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Cool Stuff: Mondo Unleashes ‘The Neon Demon’ Poster The initial reactions toNicolas Winding Refn’sThe Neon Demonwere, as expected,polarizing. The director’s surreal horror-comedy isn’t for everybody, although it is more accessible than his previous feature,Only God Forgives. If Refn’s fans and harshest critics can agree on one thing, though, it’s that the director certainly knows how to create a mood, usually one of beauty and horror. Mondo’s print forThe Neon Demonstrikes that balance as well....

Dayo Okeniyi Of ‘The Hunger Games’ Joins ‘Terminator: Genesis’ Not long ago there was chatter aboutJohn Boyega(Attack the Block)being eyed to joinTerminator: Genesis. He would have played the son ofTerminator 2character Miles Dyson. But things have changed. NowDayo Okeniyi, recently seen playing Thresh inThe Hunger Games, will take the role. That firms up the majorTerminatorcast. But there’s a second side to the story. One roadblock between Boyega andTerminator: Genesiswas the possibility that he would appear inStar Wars Episode VII....

Did District 9 Steal Avatar’s Thunder? For sci-fi nerds (like me!) 2009 was promised astheyear. It’s whenJames Cameronwould finally resurface from the deep, bringing with him a new narrative feature. Not just a feature;Avatarintends to be a window into another culture, and another world. It will create a new alien race that is believably realistic, and show how one human hero faces difficult decisions as he navigates the conflict between humans and aliens....

Disney Announces 30 Vault Movies On Blu-Ray Including ‘Ed Wood,’ ‘Pocahontas,’ ‘Arachnophobia,’ And ‘Newsies’ Disney just announced that 30 of their classic movies, from animation to live action films produced by their subsidiaries, are all coming to Blu-ray by the end of 2012. Among the highlights areAdventures in Babysitting, Pete’s Dragon, Ed Wood, Pocahontas, Arachnophobia, Newsies, The Absent-Minded Professor, High Fidelity, The Aristocats, Dick Tracy, Sister Act, Evita, Father of the Bride, Ransom, The Color of MoneyandCocktail....

Dune Director Denis Villeneuve Teases New And Familiar Characters In Part Two “Dune: Part One"is still in theaters and"Dune: Part Two"is less than two years away, which means we’re still getting some drips and drabs about “Part Two” while director Denis Villeneuve is out promoting “Part One.” The latest comes from a new interview withEmpire, where Villeneuve addressed some of the new and returning characters moviegoers can expect to see when “Dune: Part Two” hits multiplexes in 2023....

Fox To Make Jukebox Musical Set To The Music Of The Beach Boys First we hadAcross the Universefeaturing songs by The Beatles, then a feature adaptation ofMamma Mia!with the songs of ABBA, and now 20th Century Fox has won the rights to a jukebox musical set to the music of… The Beach Boys. Like the titles preceding it, the movie will work a fictional narrative out of previously released songs by its respective musical group....

Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers Movie Trailer: Genius Or Garbage? UPDATE:IndieWirehas a (non-embeddable) one-minute clip from the film. Appropriately, it depicts trash humping. Safe to say that anyone not convinced by the trailer will be much less so after the clip. Original article follows. I thought I was familiar enough withHarmony Korine’s methods and images that I’d never really be taken aback by him again. But when thefirst imagescame out fromTrash Humpersmy reaction was basically, “holy Christ, whatisthis?...

Henry Cavill Exits Superman Role As Warner Bros. Shakes Up DC Universe [Updated] Updated: In a statement responding to reports of Cavill exiting the role of Superman, Warner Bros. said, “While no decisions have been made regarding any upcoming Superman films, we’ve always had great respect for and a great relationship with Henry Cavill, and that remains unchanged.” Our original story continues below.Henry Cavillis out asSuperman. After playing the iconic superhero for five years in Warner Bros....

How Andy Serkis' ‘Jungle Book: Origins’ Will Be Different From Jon Favreau’s ‘The Jungle Book’ Andy Serkis’Jungle Book: Originswas originally scheduled to come out in October of last year, but it’s been postponed multiple times and is now scheduled for a 2018 release date. The two-year delay does give Serkis' film more space fromJon Favreau’s smash hit reimagining of the famous title. As for how the two adaptations differ, Serkis believes his take is more faithful to authorRudyard Kipling’s original source material....

Is The Book Of Boba Fett Done With Flashbacks Now? “The Book of Boba Fett” just set up a major confrontation with “The Gathering Storm,” the fourth episode in “The Mandalorian” spin-off series that has further expanded the “Star Wars” universe. We’ve been expecting some kind of face-off between Boba Fett and at least one of the crime families in Mos Espa since the former bounty hunter chose to take over Jabba the Hutt’s territory, and it’s clear there’s a war coming with the Pyke Syndicate....

Josh Boone’s ‘The Stand’ Is Still In Limbo As That Television Prequel Series Falls Victim To A Mysterious Plague The last time we heard from directorJosh Boone’s adaptation ofStephen King’sThe Stand, the film was still knee-deep in development hell. So it wasn’t surprising that Booneput this gigantic passion project on the back burnerto bring a smaller and more manageable King novel to the screen instead. Right now,Revivalis being shopped around to studios and Samuel L....

Julian Schnabel Prepping ‘In The Hand Of Dante’ With Johnny Depp We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since his first film in 1996,Julian Schnabelhas directed only four movies. That’s roughly an average of one movie every four years. His latest film,Miral, was released in 2010 and in an interview withThe Playlist, he just said he would eventually makeIn the Hand Of DantewithJohnny Depp. However, while Depp owns the rights to the book, there’s no script yet – plus Depp himself has a film or two lined up – so that four year average seems like it’ll time out just right....

Kathy Griffin Tweets Photos From ‘The Muppets’ Set Kathy Griffinhastweetedphotos from the film set of the new Muppets movie,The Muppets. I’ve heard that Griffin was a last-minute replacement for a cameo role originally set for action starJean Claude Van Damme. Kathy took part in a scene which involved Billy Crystal and Ricky Gervais in addition to the Muppet cast. Hit the jump to see one more photo.Official info: THE MUPPETS WALT DISNEY PICTURES Genre: Family Comedy Rating: TBD U....