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Stunning First Set Pictures From Steven Spielberg’s War Horse Reveal Spielberg, Horse

After what seemed like an eternity directing Tintin , Steven Spielberg has returned to old-fashioned flesh-and-blood filmmaking. And as evidenced in these new photos dispatched from the set of his book adaptation War Horse , the movie is definitely about… a horse.

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Completely Similar Directors Darren Aronofsky and David Slade Vying for Wolverine 2

“I guess I don’t do genre very well,” trippy filmmaker Darren Aronofsky recently admitted to MTV . Naturally, then, 20th Century Fox wants the filmmaker behind Black Swan and The Fountain to be a director for hire on Wolverine 2. No, really! Aronofsky joins the still in-contention David Slade as a contender for the gig, and it might not be quite as weird a choice as you think — after all, at one point Aronofsky wanted to direct a Batman film . But no, it’s still pretty weird. [ Deadline ]

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Completely Similar Directors Darren Aronofsky and David Slade Vying for Wolverine 2

Friday Box Office: Last Exorcism Is First At Box Office

As the summer shuffles slowly off this seasonal coil, audiences decided they’d most like to see Satan plonk his thorny throne atop the box office. Yes, The Last Exorcism ruled the roost, while the dapper gents from Takers took second place, with Sly, Julia and Will Ferrell bringing up the rear. Your Friday Box Office is here.

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Friday Box Office: Last Exorcism Is First At Box Office

Guess Who Will Be The Villain In The Expendables Sequel?

Sylvester Stallone has joined the world of celebrity Twitterers and like so many outstanding examples in the field , has taken to it like a musclebound duck to water. And Sly’s even learned how to stoke the rumor mill by floating a potential villain for The Expendables sequel.

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Guess Who Will Be The Villain In The Expendables Sequel?

Michael Cera Tells You What Films To Watch

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before — Michael Cera walks into a London coffee shop and strikes up conversation with one of the locals. Before you know it, they’re besties and become wrapped up in a 2 hour long discussion of films. But before they part, Cera gives the lad a hand-written syllabus of movies he simply must watch. So what gets the Cera Stamp of Approval?

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Michael Cera Tells You What Films To Watch

Disney’s International Tangled Poster: Great Things Come in Hairs

Movieline’s Week in Review: Wild Mood Swings

Summer drives everyone crazy at some point or another, and we may have found our own private point of no return this week at Movieline. Click through and relive the madness, and stop in for more tomorrow and Sunday with weekend editor Dixon Gaines. And don’t forget : we’ll all see you back here Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT for Movieline’s Emmy liveblog. ‘Til then, toots!

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Movieline’s Week in Review: Wild Mood Swings

Toy Story 3 Helps Disney Break Box Office Records

Hope you’re a Disney stockholder. Later today Toy Story 3 will become the first animated film to hit $1 billion in worldwide grosses, meaning Disney is the first studio to ever have two $1 billion blockbusters in the same year. (The other film? The Sorcerer’s Apprentice . No, just kidding: It was Alice in Wonderland .) Guess this proves Russia isn’t the superpower it once was , eh guys? [ Deadline ]

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Toy Story 3 Helps Disney Break Box Office Records

Teasers For Cuban Zombie Ripoff Juan of the Dead Somehow Get Past Embargo

News trickled out of Cuba earlier this summer that filmmakers there planned Juan of The Dead , a horror comedy in which the titular hero takes aim at commie zombies with an oar. His husky ally tags along for comic relief and moral support. Sound familiar? Of course it does. It’s also actually happening , if two new teasers are any indication.

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Teasers For Cuban Zombie Ripoff Juan of the Dead Somehow Get Past Embargo

Blockbuster Plans to File for Bankruptcy

I truly, sincerely apologize for this, but: Talk about late fees! Blockbuster has told Hollywood movie studios that they plan on filing for Chapter 11 next month with the hopes of restructuring a “crippling debt load of nearly $1 billion” and escaping the leases on at least 500 of their 3,425 stores. Guess I should return that copy of My Cousin Vinny before it’s too late. [ LAT ]

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