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MAY
21
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'X-Men: Days of Future Past': Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique Revealed (Photo)

'X-Men: Days of Future Past': Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique Revealed (Photo)

Jennifer Lawrence is looking blue on the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past but don’t take that to me she’s glum to be there.

Director Bryan Singer tweeted a photo of the actress as the blue shape-shifting mutant Mystique.

In 2011’s X-Men: First Class, Lawrence was transformed into Raven via body paint, but she gas indicated a costume would be used to create the effect this time around.

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MAY
21
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Luke Skywalker's 'Star Wars' Levi's Up for Auction (Photo)

Luke Skywalker's 'Star Wars' Levi's Up for Auction (Photo)

Star Wars collectors, now is your chance to own a piece of Jedi history. And, for that matter, a piece of Levi history.

A pair of "cotton drill" pants made by famed jeans manufacturer Levi Strauss and Co. and worn by Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in George Lucas' 1977 space epic are being sold at auction.

Hamill donnede the sandy-colored, distressed pants for much of the iconic film. They measure a 29-inch waist and 37 inches in length with two six-inch slits up each side.

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MAY
20
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'True Blood': Alan Ball, Set Designer Reveal Vampire Authority Secrets (Exclusive Video)

'True Blood': Alan Ball, Set Designer Reveal Vampire Authority Secrets (Exclusive Video)

How did True Blood create its look for the Vampire Authority?

In a sneak peek at a season five DVD extra focusing on the ornate set design of the HBO drama, which The Hollywood Reporter exclusively debuts, creator Alan Ball recalled conversations he had with "genius" production designer Suzuki Ingerslev.

His criteria for the council was: "It should look ancient and contemporary."

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MAY
20
1 day

'Simpsons' Scribe Tapped to Pen 'Angry Birds' Animated Movie

Rovio Entertainment has tapped veteran comedy and animation scribe Jon Vitti to pen the script for its animated 3D film based on the Angry Birds app.

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MAY
20
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WME Signs Author Laline Paull (Exclusive)

WME Signs Author Laline Paull (Exclusive)

WME has come out on top of a competitive situation to sign writer Laline Paull.

Paull is a London-based scribe who has worked in film and television on both sides of the pond and has had two plays performed at the Royal National Theatre London. But it’s her upcoming manuscript that piqued agency interest.

Paull has written a dark thriller titled Fear of August that is set entirely in a beehive and rooted in biological fact. Here is the logline:

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MAY
20
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'Star Wars Rebels' Animated Series Coming to Disney XD

'Star Wars Rebels' Animated Series Coming to Disney XD

The next Star Wars installment won't hit theaters until 2015, but a new animated television series is headed to the small screen next year.

Disney has greenlighted Star Wars Rebels, which will launch in fall 2014 as a one-hour special on Disney Channel before debuting as a full-fledged TV series on Disney XD, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Production has already begun.

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MAY
19
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'Game of Thrones' Recap: Tyrion Delivers a Shocking Speech

'Game of Thrones' Recap: Tyrion Delivers a Shocking Speech

[Warning: spoilers ahead for Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones, “Second Sons”]

The Lannisters sure know how to throw a wedding.

Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) and Sansa's (Sophie Turner) big day included threats of rape, promises of murder and talk of impregnating the poor 14-year-old bride. This all set the stage for Tyrion to risk his life by directing one amazing zinger at Joffrey (Jack Gleeson). But first, the background.

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MAY
17
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Warner Bros. Wins Lawsuit Over Fictional Technology in 'Dark Knight Rises'

Warner Bros. Wins Lawsuit Over Fictional Technology in 'Dark Knight Rises'

In last summer's blockbuster film, The Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway plays Selina Kyle, who attempts to get her hands on a software program that will erase her criminal history from every computer database in the world. At one moment of the film, this character (who would later become Catwoman) tells Batman, "Wayne says you can get me the clean slate.”

In the film, the product is referred to as "clean slate" several times, and rather fascinatingly, Warner Bros. got sued over this by a company that actually markets and sells a computer security program called "Clean Slate."

PHOTOS: Batman Through the Years: Christian Bale, George Clooney and Others Who've Played the Dark Knight

As Indiana federal judge Philip Simon puts the key question in setting up his ruling, "Is it trademark infringement if a fictional company or product in a movie or television drama bears the same name or brand as a real company or product?”

Judge Simon answers, No!

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MAY
17
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Casting Call: 'Tomorrowland,' 'Transcendence' Add Actors

Casting Call: 'Tomorrowland,' 'Transcendence' Add Actors

ITEM! Young Thomas Robinson has been cast in what is being described by insiders as a “pivotal” role in Disney’s Tomorrowland, the top-secret project being helmed by Brad Bird.

George Clooney, Raffey Cassidy and Hugh Laurie are the stars in the movie that has a release date of Dec. 19, 2014.

Robinson appeared in the Jason Bateman-Jennifer Anniston comedy The Switch and was part of the cast for ABC’s short-lived series The Protector.

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MAY
17
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'Europa Report' Trailer: Astronauts Investigate Aliens on Jupiter's Moon (Video)

'Europa Report' Trailer: Astronauts Investigate Aliens on Jupiter's Moon (Video)

Humans find alien life in Earth's solar system. Things don't go well from there. 

The familiar premise serves as the basis for Magnet Releasing's Europa Report, directed by Sebastián Cordero (Pescador). 

VIDEO: 'Riddick' Trailer Piles on the Alien Monsters  

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MAY
17
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Denzel Washington's 'The Equalizer' Finds Its Villain

Denzel Washington's 'The Equalizer' Finds Its Villain

Marton Csokas will square off against Denzel Washington in The Equalizer, Sony's big-screen take on the 1980s TV show.

Antoine Fuqua, who directed Washington's Oscar-winning performance in Training Day, is helming the project, which also has Chloe Moretz in the cast.

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MAY
17
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'Red 3' in the Works at Summit (Exclusive)

'Red 3' in the Works at Summit (Exclusive)

Summit is seeing more Red.

Red 2 isn’t being released until July 19, but the Lionsgate division has signed Jon and Erich Hoeber to write a third installment of the action franchise.

The screenwriting siblings wrote Red as well as Red 2.

Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian will produce Red 3 via their Di Bonaventura Pictures banner.

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MAY
17
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'Star Trek': 5 Best Viral Clips (Video)

'Star Trek': 5 Best Viral Clips (Video)

As any loyal Trekkie knows, there's plenty of comedy to be had in Star Trek. Who doesn't get a kick out of Bones' love affair with complaining or Spock failing to grasp the subtleties of human interaction?

But the Internet has boldly taken Trek comedy to new heights. And in honor of Star Trek Into Darkness hitting theaters this week, Heat Vision looks at some of the clever videos featuring the Enterprise crew.

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MAY
16
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'Epic' Writers Sign with Verve (Exclusive)

Matt Ember and Tom Astle, a fast-rising writing duo in animation, have signed with Verve for representation.

They were previously at UTA.

Ember and Astle wrote Epic, the upcoming 3D CGI feature from Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox that is an adaptation of the William Joyce book The Leaf Men. The movie opens May 24.

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