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Colin Trevorrow To Direct New Thriller ‘Atlantis’ For Universal Colin Trevorrowis traveling from Jurassic World to the depths of Atlantis. TheJurassic World: Dominiondirector is set to direct and produce the thrillerAtlantisfor Universal Pictures, based on a story about the mythical city by Trevorrow andMatt Charman.Varietyreports that Colin Trevorrow is set to direct and produce the thrillerAtlantisthat is being developed by Universal Pictures with Trevorrow’s Metronome Film Co. Trevorrow also co-wrote the story forAtlantiswith Matt Charman, which delves into the mythical lost city....

Cool Stuff: ‘Judge Dredd’ Dishes Out Justice In New Prints By Tom Whalen And Matt Ferguson If you’re one of those fans who is still disappointed that we won’t get a sequel toDredd, we have a couple cool pieces of artwork that might help you feel a little better. Vice Presshas announced the impending arrival of two newJudge Dreddprints created byTom WhalenandMatt Ferguson, two of our favorite artists. Whalen opted to create a bright and bold design showing Dredd doing what he does best while Ferguson created a print in the form of a propaganda poster that you might see in the world of Mega-City One....

Danny Boyle Eyeing Colin Firth And Scarlett Johansson For ‘Trance’ Thelast timewe checked in on casting forDanny Boyle’sTrance, there was some confusion as to would-be starMichael Fassbender’s involvement with the project. Now it seems Fassbender is definitely out, thanks to “scheduling issues” — but happily, Boyle’s top choice to replace him seems just as good. The director is reportedly looking to castColin Firthin the role recently vacated by Fassbender. Meanwhile,Scarlett Johanssonis leading the shortlist of actresses for the heist thriller’s female lead....

Edgar Wright Predicted ‘Baby Driver’ Oscar Noms In 2014, Won Awards Bet With Kumail Nanjiani We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The nominations for the90th Academy Awardswere announced earlier this week, and whileEdgar Wright’s music-driven heist filmBaby Driverdidn’t end up with any nods in the major categories, the film did end up with a few technical awards, including Best Editing, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Design....

Eight-Legged Freaks: Revisiting the Creepy And Crawly ‘Arachnophobia’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In the annals of genre cinema,Arachnophobiais a slightly strange case. The feature directorial debut ofFrank Marshall– co-founder of Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy – it arrived in theaters on July 18th, 1990, as the first title released beneath Disney’s Hollywood Pictures banner, which was founded so the studio could unveil more adult-oriented fare....

Exclusive: Full ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi Footage’ Description From The Disney Investors' Conference Yesterday,the first footagefromStar Wars: The Last Jediwas screened during the Disney investors' conference. The initial reports, which came via tweets from a Los Angeles Times reporter, spread like wildfire around the galaxy (or at least the internet). But the brief social media posts offered very little in the way of description. Last night, I was contacted by someone who was also in attendance at the meeting and provided me with the fullStar Wars: The Last Jedifootage description....

First Look: Josh Brolin As Jonah Hex Our first look atJosh Brolinin hisJonah Hexcostume, not to mention make-up, has appeared on theLainey Gossipblog. The main thrust of their story is some rather un-/Filmy jibber jabber about Brolin’s private life, but they decided to illustrate it with someJonah Hexpaparazzi shots from this last weekend’s shooting. Sample all three of the Brolin images after the jump, and don’t forget that there’s already beensome snaps ofMegan Foxin her rather… er… overt costume....

Force Awakens Theories: Snoke’s Identity, Arthurian Legend, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rey’s Name, George Lucas And More Okay, so we’ve already tried toanswer some of the unanswered questionsofStar Wars: The Force Awakensand also offered some ofour own ridiculous theories. Today I thought I’d take a look at some of your ridiculous (and not so ridiculous?) Force Awakens theories. After the jump you may see some more theories about the possible identity of Supreme Leader Snoke, connect the dots between Arthurian legend andThe Force Awakens, find out what Obi-Wan Kenobi’s legacy may have to do with the future of this franchise, wonder if Rey is even her real name, speculate on whetherMax Von Sydow’s Lor San Tekka is a metaphor forGeorge Lucas, and lastly dig into a theory involving a “subtle relationship” between two same-sex characters....

Giancarlo Esposito Doesn’t See The Evil In His Better Call Saul And Breaking Bad Character Giancarlo Esposito’s filmography dates back decades, and he has appeared in a number of classic films. In"Do the Right Thing,“Esposito played Buggin Out, who led the attempted boycott of Sal’s Famous Pizzeria for its all-white Wall of Fame. In"Malcolm X,“he played one of the Nation of Islam disciples who assassinated the legendary civil rights leader. In “The Usual Suspects,” he played FBI agent Jack Baer, who led the interrogation of a hospitalized burn victim to work up a police sketch of the villain Keyser Söze....

Greg Berlanti Developing ‘Strange Adventures’ Anthology Series For HBO Max Greg Berlantiis adding yet another project to his overflowing plate. Already one of the most prolific producers in Hollywood, Berlanti just announced that he will be making aStrange Adventuresanthology series for DC on the HBO Max streaming platform in addition tohis new take onGreen Lantern. Get the details below. Here’s the official synopsis of the new comic-based series, straight from a hot-off-the-presses press release from HBO:...

Guillermo Del Toro To Direct ‘Pacific Rim’ [UPDATED] UPDATED:Much happened rather quickly this evening.AICNreports thatPacific Rimwill beGuillermo del Toro’s next film, and the director responds to an email from theCriterion Castasking about a green light forAt the Mountains of Madnesswith “The opposite- Dead.” SoAt the Mountains of Madnessseems to be gone. Let’s hope that some of the info below — that GDT might return toMountainsafter makingPacific Rim— turns out to be true....

Hailee Steinfeld To Play Comedy Legend Emily Dickinson In New Apple Series Everyone’s favorite funny person Emily Dickinson is getting her own TV series from Apple.Dickinsonwill starHailee Steinfeldas poet Emily Dickinson, but don’t expect a stuffy costume drama. The series is being billed as a comedy, andDavid Gordon Greenis set to direct. Apple is hard at work lining-up new original shows for their upcoming streaming service, and now they’re adding a Emily Dickinson comedy to the list....

HBO Max Greenlights Julia Season 2 Looks like we are going to see more about Julia Child’s life as a television chef, as season 2 of “Julia” has been given the go-ahead by HBO Max. As per arecent press releaseby Warner Media, “Julia,” which will finish its first season on May 5, has been renewed for another installment, most likely due to the rave reviews the show has received so far....