Alfonso Cuarón Won’t Direct ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’

Alfonso Cuarón Won’t Direct ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’
Germain Lussier – /Film

Speaking to a Spanish news agency named EFE (via Digital Spy), Cuarón said the following about the rumor:

[Directing Prisoner of Azkaban] was a very beautiful experience for me. I have a lot of love for that universe and I tremendously admire JK Rowling, but today, for the present, projects based around lots of visual effects don’t attract me. I’m coming out of a five-year process of doing visual effects and now I sort of want to clean my palate of that a little bit.

Considering Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will surely be very effects heavy, that pretty much means Cuarón is…

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‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Will Include Original Cast Members

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Will Include Original Cast Members
Angie Han — /Film

From the beginning, we’ve heard that X-Men: Apocalypse would be all about the First Class cast. But apparently, the filmmakers are still saving some room for the original X-Men.

In a new interview, writer Simon Kinberg confirmed that the classic cast would “certainly” be involved, albeit in supporting roles. Previously, only Hugh Jackman was expected to return.

Kinberg gave an unambiguous answer when The Daily Beast asked him about the cast of X-Men: Apocalypse. “It will focus primarily on the First Class cast, but it will certainly have some of the original cast involved, too,” he…

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Edgar Wright Tweeted Then Deleted a Photo Responding to the ‘Ant-Man’ Firing

Edgar Wright Tweeted Then Deleted a Photo Responding to the ‘Ant-Man’ Firing
Sean O’Connell — Cinema Blend

Edgar Wright and Marvel are in that awkward, post-break-up stage, when it’s a good idea to stay off of social media because you can’t trust what you might possibly say about the other party. Wright is a dedicated Tweeter, and savvy fans (as well as Marvel die-hards) have been paying close attention to his feed to see if he’d have an official statement regarding the split with Marvel Studios over Ant-Man. Well, it happened on Sunday night … but it very quickly disappeared.

The Buster Keaton image shared above is the pic that Edgar Wright Tweeted with the description…

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Edgar Wright Leaves ‘Ant-Man’

Edgar Wright Leaves ‘Ant-Man’
Angie Han — /Film

Ant-Man is getting new director. Edgar Wright has just dropped out of the Marvel movie, owing to “differences in their vision of the film.” Paul Rudd is still leading the cast of the superhero film, which also stars Michael Douglas and Evangeline Lilly. More details after the jump.

The unfortunate news was released in a press release today:

Marvel and Edgar Wright jointly announced today that the studio and director have parted ways on ANT-MAN due to differences in their vision of the film. The decision to move on is amicable and does not impact the release date on July 17, 2015. A new…

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‘Lucy’ Moved to July 25

‘Lucy’ Moved to July 25
Amber Ray — Entertainment Weekly

Fans of Scarlett Johansson in butt-kicking mode have less time to wait before she tears up the big screen again.

Lucy, the actress’ new thriller directed by Luc Besson, has been bumped up two weeks. The Universal film will now hit theaters July 25, after it was originally slated for an Aug. 8 debut.

FYI. Looking forward to this one and hope the move to doesn’t confuse people. But I doubt it was on most calendars (other than mine) that far out anyway.

‘X-Men’ Makes $90 Million Domestic Opening Weekend

‘X-Men’ Makes $90 Million Domestic Opening Weekend
The Playlist

In order to convey that the X-Men are smaller, less-known characters in the Marvel Universe compared to The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man, director Bryan Singer has been given to describe the “X-Men” of late as the “bastard stepchild of the comic-book universe.” And while the X-Men are far from underground or on the fringes, perhaps Singer’s comments do have a tiny bit of merit. While his latest X-picture, “X-Men: Days Of Future Past,” did open to $90.7 million this weekend, that’s far below the forecasted $100+ million the soaring reviews helped project; the film did fall below the…

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‘Lego Movie’ Spinoff ‘Ninjago’ Set for Sept. 23, 2016

‘Lego Movie’ Spinoff ‘Ninjago’ Set for Sept. 23, 2016
Amber Ray — Entertainment Weekly

Warner Bros. Pictures is putting together the pieces for the next installment in the Lego franchise.

Ninjago, a spinoff of the hit The Lego Movie, has been given a Sept. 23, 2016 release date. Warner Bros.previously announced that The Lego Movie 2 will hit theaters May 26, 2017.

The animated 3-D action-adventure is inspired by the popular ninja line of Lego building sets and minifigures. The characters previously starred in Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, an animated series on Cartoon Network, and the first Lego film.

Well, I reckon my 7 year old son will be excited about this. And in…

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‘Godzilla’ Director Gareth Edwards To Helm a ‘Star Wars’ Spinnoff Film

‘Godzilla’ Director Gareth Edwards To Helm a ‘Star Wars’ Spinnoff Film
Kevin Jagernauth — The Playlist

The career of Gareth Edwards is one that would make a film school student envious. His first film, “Monsters,” was a labor of love, made on a shoestring budget, with the VFX largely done a laptop. The result? A solid indie highlighting a director with a real sense of mood and craft. That effort found him leveraged into the blockbuster “Godzilla,” and no matter what you thought of it, the movie was a huge smash, opening last weekend over $90 million at the box office. So what does Edwards do next? He’s doing to Disneyland. Kinda.

THR reports that he’ll direct one of the upcoming “Star Wars”…

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‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Title And Logo Revealed

‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Title And Logo Revealed
Peter Sciretta — /Film

Warner Bros has officially announced that Zack Snyder’s Batman vs. Superman movie will be titled Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice. The Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice title is obviously playing upon the announced Justice League follow-up. Principal photography starts today in Detroit, MI.

I really hate they are going for a V instead of “Vs.” and also the “Dawn of Justice” subtitle makes it feel like how Marvel Studios titled Captain America: The First Avenger to get people to see the film, billing it as the prequel to the big superhero team-up. But did they really have to do that kind…

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Blu-rays of Unadulterated Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy? YES, PLEASE!

Blu-rays of Unadulterated Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy? YES, PLEASE!
Linda Ge — Bleeding Cool

Here’s a kind of convoluted rumor for you to chew on as we continue to wait for no news about Star Wars: Episode VII. According to an interesting e-mail we’ve intercepted, and which purports to come from within Disney’s marketing department,  the studio are planning to re-release A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi on DVD/Blu-Ray/On Demand in their original form, without all the things George Lucas changed for the “Special Edition” releases back in 2004.

I want this so very, very badly. I will buy in a hearbeat. And yet, Devin Faraci over at Badass Digest brings me…

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