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As if we weren’t excited enough already, Jeff Goldblum has been busy teasing his work in Thor: Ragnarok, which finally rolls into theatres on November 3rd. With acclaimed director Taika Waititi at the helm, the cast that has assembled for this third Thor instalment is impressive to say the least, and among many others, it includes Academy Award nominee Jeff Goldblum in the role of the Grandmaster. While Goldblum is no stranger to big budget projects, having previously starred in Jurassic Park and Independence Day, Thor: Ragnarok marks his first real foray into the superhero arena. It seems that did not stand in the way of his improvisational skills, though.

The actor recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly to promote his upcoming three-week guest host spot on the National Geographic’s TV series, Explorer. In amongst an array of topics – such as psychology, cultural difference and the work of Wes Anderson...

The year is 1942. Tensions between the Allies and Axis forces are beginning to reach an all-time high as the most devastating conflict in human history rages on across the four corners of the globe, forcing high-ranking government officials on both sides of World War II to double down on espionage efforts and spying in a bid to one-up the opposition. Such a backdrop has proved fertile ground for filmmakers and storytellers for generations and will only continue to do so, as evidenced by Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming wartime romance, Allied.

Planting the flag on November 23, Allied‘s awards credentials stretch beyond its release window, given it thrusts Marion Cotillard and Brad Pitt – a veteran of Hollywood war movies following appearances across Fury and Inglorious Bastards – into the shoes of French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour and Max Vatan (Pitt), respectively.

Crossing paths in North Africa circa 1942, both Cotillard and Pitt’s spies...

Though Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Deadwood star Garret Dillahunt had seemingly been linked with the part, AMC has announced that Jeffery Dean Morgan will be joining The Walking Dead Season 6 as infamous comic book villain Negan.

It’s an iconic role for the Watchmen and The Good Wife alum to assume, and it raises all manner of questions about the fate of certain characters on the network’s hit zombie series. As such, we’d advise against venturing any further if you want to avoid spoilers.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the addition of Jeffery Dean Morgan brings an end to an exhaustive and long-running casting process for the coveted part, and the actor will now take on the part of the famed villain from Robert Kirkman’s comic book series. Sources close to AMC claim that Morgan will make his debut as...

One thing many don’t realize about Herman Melville’s inspiring Moby-Dick novel was the fact that the author took inspiration from the near-supernatural events that the crew of New England whaling ship Essex allegedly faced in the winter of 1820. Crossing paths with an immense and violent sperm whale, all aboard the vessel were essentially left at the mercy of the elements, and it’s this man versus nature dynamic that will underpin Ron Howard’s latest feature, In the Heart of the Sea.

Leading an ensemble crew of explorers, Chris Hemsworth leads the charge as first mate Benjamin Walker, and as today’s all-new trailer reveals, it isn’t long before all members of the Essex relaize that they are out of their depth in every sense.

And though there’s a slew of effects shot in this latest sizzle reel, Howard has long made his feelings clear about...

“How many times have you fallen in love?” whispers the soft-spoken, delightfully innocent Therese Belivet in the moving new trailer for Todd Haynes’ Carol, which stars Rooney Mara and the Oscar-winning Cate Blanchett as a pair of mismatched women living out their lives in a post-war New York City.

Crossing paths by chance, Mara and Blanchett’s characters are from two vastly different social brackets, though such minor details and social stigma can’t prevent the pair from falling madly in love. It’s Blanchett’s titular, affluent woman who is stuck in a loveless marriage with Kyle Chandler’s do-gooder, and their relationship soon falls apart at the seams when he learns the truth.

Adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s acclaimed novel The Price of Salt, Haynes’ latest is emerging as one of the frontrunners for this year’s race for Oscar. Boasting two talented actresses – and no doubt two...

