A new film seeks to immerse viewers in the minds of those affected by the 2012 theater shootings in Aurora, Colorado. Dark Night is a very loose adaptation of the events leading up to the fateful night when a shooter entered a screening of The Dark Knight Rises and killed 12 people. Check out the trailer and continue on below...

The film will follow six people, including the shooter, as they live out their day leading up to the shooting that night. The film is definitely more arthouse style than thriller, so if you plan on seeing it, know what you're getting into first. The film is set to open February 3rd in select theaters.

I happened upon this awesome Odin Sphere Cosplay today that you have to see! Cosplayer Sumyuna dons the role of Gwendolyn, the Valkyrie princess of Ragnanival...read more on GameTyrant

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On this special episode of The Screen Watchers Guild, we are joined once again by Ikaika Shiveley to kick off the New Year with our 2017 Movie Preview! We also look back on who won the 2016 Box Office Draft, and select our films for the 2017 Draft. Listen on PodTyrant

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Sideshow Collectibles recently sent me their badass 1/6th scale collectible action figure for Darth Vader from Star Wars: Rogue One to review, so I happily obliged! I'm not going to turn down the opportunity to review an incredible Darth Vader action figure, and this thing is amazing! 

This is seriously the ultimate Darth Vader collectible and any hardcore Star Wars fan who collects toys would just throw their money at it to get it. I did an unboxing video review for it that you can watch below. A few people didn't want me to open it or take it out of the box, and as much as I don't want to I have to so that I can actually review it and play with it.

I'll be honest, it's actually kind of refreshing to open it up and play with it a bit! That's all part of the joy of getting a new toy! Sure, the value of it goes down, but holding the Darth Vader figure in your hands and actually feeling the material and getting a close look at all the details is so worth it.

Hot Toys and Sideshow put a lot of work and effort into creating these figures; it would be a shame if no one ever took them out of the box! But I completely understand not doing that, and I have a ton of figures that I've spent money on that have never been opened. 

Anyway, these guys did a spectacular job creating this figure for Darth Vader. It stands at 35 cm tall and has a body with over 30 points of articulation. It also comes with nine interchangeable hands with different dynamics. Vader comes complete with his finely detailed lightsaber and his function belt that actually has an LED light-up function. 

The newly designed suit and armor on Vader is tailored to fit the figure perfectly, and it comes with the black cloak that I forgot about until I tried taking the figure out of the box, and it was kinda stuck. It's at that moment I realized that this is the first Hot Toys or Sideshow figure that I own that has a cape because I clearly didn't know what I was doing when I was taking it out of the box. 

This is the ultimate Darth Vader collectible, and if you haven't ordered one yet then you missed out on something special. I wouldn't worry, though. I'm sure they'll make another Darth Vader figure! Below the video you'll find a collection of photos I took of the figure.

Darth Vader returns in force this year with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story! The epic space saga film takes place just before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, a time when the Galactic Empire is at the peak of its power, whereas the fledgling Rebel Alliance plots to thwart the Empire's plan to build a moon-sized battle station. As the Emperor's top enforcer and the symbol of the Empire's reign of terror, Lord Vader will crush the Rebels by any means necessary. 

While fans worldwide are holding their breath to experience the new film, Sideshow and Hot Toys are here to unleash the power of the Dark Side with the new sixth scale Darth Vader collectible figure! 

The movie-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted featuring a newly developed body and armor, a new highly polished helmet sculpt, a sophisticatedly tailored and delicately textured costume, a utility belt with LED lights, a lightsaber hilt, and a Death Star theme figure stand. 

The CW has released a bunch of cool photos from the Kevin Smith-directed mid-season premiere of Supergirl, "Supergirl Lives." A couple weeks ago we saw the first promo spot for the episode, and it looks like it's going to be great. I love that Smith is involved with directing episodes of these DC series. 

In the upcoming episode, Supergirl finds herself going up against Roulette and brings Mon-El along for the ride. The new photos feature these characters and also include a few behind-the-scenes shots of Smith and Melissa Benoist working on the episode.

