• Is 'Pirates 5' Conceived As A Soft Franchise Reboot?

    After the lackluster fourth film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Disney has been taking its time developing the fifth movie. But here we are, with Pirates 5 -- aka Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales -- set to be directed by Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki) in Australia early next…

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  • 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Review: Pacing Issues Dampen A Rousing Return To Middle Earth

    The second of Peter Jackson's trilogy of films adapting The Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug, both improves on the previous film, and regresses from some of its achievements. In 2012's An Unexpected Journey, Jackson stretched the story of The Hobbit to a breaking point. Sequences that were mere blips in the book became much longer, hurting the…

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  • Sequel Bits: 'Fast 7', 'Mission: Impossible 5', 'The Wolverine 2', 'Beetlejuice 2'

    Today's action-packed Sequel Bits contains news about spies, martial artists, giant alien robots, tortured mutants, and so much more. After the jump: Transformers 5 and 6 depend on Transformers 4 James Mangold offers a minor Wolverine 2 update Winona Ryder is "sworn to secrecy" about Beetlejuice 2 Simon Pegg says he'll return for Mission: Impossible…

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  • Eight New Posters For 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'

    The page has turned from October to November and that means the Fall movie season is really kicking into high gear. Besides all the Oscar-hopefuls, Hollywood releases a whole other block of potential blockbusters, and one of the biggest this year will be The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Peter Jackson's second part of The Hobbit…

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  • Live 'Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug' Fan Event Happening November 4

    Next week, Hobbit fans can head to theaters to see brand new footage from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. On November 4, Warner Bros. is hosting a worldwide theatrical fan event to celebrate the upcoming sequel, which will include a Q&A with several of the film's stars. While the event will take place in…

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