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Rumor: Asa Butterfield Is Marvel’s Top Choice For ‘Spider-Man’ Wednesday afternoon, a rumor began swirling that Sony and Marvel had narrowed down their choices to play the newSpider-Manto five actors. Now, thanks toThe Wrap, we know who those actors are. They areNat Wolff, Asa Butterfield, Tom Holland, Timothee ChalametandLiam James. Read more about the potential new Spider-Man actors below. Update:In the days since this shortlist emerged, a new report says that Asa Butterfield is Marvel’s top choice for the role....

Ryan Gosling Almost Joined Atlanta Season 3, But Had To Back Out At The Last Minute “Atlanta” returned this past week, making the TV landscape considerably more interesting (as it always does) after four years off the air. The show’s long-awaited third season is set largely in Europe, during Paper Boi’s (Brian Tyree Henry) first international rap tour. While the ever-surprising, genre-defying show surely has some guest stars on deck, there’s apparently one actor we shouldn’t expect to see on the series anytime soon: Ryan Gosling....

Sam Rockwell To Play A Nazi Captain In Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Sam Rockwellwon an Oscar earlier this year for his portrayal of a violent and racist cop inThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, but the actor isn’t taking the usual post-Oscar path. Instead of using his newfound clout to take a starring role in another prestige picture, an action vehicle, or a superhero movie, his next gig will see him play a supporting role in a twisted comedy from the mind ofTaika Waititi, the director of films likeThor: RagnarokandHunt for the Wilderpeople....

Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Most Controversial Episode Explained “Star Trek” has never been one to shy away from politics. When the show wasn’t dealing directly with the various political machinations of its various alien worlds and bureaucratic bodies, it was couching its often-progressive ideas in sci-fi metaphors. Sometimes the metaphors played incredibly well (“Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” was a clever sci-fi version of the end of the Cold War with the Klingons standing in for Russia), while at other times they were blunt to the point of being risible (the bifurcated aliens in “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield” are pretty silly)....

Stay The Heck Inside And Read This Unmade Spike Lee ‘Jackie Robinson’ Script Despite what some gibbering blowhards might tell you on twitter dot com, you shouldreallystay the heck inside right now. I know it’s inconvenient, I know it’s frustrating, I know everyone just wants this to be over. I get it! But for now, please – stay inside. And if you need something to occupy your time indoors,Spike Leeis here to help....

Stephen Lang’s Evil Colonel Will Return For All Three ‘Avatar’ Sequels James Cameronis performing another resurrection with his sequels to the biggest movie of all time,Avatar.After already revealingSigourney Weaver’s character, who died in the first film, would be returning, it now seems a second deceased character will return inAvatar 2. Colonel Miles Quaritch, played byStephen Lang, will return not only forAvatar 2, butAvatar 3and4as well. “I’m not going to say exactly HOW we’re bringing him back, but it’s a science fiction story, after all,” Cameron toldDeadline....

Steve Martin And Alec Baldwin Could Reteam In Adam Shankman Comedy Everyone has heard of Martin and Lewis, but soon Martin and Baldwin might too become a duo synonymous with comedy.Steve MartinandAlec Baldwindemonstrated great comedic chemistry as hosts of the Academy Awards, as well as in the hit filmIt’s Complicated,and even onSaturday Night Live. Now, New Line Cinema is looking to purchase a pitch that would team them up for a film, produced and directed byAdam Shankman, blending elements ofTrading PlacesandGrumpy Old Men....

Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange 2 Trailer Rumors, Marvel Studios Got A Dole Whip Machine & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: “Gotham Knights” gets a new teaser image...

The /Filmcast Interview: Jay Baruchel The /Filmcast Interviews are a series of interviews with movie stars, directors, and other key figures from the film industry. In this episode, David speaks with actor Jay Baruchel about his career and about working with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black. Baruchel currently plays Kevin Sandusky in the filmTropic Thunder, which opens today. You can listen to the interview in podcast form, or check out a full transcript after the jump....

The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Is The Latest Event To Be Postponed Due To The Coronavirus The day has been full of news about events being canceled or postponed due to fears of the coronavirus (AKACOVID-19), and there doesn’t seem to be any sign of that stopping anytime soon. The latest event to fall victim to virus fears is theTribeca Film Festival, which was due to kick-off on April 15. Now the fest is being postponed to a later date....

The Batman Has Hit $700 Million At The Global Box Office, Morbius Opens To $84 Million It was a good weekend for superheroes at the box office (what else is new?), albeit one that comes with a couple of caveats for Marvel’s latest. But before diving into “Morbius” and how it fared in its global debut, Warner Bros.' “The Batman” passed a big benchmark in its fifth weekend, cruising past the $700 million mark worldwide....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In September 2019 I won’t lie to you, folks. September’s new movie lineup on Netflix is a bit dire this year. The majority of new titles are Netflix originals that really don’t sound very good. In short, there is not a whole lot of nutrition here – just empty calories. Still, I did my best to findsomethingto highlight. You’re welcome. Check out the best new TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in September 2019....

The Force Awakens Bits: The Secret Writing On Poe Dameron’s Vest, Visual Effects Society Awards, And More LEGO Star Wars News Than You Know What To Do With We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Welcome back to The Force Awakens Bits, which will continue to provide you withStar Wars: The Force Awakensnews untilRogue Oneshows up and diverts our attention completely. In today’s edition: Star Wars: The Force Awakensmade a strong showing at the 2016 Visual Effects Society Awards, winning four of its seven nominations....