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Doctor Strange Confirmed To Appear In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange made his big screen debut just a couple of months ago, and he doesn’t even have another solo film lined up just yet. But if you’re eager to see the Sorcerer Supreme again, you shouldn’t have too long to wait. It’s now confirmed that Strange will make an appearance alongside Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) inThor: Ragnarok, out this fall....

Early Buzz: ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Fails To Take Flight At Sundance If all had gone according to plan, we would have seenAndyandLana Wachowski’sJupiter Ascendinglast summer. But Warner Bros. postponed the sci-fi epicat the last second, so this weekend’s Sundance secret screening was the very first public unveiling of the movie. WhileJupiter Ascendingreviews won’t be out for another few days, reports from the event offer some hints about what we’re in for when the film opens next month....

Early Buzz: Ben Affleck’s The Town The first reviews forThe Town, theBen Affleck-directed big screen adaptation of theChuck HogannovelThe Prince of Thieves, have hit the internet. I, like many others, was extremely impressed by Affleck’s directorial debutGone Baby Gone, and it looks like he may have stepped up his game with hisThe Town. So how is Affleck’s second feature? Find out what the first reviews are saying, after the jump....

First Look: Rocky Gets Back In The Ring For ‘Creed’ Rocky’s boxing days may be behind him, but that doesn’t mean he’s left the ring completely. In the first official image fromCreed, Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) steps up to train a promising young boxer, Adonis (Michael B. Jordan), who just happens to be the son of his old rival Apollo. Also starring arePhylicia Rashadas Apollo’s widow,Tessa Thompsonas Adonis' love interest, andAnthony Bellewas boxer “Pretty” Ricky Conlan....

For Auld Lang Syne Trailer: The Latest Peanuts Special Heads To Apple TV+ Apple TV+ is continuing the tradition of Peanuts specials for the holidays with “For Auld Lang Syne.” The new special will begin streaming on June 17, 2025. Here is the tagline for you: This year, start a new tradition with Lucy and the Peanuts gang as they plan a New Year’s party they’ll never forget. As we learn in the trailer, Linus and Lucy’s grandmother didn’t come for Christmas this year and Lucy thinks it’s her fault....

Frank Marshall On The Role Of A Producer, His New Picabo Documentary, And More [Interview] It would be tough to overstate just how important Frank Marshall has been to the story of Hollywood over the last several decades. As a producer, his credits are genuinely astounding, including many of the biggest hits in history, ranging from “Back to the Future” to “Signs” to “Jurassic World,” with a ton of others in between....

Guillermo Del Toro Offers Update On ‘Dark Universe,’ His DC Comics Monster Team-Up Film ThoughGuillermo Del Toroalways seems like he has a dozen projects on his plate, very few of them are actively being shot; they’re all in various stages of development. From time to time, he dabbles on one or another until new life is breathed into it. He’s currently focused on finishingPacific Rimfor a July release, preppingCrimson Peakto be his follow-upand, in an exciting turn of events, pitching his DC Comics monsters team up picture to the studio....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Trollhunters’ TV Series Casts Ron Perlman (Of Course), Kelsey Grammer, And Anton Yelchin It’s going to be a while before we seeGuillermo del Toro’snext movie, which hasn’t even started shooting yet. But in the meantime, he’s got a new small-screen project coming our way, the Netflix animated seriesTrollhunters. And in typical del Toro fashion, he’s managed to round up quite a cast.Kelsey Grammer,Ron Perlman, andAnton Yelchinwill all lend their voices to the fantasy adventure, which is produced by DreamWorks Animation....

In Appreciation Of Kristen Stewart’s Sci-Fi Work Perhaps you know Kristen Stewart best for her role as Bella Swan, the sensitive,lip-bitingheroine of the mega-popular “Twilight Saga.” Or perhaps you know her better for her career since the “Twilight” films ended, which has seen her evolve into a darling of the art house scene thanks to movies like “Clouds of Sils Maria,” “Personal Shopper,” and “Spencer.” Really, whether you prefer to watch KStew romance vampires or wrestle with the pangs of her existence (or both, you’re allowed to contain multitudes), her work offers something for everyone....

Is Hollywood Giving Up On Comic-Con? What’s Missing From The 2014 Schedule And What It Means This was supposed to be the year, theSan Diego Comic-Conthat blew away all others. A quick look at the movie release schedule shows an epic spread of massive films that will be released in the next year, before the 2015 incarnation of the Con. That list includesAvengers: Age of Ultron, Interstellar, Jurassic World, The Fantastic Four, Terminator, Mad Max: Fury Road, Fast and Furious 7, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Tomorrowland, Big Hero 6, Pitch Perfect 2andDumb and Dumber To....

It Took Some Convincing Before Simon Pegg Agreed To Be Star Trek’s Scotty After the cancelation of “Star Trek: Enterprise” in 2005, it looked like the book had shut on “Star Trek.” After four TV shows and six movies starting in 1987, it seemed like the property was to be set to pasture, remaining pleasant in our memories and in rerunsad infinitum. After all, all good things must come to an end....

Jared Harris And Lee Pace Join Apple’s Adaptation Of Isaac Asimov’s Sci-Fi Classic ‘Foundation’ Hollywood has been trying to adapt Isaac Asimov’s seminal sci-fi classicFoundationfor years, but it looks like Apple might just succeed with its highly anticipated series fromDavid S. Goyer. Apple TV+ has tappedJared HarrisandLee Paceto lead theFoundationcast in the 10-episode drama series based on Asimov’s epic sci-fi saga. Apple announced that Jared Harris (Chernobyl) and Lee Pace (Halt and Catch Fire) will star in the Apple TV+ seriesFoundation, which chronicles " the epic saga of The Foundation, a band of exiles who discover that the only way to save the Galactic Empire from destruction is to defy it....

John Hughes Wrote A National Lampoon Article That Launched His Career Long before he was entertaining audiences with “The Breakfast Club” and “Planes Trains and Automobiles,” John Hughes was a staff writer for one of the most chaotic American counter-cultural (if you can call aHarvard humor magazinespin-off such) outlets of the 21st century. “National Lampoon” magazine, during its run from 1970-1998, traded in bawdy jokes and stinging parody, and no subject was safe....