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Happy Monday? Chris Pratt Will Voice Garfield In New Animated Movie The former guitarist of Mouse Rat is going to play the world’s most famous orange cartoon cat. No, not Heathcliff. The other one, that hates Mondays and loves lasagna. That’s right, “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt is going to be the voice of Garfield in an upcoming animated movie.The Hollywood Reporterrevealed that a new animated feature about the cantankerous cat is coming down the pipeline courtesy of Alcon Entertainment....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Buy Every ‘The Legend Of Korra’ Season (Welcome toWhere to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition:The Legend of Korra) As a followup to their hit seriesAvatar: The Last Airbender, Nickelodeon opted to jump 70 years into the future and begin (almost) anew, with a brand new set of characters inThe Legend of Korra....

How Did ‘Frozen’ Originally End? We simply can’t let go ofFrozen, theDisneyanimated 2013 hit that spawned many karaoke sessions, Disney on Ice shows and tiny Elsa clones as her signature dress went flying off the shelves. But at the heart of this fairy tale movie, as many are wont to forget behind the avalanche of merchandise, is one of sisterly love. A sisterly love that almost didn’t happen, if the animated film had ended the way it was originally planned to....

Interview: ‘The Jungle Book’ Director Jon Favreau On Modernizing A Disney Classic The Jungle Bookis arguably directorJon Favreau’s most ambitious film to date. The filmmaker behindIron ManandChefreimagines the 1967 Disney animated classic on a grand scale. 98% ofThe Jungle Bookis CGI, and bringing those environments to life, over a two-year process, was quite an undertaking for Favreau and all involved. With the film, which was actually influenced by the likes ofGoodfellasand classic westerns, Favreau tells a surprisingly intimate comig-of-age tale on a massive canvas....

James Gunn Explains Why The Joker Isn’t In ‘The Suicide Squad’: He “Wouldn’t Be Helpful” In A War Situation Apologies for bringing up a painful memory, but we all rememberJared Leto’s Joker, right? The pale guy with silver grills, neon green hair, and a grating laugh? He had the word “damaged” tattooed across his forehead? It’s a hard look to forget (no matter how hard you try). Well, if you haven’t heard the good news, by the grace ofJames Gunn, he will not be making an appearance in the new iteration ofThe Suicide Squad....

James Mangold Is Following Up ‘Logan’ With A Movie About A Giant Cat James Mangold, the director of one of the most critically-acclaimed, beloved, and hyper-violent superhero movies ever made inLogan, is now in talks to make…a family-friendly movie based on a children’s book calledCrenshawabout a giant cat? Sure. Because that’s the natural progression. Read more about Mangold’s newCrenshawmovie below. Oh yeah – and did I mention the kid’s book is from the author of theAnimorphsseries?...

Johnny Knoxville And Chris Pontius On Wildboyz And The Future Of Jackass “Jackass Forever” just dropped last Friday across theaters, and the 20-plus year old cringe comedy brand laughed all the way to the bank. The fifth installment in the “Jackass” feature film franchise (its first sequel in 11 years) raked in a $23.5 million opening over its first weekend, rocketing past Lionsgate’s “Moonfall” at $9.9 million over February 4-6. It’s almost as if there is an evergreen, universal appeal to seeing grown men leap into cacti patches and slap each other in the nuts....

Jon Favreau Will Executive Produce ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ BeforeJon Favreauwas making money hand over fist for Disney withThe Jungle Book, he was making money hand over fist for Disney withIron Man, which of course went on to launch an entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. And although Favreau stopped directing Marvel movies afterIron Man 2, he continued to play a role in shaping the franchise as an executive producer onIron Man 3,The Avengers, andAvengers: Age of Ultron....

Legendary Action Producer Joel Silver Out At Warner Bros. Joel Silver’s producing resume reads like a laundry list of the best (or at least biggest) action films of the past three decades:Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, 48 Hours, Predator, Demolition Man, The Matrix, Sherlock Holmesand on and on. Many of those, especially over the past twenty years, were atWarner Bros.where his Silver Pictures had a lucrative producing deal and spot on the lot....

LucasFilm Announces Mature Video Game ‘Star Wars 1313’: Is It Related To The Live-Action TV Series? Deep below the surface of Coruscant, a lethal bounty hunter hunts down targets while exploring a whole new side to theStar Warsuniverse. LucasFilm has just revealed,as expected, they’re developing a new game calledStar Wars 1313, a third person, action adventure shooter that promises to explore much more “mature themes” than previousStar Warsgames and show “the worst of the worst of theStar Warsgalaxy....

Luke Skywalker’s ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Necklace Could Be Very Important Let’s get started by laying our cards on the table. Yes, this is all rumor and speculation and if that kind of thing makes you roll your eyes, feel free to do so and move on. That’s fine. That’s cool. However, if you like picking through clues and tidbits and stories that may or may not be total B....

Mark Wahlberg Asked God To Forgive Him For ‘Boogie Nights’ (But Not ‘Transformers’) Mark Wahlberg, actor and the patron saint of Boston, has had a wild career, careening from some truly great movies to outright junk. But surprisingly, the role he’s most ashamed of is one of his most acclaimed. In a recent interview, Wahlberg confessed that he asked God to forgive him for his work in Paul Thomas Anderson’s porn opusBoogie Nights....

Mark Wahlberg Might Be Retiring Soon After Shifting Towards ‘More Meaningful Content’ Mark Wahlberg is out promoting a new biopic, “Father Stu,” in which he plays a boxer-turned-priest, and the 50-year-old actor and star of “The Fighter” seems to be taking a cue from his character as he talks up a possible career shift and his own impending retirement. “Father Stu” co-stars Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver (“Animal Kingdom”) and Mel Gibson, the latter of whom once made his owncontroversial forayinto faith-based filmmaking with “The Passion of the Christ....