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- Robert Downey Jr. Gives Bionic 'Iron Man' Arm to Boy With No Arm (VIDEO)
- Weekend Movies: 'Cinderella,' 'Run All Night,' 'It Follows,' & More (VIDEO)
- Kate Middleton Visits 'Downton Abbey' Set, Continues to Live Our Dream Life
- 12 Actors Who Should Guest Star on 'Empire'
- HBO Wants to Extend 'Game of Thrones' Past 7 Seasons
- Streaming Now: 'Teen Witch,' 'How to Train Your Dragon 2,' and 'A Different World'
- 'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan: Stop Throwing Pizza on Walt's House (VIDEO)
- Is This the Most Epic Dwight vs. Jim Prank in 'Office' History?
- 'Frozen 2' Is Officially Happening
- 'Star Wars' Updates: 'Episode VIII' Release Date, Spinoff Title Announced
- DC Comics Wants Fans to Dress as Super Heroes for World Record Event
- Jane Krakowski and Tina Fey Want Tracy Morgan for 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' (VIDEO)
- Liam Neeson Will Only Make Action Movies for 'Maybe Two More Years'
- #TBT: Disney Premieres of the Past
- Tyler Hoechlin Leaving 'Teen Wolf' as Series Regular
- Watch the New 'Hotel Transylvania 2' Trailer, Plus an Interview With Director Genndy Tartakovsky (EXCLUSIVE)
- 17 Mysterious Mistakes From Your Favorite Thrillers
| Robert Downey Jr. Gives Bionic 'Iron Man' Arm to Boy With No Arm (VIDEO) Posted: Tony Stark takes no days off. "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. surprised a 7-year-old boy, Alex, with a bionic arm made from a 3D printer. After they both tried their respective Iron Man arms on (they're seriously awesome), Downey and his young counterpart engaged in an epic fist bump. It's almost too much. Almost.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Weekend Movies: 'Cinderella,' 'Run All Night,' 'It Follows,' & More (VIDEO) Posted: This weekend, a young woman's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in Disney's live-action "Cinderella," Liam Neeson's loyalties are split between his estranged son and his longtime friend and mob boss in "Run All Night," and a girl is followed by an unknown force after a sexual confrontation in the horror flick "It Follows."  Also in theaters this weekend:
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| Kate Middleton Visits 'Downton Abbey' Set, Continues to Live Our Dream Life Posted: If you're a "Downton Abbey" fan, then you have at least one thing in common with Kate Middleton! The Duchess of Cambridge got the chance to visit the Downton Abbey set Thursday, and she even rubbed elbows with the cast. As if we could be any more jealous of her than we already are...  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 12 Actors Who Should Guest Star on 'Empire' Posted: Fox's "Empire" has already lined up incredible guest stars for the show, including Estelle, Mary J. Blige, Naomi Campbell and Cuba Gooding Jr. Lee Daniels has worked with a slew of big names in his career -- perhaps he'll reunite with some of them on the small screen in the near future. Here are ET's picks for 12 dream "Empire" guest stars who should team up with Lee Daniels again.   This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| HBO Wants to Extend 'Game of Thrones' Past 7 Seasons Posted:  Seven Kingdoms. Seven hells. But 10 years of "Game of Thrones"? As you might imagine, HBO is loath to part with its hugely popular show. However, author George R.R. Martin is writing seven books in his "A Song of Ice and Fire" series and TV showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have said they're aiming for seven seasons of the show. Each new season has premiered in late March or April of its own year, with "Game of Thrones" Season 1 arriving in April 2011 and Season 5 set to premiere April 12, 2015.So that would suggest that the game will be won - or at least over - in 2017. However, Entertainment Weekly talked to HBO programming president Michael Lombardo, and he would rather see the story continue. "We started this journey with David and Dan," Michael told EW. "It's their vision. Would I love the show to go 10 years as both a fan and a network executive? Absolutely." He added that some conversations will be had to figure out the best course forward. "If they weren't comfortable going beyond seven seasons, I trust them implicitly and trust that's the right decision-as horrifying as that is to me. What I'm not going to do is have a show continue past where the creators believe where they feel they've finished with the story."  