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What characteristics define a strong villain in a film? In truth, a good villain needs to stand out from the others in one key way: a spooky, manic, and blatantly malevolent chuckle. From superhero films to science fiction, horror, and parody films, there have always been well-known cult classic villains. Because of their capacity to inspire horror and shivers, these villains’ demonic laughs have a way of sticking with listeners. Between Harry Potter’s Bellatrix and Pennywise the Clown, some evil laughs are just more recognizable and have succeeded more in giving certain movie sequences a sense of gloom and dread....

Marvel Entertainment and ABC Studios are proud to announce Castle: Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm, an all-new hardcover graphic novel inspired by the popular Castle television series. This 112 page hardcover hits comic shops and bookstores everywhere on September 28th, 2011. Fans can get a first look at the upcoming graphic novel, when Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) reveals the cover on “Knockout,” the Season Finale of Castle, Monday, May 16 (10:01-11:00 p....

FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show has brought on new Oscar host Neil Patrick Harris and his real-life husband David Burtka for guest-starring roles. Neil Patrick Harris will appear in the last two episodes of American Horror Story: Freak Show as a “chameleon salesman,” while David Burtka has signed on for a role in the season finale as an unspecified character who has a “sexy storyline” involving Jessica Lange’s Elsa Mars, who runs the 1950s carnival in Jupiter, Florida....

Netflix will be delving further into the wacky world of Dr. Seuss. The streamer has just announced an extended partnership with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to develop five new animated preschool series and specials based on the various works of the legendary children’s book author. Titles confirmed to get new projects through the deal include Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Wacky Wednesday....

It may have taken Netflix a little longer than many would have liked to fire Danny Masterson from The Ranch, but the streaming service is cleaning house now. Not only has Masterson been let go from his Netflix gig as of last week, but now executive Andy Yeatman has also been fired from his job as director of global kids content. Here’s what Netflix had to say about it. Short, sweet and to the point....

Eric Koenig (guest star Patton Oswalt) explains the high-tech lie detector that the Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. must be given in a clip from next week’s episode “The Only Light in the Darkness”, following the promo released yesterday. In addition, we also have promo art from the upcoming episode, designed by artist Pascal Champion, which depicts Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), his cellist girlfriend Audrey (guest star Amy Acker) and subtly hints at the villain Marcus Daniels a....

Marvel rumors are like a merry-go-round. With so many movies and TV shows in production at the same time, you can’t visit an entertainment news site without tripping over another set of possibilities of what may be coming out, especially when considering the future of Hollywood’s biggest interconnected franchise. This time around, it is Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania that is getting some attention and while the movie doesn’t arrive in cinemas until 2023, there is still a lot of speculation about who and what will be seen in one of the last Marvel movies of the Phase 4 schedule....

2009 MTV Movie Awards has a brand new extended preview clip from G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra which aired tonight during the show. Take a look below at the clip below where you’ll experience the Eiffel Tower crashing down. Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, whose previous collaboration was the worldwide blockbuster Transformers, join forces with Spyglass Entertainment for another extraordinary action-adventure G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G....

Radio Spirits is pleased to announce the release of The Shadow: Knight of Darkness, a new CD audio collection of classic radio shows featuring the iconic crime fighter, including the first release of two previously lost and newly discovered episodes. Starring a young Orson Welles in the title role, the new episodes - The Old People and The Voice of the Trumpet – first aired during the 1938 season of the long running radio series....

You’ve seen the trailer for the movie. Now, see the trailer for Transformers: The Game! IGN has posted an exclusive slam-bang new look at Activision’s official video game adaptation of this summer’s blockbuster. To see it for yourself CLICK HERE The game will be voiced by the film’s own Peter Cullen and Frank Weller. Formats supporting the game include the PS3, Xbox360, Wii, PC, PSP, and the Ninetendo DS. Introduced in 1984, the Transformers brand took the world by storm with its compelling saga of the Autobots versus the Decepticons....

When Now You See Me was released in 2013, no one really knew what to expect. Films about heists and bank robberies were old news, but Now You See Me had something those didn’t: magic. Movies about magic seem to do pretty well at the box office, and Now You See Me was no exception. With an electrified cast featuring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco, Now You See Me was a huge success....

