Check Out Drew Struzan’s Official ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Poster [D23 Expo 2015] Even though there may not be any new footage fromStar Wars: The Force Awakensdebuting atD23this weekend, fans were still given a pretty fantastic treat that is simultaneously something we weren’t sure that we would get to see, but also something unsurprising. The newStar Wars: The Force Awakensposter has been revealed with illustrations from famed poster artistDrew Struzan, the man behind the final theatrical posters for the special edition of theStar Warstrilogy as well as the prequel trilogy, and it’s just as gorgeous as we all hoped....

Christopher Nolan Briefly Discusses ‘Interstellar’ Influences When the name “Christopher Nolan” is attached to a project, anticipation immediately shoots into the stratosphere. That’s what happened last month when theMemento, InceptionandDark Knightdirectorrevealed the sci-fi filmInterstellarwould be his next movie. The film, which oncehad Steven Spielberg attached, is about “a heroic interstellar voyage to the furthest reaches of our scientific understanding” inspired by the theories of theoretical physicist, gravitational physicist and astrophysicistKip Thorne....

Cool Stuff: ‘Shape Of Water’ Funko POP Figures Include The Sexy Fish Man, And Also Guillermo Del Toro Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar nominated adult fairytaleThe Shape of Wateris getting the Funko POP treatment. Three new figures inspired by the film will be released: one representingSally Hawkins' character Elisa, one representingDoug Jones' sexy-as-hell Amphibian Man, and one representing director del Toro himself. See theShape of WaterFunko POP figures below. You may or may not be ambivalent about Funko POPs – the toy series that recreates movie and pop-culture characters in minature form – but either way, you have to admit these are pretty darn cool....

First Look: Dane DeHaan’s James Dean In Anton Corbijn’s ‘Life’ Dane DeHaanhas played some pretty meaty roles over the course of his career, but he has particularly big shoes to fill inLife. TheAnton Corbijn-directed drama stars DeHaan as silver screen legendJames Dean, oppositeRobert Pattinsonas photographerDennis Stock. Until the movie actually opens, we won’t know whether DeHaan does a capable job of capturing Dean’s vital essence. But now that the first still has hit the web, we can at least gauge whether he looks the part....

First Look: Tyler Hoechlin Suits Up As Superman For ‘Supergirl’ In the first season ofSupergirl, Superman was more an idea than an actual character. Oh, sure, Kara’s more famous cousin figures prominently in her backstory, and she and others talk about him all the time. And yes, he was even seen on the show on a few occasions. But it was always as a blur, or from a distance, or as a small child....

First-Ever ‘Star Wars’ Concert Series Coming To New York City This Fall If you’re a regular reader of this site, chance are pretty high that you’ve seen theStar Warsmovies more times than you may count. But I guarantee you’ve never seen them quite like this before. If you’re going to be in or around New York City this fall, the New York Philharmonic will be performingJohn Williams' iconic scores live during screenings ofA New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi,andThe Force Awakens....

Friday Box Office: American Gangster w/$16.5M, Headed For $47M! Bee Movie Targets $40M Ridley Scott’s American Gangster (Universal) has blown the doors off of America’s multiplexes with a spectacular estimated opening day of $16.5M. The Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe action thriller will win the weekend easily, but it’s no easy task to project a final 3-day number. Two studios are currently calling for a finish in the high $40M’s, and I’m calling for a $47....

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Halle Berry Pretty Sure She’ll Return For ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Bryan Singer’sX-Men: Days of Future Pastonly has one new star right now, but in the meantime his roster of returning actors just keeps growing. A few weeks ago, the filmmaker said hewasn’t surewhether or notHalle Berrywould re-join her old teammates. According to Berry herself, though, the deal is all but signed. Hit the jump to keep reading. I can’t say, and neither could she say that it’s definitely a done deal, and that the contracts have all been signed, with all the “i"s dotted and the “t"s crossed....

Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest Promises ‘Star Wars’, ‘Transformers’, ‘Power Rangers’ And Marvel Toy Reveals In April The coronavirus pandemic may be starting to wind down, but a lot of big pop culture events are still being put off or carrying on virtually. That means toy makers like Hasbro don’t have the usual outlets to unveil their latest toys and collectibles, such as New York Toy Fair or various comic conventions. But just like last year, Hasbro is taking matters into their own hands....

HBO Max Nears 12.6 Million Activated Subscribers As AT&T Defends Warner Bros. Release Plan “We were going to be in a situation where the psyche of the population and willingness to go back into theaters, that’s going to be a prolonged recovery. The question is what’s best to deal with that — it’s a win-win-win situation — a win for us, win for customers, win for partners.” While Stankey expressed remorse for the circumstances that brought this decision on and called the lack of theatrical business due to pandemic “unfortunate,” the executive defended debuting the films on HBO Max instead of licensing films to other streamers....

Infographic: MPAA Looks At ‘The Cost Of Content Theft’ By The Numbers As much as moviegoers, filmmakers and theater owners try and try, the fight against piracy seems to be a losing one. People can take all the precautions in the world but there’s always going to be one person who pirates a movie, uploads it online and then it spreads like wildfire. Now the pirates would let you believe this is their right and what they’re doing doesn’t hurt the bottom line....

J.K. Rowling Reveals The ‘Harry Potter’ Secret She Told Alan Rickman About Severus Snape Alan Rickmaninhabited several now-classic roles over the course of his 30-year career, from Hans Gruber to Alexander Dane. But his younger fans in particular probably best knew him as Severus Snape, the surly Hogwarts professor who turns out to have hidden depths. Since Rickman’s death last week, his fans, friends, and colleagues been sharing their favorite memories of him, and this weekJ....