KEVIN SMITH DIRECTS; ROULETTE RETURNS — Kara (Melissa Benoist) is moved by the story of a missing woman named Izzy (guest star Harley Quinn Smith) and decides to investigate despite Snapper Carr’s (guest star Ian Gomez) order to leave it alone. Kara takes Mon-El (Chris Wood) with her to the last place Izzy was seen and the duo find themselves thrust through a portal to another planet, Slaver’s Moon, where the downtrodden are sold as slaves. The leader of the trafficking ring is none other than Roulette (guest star Dichen Lachman).

To make matters worse, Slaver’s Moon has a red sun, which means Kara and Mon-El are stripped of their powers and stuck on the planet with no way home. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Alex (Chyler Leigh) blames herself for Kara’s disappearance, fearing she’s become too focused on her new relationship with Maggie (guest star Floriana Lima) and too complacent in watching out for her sister.

"Supergirl Lives" is set to air on January 23rd. 

Marvel Comics has officially announced their new series All New Guardians of the Galaxy. The comic comes from writer Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Nova), artist Aaron Kuder (Death of X), and colorist Ive Svorcina (Secret Wars).

The original character roster of Star-Lord, Rocket, Groot, Gamora and Drax are all set to return. There are a few interesting changes with some of the characters, such as Groot apparently being stuck in his tiny form with no one able to explain why he isn't regenerating, Then there's Drax the Destroyer, who is now Drax the Pacifist. According to CB:

The series will pick up some time after 'Grounded,' the final arc of the current Guardians of the Galaxy series. All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 kicks off with the Guardians on a job and embroiled in a war between two of the Elders of the Universe, the Collector and the Grandmaster.

Duggan said about the series:

"We want to put these guys into new cosmic situations. We're right in the middle of a heist in the first issue. I think, even though they're functioning well as a team, they're each looking forward to handling their own business, so they might be feeling gravity's pull apart. They have a lot going on individually and I'm really excited to explore that.

"Aaron and I have a really fun introduction to this team in the first issue cooked up, and we'll see that they are handling this heist as best they can, that it’s complicated, and it gets very cosmic."

He then offered some more details on the characters in the series explaining:

"We have some mysteries brewing out in space. When our story picks up, Groot is small and doesn't seem to be growing large. We don't quite know why. The Guardians don't know why. The readers won't have very long to find that will be a problem moving forward, in a fun way, I hope.

"Drax is done destroying. Something has happened to him to that has made him leave his swords down. Drax is still Drax. He wants to destroy, he's just holding back for now. It's a fun turn for him as he struggles with pacifism like an alcoholic might struggle in a bar.

"For many years now we've heard about the Collector's collection and how that's the best collection of the galaxy, and it has the most valuable and unique and wondrous things. That's true to a point, but the Grandmaster also has another collection. By giving the Collector a rival, we now have an opportunity to really make trouble for the Guardians. And so, this first arc is very much a war between the Collector and the Grandmaster over artifacts that they both want for their collection, and there can only be one winner. It feels right to open up in a big way with those amazing Marvel Universe cosmic entities. It's going to be a lot of fun.

"The story begins as the team is mid-job. They're initially hired by one side and then compromised. They each have their own reason for wanting a big score.

"The Guardians’ escape from that arc, too, is going to be something I don't think anyone will see coming. It's very Guardians."

Make sure to click here to read the full interview, because this is just the tip of the iceberg. It sounds like it could be a fun and entertaining series to read! The comic will be released this May.

If you're a fan of Chris Pratt, you're going to love this video released by Vanity Fair in which he shows us how to clean and gut a fish. This whole outdoorsman persona that Pratt presents in this video should be a real TV show! It's pretty damn funny to watch Pratt filleting a freakin' fish. 

It's looking like we might not have seen the last of Diego Luna's character from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Cassian Andor. There's a good chance he might show up again in Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Han Solo standalone film! 

