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Five young actors caught in casting web. By Brandon Wolfe Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have reportedly narrowed down a shortlist of potential actors to slip into the red onesie as the latest incarnation of Spider-Man . The contenders include Nat Wolff ( The Fault in Our Stars ), Asa Butterfield ( Ender’s Game ), Tom Holland ( The Impossible ), Timothee Chalamet ( Interstellar ) and Liam James ( The Way, Way Back ), according to The Wrap . Sony is set to make test offers next week and are expected to select a winner in the next few weeks. While none of these five actors yet have test offers, sources have confirmed they are definitely in contention for the part. The character, who recently became available to Marvel in an unprecedented joint-custody agreement with Sony, is expected to make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with next year’s Captain America: Civil War , which begins shooting in June. If the casting timetable plays out as expected, a new Spidey sho

TV giant climbing into movies. By Brandon Wolfe Vince Gilligan, the mastermind behind Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul , is looking to venture from the small screen to the big one with Beanstalk , a revisionist take on Jack and the Beanstalk that has been acquired by Disney. The story comes from a detailed outline written by Gilligan, which will be fleshed out into a script by Thomas Schnauz, one of Gilligan’s frequent collaborators. Gilligan is also eying the director’s chair for the project. The classic tale has recently received an updated take in the form of 2013’s Jack the Giant Slayer , directed by Bryan Singer, but that film was poorly received and barely made back its budget. Let’s hope Gilligan’s take is better. Hard to imagine it could be worse. Discuss this story with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms , and follow author Brandon Wolfe at @BrandonTheWolfe .

THR is reporting that Oscar-winning rapper-turned-actor Common has closed a deal to join the cast of Suicide Squad , Warner Bros.' all-star action movie featuring DC Entertainment super-villains. David Ayer is directing the feature, which already boasts actors Jared Leto as the Joker, Will Smith as Deadshot and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. Also in the lineup are Joel Kinnaman, Cara Delevingne, Viola David, Adam Beach, Ike Barinholtz, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Scott Eastwood . There will also possibly be cameos of Jesse Eisenberg who plays Lex Luthor and Ben Affleck as Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, who are rumored to appear as Warners builds its own cinematic universe. The story tells of imprisoned villains recruited by a government agency to perform covert operations. Details for Common’s role have not been revealed. Warners had no comment on the deal. The movie is in production in Toronto. Common is currently on screen with Warners’ Liam Ne

What do the survey's results mean for the future of television? Story by Matt Cummings Ours is a world driven by technology. From smart devices to web apps, technology has affected the way we live every minute of our lives. And according to a new survey, it's affecting the way people consume entertainment. According to The Deloitte Digital Democracy Survey , US consumers are now more willing to watch streaming entertainment than tune in to it via live TV. The ninth annual results were published by the consulting firm Deloitte, who sampled 2,076 US consumers from Nov. 3-19, 2014. Here is just some of the landmark data: Services such as Netflix, who now have subscribers in approximately 42% of American households, have overtaken live television as the most preferred way to watch programming. More people now stream movies (56%) and television (53%), eclipsing those who still prefer to watch live television (45%). Consumers 14-25 - dubbed the "Trailing Mil

Point Break is an upcoming 2015 American action thriller film directed by Ericson Core and written by Kurt Wimmer. It is a remake of 1991 film of the same name, which starred Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves . The film stars Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer and Ray Winstone. Edgar Ramirez as Bodhi Luke Bracey as Johnny Utah Teresa Palmer as Tyler Endicott Ray Winstone as Angelo Pappas Please Leave A Comment-

EX MACHINA EXPANDS NATIONWIDE THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH Written and Directed by Alex Garland Starring Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, and Alicia Vikander Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller, EX MACHINA. Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company's brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon his arrival, Caleb learns that Nathan has chosen him to be the human component in a Turing Test—charging him with evaluating the capabilities, and ultimately the consciousness, of Nathan’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence. That experiment is Ava (Alicia Vikander), a breathtaking A.I. whose emotional intelligence proves more sophisticated––and more deceptive––than the two men could have imagined. Rated R | 110 Minutes Please Leave A Comment-

Win Tickets To An Advance Screening For THE D TRAIN on April 22nd at 7:30 PM in San Francisco. First we ask that you  Vote for us on the KCRA A List - Only takes a few minutes. Vote with your email, Facebook and Twitter account. And please share. All his life, Dan Landsman ( Jack Black ) has never been the cool guy. That’s about to change – if he can convince Oliver Lawless ( Marsden ), the most popular guy from his high school who’s now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. See how to win tickets after the Jump... A man on a mission, Dan travels from Pittsburgh to LA and spins a web of lies to recruit Lawless. But he gets more than he bargains for as the unpredictable Lawless proceeds to take over his home, career, and entire life. Showcasing Jack Black and James Marden's most intoxicating performances to date, THE D TRAIN serves up the question: how far would you go to be popular? Co-starring Kathryn Hahn and Jeffr

CAMERAS ROLL ON NEW LINE CINEMA’S “HOW TO BE SINGLE” Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Alison Brie, Damon Wayans, Jr. and Leslie Mann Star Under the Direction of Christian Ditter Principal photography is underway on New Line Cinema’s comedy “How to Be Single.” The film stars Dakota Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey”), Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect”), Alison Brie (“Get Hard”), Damon Wayans, Jr. (“Let’s Be Cops”), and Leslie Mann (“This is 40,” upcoming “Vacation”), under the direction of Christian Ditter (“Love, Rosie,” “The Crocodiles”). There’s a right way to be single, a wrong way to be single, and then…there’s Alice. And Robin. Lucy. Meg. Tom. David. New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. And somewhere between the teasing texts and one-night stands, what these unmarrieds all have in common is the need to learn how to be single in a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.