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‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Writer Jennifer Lee On Adapting A Beloved Classic Novel [Interview] Madeleine L’Engle’s 1962 sci-fi novelA Wrinkle in Timehas been a staple for young readers for decades. A made-for-TV adaptation was released in 2003, and when L’Engle was asked if it met her expectations, sheresponded, “Yes, I expected it to be bad, and it is.” (Harsh!) The author died in 2007, so it’s a shame she wasn’t able to seeAva DuVernay’s new movie, a thematically honest and largely accurate adaptation that cost over $100 million....

‘Aladdin’ TV Spot: Listen To The New Rendition Of “A Whole New World” Get ready for"A Whole New World"to get stuck in your head all day. The iconic song from 1992’sAladdinis as beloved as the animated Disney classic, and people were waiting with bated breath for the new rendition of it for the live-action remake. Now you’re able to listen to a clip of it in the newAladdinTV spot. Aladdin TV Spot Just when you thought you were tapped out ofAladdin, the latest TV spot pulls a fast one on you with its rendition of “A Whole New World,” one of the best songs in Disney’s animated oeuvre....

‘Annabelle Comes Home’ Review: This Predictable Sequel Has Nothing New To Say, But You’ll Still Have Fun At some point, the ghost-chasing Warrens might want to consider getting rid of all that spooky stuff they have locked away in the spare bedroom. As played memorably byPatrick WilsonandVera Farmiga, the couple – basedveryloosely on real-life paranormal investigators – were first introduced to movie audiences with 2013’s superior haunted house flickThe Conjuring. In that ghost adventure, we got our first glimpse of the Warrens' artifacts room, loaded floor to ceiling with seemingly innocuous objects that are far more dangerous than they look....

‘Hamilton’ Clip: Disney+ Ensures The World’s Gonna Know His Name Hamiltonarrives on Disney+ next week, just in time to give you something patriotic to watch for the July 4th holiday weekend. The first trailer for the recorded presentation of the Broadway sensationjust arrived last weekend, and now a newHamiltonclip has debuted online that further shows how the Broadway production was recorded, complete with the original cast, to give viewers the ultimate immersive experience....

‘In The Heart Of The Sea’ Trailer: A Whale Attack Is Only One Of Chris Hemsworth’s Problems Ron Howard’s new movieIn the Heart of the Seatakes its major inspiration from the story of the whaling ship Essex, which ran afoul of a sperm whale in 1820, much to the dismay of its crew. The story was among the inspirations that ledHerman Melville’s creation of Moby Dick, and nowChris HemsworthandTom Hollandlead the cast portraying the embattled seamen....

‘Lego Batman’ Adds Ralph Fiennes As Alfred Pennyworth Hot off his turn as 007’s boss inSpectre,Ralph Fiennesis getting ready to team up with another iconic badass. Or the tiny, plastic version of him, anyway. Fiennes has signed on to voice Alfred Pennyworth in theLego Batmanmovie, joiningWill Arnettas the Lego Caped Crusader. More on the Lego Batman Ralph Fiennes casting after the jump. THRbroke the news. TheLego Batmanmovie, a spinoff of 2014’sThe Lego Movie, also stars Arnett’sArrested Developmentco-starMichael Ceraas Batman’s sidekick Robin andDaredevilactress Rosario Dawson as Batgirl....

‘Murder On The Orient Express’ Clip: Johnny Depp Should Keep His Mouth Shut Kenneth Branaghis pulling double duty in the upcoming film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s famous novelMurder on the Orient Express: he’s directing it and also starring as Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective who uses his impressive deduction skills to attempt to solve a murder that happened during a cross-country train trip. But here’s a mystery that might even stump a sleuth as talented as Poirot: why would 20th Century Fox choosethisparticular clip to promote their movie?...

‘Onward’ Trailer: Tom Holland And Chris Pratt Are Elf Teens On A Quest For Their Dad Tom HollandandChris Pratt’s elf teens are going on a quest to recover the (literal) missing half of their father, so they’ll naturally run into all manner of wacky characters and dangerous obstacles along the way. Three of those wacky characters are introduced in the latestOnwardtrailer, which comes with several new character posters. Watch the newOnwardtrailer below....

‘Supergirl’ Moves To The CW For Season 2 [UPDATED] UPDATE:TheWraphas confirmed thatSupergirlwill return for a second season on The CW. Production will also move from Los Angeles to Vancouver (where The CW’s other DC Comics dramas are shot) to save costs. Our original story from June 18, 2025 follows. Right now the future ofSupergirlis up in the air. The series starringMelissa Benoistcompleted its first season back in April, and CBS has yet to officially announce that the show has been renewed for a second season....

‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Meets ‘Broadcast News’ In New Emma Thompson & Mindy Kaling Comedy For the past five years,Mindy Kalinghas been writing a pretty good role for herself withThe Mindy Project. She’s been keeping busy with the Hulu comedy, but lately, she’s been lining up some high-profile acting gigs, includingAva DuVernay’sadaptation ofA Wrinkle in TimeandGary Ross’Ocean’s 11 spinoffOcean’s 8. The actress, writer, and producer has just created another impressive job for herself: co-starring in a movie withEmma Thompson....

‘The Heat’ Red Band Trailer: Sandra Bullock And Melissa McCarthy Get Down And Dirty Not that there was ever any doubtPaul Feig’s follow-up to hilarious and raunchyBridesmaidswould be hard R-rated, but the red-band trailer forThe Heatmakes it an absolute certainty. Thefemale buddy-cop comedystarringSandra BullockandMelissa McCarthyopens April 5 and looks to be everything you’d expect from McCarthy and exactly what you wouldn’t expect from the Oscar-winner Bullock. Unless, of course, you expected her to be throwing grenades and F-bombs everywhere in her next movie....

‘X-Men’ And ‘Spider-Man’ Cartoons From The 1990s Are Available On Disney+ When users realized the early preview of Disney+ was up and running, a Reddit user shared the following screenshot that sent a shockwave of nostalgia straight to my core:X-Men, which aired from around 1993-1997, is back. Fellow users in the comments pointed out that other animated shows in the franchise, likeX-Men: EvolutionorWolverine and the X-Men, are currently not available, nor are Fox’s live-actionX-Menfilms (yet)....

2011 Emmy Nominations Announced The2011 Primetime Emmy Awardnominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles by hostsMelissa McCarthyandJoshua Jackson. As always, the list contained a few surprises and a few disappointments, as well as many more predictable choices. Among the pleasant surprises were outstanding series nods forParks & RecreationandFriday Night Lights, both excellent (and personal favorite) series that the Emmy folks have overlooked in the past. On an unhappier note,Nick Offerman’s singular performance as Ron Swanson was overlooked, and neitherTremenorCommunitymade a single appearance in the list....