What about a "Game of Thrones" movie or a GoT spinoff? The HBO exec isn't that excited about taking the story to the big screen - which is also not surprising, since that would leave HBO out of the game. There are multiple avenues they could take when it comes to spinoffs, but apparently those conversations haven't been had yet. EW noted that a way to try and make both the GoT showrunners and HBO happy might be to extend the seventh and final season with more episodes or (please no) air half of the season one year and the other half the next, ala AMC with "Breaking Bad" and "Mad Men." But it's ultimately up to the showrunners, who (thankfully) know where they want this story to go and how much time they need to tell it well - without padding it for HBO or the viewers. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Streaming Now: 'Teen Witch,' 'How to Train Your Dragon 2,' and 'A Different World' Posted: Have you gotten through all of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" already? No worries -- Netflix has plenty more for you to curl up with this weekend.  Check out our new series, "Stream On," to find out what's hot on streaming right now. This week we're all about the totally absurd '80s classic "Teen Witch," Oscar-nominated animated film "How to Train Your Dragon 2," and the complete series of "A Different World." Top THAT! (You know what I'm talking about, "Teen Witch" fans.) This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Breaking Bad' Creator Vince Gilligan: Stop Throwing Pizza on Walt's House (VIDEO) Posted: Guys -- stop throwing pizza on Walter White's house! At least that's the plea from "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan who calls the numerous culprits "unoriginal." Plus, he just feels sorry for the poor family now living in the home of TV's most notorious antihero.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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| 'Frozen 2' Is Officially Happening Posted: There's no letting it go - "Frozen 2" is confirmed. Go make a snowman to celebrate! (It doesn't have to be a snowman.)  Disney CEO Bob Iger announced the not-exactly-surprising news March 12 during Disney's shareholders meeting, adding that "Frozen" co-directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck will be involved in the sequel.Kristen Bell, who voiced Anna in the original, is certainly happy about the news: Stay tuned for further updates on "Frozen 2" - which will surely include another song parents will be forced to listen to a million times.In the meantime, "Frozen Fever," a seven-minute short also by Lee and Buck, is making its debut with the "Cinderella" release this week. Check out Moviefone's recent Q&A with the directors.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Star Wars' Updates: 'Episode VIII' Release Date, Spinoff Title Announced Posted:  The Force is strong with "Star Wars" news today."Star Wars: Episode VIII" now has a release date: May 26, 2017. As StarWars.com noted, that's 40 years and a day after the release of "Star Wars: A New Hope" back in 1977. Most impressive. It was already revealed that Rian Johnson will be writing and directing that film, but it was further confirmed at Disney's annual shareholders meeting. At the event, it was also revealed that the standalone "Star Wars" movie starring Felicity Jones and directed by Gareth Edwards will be titled "Rogue One." That starts filming this summer in London and it will be released December 16, 2016. Meanwhile, J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens" hits theaters December 18, 2015. Mark your "Star Wars" calendar now, and This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| DC Comics Wants Fans to Dress as Super Heroes for World Record Event Posted:  Get ready to rip off that Clark Kent shirt and reveal the "S" hiding underneath. Your superhero services are requested for the DC Comics Super Hero World Record Event, which will take place on April 18. Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment just announced plans to set a world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as DC Comics Super Heroes.The event starts in Queensland, Australia with a celebration at Movie World Australia theme park, and will end in Los Angeles at Hollywood & Highland. Fifteen cities around the world will be participating, and here they are: Birmingham, UK Cardiff, UK Kaohsiung, Taiwan Lille, France London, UK Los Angeles, CA, USA Lyon, France Madrid, Spain Manila, Philippines Mexico City, Mexico Paris, France Queensland, Australia Rome, Italy Sao Paulo, Brazil Warrington, UK It would be nice if more U.S. locations were involved, but there's really nothing stopping you from dressing up in spirit, wherever you are. To be an official participant, you have to dress from head-to-toe as a recognizable DC Comics superhero - and there are plenty of options, including Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Batgirl, Supergirl, Aquaman, Cyborg, Robin, Green Arrow, and more. The world record will be set when fans are gathered in the assigned area at each local event for a full five minutes. Head to the Facebook page for more details and other fun stuff involved with the event. It's really just a chance to geek out with your fellow comic fans, and maybe you can tell your grandchildren that you once set a world record. