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The latest poster for Warner Bros.’ upcoming Harry Potter prequel-sequel (say that three times fast), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, puts Jude Law’s Albus Dumbledore front-and-center. Released via the official Twitter account Fantastic Beasts UK, the poster pushes main character Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) off to the side in favor of Dumbledore and thus further confirming that much of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore will center on the legendary wizard....

Laura, can you talk about how you are able to identify with Sophia and the spot she’s in with Thomas? In some way, is she becoming more human because of Thomas’ recklessness? Laura Innes: Gosh. Is she becoming more human? You know, I wouldn’t say that she’s becoming more human, but I do think she’s being challenged in ways that are very complicated for her. I think the character of Sophia to me has been fascinating to play, because so much is unspoken and so much is unknown....

Return to 2001 as MovieWeb is giving away copies of the hit, family sitcom, Grounded For Life: Season #1. See the struggles of young parents as they raise their children in the present day world. Grounded For Life was groundbreaking when it first came out in that it was one of the first shows to look at the present day, real life nuclear family. CLICK HERE and take your place at the table!...

Universal has tapped Guillermo Del Toro to direct Haters, according to JoBlo. The film will be based on the book by David Moody. The site describes the storyline: Del Toro’s next project is Hellboy II: The Golden Army which arrives in theatres next year. Society is rocked by a sudden increase in the number of violent assaults on individuals. Christened ‘Haters’ by the media, the attackers strike without warning. Their attacks are brutal, remorseless and extreme....

I am an unabashed fan of the Farrelly Brothers. There’s Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, and their masterpiece, Kingpin; I can watch these films repeatedly and laugh my ass off every time. Unfortunately, they’ve been in a serious rut for the last ten years. Their 21st century work - Shallow Hal, Osmosis Jones, Stuck On You - to name a few, have all pretty much sucked. So I did have a fair amount of trepidation walking into Hall Pass....

One of Akira Kurosawa’s most heralded films will get an Americanized remake through the teaming of L.A. and Tokyo companies. According to Variety, Kurosawa’s 1950 film Rashomon will be remade by L.A.-based Harbor Light Entertainment and Tokyo-based Lotus. The project will be a contemporary English-language project dubbed Rashomon 2010. The story will revolve around a court case involving a rape and a murder and the quest to find out what really happened....

Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes would love to return as the Harry Potter villain Voldemort, with the actor saying he would jump at the chance to bring the nose-less bad guy back for more. Speaking with Variety, Fiennes quickly declared his eagerness to bring Voldemort back. Fiennes first appeared as “You-Know-Who” and “He Who Must Not Be Named” in the fourth Harry Potter outing, 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, going on to torture the Wizarding World throughout the rest of the franchise, which wrapped up with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 in 2011....

HBO received 34 Emmy Awards, including 9 Primetime Emmy Awards, the most wins of any network this year, in the 71st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards competition. Game of Thrones led all programming with 12 Emmys, tying its own record for the most wins of any scripted program in a single season. HBO’s Emmy wins this year 12 Emmys for Game of Thrones including: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series, Outstanding Main Title Design, Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic), Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour), Outstanding Special Visual Effects and Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie....

When re-watching classic films, there’s always the risk that it won’t live up to your expectations. Maybe it doesn’t fit with today’s political and social sensibilities, and you find yourself moaning and groaning and sucking in your teeth, while wondering, “Why did I ever think this was okay?” Or maybe the humor has changed throughout the generations and now the hijinks land about as poorly as Disney’s depictions of Native Americans....

You can enjoy two recent Paramount releases in high-def right in time for the holidays. Hot Rod and Into the Wild will both be released on Blu-ray on December 16. We have no pricing details at this time, but you can find cover art and special features details below. Hot Rod Amateur stuntman Rod Kimble (ANDY SAMBERG) has a problem - his step-father Frank (IAN MCSHANE) is a jerk. Frank picks on Rod, tosses him around like a rag doll in their weekly sparring sessions, and definitely doesn’t respect him, much less his stunts....

