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‘The Expanse’ Season 5 Review: The Intense And Thoughtful Science Fiction Series Hasn’t Lost A Step The fifth season ofThe Expansedoesn’t have much protomolecule action going on in it. In that regard, it’s different fromseason 4, where the crew of theRocinantefound themselves thousands of light-years from the solar system on a planet rife with ancient alien technology.But even though the protomolecule doesn’t directly interact with humans this season, it still remains the impetus of everything that comes to pass in the series' latest 10 episodes (or the latest nine episodes, at least; the number that was made available for this non-spoiler review)....

‘Venom’ Cut Out Tom Hardy’s Favorite Scenes In The Movie, Which Was Mostly Fun Improvisation [UPDATED] This week bringsVenomto theaters, and fans will finally get to see if Sony Pictures can pull of a movie featuring a prominent Spider-Man villain without including the webslinger himself as a major character.Tom Hardytakes the lead role as Eddie Brock, an intrepid reporter who ends up infected with a dangerous and deadly symbiote that turns him into a Dr....

2011 Slamdance Film Festival Line-Up Announced Slamdance has officially announced the 2011 Feature Competition slate for the 17th Annual Slamdance Film Festival taking place January 21-27, 2011 in Park City, Utah. For those of you who don’t know, the festival was founded in 1995 by filmmakers whose movies didn’t get into Sundance, and has since become a yearly film festival spotlighting “emerging filmmaking talent and their new work.” Slamdance touts that their festival is “programmed by filmmakers for filmmakers....

Casting Bits: Mary Louise Parker Replacing Demi Moore In ‘Lovelace’?, Greg Kinnear And Jennifer Connelly In ‘Writers’ It was just a few days ago thatDemi Mooredropped outof the porn biopicLovelaceafter being hospitalized for “exhaustion,” but it looks like filmmakersRob EpsteinandJeffrey Friedmanmay be close to finding their replacement already.Us Weeklyreports thatWeedsstarMary Louise Parkeris being considered as a possibility to step in for Moore, who was previously set for a small part as feminist icon Gloria Steinem....

Catherine Hardwicke In Talks To Direct ‘The Maze Runner’ Catherine Hardwickehas seemingly moved on from her early days as a director of arthouse films with a youth-oriented bent. (Thirteen,Lords of Dogtown) Now she’s enmeshed in more mainstream films with a youth-oriented bent. To follow upTwilight, she is in post-production onRed Riding Hood, which Warner Bros. will release in February of next year. (Here’s the trailer.) Now she’s reportedly at the negotiating table for a deal to direct a film based on theJames DashernovelThe Maze Runner, which is the opening chapter of a young-adult sci-fi series....

Christopher Nolan Recruits Alex Wolff For Oppenheimer, Mission To Cast Everyone In Hollywood Nearly Complete At this point, it seems like it’s easier to start listing all of the Hollywood actorsnotcast in Christopher Nolan’s WWII drama, “Oppenheimer.” For those keeping score at home, the cast “Oppenheimer” already includes Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Jason Clarke, Benny Safdie, Rami Malek, Jack Quaid, Michael Angarano, Josh Peck, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, James D’Arcy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Modine, David Dastmalchian, David Krumholtz, Scott Grimes, Devon Bostick, Emma Dumont, Dylan Arnold, and a partridge in a pear tree....

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ Box Office Tracking For A $40 Million Opening Box office tracking forChristopher Nolan’s World War II movieDunkirksuggests an opening weekend in the $30 to $40 million range. This would make it Nolan’s lowest opening for a wide release since 2006. It is important to note however, that these are early estimates, with the film not slated to open in theaters for another two weeks, so numbers are bound to change up until its release....

Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Brings Captain Rex From ‘The Clone Wars’ To Life With Temuera Morrison’s Likeness The animatedStar WarsseriesThe Clone Warsmay be over, but you can keep the spirit alive with the upcoming Hot Toys figure release of Captain Rex, the Clone Army officer. What’s great about this particular figure is that it’s not just Captain Rex in his full Clone Trooper armor, but it actually features the likeness ofTemuera Morrison, who is both the voice of the character onThe Clone Warsand the actor who originated the role of the the bounty hunter Jango Fett, the source of the Clone Army....

Cool Stuff: Sideshow Collectibles' ‘Star Wars’ Clone Trooper Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure Sideshow Collectiblessent me a sample of theirStar WarsClone Trooper Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure. Lets unbox this figure and take a look at whats inside the box. After the jump you will find photos of the Sideshow Star Wars Clone Trooper Deluxe, alongside my thoughts on the product. Sideshow Star Wars Clone Trooper Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure Reviewed Sculpted by Tim Niver and Pascual Wawoe, the design of the clone trooper looks fantastic....

Don Cheadle And Freida Pinto Offered Roles In Planet Of The Apes Prequel Bloody Disgustingis reporting thatDon Cheadle(Iron Man) andFreida Pinto(Slumdog Millionaire) have been offered roles in 20th Century Fox’sPlanet of the ApesprequelRise of the Apes.The EscapisthelmerRupert Wyattwill direct from a screenplay byAmanda SilverandRick Jaffa. If they sign on, they would joinJames Franco(Spider-Man/Milk) who is set to play the lead, “a young, driven scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes....

Evil Season 3 Trailer: Demons, Ellipticals, And Ted Lasso, Oh My! Just in case you’ve forgotten how uniquely terrifying the world can be, “Evil” has returned with all sorts of ghastly tidings, like a sleep paralysis demon in the nighttime. Since premiering on CBS and then making the move to Paramount+, “Evil” has gone vastly under-appreciated, but make no mistake, it’s proven to be one of the cleverest and most unsettling shows on TV....

Finn And Poe Aren’t Boyfriends, But ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Still Might Have LGBTQ Representation As soon asJohn Boyega’s Finn andOscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron locked eyes inStar Wars: The Force Awakens, the chemistry was apparent — especially to the hundreds of shippers who affectionally named the unofficial couple FinnPoe (or in some cases, StormPilot). But despite the support for the pairing from both Boyega and Isaac, it seems that FinnPoe is sadly not meant to be....

Interview: ‘The 100’ Showrunner Jason Rothenberg On What’s Ahead For Your Favorites In Season 3 The 100finally returns for its third season after nearly a year off the air. Loyal fans have been waiting to see what becomes of Clarke (Eliza Taylor)’s solo journey after leaving the camp, and what’s going on with that woman in the red dress. Well, you’ll see that three months have gone by and Clarke is a good hunter, but she can’t stay alone for long....