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New Avengers: Age of Ultron Trailer To Premiere Monday, Jan. 12

(PCM) The second installment in Marvel Studios Avengers series, Avengers: Age of Ultron, is still five months out from its May 1, 2015 release, but the hype has been steadily building since audiences first saw Joss Whedon’s post-credit scenes at The Avengers‘ L.A. premiere in April of 2012.

After the first official trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron leaked a few days before it was scheduled to air during an episode of Marvels’ Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel is playing it safe and announced the premiere of the next official Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer on ESPN yesterday afternoon.

Tune in to the first College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, January 12 at 8:30 p.m. EST on ESPN to catch the new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron, and check back here for the trailer after it premieres online!

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant … Read more

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New Trailer for Disney’s “Cinderella”

(PCM) It’s been sixty-five years since audiences were first delighted by an animated film telling the classic European folk tale of Cinderella.

Now, we’re just 3 months out from the release of Disney’s live action Cinderella, opening in theaters nationwide March 13, 2015, and Disney has graced us with a new trailer to hold us over.

Cinderella stars Downton Abbey‘s Lily James as the glass slipper-losing princess, along with Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother, Cate Blanchett as the Wicked Stepmother, Game of Thrones’ Richard Madden looking very dapper as Prince Charming, and Holliday Grainger (Jane Eyre, The Borgias) and fellow Downton Abbey star Sophie McShera star as the Evil Stepsisters, Anastasia and Drizella.

Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier) also stars along with Thor‘s Stellan Skarsgård, Derek Jacobi (Gladiator, The King’s Speech), Nonso Anozie (… Read more

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Justin Lin’s Star Trek 3 Set for July 8, 2016 Release

(PCM) A day after news broke that four time Fast and Furious director Justin Lin would be helming the 13th Star Trek film, more widely known as the third installment in the recent Chris Pine-reboot of the franchise, we now have a release date for Star Trek 3!

Slated for a July 8, 2016 release, Star Trek 3 not only departs from Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness director J.J. Abrams but also from the reboot’s somewhat earth-centric setting. According to series writer Roberto Orci, Star Trek 3 will delve into deep space.

Stars Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, and John Cho are all speculated to return to the latest installment and reprise their roles, though there has yet to be a confirmation.

Currently, Star Trek 3 is attached to a script by Roberto Orci, Patrick McKay, and J.D. Payne.

J.J. Abrams’ Star … Read more

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“The Interview” Will Open in Select Theaters on Christmas After All!

(PCM) Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s comedy The Interview has seen a mountain of controversy since the infamous SONY hack that damaged the reputations of some of the entertainment industry’s biggest players.

The controversy and scandal came to a head after the hackers behind the attack, calling themselves the “Guardians of Peace” and speculated as having ties to North Korea, threatened 9/11 style terrorist attacks on American theaters screening The Interview on its opening day, Christmas.

It only took a few hours for major theater chains to pull the film. Supporting the theaters, SONY issued a statement saying that they stood by the theaters’ decisions but were not going to officially pull The Interview from all theaters.

After almost every theater chain cancelled their scheduled screenings, SONY decided it would be best to scrap the film’s release. The backlash was immediate, with everyone from George Clooney to the POTUS … Read more

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First U.S. Trailer for David Robert Mitchell’s Paranoid Horror: “It Follows”

(PCM) You know that feeling you get on the back of your neck when you feel like you’re being watched? Or when the hairs on your arms raise at the sound of heavy footsteps behind you?

Dubbed as “the most striking American horror film in years,” David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows plays on the paranoid fear of being followed, but not in your conventional stalked-by-a-serial-killer kind of way.

Written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover), It Follows tells the story of a teenager who finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her after a strange sexual encounter with her boyfriend.

For 19-year-old Jay, the fall should be about school, boys and weekends at the lake. Yet, after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter she suddenly finds herself tormented by nightmarish visions; she can’t shake the sensation … Read more

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Jimmy Fallon and The Roots Team Up With One Direction to Spread Holiday Cheer

(PCM) I believe it was Buddy the Elf who proclaimed, “the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear,” and truer words are rarely said. Jimmy Fallon, the legendary Roots crew, and One Direction are …

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A Monster Lurks Beneath the Ocean in New Trailer for “In the Heart of the Sea”

(PCM) Warner Bros. Pictures uploaded a new trailer for Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea to the Warner Bros. UK Youtube account on Monday, check it out below!

Oscar winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) directs the action adventure In the Heart of the Sea, based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s best-selling book about the dramatic true journey of the Essex.

In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex was assaulted by something no one could believe: a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance. The real-life maritime disaster would inspire Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. But that told only half the story.