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Jane Krakowski and Tina Fey Want Tracy Morgan for 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' (VIDEO) Posted: The "30 Rock" reunion continues! Tina Fey recently revealed that she's promised Tracy Morgan a spot on her new Netflix series "The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," and now Jane Krakowski is weighing in on the potential homecoming. Fey said Morgan expressed interest in the show and that there's a role with his name on it for "when he is well." Krakowski, their former costar and current "Schmidt" lead, discussed her excitement about his possible TV return. "Nobody made me laugh more than Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock," she says.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Liam Neeson Will Only Make Action Movies for 'Maybe Two More Years' Posted:  Liam Neeson has a very particular set of skills - skills that have made him a rather unlikely, but highly successful action movie star in the last decade. He's faced down kidnappers, an airline terrorist, and even wolves. But now the actor says he's only got a couple of years left in him to deploy those particular skills."I get sent quite a few action-oriented scripts, which is great. I'm not knocking it. It's very flattering. But there is a limit, of course," the 62-year-old told reporters while promoting his latest action flick, "Run All Night." "For myself, maybe two more years. If God spares me and I'm healthy and stuff. But after that, I'll stop [the action] I think." But who'll do the saving when someone else gets "Taken"? This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| #TBT: Disney Premieres of the Past Posted: "Cinderella" hits theaters this Friday, so in honor of Disney's latest, this week's #TBT is a look back at some star-studded premieres from the past six decades. From "Sleeping Beauty" to "Freaky Friday," we've rounded up some Disney red carpet throwback moments you won't want to miss. Look out for choice photos of 98 Degrees at the height of their fame, teenaged Anne Hathaway, and a very young Kendall Jenner...  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Tyler Hoechlin Leaving 'Teen Wolf' as Series Regular Posted:  Bad news, "Teen Wolf" fans - Tyler Hoechlin is leaving the MTV show as a series regular.Creator Jeff Davis confirmed the news, first reported by Buzzfeed, at the show's Paleyfest panel last night. "Tyler Hoechlin decided he wanted more time to pursue movies. We talked and creatively agreed that maybe this was a good season to refocus on the teens of 'Teen Wolf,'" Davis told Buzzfeed. But while Hoechlin's Derek won't be a big part of season 5, Davis promised that the character wouldn't be killed off. In fact, he revealed that he and the actor met to discuss possible storylines. "We have not seen the last of Derek Hale," Davis said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted:  2012's "Hotel Transylvania" was the monster mash that turned into a graveyard smash, bringing in nearly $400 million worldwide on a relatively small (for an animated feature, anyway) budget. Thanks to director Genndy Tartakovsky, the film emphasized physical humor and the innate charm of its starry cast (which included Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, David Spade, and Steve Buscemi) over an overtly structured, cloying format. Audiences and animation fans responded wholeheartedly (a remarkable feat, especially considering how many horror-themed animated films were released that year), and, later this year, fans of the franchise will be able to check into "Hotel Transylvania 2." Seeing as we were counted amongst the fans of the first film, we couldn't be more thrilled to bring you exclusive images and a new trailer for the film, along with an interview with Tartakovsky himself.The adorable trailer starts with the monster squad -- Count Dracula (Sandler), The Invisible Man (Spade), Frankenstein's Monster (James) and the Mummy (Keegan-Michael Key, taking over from Cee-Lo Green), as they climb an impossible tower. Once they get to the top of the tower, Dracula promptly throws his young grandchild from the top of the structure -- a half-human child that he assumes will probably turn into a bat before they hit the ground. Only... That doesn't exactly happen. It's a wonderful little teaser that puts you immediately back into the "Hotel Transylvania" world -- full of things that go bump in the night (even if they're falling down the stairs, or