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MAY
23
4 HRS

Leonard Nimoy Supports 'Star Trek' Writers' Kickstarter-Funded Project (Exclusive)

Leonard Nimoy Supports 'Star Trek' Writers' Kickstarter-Funded Project (Exclusive)

Leonard Nimoy and other big names in the sci-fi arena have endorsed a new project from original Stark Trek writers David Gerrold and DC (Dorothy) Fontana and producer David C. Fein that's aiming to raise funds via Kickstarter.

The trio are using the crowd-funding platform to raise money to shoot and create a new science fiction adventure series titled The Star Wolf. So far, they have raised $52,000 of their $650,000 goal.

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MAY
23
5 HRS

Lego Unveils Life-Sized 'Star Wars' X-Wing (Photo)

Lego Unveils Life-Sized 'Star Wars' X-Wing (Photo)

Star Wars flew into Time Square on Thursday, when Lego unveiled a life-sized X-wing fighter.

The company says the replica, created with more than 5 million Lego bricks, is the largest Lego model ever created. Thirty-two master builders spent 17,000 hours crafting the X-wing, which weighs 44,000 pounds and stands nearly 11 feet tall and just under 43 feet long, with a wingspan of 44 feet.

The X-wing was created to celebrate the upcoming The Yoda Chronicles, a three-episode miniseries premiering on Cartoon Network on May 29 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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MAY
23
9 HRS

Universal Picks Up Rights to 'School for Good and Evil'

Universal Picks Up Rights to 'School for Good and Evil'

Universal Pictures has acquired the feature rights to The School for Good and Evil, a package to adapt the new book trilogy by author Soman Chainani.

Joe Roth and Palek Patel are producing the film along with Jane Startz. Chainani will write the screenplay with Malia Scotch-Marmo (Hook).

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MAY
23
11 HRS

'American Horror Story' Star Joins 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

'American Horror Story' Star Joins 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'

American Horror Story breakout Evan Peters has joined the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Director Bryan Singer made the announcement Thursday via Twitter, breaking the news that the young actor will portray Quicksilver in the upcoming Fox movie, which combines two X-Men franchises.

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MAY
22
1 day

Benedict Cumberbatch Showers in Deleted 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Scene (Video)

Benedict Cumberbatch Showers in Deleted 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Scene (Video)

Imagine Star Trek Into Darkness with a scene featuring Benedict Cumberbatch showering.

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MAY
22
1 day

'Rock of Ages' and 'Twilight' Actors Starring in 'The Dead Men' (Exclusive)

'Rock of Ages' and 'Twilight' Actors Starring in 'The Dead Men' (Exclusive)

Diego Boneta, who starred opposite Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages, and Jackson Rathbone, of the Twilight saga fame, have signed on to star in the thriller The Dead Men.

Dead Men is the debut feature of Kirk Sullivan, who recently left his job as Joel Silver’s assistant to pursue his dream of being a director. Production began this week in Medellin, Colombia.

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MAY
22
1 day

Universal Plans 'Timecop' Reboot (Exclusive)

Universal Plans 'Timecop' Reboot (Exclusive)

Universal is throwing into development a remake of Timecop, the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme time travel action movie.

Marc Shmuger will produce the film via his Universal-based Global Produce banner alongside Tom McNulty.

Timecop, a Universal library title, was set in the near future where time travel is regulated by a police force. One officer (Van Damme) runs afoul a crooked politician (played by Ron Silver) using time travel to further his political career.

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MAY
21
2 DAYS

Zod Threatens Earth in Menacing 'Man of Steel' Trailer' (Video)

Zod Threatens Earth in Menacing 'Man of Steel' Trailer' (Video)

Things look quite grim in latest trailer for Man of Steel, which sees General Zod (Michael Shannon) demanding Superman (Henry Cavill) be turned over to his custody.

"For those of you who know his location, the fate of your planet rests in your hands," Zod says. "To Kal-El I say this: surrender in 24 hours or watch this world suffer the consequences."

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MAY
21
2 DAYS

'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
3 DAYS

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
3 DAYS

'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
3 DAYS

'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
3 DAYS

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
4 DAYS

'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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