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The worst movie idea ever?

Andrew Niccol's next film is a risky one: he'll pen a movie based on much-loved board game Monopoly.

Terminator director angry at studio over trailer spoilers

The new Terminator movie has been universally panned - and even the blockbuster film's director is unhappy with how the movie has been portrayed.

Frenetic film makers look forward to grand final

A musical about bread, a mockumentary about a demented stage mother and a buddy movie with a sinister twist are among the finalists from this year's 48 Hours Furious Film-making competition.

How sexist are superhero films?

Ethan Sills asks why there is still one area where women do not yet have equal opportunity to kick ass with the men.

MacFarlane's crude Ted 2 will please fans

If you thought pitching <i>Ted</i>, a film about a pot-smoking slacker with a CGI talking teddy bear, to studio executives would have been interesting, then <i>Ted 2</i> takes things to a whole new level.

Why a therapist is on set for this new superhero movie

Suicide Squad director David Ayer has hired a "therapist" to stop his cast going too far in their roles.

Back To The Future reboot? Over director's dead body

Back To The Future director Robert Zemeckis is convinced a remake of the classic trilogy will not happen as long as he is alive.

First look at the new Rocky spin-off

Nearly 40 years after Rocky won earned him two Oscar nominations, Sylvester Stallone will be reprising his iconic boxing character later this year.

Magic Mike sequel as subtle as a 'crotch to the face'

Bare chests, chiselled bods and raunchy routines are guaranteed - but reviews have been mixed for the much-hyped sequel to <i>Magic Mike.</i>

The year's best kids film

Emotions are at the forefront of this story, with most of the action happening inside the head of happy, young girl Riley (Kaitlyn Dias).

Piven 'biggest jerk in showbiz'

Jeremy Piven is 49 and has appeared in more than 50 films, but for the first two decades of his acting career, he was playing the same role over and over again.

Amy Poehler on happiness, comedy and Smart Girls

She might be the voice of a cartoon but for American comedy star Amy Poehler, Inside Out is her most emotional performance yet. She tells Joanna Hunkin why.

Clueless: The Musical?

The 1995 iconic cult teen movie - which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary next month - is being brought to the Broadway stage by the director of the original movie.

Greatest movie character?

Indiana Jones has beaten James Bond to be named the greatest movie character of all time.

Hollywood's most interesting actress?

As much as the camera has always loved Lake Bell, she has now stepped behind it to write and direct, while still starring as the thinking woman’s Bridget Jones in a new rom-com.

Stan Lee: Spider-Man should be straight and white

At a time when the debate over race and racism is raging in the real world, it is perhaps no shock that the same discussion is also swirling in the alternate universe of comics.

Gilmore Girls star: Stop abusing fans

American actor Scott Patterson has unleashed on executives road blocking a Gilmore Girls movie, saying it borders on "abuse" that fans of the TV series have been denied a resolution to the story.

The good, good, good vibrations of new Beach Boys movie

There have been plenty of declarations of Brian Wilson's pop genius. This is both explanation and exploration of it.