Luna was recently stopped on the red carpet by MTV and talked about how happy he was with the final cut of Rogue One, saying it's the best version that exists. He was then straight up asked if there was a chance we could see him pop up in the Han Solo movie, and instead of saying no, he lit up, and the way he skirted around the answering the question seems very telling.

If you watch the video below you'll see what I mean. It's just very suspicious, and he certainly acted like he knew something that he wasn't allowed to confirm. If he's not in the movie he could have easily just said no, but instead, after acting weird, he said that he “doesn’t have an answer for that.” 

To me, that means there's a very good chance they are planning to use him in the film. I hope so! I really did like his character, and it would make sense to see him in a Han Solo movie. Cassian is just one of those shady characters who would fit right in with the kind of people that Solo would hang out with.

I doubt he'll have a big role in the film. I imagine it would just be a cameo, but you never know! It would just be cool to see him back in the Star Wars universe. 

In heist movies, cat burglars are always doing cool things like dramatically blowing powder onto hidden lasers and performing crazy physical moves in order to get past them and steal their prize. Remember that famous scene from Entrapment?

Or the not-so-famous one from Ocean's Twelve?

Well, here's a real-life version of one of those laser-filled rooms, which I'd have to imagine would be a nightmare for a thief who was trying to steal something. It's called Outlines, but was never available to the public because it was set to appear in a Russian festival that was ultimately cancelled. That's a bummer, but at least someone got in there with a camera, because this thing looks trippy in the best way. Check it out.

Amazon has released the first trailer for their anime series Ronja, The Robbers Daughter which is presented by the legendary anime studio Studio Ghibli. The fantastic looking series is based on the children's fantasy book written by Astrid Lindgren, who is also the author of Pippi Longstocking.

The series is narrated by The X-Files' Gillian Anderson, and it was directed by Gorō Miyazaki (Up on Poppy Hill, Tales from Earthsea). The story tells the tale of a thief's 10-year-old daughter named Ronja, described as a strong and spirited girl, who is beloved by everyone. "Driven by her thirst for adventure, she comes face-to-face with wondrous creatures who inhabit the forest and finds a most unlikely friend - the son of her father's rival."

Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter is an epic 26-part story of 10-year-old Ronja (Teresa Gallagher), born on a stormy night in a mountain fort, surrounded by her father (Rufus Hound), mother (Morwenna Banks) and a loving band of robbers. She grows to be a strong girl, and discovers that the forest is both a beautiful and frightening place inhabited by strange creatures. She befriends Birk (Kelly Adams), the son of her father’s rival, and so begins the drama of her friendship and family loyalties. Viewers follow along as she explores and understands these key factors in her life, and discovers that seemingly irresolvable choices can finally be made with the help of love and understanding.

Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter is already a big hit in Japan, and now the rest of the world will be able to enjoy it. When talking about the series Miyazaki said: 

“With Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter, Astrid Lindgren seems to be telling children to believe in their own power to grow, whilst telling adults to learn more from children. Mutual respect will attain freedom in the true sense of the word.”

The series is set to premiere on Prime Video on January 27th, and I can't wait to watch it.

Joel and Ethan Coen are about to embark on a new adventure as they are set to write and direct their first TV series, an original project called The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. This is an event anthology series that is set in the Old West. 

According to Variety, Annapurna Television "intends to pursue an innovative approach that could combine television and theatrical." There's no information on how that will all play out. At this time they will shoot it as a limited series because the story is too big and challenging to be covered in a single film. It sounds like they will be doing the same thing with it that is being done with Stephen King's The Dark Tower. Maybe the majority of the series will screen on TV and then the final two hours will be presented in movie form? 

There are no story details to share regarding The Ballad of Buster Scruggs at this time, but it's said that it will intertwine six different story lines set in the Old West. I'm a huge fan of these filmmakers, and I love their movies, so I can't wait to see what they are planning! 

The first trailer for the show Urban Myths has been released, and it gives us our first weird look at Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson. This is a satirical show that will retell embellished true life events of public figures. This includes a post-9/11 road trip that Michael Jackson supposedly took with Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor that you can read about here. Stockard Channing plays Taylor in the series, and Brian Cox takes on the role of Brando. It also features Eddie Marsan as Bob Dylan, Ben Chaplin as Cary Grant, Iwan Rheon as Adolf Hitler, and Rupert Grint as a friend of Hitler.

