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From Academy Award-nominated screenwriter JOHN LOGAN ( Gladiator, The Aviator, Hugo, Skyfall ) and acclaimed, Tony Award-winning director MICHAEL GRANDAGE in his feature film debut, comes Genius, a stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway) and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe. Based on the biography “Max Perkins: Editor of Genius” by A. SCOTT BERG, Genius stars COLIN FIRTH as Perkins, JUDE LAW as Wolfe, NICOLE KIDMAN as Aline Bernstein, a costume designer sharing a tumultuous relationship with Wolfe, LAURA LINNEY as Louise Perkins, Max’s wife and a talented playwright, GUY PEARCE as F. Scott Fitzgerald and DOMINIC WEST as Ernest Hemingway. Lionsgate & Roadside Attractions will release GENIUS in theaters June 10, 2016 Please Leave A Comment-

Finn Jones , who is best known for his role as Ser Loras Tyrell in HBO’s hit drama Game of Thrones , is set to play titular role in Marvel’s IRON FIST for Netflix, Marvel officially confirmed Thursday. Jones will star as Daniel “Danny” Rand , a handsome, sophisticated and independent loner who returns to New York City after being missing for years to fight against the criminal element corrupting the city with his incredible kung-fu mastery and the ability to summon the power of the fiery Iron Fist. The series is being executive produced by Netflix’s Allie Goss, Marvel’s Jeph Loeb and Stan Lee, and Scott Buck, who will serve as showrunner. The series marks the fourth collaboration between Marvel and Netflix, following Daredevil, last fall’s Jessica Jones and the upcoming Luke Cage. All four characters will eventually appear together as The Defenders in a crossover miniseries on Netflix. The news comes just weeks ahead of Daredevil season two’s release on March 18th. The Iron

THR is reporting Olivia Munn is in final negotiations to join the growing cast of DreamWorks’ ensemble comedy Office Christmas Party . Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, TJ Miller, Kate McKinnon and Randall Park are already on board the project that has Will Speck and Josh Gordon (Blades of Glory) directing. The title lays out the concept as the script follows a cast of characters who have to contend with a holiday office party gone awry. Scott Stuber and Guymon Casady, who came up with the initial idea, and Daniel Rappaport are producing the project that was first set up as a pitch in 2010. Casady and Rappaport are producing via their Entertainment 360 banner, while Stuber is producing via his Bluegrass Films label. The pic will shoot this spring in Atlanta as it heads toward a Dec. 9 domestic release date from Paramount. Office Christmas Party is the latest in a run of movie roles for the rising Munn, who began her screen career as a host on TV's Attack of the Show a

Mondo Partners with Acme Archives to Produce Screen Prints for " Star Wars " and " Indiana Jones " Mondo Kicks Things Off with Luke Skywalker And Looks Forward to the Very First Mondo Art for Indiana Jones. < Mondo is thrilled to announce its new partnership with Acme Archives to create and offer licensed prints for Star Wars and Indiana Jones, two of the greatest film series of all time. In 2010, Mondo artists created a stunning limited run of original works of art based on the original Star Wars trilogy, which included the now iconic triptych of minimalist brilliance by artist Olly Moss. Mondo is ecstatic to return to the galaxy far far away and will also be producing its first ever film prints for everyone's favorite archeologist. As part of the Mondo-Acme relationship, fans can also expect limited-edition products from their favorite DreamWorks Animation properties, The X-Files and more. "We've been a fan of Acme Archives and what they d

“ APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD ” FROM THE CREATORS OF THE ACADEMY AWARD®-NOMINATED “PERSEPOLIS” AND RENOWNED GRAPHIC NOVELIST JACQUES TARDI. ENGLISH LANGUAGE CAST INCLUDES: PAUL GIAMATTI, TONY HALE, SUSAN SARANDON, J.K. SIMMONS  WITH MARION COTILLARD AS “APRIL” IN THE FRENCH-LANGUAGE VERSION. FILM OPENS MARCH 25th IN NYC, APRIL 1st IN LA, AND EXPANDS NATIONALLY ON APRIL 8th NEW YORK, NY (March 17, 2016) – GKIDS, the eight-time Academy Award®-nominated distributor of animation for both adult and family audiences, announced the English voice cast for APRIL AND THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD, the highly anticipated latest feature from filmmakers Christian Desmares & Franck Ekinci. The English voice cast includes Paul Giamatti, Tony Hale, Susan Sarandon and J.K. Simmons. The original French language voice cast includes Marion Cotillard as “April”. A full breakdown of the English and French language casts can be found below. Both the English and French versions will play s

