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‘RoboCop’ Web Series Among Slate Of New Machinima Projects Who would have guessed that the next version ofRoboCopwould be via a web series? The portal Machinima announced a slate of upcoming projects today, and among a couple of DC-related series and a strange effort from Clive Barker is a series that will explore theRoboCopworld by showing us first-person action from the point of view of the title law enforcers. Given that Machinima started as something between the realms of gaming and film, that’s an interesting angle to take....

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Trailer Breakdown: Going Through The New Footage Frame-By-Frame The third and finalRogue One: A Star Wars Storytrailerarrived this morning, so you know what that means – a third and final trailer breakdown where we go through the whole thing frame-by-frame. Join us, won’t you? And while we can’t directly spoil anything, we can dissect this thing to within an inch of its life and dig up spoilers in the process....

‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Writer Kelly Marcel To Script ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Despite its humble origins as a bit ofTwilightfanfiction,E.L. James’Fifty Shades of Greyis picking up some interesting talent on its road to the big screen.The Social NetworkproducersMichael De LucaandDana Brunettisigned on back in July, and have been looking for a writer to adapt the erotic novel ever since. A shortlist revealed in August suggested an unexpected mix of names in the running, and as of today,Saving Mr....

‘Sinister’ Is The Scariest Movie Ever – According To Science What’s the scariest movie ever made? I’m sure everyone has their own opinion on this, and some of those opinions will make other people angry because they don’t matchtheirparticular opinions. So it goes! But can we everofficiallydetermine what counts as the scariest movie ever made? I’d say no, since taste is subjective. But leave it to somenerdsto try to get to the bottom of this usingscience....

‘Swamp Thing’ Cast Adds ‘Lost’ Actor Kevin Durand As Floronic Man DC Universe’sSwamp Thingseries continues to amass actors. The latest:Kevin Durand, who appeared onLost,Legionand more, has come aboard theSwamp Thingcast as Dr. Jason Woodrue, a character who eventually becomes the super-villain Floronic Man.Swamp Thingbrings the monstrous comic book character created by by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson to life, placing it alongside other DC Universe shows likeTitansandDoom Patrol....

‘Tag’ Director Jeff Tomsic On Jeremy Renner’s Broken Arms and Grounding Silliness In Friendship [Interview] The story behind the new filmTagis so simple and ridiculous, there’s no way it could be real, which of course it is. Based on aWall Street Journalarticle about 10 men who have been friends since they were kids, the film concerns a game of tag that has been going on for decades among these folks (streamlined to five players for the movie, played byJon Hamm,Jeremy Renner,Ed Helms,Hannibal BuressandJake Johnson), who dedicate a single month per year to actively playing....

‘The Lighthouse’ Trailer: Robert Pattinson And Willem Dafoe Are Keeping Secrets From Each Other Just as “cable knit sweater weather” begins, A24 is dropping a new trailer forThe Lighthouse,Robert Eggers' creepy and bizarre follow-up toThe WitchstarringRobert PattinsonandWillem Dafoeas two unhinged lighthouse keepers with indecipherable old-timey accents. Watch the newThe Lighthousetrailer below. The Lighthouse Trailer The second officialThe Lighthousetrailer will have you uttering, “What?” in response to what you have seen. Half because you couldn’t understand a word coming of out of Dafoe and Pattinson’s lips, and half because the word is likely seared into your brain after the the two mangy-looking stars repeat “What” to each other for a full minute....

‘The Lost City Of Z’ Finally Has A Spring 2017 Release Date This weekend brings the world premiere ofThe Lost City of Zas the closing night film of the New York Film Festival. The adaptation ofDavid Grann’s true story of the same name has been written and directed byJames Gray, and we’ve been waiting to hear when this movie might finally get a release after thetrailer leaked earlier this past spring(and was taken down shortly thereafter)....

‘The Rhythm Section’ Trailer: Blake Lively Wants Revenge After a few delays,Reed Morano’sThe Rhythm Sectionis finally finding its way to theaters early next year, and we now have a trailer to prove it. The action-thriller starsBlake Livelyas a woman who finds herself set on a path of bloody revenge to find the people responsible for killing her family. And while it’s true we’ve seen this kind of “lone person out for revenge” tale before, this trailer looks promising....

‘This Is Us’ Gets An Unconventional 3-Season Renewal By NBC This Is Usis the closest thing to a cultural phenomenon that’s not on HBO right now, so it’s no wonder NBC is invested inDan Fogelman’s touching generations-spanning melodrama. In an unprecedented move for the network, NBC has renewedThis Is Usfor three additional seasons, bringing its total season count to six seasons. Read more to learn about how NCB has hadThis Is Usrenewed....

‘Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!’ Sets 10th Anniversary Special, ‘Bedtime Stories’ Coming Back Too Earlier this year, weheard about a North American tourto celebrate the 10th anniversary ofTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, the wacky, insane Adult Swim series starringTim HeideckerandEric Wareheim. But for those of you who weren’t lucky enough to catch the tour before it ended in Los Angeles last night, you’ll still get a chance to celebrate 10 years of Tim and Eric....

‘Toy Story 4’ Super Bowl Trailer: The Toys Are Back In Town The toys are out of the box yet again in the latestToy Story 4preview, which debuted tonight after the big game. The fourth entry in the long-lasting Pixar series finds Woody, Buzz and all the others on yet another adventure, because heaven forbid we let these poor toys take a break. Will this be their final adventure, or will they return again in a few years, ready to make us weep all over again?...

Adam Sandler Is A Good Actor…But Does He Know That? Last week, amidst its various ’80s-TV revivals, animated shows, and comedy specials, Netflix released yet another new original film. Noah Baumbach’sThe Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)depicts the slow-burn, middle-aged fracturing of a family whose patriarch (Dustin Hoffman) is both suffering from illness and still able to emotionally damage his three adult children. In the last few years, Baumbach has balanced between collaborating with Greta Gerwig on films likeFrances HaandMistress Americaand making movies that focus on mid-40s angst and ennui....