Indiana Jones as a series has had ups and downs. Almost everyone hates Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; most people love Raiders of the Lost Ark the most. The series has had its mistakes, but now there’s a chance to redeem the bad with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. While Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may have soured you on the subject of more sequels, director James Mangold has a pretty impressive track record of really well-made movies....

We open the latest episode of Into the Badlands with Pilgrim (Babou Ceesay) and Cressida (Lorraine Toussaint) using one of the famous compasses of Azra, that is guiding their caravan of vehicles into some magnificently scenic mountains. But even as they are almost at their destination they are alerted to a concern with Castor (Dean-Charles Chapman) who isn’t doing so well after the fight at one of Chau’s checkpoints last episode....

In a recent story from The Hollywood Reporter James Cameron unveiled 24 minutes of his 3D, sci-fi film Avatar at the Cinema Expo. The film stars Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana and Stephen Lang. On hand at the RAI convention center (in addition to Cameron) to talk about this $300 million production were the film’s producer Jon Landau, and Fox’s Jim Gianopulos. “Three years ago, I stood up here and said the 3D renaissance is coming,” Cameron started....

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jerry O’Connell will co-star in NBC’s pilot Rex Is Not Your Lawyer. He is replacing Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes) who was recently cast in the role. Scheduling issues with the two shows made him jettison the new role. Also cast in the pilot are Lindsay Kraft and Cleo King. It is going to be directed by David Semel. Rex Is Not Your Lawyer stars David Tennant as Rex Alexander, he is a top Chicago litigator who starts to suffer panic attacks and then takes up coaching clients to represent themselves....

Jessica Biel and Sharlto Copley are in final negotiations to join Fox’s The A-Team, set to star opposite Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. According to Variety, Joe Carnahan is directing with Ridley Scott producing with Jules Daly and series creator Stephen J. Cannell. Skip Woods’ script keeps the TV series premise of four wrongly convicted vets escaping from prison to become do-gooder mercenaries but carries a more serious tone than the small-screen version....

A hotel that was languishing in development is about to open for business again. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Open Season director Jill Culton has signed on to direct Hotel Transylvania. Brothers Kevin and Daniel Hageman have come aboard to write the screenplay. The film has been described as Romeo and Juliet in the vampire world. The pic centers on monster hunter Simon Van Helsing who just happens to fall in love with the daughter of Dracula....

According to Variety, Hide and Seek helmer John Polson has come aboard to helm the drama Tenderness for GreeneStreet Films. The pic reteams Polson with the Gotham banner, which produced the helmer’s 2002 teen thriller Swimfan. Adapted by scribe Emil Stern from the novel by Robert Cormier, Tenderness follows a teen serial killer and a 16-year-old runaway who can’t resist the murderer’s charm. GreeneStreet is financially backing the pic and will produce along with Turtleback Prods....

The John Wick movies are certainly no less violent than Grand Theft Auto, and perhaps that makes the Keanu Reeves-led action flicks the perfect source material for a new video game. As of now, there have been three John Wick movies with a fourth one on the way. Still, despite the popularity of the films, and even with Reeves showing up in other video games, John Wick hasn’t yet had a big-budget game adaptation....

In his Myspace message board, Iron Man director Jon Favreau is asking fans to submit ideas for the character of secretary Pepper Potts. CLICK HERE to access Favreau’s message boards to read or give suggestions about Pepper Potts in the upcoming film. Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard, will arrive in theatres on May 2, 2008. Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, Iron Man tells the story of Tony Stark, the enigmatic heir to the Stark Enterprises fortune....

Nope was an interesting take on UFO films, with twists and turns that only Jordan Peele could pull off. The symbolism, themes, and cinematography are top-notch in the acclaimed director’s latest outing, and Peele recognizes whom much of the thanks should be going toward. Hoyte van Hoytema is the cinematographer for Nope, the man responsible for the dazzling shots throughout the film that audiences are blessed with. Hoytema is a veteran in Hollywood, working on huge blockbuster films, including Dunkirk, Tenet, Interstellar, and Ad Astra....