in the case of James's monster, running through some cabins on fire). We also got to chat with Tartakovsky, who said he returned to the franchise after delays on a planned "Popeye" film left it open for him to work exclusively on this new movie. Moviefone: We see Dracula throwing a child off of a tower -- is that the half-human child of Johnny (Samberg) and Mavis (Gomez)? Genndy Tartakovsky: That's right. Dracula is a grandfather and his name is Dennis, and Dennis isn't showing any signs of becoming a monster, so Drac takes it upon himself to get the fangs out of him, as we say in the movie. One of the things is teaching him how to fly. It's the old metaphor of throwing somebody into a lake to learn how to swim. So he throws him off of this huge tower to see if he grows wings and becomes a bat. And Mel Brooks plays Dracula's father, right? Can you talk about bringing him into the fold? It's been pretty amazing. For me, I think a big part of my humor is inspired by all of the movies that he's done. So it's a big part of my makeup. He's still super sharp, super funny, very witty. Every time we record him, I sweat the whole session because some people are difficult to direct because they're so established. It's hard to tell them what to do. And he feels it from me so he eggs me on through the process, which is great of course. When he enters the movie, it gets into the next gear. What can you say about Brooks's character? He's an old-school vampire. He has not assimilated at all with the humans. He doesn't know Dracula runs the hotel. He and Dracula have parted ways. So where we pick it up in the movie, Dracula really needs his help because he's the authority on vampires. Drac's got to keep it all a big secret. Another great image from the trailer is what looks like a monster sleepaway camp. It's a vampire camp. It's like an East Coast summer camp, but it's specifically for vampires. It's where Dracula was, too. And I think now that the humans have infested and melded together with the monsters, everybody is coexisting happily, the vampire camp is not what Dracula remembered it to be. It's very safe and very PC, and in the full-length movie there's this joke where they say, "Yeah we're going to teach them how to fly." And it's a little one of those Playskool one-foot-tall towers that the kids jump off with the safety harness with helmets and safety gear. Everything has become much more humanized and safe. Are there any other new monsters you're excited to be bringing out? Well Blob is a big part of the movie; he's a part of the gang. He's pretty funny. The first film had such a great emphasis on physical comedy. Are there any new gags that you're excited about? I think one of the things is seeing all of the monsters, who we haven't seen be monsters, so they're supposed to inspire Dennis to become a monster. So we see them fail in their attempts. And those are some of my favorite parts of the movie -- them attempting to be monsters again, like seeing Steve Buscemi as the werewolf attempting to growl and howl at the moon. And, on the opposite of physical comedy, we have Johnny's parents come out, who we play much more subtle, so they're great contrast to our monsters. Have you announced who will be playing those characters? Not yet. But I think everybody will be very happy. What's going on with "Popeye"? I saw the amazing proof-of-concept stuff you put online last year. Is that going to be your next project? Or are we going to be talking about "Hotel Transylvania 3" in two years? [Laughs] We definitely won't be talking about "Hotel 3," with me at least. "Popeye," at least, we put up a great screening, everybody really liked that sizzle, we got a positive reaction. I was in love with what we were doing, but I think the studio is going through changes and I don't know if they want to make the "Popeye" that I want to make. So they've got to make a decision. Right now, I'm off that project and moving on to the other one that we soft-announced, which is "Can You Imagine?" which is an original idea of my own and a very personal story. It was hard to let "Popeye" go, but that's the business.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 17 Mysterious Mistakes From Your Favorite Thrillers Posted: Thrillers have twists and turns galore. And, as it turns out, they also have some mistakes, too. And while movies love toying with the audience's emotions (and we love them for it!), the real mystery is how filmmakers could overlook these gaffes. In case you missed the mess-ups in your favorite thrillers, like "Die Hard" and "The Departed," here's a gallery to get you up to speed. As usual, all photos are courtesy of MovieMistakes.com.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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