Fandango poll deems “The Force Awakens” as most eagerly awaited film of 2015

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In the “I believe I had that” category, a Fandango poll of 1,000 movie fans has deemed “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as the most anticipated film of 2015.

The poll, which was conducted from Dec. 22-29, had the seventh “Star Wars” film ahead of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.” In fourth place was “Fifty Shades of Grey” with “Jurassic World” at No. 5.

From Entertainment Weekly:

“Fandango chief correspondent (and former EW senior writer) Dave Karger said, “It’s been a decade since the last installment of the most beloved sci-fi fantasy franchise of all time, and kids of all ages are eagerly anticipating the revitalization of the series next December.”

The survey also asked fans their favorite actress (Jennifer Lawrence), favorite actor (Robert Downey Jr.), biggest male breakout role (Jamie Dornan), biggest female breakout role (Daisy Ridley) and most anticipated family film (“Minions”).

Below are the complete results.

Fan Favorite Actress in 2015 Movies:
1. Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2)
2. Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
3. Angelina Jolie (By the Sea)
4. Melissa McCarthy (Spy)
5. Halle Berry (Kidnap)

Fan Favorite Actor in 2015 Movies:
1. Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
2. Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Blackhat,” and “In the Heart of the Sea)
3. Daniel Craig (Spectre)
4. Chris Pratt (Jurassic World)
5. Tom Cruise (Mission Impossible 5)

Biggest Male Breakout Movie Star, 2015:
1. Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey)
2. John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
3. Levi Miller (Pan)
4. Neel Sethi (The Jungle Book)
5. Tony Jaa (Furious 7)

Biggest Female Breakout Movie Star, 2015:
1. Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Force Awakens)
2. Lily James (Cinderella,” Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)
3. Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, A Bigger Splash)
4. Kate Mara (The Fantastic Four, The Martian)
5. Sofia Boutella (Kingsman: The Secret Service)

Most Anticipated Family Film of 2015:
1. Minions
2. Cinderella
3. Pixar’s Inside Out
4. Peanuts
5. Pan

What You Missed: Dec, 18, 2014

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Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood.

Why should you have to search all over the Internet for movie news when you can get it all right here. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy.

Umm … what?

Our headlines from Wednesday …

The latest on the Sony hack, ‘The Interview’ and more

Sony pulls ‘The Interview’; Reports: North Korea behind attack

Texas theater plans to show ‘Team America: World Police’ in place of ‘The Interview’

Monkey from ‘Secret of the Tomb’ to take over Twitter with guest tweet session

Tim Burton dishes on second ‘Beetlejuice,’ state of superhero movies

Hugh Jackman teases details of ’X-Men: Apocalypse’ and ‘Wolverine 3’

Could next ‘Pirates’ movie be a soft reboot if Orlando Bloom returns?

Another ‘Force Awkens’ character has apparently been named

• The National Film Registry’s 25 selections for the newest films to enter its group of notable works include some big names like “The Big Lebowski,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Saving Private Ryan.”

• Hollywood also reacts to the other big news of the day, the end of the U.S.-Cuba standoff.

• Another bit of news from the Sony hack has Paul Feig wanting Peter Dinklage to play the villain in the all-female “Ghostbusters.”

• Cinema Blend has what is says is the plot for the female Ghostbusters.

• Neil Gaiman, who created the classic “Sandman” graphic novels, wants Tom Hiddleston to play the leading man in the movie that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will direct.

• The “Rocky” spinoff, “Creed,” has its female lead.

• “The Hobbit” The Battle of the Five Armies” made $11.2 million in Tuesday previews.

• Does a leaked Lego catalog for 2015 give away key details of Marvel’s “The Avengers: Age of Ultron?”

• For the record, J.K. Rowling says Severus Snape isn’t a vampire.

Everybody say “Cheese.” Come on Chris … you smile, too.

• ‘Birdman’ Star Michael Keaton leads another field: The Hollywood Reporter’s Rule Breakers 2014. Read more about Keaton and check out all the links for THR’s Dec. 26 issue.

• The Ten most talked about movies in 2014, according to Google

• Here’s what the creators of “Super Troopers” are doing next.

• Screen Rant had five big geek questions it asked about films at the start of 2014. Now, it answers those questions.

• IGN has its list of the 10 coolest things Marvel did this year.

• Entertainment Tonight has four actors among its six biggest celebrity transformations in 2014.

• The Hollywood Reporter lists its 2014 producers of the year.

Now that “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” is out, Fandango’s “Reel Kids” interviews children about the movies.

• Netflix is making a miniseries based on “Wet Hot American Summer.” ScreenJunkies.com gives us five other cult classics that should also get Netflix series treatment.

• Schmoes Know’s next film in the 25 Days of Christmas is “White Christmas.”

Hot Toys gives us a glimpse of the new Iron Man armor we’ll see in next “Avengers” film

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It goes without saying that a lot of people are anticipating “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

The film, which hits theaters on May 1, has already released a couple of trailers, we know James Spader will voice Ultron and J.A.R.V.I.S. will get an upgrade. For starters.

On Monday, Hot Toys displayed some cool photos on its Facebook page of a 1/6th scale of its Mark XLIII Collectible Figure of Iron Man. It goes without saying this is a pretty good representation of what Iron Man will look like for the blockbuster.

Click here to see all of the photos on Hot Toys’ Facebook page.

What You Missed: Dec, 9, 2014

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Another new feature in Cinema Corner 2.0 is our wrap-up file of all the movie-related events from the day. Think the Drudge Report meets Hollywood. We’ll list here some of the stuff we’ve posted from earlier in the day along with other items we think you should check out. Each day, we hope to provide you with a roundup of sorts of the things we believe you’ll enjoy and want to read about.

As always, enjoy!

Harry Potter and Twitter … always a good mix.

• More bad news about the Steve Jobs bio pic as it appears Natalie Portman has backed out.

• The voices of the parents in Disney Pixar’s “Inside Out” are chosen.

• Sticking with animated films, Collider has more details about the plot for Disney Pixar’s “Finding Dory.”

• Sony hackers leak more documents and also call for “The Interview” to not be shown in theaters.

• This could be really big: Al Pacino has met with Marvel.

• MovieWeb.com shares a clip of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” on its “Guardians of the Galaxy” Blu-Ray and DVD. Also,  Marvel also opened the website for “The Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

• Stan Lee seems to appear in every Marvel project, including the television show “Agent Carter.”

• “Spectre” began filming today in London. Above is a photo that was posted on social media to mark the event.

• Leonardo DiCaprio is apparently not suffering after the breakup with his model girlfriend.

• Famed director Peter Jackson received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday. Click here to watch the ceremony.

• Emma Thompson doesn’t have nice things to say about the “Harry Potter” franchise.

• And here’s “Family Guy” with their take on “The Force Awakens”, via the TBS Facebook page.

• Disney had its world premiere for “Into the Woods” in New York City. Check out the photos on Disney’s Facebook page.

• Another day of the Schmoes Know 25 Days of Christmas brings us “Joyeux Noel.”

• The Rock has high expectations for “San Andreas.”

• Starting Tuesday, IMDB.com will begin rolling out its best of 2014.

 And don’t forget our stories from Monday …

• Ron Howard directed ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ releases international trailer

• Gina Carano added to ‘Kickboxer’ remake

• Toho Japan planning to release new Godzilla film in 2016

• George Lucas hasn’t seen ‘The Force Awakens’ trailer

• Anna Kendrick gets nostalgic in ‘The Last Five Years’

• Julianne Moore shines in first trailer for ‘Still Alice’

• Coming to DVD: Dec. 9, 2014