If you’ve not had enough of the time-dabbling age-pausing hijinks of sci-fi epic Interstellar, then you might want to pay close attention to Lionsgate’s upcoming romantic drama. From filmmaker Lee Toland Krieger, The Age Of Adaline centres on Blake Lively as a young woman who is unable to age after a fateful accident, and thanks to Yahoo! Movies, we’ve got our first look in the shape of the above trailer.

Adopting a similar slant to The Curious Life Of Benjamin Button, the film picks up the story of Adaline Bowman following a near-fatal accident in the 1930s which renders her unable to age. As she watches her own daughter grow old before her eyes, she isolates herself from others. Her life-long journey sees the perpetual 29-year old severing ties in order to prevent painful goodbyes – until she finally falls in love. Crossing paths with Lively on the...

Thinking about my favorite of the Doctor’s adventures, one that immediately comes to mind is his journey to Tudor England. Crossing paths with an aging Henry VIII on the verge of a final marriage, the Doctor stumbles on a Dalek plot to kill him while companion Brianna is killed by the King’s Guard. Resurrected by the Pope, Brianna saves the day by brokering peace between Henry and the Catholic church, and using her love for the Doctor to melt the Dalek in disguise. If you’re a fan of Doctor Who but don’t remember this episode, that’s probably because this adventure was presented for the first and only time in Los Angeles for a single night in September of 2013. Also, it technically wasn’t an episode of Doctor Who. It was an installment of Doctor Who Live!, an improvised version of Doctor Who that I perform in twice a month.

Geeks struggle to make grandmasters out of computers, and to connect with the real world too, in an eccentric mock-doc

The fascinating spectre of the "Mechanical Turk", a chess-playing automaton that hid a real player, rears its head in the opening moments of this mock-doc-cum-existential-comedy from Funny Ha Ha director Andrew Bujalski.

Shot on authentically grainy early 80s video cameras, the film follows a conference of socially inept geeks struggling to teach bulky computers to play a game once considered the very index of human intelligence, only to discover that the machines are becoming moody.

Crossing paths with a self-awareness couples group sharing the conference hotel, the programmers are variously prodded into (artificial?) interaction with profoundly awkward results. Odd, but in a good(ish) way.

Rating: 3/5

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So many twenty-somethings of my generation wish they could just escape, be it from a mundane, ball and chain desk job, or a jobless after-college experience, or the debt-filled, stress-fueled lifestyle that our society now generates while we struggle just to keep our heads above water. We sometimes dream of just running away, hopping on a plane for a grand adventure we deserve, taking in all life has to offer – not watching it fly by as we put our nose to the grindstone day and day out, just to pay out our asses to do it again the next day.

That, in essence, is the story of Charlie Countryman, Fredrik Bond’s first directorial feature – except a death in our titular character’s family also prompts his adventure to a faraway land full of beautiful women, new friends, violence, gangsters, and incriminating evidence. Project X screenwriter Matt Drake essentially creates a mature fairytale,...

Sporting her perpetually disheveled hair and unknowingly about to meet her romantic fate, Adele (Adele Exarchopoulos) heads to school in the first frames of Abdellatif Kechiche’s Palm d'Or-winning film Blue is the Warmest Color (La Vie d'Adele: Chapters 1 &2) (Isa: Wild Bunch, U.S. Sundance Selects). The Franco-Algerian director’s latest film could be described as one of intimate ambition. It follows its characters for over a decade expanding 179 minutes of evocative imagery, which flies by on the screen with incredible fluidity, never giving the audience any indication of its length. Instead, the incarnations -- since such great takes mustn’t simply be called performances -- by the two leading actresses are so tremendously captivating that it is impossible to look away or not to be submerged into their passionate relationship.

