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• The Batman Director Matt Reeves Has Total Creative Control?

  28-02-2017 23:35
  
  A new rumor claims Warner Bros. had to give director Matt Reeves total creative control over The Batman to get him to sign on.
  
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• The 'Lego Movie' Sequel Is Going to Be a Giant Space Musical

  28-02-2017 22:41 via movies.com
  
  In case you haven't noticed, animated musicals are a hot thing right now. Ever since Frozen proved audiences were still hankering for a good old fashioned animated musical in a huge way, we've seen an influx of musicals -- from Moana to Sing to Trolls, and in live action with La La Land and even the upcoming adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.  Now the Lego Movie wants in on some of that musical love. In an interview with Lego Batman Movie director Chris McKay, he mentioned that the sequel
  
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• J.K. Rowling Teases Fantastic Beasts 2 Script

  28-02-2017 22:38
  
  J.K. Rowling is currently hard at work writing the screenplay for Fantastic Beasts 2, the first of four sequel to the Harry Potter spin-off.
  
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• Spark: A Space Tail Trailer Gets Into Some Serious Monkey Business

  28-02-2017 21:23
  
  A teenager wishing for more out of his life embarks on the adventure of a lifetime in the first trailer for Spark: A Space Tail.
  
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• Trolls 2 Gets 2020 Release Date, First Poster Arrives

  28-02-2017 21:02
  
  Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake will return for the DreamWorks Animation sequel Trolls 2 in 2020.
  
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• Belko Experiment Red Band Clip Shows a Bloody Office Massacre

  28-02-2017 20:40
  
  Sean Gunn tries to convince himself that the insanity unfolding around him is all in his head in a gory sneak peek at The Belko Experiment.
  
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• The Director of 'The Host' Wants You to Meet His New Giant Creature In First 'Okja' Trailer

  28-02-2017 20:26 via movies.com
  
  When Netflix first started pursuing producing its own original movies and TV shows, the industry raised its eyebrows, curious. There wasn't really a model for their method yet. The closest comparison was the subscriber-based HBO, but even then their original movies are usually small scale, modestly budgeted dramas. When Netflix paid $12 million for Beasts of No Nation, eyebrows raised even further. But that was two years ago. Netflix is spending more and more on its original productions these da
  
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• Unaltered Original Star Wars Trilogy Is Not Coming to Blu-ray

  28-02-2017 20:03
  
  New reports indicate that the original uncut version of A New Hope will not be re-released prior to the premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
  
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• Godzilla 2 Gets Vera Farmiga as Millie Bobby Brown's Mom

  28-02-2017 19:01
  
  Bates Motel star Vera Farmiga has joined the cast of Godzilla 2 alongside Millie Bobby Brown and Kyle Chandler.
  
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• Will Logan Be the First Big Box Office Blockbuster of 2017?

  28-02-2017 18:43
  
  The critically-acclaimed thriller Get Out goes up against Logan, The Shack and Before I Fall at the box office this weekend.
  
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• Small-Screen Buzz: Marvel's New 'X-Men' Show Lands Former Vampire as Hero

  28-02-2017 18:17 via movies.com
  
  It's pilot season in Hollywood, which means a slew of new television shows are casting their pilot episodes in hopes of landing series orders from broadcast and cable networks. Lately we've been hearing about Fox's plans for an X-Men related show about a family who discover their children are mutants and then must go on the run from threatening governmental authorities. Fox ordered a pilot episode last month and casting has begun, with Blair Redford and Jamie Chung confirmed. Now Stephen Moyer (
  
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• Oscar-Winning 'Fences' Comes Home; Plus This Week's New Digital HD and VOD Releases

  28-02-2017 18:17 via movies.com
  
  Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical Allied (romantic drama-thriller; Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris; available now on cable MOD as well as 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD; rated R) Rules Don’t Apply (drama; Warren Beatty, Annette Bening; rate
  
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• Movie News: Vera Farmiga Joins 'Godzilla' Sequel; 'Gotham City Sirens' Villain Rumored

  28-02-2017 16:13 via movies.com
  
  Godzilla: King of the Monsters: Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring 2, above) has joined the cast of Godzilla: King of the Monsters. She will portray the mother of a young character to be played by Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things); Kyle Chandler is already set to costar as the girl's father. Michael Daugherty (Krampus) will direct the sequel, which is slated to open on March 22, 2019. [Variety]   pic.twitter.com/sfkjNeSIHW — David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) February 27, 2017 Gotham City Sire
  
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• 9. The Great Wall - $3.5M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  In this action-fantasy epic set in 11th century China, two mercenaries from the West (Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal) are captured by a military organization that are headquartered in a fortress on the Great Wall. In time, the duo get caught up in a battle between the Chinese warriors and a supernatural menace that the Great Wall was built to repel. Jing Tian, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, Willem Dafoe, and Eddie Peng co-star. Directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), this collaboration wit
  