If case you're wondering what they were thinking when Fiennes was cast in the role, director Ben Palmer told The Guardian:

“We were casting Michael Jackson in 2001 and that obviously is a challenge in terms of the physical resemblance. We were really looking for the performance that could unlock the spirit, and we really think Joe Fiennes has done that. He’s given a really sweet, nuanced, characterful performance.”

Fiennes went on to share his confused thoughts on being cast in the role saying:

"The decision with the casting and the producers — I wrangled with it, I was confused and shocked at what might come my way, and I knew the sensitivity, especially to Michael's fans and to Michael's family. It doesn't negate who he was."

Urban Myths is set to premiere on January 19th on Sky Arts.

George Lucas has finally found a home for his Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The $1 billion museum will be coming to Exposition Park in Los Angeles, and I couldn't be more excited because I can go visit it anytime! The museum's board of directors said in a statement:

"After extensive due diligence and deliberation, the Board of Directors of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is pleased to announce plans to build the museum in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. We have been humbled by the overwhelmingly positive support we received from both San Francisco and Los Angeles during our selection process. Settling on a location proved to be an extremely difficult decision precisely because of the desirability of both sites and cities."

The museum will include rare pieces from the filmmaker's personal collection, including tons of memorabilia from Star Wars and other films. This isn't just a Star Wars museum, though. It will also display vintage photographs and an awesome selection of traditional paintings, some of which you can see below. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said:

"This is a collection of narrative art in a city that has the best storytellers and storymakers in the world. The best collection of Norman Rockwell paintings on Earth. Works from R. Crumb." 

The museum is scheduled to open on May 4, 2020. Check out some of the fantastic art that will be on display there below. You'll also find illustrations of the design of the museum at the very bottom.

An X-wing model from A New Hope

R2-D2 concept art from A New Hope

A model of the Millennium Falcon from A New Hope

C-3PO concept art from The Phantom Menace by Doug Chiang.

Coles Phillips' c. 1916 work "High Fashion (Maid & Lady)"

Norman Rockwell's 1941 work "Willie Gillis in Convoy"

David Hockney's 2011 work "The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire in 2011 - 5 May"

Original cover art to Robert Crumb's Motor City Comics No. 2

Source: THR

I'll admit it took me at least two viewings for me to truly "get" The Princess Bride. I was probably around 13 years old when I first saw it, and on first watch, I didn't really understand its off-beat humor and satirical elements. But I came around pretty quickly, and now it's one of my favorite films.

Now, ScreenJunkies has given the classic movie the Honest Trailer treatment, and they do a pretty decent job with this one. The music cue at 1:59 had me cracking up. Take a look, and then you'll have seen it. (Anybody want a peanut?)

The first trailer has been released for the horror anthology film XX. This is a unique horror movie project as it's driven by four women directors. When talking about the importance of the project, producer Todd Brown said:

“One of the givens of so many horror films has been the objectification of young women, and we thought it was time for a different approach to scaring audiences and letting the female voice be heard.”

The result looks awesomely creepy! There are some crazy looking stories in this movie and they come along with some wonderfully nightmarish visuals. The film is set to screen at Sundance later this month and it's on my list of must-see films while I'm there. Here's the synopsis for the film including the names of the directors and the title of the film that each one directs in the anthology.

XX is a new all-female helmed horror anthology featuring four dark tales written and directed by fiercely talented women: Annie Clark (St. Vincent) rocks her directorial debut with THE BIRTHDAY PARTY; Karyn Kusama (THE INVITATION, GIRLFIGHT) exorcises HER ONLY LIVING SON; Roxanne Benjamin (SOUTHBOUND) screams DON’T FALL; and Jovanka Vuckovic (THE CAPTURED BIRD) dares to open THE BOX. Award-winning animator Sofia Carrillo (LA CASA TRISTE) wraps together four suspenseful stories of terror featuring a cast including Natalie Brown, Melanie Lynskey, Breeda Wool and Christina Kirk.