In the tradition of many other coming-of-age tales, young Adele is preoccupied with her own sexual awakening. Her innocence and inexperience collide with the realization that she may not be like the rest of her girl friends. She tries to date a handsome boy from her class only to discover how unfulfilling that is for her, an event that resonates with confusion and discomfort, adding to the complexity of her teenage emotions. One night, tempted by curiosity and following her openly homosexual friend, Adele wanders around a lesbian bar where she finally meets the mysterious blue-haired Emma (Léa Seydoux). Despite the seemingly casual nature of their encounter Adele knows she has been looking for her. Crossing paths briefly just days before, she became instantly infatuated with Emma’s odd beauty, falling victim to the romantic myth of love at first sight.

During the first half of the film Kechiche organically includes philosophical hypotheses on the nature of love via several classroom sequences. He delves into the conflicting ideas of a predestined plan vs. random chance as two mutually exclusive possibilities for the path each human life follows. Regardless of which of these forces produced Adele and Emma’s serendipitous meeting, it is clear their lives will forever be affected by it.

Emma is a strong college art student fully accepted as a homosexual woman, while Adele is just starting to grapple with the implications of identifying herself with that label. Their differences are even more noticeable when they meet each other’s families. One is sophisticated, liberal, and above all accepting of Emma’s sexual orientation and career choice as a painter; on the other hand, Adele’s working class parents love her but are unaware of what goes on behind closed doors between the two girls. That secrecy and Adele’s inability to come to terms with her sexuality become the prime source of conflict for the couple.

Much has been said about the explicit depiction of sex in the film. Deemed by many as exploitative or influenced by the director’s masculine perspective (though some say he too is homosexual), the intimate scenes feel driven by passion rather than only existing for mere provocation. Daring and sensuous, these sequences of beautiful vulnerability speak volumes about the strenuous labor by the actresses and their director. Kechiche's style of Cinema Verite, combined with the terrific naturalism of Seydoux and Exarchopoulos' acting delivers a compelling film of outstanding honesty.

Each scene runs its course without the need to cut them short. They flow as small building blocks of a love story that exudes intensity and fragility. As the characters’ relationship develops into adulthood the lustful and vibrant passion diffuses and they begin to fall apart. Adele wants to be a teacher and Emma lives to paint, and as their two separate ways take form, their love for each other is tested. This slow-burning development of their flaws and aspirations allows the actresses to showcase their talent by throwing away any inhibitions and becoming their characters from the inside out. Seydoux as androgynous and tough Emma evokes a strange mystique. Her apparent maturity and assertiveness clash with Adele’s need to be loved and her indecision to come out fully as a lesbian woman. Few times before have two actresses given such audacious performances. Certainly these are two of the best roles in any film, from any country, in a very long time.

Blue is undoubtedly the work of an auteur. Even after all the scandalous accusations and discomfort towards the film, there is no denying this is a riveting piece of filmmaking. Every move and every touch is carefully planned to create a realistic yet dreamy account of two women who are consumed by ravaging love, who suffer through it, and who survive it. No one in cinema has ever gotten closer to conveying the mix of torturous anguish and insane joy of what it means to be in love as have Kechiche and his fearless protagonists.

Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, director Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station follows the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air.

Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother (Octavia Spencer), whose birthday falls on New Year’s Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz), who he hasn’t been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to Tatiana (Ariana Neal), their beautiful four year-old daughter.

Crossing paths with friends, family, and strangers, Oscar starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that...

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Director Ryan Coogler’s ‘Fruitvale Station’ follows the true story of Oscar Grant (Michael B. Jordan), a 22 year old Bay Area resident who wakes up in the morning of December 21, 200-8 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother (Octavia Spencer), being a better partner to his girlfriend Sophina (Melonie Diaz) and being a better father to his four year old daughter Tatiana. Crossing paths with friends, family, and strangers, Oscar starts off well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easily. His resolve takes a tragic turn when Bart officers shoot him in cold blood at the Fruitvale subway stop on New Year’s Day.

‘Fruitvale Station is in theaters July 12th

Have a look at our Exclusive interview with the cast.

