Robert Rodriguez Directing First Two ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ TV Episodes Robert Rodriguezis a prime partner in the new El Rey Network, which is the new “genre-busting cable network” aimed at the Latino audience, and we’ve known thatone of the cornerstones of the El Rey programmingwould be a newFrom Dusk Till Dawnseries. Rodriguez isn’t just producing the series, either; as it goes into production in Austin, TX, the announcement has come that he’s directing the first two hour-long episodes....

Rumor: ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Land Coming To Disney World? Wannabe hobbits may no longer have to journey to New Zealand to make their dreams come true. A new report indicates that Disney is close to finalizing a deal with Warner Bros. to bring aLord of the Rings-themed attraction to Orlando. Now, it’s been rumored for years that the Mouse House has an eye on Middle-earth. With no official confirmation from either company as of yet, this update could turn out to mere gossip as well....

Sean Penn And Ryan Gosling Offered Roles In ‘Tales From The Gangster Squad’ For the past year Warner Bros. has been moving forward withdevelopmentofTales From the Gangster Squad, a movie based on LA Times reports about attempts to curtail the movement of organized crime into LA in the ’40s. A litany ofpossible directorswas considered last year, including Ben Affleck, Paul Greengrass, Darren Aronofsky and more.Ruben Fleischer(Zombieland) finallygot the job, and WB has now greenlit the film and casting is in progress....

See Stop Motion Short ‘Mourir Auprès De Toi’ Co-Directed By Spike Jonze It’s been months since we heard anything aboutMourir Auprès de Toi(To Die By Your Side), the stop-motion animated short film thatSpike Jonzeco-directed withSimon Cahn, based in part on the work of fashion designerOlympia Le-Tan. The short features cut-felt characters animated as if they’ve come alive from the covers of books on a shelf; the setting is the famedShakespeareand Companybookshop that sits on the south side of the river Seine in Paris, right by Notre Dame....

Star Wars Bits: J.J. Abrams 30-Minute Chat, Yoda Back On Rebels, Shadow Stormtroopers We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Star Wars Bitshave entered the base. Star Wars Bits have entered the base. Star Wars Bits ha– This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes: Header image: Andy Fairhurst’s new Star Wars prints,now available at Bottleneck Gallerywhile supplies last In an extensive feature on the second season ofStar Wars Rebels,TV Insiderlearned that we’ll seeFrank Ozback as legendary Jedi master Yoda sometime in the future....

Star Wars Bits: Stephen Colbert & J.J. Abrams, John Boyega Meets John Williams, Star Wars Vs. Star Trek Who am I? I’m no one… but I do come bearing a generous bounty of Star Wars-related tidbits! After the jump: What happens when you pit two huge, hugely famous Star Wars geeks together in the same room? We don’t know, but we can’t wait to find out.Stephen ColbertandJ.J. Abramswill take the stage together for the Celebrity Nerd-Off in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday,November 21....

Steven Soderbergh’s New Movie ‘KIMI’ Adds ‘In & Of Itself’ Star Derek DelGaudio Derek DelGaudio, the performer and magician who recently made everyone cry their damn eyes out with the Hulu specialDerek DelGaudio’s In & of Itself, is joining the cast ofKIMI, a new film fromSteven Soderbergh. The movie will mark Soderbergh’s latest project for Warner Bros. and HBO Max, joining the ranks of the previously releasedLet Them All Talkand the upcomingNo Sudden Move....

Sundance Photo Preview: The Duplass Brothers' Cyrus After watchingThe Duplass Brothers’The Puffy Chairat the 2005 Sundance Film Festival I remember telling a friend “this is what real independent filmmaking is all about.” The film helped spark an indie film movement called mumblecore, and the brothers have since gone a bit more mainstream, working within the Hollywood system (kinda, sorta… this film for instance features an “upgraded” cast). They return to Sundance with their latest filmCyrus, which will screen in the Premieres category....

Superhero Bits: Batman, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Gotham, Captain America 3, Guardians Of The Galaxy Want to read and see some fun stuff about the 25th anniversary ofTim Burton’sBatman? CouldMr. Freezeshow up inGotham? What is theWonder Womancostume inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicegoing to look like? How isBlack Widow’s bike inAvengers: Age of Ultronspecial? Want to see new images ofAaron Taylor-JohnsonandElizabeth Olsenon the set of that film? Just how cosmic doesGuardians of the Galaxyget?...

Superhero Bits: Civil War’s Arrested Development Easter Egg, X-Men Timeline, Kingpin Rumor & More Are theX-MenandNightmare on Elm Streetfranchises really similar? How much didX-Men: Apocalypsemake at the box office in its international debut this past weekend? WhichJessica Jonesstar has been confirmed to return forIron Fist? Did you catch theArrested Developmenteaster egg inCaptain America: Civil War? How complicated is the X-Men movie franchise timeline? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: How Agent Carter Set Up Civil War, Anne Hathaway Up For Catwoman Spin-Off & More? What ifDC’s Legends of Tomorrowhad the opening credits ofPower Rangers: Time Force? IsAnne Hathawayup for aCatwomanspin-off? How didAgent Carterset the stage for the conflict betweenSteve RogersandTony StarkinCaptain America: Civil War? How didSupergirlget permission to useSupermanon the show? What doesAmy Adamshave to say about theBatman v Supermanfallout? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

The Morning Watch: Creating Burn Wounds For Movies & TV, Revolutionizing ‘Little Women’ & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, find out howburn woundsare created by make-up effects artists for movies and TV shows....

The Significance Of Elder Blood In The Witcher There’s a lot of talk about Elder blood in"The Witcher" season 2, and specifically about how Ciri (Freya Allan) might be the “Child of Elder Blood,” a prophesized mage with incredible power who will usher in a new era and deliver vengeance for the Elves. There are many different kinds of magic in the world of “The Witcher,” including that of the Witchers and the Chaos used by most mages....