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’300: Rise of an Empire’ Gets Bumped to 2014, Shuffles Tom Cruise’s ‘All You Need is Kill’
We haven't seen a trailer yet for Noam Murro's '300' prequel '300: Rise of an Empire' and now there's a very good reason why not. Today, Warner Brothers bumped the film into 2014, which caused Tom Cruise's 'All You Need is Kill' to move its release date as well.
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‘American Idol’ Loses Randy Jackson
There were rumors that there was going to be a big 'American Idol' shake-up, but before anything was made official Randy Jackson has given the show his walking papers. Jackson announced today that Season 12 will be his last on the hit show.
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‘American Idol’ May Cut All Four Judges to Reinvent Itself
'American Idol' used to be the hottest show on television, but after thirteen years, it's starting to show its age. The show's ratings have slipped from regularly having 30 million viewers to now somewhere around 11 million. And though the show has had some different judges over the course of its run, it's now looking to ditch all four current judges to have a fresh face for Season 13.
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‘Dungeons and Dragons’ Will be Rebooted by Warner Brothers
When New Line tried to bring 'Dungeons and Dragons' to the big screen in 2000, it was coming a year after 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace' and a year before 'The Lord of the Rings,' and was done on a budget. Basically, it came at the right time and place to be totally forgotten and dismissed. But now, according to Warner Brothers, the time couldn't be more right for a reboot.
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Will ‘Avengers 2′ and ‘Iron Man 4′ Lose Robert Downey, Jr. Because of Money?
In one of the most public contract negotiations of the modern era, Robert Downey Jr. has let it be known that he finished his contractual obligations to Marvel and to playing Tony Stark and Iron Man. Which means his future involvement with both 'The Avengers' and 'Iron Man' will depend on how much Marvel is willing to pony up.
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‘The World’s End’ Trailer: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost Finish Their Trilogy
As all things must, Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost's "Cornetto" trilogy is coming to an end this summer with 'The World's End.' This trilogy -- which started as something of a joke when 'Shaun of the Dead' came out -- is supposedly based on the three flavors of a British ice cream brand. And though we expect them to work together again, with Wright moving on to (possibly) 'Ant-Man' and Simon Pegg juggling his roles in 'Star Trek' 'Mission: Impossible' and possibly 'Star Wars,' it's hard to know when the band will get back together. In the interim, here's the trailer for their latest movie.
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‘Transformers 4′ Nabs Sophia Myles
With shooting right around the corner, Michael Bay's 'Transformers 4' is rounding out its primary cast. We know it will star Mark Wahlberg, Kelsey Grammer, and a number of vehicles that will transform into robots, but now Sophia Myles has joined the cast.
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‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ Photo: Bryan Singer Shows Off Ellen Page’s Return
When Brett Ratner took over the 'X-Men' franchise from Bryan Singer, he was tasked with adding new mutants to the steady roster of actors who were in the previous two films. One was Ellen Page, who Singer has brought back for 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' to reprise her role as Kitty Pride. Page recently turned up on set, and Bryan Singer took a picture.
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Al Pacino Exits This Summer’s ‘Despicable Me 2,’ Benjamin Bratt Enters
In one of the strangest exits in recent memory, Al Pacino has left the production of 'Despicable Me 2,' which is set to hit theaters July 3. But it was just announced that Benjamin Bratt is replacing him. They'll have to work pretty quick if they want to hit theaters exactly two months from today.
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‘Blade’ and ‘Ghost Rider’ Have Returned to the Marvel Universe
Before they decided to get in the film business for themselves, Marvel used to license out their characters to different studios. And those studios can continue making movies about those characters as long as they have a film (or sequel or reboot) in production in the allotted amount of time. If they don't, the rights revert back to Marvel. With no sequels or reboots in active development, the rights to Blade and Ghost Rider have reverted back to Marvel.
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‘Iron Man 3′: The Extended Chinese Cut is a Bust
It was well known that -- partly to appeal to an ever-growing global audience -- Marvel thought ahead and included Chinese actors for an extended cut of 'Iron Man 3' that was made specifically for the Chinese market. Now that the film has been released in China, the content of those additional scenes have been revealed, and it turns out that the rest of the world isn't missing much.
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Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley are Reuniting for ‘Chappie’
Sharlto Copley and Neill Blomkamp have worked together for years, and it looks like they will continue to as Copley has recently revealed he will be the lead in Blomkamp's next film 'Chappie.'