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Disney/Fox Bid Approved By The Department Of Justice, But Comcast Isn’t Done Yet In the ongoing battle for most of 21st Century Fox’s assets, here’s another point in favor of Disney. The Department of Justice has officially approved the latest Disney bid of $71.3 billion, as long as the Mouse House agrees to one condition. Learn about that condition below, and find out what moves Comcast is considering. A Step Forward For Disney The Wrapreports that The Walt Disney Company has earned the approval of the United States Department of Justice to acquire most of 21st Century Fox’s film and television assets, including the 20th Century Fox film studio and its library of movie properties, networks like FX and FXX, Fox’s one-third stake in Hulu, and more....

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Skyscraper’ Poster Is Glorious And Utterly Ridiculous Why yes, thatisDwayne"The Rock"Johnsonattempting to leap from a giant crane into a shattered open window of a huge building. And no, his new summer blockbusterSkyscraperis not set in the same universe as theFast and Furiousmovies (that we know of). This is an entirely separate action film in which an outlandish decision like this is justified and rewarded, and I can’t wait to see if the Super Bowl trailer that’s coming this weekend lives up to the preposterous promise this poster holds....

Edward Norton Wrote The Incredible Hulk At the Marvel Studios panel at Comic Con 2007, it was revealed thatThe Incredible Hulkstar Edward Norton also wrote the script. “I came into this and I wrote the screenplay,” revealed Norton. “I was the Marvel kid. I had subscriptions to a lot of the marvel comics. I loved Hulk, the early incarnation of Hulk and than the television show when I was a kid....

First Photos From Amy Heckerling’s ‘Vamps’ Tired as I am of the “paranormal romance” trend, I’m actually looking forward toAmy Heckerling’s vampire romcomVamps. Plot-wise, it doesn’t sound too different from any other vampire flick. The story centers around Goody (Alicia Silverstone) and Stacy (Krysten Ritter), two beautiful vampires living the good life in modern-day New York “until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize her immortality....

Hugh Jackman Dodged A ‘Cats’-Shaped Bullet; Rules Out Playing Wolverine Again For The 100th Time Hey, did you knowHugh Jackmanwill never play Wolverine again? He’s only said so about a billion times, but someone decided to ask him the question again, and since he’s a nice guy, he answered. But Wolverine isn’t the only part Jackman is turning down. The actor (and singer) revealed that he was offeredmultipleroles inTom Hooper’s nightmarish flopCats, and said thanks, but no thanks....

Jamie Dornan Has Met With Kevin Feige About Possibly Joining The MCU Jamie Dornan has set his sights on joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” and “Fifty Shades of Grey” actor had a long chat withThe New York Timesto promote his upcoming film, “Belfast,” where he revealed that he’s intent on joining the world of spandex-clad heroes one way or another. Time for Dornan to Suit Up According to the interview with the NYT, Dornan has met with Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige about joining the biggest franchise on the planet....

Jose Padilha’s New Film ‘Tri-Border’ Rivals Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Triple Frontier’ Here’s how things work now: if you have an idea, you’d best either keep it to yourself, or just get it made immediately. Otherwise, someone will step in and do it for you. These days, it isn’t just that companies look for idea with proven audience appeal; they look for stories that other filmmakers want to make, which implies some potential audience appeal....

Marc Webb Says ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Includes Hints At Future Villains DirectorMarc Webbwas one of the many filmmakers talking to the press atWonderCon in Anaheimthis weekend where he showed up an impressiveAmazing Spider-Mansizzle reelpreviously only seen by select audiences. And though the film, which starsAndrew GarfieldandEmma Stone, isn’t out until July 3, our friends atCinemaBlendgot Webb to confirm, in a very vague way, that this film sets up future installments. You can not only read his exact quote, but watch and listen to it after the jump....

Memory: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Hollywood remakes of non-American films are nothing new, and some of them have even gone on to become bonafide classics that stand on their own two feet (see: “The Departed”). Other times, however, you get director Antoine Fuqua’s “The Guilty,” a redo of the Danish crime thriller of the same name that /Film’s Chris Evangelista feltsuffered from having"the slick sheen of Hollywood all over it....

Morbius Director Daniel Espinosa Talks Post-Credit Scenes And Tony Scott’s The Hunger [Interview] Daniel Espinosa is a director who likes what’s real. Going back to his directorial debut, the Swedish crime picture “Snabba Cash” (presented by Martin Scorsese), he tends to go for real environments, car crashes, and stunts. Espinosa’s first Hollywood action movie, “Safe House,” emphasized practical effects. Even when the director made his sci-fi movie, “Life,” he didn’t want it to be a CG-fest....

Neil Burger Bringing Us Another Rats Of NIMH Adaptation Neil Burgeris negotiating with Paramount to script and direct a new big-screen version ofMrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.Robert C. O’Brien’s novel was first brought to the big screen as an animated picture by Don Bluth, retitledThe Secret of NIMH. No official indication as yet if the latest version will be live action or animated or both (as if live action didn’t already mean both, particularly when the lead characters are animals) but I’m think Burger suggests a live-action route....

New Trailer For ‘Drew: The Man Behind The Poster’ Two years have passed sincewe first posted a clipforDrew: The Man Behind The Poster, a documentary about legendary poster artistDrew Struzan. DirectorErik P. Sharkeyhas finally completed the filmand had a full panel atSan Diego Comic-Conthis past weekend to discuss it. During the panel, Struzan answered lots of questions about his process, posters, influences and other topics. A new trailer from the film also premiered and it’ll make you want to watch the movie, right now....

Newly Titled ‘Project Almanac’ Moves To January 2015 Project Almanac, the found-footage time travel film formerly calledAlmanacandWelcome to Yesterday, has been given a new release window. Paramount announced the film, directed byDean Israeliteand produced byMichael Bay, will now be released in January 2015,almost a year afterits original February 2014 release date.The Hollywood Reporterdropped the news. “Project Almanac” refers to the name of the project that allows four high school students to time travel....