In the Heart of the Sea reveals the encounter’s harrowing aftermath, as the ship’s surviving crew is pushed to their limits and forced to do the unthinkable to stay alive.

Braving storms, starvation, panic and despair, … Read more

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Will Ferrell Goes Hard With Kevin Hart in First Trailer for “Get Hard”

(PCM) Warner Bros. Pictures released the first trailer for Etan Cohen’s comedy starring Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell, Get Hard, opening in theaters next year on March 27, 2015.

Get Hard is written and directed by Etan Cohen (Idiocracy, Tropic Thunder) from a screenplay by Jay Martel & Ian Roberts (Key & Peele) from the story by Adam McKay (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Step Brothers) and Jay Martel & Ian Roberts.

Will Ferrell stars as a white collar worker facing hard time in jail and in need of some toughening up. Comically mistaking small business owner Kevin Hart as a hardened street-wise criminal, Ferrell enrolls him as his coach in the 30 days leading up to his sentence.

Tip “T.I.” Harris and Alison Brie star alongside Kevin Hart and Will Ferrell in the March 27, 2015 release.

Watch the official trailer and read … Read more

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Sony Has Officially Pulled “The Interview”

(PCM) After weeks of controversy, including one of the largest and most damaging entertainment industry hacks, Sony has officially announced their decision to cancel the December 25th release of director Evan Goldberg’s comedy about an assassination plot against Kim Jong-un, The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.

This comes on the heels of a threatening message from the hacker group, the Guardians of Peace. The threat promised 9/11 style attacks on theaters that screened The Interview on Christmas day, causing the majority of theaters chains to cancel scheduled screenings of the film.

Fox News confirmed that the FBI suggested on Thursday morning that North Korea has ties to the hacker group, confirming many people’s’ suspicion that the East Asian country is behind the terroristic threat issued on Tuesday.

The death scene of Kim Jong-un was recently leaked online and it’s not hard to understand why North Koreans are … Read more

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Theater Chains Pulling “The Interview” After Latest Threat

(PCM) After the latest threat from the Guardians of Peace, the hackers behind Sony’s scandalous hacking, several theater chains have decided to pull Seth Rogen and James Franco’s The Interview.

Carmike Cinemas announced on Tuesday that they would not be screening the comedy about an assassination attempt on the leader of North Korea in any of its 238 theaters across 41 states.

Several hours later, Landmark Theaters announced the cancellation of the New York City premiere of The Interview, scheduled for Thursday night in Manhattan at Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema.

The cancellations are due to the Guardians of Peace’s latest threat that, according to Variety, promises a 9/11 style attack on theaters that screen The Interview on the film’s release day, December 25th.

This hasn’t deterred some movie-goers though; many are brushing the threats off and planning on seeing The Interview and attending theaters on Christmas.

The recent … Read more

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Disney Releases New International “Cinderella” Trailer

(PCM) Disney released a new international trailer for their latest adaptation of Cinderella, starring Lily James in the titular role, and while the new trailer doesn’t reveal anything new, it’s worth a watch just for Cate Blanchett’s wickedness as the Evil Stepmother alone.

Sixty-five years after Disney’s classic animated tale delighted audiences, Cinderella is slated to open in theaters nationwide March 13, 2015.

Cinderella stars Downton Abbey‘s Lily James as the glass slipper-losing princess, along with Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother, Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine (the Evil Stepmother), Game of Thrones’ Richard Madden looking very dapper as Prince Charming, and Holliday Grainger (Jane Eyre, The Borgias) and fellow Downton Abbey star Sophie McShera star as the Evil Stepsisters, Anastasia and Drizella.

Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger and The Winter Soldier) also stars as Cinderella’s Mother, Thor‘s Stellan Skarsgård … Read more

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Animated Fantasy Adventure “Song of the Sea” Opens in Select Theaters Dec. 19

(PCM) Academy Award-nominated director Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea has received high praises since its premiere at 2014 Toronto International Film Festival.

Making its U.S. debut in select New York theaters December 19, 2014, Song of the Sea was released theatrically in France, Luxembourg, and Belgium on December 10, 2014.

Already boasting a very fresh critics’ score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Song of the Sea has been praised by the Hollywood Reporter‘s Boyd van Hoeij as a “satisfying smack in the face of computer-generated 3D animation.”

Written by Will Collins, Song of the Sea is based on the ancient Celtic myth of the selkie. Read below for the official synopsis and visit Song of the Sea‘s official Facebook and website for for info and updates! Watch the trailer for Song of the Sea below.

“Song of the Sea” tells the story of Ben and his … Read more

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