• 'Assassin's Creed' - What Did You Think?

    The early buzz for Assassin's Creed wasn't exactly inspiring. The video game adaptation was called "convoluted hokum" and "peculiar, arrestingly uninviting nonsense," which is the consensus among film critics. Over the holiday season, we'll see how audiences respond to Justin Kurzel's film -- a mostly distancing experience from start to finish. Below, let us know what you think…

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  • 'Ghostbusters' Adds Michael K. Williams, Andy Garcia, And Matt Walsh

    Paul Feig's Ghostbusters has been shooting in Boston and the surrounding area for a couple weeks; Feig has even shown off some of the film's costumes on Twitter, though we have yet to see the characters all suited up. Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon are the four primary characters, and Chris…

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  • Sequel Bits: 'Better Call Saul', 'Annabelle', 'The Purge 3', 'Magic Mike XXL'

    Laika isn't making a sequel to The Boxtrolls, because it just doesn't want to. Which is not something we hear a lot around these parts. Also after the jump: Check out concept art from the Maze Runner follow-up The Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2 script is in... ... but no one's called Jeremy Renner about…

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  • 'The Purge 2' Adds 'Friday Night Lights' And 'Boardwalk Empire' Alums

    The Purge writer-director James DeMonaco and producers Jason Blum and Michael Bay are all set to return for the sequel, but so far none of the original's stars -- which included Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey -- are set to return. Instead, the filmmakers have been putting together a whole new cast, starting with Frank Grillo…

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  • 'Snitch' Trailer: The Rock Is A Good Dad Playing Bad

    Snitch is based -- probably very loosely -- on a real story in which a father tries to dig himself into the drug trade in order to help his son out of prison. The father here is played by The Rock, with Susan Sarandon showing up as the hard-ass prosecutor who doesn't want to let his…

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  • Michael K. Williams Heads To Detroit For 'RoboCop'

    We hoped at one point that Michael K. Williams, aka Omar from The Wire, might end up playing the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. That didn't happen, but it hasn't stopped him from getting other great work. In addition to his recurring role on HBO's Boardwalk Empire, Williams ended up doing a stint…

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  • Steve McQueen's Star-Studded 'Twelve Years A Slave' Adds Michael K. Williams [UPDATED]

    I'm starting to suspect Steve McQueen watches the same TV we do. The British director of Hunger and Shame has already cast Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch, Saturday Night Live's Taran Killam, and Raising Hope's Garret Dillahunt in his upcoming Twelve Years a Slave, and he's now added another small-screen favorite. Michael K. Williams, a.k.a. Omar Little…

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  • TV Bits: Watch 'The Wire: The Musical', 'Community' Leads Critics' Choice Noms

    This month marks the 10-year anniversary of HBO's The Wire, which naturally means it's about time for a remake. Enter The Wire: The Musical, a stage show that retains all of the original series' thoughtful examinations of weighty sociopolitical issues and unflinching sense of realism, only with more twirls, high kicks, and showstopping solos. ...…

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  • Michael K. Williams Will Play Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard In 'Dirty White Boy'

    In the realm of films about iconic deceased rappers, Dirty White Boy has to take the cake. It's the story of how Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Ol' Dirty Bastard, aka Russell Jones, was partially conned into letting an unproven VH1 production assistant named Jarred Weisfeld manage him while the rapper was in jail. The move paid…

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  • Michael K. Williams Can't Do 'Django Unchained,' Books A Role In 'Snitch'

    This is a drag. Micheal K. Williams, known to many as Omar from The Wire and an accomplished and well-rounded actor in general, was a favorite for the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. That part went to the more easily marketable Jamie Foxx, but over the last few months Williams has said that…

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