‘House of Cards’ Season 2 Probably the Last

‘House of Cards’ Season 2 Probably the Last
Kevin Jagernauth - The Playlist

Good news for those who think current TV shows stay on far past their welcome, or bad news for those who think “House Of Cards” still has yet to hit its peak, but, according to one person close to the series, the currently in production second season could very well be its last.

The surprising comments came from producer Rick Cleveland, speaking at the Vancouver International Film Festival last week. “ ‘House of Cards’ is only going to go a second season and I think that’s it,” he said. “Kevin Spacey likes to do movies and Robin Wright likes to do movies.” It’s certainly a surprising…

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Legendary Author Tom Clancy Passes Away at 66

Legendary Author Tom Clancy Passes Away at 66

Clancy penned such hits that made it to the big screen as The Hunt for Red OctoberPatriot GamesClear and Present Danger, and The Sum of All Fears, along with many other books that have not yet made it to the big screen, and some that are coming up. In fact when you think of a military thriller book, Clancy is the first name on everyone’s tongues.

There are very few details at this point in time, but we do know that he died in a hospital in Baltimore last night. He was 66 years old. But the details aren’t important. Clancy will be missed. His work will of course live on. In fact, a fifth…

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‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ To Be Delayed.

‘The Wolf Of Wall Street’ To Be Delayed.
Germain Lussier - /Film

Nothing is official yet, but multiple outlets are reporting Martin Scorsese‘s upcoming film The Wolf of Wall Street is highly unlikely to hit its November 15, 2013 release date.

The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matthew McConaughey, Jonah Hill, Kyle Chandler and Jean Dujardin, and rumor has it Scorsese recently turned in a near-three hour cut and needs to slim it down closer to two. That’ll take some time, and that time will likely mean the film misses the 2013 Oscar race.

Yikes. A three hour cut? Yikes. Well, I guess Scorsese thinks he’s got a story worth telling there or something, but…

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Gwyneth Paltrow Says She’s Probably Not In ‘Avengers 2’

Gwyneth Paltrow Says She’s Probably Not In ‘Avengers 2’

Well, this is kind of a bummer, but she says she has not received the phone call about appearing in the second Avengers film. But you’ve gotta figure an ensemble film like that is pretty crowded and it’s hard to focus on the various characters. As it was, she barely had a bit part in the first film. As much as it pains me to say it, because I like Pepper Potts as a character, if the film works better without her due to the ensemble nature and needing to focus in on some other character as much as possible, then I guess that’s okay.

Can a Movie Reboot Save Stargate?

Can a Movie Reboot Save Stargate?
Darren - Gateworld.net

I think the feature film reboot could be a very, very good thing for Stargate.  It’s not the version of Stargate that I want the most right now, but it’s the version that has the best chance of bringing the franchise back to life.

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A rebooted film trilogy, helmed by established names and given a significant budget, would be a huge injection of life into Stargate‘s dying embers.  It won’t be the same as SG-1Atlantis, or SGU, no.  But it will be Stargate, and it will bring millions of new people into the broader world of our fandom.

That way, in 10 years, we’ll be watching…

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Disney to Ruin ‘The Little Mermaid’ With “Second Screen” Experience

Disney to Ruin ‘The Little Mermaid’ With “Second Screen” Experience
Russ Fischer - /Film

But Disney is on board with the idea of the second screen nonsense, and is promoting a presentation of The Little Mermaid. Viewers can download an app for use on phones and tablets, through which they can “interact” with the movie and “become part of the experience.” Watch a trailer for this second screen indoctrination tool for young children, below.

Civilization is over. The world is ending.

Second screen experience… I ask you… 

Roberto Orci Is Sick of the Fan Criticism

Roberto Orci Is Sick of the Fan Criticism
Angie Han - /Film

Despite a robust Rotten Tomatoes score of 87%, Star Trek Into Darkness found quite a few detractors when it hit screens. Worse, many of them were longtime Star Trek fans who hated it enough to rank it the worst Star Trek movie of all time in a poll at a recent convention.

That negative reaction got Trek lover Joseph Dickerson thinking, and he penned a long essay calling the franchise “broken” and offering ideas on how to fix it. Where things got really interesting, though, was when Star Trek Into Darkness writer Roberto Orci personally got involved in the comments suggestion. Eventually, he…

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Paul Greengrass Says No Bourne In His Future

Paul Greengrass Says No Bourne In His Future
Drew Taylor - The Playlist

Well, that was quick: just days after rumors circulated that director Paul Greengrass (who helmed the critically acclaimed blockbuster ‘Bourne’ installments “The Bourne Supremacy” and “Bourne Ultimatum”) and original series star Matt Damon (who starred in the first three movies) were being courted by Universal for a return to the franchise, the director definitively shoots down the rumors. “It’s a figment of someone’s imagination,” the director told Empire. At least Jeremy Renner can breathe easier.

When Empire asked Greengrass about the rumors of his return he said, “I’ve absolutely no…

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Alright, fine, I have something to say about the Miley VMA Thing

Alright, fine, I have something to say about the Miley VMA Thing

In fact, I could really boil my thoughts on this whole thing down to one word: debauched. Miley has been on a quest for a while to shed her Disney girl image and let’s just say that she has succeeded. What I don’t understand is why would you want to be remembered as the disgusting and perverted girl? Well, in case anyone did before, I don’t think anyone now will every look at her is a good clean girl again.

And Miley has something to say about it. She says:

Madonna’s done it. Britney’s done it. Every VMA performance, that’s what you’re looking for; you’re wanting to make history,

Yeah,…

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‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Film to Be Made

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Film to Be Made
Lynette Rice - Entertainment Weekly

The search is over: Dakota Johnson (Ben and Kate, The Social Network) will play Anastasia Steele and Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy) will take over the high-profile role of Christian Grey in the film adaptation of Fifty Shades Of Grey.

Author E.L. James tweeted the news this morning. The movie will be released on Aug. 1, 2014.

No clear candidates for the high-profile roles had emerged since Focus Features and Universal paid $5 million in March 2012 for movie rights to the best-selling trilogy — but there were lots of rumors. Earlier this year, Emma Watson’s name hit the mill for…

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