Casting Notes: Billy Bob Thornton Goes Faster With The Rock; Dannny Huston Seeks Justice For Lincoln Assassination; Jovovich Joins Psycho Thriller The casting news tonight is all over the place: First we haveBilly Bob Thorntonteaming up withDwayne JohnsoninFaster, a George Tillman Jr. (Men of Honor,Notorious) action drama vehicle. Johnson will star as Driver, an ex-con out for revenge following his brother’s murder. Thornton plays Cop, a (you guessed it) police officer tailing Driver....

Clive Barker To Write ‘Hellraiser’ Remake, Doug Bradley Expected To Return Dimension Films spent a few years trying to make aHellraiserremake happen before throwing up their hands in 2010, but now they’re gearing up to try again. And this time, they’re enlisting the help of the folks who made the original. Writer/directorClive Barkerhas announced that not only does he plan to write the script, he’s also gotten the Weinsteins to agree to bring backDoug Bradleyas villain Pinhead....

Cool Stuff: ‘Avengers Assemble’ Art Show At Gallery 1988 In Los Angeles After the jump you’ll find many photos taken by /Film photographer Alyssa Saucedo at an exclusive preview reception. I have included photos of my ten favorite pieces — I didn’t want to post too much because you’ll want to see a lot of these pieces for yourself when the show officially opens. We also have some shots of the “street” art painted on the gallery walls, a few crowd shots, including some photos of Avengers directorJoss Whedonand starClark Greggadmiring the artwork (see above)....

Cool Stuff: Theory 11’s Stylish, Sleek ‘Star Wars’ Playing Cards Let You Choose The Light Or Dark Side It’s only been one weekend and a couple days sinceStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerhit theaters, and there’s certainly some divisive opinions pervading the web. But let’s take a break from all that madness for a moment to get behind a cool new piece ofStar Warsmerchandise that pretty much every fan can get behind....

Dumb, Dumber, Brilliant: The Films Of The Farrelly Brothers Ranked Bobby FarrellyandPeter Farrelly, better known asThe Farrelly Brothers, are responsible for some of the biggest and most quotable comedies of the past twenty years. This week, they’re making their first sequel, which also brings them back to the film that made them famous:Dumb and Dumber.Dumb and Dumber Toreunites Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels as idiots Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, and in so doing almost brings twenty years of comedy full circle....

Every Episode Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Was Previsualized Entirely With Virtual Cinema This week’s edition ofDisney Gallery: The Mandalorianwas shorter than usual, running just under 20 minutes. However, it revealed some more fascinating behind-the-scenes details of the live-actionStar Warsseries. Like the previous two episodes, this one keeps the focus on the technical side, specifically the visualization process used to plan what will go in front of cameras, both practically and in the immersive virtual set known as The Volume....

Exclusive: The New ‘Anomalisa’ Poster Invites You To Look A Little Closer At the risk of sounding like a broken record,Anomalisais my favorite film of 2015 and one of the most unique and shattering experiences of my moviegoing life.Charlie KaufmanandDuke Johnson’s stop-motion animated drama is a once-in-a-lifetime work of art. Cynical and beautiful and heartbreaking and hilarious, it is an enthralling, painfully human tour of the emotional spectrum. It’s the kind of movie that sinks its claws into you and leaves a mark....

Fast And The Furious Five To Be Set In Brazil? According to widespread reports,Paul Walkerlet slip some details of an upcoming fifth film in theFast and the Furiousfranchise when appearing on theValentine in the Morningradio show. This isn’t really a surprise – the fourth installment had one heck of an opening, and the series overall is running at an incredibly healthy total. What’s more, he gave up two specifics: that Vin Diesel will also be coming back for more; and that this time, they’ll be relocating to Brazil....

First Looks: Chloe Moretz In ‘Hick;’ Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston & Kevin Spacey In ‘Horrible Bosses’ [No photo] Just a couple years agoChloe Moretzlooked like a munchkin in(500) Days of Summer, and now in this off-set still fromHick, she’s looking a bit older than fourteen as she’s tarted up for her role as “a 13-year-old Nebraska girl who gets more than she bargained for when she runs away to Las Vegas....

Fox Acquires Rights To James Wan’s Graphic Novel ‘Malignant Man’ ThatJames Wanguy is everywhere. After influencing the horror genre multiple times in the past few years (withSawandInsidious) he’s currently producing the thirdInsidious, directingFast and Furious 7, and now selling the rights to a graphic novel he wrote with an eye to direct. The graphic novel is calledMalignant Man, and follows a man who thinks he suffers from cancer, only to realize his aliment is actually a mysterious, powerful parasite that gives him powers....

HBO Is Making Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ Movie A movie based on Green Day’s concept album,American Idiot, has been discussed for many years now. The band’s hit 2004 album was first adapted into a musical. The Broadway production, which Green Day frontmanBillie Joe Armstrongappeared in for about three months (playing St. Jimmy), won two Tony Awards and performed exceptionally well when Armstrong played the character. According to the frontman, he’ll reprise the role again soon, because HBO has greenlighted anAmerican Idiotmovie....

Hugh Jackman Reacts To The Spider-Man News, Comments On Professor X Rumor [Video] Now that Spider-Man and Marvel have been reunited, what about bringing the X-Men and Fantastic Four back into the fold? That is something we’ll probably have to wait a lot longer to see, butHugh Jackmanis as interested as any of the rest of you. He was on camera when he learned about the deal between Sony and Marvel, and you may get a kick out of his reaction to the news....

King Of Kong Helmer Seth Gordon To Direct King Dork Seth Gordon, director ofThe King of Kong,is in talks to direct a big screen adaptation ofFrank Portman’s youngKing Dork. The high school dramedy is about a teenage misfit who seeks refuge in music, and tries to uncover the truth about his father’s death. Here is the official synopsis from the book: Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-f**, and Sheepie) is a typical American high school loser until he discovers the book, The Catcher in the Rye, that will change the world as he knows it....