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James Cameron’s latest epic, Avatar, was screened in London recently and early reviews have leaked online, generating positive buzz for the much-hyped film.
The movie is, as of this posting, at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the only negative review at the moment from the Guardian, which called it “baggy, longwinded and, for all the light-speed [...]

Recently, Disney released two new promotional images for Tron Legacy, the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi film.  One photo features a glimpse at Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn, the son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), as well as Olivia Wilde.  Both characters wear the updated, but familiar light suits.  The other picture is a poster [...]

Josh Brolin has been cast in the next installment of the Men in Black series, but reports challenge whether or not he will be replacing Tommy Lee Jones as Agent K.  According to the Los Angeles Times, Brolin could either be playing Jones’s successor or a younger version of Jones’s character.
Will Smith, however, is expected [...]

Avatar will not hit theaters until December 18th, but the theme song, “I See You,” sung by Leona Lewis, can be heard online.  The style of the love song already has drawn comparisons to the famous Celine Dion song, “My Heart Will Go On” from James Cameron’s last blockbuster, Titanic.  ”I See You” likely will [...]

The Terminator franchise was up for sale recently.  But in spite of that, Terminator Salvation director McG told a BD-Live chat community that he is still planning to direct Terminator 5 and 6. He revealed plans to have Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) in the next film but “he’s not sure how he’s going to pull [...]

Viewers of ABC’s FlashForward were in for a shock last night when they discovered that the next episode would not air until March 4th!  The show is already declining in ratings week after week and such a long hiatus may lead to even lower ratings.  Recently, the writers and production staff have gone on hiatus [...]

Yahoo Movies revealed this week a new poster for Iron Man 2.  Most notable is the addition of the War Machine character, providing fans with a first look  on the comic book character.
Don Cheadle, who replaces Terrence Howard as Col. James “Rhodey” Rhodes, will step into the suit when Iron Man 2 opens on May [...]

After Family Guy’s parody of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in the episode, “Blue Harvest,” creator Seth MacFarlane has created a sequel, spoofing The Empire Strikes Back, in the episode, “Something Something Something Dark Side.”
The new trailer, released yesterday, recreates moments and narration from the original Empire Strikes Back trailer, including the giant [...]

More news has emerged on the Smallville television movie event, featuring the Justice Society of America. While originally slated to be two episodes called “Society” and “Legends,” the television movie will combine the two into a movie called Smallville: Absolute Justice.  The airing of the film, written by JSA comic writer Geoff Johns, also has been [...]

J. Michael Straczynski, who created Babylon 5, is writing the script for a “reboot” of Forbidden Planet, the famous 1956 movie that brought Shakespeare’s The Tempest to outer space.
Staczynski promised to be faithful to the original: “There’s a little more action, but it’s still a strong character piece, because it’s based on The Tempest and the [...]