20th Century Fox has released a brand NEW trailer for X-MEN: APOCALYPSE ! Check out the trailer below, and get another look at Director Bryan Singer's new X-Men film starring, J ames McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor , and Ben Hardy . See all the screen shots after the Jump... Please Leave A Comment-

Criminal is an upcoming thriller film directed by Ariel Vromen and written by Douglas Cook and David Weisberg. The film is about an ex-con who is implanted with a dead CIA agent's memories to finish an assignment. The film stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman,Alice Eve, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Scott Adkins, Michael Pitt, Richard Reid , and Tommy Lee Jones . The memories and skills of a deceased CIA agent are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous convict, Jericho Stewart, in order to finish an incomplete mission. Please Leave A Comment-

THE NEWEST THRILLING CHAPTER OF THE EXPLOSIVE MILITARY FRANCHISE DELIVERS A GRITTY LOOK AT LIFE IN A CONTEMPORARY COMBAT ZONE A Marine on his first assignment becomes enmeshed in a global crisis in Jarhead 3; The Siege , a gripping action adventure coming to Blu-ray™ combo pack, DVD and Digital HD on June 7, 2016, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Inspired by the modern-day military classic, the film features original Jarhead star Dennis Haysbert (“24,” Ted 2), as well as Charlie Weber (“How to Get Away with Murder,” “90210”) and Scott Adkins (The Bourne Ultimatum, The Expendables 2) in an all-new film from Universal 1440 Entertainment. The Blu-ray™ combo pack, DVD and Digital HD also feature an unrated version of the movie plus an exclusive inside look at the making of the film! Assigned to protect a seemingly safe U.S. Embassy in the Middle East, elite Marine Corporal Evan Albright (Charlie Weber) thought he wasn’t going to see much action. But when a hostile and ex

BROAD GREEN PICTURES DEVELOPING ‘ THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ’ PITCH FROM ‘ DADDY’S HOME ’ WRITER BRIAN BURNS After 700 years of marriage and feeling unappreciated for her continued Christmas contributions, Mrs. Claus leaves Santa just two weeks before the holiday. With the fate of the Christmas in jeopardy, Santa flies from the North Pole to New York to win her heart back and save Christmas. ‘Straight Outta Compton’s Matt Alvarez to Produce Broad Green Pictures is developing The Fight Before Christma s, a comedic holiday pitch from Daddy’s Home writer Brian Burns. Burns, who is also known for writing hit shows including the CBS dramatic TV series “Blue Bloods” and HBO’s “Entourage” will pen the script. The film will be produced by Matt Alvarez (Straight Outta Compton, the Ride Along franchise). “Brian has a talent for creating dynamic and hilarious stories that audiences gravitate towards,” said Alvarez. “It will be a pleasure to work with him and I know that together we w

The boring The Divergent Series: Allegiant does little to hedge our concerns about YA's future. Review by Matt Cummings WARNING: Spoilers ahead Over the past few years, we've witnessed a stunning amount of excellent dystopian dramas. Ready to break new ground by returning us to the familiar social territory of Star Trek: The Original Series , humans have struggled in various universes as they seek both the reason for their loss and their place in what's left. Sadly, The Divergent Series: Allegiant still hasn't figured out its formula for success, staggering on and on with a mix of terrible CGI, poor performances, and a script that's decaying as fast as their dystopian Chicago. As the faction-less masses of Chicago gather after the death of their overlord, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and her lover Four (Theo James) realize one leader's oppression has been replaced by another: Four's mother Evelyn (Naomi Watts). While the couple and many other