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This weekend marked the premiere of Skydance’s first animated feature film, Luck. The movie, which is available in select theaters and Apple TV+, features Jane Fonda as Babe the Lucky Dragon. According to Discussing Film, Fonda is hoping that this will be the start of a new branch of her career! Fonda went on to state that previous attempts at landing a role in an animated feature film were never in her favor, which is quite surprising considering her extensive career!...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus will reunite with her former Seinfeld co-star Jason Alexander when he guest stars in an episode of the CBS midseason comedy, The New Adventures of Old Christine. Alexander will play a lizard handler for children’s birthday parties with whom Christine goes out on a date. The New Adventures of Old Christine stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld) in a comedy about a divorced working mom who’s attempting to juggle the daily stresses of motherhood and work, while maintaining a positive relationship with her ex-husband, Richard (Clark Gregg) - which is easier when his pretty, new girlfriend isn’t around to complicate the picture....

The comedic actor is taking on Jim Henson and he’s doing it up right While speaking with Jason Segel on the set of his latest comedy I Love You, Man, we got him to talk a little bit more about his upcoming Untitled Muppet Movie that he and Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nick Stoller are working on. He also spoke a bit about Judd Apatow’s upcoming directorial project that centers on stand-up comedians....

Actor Jeff Conaway, who starred in the hit musical Grease and the popular sitcom Taxi, passed away earlier today at the age of 60, from complications due to pneumonia. Jeff Conaway was admitted to the Encino Hospital Medical Center on May 10, where he was unconscious and suffering from pneumonia. He was placed into a medically-induced coma because he had ingested, “just too many prescribed drugs.” The actor’s sister, Carla Shreve, said he was taken off life support today....

Fast paced action and the sickest guns you’ll see on screen Most of the time when you hear about a great cast in a movie, it’s because that’s the only draw for audiences to go see. That is certainly not the case in Smokin’ Aces. Sure, it boasts one of the biggest names in Hollywood, but it’s the film that really gives it that edge. Joe Carnahan, who’s best known for his 2002 hit, NARC, has written and directed an awesome movie - plain and simple....

The combat TV host discusses working on this new show, sharing the stage with three judges and who he’s currently getting behind for President in 2008 Having created a show that the world simply refers to as “Springer” (The Jerry Springer Show), and caused a stir on Dancing with the Stars, Jerry Springer has that certain intangible that TV audiences love. Now, he goes back to his host roots on America’s Got Talent....

The actor who portrayed young Tommy Bailey speaks about the film and its lasting impact Jimmy Hawkins has lived a wonderful life practically since birth. He was only 5 years old when he was in a little Frank Capra film, playing one of Jimmy Stewart’s son’s, that was initially a box office bomb. Today, that little film, It’s a Wonderful Life, is a cherished Christmas classic that has come to be essential holiday viewing....

Investment banker and real estate veteran Marie Adler is launching Adler Productions, an entertainment company focused on the production and financing of up to four feature films per year in $5-25M budget ranges. Adler is currently assembling a team of elite professionals who will head the company’s production, development, and sales respectively. The first project that Marie Adler will finance and produce is Joe Dogs, a crime thriller based on the Simon & Schuster best-selling novel Joe Dogs: The Life and Crimes of a Mobster written by Joseph “Joe Dogs” Iannuzzi (The Mafia Cookbook)....

Say goodbye to Sara Sidle. After Jorja Fox reprised her role from the original CSI show in the recent revival series CSI: Vegas, the show was given an official renewal for season 2 by CBS. Along with that news came word that William Petersen would not be returning as Gil Grissom in season 2, as he only signed on to star in one season of the revival. Fox has now announced that she won’t be coming back either, as she can’t fathom seeing Sara and Gil separated once again....

A new decade begins on a high note as we look back at an exceptional year in film. 3D and the IMAX format have finally taken hold. What was once gimmickry and the sole realm of documentaries are now exciting cinematic experiences for audiences of all ages. Leading the charge was James Cameron’s visionary Avatar. The long awaited science fiction epic surpassed considerable expectations with its breathtaking special effects and scope....

