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Frost/Nixon, The Reader And Milk Are Among The Weakest-Grossing Best Picture Nominees In A Decade There is a phenomenon known as “the Oscar bounce.” When a movie receives Academy Award nominations, especially one of the five coveted Best Picture slots, ticket-buyers generally follow. The Oscar seal of approval used to mean something to the rank-and-file moviegoer, but that seems to have changed. Only one of this year’s Best Picture nominees has inspired any real passion from the broad public....

FX’s TV Series ‘Legion’ Will Connect With Future X-Men Movies Fox’sX-Menuniverse continues to branch out on the big screen, with this year’sDeadpooland the upcomingWolverine,Gambit, andNew Mutantsmovies. But could it expand all the way to the small screen? According toBryan Singer, FX’s upcoming seriesLegionisn’t just based on theX-Mencomics — it’s “part of theX-Menuniverse” and could connect to upcoming films. FX’sLegionstarsDan Stevensas David Haller, who in the comics is the son of Charles Xavier....

HBO Orders ‘Lewis And Clark’ Miniseries From Tom Hanks; Casey Affleck To Star HBO loves itself a good historical miniseries, and the next one to come from the network will beLewis and Clark. The frontier drama has a star-studded lineup both in front of and behind the camera:Tom Hanks,Brad Pitt, andEdward Nortonare executive producers, andCasey AffleckandMatthias Schoenaertswill star. More on the HBOLewis and Clarkseries after the jump. HBO announcedLewis and Clarktoday via press release....

Here’s Where You Can Stream Or Rent Every Batman Movie (Welcome toWhere to Watch, which provides a clear and simple answer to the question, “Hey, where can I watch this thing?” In this edition: theBatmanfranchise.) It’s tough to argue the lasting cultural impact of the Batman franchise. The character was created by artistBob Kaneand writerBill Finger, debuting inDetective Comicsin 1939. Since then, the character has featured in numerous live-action and animated movies, TV shows, comics, video games, and more....

It Took Almost Every Technique In The Book To Make The Hoverboards Fly In Back To The Future Part II We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Anyone who was a child in 1989 could likely repeat the widely circulated rumor that hoverboards — the wheel-less, floating skateboards featured inRobert Zemeckis' “Back to the Future Part II” — were 100% real. Given the nature of rumors, few children could pinpoint its origin....

Jake Gyllenhaal Is Responsible For ‘Halloween’ Casting, Danny McBride Wanted Back-To-Back Sequels And Other New Details Revealed I don’t know about you, but I’m still buzzing about last week’s excitingHalloweenreboot trailer. October can’t get here soon enough. If, like me, you’re hungry for even moreHalloweentreats, some new details about the reboot have been revealed by the cast and crew. Jake Gyllenhaal Helped Bring Jamie Lee Curtis Back to the Franchise According to a new story inVariety, we have an unlikely source to thank for bringingJamie Lee Curtisback to theHalloweenfranchise:Jake Gyllenhaal....

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio Had A Hidden Cameo In ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio, aka Quentin Beck, makes a big entrance in the opening minutes ofSpider-Man: Far From Home, blasting into frame and announcing himself as a new hero in front of Nick Fury and Maria Hill. But while that flashy introduction got everyone’s attention, there was a different moment in the film in which Quentin Beck blended in so well that he went totally unnoticed....

John Carpenter Prefers Playing Video Games To Directing, Thank You Very Much WillJohn Carpenterever direct a feature film again? Maybe. What John Carpenter wouldreallylike to do, though, is play video games and watch basketball. As great as it would be to have a new Carpenter movie, who are we to deny the legendary filmmaker the simple pleasures he craves? Still, Carpenter says there’s always a chance he could do something again....

Johnny Depp To Star In A Salvador Dali Biopic Entitled Dali? “To grow a surreal ‘stache or to not grow a surreal ‘stache?” According toThe New Zealand Herald,Johnny Deppis currently holding auditions for screenwriters to pen an upcoming movie based on the life of the late, great surrealist painter and world renown eccentricSalvador Dali(at right). It’s said that Depp will star as Dali, which sounds like a role he’d gravitate to, though this is the first time I’ve heard of the film and moreover Depp’s involvement....

Jungle Cruise Sequel Officially In The Works At Disney, Dwayne Johnson And Emily Blunt To Return Ready for another “Jungle Cruise”? Disney sure hopes you are, because they’ve gone ahead and made it official: a “Jungle Cruise” sequel is in the works. Stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt are both expected to return, as is director Jaume Collet-Serra. It’s too early to know what the sequel will be about, but it’s safe to assume it will involve jungles and/or cruises....

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Black Panther’ Soundtrack Available To Stream Right Now Even thoughBlack Pantheris still a week away, fans can get a little taste of the movie today. TheBlack Panthersoundtrack, which was produced and curated by Grammy-winning rapperKendrick Lamar, is streaming now. The entireBlack Panther soundtrack (not the score) is available on Spotify, Apple Music and other music streaming platforms. Or if you still like spending money to own music, you’re able to buy it today, too....

Michael B. Jordan Turns His Flame On In First ‘Fahrenheit 41’ Photo While a sequel to 2015’s superhero flopFantastic Fourseems like a long shot, it looks like actorMichael B. Jordan(Creed) didn’t need to suit up as the hot-headed Johnny Storm again to be exposed to more fire. He’s co-starring in a newFahrenheit 451movie alongsideMichael Shannon(Man of Steel), and Jordan has revealed the first photo from the movie on Instagram. Check it out below....

Netflix Plans To Buy Hollywood’s Egyptian Theater; Next Step: World Domination Netflixis getting into the movie theater business in a big way. The streaming giant has entered into talks with American Cinematheque to buy the historicEgyptian Theateron Hollywood Blvd. On the surface, this looks like the latest step in Netflix’s overarching plan to be taken seriously by the film industry, since many in the business still cringe at Netflix’s streaming-based model....