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AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Infinity War Commentary Finally Sheds Light On Hulk's Behavior

Declared the most ambitious crossover event in history, Avengers: Infinity War featured nearly every Marvel hero of the current era. Missing for most of the film, however, was the Hulk. The commentary track from the film's digital release finally explains why the Hulk made only one appearance.

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AJ Caulfield

Andy Serkis To Direct Retelling Of George Orwell's Animal Farm For Netflix

Andy Serkis has found his next directing project. Serkis is set to direct an adaptation of Animal Farm, based on George Orwell's 1945 allegorical novel of the same name. As to be expected from the king of motion-capture, Serkis' Animal Farm will be motion-performance-based in nature.

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AJ Caulfield

Disney Reportedly Unlikely To Rehire James Gunn As Guardians Vol. 3 Director

The House of Mouse apparently isn't turning back on its divisive decision. According to a new report, Walt Disney Studios is "currently not planning on rehiring" James Gunn as the director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, despite many fans and the cast calling for Disney to give him his job back.

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Sarah Szabo

ALF Reboot In Development

Warner Bros. is in the process of developing a new version of ALF, the 1980s NBC sitcom. The four-season series — the title of which is an acronym for "alien life form" — followed the adventures of a snarky, snout-nosed alien named Gordon Shumway, who moves in with a middle-class suburban family.

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Sarah Szabo

2001: A Space Odyssey Is Coming To IMAX Theaters For The First Time

IMAX is finally going beyond the infinite, as it's been announced that Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey will grace the supersized screens for the first time. Warner Bros. is bringing the sci-fi masterpiece,back to theaters for a one-week run to commemorate the movie's 50th anniversary.

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AJ Caulfield

Star Wars: Episode IX Begins Filming, J.J. Abrams Confirms

It's official, gang: J.J. Abrams has boarded the Millennium Falcon and is headed deeper into the galaxy far, far away. On Wednesday, August 1, Abrams announced on Twitter that filming for Star Wars: Episode IX has begun.

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Sarah Szabo

DC's Super Pets Are Getting Their Own Animated Movie

Warner Bros. has enlisted The Lego Batman Movie writer Jared Stern to write and direct Super Pets, a feature film about the adorable animals of DC Comics.

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AJ Caulfield

Spider-Man: Far From Home Logo Unveiled

Spidey's got a brand-new look. Not only does Sony's Marvel Cinematic Universe-adjacent sequel Spider-Man: Far From Home take our friendly neighborhood web-slinger to new places, but it also swipes the scrappy vigilante with a sleeker and more mature varnish.

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AJ Caulfield

The Sandlot Prequel Movie In The Works At Fox

There's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die -- and The Sandlot is most definitely a legend. A prequel to the beloved baseball movie The Sandlot is a go at 20th Century Fox. Original writer-director David Mickey Evans is set to co-write the script.

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AJ Caulfield

Terminator 6: First-Look Photo Sees Linda Hamilton Make A Comeback As Sarah Connor

Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator famously declared to the world that he would be back, but it's Linda Hamilton's Sarah Connor who's making a badass return. The first official photo from Terminator 6 features Hamilton's Sarah as well as newcomers Natalia Reyes as Dani and Mackenzie Davis as Grace.

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AJ Caulfield

Timeless Revived At NBC For Two-Part Finale Movie

It looks like NBC has finally decided what to do with Timeless. After cancelling, then bringing back, then re-cancelling the sci-fi time travel drama series, NBC has revived Timeless one last time for a two-part feature film-length finale.

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AJ Caulfield

HBO Now: Everything Coming In August 2018

If the imminent heatwave of August already has you preparing for a month spent indoors, you aren't alone. Lucky for you, HBO Now is about to unleash a sizable bunch of films and TV shows available to stream in August 2018 so you can be entertained while trying not to sweat yourself out of existence.

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AJ Caulfield

Amazon Prime: Everything Coming In August 2018

In August 2018, Amazon Prime will pull a Bubba Buford, offering us humble subscribers a wide variety of films and television shows to dig into. There are action movies, comic book films, old-school pics, goofy comedies, and even Oscar-winning movies to look forward to next month.

