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Jimmy Smits joins the cast of 24: Legacy spinoff series

L.A. Law and NYPD Blue actor Jimmy Smits has joined the cast of the 24 spinoff series, 24: Legacy, that has a pilot order from Fox.
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Stephen King confirms Idris Elba and McConaughey for The Dark Tower movie

Stephen King and the director of The Dark Tower movie, Nikolaj Arcel, have confirmed Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey as the film's leads.
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Box office hits and misses: Gods of Egypt bombs as Deadpool extends its reign

Deadpool's reign as box-office champion continued for the third week in a row as the raunchy superhero film beat the underperforming Gods of Egypt.
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Who won and who lost at the 2016 Academy Awards

Missing the Oscars or wonder who won which category? We've got the complete list of winners and losers for every Academy Award category right here, live.
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The Force Awakens did CG so well, not even the FX artists can spot it all

Take a look behind the scenes at the Oscar-nominated visual effects at play in J.J. Abrams' sci-fi sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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How The Revenant made that brutal bear mauling so wincingly realistic

The Revenant's bear attack was one of the Oscar-nominated film's most memorable moments. Here's how the VFX team created it.
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Disney's Captain Nemo movie recruits The Wolverine director

Walt Disney Pictures has reportedly recruited The Wolverine director James Mangolds to helm its Captain Nemo movie based on Jules Verne's character.
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How The Martian’s filmmakers turned a Jordanian desert into The Red Planet

It was no easy task to bring the surface of Mars to Earth for Ridley Scott's popular film. Here's how the VFX team accomplished that feat.
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Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One movie has found its leading man

X-Men: Apocalypse actor Tye Sheridan has landed the lead role in Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg's upcoming adaptation of Ernest Cline's novel.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar will return for the Cruel Intentions TV series

Sarah Michelle Gellar will reprise her role from the film Cruel Intentions in NBC's upcoming TV series based on the 1999 movie.
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How Mad Max Fury Road twisted real steel for effects computers can’t top

The visual effects of George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road earned an Oscar nomination by keeping an eye toward practical effects with digital polish.
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Spartacus and Daredevil’s showrunner is the new director of Pacific Rim 2

The sequel to Pacific Rim is not only moving forward again, but it has a new director in Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight.
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Batman V. Superman is going even darker for an R-rated release

Following Deadpool's lead, Batman V. Superman will now reportedly get an R-rated edition released on Blu-ray after the film's theatrical run.
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How Ex Machina built a better, beautiful, and utterly believable android

The VFX supervisor responsible for Ex Machina's artificially intelligent android explain how they blurred the line between human and robot.
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Did Zack Snyder just post the first photo of The Flash costume from Justice League?

A new photo posted by Zack Snyder from the set of Warner Bros. Pictures' Justice League movie appears to feature a glimpse of The Flash costume.
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A Vikings actor landed the role of a young Liam Neeson in the Taken TV series

British actor Clive Standen has been cast in the role of Bryan Mills for NBC's Taken television series, based on the hit movie franchise.
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Here’s your first look at Disney’s remake of Pete’s Dragon

The first trailer for Walt Disney Pictures' upcoming remake of Pete's Dragon has arrived online, featuring a modern update on the 1977 classic.

Box office hits and misses: Deadpool buries Risen and kills The Witch

Deadpool isn't showing any signs of slowing down as the "R"-rated comic book movie topped the box-office rankings for the second week in a row.
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It's a new costume and chains for Daredevil in the latest Season 2 preview

Daredevil sports his new costume and a set of heavy chains in the latest promotional teaser for the Season 2 premiere.

John Wick: Chapter Two finally has a release date

Lionsgate has released the official title and release date for the sequel to 2014's sleeper hit John Wick, starring Keanu Reeves.
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The buzz on Ant-Man and the Wasp is that Adam McKay will again help with the script

Oscar-nominated writer Adam McKay will return in some capacity to work on the script for Ant-Man and the Wasp after co-writing 2014's Ant-Man.
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The whole team is back in the first image from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2

Marvel Studios has released the first, official teaser image from Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2, as well as the official cast list for the upcoming film.
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Idris Elba makes his case for James Bond in the trailer for Bastille Day

The first trailer for the action-thriller Bastille Day casts Idris Elba as a rogue CIA agent caught up in a deep-rooted terrorist plot.
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Pee-wee gets out of town in the first trailer for Pee-wee’s Big Holiday

Pee-wee Herman is back in action in the first trailer for the upcoming Netflix movie Pee-wee's Big Holiday, which premieres in March.

Here's your first image from Shane Black's Predator sequel

Check out the first promotional image for the Predator sequel that's been in the works for years now from Iron Man 3 writer/director Shane Black.
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It’s Daredevil vs. The Punisher in the Season Two trailer for Daredevil

Netflix has released the first, full trailer for the second season of Daredevil, and the evolution of The Punisher is a central theme in the preview.
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Box office hits and misses: Deadpool slays box-office records in huge debut

Deadpool shattered the box-office record for "R"-rated movies with a massive, $135 million opening weekend that could change the game for superhero cinema.
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Ryan Reynolds gets in Kevin Costner’s head in the first trailer for Criminal

The first trailer for Criminal features Kevin Costner as a death-row killer who ends up with CIA operative Ryan Reynolds' memories.
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Will Arnett gets serious in Flaked, new Netflix series from Arrested Development producer

Will Arnett plays a self-help guru in Venice, California, who can barely hold his own life together in the first trailer for the Netflix series Flaked
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Deadpool review

Ryan Reynolds brings Marvel Comics' mouthy mercenary to life in a film that stands apart from other comic book movies in all the right ways.

The final trailer for Batman V. Superman shows the epic battle we’re in for

Wonder Woman speaks and Batman takes some villains down in the final trailer for Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice
First person POV of a man falling from the sky holding a pistol in each hand in Hardcore Henry.

How’d they do that?! The insane trailer for Hardcore Henry will have you guessing

STX Entertainment has released a new trailer for Hardcore Henry, the upcoming action movie that unfolds from its hardcore hero's perspective.
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A Deadpool sequel is already being written

20th Century Fox is reportedly moving forward with a sequel to Deadpool, even though the R-rated comic-book movie hasn't hit theaters yet.
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Deadpool dossier: Everything you need to know about Marvel’s R-rated star

From his origins to his insanity, there's a lot to learn about Marvel's mouthy mercenary before Deadpool arrives on the big screen this week.