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Martin Freeman reveals his first encounter with Gollum in The Hobbit!

Alasdair Wilkins — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:00:00 PST

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A Community star might be in the new Evil Dead. What do action figures reveal about the plot of The Dark Knight Rises? Damon Lindelof breaks down the Alien connections in Prometheus. Plus lots more on Bryan Fuller's Munsters reboot! More »

The Star Trek sequel casts a science fiction legend. Plus tons of spoilers for the Doctor Who Christmas special!

Alasdair Wilkins — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:00:00 PST

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Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer's The Munsters reboot might be nothing like you expect. Michael Shannon talks playing General Zod against a green screen. Tom Hiddleston reveals his favorite scene in The Avengers. Plus the latest on Jurassic Park 4! More »

Major casting updates for the Star Trek sequel and Ender's Game!

Alasdair Wilkins — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00:00 PST

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Another day, another supposed description of the Dark Knight Rises prologue. Avengers costar Jeremy Renner explains Hawkeye's appeal. Game of Thrones might feature a genuinely unexpected plot twist. Darren Aronofsky looks for a new star for his bible epic Noah! More »

NBC orders a pilot for The Munsters from Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:40:00 PST

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The Munsters are coming back in a big way, thanks to Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller — and it won't be a comedy. More »

Will Man of Steel feature an all-out war involving the US Army?

Alasdair Wilkins — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:00:00 PDT

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An inside source claims to have huge plot info about The Man of Steel. Jonathan Demme is adapting an unpublished new Stephen King novel. There's great news for the future of True Blood and Warehouse 13. And what is Batman's strange new vehicle in The Dark Knight Rises? More »

The first set footage from J.J. Abrams's mysterious Super 8. Plus we'll be getting two DC movies every year!

Alasdair Wilkins — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:00:00 PDT

Get your first glimpse of J.J. Abrams' Spielberg-influenced 1970s world. Geoff Johns reveals Warner Bros. will be ramping up the DC movies after Harry Potter. James Franco calls Rise of the Apes a Frankenstein story. Wake up with spoilers! More »

NBC remaking The Munsters with Pushing Daisies' Bryan Fuller

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:00:00 PDT

Pushing Daises' Bryan Fuller has been hired by NBC to polish off his Munsters TV pilot. But that's not all: apparently, Guillermo Del Toro wants to get involved in some manner. In the words of Herman Munster, "Oh, goody!" [EW] More »

The Scary/Funny History Of Horror Comedy

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:57:13 PDT

The same things that terrify us can also make us die laughing, and as long as there's been horror, there's been silly horror-comedy. Check out our history of the silliest horror movies of all time. More »

Top 50 Vampires: The Ultimate Score Sheet

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:02:25 PDT

Which vampires sparkle in the sunlight, and which ones burn? Which ones fear stakes, or crosses? With vampires ruling the world of entertainment, it's important to know all the facts. Here's our roundup of 50 vampires' superpowers and weaknesses. More »

Hot Flashes: 10 Uses For Lightning That Ben Franklin Never Guessed

Liz Weinbl — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:00:03 PST

Click to viewIt can power a time machine, steal Superman's strength and even help Zack Morris graduate high school. Oh, lightning – is there anything you can't do? Long before nuclear energy and genetic engineering joined the team, lightning reigned as the top catch-all explanation for the funky phenomenon of the week, even transcending genre to become a standard sitcom plot device. Click through for clips of the flashiest lightning this side of Mt. Olympus. More »