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William Hurt Responds to Sarah Jones' 'Midnight Rider' Death

By jon-niles | Jun 27, 2015 12:00 AM EDT

In the movie that would've been Midnight Rider, actor William Hurt portrayed Gregg Alman. The fate of the movie was sealed after the tragic death of camera assistant Sarah Jones on the set of the project, during a scene that took place on train tracks. Minutes before a train crashed through the film set and killed Jones, Hurt was filmed lying down on the tracks for a dream sequence from director Randall Miller. This week, the star of AMC's new TV series Humans reflected on the terrifying incident. Read more on this news below Read More »

US Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage: Obama, Celebrities & Twitter React

By jon-niles | Jun 26, 2015 04:00 PM EDT

After what felt like, to many people in our nation, an endless battle for same-sex marriage equality, the United States Supreme Court has officially legalized gay marriage nationwide! President Barack Obama made an official statement to the nation after the ruling was announced, stating that this is "is a victory for America." Of course, others have been reacting all over the world, and thanks to Twitter, we can see just how celebrities and people like you and me are celebrating. Check out some of our favorite Twitter reactions below! Read More »

J.K. Rowling Announces 'Harry Potter & the Cursed Child' Play

By jon-niles | Jun 26, 2015 01:00 PM EDT

On this day, eighteen years ago, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in the United Kingdom, thus introducing the world to the newest fantasy fiction legend. What better way to celebrate this great milestone than to announce a related project? That's exactly what author J.K Rowling did today on her Twitter account. According to the creator of the magical fantasy series, a new play entitled Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will come to the London Theater sometime next year. Will the cast of the movies, including Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson reprise their roles on the stage? Find out what details Rowling announced below! Read More »

'Hannibal' Could Survive On Netflix, Amazon

By jon-niles | Jun 25, 2015 09:30 PM EDT

We're all still reeling from the news that broke earlier this week, announcing that NBC has pulled the plug on Hannibal, which has officially been cancelled in the early stages of season three, but with each passing day we hear rumors of other platforms that can save season four. The series has always suffered from low ratings and viewership, so we understand why the network closed shop on the Lecter series, but we're not ready to accept the end of the entire show. Luckily for us, there are other avenues for new episodes and creator Bryan Fuller says popular streaming services Amazon and Netflix are both interested in giving Hannibal new life. It's a little complicated though, so don't get too excited just yet. Read more on this news below. Read More »

Alison Brie, Jason Sudeikis Sexy Comedy 'Sleeping With Other People' Movie Trailer [WATCH]

By jon-niles | Jun 25, 2015 04:00 PM EDT

Sleeping with Other People is certainly a movie title to remember, but from the looks of the new trailer for the sexy new comedy, there's a lot more to the film than you'd think. Alison Brie and Jason Sudeikis star as two people that have had trouble staying faithful in the past, but come together as cheaters to try and make this relationship, even if it's just a friendship, work. Watch a funny trailer for this 2015 movie below! Read More »

'Fantastic 4' & 'X-Men' Movies Crossover Hitting Theaters in 2018?

By jon-niles | Jun 25, 2015 03:30 PM EDT

Both Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. have established an expanded cinematic structure involving numerous superheroes and villains from different comic books coming together in a number of star-studded movies, and it looks like Fox could do the same. Considering the studio owns two popular comic franchises, Fantastic Four and X-Men, it seems like an obvious idea to bring the two together. That's exactly what a new rumor is saying, which even includes a 2018 release date on the bold film project. Read more on this speculation below. Read More »

Ariane Labed Replaces Alicia Vikander in 'Assassin's Creed' Movie

By jon-niles | Jun 25, 2015 02:00 PM EDT

News broke earlier this month that Ex Machina breakout star Alicia Vikander had dropped out of the Assassin's Creed movie, starring her real-life boyfriend Michael Fassbender, which has a release date set for December 21, 2016. Though we'll surely miss this actress in the film, Fox has already replaced her with the Award-winning starlet Ariane Labed, who will portray a female Assassin in the movie adaptation of the popular Ubisoft video game. Labed also joins Marion Cotillard in the Justin Kurzel-directed project. Read more on this casting news below. Read More »

'Uncharted' Movie Director Seth Gordon Quits, Sony Film Cancelled?

By jon-niles | Jun 25, 2015 12:43 PM EDT

If you've been following the news around the highly anticipated live-action adaptation of Naughty Dog's popular Uncharted video game series, you might want to take a seat. After years of development, we saw some progress recently when Sony hired director Seth Gordon to take on the project, but now the filmmaker has exited movie. This has left the movie once again in production limbo, which is pretty sad considering it has a release date set for 2016. Will Uncharted be cancelled after the director quit this week, or is there still hope? Read more on this news below. Read More »

Jason Statham Returns in 'Furious 8'

By jon-niles | Jun 25, 2015 10:12 AM EDT

Jason Statham's character in Furious 7, Deckard Shaw was truly a villain that topped the list of all the baddies featured in the Fast and Furious movies, so why not get him back for the next chapter? Well, according to the Spy star, we'll get to see him reunite with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Vin Diesel and the rest of the franchise's cast members in Fast and Furious 8, which is set in New York City, filming soon! Check out more on this news below! Read More »

5 Reasons We Love MCU's Next Spider-Man, Tom Holland

By jon-niles | Jun 24, 2015 09:00 PM EDT

We finally have our new Spider-Man after Marvel and Sony came together to bring the comic book character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but did the studios make the right choice in 19-year-old Tom Holland? We truly believe that the British actor is the right choice for the new Peter Parker, debuting in the MCU film Captain America: Civil War and then getting his own rebooted solo movie in 2017, and we have some proof for you below. Check out our top five reasons why we love Holland in this role! Read More »

'Batman Arkham Knight' PC Gameplay Problems: Rocksteady Shares Specs, Requirements

By jon-niles | Jun 24, 2015 03:30 PM EDT

We're still in the first week after the release date of Batman: Arkham Knight dropped, but one of the most anticipated video games of 2015 has many PC gamers angry. It's apparently "unplayable" according to reports, but Rocksteady Studios has some recommendations that might solve the problems for PC players. Check out this new information below. Read More »

Tom Holland's Spider-Man Screen-Tested with 'Avengers' for Role!

By jon-niles | Jun 24, 2015 01:00 PM EDT

We're pretty excited about Marvel and Sony finally casting their new Spider-Man for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after months of rumors, but how did the studios decide on 19-year-old Tom Holland? Well, according to new reports, Holland blew the producers away in some secret screen-tests with Avengers and MCU stars Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, who he'll appear alongside of in Captain America: Civil War via a cameo role before his own solo reboot film in 2017, directed by Jon Watts. Read more on this news below. Read More »

Leaving Netflix, July 2015

By jon-niles | Jun 23, 2015 03:00 PM EDT

In order to keep new titles coming to Netflix for our online streaming pleasures, the popular website and mobile app has to drop a number of movies and TV shows each month. With July 2015 just around the corner, a new list of films and series are to be removed, so we've shared this list below so you can take advantage of the limited time left to watch them! Read More »

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