General Zod Demands Superman's Surrender In New 'Man Of Steel' Trailer

May 22nd, 2013 12:15pm EDT
Man of Steel
In the new Man of Steel trailer, Michael Shannon's General Zod has offered an ultimatum to Henry Cavill's Superman: Surrender or watch the people of Earth die.

Scientists find a repeating message from the alien and decode it as "You Are Not Alone." Zod's voice then booms over the trailer, "My name is General Zod. I have journeyed across an ocean of stars to reach you. Your world has sheltered one of my citizens. He will look like you, but he is not one of you."

"To those of you who know of his location, the fate of your planet rests in your hands. To Kal-El, I say this: Surrender within...
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Zach Galifianakis Takes Former Homeless Woman To 'Hangover Part III' Premiere

May 21st, 2013 9:18pm EDT
Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis was the center of attention Monday night at the Los Angeles premiere of his new film The Hangover Part III.

The star brought friend Elizabeth 'Mimi' Haist as his date for the evening -- an 87-year-old woman who was homeless when he met her at a Santa Monica, Calif., laundromat.

Galifianakis found out that the elderly woman had no home and he took it upon himself to get her an apartment and cover all her living expenses. The funnyman has taken the woman to the premieres for a pair of his past films also -- The Hangover Part II and The Campaign, where she was mistaken as h...
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Lost 'Thunderball' Watch To Go Under The Hammer

May 21st, 2013 5:28pm EDT
Thunderball
A watch worn by James Bond in 007 film Thunderball is expected to sell for up to $93,000 after it was discovered at a market in Britain.  

The long-lost luxury Breitling was sported by Sean Connery in the 1965 movie and doubled up as a Geiger counter helping him to trace missing nuclear bombs by measuring radioactivity.

The timepiece, bought for just $39  at the time of filming, vanished after the cameras stopped rolling and was considered lost forever, but it is now set to go up for auction after it was found at a sale of second-hand goods in Britain.

Bosses at Christie's auction hous...
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'Game Of Thrones' Star Carice Van Houten To Play Greta Garbo

May 21st, 2013 2:12pm EDT
Carice van Houten
Game of Thrones star Carice van Houten, who plays Lady Melisandre aka "the red woman" on the show, is set to hit the big screen as legendary Swedish actress Greta Garbo in an upcoming biopic.

The story will cover the silent film star's early life of poverty through her rise to fame.

"I was raised with silent films," Carice tells Screendaily.com. "I have always maintained an endless fascination for that era. Greta Garbo has gotten to me more than any other movie star and never let me go. I am strongly drawn to her story, her art, her loneliness and her beautiful complex structure."

Van H...
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'The Wolverine' Fights His Demons In New Trailer

May 21st, 2013 1:07pm EDT
The Wolverine
The new full-length trailer for The Wolverine has just been released, giving us a better idea of Logan's journey to Japan.

Still haunted by the events X-Men: The Last Stand, in which Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) had to kill Jean Grey (that's her, played by Famke Janssen, in the beginning of the trailer) so she wouldn't be corrupted by her latent Phoenix powers, Logan is found by an assassin who explains her employer has an offer: Death.

As the trailer explains, Wolverine saved a man's life during World War 2 by throwing him into a well and covering him as an atomic blast ripped through the ...
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Jennifer Lawrence & Liam Hemsworth Nearly Caught Fire While Promoting 'Catching Fire' In Cannes

May 21st, 2013 12:09pm EDT
Liam Hemsworth & Jennifer Lawrence
During the Cannes Film Festival over the weekend, Jennifer Lawrence and her "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" co-star Liam Hemsworth nearly caught on fire after a tray of candles fell on them at a party.

According to JustJared.com, the stars attended a bash in honor of the film, and a huge column holding a plate of lit candles toppled over and almost hit Lawrence on the head.

A source explained: "(They) were sitting on a sofa in the VIP section of the party when all of a sudden, an 8-foot column with a platter of candles on top fell on top of them.

"They both jumped up when it happened a...
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'Hangover III' Premiere Pics: Naya Rivera & Her Sexy Abs, Bradley Cooper & More

May 21st, 2013 11:15am EDT
Naya Rivera
"Glee" star Naya Rivera showed off her fabulous abs at "The Hangover Part III" premiere in Los Angeles on Monday. The actress stepped out in a two piece black ensemble that revealed her toned tummy and tan physique.

The entire "Hangover" cast was present, including Bradley Cooper looking suave in an orange suit, a fully toothed Ed Helms, and newly engaged Justin Bartha.

In the film, Alan (Zach Galifianakis) turns to the Wolfpack for support after his father dies. This time, there's no wedding or a bachelor party - just a simple road trip that brings them full circle back to Las Vegas. Wha...
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Jennifer Lawrence Is Naked And Blue In New 'X-Men' Photo By Director Bryan Singer

May 21st, 2013 11:10am EDT
Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique in X-Men Days of Future Past
Jennifer Lawrence was photographed on the Montreal set of X-Men: Days of Future Past by Bryan Singer on Monday wearing her new Mystique costume.

Singer posted the image to his Twitter page with the message, "First look: #JenniferLawrence as a vengeful #Mystique. #XMen #DaysOfFuturePast."

The 22-year-old star was spared the eight-hours it took to get into costume for the last film in the series, X-Men: First Class, which she said gave her an allergic reaction.

"I'm so excited because I'm going to wear a body suit," she recently told EOnline.com. "It will be from [the] neck down so it will...
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Coen Brothers: No 'Big Lebowski' Sequel

May 20th, 2013 6:37pm EDT
The Big Lebowski
A lot of exciting news comes from the Cannes Film Festival, but the Coen Brothers were a bit of a downer when they said they don't have plans for a Big Lebowski sequel.

Brothers Joel and Ethan Coen were chatting about their new film Inside Llewyn Davis when the popular question about a sequel to the cult classic film came up.

"John Turturro, who wants it, talks to us incessantly about doing a sequel about his (bowler) character Jesus," Ethan said, according to The Star.

He continues, "He even has the story worked out, which he’s pitched to us a few times, but I can’t really remember it ....
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Disney Launching New 'Star Wars' Animated Series In 2014

May 20th, 2013 5:06pm EDT
Star Wars
Just months after acquiring Lucasfilm in a multi-billion-dollar deal and announcing a plan to continue the Star Wars movie saga well into the future -- starting with "Star Wars Episode VII" in 2015 -- Disney has announced the development of a new animated series, "Star Wars Rebels," which is set to premiere in fall 2014.

The announcement comes on the heels of the studio's cancellation of the Cartoon Network's "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," animated series, a move that was made because the show aired on the rival network, owned by Time Warner.

Like Clone Wars, which took place between preque...
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