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• 9. La La Land - $4.59M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and aspiring jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind romance as they both pursue their dreams in Los Angeles. However, their blossoming relationship is challenged when their careers pull them in different directions. Damien Chazelle (Damien Chazelle) wrote and directed this musical love story, which co-stars John Legend, J.K. Simmons, and Rosemarie DeWitt. ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi
  
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• 9. Fifty Shades Darker - $3.5M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  This sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey adapts the second installment in E.L. James' best-selling trilogy of novels, which chronicle the torrid love affair between the demure Anatasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) and possessive businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). This time around, Steele and Grey's attempts to build a more trusting relationship are threatened by several of his past lovers.James Foley directed this erotic drama, which co-stars Kim Basinger, Rita Ora, Eric Johnson, Bella Heathcote,
  
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• 8. The Great Wall - $3.5M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  In this action-fantasy epic set in 11th century China, two mercenaries from the West (Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal) are captured by a military organization that are headquartered in a fortress on the Great Wall. In time, the duo get caught up in a battle between the Chinese warriors and a supernatural menace that the Great Wall was built to repel. Jing Tian, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, Willem Dafoe, and Eddie Peng co-star. Directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), this collaboration wit
  
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• 8. Fifty Shades Darker - $3.5M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  This sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey adapts the second installment in E.L. James' best-selling trilogy of novels, which chronicle the torrid love affair between the demure Anatasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) and possessive businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). This time around, Steele and Grey's attempts to build a more trusting relationship are threatened by several of his past lovers.James Foley directed this erotic drama, which co-stars Kim Basinger, Rita Ora, Eric Johnson, Bella Heathcote,
  
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• 8. A Dog's Purpose - $5.71M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Lasse Hallström (Lasse Hallström) directed this adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by W. Bruce Cameron, which follows a dog (voiced by Josh Gad) as he is reincarnated as different breeds belonging to various owners. Over the course of multiple lifetimes, the canine's existence intersects with that of a young boy who rescued him in 1962. Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Britt Robertson, KJ Apa, and Juliet Rylance star. ~ Jack Rodgers, Rovi
  
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• 7. Split - $7.16M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  An outing takes a sinister turn for three teenage friends (Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson, and Jessica Sula) when they are kidnapped by a ruthless stranger (James McAvoy) and imprisoned in his basement. They soon learn that their captor has multiple-personality disorder, forcing them to plot their escape without ever knowing which of his 23 personas -- young or old, male or female, benign or monstrous -- they will confront on the way out. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. ~ Viole
  
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• 7. Hidden Figures - $3.83M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Three female African-American mathematicians (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia L. Spencer, and Janelle Monae) provide crucial calculations for NASA's space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers. Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons co-star in this adaptation of the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly. Directed by Theodore Melfi. ~ Jack Rodgers, Rovi
  
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• 6. John Wick: Chapter 2 - $4.73M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is once again called out of retirement, this time by a former colleague (Riccardo Scamarcio) who wants him to repay a debt by killing an Italian crime lord (Claudia Gerini). But when the attempted assassination goes awry, Wick finds himself hunted by an international cabal of killers, and his only hope for survival might be a shadowy figure known as the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne). Director Chad Stahelski and screenwriter Derek Kolstad return for th
  
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• 6. Hidden Figures - $7.22M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Three female African-American mathematicians (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia L. Spencer, and Janelle Monae) provide crucial calculations for NASA's space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers. Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons co-star in this adaptation of the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly. Directed by Theodore Melfi. ~ Jack Rodgers, Rovi
  
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• 5. Fist Fight - $12.2M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  On the last day of the year, mild-mannered high school English teacher Andy Campbell (Day) is trying his best to keep it together amidst senior pranks, a dysfunctional administration and budget cuts that put jobs on the line.But things go from bad to worse when he accidentally crosses his much tougher and deeply feared colleague, Ron Strickland (Ice Cube), who challenges Campbell to an old-fashioned throw down after school.News of the fight spreads like wildfire and ends up becoming the very thi
  
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• 5. Before I Fall - $4.95M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  A popular, selfish high schooler (Zoey Deutch) keeps reliving the same day over and over again, which ends with her and her friends getting into a fatal car accident. In time, she must learn how to prevent the accident while becoming a better, kinder person to those around her. Halston Sage, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Elena Kampouris, and Jennifer Beals co-star. Directed by Ry Russo-Young, this drama was based on the YA novel of the same name by Lauren Oliver. ~ Jack Rodgers, Rovi
  
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• 4. The LEGO Batman Movie - $11.65M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Batman (voice of Will Arnett) defends Gotham City from criminals and supervillains while bonding with a young orphan (Michael Cera) he accidentally adopted -- who, of course, eventually becomes his sidekick Robin. This spin-off of Michael Cera also features the voices of Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as the Joker, and Ralph Fiennes as Batman's loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth. Directed by Chris McKay (Chris McKay). ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi
  
