Adam Driver is ready to travel to a galaxy far, far, away.

Sources tell Variety that while no deal is done yet, the “Girls” actor is close to signing on to play the villain in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: Episode VII.” Exact details are unknown, but the character is said to be in the vein of iconic “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader.

Driver, 30, is the first cast member to be revealed for Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm’s highly-anticipated “Star Wars” installment, which will open in theaters on Dec. 18, 2015.

So, kind of rumor-y, and unconfirmed, but they seem pretty sure of themselves. I…

I have two little quibbles with the new full length trailer. First, what’s the deal with the apparent raining of fire? Secondly, the purpose of the ark was not to “protect” the innocent. The purpose of the ark was to save God’s people — the remnant he had chosen. But these are the exact sorts of things I’m expecting this film to get wrong, and if those are the only things I would have to quibble with after I see this film I will be pleasantly surprised.

It is interesting to see Hollywood tackling anything like this right now. Biblical films used to be a big thing many years ago but that has…

One of the biggest box office surprises of 2013 had to be Rawson Marshall Thurber‘s We’re The Millers. Made for just under $40 million, the comedy grossed $150 million in the U.S. and $270 million worldwide. That’s a huge number, so it’s no surprise a sequel is in the works. Stars Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Will Poulter and Emma Roberts are all expected to come back, but no deals are set, and New Line has hired Adam Sztykiel to write the sequel. Sztykiel wrote Due Date and Maid of Honor. Marshall Thurber is also expected to return to direct. No release date has been set.

This is why…

You know, I think we may actually have the technology to do Godzilla right this time around. So far, there has been no snickering or cheesiness in anything I’ve seen promoting this film yet. And even though I can’t say I care very much for the Godzilla story, I reckon I’ll just have to see this film. I think this is the sort of reboot that could do very well.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, Juliette Binoche and Sally Hawkins are the stars and the film makes its debut on May 16^th.

I’ve been watching some of the original Muppet movies lately trying to get caught up and recapture my feel for what the Muppets are/were and what they are supposed to be. Some of those movies are pretty good, and some of them are downright awful. But one thing is for sure, you cannot underestimate the power of nostalgia. And these new Muppet films are sure to bring that. In addition this newest installment certainly looks pretty fun, so why not, right?

The film arrives on March the 21st, so watch the trailer and get ready for it.

This new Spider-Man series continues to look to my eyes and artistic sensibilities like cheep, and quite cheesy knock off of the potential locked up in the Spider-Man franchise. The jokes are innapropriately timed, the villain looks completely stupid, Andrew Garfield continues to be a very poor Peter Parker/Spider-Man, and in general I see no reason why I will like this second installment any better than the first.

The only redeeming quality is Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy. But I don’t think even she can save this film just like she couldn’t the last time either.

Don’t hate me guys, I know I’m…

I had this in my saved items to post to MovieByte at some point but never got around to it. Then one of our fans on Facebook reminded me of it so I moved it to the top of the queue after watching it again. Even though it’s a couple weeks old it’s definitely worth checking out for some more information, some cast interviews, and some behind the scenes looks at our next upcoming Marvel film.

I’m really liking the look of this one.

Warner Bros. has set a release date for The Lego Movie sequel as it continues to perform well at the box office.

The yet-to-be-titled Lego Movie follow-up will hit theaters May 26, 2017.

The words “perform well” are just a bit of an understatement at this point - the first one has grossed a worldwide total of $275.7 million so far. In case you weren’t keeping count, that’s more than four times its production budget of only $60 million.

If you listen to Episode 79 of The MovieByte Podcast, you can hear TJ, Joe, and me all rave about how much we all loved this movie…and you can also hear…

According to Deadline.com, a sequel to the 1996 Warner Bros. film Space Jam is in the works, with Lebron James set to star. 

Another Space Jam film? Why not? The first film, which broke ground for Warner Bros and starred then-Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan and a slew of other top NBA players, ended up grossing $230M worldwide for the studio.

Charlie Ebersol, who already has a good relationship with the NFL through his NFL Characters Unite series on USA Network, is about ready to do the same with the NBA. He has been brought on to the produce the picture through his production company,…