XX hits theaters and VOD platforms on February 17th.

We previously showcased Bart van Dijk's impressive, super smooth stop-motion LEGO build of the Star Wars Death Star, and now he's back to tackle a smaller vehicle from a galaxy far, far away: an Imperial AT-ST. And since this one isn't nearly as huge, he has more time for a goofy little story featuring a few LEGO characters after the build is complete.

Thanks to Geekologie for the heads up!

There's been a lot of excitement online for the upcoming Russian superhero film Guardians. The movie looks absolutely batshit crazy, and we have an incredibly fun final trailer for it that you can watch today. 

Up to this point, we've only seen brief glimpses of the heroic team in the film. But this trailer offers a ton of new footage of them in crazy cool action fighting alongside each other as they try to take down a powerful villain. 

Set during the Cold War, a secret organization named "Patriot" gathered a group of Soviet superheroes, altering and augmenting the DNA of four individuals, in order to defend the homeland from supernatural threats.

The group includes representatives of the different nationalities of the Soviet Union, which each one of them have long been hiding their true identity. In hard times, they settled down to business and gather to defend their homeland.

Guardians stars Anton Pampushny, Sanjar Madiev, Sebastian Sisak, Alina Lanina, Stanislav Shirin, Valery Shkirando, Vyacheslav Razbegaev, Alexander Semenov, and Vladimir Butenko, and it's scheduled to be released on February 23, 2017.

Last week we learned that Woody Harrelson was in talks to join Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Han Solo standalone film, and today it's been confirmed in an official press release from StarWars.com. They don't say who he'll be playing, but the rumor was that he would be playing Han Solo's mentor.

Harrelson joins Alden Ehrenreich (Han Solo), Donald Glover (Lando Calrissian), and Emilia Clarke in the adventure. This will be the second film in the Star Wars Story series that is set outside of the Skywalker family saga. The Han Solo film is set "during the early scoundrel days of the iconic characters, prior to A New Hope."

In a statement from the directors, they express their excitement about working with Harrelson:

“We couldn’t be more excited to work with an artist with as much depth and range as Woody. His ability to find both humor and pathos, often in the same role, is truly unique. He is also very good at ping pong.”

I think Harrelson is a great fit for the role of a Han Solo mentor, and I'm looking forward to learning more about him as we get closer to the release, which is set for next year in 2018. 

Fresh details have emerged regarding Telltale Games upcoming game centered around Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy! Bleeding Cool spotted the following...read more on GameTyrant

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When I saw James Cameron's Aliens when I was a kid I wanted that badass gun used by Vasquez and Drake in the film. I later learned that it is called the M56 Smart Gun, and now there's an insanely cool replica of it that I would love to own! Here's why I won't own it, though... The 20-pound gun from Hollywood Collectibles Group costs $1,200. I guess I could sign up for their payment plan! You can check out photos of the replica gun below along with the "Let's rock!" clip from Aliens showing the gun in action. 

The M56 Smartgun is a 10mm General Purpose automatic Squad Support Weapon used by the US Colonial Marines in the blockbuster movie Aliens. With an effective range of 1500 yards, it is equipped with a motion-sensitive infrared tracking system, capable of autonomous and accurate targeting of moving objects.

We are proud to present for the first time ever an Officially Licensed Life Size Replica of this iconic Sci Fi weapon!  Measuring 48” in length and weighing in at 15lbs, this amazingly detailed replica is modeled after the Smartgun carried by all round badass Pt Vasquez.......Adios Xenomorph!

Sure to dominate any Aliens collection it comes complete with a separate, themed tabletop display stand. This is the HCG Exclusive Edition which also comes with a high quality 24" x 16" print of the Smartgun blueprints and specs sheet!  A regular edition is also available, click here for more details.

This museum quality Life Size Replica is constructed from fiberglass, metal, resin and mixed media, then painstakingly hand painted and authentically weathered.