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• 4. John Wick: Chapter 2 - $16.22M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Legendary hitman John Wick (Keanu Reeves) is once again called out of retirement, this time by a former colleague (Riccardo Scamarcio) who wants him to repay a debt by killing an Italian crime lord (Claudia Gerini). But when the attempted assassination goes awry, Wick finds himself hunted by an international cabal of killers, and his only hope for survival might be a shadowy figure known as the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne). Director Chad Stahelski and screenwriter Derek Kolstad return for th
  
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• 3. The Shack - $16.1M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  After a loving father (Sam Worthington) endures a family tragedy that rocks him to his core, he receives a mysterious invitation to "The Shack," a decrepit shelter where an unimaginable horror once took place. But, much to his surprise, his visit prompts a divine intervention from a series of strangers (Octavia Spencer, Graham Greene, Avraham Aviv Alush, and Sumire Matsubara), and the group soon lead him on a theological inquiry in the hope of getting him unstuck from his grief by reminding him
  
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• 3. The Great Wall - $18.47M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  In this action-fantasy epic set in 11th century China, two mercenaries from the West (Matt Damon and Pedro Pascal) are captured by a military organization that are headquartered in a fortress on the Great Wall. In time, the duo get caught up in a battle between the Chinese warriors and a supernatural menace that the Great Wall was built to repel. Jing Tian, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, Willem Dafoe, and Eddie Peng co-star. Directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), this collaboration wit
  
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• 2. Get Out - $26.1M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  A young African-American photographer (Daniel Kaluuya) is nervous at the thought of meeting his white girlfriend's parents (Catherine Keener and Bradley Whitford) for the first time during a trip to the latter's country estate. However, his anxiety soon turns into outright terror when he discovers that the family's seemingly idyllic community is hiding a sinister conspiracy, one that involves the disappearance of several black people in the area. Jordan Peele, one half of the comedic duo Key &am
  
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• 2. Fifty Shades Darker - $20.28M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  This sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey adapts the second installment in E.L. James' best-selling trilogy of novels, which chronicle the torrid love affair between the demure Anatasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) and possessive businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). This time around, Steele and Grey's attempts to build a more trusting relationship are threatened by several of his past lovers.James Foley directed this erotic drama, which co-stars Kim Basinger, Rita Ora, Eric Johnson, Bella Heathcote,
  
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• 10. La La Land - $2.98M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and aspiring jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind romance as they both pursue their dreams in Los Angeles. However, their blossoming relationship is challenged when their careers pull them in different directions. Damien Chazelle (Damien Chazelle) wrote and directed this musical love story, which co-stars John Legend, J.K. Simmons, and Rosemarie DeWitt. ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi
  
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• 10. A Cure for Wellness - $4.36M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps.He soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem.When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure.From Gore Verbinski, the visionary director of THE RING, com
  
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• 1. The LEGO Batman Movie - $32.66M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  Batman (voice of Will Arnett) defends Gotham City from criminals and supervillains while bonding with a young orphan (Michael Cera) he accidentally adopted -- who, of course, eventually becomes his sidekick Robin. This spin-off of Michael Cera also features the voices of Rosario Dawson as Batgirl, Zach Galifianakis as the Joker, and Ralph Fiennes as Batman's loyal butler Alfred Pennyworth. Directed by Chris McKay (Chris McKay). ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi
  
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• 1. Logan - $85.3M

  28-02-2017 09:00
  
  In a hideout near the U.S./Mexico border, an aging Logan (Hugh Jackman) cares for the ailing Professor X (Patrick Stewart). However, their sheltered existence comes to a sudden end when a young mutant girl (Dafne Keen) arrives and needs their help to stay safe. James Mangold directed this film, the third Wolverine-based spin-off of the X-Men franchise. ~ Daniel Gelb, Rovi
  
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• Today in Movie Culture: The Evolution of Emma Stone, Crocodile Dundee vs. Predator and More

  28-02-2017 02:42 via movies.com
  
  Here are a bunch of little bites to satisfy your hunger for movie culture:   Actress in the Spotlight: Celebrate the Best Actress win by Emma Stone by watching Burger Fiction's career-spanning look at the La La Land star:  Plot Song of the Day: Did you know Will Smith had a song during the end credits of Moonlight decribing the movie? See below and also check out Demi Adejuyigbe's fake Will Smith plot songs for Arrival and Hacksaw Ridge.  does anybody
  
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• Watch: New Trailers for 'Kong: Skull Island,' 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' and 'Cars 3'

  28-02-2017 00:59 via movies.com
  
  Get ready for some giant apes, an aging race car and your favorite gang of intergalactic misfits in today's roundup of new trailers and teasers:   Kong: Skull IslandWhen it comes out: March 10 Who is in it: Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Toby Kebbell, Corey Hawkins What it's about: King Kong is back for another reboot, this time in the same universe as the recent Godzilla remake. Kong: Skull Island takes place earlier -- 197
  
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