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85-Year-Old Oscar-Nominated Legend Bruce Dern Wanted To Join Jackass Forever The"Jackass"crew has given guest-starring privileges to tons of great celebrities over the years, and have, of course, become celebrities themselves in the process. From the original series to the many sequels, Johnny Knoxville and his bright band of merry misfits have cultivated a happy-go-lucky environment where celebs and plebs alike (typically people from the “Jackass” broader circle) can frolic in the curiosity and, thus, enjoyment of doing things you shouldn’t — and even some of the most famous of folk have tried to weasel their way in....

All Eyes (And Ears) Are Back On ‘Tenet’ Yet Again As The Latest From Christopher Nolan Finally Opens In The U.S. All summer, the same story:Tenetwill fix things.Tenetwill hail the return to movie theaters, and save them from bankruptcy in the process.Tenetwill be the solution to the problem…if only it could open. Of course, nothing went according to plan. The planned July release date came and went. So did the August release date....

Ben Affleck Takes DGA Prize, ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Wrecks The Annies While it was anyone’s guess who’d win the Super Bowl last night, the movie awards ceremonies this weekend were more predictable.Argocontinued its steamroll through awards season, picking up a DGA award forBen Affleckto go with the film’s earlier PGA, SAG, and Globes victories, while PGA winnerWreck-It Ralphtook the top prize at the Annies. Oscar favoritesSearching for Sugar ManandPapermanalso proved popular on the movie front, as didJay Roach,Rian Johnson, andLena Dunhamin the small-screen world....

Bob Odenkirk Details How His Life Was Saved On The Set Of Better Call Saul Thank goodness Bob Odenkirk is okay. When word reached social media about the comedian and “Better Call Saul” actor’s on-set medical emergency last July, the world waited for what we hoped would be good news. A day later, official word came in that the actor was on the mend, and everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief....

Captain Marvel Is Not Appearing In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Captain Marvelhas been the root of a frustrating back-and-forth for the past two years. Namely: will we first seeBrie Larsondon the red, gold, and blue suit inAvengers: Infinity Warbefore she makes her solo feature debut in 2019?Yes, no, probably not, seems to be the answer — especially withInfinity WardirectorsAnthony and Joe Russo’sapparent suggestion that Captain Marvel will be introduced in the thirdAvengersfilm....

Cha Cha Real Smooth Trailer: Dakota Johnson Stars In Cooper Raiff’s Rom-Com Sundance Darling You look up one day and realize that college is over, you’ve settled for a truly bad job, and you’re going nowhere fast. Who among us can’t relate to that exact sort of young adult ennui! Writer, director, and actor Cooper Raiff takes direct aim at this profound sense of listlessness with “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” fresh off of receiving critical acclaim with his feature debut “Shithouse” in 2020....

Christopher Nolan Wants To Go Full-IMAX; Outlining Dark Knight Sequel Christopher Nolanhas wanted to shoot a film with IMAX for quite some time. In 2006, he shot some ofThe Prestigeusing IMAX cameras in an attempt to better learn the technology (the footage was just test footage). And as we all know, he shot the action scenes inThe Dark Knightusing IMAX cameras.Iron Mandirector Jon Favreau called the result a “game changer”, and the sequences were praised by journalists and fans alike....

Cool Stuff: ‘Home Alone’ Inspired Poster For ‘Angels With Filthy Souls’ “Keep the change, ya filthy animal.” There’s a moment with art when sometimes a lightbulb goes off in your head. You’re looking at a piece and then, BING, you get it. It’s not obvious but you get it. Personally, those are my favorite kinds of pieces, especially in pop culture art. If someone sees a piece of art and we both get it, odds are we have lots in common....

Despite Alexander Payne’s Wishes, ‘Nebraska’ Will Be Broadcast In Color On Epix We don’t see many new films produced in black and white, and even fewer that get major studio distribution. And even then, there’s often a color version kept in reserve for use in certain markets. Such was the case withAlexander Payne’sNebraska, released last winter. Payne had to cut the budget of the film to get Paramount to agree to the black and white aesthetic....

Director Matt Reeves Is Scrapping Ben Affleck’s ‘The Batman’ Script The Batmanhas lost an acclaimed director, gained another acclaimed director,reportedly almost lost its star, and now, it’s dropping its original script in favor of a completely new story. Now, this could all be cause for alarm. But directorMatt Reevesdropping Ben Affleck’s script to rewrite the story from scratch issomething that has been brewingfor a long time, and will likely be a good reset for the embattled production....

Disney’s ‘Lady And The Tramp’ Remake Adds Tessa Thompson And Benedict Wong Tessa Thompsonis having a hell of a year. She played supporting roles in Boots Riley’s blistering satireSorry to Bother You, Alex Garland’s mind-bendingAnnihilation, and the second season of HBO’s twisty prestige dramaWestworld. She was recently cast as the female lead of Sony’sMen in Blackreboot, and now she has another leading role to add to her ever-growing resume: she’ll provide a voice in Disney’s live-action/CGI hybrid remake ofLady and the Tramp....

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness: The Book Of Vishanti Explained Warning:majorSPOILERSahead for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” Sam Raimi has, once again, managed to take us on a hellish ride via his recent “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which includes a lot of multiverse hopping, Raimi-esque horror elements, and a handful of violent (yet PG-13) deaths. Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) lies at the nexus of the dark magic and chaos that propels the plot of the film....

Don’t Expect To See The ‘Dark’ Pee-Wee Herman Movie Any Time Soon Over the past few yearsPaul Reubens, akaPee-Wee Herman, has been talking up multiple new film projects. One now hasJudd Apatowon boardas producer, and a script is actively being crafted. It leaps off from the bright, child-like ideas ofPee-Wee’s Playhouse, and is meant to be very much in the spirit of Tim Burton’s filmPee-Wee’s Big Adventure. The other movie was talked up as a darker, more adult Pee-Wee Herman film, but we haven’t heard anything about that in some time....