By Todd CunninghamTheWrap It’s clear that “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” will be one of the year’s biggest movies. But just how high it will fly in its box-office opening this weekend isn’t so clear. Pre-release tracking has Lionsgate’s sequel, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, taking in between $160 million and $172 million. The […]

By Greg GilmanTheWrap Yoda — that wise, little green Jedi that captured the hearts of movie fans around the world after making his big screen debut in 1980’s “The Empire Strikes Back” — was almost played by an adorable monkey. Bing: ‘Stars Wars: Episode VII’ Though this not news to the dedicated community of “Star Wars” fans, […]

WENN Actress Winona Ryder has given “Beetlejuice” fans a reason to celebrate by releasing details about a proposed sequel. The “Edward Scissorhands” star reveals she is “sworn to secrecy,” but admits she is excited at the prospect of reprising her role as Lydia Deetz in the movie about a young woman harassed by ghosts. Bing: […]

By Tim MolloyTheWrap A prominent toxicologist says a lab report speculating that Brittany Murphy was poisoned by no means proves she was murdered. He also said hair treatments could account for heavy metals found in a sample of her hair. Murphy’s father, Angelo Bertolotti, has shared the test results with news media and sent them […]

By Jeff SneiderTheWrap The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences received separate $10 million gifts from Jeffrey Katzenberg and Steven Spielberg for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. In recognition of these gifts, the two main galleries on the lobby floor of the Academy Museum will be named for Katzenberg and Spielberg – The […]

By Brent LangTheWrap Dustin Hoffman is in negotiations to join the cast of “The Cobbler,” an off-beat drama starring Adam Sandler as a shoe repairman who integrates himself into the lives of the people whose footwear he fixes. Tom McCarthy, who oversaw quirky and human films like “The Visitor” and “Win Win,” is directing the project, […]

BOSTON (AP) — It’s kind of a big deal that Emerson College is changing the name of its school of communication. The college in Boston will rename the school — for one day only — the Ron Burgundy School of Communication on Dec. 4 to honor the fictitious television anchorman. Bing: Ron Burgundy lands Ben […]

Entertainment Tonight. A sequel to the iconic 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life” is currently in the works, with the release date tentatively set for the 2015 holiday season, Variety reports. Star Partners and Hummingbird Prods. are collaborating on the production of the sequel, titled “It’s A Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story,” and […]