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The Important News

Marvel Cinematic Universe:  James Gunn wants to make a Nebula spinoff. Letitia Wright joined Black Panther. The next Spider-Man movie is in the works.

X-Men: Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Lizzy Caplan are on the shortlist to play Domino in Deadpool 2.

D.C. Extended Universe: Ben Affleck’s The Batman begins filming in the Spring. James Wan says Aquaman will be like Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Star Wars: Donald Glover is the new young Lando Calrissian. Joss Whedon wants to make a Star Wars movie now.

Transformers: John Turturro and John Goodman are returning for Transformers: The Last Knight.

Sequels: Anna Camp will be back in Pitch Perfect 3. Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields are writing Godzilla 2.

Remakes: Willy Wonka is getting a a reboot focused on his early adventures. Leonardo DiCaprio is producing a live-action Captain Planet movie. 

True Stories: The Coen Brothers are writing a movie about dark web drug dealer Ross William Ulbricht. Tom Hardy will star in an Ernest Shackleton biopic.

Legendary Tales: A big new Sinbad movie is in the works. Alex Graves will direct Sony’s live-action Mulan movie. 

Adaptations: Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood will star in Gerald’s Game. 

Box Office: Ben Affleck had one of his best openings with The Accountant.

Doc Talk: Michael Moore unveiled his surprise documentary TrumpLand.

Reel TV: Enemy of the State is getting a sequel TV series. 

The Videos and Geek Stuff

New Movie Trailers: Logan, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Assassin’s Creed, Nocturnal Animals, Arrival, A Cure for Wellness, Frank & Lola, U.S.S. Indianapolis: Men of Courage, Pet, The Boss Baby and In a Valley of Violence.

MovieClips: Moana and Doctor Strange.

Watch: A deleted scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And Star Wars mashed up with Veep. And a chronological megatrailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. 

See: New Rogue One: A Star Wars Story images. And new Logan images. And a new Wonder Woman image.

Watch: A viral promo for A Cure for Wellness. And a vintage-looking viral promo for Ouija: Origin of Evil. And a retro trailer for Boo! A Madea Halloween.

See: Halloween costumes worn by movie nerds in the ’70s and ’80s.

Watch: A fan-made trailer for Frozen 2. And a fan-made Thor: Ragnarok trailer.

See: Danny Elfman parodied the presidential election through music. And a campaign video that’s also a movie bully supercut.

Watch: An animated short for adults by Pixar animators. And a short scripted by Doctor Strange co-writer C. Robert Cargill.

See: Amazing fan art inspired by Doctor Strange.

Watch: Characters from 49 movies sing the Friends theme.

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

Watch: Tom Cruise recreates his best movie roles.

See: Harry Potter redone with hamsters.

Watch: Kate McKinnon stars in a Ghostbusters outtake reel.

Our Features

Movie Reviews: Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk offers a brand new way to watch a movie.

Marvel Movie Guides: We look into all the latest Marvel movie rumors. And why Hulk isn’t more important to the MCU.

Interviews: Ti West on In a Valley of Violence and how realism is boring. And Park Chan-wook on The Handmaiden and remakes. And MondoCon artist Kevin Tong answers 10 questions.

Home Viewing: Our guide to everything hitting VOD this week. 

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