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Benedict Cumberbatch Exudes Menace In Smaug Mo-Cap Footage We’re pretty familiar with the sight of good actors jumping and rolling about in mo-cap suits while doing performance capture work for effects-based films. We’re especially familiar with that image when it comes toPeter Jackson’s Middle-Earth movies. And yet there’s something special about seeingBenedict Cumberbatch, whose on-screen presence radiates control and composure, crawling on his belly and fire-breathing dialogue for the worm Smaug inThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug....

Brad Pitt Did Everything In His Power To Keep Seven’s Ending Intact When talking about the best movies and the best movieendingsof all time,David Fincher’s “Seven”(or “Se7en,” if you prefer) is right up there. It has been 27 years since the film was released in theaters worldwide, but just because all that time has passed, it doesn’t mean our sentiments toward the film’s unbelievably spooky ending have changed. In “Seven,” director David Fincher lets viewers experience the ultimate serial killer movie....

Catch A Glimpse Of All Your Favorite Pokémon In New ‘Detective Pikachu’ International Poster Rest your weary eyes from combing every single frame of theDetective Pikachutrailers to find your favorite Pokémon, as the latest internationalDetective Pikachuposter has them all gathered in one place. Kind of. About a dozen Pokémon populate the newDetective Pikachuposter, making it slightly easier to catch all the sightings — though I’m sure there are still hundreds more that we haven’t even spotted....

Don’t Panic: ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Gets A New Writer Update:Rian Johnson chimed in on Twitter to note that, contrary to the initial report, he did not write the treatment forStar Wars: Episode IX. We have updated the article accordingly. With Rian Johnson’sStar Wars: The Last Jedireadying for release this Christmas, development forColin Trevorrow’sStar Wars: Episode IXis heating up for a January 2018 production start and a new screenwriter has been hired to polish the work laid by Trevorrow and writing partnerDerek Connolly....

Felicia Day And Jonah Ray On Returning Mystery Science Theater 3000 To Its Scrappy Roots [Interview] “Mystery Science Theater 3000” started in the mind of show creator Joel Hodgson before debuting on KTMA in Minnesota in 1988, with the show eventually moving to The Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central) for several lucrative seasons, and then shunting over to the Sci-Fi Channel (later SyFy) to wrap up its run, before returning on Netflix (still Netflix) for two additional seasons....

First Look At The Marvel Superheroes In Disney Animation’s ‘Big Hero 6’ While walking to the D23 Expo Imagineering pavilion for the Thursday night press preview, I came across a small booth advertising Disney Animation’s big screen adaptation of Marvel Comic’sBig Hero 6. We haven’t seen much from theDon Hall-directed November 2014 release, but we’re expected to see some footage at Disney’s Animation panel on Friday morning (check back for a reaction later in the day)....

First Look: Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince Warner Bros has released the first production photo fromHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. More of the same, nothing shocking or unexpected. Check it out after the jump. Click on the image to enlarge. Director:David YatesWriter:Steve KlovesCast:Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, David Bradley, Jim Broadbent, Jessie Cave, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Frank Dillane, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, Helen McCrory, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Natalia Tena, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Julie Walters, David Thewlis, Bonnie WrightPlot Synopsis:Fantasy Adventure....

How A Pay Dispute Almost Shut Down The Sopranos The drama of one of HBO’s most acclaimed series extended well beyond the confines of its slot on the schedule. Before filming was set to commence on the fifth season of “The Sopranos,” the cast felt that they needed a contract re-negotiation, namely one that would include a substantial pay raise. When considering how much money “The Sopranos” was making HBO (projected to be around$100 millionin 2003), it’s no wonder that the cast felt they deserved compensation rivaling that of popular network stars of shows like “Frasier” or “Everybody Loves Raymond....

Hugh Jackman Won’t Shoot ‘Wolverine 3’ Until The Script Is Perfect So far theX-Menspin-off movies that focus onWolverinehave been nowhere near as good as the regularX-Menfranchise. Without much dissension,X-Men Origins: Wolverineis regarded abysmal. And whileThe Wolverinewas a huge step up, it still felt like it was missing something. But sinceWolverine 3is going to be the last timeHugh Jackmanputs on the claws, he wants to make sure it’s the movie fans have been waiting for....

J.J. Abrams Says ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Didn’t Have To Change Leia’s Story Due To Carrie Fisher’s Death With just one month to go untilStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerhits theaters, the publicity blitz for the final chapter of the Skywalker saga is really heating up. DirectorJ.J. Abramsand the key cast members have been featured in various interviews across the web, and little details of what fans can expect from the end of the primaryStar Warssaga have been coming to the surface....

James Cameron’s High Praise For ‘Gravity:’ “It’s The Best Space Film Ever” James Cameronis a filmmaker with high standards. His last two films were both the highest grossing film of all time and each took multiple years to get just right. In the interim, he’s been working to advance performance capture technology, high frame rate technology, 3D technology and probably more. So he knows what’s up. Cameron also helped directorAlfonso Cuaronovercome some technical obstacles on his new film,Gravity....

LOL: Comedian Pete Holmes Offers His Own Version Of ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ The realBatman vs. Supermanwon’t hit theaters for another two years, but while we wait comedianPete Holmesoffers his own vision for us to ponder. In hisBatman vs. Superman, the Man of Steel proposes a team-up — only for the Caped Crusader to shoot him down, dismissing him as “f***ing whitebread.” The gloves come off at that point, as they bicker about their secret identities, their symbols, and their dead parents (“Get over your dead parents already!...

Marvel And Star Wars Are Taking Opposite Approaches To Television — And Neither Is Working (Welcome toThe Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything.) Chances are you’ve heard the phrase “Marvelization” before, generally used as a catch-all term to describe the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s effect on other franchises. This has become somewhat commonplace in recent years (mostly on social media, for whatever that’s worth), particularly as a reference to the growing discontent among some viewers for prioritizing cameos and “#It’sAllConnected” gimmicks over actual, meaningful storytelling....