Welcome to the Cayman Islands Orlando Bloom is still pretty proud of how Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest has done at the box office. However, he’s focused on another Caribbean film - Haven. Orlando stars in the film and also serves as producer; it takes place on the Cayman Islands, written and directed by native Caymaner, Frank E. Flowers. In the realm of Crash, Haven has interweaving storylines that come together to form a story; Orlando has the main story line that has him involved in a relationship with Zoe Saldana....

Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc., a vertically integrated film, television and home entertainment company, has announced the completion of principal photography of three feature films for their Archetype Films division. The milestone production event provides additional validation of Peace Arch’s commitment to distribute a slate of a minimum of 12 films per year through its Archetype division. The three films include Living Death, starring Kristy Swanson (Dude, Where’s My Car?, Big Daddy), Dead Mary, starring Dominique Swain (Lolita, Face/Off), and Troubled Waters, starring Jennifer Beals (Flashdance, The L Word)....

Peter Berg has signed on to direct the pilot episode of The Leftovers, a new HBO project created by Damon Lindelof. The story is based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta (Little Children, Election). The plot is set in the aftermath of The Rapture, and the survivors who are left behind in the suburban community of Middleton after more than 100 people disappeared. If the pilot is picked up to series, Damon Lindelof will serve as showrunner and executive producer....

Natasha Lyonne is teaming up with some of the best talents in Hollywood for the upcoming murder mystery series Poker Face. The project comes from director Rian Johnson, the filmmaker behind the popular Knives Out franchise starring Daniel Craig. This will be Johnson’s first TV series he created after previously directing episodes of Breaking Bad and Terriers. Poker Face, which arrives on Peacock early next year, follows Lyonne’s character, Charlie Cale, as she travels across the country, solving a new mystery with every pit stop....

The news that Jason David Frank has passed away was announced on Sunday, shocking and saddening fans across the globe. While little details have been revealed about his death, what’s been reported is that the actor and MMA fighter died at 49 as a result of suicide. As someone who’s been a role model and hero to so many people with his longtime Power Rangers role as Tommy Oliver, Frank’s death has resulted in nonstop messages of tribute on social media from fans expressing their heartbreak....

Rachel Boston has landed the lead and Amy Yasbeck has been cast as a co-lead on ABC’s untitled Ric Swartzlander comedy pilot. The show is set in a chaotic Phoenix TV newsroom; Boston will play a rising star at the station who was recently promoted to executive producer of all news programs, while Yasbeck will play a co-anchor, says The Hollywood Reporter. Gregory Itzin has been tapped for co-starring roles on ABC’s comedy pilot Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office; it centers on the struggles of a “nice girl” trying to make it in the corporate world....

Get prepared to get scared… Sarah Michelle Gellar (The Grudge) stars in this shocking, non-stop supernatural thriller unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before. Joanna Mills (Gellar) is haunted by increasingly terrifying visions where she can see and feel the brutal murder of a woman she’s never met. With her life spiraling out of control, she follows the relentless nightmares to an eerie small town in Texas – a place where secrets can’t be buried, a spirit seeks vengeance, and the horrific murder from Joanna’s visions may just be her own....

Hey, Ulli Lommel…got a special message for you this week. Assuming you read these, which isn’t likely given that you’re still pumping out your special brand of direct to video drivel to an unsuspecting video store audiences instead of slinking off into the night like the crime against video store patrons you are. Anyway, message: If you want to keep doing lousy movies about serial killers, you may well want to grab a copy of Copycat, because even though it’s not that great, it’s still light years ahead of your spectacular sludge piles....

The director praises Bruce Willis and loves elephants Richard Donner has made a career of gritty cop films. The Lethal Weapon franchise solidified Mel Gibson as a star and earned a billion dollars to boot. With 16 Blocks, he takes a much more personal angle to the characters and story. Here’s Richard take on working with Bruce Willis, portraying dirty cops, and saving elephants in Alaska. What does Bruce Willis bring to this film?...