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Sarah Szabo

Matt Ryan's Constantine Will Get His Own (Animated) Movie

DC Comics' John Constantine is coming back for one more feature-length adventure. Warner Bros. Animation has announced that it will be releasing a 90-minute film follow-up to the CW Seed series Constantine: City of Demons, with the movie being set for Blu-Ray and digital release on October 9.

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Sarah Szabo

24 To Be Revived Again With Jack Bauer Prequel Series?

Fox is bringing the 24 franchise back again... again. According to reports, original series creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran are teaming up with writer-producer Howard Gordon to revive the counter-terrorism franchise with an origin story prequel set during the formative first days of Jack Bauer.

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AJ Caulfield

Hulu: Everything Coming In August 2018

Though summer is winding down and college students are preparing to head back to class, Hulu is turning things up. The streamer just unveiled a list of binge-worthy television shows and must-watch movies that will be available to stream in August 2018.

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Sarah Szabo

Comedian Marc Maron Could Join The Joker Movie

Lock the gates! Because comedian Marc Maron might be joining one of DC's Joker movies. Specifically, Variety is reporting that Maron is currently in talks to join Robert De Niro and Frances Conroy in the cast of the Joaquin Phoenix Joker origin story, which has officially been titled Joker.

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AJ Caulfield

Priyanka Chopra To Join Chris Pratt In Cowboy Ninja Viking

Cowboy Ninja Viking has lassoed in its leading lady. Priyanka Chopra is in talks to star in the Chris Pratt-led flick from director Michelle MacLaren. In the flick, based on A.J. Lieberman and Riley Rossmo's graphic novel, Pratt's character possesses the powers of a cowboy, a ninja, and a viking.

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AJ Caulfield

Avengers: Infinity War Deleted Scene Highlights Thanos And Gamora's Tumultuous Relationship

The Kardashian-Jenner clan not quite satisfying your craving to see family drama unfold? Marvel has you covered. With Avengers: Infinity War launching on Digital HD on Tuesday, Marvel rolled out a deleted scene that dives a bit deeper into the strained relationship between Thanos and Gamora.

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AJ Caulfield

Jordan Peele's Us Adds Five More Actors To Complete Central Cast

Five more actors have officially become part of Us. Universal Pictures has selected a handful of stars to join Elisabeth Moss, Lupita Nyong'o, Tim Heidecker, Winston Duke, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Anna Diop in the forthcoming film from Get Out director Jordan Peele.

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AJ Caulfield

Wonder Wonder 1984: Get Your First Look At Pedro Pascal In Character

Pedro Pascal is the 1980s incarnate in the newest photo from Wonder Woman 1984. Taking to Twitter on Monday night, director Patty Jenkins shared a snap of Pascal in character for the upcoming Wonder Woman sequel, which stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, and Kristen Wiig.

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AJ Caulfield

It: Chapter 2: New Adult Losers' Club Photo Unveiled

A new photo from the set of It: Chapter 2 features the adult Losers' Club (Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, James McAvoy, and more) roaming fictional Derry, Maine.

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Sarah Szabo

Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich Trailer Teases A Uniquely Crazy Horror Sequel

The first trailer for the newest entry in the long-running Puppet Master series of horror movies has been released, teasing a humorous tone and a major bloodbath. The movie, a reboot of sorts, takes place in an alternate reality from the rest of the series, including what looks like 400% more Nazis.

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AJ Caulfield

The Walking Dead: Andrew Lincoln Reveals Why He's Exiting The Series

Saying goodbye to Andrew Lincoln's Rick Grimes on The Walking Dead is an inevitability, as the actor plans to shimmy out of the series' ninth season just six episodes in. What's less clear is the reason for Lincoln's departure. The actor recently revealed exactly why he's leaving the show.

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Sarah Szabo

Guardians Of The Galaxy Cast Calls For Disney To Rehire James Gunn

The Guardians of the Galaxy have teamed up to fight their most formidable foe yet — Disney. In a remarkable open letter posted to Chris Pratt's Instagram page, the cast of the Guardians of the Galaxy films has released a message calling for the reinstatement of series writer-director James Gunn.

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AJ Caulfield

Stranger Things Season 3 Release Date Confirmed

Though we saw the first official teaser for Stranger Things season 3 just a few weeks ago, the Duffer Brothers-created series won't make its long-awaited comeback for quite some time. During the Television Critics Association's press tour, Netflix confirmed when Stranger Things will return.

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