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Taylor Lautner: Our Next Big Superhero?

By: Erik Davis on December 4, 2009 at 3:45PM Comments (3)

Get ready to Twi-harder ladies and gentlemen, because everyone’s fave shirtless teenage ab machine may be adding superpowers to his other-worldly repertoire. After crashing onto the scene as a werewolf-in-love in New Moon, Taylor Lautner may now be gearing up to take on what could be a completely different franchise in the character of Max Steel....

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Scoop This: Williams as Marilyn Monroe, Spielberg Ditches ‘Harvey’ and Best Trailers of ‘09

By: Erik Davis on December 4, 2009 at 3:17PM Comments

Michelle WilliamsThere’s a Marilyn Monroe movie in the works, and though Scarlett Johansson was at one time tapped to play the iconic actress, Production Weekly has reported (via their Twitter feed) that none other than Michelle Williams is now in talks to play Monroe. We’re not sure what happened to Johansson...

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Box Office: Who Will Win the Weekend?

By: Erik Davis on December 4, 2009 at 3:05PM Comments (1)

'Armored' and 'Brothers'As we enter another weekend at the box office (and the first of the month of December), the question on everyone’s mind is whether The Twilight Saga: New Moon can somehow pull off another win, giving it three weeks in a row in the top spot. Don’t get me wrong, it’s totally possible this week since...

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Movie Pics: 'Deathly Hallows', 'Avatar', 'Iron Man 2' and 'Nightmare on Elm Street'

By: Erik Davis on December 3, 2009 at 11:10AM Comments

'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I'A bunch of new movie images have arrived online this week. Here's what's hot right now…Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, Avatar, Iron Man 2, Nightmare on Elm Street

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The Five: Must-See December Movies

By: Erik Davis on December 3, 2009 at 11:00AM Comments (7)

'Avatar' and 'Up in the Air'Well, we've finally reached the end of another long year (and an even longer decade). While some may argue that the best (and most entertaining) films of the year can be found during the summer months, I personally love December because you get the big awards contenders, the cute holiday-themed stuff and...

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Kristen Stewart Goes from Twilight to…Stripping?

By: Erik Davis on December 3, 2009 at 10:48AM Comments (5)

Kristen StewartWhile a lot of us are anticipating Kristen Stewart's upcoming role in The Runaways as the iconic musical artist Joan Jett, and as Bella in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, the girl has another under-the-radar film hitting screens this January and, well, guess whose shirt is coming off this time around...

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Quickhits: 'Deathly Hallows', 'Battleship', 'Sex and the City 2' and More!

By: Erik Davis on December 2, 2009 at 5:24PM Comments

'Hary Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I'The first official image from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I has arrived online, and it shows our three main heroes, Harry, Hermione and Ron, looking all determined and disheveled as they leave the comforts of Hogwarts and head out into the real world in order to...

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'Jackass 3D' and 'Zombieland 3D' Confirmed

By: Erik Davis on December 2, 2009 at 5:17PM Comments (1)

'Zombieland' and 'Jackass'You know you're at least a little bit interested in watching another Jackass movie and a sequel to Zombieland, so what if I told you that those films are indeed in the works and to up the ante they'll be arriving in glorious 3D? Yup, I'm definitely not lying here – Variety confirms today that...

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DVD of the Week: 'Terminator Salvation.' Plus: 'Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'

By: Stacie Hougland on December 2, 2009 at 11:47AM Comments

'Terminator Salvation'Director McG is all about spectacular visuals, and in that regard, this underrated fourth in the Terminator series delivers a swift, unapologetic punch, eschewing slick CGI a la Star Trek for gritty, grimy robots and clunky contraptions that hark back to times when sets and props were built, not designed on a computer screen by a Mac drone in a cube.

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Will Warner Bros. Unleash the Next 'Twilight'?

By: Erik Davis on December 1, 2009 at 4:36PM Comments (3)

'Beautiful Creatures'After a whopping eight Harry Potter films, Warner Bros. is just now beginning to envision an upcoming film slate that doesn't include a Harry Potter movie. So what do they do? Well, they look around for another coming-of-age property – perhaps one that would entice some of those Twilight fans to fork over their dollars.

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OMG! 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn' to Be Two Films?

By: Erik Davis on December 1, 2009 at 4:23PM Comments (17)

'Breaking Dawn'When Harry Potter decided to split up his final film into two parts, that decision paved the way for other studios to pull similar stunts with their big, long-lasting franchises. Naturally, Summit Entertainment is now trying to decide whether or not to split up the final Twilight film, Breaking Dawn, into two films...

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The Official Poster for 'Iron Man 2' Debuts with New Photos!

By: Erik Davis on December 1, 2009 at 3:37PM Comments (3)

New 'Iron Man 2' poster!Get ready to pack on a whole bunch of awesome as the first poster for Iron Man 2 has officially arrived online. Just yesterday we brought you that not-so-enticing image of a toy version of Don Cheadle's War Machine costume, but now Paramount has given us a taste of the real deal.

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Scoop This: 'Area 51', 'Jonah Hex' and 'Predators'

By: Erik Davis on November 30, 2009 at 3:41PM Comments

'Jonah Hex'After taking a chance on the no-budget ghost story Paranormal Activity and then watching it score over $100 million at the box office, I don't blame Paramount for taking another chance on director Oren Peli's follow-up film, Area 51. Shot with the same sort of found-footage look, Area 51 comes...

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Sam Raimi to Help Produce the Next 'District 9'

By: Erik Davis on November 30, 2009 at 2:53PM Comments (3)

Sam RaimiCould the next District 9 come from Spider-Man director Sam Raimi? Well, actually, it won't directly come from Sam Raimi, but the director behind the Spider-Man franchise and Drag Me to Hell will be producing a new film from an unknown director whose short film has made waves online.

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First Look at War Machine from 'Iron Man 2'

By: Erik Davis on November 30, 2009 at 2:44PM Comments (1)

War MachineWhile we wait for more official stills from Iron Man 2, what appears to be our first look at Don Cheadle's much-anticipated War Machine costume has arrived online in the form of a toy advertisement from Diamond Select. They don't show you the full costume, though they give you a peek at...

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