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NBC continues its attempt to rise from last place with its first series from Jerry Bruckheimer, the action-procedural “Chase.” “Chase” is described by the network as “a fast-paced drama that drops viewers smack into the middle of a game of cat-and-mouse as a team of U.S. marshals hunts down America’s …

Anthony Hopkins is going from playing the Norse God Odin in Thor to an evil sorcerer in Chuck Russell’s (The Scorpion King) latest film, Arabian Nights, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. Hopkins will be working with Liam Hemsworth on Arabian Nights, after working with Liam’s brother Chris, …

With Seth Grahame-Smith’s book, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a new sub-genre of horror/parody novels was born. With Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Grahame-Smith upped the ante by bringing in historical figures into the fray.  David O. Russell is now in the directors chair to bring Pride to the big screen …

Dynamite Entertainment, under license from King Features syndicate, returns The Phantom to comic books this August with Alex Ross at the creative helm, Scott Beatty scripting and Eduardo Ferigato on art in the ongoing series.  With orders taken for THE LAST PHANTOM series deadline May 24th, now is the time for …

Marvel Studios’ summer-launching comics action film “Iron Man 2” easily opened atop domestic rankings with an estimated $133.6 million in weekend box office. Unlike many recent movies, Iron Man dominated the box office without relying on the more expensive ticket price that 3D features have relied on. The twelve estimated top …

Columbia Pictures has set May 25, 2012 as the release date for Men in Black 3, with director Barry Sonnenfeld to shoot the film in 3D, according to Deadline. Smith has signed his deal to star in the film with the studio, and deals are in negotiations for both Tommy …

Twentieth Century Fox has announced that the prequel for the Planet of the Apes films, tentatively titled Rise of the Apes, has a release date set for June 24, 2011.In the official press release, Fox announced that the film will be using CG apes created by Peter Jackson’s Oscar winning …

Captain America now has two villains to fight in the Joe Johnston’s  First Avenger: Captain America, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog.  Hugo Weaving finally signed on the dotted line earlier this week to portray Cap’s arch nemesis the Red Skull after months of negotiations.  Now comes word …

The Hollywood Reporter unveiled details of the Steven Spielberg -J.J. Abrams project, known as “Super 8.” The moviemaking heavyweights began collaborating on the hush-hush project a year ago. Abrams has written the original script and will direct the film this fall for a summer 2011 release through Paramount, where Abrams’ …

The legendary first-person shooter Medal of Honor is ready for another tour of duty. The highly-anticipated modern shooter will launch on October 12, 2010 in North America (Oct. 15 in EU). The ship date will be announced at 6am PST/9am EST today via an emotionally charged trailer entitled “Leave A Message”. …