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Topher Grace Was Supposed To Appear In ‘Ocean’s 13’, But ‘Spider-Man 3’ Ruined It The cast of theOcean’s 11franchise is quite the star-studded ensemble. But on top of the core members of the heist team led byGeorge Clooney, the franchise has also featured some cameos by familiar faces, and one of them nearly appeared in all three of the films from directorSteven Soderbergh. Topher Graceappears in bothOcean’s 11andOcean’s 12as an exaggerated version of himself, and it turns out he was meant to make an appearance inOcean’s 13, but his role as Eddie Brock (AKA the villain Venom) inSpider-Man 3kept him from making what would have been another hilarious cameo in the film franchise....

Universal Studios Hollywood Expansion: Harry Potter Opening Date, New Fast & Furious Details And Simpsons Concept Art Universal Studios Hollywood is getting a major expansion culminating in the 2016 opening ofThe Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The movie-themed park announced this week not only the date for Potter land, but a significant expansion toThe Simpsonsarea, a newFast & Furious Superchargedrideon the studio tour, and more. Read the full press release for the Universal Studios Hollywood expansion and see tons of brand new concept art below....

Watch: Gamora’s Origin Story From The ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Animated Series For the past month, Disney XD has been teasing its upcomingGuardians of the Galaxyanimated series with origin story shorts focused on each of the Guardians. First we sawStar-Lord’s, thenGroot’s,Rocket’s, andDrax’s. And now, last but certainly not least we have Gamora’s. If you saw James Gunn’s movie, you already know her history in broad strokes: She’s the adopted daughter of Thanos, who killed the rest of her race, and she eventually decides to betray him....

Weekend Box Office: ‘How To Train Your Dragon 3’ Stays At The Top Last weekend,How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Worldwas at the top of the charts. Now, another weekend has come and gone, and the thirdDragonmovie is still number one. The animated sequel held fast, just beatingA Madea Family Funeral, which is supposedly the finalMadeafilm from Tyler Perry.Dragon’s days owning the box office are likely numbered, asCaptain Marvelflies into theaters this weekend....

Wendell & Wild Teaser: Keegan-Michael Key And Jordan Peele Torment A Teen In Henry Selick’s Stop-Motion Film Netflix has debuted our first look at the forthcoming stop-motion dark fantasy film “Wendell & Wild,” featuring the voice talents of comedy team Keegan Michael Key and Jordan Peele as the titular demonic brothers. While the teaser is short on actual footage, it’s long on design with it’s near-cubist aesthetic. This movie marks the first feature in over a decade from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” director Henry Selick (no, Tim Burton did not direct that, stop asking)....

Why CBS Moved ‘Supergirl’ The CW [TCA 2016] Having covered the Television Critics Association press tours for some 10 years now, I remember the penultimate sessions with former CBS President of Entertainment Nina Tassler. She lovedSupergirland was proud to have it on her network, even though the producing team ofGreg BerlantiandSarah Schechterhad their other superhero shows,The FlashandArrowon The CW. (This was beforeLegends of Tomorrow.) In that light, it was surprising that CBS decided to moveSupergirlto The CW for its second season, although it makes sense to put all four DC comic book superhero shows on the same network....

Why Luke Skywalker’s Voice Sounds So Weird In The Book Of Boba Fett There have been somedubious decisionsin the making of “The Book of Boba Fett,” and now we have another to add to the list: using artificial intelligence to recreate Mark Hamill’s voice as young Luke in “Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger.” While thevisual effectsused to recreate a young version of the actor are significantly better than those in “The Mandalorian” season 2, Luke’s lines have an odd flatness to them that steers us right back into the uncanny valley....

‘Abominable’ Review: Wildly Imaginative Visuals Balance Out A Generic Adventure Story For years, DreamWorks was comfortably settled into its role as the bargain bin Pixar, coasting its way through with thinly veiled Pixar knock-offs andShreksequels. But theHow to Train Your Dragonfranchise signaled a change for the studio. Here was an animation studio that was finally going to take itself seriously, that was going to prioritize storytelling and characters and deliver lush, jaw-dropping visuals....

‘American Pastoral’ Trailer: It’s A Mad World In Ewan McGregor’s Directorial Debut WhenEwan McGregororiginallysigned upforAmerican Pastoral, it was only to star in the adaptation ofPhilip Roth’s novel. At the time,The Quiet AmericanandThe GiverdirectorPhillip Noycewas attached to helm the drama. But for whatever reason, McGregor ended up in the director’s chair. The actor had been interested in directing for a while, and he finally took his chance with this adaptation, which had been in the works for over a decade....

‘American Sniper’ Trailer: Clint Eastwood Takes Bradley Cooper To War Here’s the first trailer forAmerican Sniper, in whichBradley Cooperplays murdered Navy SEAL sniperChris Kyle.Clint Eastwooddirects the film, which was adapted from Kyle’s autobiography. Bradley Cooper is also a producer on the film, and it is perhaps thanks to his dedication to the project thatAmerican Sniperlooks like Eastwood’s best film in several years. Below, watch an intenseAmerican Snipertrailer. We see flashes of Kyle’s life, but the nail biting trailer is organized around one very specific wartime engagement that illustrates the moral dilemma inherent in the job Kyle did so well....

‘Bum’s Rush’: Anne Hathaway, Bill Murray, And Robert Duvall To Star In Indie Buddy Movie There’s no point in burying the lede here:Bill Murray(Osmosis Jones) is going to provide the voice of a dog in a new independent film calledBum’s Rush. It’s the first time Murray has lent his voice to a dog character since…well, since 2018’sIsle of Dogs. But this will be a live-action dog, so let the anticipation begin....

‘Cam’ And 5 Other Great Female Doppelgänger Movies Netflix recently premiered its newest hit horror film,Cam. A festival favorite that earned a seal of approval from Stephen King, the film follows a cam girl named Lola, whose identity and account has been hijacked by adoppelgänger. Fighting to recover her online persona, she must navigate exposure to her family, obsessive male viewers, and judgmental authorities to reclaim her chosen profession. The use ofdoppelgängers shineseither a dreamy or dismal kaleidoscopic depiction of one’s identity through the self’s exploration, preservation, or destruction all within a duplicated projection of an individual....

‘Cinderella’ Trailer: Camilla Cabello Takes On The Glass-Slippered Mantle With A Modern Approach Yet another retelling of a classic story is on the way, featuring the titular glass slipper-losing princess herself,Cinderella. Pop-starCamilla Cabellois making her feature film debut in Amazon’s upcoming spin on the tale. But not everything about the story is as you remember it. In this version, Cinderella isn’t looking for her Prince Charming — any hope for romance is secondary to her one true love of fashion....