Heroes both old and new come face to terrified face with the Giganotosaurus AKA the Giga, a new recruit to the dinosaur roster that will wreak havoc in the upcoming sequel Jurassic World Dominion. Released courtesy of JoBlo, the brief footage shows the likes of Jurassic World’s Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard standing in fear alongside returning Jurassic Park legacy characters Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, and Sam Neill as the Giga slowly emerges from the shadows in all his scary glory....

The actress talks about taking on this very different role, working with Woody Harrelson, Thor and more Kat Dennings is surely an actress that you should keep an eye or two on, if you haven’t already. After her debut on an episode of Sex and the City, followed by her turn in the series Raising Dad, the actress’ breakout hit was in Judd Apatow’s feature directorial debut The 40 Year Old Virgin, playing Catherine Keener’s daughter Marla in wonderful fashion....

One more piece of Wolverine casting news has been leaked, this time revealing that it will be Kevin Durand inside the rubber suit that will define The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Film School Rejects revealed that Durand was the actor who originally “live-scanned” the character for test footage, but now the 3:10 to Yuma actor has officially signed for the role. According to their reports, Durand will be shooting most of his scenes in Canada, beginning as early as March, 2008....

She’s at it again! Chloe Moretz, the actress who is set to take the role of Hit Girl in Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass, has once again updated her personal blog with information about the filming. In this update, Moretz reveals that filming has moved from London to Toronto, talks about doing circus training in preparation for her role, and discusses her co-stars and the crew behind the film. Moretz writes: Well, I’m here in Toronto now....

The star of the hit TNT drama series talks about the upcoming fifth season. The network that knows drama is about to have one of its biggest dramas return for another season when The Closer returns for its fifth season on Monday, June 8 at 9 PM ET on TNT. The show has consistently been one of cable’s highest-rated programs since it debuted in 2005 and one of the big reasons for the show’s success is the continually wonderful performance of Kyra Sedgwick as LAPD Chief Deputy Brenda Johnson....

The Good This film has a good message. The Bad How in the world did Wayne Wang end up directing this?Last Holiday is the sort of film that Hollywood used to make. Since it exhausted the story of a person thinks they’re dying, they start living life to the fullest, then they realize they actually are going to live, Hollywood has decided to reboot this by recasting the characters with people of different ethnicities....

Visionary director Zack Snyder’s first animated movie Legend of The Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole will be released on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and DVD December 17, just in time for the holidays. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 SRP while the Blu-ray, which will also include a standard DVD and Digital Copy, will be priced at $35.99 and the 3D Blu-ray will cost $44.99 SRP. You can take a look at the cover art for each title and the special features below:...

Leonardo DiCaprio is seriously considering the lead role in Universal’s upcoming Western The Creed of Violence, which has Todd Field (director of the acclaimed drama Little Children; voice of Ol’ Drippy on Aqua Teen Hunger Force) attached to helm. Based on the 2010 novel by Boston Teran, the story follows an outlaw who attempts to smuggle a cache of weapons into Mexico during that country’s revolution. He is caught, and then helped by a government agent whom he once had a relationship with in the past....

Leslie Knope of Parks and Recreation is getting animated for the animated Fox series Duncanville, and a first look at the beloved character’s special appearance has been revealed in a video from Comic-Con@Home. Hilariously played by Amy Poehler across seven seasons of Parks and Rec, Leslie is certainly among the most beloved TV characters of recent years, even five years past the end of the legendary sitcom’s run. Now with her new animated series, Poehler is taking full advantage of the opportunity to play Leslie once again, even if her other characters don’t like it....

Gary Oldman is a talented English actor well-known for his uncanny ability to embody any character he portrays, from mild-mannered intellectual types to maniacal villains and everything in between. Oldman was born Leonard Gary Oldman to father Leonard Bertram Oldman, a welder, and mother Kathleen Cheriton, a homemaker. Oldman was always involved in the arts as a youngster and even played piano as a child, but he eventually gave it up to focus his aspirations on acting....