The 15th annual Antimatter Film Festival is grinding out, as it always does, an incredible program of avant-garde and experimental short films and features from all over the world. The visual smorgasbord is assaulting Victoria, British Columbia on Oct. 12-20.

Some of the features include Matt McCormick‘s lyrical travelogue road trip The Great Northwest, Sabine Gruffat‘s Detroit & Dubai contrast and comparison I Have Always Been a Dreamer and Ben Rivers‘ acclaimed pastoral odyssey Two Years at Sea.

On the short film front, there’s Salise Hughes‘ vanishing Erasable Cities, Deborah Stratman‘s reworked silent film Village, silenced, Matt McCormick‘s meditation on abandoned spaces Future So Bright, Jem Cohen‘s portrait doc Crossing Paths With Luce Vigo, Lyn Elliot‘s stop-motion Another Dress, Another Button, Alyssa Timon‘s A Dog Wearing Glasses; and tons more.

Plus, there’s the special “Home Movie Day” tribute to Victoria, BC on Oct.

Urbane Safari: Ben Drew’s Debut an Exercise in Abject Miserabilism

British musical artist Ben Drew, aka Plan B, makes his directorial debut with a story of the mean streets, iLL Manors, a misery tinged tale concerning a handful of characters residing in East London’s Forest Gate. Locale aside, Drew’s feature easily conjures itself as kin to some of the grittiest and best examples of cinema examining life in an urban ghetto, and is equally as bleak as a host of recent titles coming out of Russia, the heavyweight champ of cinema depicting life as an endless cycle of dejection. With pronounced stylization, Drew’s cinematic debut is as completely engrossing as it is often off-putting, and heralds an excellent new authorial voice in cinema. A rampage of blood, drugs, and dead dreams, this is the poetry of souls lost.

Our eight main characters whose paths interweave throughout...

Oscar winner Jean Dujardin (The Artist) stars as gun-slinging cowboy Lucky Luke in this new comedy Western based on the best-selling French graphic novels. Lucky Luke will be available to rent and own on DVD for the first time from 28th May (Rrp £12.99).

We have three copies to give away.

When the President wants to restore law and order to Daisy Town there is only one man fit for the job ‘the man who shoots faster than his shadow’ – Lucky Luke! Accompanied by his faithful companion Jolly Jumper, the fearless Luke takes on Daisy Town’s worst criminals. Crossing paths and gunfire with Billy The Kid, Jesse James, Calamity Jane and Pat Poker is there any cowboy star left for Luke to encounter?

This fun spoof based on the classic comics by Morris and Goscinny also stars Michael Youn, Sylvie Testud and Daniel Prevost and is a bright, modern, comic take on the Western Adventure!

DVD Release Date: June 19, 2012

Price: DVD $26.98

Studio: Lionsgate

Eric Balfour (l.) and Henry Thomas are out for riches in The Legend of Hell's Gate.

Greed and crime are the order of the day in the action-filled 2011 Western film The Legend of Hell’s Gate.

Inspired by a true story, the Texas-based Legend of Hell’s Gate looks at the mystery of the events surrounding the legendary Hell’s Gate, a cliff formation that rises out of Possum Kingdom Lake in Texas. According to legend, a curious errand boy (Lou Taylor Pucci, The Music Never Stopped) catches wind of one of America’s most infamous crimes – the assassination of Abraham Lincoln – and falls in with two desperate men on the wrong side of the law (Skyline‘s Eric Balfour and Dear John‘s Henry Thomas). Crossing paths with some of the West’s most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for...

Check out the trailer, poster and photos for The Legend of Hell's Gate, starring Eric Balfour, Lou Taylor Pucci, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Summer Glau, Kevin Alejandro, Jamie Thomas King, Tanner Beard, Jim Beaver and Robert Buckley. Tanner Beard directs as well as scripts the western action adventure which opens via Phase 4 Films on March 30th. In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West's most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble cast and inspired by actual events, The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy blends legend and history into a Western spectacle that recounts a treacherous existence in post Civil War Texas...

