Elfman’s original score to a new one by electronic/rock composerPaul Haslinger. Originally working as part of Tangerine Dream in the mid ’80s, Haslinger had a part in scoring films likeNear Dark,Miracle MileandThree O’Clock High. (That one is such a fun, underrated little movie....

Sequel Bits: ‘Fast & Furious 7’, ‘Top Gun 2’, ‘Riddick’, ‘Pirates 5’, Stephen King Feast your eyes on posters forRiddick,Planes, andPercy Jackson: Sea of Monstersin today’s Sequel Bits. Also after the jump: Days afterSin City: A Dame to Kill Forgotpushedto 2014,Robert Rodriguez’s other upcoming movie,Machete Kills, has been delayed as well. Thankfully, it’s not by nearly as long. Open Road has shifted theDanny Trejo-starring actioner from September 13 toOctober 4, which wasSin City’s original release date....

Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek Beyond’, ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘World War Z 2’, ‘Jack Reacher’, ‘Mockingjay’, ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ We’ve got new posters, clips, promos, really long pitches for movies that’ll never get made… you name it. After the jump: ThatStar Trek Beyondset videowas notable for its reveal of the new Starfleet uniforms — but as it turns out, we actually saw them for the first time several weeks back. Here’s a photo posted last month byZachary Quinto:...

Sony Considering ‘Spider-Man’ Reboot Again; More Details Of Marvel Talks Revealed The Sony hack has taught us many things. On the movie side, it has taught us that Sony really does care aboutSpider-Man. They might not know what to do with him but there’s no doubt everyone is looking at every possible option for the character. You’ve probably already read a bit about the Sony talks with Marvel to get the character to appear inCaptain America: Civil War, or of a possible animated movie by Phil Lord and Chris Miller, or of Marvel’s desire to recast Andrew Garfield....

Spider-Man Is Coming To Disneyland As Part Of New Super Hero HQ A bunch of Marvel characters have shown up atDisneylandso far, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, andGuardians of the Galaxy’s Star-Lord and Gamora. But it looks like another new superhero will be coming to Walt Disney’s original theme park in the near future:Spider-Man. Thats right, the webslinger will be appearing in Disneyland park as part of a new Marvel Super Hero HQ area launching in “Tomorrowland Expo Center” (formerly Innoventions)....

Taika Waititi Shares New Concept Art ‘Thor: Love And Thunder,’ Teases More Korg And Space Sharks, But No Silver Surfer Space sharks, insect warriors, and Korg, oh my! DirectorTaika Waititi’slive-watch ofThor: Ragnarokoffered us a ton of new details from the upcomingThor: Love and Thunder, which the Oscar-winning filmmaker will return to direct. The director showed us exciting (but blurry) sneak peeks at concept art for the fourthThorfilm while teasing some tantalizing new details about the Marvel Studios film, like the new design of the insectoid warrior Miek, who returns after brief appearances inThor: RagnarokandAvengers: Endgame, as well as a script that is “over the top now in the very best way....

The ‘Love’ Part Of Thor: Love And Thunder Was Taika Waititi’s Biggest Challenge Director Taika Waititi delivered one of the most unique and widely acclaimed Marvel Cinematic Universe films to date with 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok.” Now, the filmmaker is back with a sequel in the form of this summer’s much-anticipated “Thor: Love and Thunder.” As the title implies, love is going to be a big part of the movie, and as it turns out, that was actually the toughest part to nail down when it came to the story....

The ‘What If…?’ Version Of ‘Black Panther’ Villain Killmonger Revealed, Seems To Have Had A Bone To Pick With Ultron Funko Popshave become incredibly useful: not only are they the perfect shelf decor to let everyone know your favorite characters, they also come in handy when you need a quick hint for upcoming movies and shows. The latest Funko Pop sneak peek comes in the form of a Marvel’sWhat If…?bobblehead, which revealsKillmongeras the King of Wakanda, holding Ultron’s severed head....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 10 (GUESTS: GreatWhiteSnark, Dave3) The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file. In this episode, David, Devindra, Adam, along with guests Mike Sonders fromGreat White Snarkand Dave3 fromGeeks of Doom, share some more remembrances of Comic Con, discuss the breakdown of Roger Ebert, and debate whether older directors have lost their groove....