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January was a tough month for Sam Raimi with Sony deciding to go a different way with Spider-Man 4 and rebooting the franchise without him. Speculation was that Raimi’s next directing project might be World of Warcraft, but according to IESB, sources close to Raimi say that he is ready …

James Cameron’s “Avatar” topped the domestic boxoffice for the seventh time, ringing up an estimated $30 million while pushing its cumulative boxoffice to within shouting distance of yet another record. The film is expected to take the all-time top spot from “Titanic” by mid-week. The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures …

What do you get when you cross the guys who wrote Forgetting Sarah Marshall, a co-creator of Flight of the Conchords and… Muppets?  The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made (working title). According to New York Magazine’s Vulture blog, James Bobin (Flight of the Conchords) is apparently the favorite to sit …

The boys of “The Big Bang Theory” get a surprise when Stan Lee visits their favorite comic book shop on an upcoming episode. Stan Lee, who created most of the best known Marvel characters, will play himself. Meanwhile over on “Bones,” Robert Englund, best know as Freddie Krueger, will appear …

“Jackie Chan in Shinjuku Incident” – opening nationwide in select U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Honolulu, Houston and Seattle on Feb. 5 – brings together two of Hong Kong’s biggest box office draws: international star Jackie Chan and acclaimed director Derek Yee. Despite having acted …

Nicholas Hoult, star of the BBC series Skins, will be playing Nux in the 4th Mad Max film Fury Road. Although little is known about his character, it has been revealed that his name is Nux. Hoult will star alongside Tom Hardy (Star Trek: Nemesis) who will be taking over …

Atari and Syfy partnered to promote the highly anticipated massively multiplayer online game (MMO), Star Trek Online, releasing for the PC on February 2, 2010. This exciting initiative explores uncharted territory, empowering Syfy.com to build a one-stop “hub” for Star Trek Online, where fans and gamers alike will be able …

To 3D or not to 3D…that seems to be the big question for studios following the blinding success of James Cameron’s Avatar. Rumors persisted for weeks about Clash of the Titans getting the 3D treatment.  Will it? Won’t it? The film starring Sam Worthington and directed by Louis Leterrier was …

Iron Man 2 rockets into theaters this spring after the fan-favorite Super Hero took the world by storm with his big screen debut two years ago. In 2010, Hasbro recreates the exhilarating action from the most anticipated Super Hero film of the year with its explosive Iron Man 2 toy line. At …

Organizers of the 63rd Annual Festival de Cannes named Tim Burton to preside over the the festival’s nine member jury in May. “After spending my early life watching triple features and 48-hour horror movie marathons, I’m finally ready for this,” said Burton “When you think of Cannes, you think of …