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Morgan: Artificial Intelligence That’s Not As Smart As It Thinks It Is

The sci-fi thriller tackles issues we’ve seen on the big screen many times before — and often done better

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RoboCop Remake Teaser: Safe with Omnicorp?

Is the future truly under control? Yes, if a new fake ad for Omnicorp is to be believed. This organization is at the center of RoboCop – or was at the center of RoboCop 25 years ago during the Peter Weller film that will soon be remade with Joel Kinnaman in the title role. In the first teaser for the upcoming sci-fi thriller, we’re told to imagine a city with no crime, where “human resources meet robotic engineering” and all is safe in the world. But – SPOILER ALERT – that won’t actually be the case. Watch the trailer now and prepare for a RoboCop remake that also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Hugh Laurie and Abbie Cornish.

Olivia Wilde Had No Idea That She Would Show Her Butt in The Change-Up

Olivia Wilde has two very different movies coming out in the next two weeks: one is a high-concept sci-fi thriller ( Cowboys & Aliens ) and the other is a lighthearted comedy that begins with Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman drunkenly urinating into a park fountain and later switching bodies ( The Change-Up ). There is a common thread that pulls these two projects together, though: Olivia Wilde appears nude (“nude”) in both, even though the adventurous actress had no idea that was the case.

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Guess Which Ricky Gervais Movie Erykah Badu Wants You to See

With the Los Angeles Film Festival beginning on Wednesday, your friendly Movieline editors decided to reinspect the itinerary for this year’s events. Um, we missed a splendid gem: Neo-soul high priestess Erykah Badu will act as an “artist in residence” for the festival, meaning she’ll choose a film, screen it, and conduct a discussion afterward. Now, from the woman who gave us finger-wagging jams like “Tyrone” and “Bag Lady,” I expected a film selection that wasn’t so much a — hmmmm — uninspired Ricky Gervais comedy? Click through to see her pick.

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J.J. Abrams Discounts Similarities Between Super 8 and Cloverfield Creatures

Even if you haven’t seen Super 8 , you probably know something about the third act creature thanks to spoilers from Paramount , Bruce Greenwood , and moviegoers who have loudly contested that the sci-fi thriller’s monster looks a lot like the one in the Abrams-produced film Cloverfield . Finally, J.J. Abrams has responded to this allegation, but — beware — his explanation includes, of course, more creature spoilers.

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Weekend Receipts: Hop Pops Up At Number One, Source Code Takes Second Place

Despite the star pedigree of Jake Gyllenhaal and the geek cred of director Duncan Jones, sci-fi thriller Source Code was topped by an animated bunny learning the new true meaning of Christmas Easter. At third place was the haunted house scare-em-up Insidious , possibly launching another profitable franchise for the brains behind Saw . Plus, the hotly debated Sucker Punch fell an astronomical 68.1% from last week — if those number hold, it means it held up slightly better in its second weekend than Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li (-68.5%) but not as well as Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (-67.9%). Your weekend receipts are here.

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Weekend Receipts: Hop Pops Up At Number One, Source Code Takes Second Place

Five Things About District 9’s Sharlto Copley

His sci-fi thriller is a hit – but did you know he’s never been in a movie before?

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Five Things About District 9’s Sharlto Copley