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The Important News

The Wizarding World: Young Albus Dumbledore will be in Fantastic Beasts 2?. And he might be openly gay in the movie. Johnny Depp will play Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 2.

Marvel Cinematic Universe: Michael Keaton was confirmed as Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

X-Men: Deadpool 3 is already in the works. The main X-Men series is getting another soft reboot.

Star Wars: J.J. Abrams disclosed the all-star list of contributors to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Jurassic World: Toby Jones and Rafe Spall joined Jurassic World 2.

Transformers: The Bumblebee spinoff has a script.

Other Sequels: Mission: Impossible 6 set a summer 2018 release date.

Remakes: Sacha Baron Cohen will star in a redo of the Danish film Klown. Tyler Perry is redoing the Korean hit Miss Granny. Max Landis will redo his dad’s An American Werewolf in London.

Other Comic Book Movies: Jessica Chastain will star in Painkiller Jane.

Box Office: Doctor Strange had a better movie opening than Thor, Ant-Man and Captain America.

Biopics: Rami Malek will star as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.

Retirement: Robert Redford is quitting acting.

R.I.P.: Leonard Cohen passed away at age 82.

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Live By Night, Underworld: Blood Wars and Solace.

TV Spots: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Moana.

MovieClips: Arrival.

First Look: Kong in Kong: Skull Island.

Watch: A sneak peek at more footage from Ghost in the Shell.

See: All the Easter eggs and references in Doctor Strange. And why the Marvel movie formula is flawed.

Watch: Superman vs. Hulk mashup.

See: Works of art that inspired Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And a retro trailer for Wonder Woman.

Watch: Transformers: The Last Knight stunt reel.

See: The positive buzz on Disney’s Moana.

Learn: Why Andrew Stanton is taking a break from animation.

See: Similarities already visible between Trainspotting and T2: Trainspotting.

Learn: Why Independence Day has that title.

Watch: Honest Trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence.

Learn: All about the Avengers-like team in charge of real alien arrivals.

See: Lincoln reworked as a kung-fu movie.

Watch: A look inside the world of alternate movie posters.

See: All of this week’s best new posters.

Our Features

Doctor Strange Guides: All you need to know about the big bad of Doctor Strange. Where to find a possible Captain Marvel Easter egg in Doctor Strange. A list of Doctor Strange stories that would be great for the sequel.

Marvel Movie Guide: We point out where to find all the MCU Infinity Stones.

Horror Movie Guide: All the latest horror news and trailers.

Home Viewing: Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. And our guide to all the new indie and foreign films you need to see.

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