Check out the trailer, poster and photos for The Legend of Hell's Gate, starring Eric Balfour, Lou Taylor Pucci, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Summer Glau, Kevin Alejandro, Jamie Thomas King, Tanner Beard, Jim Beaver and Robert Buckley. Tanner Beard directs as well as scripts the western action adventure which opens via Phase 4 Films on March 30th. In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West's most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble cast and inspired by actual events, The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy blends legend and history into a Western spectacle that recounts a treacherous existence in post Civil War Texas...

Check out the trailer, poster and photos for The Legend of Hell's Gate, starring Eric Balfour, Lou Taylor Pucci, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Summer Glau, Kevin Alejandro, Jamie Thomas King, Tanner Beard, Jim Beaver and Robert Buckley. Tanner Beard directs as well as scripts the western action adventure which opens via Phase 4 Films on March 30th. In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West's most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble cast and inspired by actual events, The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy blends legend and history into a Western spectacle that recounts a treacherous existence in post Civil War Texas...

Here's the trailer for a new western thriller called The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy, which is apparently based on a true story. I'm a big fan of westerns, but I've got to admit... this movie doesn't really look that good. There's some pretty silly dialogue, when you watch the trailer it's not hard to miss.

The film was written and directed by Tanner Beard, and stars Eric Balfour, Lou Taylor Pucci, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan, Summer Glau, Jamie Thomas King, Kevin Alejandro, Tanner Beard, James Lafferty and Robert Buckley.

Here's the synopsis:

In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West's most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble...

ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at the trailer for The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy , the March 30 release written and directed by Tanner Beard. The western stars Eric Balfour, Lou Taylor Pucci, Henry Thomas, Jenna Dewan, Summer Glau, Jamie Thomas King, Kevin Alejandro, Tanner Beard, James Lafferty and Robert Buckley. In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West's most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble cast and inspired by actual events, "The Legend of Hell's Gate" blends legend and history into a Western spectacle...

Check out this new poster and batch of images for Phase 4 Films’ The Legend Of Hell.S Gate: An American Conspiracy – in theaters on March 30th! The wild-west adventure stars Eric Balfour, Summer Glau, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jenna Dewan and Henry Thomas.

In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West’s most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and fortune. Fueled by an ensemble cast and inspired by actual events, The Legend Of Hell’S Gate blends legend and history into a Western spectacle that recounts a treacherous existence in post Civil War Texas.

Phase 4 Films’ previous releases include Kevin Smith.s tour of Red State, starring Michael Parks, Melissa Leo and John Goodman; Vidal Sassoon The Movie,...

I love me some Westerns. But nowadays the only people who make Westerns are hard-up for a decent budget, so the results are always kinda, well, not so hot. But director Tanner Beard’s “The Legend of Hell’s Gate: An American Conspiracy” (not sure we actually need the “An American Conspiracy” part there, but what do I know) looks like it might have a decent budget. After all, it does have Eric Balfour, Summer Glau, and Jenna Dewan-Tatum in the cast. Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Glau started karate kicking people in the movie? I mean, that would be awesome. Don’t expect it to happen, alas. Take a gander (as they used to say back in the day) at some images, posters and a trailer for the upcoming Western. In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal...

The misty landscapes of suburban England are unassuming, monotone and bleak; the perfect environment to shroud a fantastical, alien planet and its otherworldly inhabitants. Set up off the beaten path outside the sprawling metropolis of London is the set of John Carter an epic sci-fi venture from Andrew Stanton, one of the main creative forces behind Pixar and the Academy Award-winning director of Finding Nemo and Wall-e, the producers of Avatar and Disney, a studio familiar with blockbuster filmmaking (see Tron Legacy and The Avengers).

