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When the groundbreaking science-fiction horror filmAlienwas first released in 1979, director Ridley Scott believed that the theatrical cut was perfect. In the ensuing decades, Scott has variously reiterated his opinion that the theatrical cut ofAlienis the best version of the film in existence. In 2003, when 20th Century Fox was in the process of preparing the nine-discAlien QuadrilogyDVD box set, which includesAlienand its three sequels, Fox approached Scott to see if Scott would be willing to restore several deleted scenes fromAlienfor inclusion in an expanded version of the film....

James Cameronis the handyman of the film industry. Aside from being the mastermind behindTitanic,The Terminator, and Avatar,Cameron is possibly the only film director that can erect a shelf for you, legally drive a truck, as well as possessing extensive knowledge of a building’s maintenance. He’s built and piloted submarines, helped create new cameras and digital technology, oversaw the construction of entire cities, and opened his own school. A jack-of-all-trades, Cameron’s virtuosity extends to his creation of film too....

TheJumanjifranchise found a new lease of life more than 20 years afterRobin Williamsplayed the dangerous board game, with Dwayne Johnson leading the charge inJumanji: Welcome to the Junglein 2017. However, The Rock may not have had the chance to dip into the fantasy universe if an original sequel plan had been put in action many years earlier. In a recent interview withSyFy Wire, originalJumanjibook writerChris Van Allsburgrevealed that following the success ofJumanjiin 1995, the movie’s producers pitched an idea for a sequel that would be set in The White House, but it was one that he hated so much that it spurred him into writing aJumanjisequel himself, which was made into the Jon Favreau-directed movieZathura....

A new, full-length trailer forHalloween2018 was released today and it delivers the goods. This very much looks like the movie that horror fans have been waiting a very long time to see. The filmmakers decided to throw out all of the previous mythology and make this a direct sequel to the 1978 slasher classic. However, as we see in thenew Blumhouse Halloween trailer, they’re going to pay tribute to the movies that came before....

Would you believe that there’s aTom Cruisefilm in existence that only made $1.2 million. Doesn’t it seem like this guy has always been a movie star? Given thatMission: Impossible - Falloutbrought in nearly $800 million, it would be easy to write off Cruise’s fourth film (his first would be inEndless Love, followed by an intense turn inTaps, and his third would be a role in Francis Ford Coppola’sThe Outsiders) as just a cheap, teen comedy....

With all attention on Doctor Strange’s new adventure,Taika Waititiwants to remind us that there is another big Marvel movie arriving this summer in the form ofThor: Love and Thunder.As part of a summer movie preview, the director told theAssociated Pressthat the new movie is going to find its title character in a much different place to where he has been in the past, as the God of Thunder finds himself without a real place in the world, and according to Waititi, is having something of a mid-life crisis....

Following thesecond trailerandEmpire Magazine coversreleased last month, new photos have debuted fromMad Max: Fury Road, in theaters May 15. These images showcase a one-armed Furiosa (Charlize Theron) taking on one of her enemies, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) under attack, Rictus Erectus (Nathan Jones) stalking his prey and Nux (Nicholas Hoult) and Capable (Riley Keough) getting ready to ride into battle. From directorGeorge Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendaryMad Maxfranchise, comesMad Max: Fury Road, a return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky....

Last month, we reported that theManiac Copremake is gearing up to start production next spring, withJohn Hyams(Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) set to direct and filmmakerNicolas Winding Refnon board as a producer. While we still have several months before filming will begin,Bloody-Disgustingspotted the first sales artwork for theremakeat the American Film Market in Santa Monica, California. There are no cast members attached so far, but the poster teases the gritty look that the filmmakers intend to deliver....

Mark Hamill has officially kicked off the countdown forStar Wars 9. It’s not necessarily the best time to be a fan of theStar Warsfranchise in many ways.The Last Jedihas divided the fanbase in a way that has made things downright toxic at times. While the most toxic behavior comes from a relatively small, yet very vocal, sector of the fanbase, it’s still cast a shadow over things. Despite that, the final chapter in this new trilogy is coming our way next year and Luke Skywalker himself is counting the days until it arrives....

The long-delayedBladereboot fromMarvel Studiosfinally has a positive update courtesy ofProduction Weekly, which reveals that the MCU outing has now been given a filming scheduled of Fall 2024. This would make sense considering the movie’s current release date of July 09, 2025. However, ongoing rumors have claimed it could be delayed to 2026, but, in the interest of positivity, we shall leave that aside for now. Filming on theBladereboothas been delayed multiple timesover the last few years and was most recently shut down just six weeks before production....

There is one scene in Katayama Shinzo’s debut,Missing, that offers a striking quote: “There are some people in this world that want to die. They want to, but they can’t express it.”Missing, which was scheduled torelease domestically in Japanesetheaters in 2022, is the feature film debut of Katayama Shinzo. As a director, he first made his name at the 2018 Skip City International D-Cinema Festival when he won Best Picture for his filmSiblings of the Cape;this was his first-ever endeavor as a director....

Mission: Impossible - Falloutis going to blow audiences out of their chairs. The sixth installment of the franchise is an action juggernaut. Christopher Mcquarrie (The Way of the Gun,Jack Reacher), who also wrote and directedMission Impossible: Rogue Nation, returns with rocket fuel in his veins. He raises his own bar with a beautifully shot, absolutely epic adventure. McQuarrie threads the films together, bringing back bygone characters to a new narrative. His story adds feeling to the bullets and beatdowns....

Netflixand Nickelodeon today announced that they have formed a new, multi-year output deal to produce original animated feature films and television series - based both on the Nickelodeon library of characters as well as all-new IP - for kids and families around the world. This marks an expansion of the existing relationship between the companies, which has already brought several popular titles to Netflix, including animated specialsRocko’s Modern Life: Static ClingandInvader Zim: Enter the Florpus....