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John Malkovich And Anne Hathaway As Spider-Man 4’s Vulture And… Vulturess? This is where those Black Cat stories from a few weeks back getreallyinteresting. It’s also where some purists start throwing little fits. New reports haveJohn MalkovichandAnne Hathawayin the frame for roles in the newSpider-Manpicture as father and daughter villains. Malkovich would be playing The Vulture, and Hathaway would be playing The Vulturess. The who…? You might be surprised, if not outright appalled, when you read just who she is…...

Latest Netflix iOS Update Is Now Optimized For iPad iPadusers who have theNetflixapp should head into the App Store immediately and download the latest update. It’s being billed atNetflix 2.0and has a vastly improved user interface as well as support for Latin America. Read more after the jump. Netflix announced the new update ontheir blog, which was then picked up by sites likeEngadget. Here’s the full announcement: Starting today, Netflix members can enjoy a newly redesigned experience for the iPad that makes it much easier to discover and instantly watch TV shows and movies streaming from Netflix....

Matthew McConaughey Possibly Cast In Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ Josh Boone’s plans forStephen King’sThe Standare grand. Four movies, if all goes according to plan. If that plan is to work, he’s going to need “a cast that’s going to blow people’s minds,” or so he recentlysaid on a podcast. He may have already started making that statement true asMatthew McConaughyis reportedly in talked to play Randall Flagg, the main villain of the story....

Michel Gondry’s ‘Mood Indigo’ Cut By Over 30 Minutes For International Release Michel Gondry’sMood Indigohas hit a few locations around the globe already, including its native France and the New Zealand and Karlovy Vary film festivals. But it’s undergoing some major changes before making its way to our shores. Australian distributor Vendetta Films has sent out a memo notifying press thatMood Indigohas been trimmed by over half an hour, and that from now on only the new, shorter version of the movie will play outside of France....

More ‘Star Trek’ Shows Coming To CBS, Including The Possible Return Of Patrick Stewart’s Captain Picard Get ready to boldly go beyondStar Trek: Discovery. New showrunnerAlex Kurtzmanjust inked a deal with CBS Television to develop even moreStar Trekshows, including a series that might bring backPatrick Stewartas Captain Jean-Luc Picard. IfStar Trek: Discoveryisn’t enough to satisfy yourTrekneeds, you’re in luck: CBS is going all-in on more. The network just signed a deal with currentDiscoveryshowrunner Alex Kurtzman to develop even moreStar Trekmaterial, including “new series, mini-series and other content opportunities, including animation....

Movie Review And Q&A: Alex Rivera’s Sleep Dealer Filmmaker Alex Rivera stopped by my sleepy little town (Amherst, MA) this past week to screenSleep Dealer, his insanely ambitious debut feature film which debuted at Sundance ‘08, and was also nominated for the Grand Jury prize. Unbeknownst to me at the time, Rivera attended nearby Hampshire College, so his visit was also a bit of a homecoming as well. He seemed overjoyed to be back in his old stomping grounds, but the near sold-out crowd at theAmherst Cinemawas even more excited to see the film....

New Projection Technique Creates Glasses-Free 3D Movies Uncomfortable glasses are certainly near the top of anyone’s laundry list of problems with 3D. For decades, glasses have been an unavoidable fact because 3D is comprised of two different images, projected from behind you, and the glasses are the tool that combines the two into a three-dimensional illusion. In recent years, with 3D become more popular and lucrative, companies have been trying to solve the problem of presenting 3d without glasses....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Getting A ‘Star Wars’ Spin-Off After years ofbeing rumored and discussed, we have word that anotherStar Warsspin-off is in the works that will focus onObi-Wan Kenobi. This is the first time that the news has come from one of the major entertainment trades, and they even have word thatBilly ElliotandThe HoursdirectorStephen Daldryis in early talks to direct. Find out more about the Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off below. The Hollywood Reportergot the exclusive details on the Obi-Wan Kenobi spin-off in the works at Lucasfilm, a project that has been rumored for a long time....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Limited Series Rumored For Disney+ We already know Disney and Lucasfilm are working on two new live-action Star Wars shows.The Mandalorianis expected to hit Disney+ later this year, andaRogue Oneprequel seriesfocusing on Diego Luna’s character Cassian Andor is also in the works. But now a character who fans have long wanted to see in spin-off story might be headed to Disney’s streaming service as well. A new rumor floating around says anObi-Wan Kenobilimited series might be in the works for Disney+, and it’s a “top priority” for the House of Mouse....

Pac-Man Themed Restaurant Will Open Near Chicago In 2015 Pac-Maneats. That’s just what he does. No matter what iteration or spinoff of the classic game you play, the circular yellow guy opens and closes his mouth incessantly and ingests everything in his path, from fruit to dots and even ghosts. So if ever there was a video game character to theme a restaurant around, it’s him. And that’s exactly what’s happening in Chicago in early 2015....

Quentin Tarantino Will Narrate Showtime’s Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber, Because Sure, Why Not Quentin Tarantino loves a good throwdown; the dirtier the fight, the better. Whether stanning for the schoolyard free-for-all “Battle Royale” back in 2009 (which also happens to be Danielle Ryan’s first rec after binging “Squid Game”) or anticipating a bloodbath in any of the numerous Mexican standoffs he puts in his films, the “Hateful Eight” director lives for combat in every iteration....

See Incredible Miniatures Created For ‘Interstellar’ The word “miniatures” can give the wrong idea when talking about filmmaking. Compared to the “actual” size of the Death Star, for example, the miniature model created forStar Warswas tiny. Compared to a human, it’s still pretty big. Similar miniatures were (ahem) a big part ofInterstellar, and NewDeal Studios createdsomeamazing models for the film. The company previously made a Batmobile and garbage truck forThe Dark Knight, planes forThe Dark Knight Rises,and a model of the hospital fortress to be destroyed inInception....

Shia LaBeouf Talks Y: The Last Man; ‘Absolutely’ Still A Chance For The Film For the last couple years, directorDJ Carusoand hisDisturbiaandEagle EyestarShia LaBeoufwere talking about adaptingBrian K Vaughn’s post-apocalyptic seriesY: The Last Man. It was an ambitious plan, which could have led to multiple films tackling the bulk of the sixty-issue series. Then, while promotingTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen, LaBeouf said he wasbacking away fromYbecause the character was too much like hisTransformerscharacter....