Based on the novel Princess of Mars by pulp fiction god Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter transplants its titular hero, a Civil War veteran, to the red planet of Barsoom, better known to earthlings as Mars. There, Carter becomes embroiled in the political affairs of Barsoom's warring alien races: the Tharks, the local 8-foot, multi-armed, green beings; the Red Beings of Helium, who are mighty...

ComingSoon.net has learned that Phase 4 Films and Lightning Entertainment have picked up all rights to director Tanner Beard's The Legend of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy . Starring Eric Balfour, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jenna Dewan, Summer Glau and Henry Thomas, the Western is based on how Hell's Gate at Possum Kingdom Lake, Texas came to have its name. Produced by Suzanne Weinert and Jay Michaelson, Beard's film premiered at the Dallas Film Festival last March. The full synopsis is below: In 1870s Texas, a ruthless bounty hunter and an Irish desperado flee the law with a young criminal claiming to possess a treasure more valuable than gold. Crossing paths with some of the West's most notorious figures, the three outlaws fight for their lives in the pursuit of fame and...

With The Ides of March, George Clooney has directed an understated drama set in and around a tight presidential primary in Ohio that speaks to broader flaws in the U.S. political process and disillusionment with our government.

On screen, however, Clooney is merely a supporting player as Governor Mike Morris, a smooth, eloquent Democrat who “believes in the Constitution” and importance of alternative fuels, for our economy and our vehicles. (I’d vote for him.)

At a televised debate, the camera hangs around out front to catch the candidates exchanging carefully-written rhetoric before slipping behind the curtain (or American flag, as it were) to the backrooms and campaign offices where those decisions are made, then eventually into the darkened stairwells and graffiti-lined alleyways where someone suffers the consequences.

Stephen Myers (Ryan Gosling) is Morris’ press secretary, the campaign’s “brains” in the form of a charming 30-year-old wunderkind whose idealism borders on naivete.

To celebrate the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides on DVD and Blu-ray today, Disney Home Entertainment have given us this new exclusive clip from the movie. You can click here to order your copy.

The fourth movie in the ‘Pirates’ series titled Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides stars Johnny Depp​, Ian McShane, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham, Yuki Matsuzaki and Gemma War, is directed by Rob Marshall.

In this clip, we get to see what happens if you find yourself up against a rather attractive mermaid! Just make sure you’re careful and they’re not all they appear!

Synopsis: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise–this time in Disney Digital 3D(Tm). Johnny Depp returns...

Nikita showrunner Craig Silverstein has revealed more details about the second season. The producer told IGN that fugitives Nikita (Maggie Q) and Michael (Shane West) will continue to encounter Division agents as they search for the black boxes. "They will intersect with Division because... when they go out to fix a black box or right a wrong on a black box, it sets off alerts... and Division comes running," he explained. "So they are going to cross paths with them a lot." However, Silverstein confirmed that interactions between the pair and Division agents Percy (Xander Berkeley) and Amanda (Melinda Clarke) will be limited to flashbacks for the time being. "Crossing paths with Percy and Amanda [specifically], you will see in our patented flashbacks (more)...

Diane Haithman is contributing to Deadline's coverage of TCA. According to executive producer Kevin Williamson, there won’t be any guest crossover, or story crossover, between the CW’s The Vampire Diaries and the network's new series The Secret Circle, making its debut Sept. 15. Even though both series are based on supernatural book series by the same teen-appeal author, L.J. Smith, Williamson told a TCA audience today that an effort is being made to keep the shows separate. The witch mythology of Secret Circle and the vampire-werewolf-occasional witch mythology of Vampire Diaries, he said, just don’t mix. “I don’t think you’ll see that crossover,” he said. “That would kind of limit us. We want to create our own story.” And it’s not just about the mythology. Secret Circle is shot in and around Vancouver, B.C. and Williamson was asked whether it might not have been easier,...

