Steven Spielberg’s TV Series ‘Terra Nova’ Fires Writing Staff Fox’s much anticipated sci-fi seriesTerra Nova, produced bySteven Spielberg, just suffered another set back. Reports are coming in that most of the writing staff on the show –which was delayed until Fall 2011– was laid off this week. Show-runnerBrandon Bragawasn’t let go though and apparently the layoffs could be temporary. They could either be due to a scheduling conflict or because the show needs to cut costs and having a bunch of writers sitting around when production doesn’t start until next summer isn’t cost effective....

Superhero Bits: Frank Miller Returns To Batman, ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Trailer Coming Soon & More Want to know the officialHellboytimeline from Dark Horse Comics? What villain willJessica Merazplay onSupergirlthis season? Why isn’t theAvengers 4trailer arriving today? Why didn’tAdam Warlockfigure intoAvengers: Infinity War? When is the firstSpider-Man: Far From Hometrailer arriving? Are you ready forFrank Millerto return toBatman? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Here’s an extended trailer for the upcomingArrowversecrossoverElseworlds, coming to The CW this month....

The French Dispatch Editor Andrew Weisblum On Crafting Wes Anderson’s Films [Interview] Andrew Weisblum has been editing Wes Anderson’s films for over a decade. The two first collaborated on “The Darjeeling Limited,” and since then they’ve worked together on “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” “Moonrise Kingdom,” “Isle of Dogs,” and now “The French Dispatch.” Anderson’s latest is structured into three chapters and based around three stories appearing in the final issue of The French Dispatch, the fictional foreign bureau of a Kansas newspaper....

The Hawkeye Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed In Episode 5 I’ll jump into the Easter eggs in a second, but I do want to say this: Please, Marvel, give these stories time to breathe! We were doing so well! You’ve got a stellar cast here, the goodest boy in Pizza dog, some of Jeremy Renner’s best acting moments, and a story that actually addresses the PTSD (and post-traumatic growth) that happens to superheroes, something you haven’t always paid much attention to....

The Morning Watch: Robert Pattinson Wants A Hot Dog, How IMAX Projectors Work & 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,Robert Pattinsonstars in a short film that he wrote himself about his desperation for a hot dog in New York....

The Morning Watch: The Problem With Robin Hood And King Arthur, Revisiting ‘Predator: Concrete Jungle’ & 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, a video essay explores the problem with constantly used public domain characters likeRobin HoodandKing Arthur....

The Most Watched Trailers Of 2014: Star Wars Isn’t #1, Which Movie Is? We saw some pretty major trailers in 2014. There were trailers for sequels 10, 20, even 30 years in the making; ones for mysterious passion projects; and trailers for adaptations of beloved books. But only one trailer gets to be the most major trailer of 2014. And it’s probably not the one you think it is. The top movie might surprise you because its notStar Wars: The Force Awakens....

The Pandemic Could Kill Mid-Budget Films At The Box Office For Good There’s a lot going on in the world right now, so you might’ve forgotten there’s a deadly pandemic still in our midst. The coronavirus hasn’t gone anywhere, and Hollywood is still trying to figure out how to swim in these uncharted waters. Even before the coronavirus, the mid-budget movie – that is, a standalone film that wasn’t meant to be a big, franchise-launching blockbuster – was a dying breed....

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Age Of Ultron’ Is The Best And Most Interesting ‘Avengers’ Film (Welcome toThe Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: whyAvengers: Age of Ultronis actually superior to the otherAvengersfilms.)What do we want from the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Do we merely want a collection of cool moments; the realization of decades upon decades of comic book splash pages brought to digital life on a big screen with booming surround sound?...

Think Different: Showtime’s ‘Super Pumped’ Casts Hank Azaria As Apple CEO Tim Cook Just when you thought his resume couldn’t get more interesting,SimpsonslegendHank Azariabecomes the latest actor to join the first season of Showtime’s upcoming anthology series,Super Pumped.Azaria is set to take on the role of Apple CEOTim Cook, of all people. Yes, you heard that right. Think different, indeed. TheBrockmirestar joins an impressive cast, includingJoseph Gordon-Levittas Uber’s former CEO Travis Kalanick,Kyle Chandleras Texas venture capitalist and Uber angel investor Bill Gurley, andKerry Bishéas Austin Geidt aka Uber’s fourth-ever employee....

This Week In Trailers: Showgirl, Accidents Happen, Boogie Woogie, Desert Son, Great Kills Road Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Tom Hiddleston Confirms Loki Isn’t In ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ If you were hoping to see more ofTom Hiddlestonas Loki, better buy tickets for repeat showings ofThor: The Dark World, because the character won’t be inThe Avengers 2, akaAvengers: Age of Ultron. That might be implied by the title, which says that we’ll have a new nemesis for the Marvel Studios heroes to fight. And Joss Whedon has said there’s no real room for Loki in the team sequel....

USA Today Recreated Their ‘Back To The Future Part II’ Front Page And You Can Still Get One UPDATE: If you weren’t able to pick up one of these commemorativeUSA Todayissues at your local newsstand, gas station or wherever you buy newspapers, you can still get your hands on it.USA Todayis selling theBack to the Future Part IIedition of yesterday’s paper for$4.95plus shipping and tax. Just head over tothe newspaper’s online storeand snag your copy now....