TV Bits: ‘Dexter’, ‘House Of Cards’, ‘The Killing’, ‘Happy Endings’, ‘Up All Night’, Jason Blum, Ridley Scott, Neal Stephenson, JK Simmons, Rupert Grint, And More It’s pilot casting season! And as such,Rupert Grint,JK Simmons,Dylan McDermott,Billy Campbell,Jennifer Beals, and tons more have found new homes on the small screen. Also after the jump: Moving on to casting updates for existing series:Peter SarsgaardandAmy Seimetzhave signed on for AMC’s recently revivedThe Killing. As previously reported, Season 3 will introduce a new mystery which will be resolved over 12 episodes....

Will Diablo Cody’s ‘Sweet Valley High’ Be A Musical? The more I’ve heard aboutDiablo Cody’sSweet Valley Highmovie adaptation, the clearer it’s become that she’s the perfect person to bringFrancine Pascal’s YA series to the big screen. Sincelandingthe project back in 2009, Cody’s described her approach as a “sharp comedy/satire” that will “[be] to the ’80s whatAmerican Graffitiwas to the [early] ’60s.” It’s a smart way to approach the material, which was (in retrospect, now that I’m not 13) pretty silly stuff but which still brings up strong feelings of nostalgia in people who grew up reading the books as kids....

WTF: Tyler Perry Will Play Colin Powell In Dick Cheney Biopic Adam McKayis best known for directing comedies likeAnchormanandStep Brothers, but he’s also proven to be one of the most politically-conscious mainstream filmmakers working today. His next project is a biopic about former Vice President Dick Cheney that stars Christian Bale in the lead role, but McKay has just hired a surprising choice to play one of the key cabinet members of the Bush administration:Tyler Perry(Boo 2!...

‘Alice Through The Looking Glass’ Posters: Melting Clocks And Glowing Orbs Just last week,the first teaser trailerforAlice Through the Looking Glassarrived, the sequel to Tim Burton’s 2010 adaptation ofAlice in Wonderland. It’s quite an early tease for the film that won’t arrive until next summer, and now a batch of posters featuring some of the prominent Wonderland characters and one new face have surfaced. Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne HathawayandHelena Bonham Carterall get their own posters, reprising their characters from the first film....

‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Sets Its Pre-Broadway Premiere, Just In Time For Halloween Your millennium has just been made. The long-awaitedBeetlejuicemusical has just set its pre-Broadway premiere in Washington, D.C. And it’s just in time for Halloween. It’s the 30th anniversary ofBeetlejuicethis month, so what better time to announce the debut of its long-in-the-making musical? Yes, it’s been 30 years since Michael Keaton’s sleazy ghost first barged into our lives, popularizing pinstripe suits and Harry Belafonte songs....

‘Godzilla: Resurgence’ Trailer: The King Of The Monsters Is Bigger And Meaner Than Ever The problem facingGodzillaas a character, as giant radioactive lizard who makes a habit out of turning cities into piles of dust and rubble, is that time has the nasty habit of sanding the rough edges off of just about anything. We’ve watched it happen to other famous movie monsters – as the decades pass, formerly terrifying creations become mascots....

‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Box Office Tracking Numbers Predict A $65 Million Opening Weekend The earlyHobbs and Shawbox office tracking predictions are in, and it turns out Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) and Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) don’t seem to have quite the same appeal without the rest of theFast and Furious#family. The first spin-off in theFastfranchise is currently on track to pull in between$55-65million domestically during its opening weekend – a far cry fromThe Fate of the Furious, which peeled out and raced past $98 million in its opening back in 2017....

‘Hunt For The Wilderpeople’ Trailer: Taika Waititi’s Wonderful Wilderness Comedy At Sundance If you lovedWhat We Do in the Shadowsasmuch as the entire crew at /Film did, then you’ll want to keep your ear to the ground to find out when directorTaika Waititi’s next film hits theaters.Hunt for the Wilderpeoplejust debuted this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, and it’s a worthy follow-up to the filmmaker’s vampire comedy, and it has even more heart to go with the hiliarity this time around....

‘Justice League’ Promo: Wonder Woman Is The Glue Holding The Team Together TheJustice Leaguepromotional rollout just got a little more wonderful. Capping off “Cyborg and Wonder Woman Week"is a new Wonder Woman-centric “First Look.” The two-minute featurette explores Diana of Themyscira’s role in the League, and how she helps assemble the team of superheroes. There’s also a ton of new footage featuring her in action. Watch the Justice League Wonder Woman Promo The featurette drops some new footage of Diana’s story arc, which picks up after she rejoined the world of superheroics inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice....

‘Last Action Hero’ 4K Blu-Ray Will Bring Jack Slater Home In May In 1993,Last Action Herohit the big screen and promptly flopped. The film already had a dino-sized obstacle stacked against it: it opened a week afterJurassic Park, and people wanted to watchJurassic Parkover and over again. But there were other problems, too. The script was never where it needed to be, but studio execs were convinced audiences would show up for anArnold Schwarzeneggermovie, regardless of quality....

‘Mary Queen Of Scots’ Review: Saoirse Ronan And Margot Robbie Rule In A Progressive, But Stale, Period Drama The era of the progressive period piece is surprisingly tedious. Led by two powerhouse performers and backed by a radically diverse cast,Mary Queen of Scotsseems to promise the evolution of the period piece — one anchored around two fascinating women ahead of their time and not limited by the crusty perceptions of stuffy historical dramas....

‘Oculus’ Director To Summon Spirits With ‘Ouija 2’ Even though the horror flickOuija, inspired by the spirit board that has been said to allow users to speak to people in the afterlife, wasn’t a massive hit at the box office last year, it stillpulled in $100 million worldwideon a budget of just $5 million. That made it profitable enough for Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions, Platinum Dunes and Hasbro to move forward with a sequel,which was announced back in January....

‘Pacific Rim: The Black’ Teaser: Get Back In The Jaeger With Netflix’s Anime Series Next Month Pacific Rimhas gone full circle.Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 sci-fi monster movie was a love letter to mecha animes and kaiju flicks, genres that started in Japan before making their way across the globe. And now,Pacific Rimhas returned to those roots with the upcoming Netflix anime seriesPacific Rim: The Black. Netflix has released the first teaser forPacific Rim: The Black, along with an official release date....