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The new 'Potc' (not to be confused with 'Potus') is opening this weekend at a million theaters around the world (in 3D to boot) and though we've been inundated with hype every which way we turn, for some reason we just can't get enough of Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and the new cast of 'On Stranger Tides.' The folks at Disney released on Tuesday two new short clips that we're sure have been cut down from longer featurettes that will be featured on the DVD/Blu-ray that will most likely be released in the fourth quarter of this year: one on Blackbeard, mermaids and zombies, the other on the international cast.

For those of you returning from an extended trip to a monastery, here's the official synopsis, followed by the two clips after the jump.

Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role...

By the time this movie arrives in theaters, audiences will have already seen the entire film via the various clips and featurettes that have been released. Here are two new videos, one featuring Blackbeard, Zombies and more Mermaids and the other showing off the international cast.

I will see this film in theaters only because I have watched all of the other films and want to see how this one turns out. I must admit this does not look too exciting to me.

Synopsis:

Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds...

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: We knew Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” would be big. But we didn’t know it would be record setting.

According to a release from the IMAX Corporation, however, it appears that the fourth “Pirates” will open on 402 IMAX theaters globally, setting a new record. Here is the full press release, as well as a listing of the IMAX theaters (courtesy of ComingSoon):

IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX(R) 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th. This is the first film of the series to be released in IMAX and is making a considerable splash, marking the largest IMAX release ever with 257 IMAX screens domestically, simultaneous with its North American wide release.

Photo: Peter Mountain. ©Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Check out the latest clips from Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Blackbeard and mermaids and zombies…oh my!

Are you ready to travel through mermaid waters this Friday?

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise.this time in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), he.s not sure if it.s love.or if she.s a ruthless con artist who.s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the .Queen Anne.s Revenge,. the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which...

Disney have released this new clip from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides which hits UK cinemas 18th May. The fourth movie in the series titled Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides stars Johnny Depp, Ian McShane, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Sam Claflin, Stephen Graham, Yuki Matsuzaki and Gemma War, is directed by Rob Marshall.

In this clip, we get to find out more about Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Angelica (Penelope Cruz).

Synopsis: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise–this time in Disney Digital 3D(Tm). Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love–or if she’s...

Disney has released another new poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides featuring the Captain Jack Sparrow and Blackbeard the Pirate. The film was directed by Rob Marshall and stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sam Claflin and Geoffrey Rush.

The movie is set to be released on May 20th 2011, and fans of the franchise are truly going to enjoy this movie. Who knows, even if your not a fan you might just like it.

Here's the films Synopsis:

Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane...

I think the first clip may have been seen before, but the other three are new, and pretty awesome! Giving us a better look at Blackbeard(Ian McShane) and his daughter Angelica(Penelope Cruz).. And here is the behind the scenes vid.. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love–or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the “Queen Anne’s Revenge,” the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn’t know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past. The international cast includes franchise vets Geoffrey Rush as the vengeful Captain...

Here is a new clip from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Yesterday we shared the first clip that showed Capt. Jack escaping from the palace. Todays clip is courtesy of the La Times and shows Barbossa as he tells his crew they are heading into mermaid infested waters.

Check out the clip below and share your thoughts!

Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship...

Disney / Jerry Bruckheimer have released the first clip from the fourth instalment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. I’m seeing the movie on Monday and you could come along too by entering out competition to win tickets to a preview screening here. The clip is called Palace escape and does what it says on the tin! Scroll down to check it out.

Synopsis: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise–this time in Disney Digital 3D(Tm). Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love–or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to...

I will be seeing Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides at the Cannes Film Festival where it will be playing Out of Competition in advance of its May 20 release. I am expecting the press schedule to release tomorrow, which is when I will finally be able to put together my plan of attack, but you can rest assured I will make sure Captain Jack will be part of my plans.

That said, today Disney unveiled the first clip from the film titled "Palace Escape". You can check it out directly below.

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise--this time in Disney Digital 3D. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure...

