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John Cena Talks About Those Big Peacemaker Cameos In The Season 1 Finale James Gunn’s"Peacemaker"has an incredible cast. After getting a taste in"The Suicide Squad,“John Cena’s endless charisma and pitch-perfect comedic timing takes center stage in the eight-episode HBO Max series. When you add co-stars like Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee, Danielle Brooks, Chukwudi Iwuji, and Freddie Stroma to the mix, everything gets taken to the next level. Not just the comedy — the action, the emotional connections, and the stakes all go as hard as the incredible soundtrack assembled by Gunn himself....

Kick-Ass And The Expendables Release Dates Announced Lionsgate Films has made two big movie release announcements today, for the R-rated comic book film Kick-Ass and the action throwback The Expendables. Details after the jump. Matthew Vaughn’s big screen adaptation ofMark Millar’sKick-Asswill hit theaters on April 16th 2010, scheduled up againstPiranha 3-DandMacGruber, and a week after the Sylvain White adaptation of the DC/Vertigo Comics seriesThe Losers. As many of you know, the film was independently funded because none of the studios wanted to tackle the story which fused ultra-violence with children (the be more specific, a 10 year-old who chops bad guys in half and spews vulgar obscenities)....

Marvel’s ‘The Eternals’ Looking To Add Salma Hayek Salma Hayekis the latest high-profile actress to circle Marvel’s ambitious ensemble superhero movieThe Eternals. Hayek, who can recently be seen in films likeThe Hitman’s BodyguardandHow to Be a Latin Lover, is in talks to joinThe Eternalscast in an unknown role.The Wrapreports that Hayek is in discussions to join theEternalscast in a role that is being kept under wraps. If she were to board the film directed byChloe Zhao, she would star oppositeRichard Madden, Angelina Jolie,andKumail Nanjiani, all of whom play near-immortal ancient figures known as Eternals who must do battle with monsters created by cosmic beings called Celestials....

New Clips: ‘Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2’, ‘Rise Of The Apes’, ‘The Help’ We can thank the MTV Movie Awards for the bounty of new videos today — in addition tothat newBreaking Dawntrailer, which I’m sure you all loved, we also have brand-new clips fromHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,Rise of the Planet of the Apes, andThe Help. See them all after the jump. Movie Trailers,Movies Blog [viaThe Hollywood Reporter] I did the whole midnight book release thing forHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and refused to sleep until I’d completed the novel — you might say that I’m kind of a fan....

No Man Of God Star Elijah Wood On What It Was Like To Play Ted Bundy’s ‘Best Friend’ [Interview] Elijah Woodhas an elaborate dance to perform in Amber Sealey’s “No Man of God.” The actor and producer plays FBI agent Bill Hagmaier, who goes toe-to-toe with serial killer Ted Bundy (Luke Kirby) before his execution. The two engage in long conversations without revealing all their cards to each other. A lot is spoken and unspoken by the two men on the opposite sides of the law....

Picard Series Pilot To Be Helmed By ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Director Hanelle Culpepper CBS All Access has found the captain for theirJean-Luc Picardseries.Hanelle Culpepper, director of episodes ofStar Trek: Discovery, along withSupergirlandGotham, will direct the pilot and second episode. This makes Culpepper the first female filmmaker to direct aStar Trekpilot in the 53-year history of the franchise. The Wrapreports that Hanelle Culpepper will direct the first two episodes of the CBS All Access Picard series....

Question: Would You Be Sad If Video Rental Stores Vanished? There’s one thing that this summer has proven: People still love going to the movies. Movie grosses are actuallyupthis year from last year, to $4.25 billion from $4.2 billion last year. And while studio executives are probably pleased with this development, one thing that hasn’t been as encouraging is the DVD market. While DVDs used to account for a huge percentage of a film’s revenue, that percentage already plateaued and is being supplanted by a number of other competing forces....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Detours’ Might Return, Banner Spotted In Japan, Adam Driver, Poe Dameron “Secrecy” is the word of the day in this edition of Star Wars Bits. Below, find out how two different stars are handling it, and learn hints of several things shrouded in secrecy, as well as the following: In mid-2012,Lucasfilm announcedan animated comedy series calledStar Wars Detours.Fans were puzzled by the show, created bySeth GreenandMatt SenreichofRobot Chicken....

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’ Premieres At AFI Fest In Hollywood Odds are when you first saw thetrailerforHaywire,Steven Soderbergh’saction filmstarring MMA fighterGina Carano, you thought, “Why is a Steven Soderbergh movie starringMichael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Channing TatumandAntonio Banderascoming out in January?” January is an odd movie month as it’s generally a place studios can release films they’re unsure about. It doesn’t necessarily mean they’re bad, just without obvious award or blockbuster potential and such is the case withHaywire....

StudioCanal Purchases ‘Paddington’ Brand; Third Film Already Being Planned Co-writer/directorPaul King(The Mighty Boosh) is returning for thePaddingtonsequel. ProducerDavid Heyman(Gravity,Harry Potter) and financier-distributor StudioCanal were intent on bringing King back for a follow-up film, after the marvelous work he did with the firstPaddington. The adaptation was a hit with critics and foreign audiences, and King deserves plenty of credit for successfully bringingMichael Bond’s lovable talking bear (voiced byBen Whishaw) to the big screen....

Superhero Bits: See Baby Thanos Concept Art , Ray Fisher Posts New ‘Justice League’ Snyder Cut Photo & More DoesRyan Reynoldsreally support the release of The Snyder Cut ofJustice League? Who is petitioning to haveAmber Heardfired fromAquaman 2? Which comic art is being sent to space? What doesJames Mangoldhave to say aboutMartin Scorsese’s Marvel comments? Want to see whatBaby Thanoswould have looked like? How didNebulaoriginally die in an earlier draft ofAvengers: Endgame?...

Take Back The Night Trailer Tackles Assault Through A Monstrous Metaphor [Exclusive] Dark Sky Films has provided /Film with the opportunity to exclusively debut the trailer for upcoming hot button horror movie titled “Take Back the Night.” The film seeks to provide a female perspective on assault through a fresh genre lens, turning one woman’s torturous journey into a supernatural nightmare. With the screenplay written by Gia Elliot and Emma Fitzpatrick, the film is directed by Elliot (“How to Not”) and stars Fitzpatrick (“The Collection,” “The Social Network”) as a woman trying to find justice against the entity that is stalking her....

The Best South Korean Horror Movies You’ve Never Seen (Welcome toThe Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. In this edition, we take a look at the best South Korean horror movies you’ve never seen.)Train to BusanandThe Wailingare two of the best horror films in recent years, and they couldn’t be more different. The former is a highly energetic and suspenseful zombie tale while the latter blends a methodically paced battle between good and evil with some incredibly intense sequences....