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Sandra Bullockreturns to the big screen this weekend withOur Brand Is Crisis, portraying a political campaign strategist, a role that was originally written for herGravityco-starGeorge Clooney. The actor stayed on to produce that film, and now they are re-teaming for another gender-swapping project, withSandra Bullockattached to take onGeorge Clooney’s lead role in an all-female remake of his 2001 hitOcean’s Eleven.The Playlistreports that thisOcean’s Elevenreboot has been in the works for over a year, withGary Ross(The Hunger Games) signing on to direct....

Scott Bakula wouldn’t mind seeingQuantum Leapget its inevitable reboot but hopes it would maintain the spirit of the original. Between 1989 and 1993, the sci-fi series starred Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a physicist with the ability to “leap” from the mind of one person to another in different time periods to right historical wrongs. Because of its popularity, it seems to be just a matter of time before the hit show gets some kind of reboot or sequel series....

At one time, you knew where you stood with a movie - it had a start, middle and definite end. Then, many filmmakers started sharing stories of how their movie could have ended differently, or in some cases how they shot a different ending that didn’t sit well with test audiences, and with the birth of home video these alternative endings became part and parcel of the filmmaking process for many....

She-Hulk: Attorney at Lawlaunches the MCU into unfettered sitcom shenanigans with mixed results. The show is a superhero, CGI-powered blend of the classic Ally McBeal and naughty British hit Fleabag. Star Tatiana Maslany breaks the fourth wall by talking directly to the audience. She acknowledges being in a television show with numerous asides. This isn’t done in a particularly clever way. It’s a cheap method for unloading direct exposition without acting....

Universal Pictures has just debuted the new trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’sSplit. James McAvoy stars in this haunting take on split personalities, which has already caused a bit ofcontroversy. The movie lands in theaters January 2017. And it’s expected to be another low budget big hit for Blumhouse. Writer/director/producer M. Night Shyamalan returns to the captivating grip of The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs with Split. It is an original film that delves into the mysterious recesses of one man’s fractured, gifted mind....

LoveThe Shape of Water? Absolutely adoreGet Out? Well, then, someone has made a movie just for you. And it’s really short, so if it sucks, you don’t have to worry about wasting much of your time. That’s right, we have the first trailer forSoft Matter, and, well, you can check out the trailer for yourself. If you’ve seen Guillermo Del Toro’sThe Shape of Water, which walked away with Best Picture at this year’s Oscars, then you’ll notice more than a passing resemblance to thatmonster dramajust from theSoft Matterposter alone....

WillStar Wars: The Force Awakensbe the biggest movie of all time? If advanced ticket sales are any indication, yes, it will be! OnFandangoalone, the pre-ticket sales forStar Wars 7have been 8 times higher than the first day sales of previous record holderThe Hunger Games. Tickets went on sale Monday night following the debut of thethird and final trailer. And today, the sequel to one of the biggest sci-fi franchises of all-time is continuing to shatter records on several ticket selling sites....

In a show such asSupernaturalwhere there are numerous running jokes, various monster types, and a catalog of characters so dense it could give the MCU a run for its money, it should come as no surprise that the show is full of references to pop culture. The meta nature of the show essentially guarantees that each episode will have at least one mention of a famous person, song, or movie. Sam was always labeled as the nerdy one of the Winchester brothers, but Dean is just as geeky as his brother is when it comes to entertainment and pop culture....

Syfy announced today it has greenlit to seriesIncorporated, a futuristicthrillerfromMatt Damon,Ben Affleck& Jennifer Todd’s Pearl Street Films, CBS Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions. The 13-episode first season of the new drama series is expected to premiere onSyfyin Fall 2016. Here’s what Syfy presidentDave Howehad to say in a statement. “The most powerfulscience fictionholds up a mirror to our world.Incorporatedis exactly that type of smart, provocative series, delivering a fresh, edge of your seat thriller that challenges notions of the world we live in today....

Blumhouse is back. The violent trailer forThe Hunthas been released online, bringing us a woman on a mission for vengeance. Coming from Blumhouse and the creators ofThe Leftovers, the official synopsis offers this about the thriller. Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen… for a very specific purpose … The Hunt. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, a group of globalist elites gathers for the very first time at a remote Manor House tohunt humans for sport....

Making a masterpiece has its drawbacks — impressing people creates expectations. That’s been the story of the critical response toNeil Marshall’s filmography ever since he hit the scene with the one-two punch ofDog SoldiersandThe Descent, two of the defining horror films of the 2000s.The Descent, especially, was so good that it conditioned people to expect the same thing from Marshall, but it’s probably an anomaly in his career, not in terms of quality but in its sheer seriousness....

We finally have a full synopsis forThe Predator. Some plot details for the upcoming reboot of the franchise have come out previously, mostly thanks to interviews from the cast, but the full scope of what we’re going to experience hasn’t truly come to light, until now that is. Thanks to the movie’s first official synopsis, we know what to expect fromThe Predator, and there are plenty of surprises in store. Thealien hunters are heading to suburbiaand this time, they’ve been genetically upgraded....

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a theologian, a pastor, and a pacifist. He was also one of the men who conspired to kill Adolph Hitler during World War II.Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin, starring Jonas Dassler in the titular role, tells the story of the German churchman who stood up to the Third Reich — and was hanged for doing so. Bonhoefferoffers insight into Bonhoeffer’s life, but the man was much more complex than any on-screen presentation can depict....