Here is the first film clip form Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The clip gives us a glimpse at how Capt. Jack Sparrow (Depp) escapes from British custody. I am not overly excited for this film, but am definitely going to see it when it hits theaters. Check it out below and share your thoughts!

Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of...

Yahoo! Movies has this new clip of Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush evading capture in Disney’s upcoming Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides .

Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise.this time in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), he.s not sure if it.s love.or if she.s a ruthless con artist who.s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the .Queen Anne.s Revenge,. the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn.t know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past.

The first clip from Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides has come online and can be watched using the player below. In the action adventure, opening in 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on May 20, Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love.or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge," the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself on an unexpected adventure in which he doesn't know whom to fear more: Blackbeard or Angelica, with whom he shares a mysterious past.

It looks like Disney are setting out to exploit the hotness of actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey, who plays mermaid Syrena (see what they did there?), in Rob Marshall's Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. She's got a new poster in which she's in a romance embrace with Sam Clafin playing Philip Swift.

This new one-sheet could have been drawn up for a Mills & Boon novel. I love it!

Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides sails into cinemas in about three weeks time. Let's hope Rob Marshall's flick captures the spirit and brilliance of the first one and not the overloaded nonsense of Gore Verbinski's sequels.

Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the...

To celebrate the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Disney have been kind enough to give us two pairs of tickets to give away to you, our awesome readers! You could get to see the movie much earlier than anyone else by simply scrolling down and answering the simple question below.

The screening will take place in central London at a West End Venue on 9th May. Doors open at 17.30 with the movie starting 18.30. You can only enter this competition if you are able to make it to London that day to attend.

Synopsis: Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise–this time in Disney Digital 3D(Tm). Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the...

Here’s a new Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides featurette. In it, the creative team and cast discusses the relationship between Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) and Angelica (Penelope Cruz).

This film opens in theaters on May 20th, 2011.

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin R. McNally, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sam Claflin and Geoffrey Rush.

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Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise–this time in Disney Digital 3D(Tm). Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penelope Cruz), he’s not sure if it’s love–or if she’s a ruthless con artist who’s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she...

Disney has released a new short featurette for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which gives us a little insight on the characters Jack (Johnny Depp) and the new female lead character Angelica (Penélope Cruz). This movie looks like it could be a lot of fun. There's no way it could be any worse than the last two Pirates films.

Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), he's not sure if it's love—or if she's a ruthless con artist who's using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the "Queen Anne's Revenge,...

Check out this new featurette for Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. In it director Rob Marshall, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz and Geoffrey Rush talk about the past history between Capt. Jack Sparrow and a lady pirate, Angelica.

Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise.this time in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), he.s not sure if it.s love.or if she.s a ruthless con artist who.s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the .Queen Anne.s Revenge,. the ship of the legendary pirate Blackbeard (Ian McShane), Jack finds himself...

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In case you missed it earlier tonight, the folks at Disney bought some time during the NBA Playoffs to run a 30-second spot for the May 20 release of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.'

Based on this trailer, it looks like we're in for more action and intrigue in this, the fourth edition of the franchise. Let's hope so, cause the last go-round got bogged down in slapstick and too much talk.

Here's the official synopsis -- then check the jump for the trailer:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise - this time in Disney Digital 3D. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz...

“Death lies before us as we sail to the Fountain of Youth.” So says Captain Jack Sparrow in this thrilling new TV spot for Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Keep an eye on Wamg for coverage of the film in May as we send our own Melissa Howland and Melissa Thompson to Disney’s big press junket in Hollywood!

Synopsis:

Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Rob Marshall, .Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. captures the fun, adventure and humor that ignited the hit franchise.this time in Disney Digital 3D.. Johnny Depp returns to his iconic role of Captain Jack Sparrow in an action-packed adventure. Crossing paths with the enigmatic Angelica (Penélope Cruz), he.s not sure if it.s love.or if she.s a ruthless con artist who.s using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. When she forces him aboard the .Queen Anne.s Revenge,...