Alan Taylor has officially claimed the iron throne. The “Game of Thrones” director, whose big-budget Marvelproject “Thor: The Dark World” opens this fall (the footage we saw at D23 was officially “quite good”), has been named the director of the next “Terminator” film from Annapurna Pictures and Paramount. The next entry in the time traveling cyborgs franchise is scheduled to be released in the summer of 2015, along with every other huge movie ever.

Yeah, here’s the thing though:

The new “Terminator” feature, which doesn’t have a name or even a subtitle yet, is being written by James…

Digital Spy caught up with the filmmaker while the director was promoting “White House Down” in England, and he said, “It changes every month. I sometimes say ‘No, Will Smith will not be in it,’ because he didn’t want to do it before but now we have a meeting planned where we want to talk about it again.” Sounds like Smith, after the critical and financial drubbing he got on this summer’s “After Earth,” is looking for another surefire hit, and a sequel to “Independence Day” would definitely deliver in that department.

Oh yes, that’s the reason we want filmmakers and actors to make their…

I hope you aren’t afraid of the dark this weekend, because Riddick isn’t. In fact, though never very well explained, he can see in the dark or something. And this 3rd installment in the Riddick-verse is coming out this weekend and will be available for you to see! So let’s dive in.

New This Weekend

Riddick — R

I can’t say I was all that impressed with the first two films in this franchise, having finally watched them this past week. In fact I would I would say Pitch Black was downright painful. The Chronicles of Riddick was somewhat better, although strangely and altogether different…

Agents of SHIELD is one of the more exciting things to come to television in a while, and I am greatly looking forward to it. Of course, as such, I’m eating up everything they put out — and sharing it with you all because that’s the way I am.

And apparently Agent Coulson thinks his team is good enough that he’s willing to give up having over 100 men at his disposal.

Check it out.

It’s going to be an intense film, that’s for sure. At least according to this trialer. Frankly I have no idea where exactly this film can go with this plot and how long it can maintain the intensity. Can we really spend two hours with Sandra Bullock floating around helplessly in space? We’ll see soon enough because this film will come out on October 4th. I think it might be good but it has some hurdles to overcome for sure.

But with a new superhero comes a new female lead. By now everyone knows Ben Affleckwill be playing Batman in the film, and the latest reports suggest the director is looking for a strong female love interest for the Caped Crusader.

Latino Review got their hands on a casting breakdown that’s circulating at the talent agencies, which they describe as follows:

They’re looking for someone in their late 20s and are open to all ethnicities…. They’re being very specific and looking for an actress who is both tall and possesses physicality.

This cannot end well… 

I don’t think I’m really all that interested in this film, but it does have Ben Affleck in it, and I’ve liked him in what I’ve seen him in. On the other hand, he did just agree to be Batman in a film I’m pretty sure I’m going to hate. And I’m pretty sure he’s the wrong choice to play Batman. But that’s neither here nor there. This film doesn’t look awesome, but who knows, maybe it will be okay.

I may have long outgrown the need to watch Sesame Street or whatever, but I’m not going to deny that this was fun. The kid in me laughed out loud. It’s been years since I’ve seen Cookie Monster and this was just fun.

Have a look.

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…