How Harry Potter, Close Encounters And The 1952 Box Inspired Tomorrowland [Jeff Jensen Interview] I talk withJeff Jensenabout how he went from a television writer at Entertainment Weekly to collaborating withDamon LindelofandBrad Birdon the story forTomorrowland. I must admit, I planned to go in and talk to Jensen about how the 1952 box was fabricated and how the script influenced the box and how the box influenced the script, but I found myself kind of blindsided with Jensen’s reaction....

Interview: Benedict Cumberbatch Explains How He Was Enticed Into ‘Doctor Strange’ When actorBenedict Cumberbatchburst into our room on the set ofDoctor Strange, he looked as if he had just come from the North Pole. Specs of snow covered his hair and shoulders, while tiny icicles hung down from his facial hair. He clutched his arms around himself and declared “I bring greetings from Everest. Hello.” We had not stepped on the soundstage yet, so this was the first time we saw Cumberbatch in costume, and it was not what any of us were expecting....

James Cameron Congratulates ‘Avengers: Endgame’ For Beating The ‘Avatar’ Box Office Record There’s a new box office champ in town:Avengers: Endgamefinally surpassed previous all-time record holderAvatarto become the highest-grossing movie of all time. To show that he’s not mad about that,AvatardirectorJames Cameronslapped together a very quick little word of congratulations for the folks at Marvel. Of course, therealwinner here is Disney, since they own both of these properties, as well as everything else....

Karl Urban Also Rumored For ‘Suicide Squad’, Plus: Margot Robbie Talks Harley Quinn Warner Bros. put a bunch ofSuicide Squadrumors to rest last month when theyofficially announcedthe cast. Since then, though, a bunch of otherSuicide Squadrumors have sprung up. The latest indicates thatKarl Urban,Ed Harris, andJason Clarkeare also in the mix for various roles, whileGary Sinise’s character (if indeed he is involved) might not be who you think it is. Plus,Margot Robbietalks about Brooklyn girl Harley Quinn....

Kate Mara Posts ‘Fantastic Four’ Selfie To Mark The End Of Filming For a massive superhero reboot,Josh Trank’sFantastic Fourhad one of the quietest shoots in recent memory. Sure a few photos of the stars leaked here and there, and maybe even a glimpse of the Thing, but for the most part nothing has been spoiled by the press or paparazzi during filming. Which, these days, is a rarity. So it’s exciting when one of the film’s stars,Kate Mara(who plays the Invisible Woman), jumps on Twitter not only to announce the film is finished, but post a photo of herself with her three co-stars: Mr....

Neil LaBute Talks To Famous Directors To Promote Sony’s Latest PS3 Game Just about the last person I’d expect to see making a short film to promote a video game isNeil LaBute, the theater director who has made films likeIn the Company of Men,Your Friends and Neighborsand the remake ofThe Wicker Man. But the team behind Sony’s gameHeavy Rainhired LaBute to make a film that explores one of the themes of the game, which is ‘how far would you go to save someone you love?...

New ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Won’t Be Concerned With Boyfriends Or Calling Their Mom, Says Director Elizabeth Banks Since it sounds like Sony’s attempt to reboot theMen in Blackfranchiseisn’t yielding very good results, the studio will have to hold out hope that their other franchise reboot coming later this year will do the trick. Charlie’s Angelsis coming back to the big screen in November withKristen Stewart,Naomi Scott, andElla Balinskaas the dangerous trio of spiessent out on missions by a rich benefactor named Charles Townsend....

New Black Adam Images Show Dwayne Johnson As The Destructive DC Antihero “The hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is changing.” In case you missed the news, we come bearing deliciously dark tidings — the long awaited “Black Adam” movie is quickly approaching its release. To celebrate, star Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is keeping the hype train moving with a closer look at his titular character. Johnson has been attached to star in Black Adam for nearly 15 years now, and he’s been hyping the adaptation up with the promise of a character capable ofmaking a permanent markon the DC Extended Universe....

New Blu-Ray Releases: ‘Blade Runner 2049,’ A Joe Dante Gem, And A John Ford Classic (Welcome toNot Dead Yet, a feature dedicated to what’s new on Blu-ray and what special features you should be excited about. Because yes, some of us still like to own physical copies of our movies.) Ready for the latest Blu-ray round-up? I sure hope so, because it’s here, right in front of your eyes. This week, one of the best and most over-looked films of 2017 comes to Blu-ray....

On Set Interview: Kevin Costner Talks ‘Jack Ryan’, Acting, Directing And The Perception Of Risk In Hollywood In October 2012, I visited the set ofJack Ryan: Shadow Recruitin Liverpool, England. I didn’t witness much filming on this set visit, which would normally be a horrible thing — but our roundtable interview withKevin Costnerwas one of the best interviews I’ve ever been a part of. I’ve never been a huge fan of Costner....

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Paramount Is No Longer Developing A Remake Of ‘Dune’ In the pantheon of Big Difficult Adaptations,Frank Herbert’s novelDunehas stood tall for years. Efforts to make a film in the ’70s stalled, and a film version nearly defeated David Lynch in the early ’80s. (Some, including David Lynch, might say that itdiddefeat him.) The mini-series adaptation in 2000 can be considered good only by those who judge quality by how many details from the source are crammed onto the screen, and efforts to make a film version since then have resulted in many script drafts, but no actual film....