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Earlier this week, we got our first look atElizabeth Banks' Rita Repulsa in action with new photos that surfaced from the Vancouver set ofPower Rangers. While we couldn’t see any other cast members in these images, they gave us a better look at her green costume officially revealed by Lionsgate earlier in the month. As production continues in Vancouver, even more set photos have surfaced, and they offer a much different look for Rita Repulsa....

Sylvester Stallone eviscerates a Mexican cartel in the gruesome revenge thriller,Rambo: Last Blood. The fifth installment in the franchise takes theTakenstoryline and ramps up the savagery. We’ve seen similar plots countless times before, but not nearly as bleak or brutal.Rambo: Last Bloodeasily earns its hardcore merit badge. It will undoubtedly be criticized for stereotypical characters. That’s fair to a point, but shouldn’t be overstated. This is blunt force cinema with little subtext....

Emerson Elementary School hosted a “parent’s night out” fundraiser and played Disney’sThe Lion Kingremake for the children. The Berkley, California school has since been fined $250 for illegally screening the movie. However, the parents had no idea they were doing anything illegal when they showed the movie to the students while the adults tried to get some fundraising done. When all is said and done, the fundraising event has to pay a Disney licensing company a third of what they earned that night....

After much anticipation,Seth Rogenhas finally returned to the small screen, and by all accounts, he’s delivered one of the best new sitcoms in years. Apple TV’sThe Studiois just the latest in a seemingly endless line of Hollywood satires, following on the heels of HBO’s short-livedThe Franchise. But while that series got a tepid reception at best, as of this writing,The Studioholds a staggering 94% approvalrating on Rotten Tomatoes. In addition to co-creating the show with writing partner Evan Goldberg, Rogen also plays Matt Remick, a lifelong film junkie....

Don Cheadle is heading from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the Looney Tunes universe, as he’s been tapped to star inSpace Jam 2. After years of rumors and speculation surrounding the sequel, production finally got underway on the follow-up to the 1996 classic recently, with NBA superstar LeBron James set to fill the shoes that were previously occupied by basketball legend Michael Jordan. James will be getting some help from Cheadle, as it turns out....

In just the first 15 minutes alone of Ido Mizrahy’sSpace: The Longest Goodbye, viewers will be able to come across both the surreal fantasies and harsh realities of astronauts that are about toexplore outer space. The film’s introduction takes us through being selected as a potential candidate, the formal and public introductions that take place once you are chosen, and the many tests that need to be done in order to ensure that the applicant is up to snuff....

Steven Spielberghas been promoting his new movieReady Player One, with the director vowing in a new interview that he will never digitally alter one of his old movies ever again. The director was asked at aReady Player Onepress event about using new technology to tweak any of his existing films, but the filmmaker says he learned his lesson from the controversial changes he made in the 20th Anniversary Edition ofE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, most notably, where he changed the guns used by federal agents to walkie-talkies....

Anticipation forRogue One: A Star Wars Storyis reaching a fever pitch, and should boil over with the arrival ofForce Fridaythis September, which will finally see all of the merchandise for this first spin-off in stores. Last week, Empire showed off three new magazine covers that featured the heroes, villains and new droids in this standalone adventure. Today, we have 7 more images from the upcoming issue, which give us a better look at this motley crew of rogues and scoundrels....

Stranger Thingsseason 2 is fast approaching. Netflix absolutely dominated the pop culture conversation last year with their 80s throwback sci-fi series and demand for more episodes is very high. Luckily they were able to get season 2 in production quickly, with moreStrangers Thingsset to arrivejust in time for Halloweenthis year. One burning question fans have is, are we going to get justice for Barb? A brief newStranger Thingsseason 2 promo hints at that possibly being the case....

It’s wrap party city for Hollywood this week, as a number of high profile summer movies close down production. On Saturday, Marvel co-presidentLouis D’Espositoannounced thatCaptain America: Civil Warhad officially finished principle photography. This was followed on Sunday by directorBryan Singerstating that all first unitshootinghad been completed onX-Men: Apocalypse. And then this morning, we got official word thatRoland Emmerichhad completed hisfinal scenesforIndependence Day: Resurgence. Now comes official word thatSuicide Squadhas wrapped. But not before the cast could do something very cool for the locals in Toronoto, where the majority of the DC Comics super villain adventure was shot....

Over the weekend, it was reported that TNT’sTales from the Cryptreboot would not include the iconic Crypt Keeper puppet voiced byJohn Kassir. While HBO apparently owns the rights, producerM. Night Shyamalanconfirms that there will be a new Crypt Keeper who is described as being much different from the ghoul we all know and love. He has this to say on his official Twitter. “I’d never make Tales without the CK! Will be a new take on him as the puppet is property of HBO....

Considering it’s one of the most popular movies of the year, it’s no surprise that theDeadpool costumewas a popular choice for Halloween this year. Only one lucky fan got to wearRyan Reynoldsactual costume from the movie, though, and that fan was none other than pop sensationTaylor Swift. The musician thanked the actor through social media for lending her the costume in the following statement. “Thanks @vancityreynolds for this costume, you’re the BEST deadpool inside contact ever”...

A new image from Christopher Nolan’sTenethas been released. While we have seen the first footage from the movie, the plot is still very much a mystery at this point in time. Nolan is good at teasing his fans and potential viewers by giving just enough cryptic elements to keep everybody on board. From theTenet trailer, we know time travel will be involved. It is also revealed that John David Washington is out to prevent something much worse than World War III....