What You Missed: Jan. 11, 2015

A NOTE TO OUR READERS

Written by O’Boyd

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.

From a Tony Stark Facebook fan page: Sizing up the Avengers. Click the photo for a bigger image.

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 10, 2015 (NEW)

Second official trailer for ‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ drops (NEW)

Second trailer for ’Chappie’ now out (NEW)

Trailer out for Emma Thompson original screenplay ’Effie Gray’ (NEW)

Featurette ‘The Creatures & Cast of Strange Magic’ now out

‘Run All Night’ shows Liam Neeson doing what he does best

New trailer, poster released for ‘Maps of the Stars’

‘The Voices’ is the newest (and most interesting) trailer with Ryan Reynolds

At least I can say I enjoyed ‘Unbroken’

DVD review: ‘Identical’ wholesome but not that good

Cinema Corner page: Jan. 8, 2015

Here it is: ’Ant-Man’ trailer, poster, magazine cover

James Wan’s ‘Demonic’ releases first trailer

‘Big Game’ trailer puts President Samuel L. Jackson in a fight for survival

‘The Equalizer’ blazes path to No. 1 on DVD rental chart

Featurette out for upcoming ‘Blackhat’ film

‘Good Kill’ international trailer now out

Second ‘Peanuts’ trailer much like last one … and still neat

 GET TICKETS, WHAT TO WATCH

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 5

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 9 and Jan. 15 (NEW)

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

“Atropa” is a sci-fi short film that’s worth checking out. From the Vimeo.com page: “An Off-World Detective investigates the missing research vessel ATROPA. Concept short inspired by ’70s and ’80s sci-fi classics like Alien and Blade Runner.” Click here to read more.

• So there’s this stuff … called rain … hitting Hollywood. But The Golden Globes have a plan for Sunday.

• Oscar Isaac is gonna bring the X-Men “down to their knees.”

• Anthony Mackie, who played The Falcon, says filming on “Captain America: Civil War” will begin in April.

• Sticking with superheroes, Taron Egerton, who will be in “Kingsman: The Secret Service,” responds to rumors he could be a young Cyclops.

• Jillian Bell (“22 Jump Street”) and Cecily Strong (“Saturday Night Live”) will soon meet with Paul Feig about “Ghostbusters.”

• The Academy Awards are going to spend big bucks to keep the television ratings up.

• “Leviathan,” the Russian short-film about a man who battles a local corrupt mayor in a coastal town on the Barents Sea, won top prize at the 26th annual Palm Springs INternational Film Festival.

Jai prepares for battle #SuicideSquad pic.twitter.com/hHQXh9nYzV

— David Ayer (@DavidAyerMovies) January 10, 2015

So what are you doing this weekend?

• How “Birdman” got the crazy shot of Michael Keaton jogging through Times Square in his underwear.

• Could “Batman V Superman” be split into two films? A photo posted on the web that Ain’t It Cool News found has made everyone go crazy on the Internet.

• “Honeymoon with Harry” could be Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut. He’ll star with Robert De Niro.

• ComingSoon.net has more “The Force Awakens” rumors than you can shake a lightsaber at.

• Samuel Goldwyn Jr. dies at age 88.

The Wrap his this Amy Adams featurette from “Big Eyes” that includes Margaret Keane, the inspiration for the film.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

Joaquin Phoenix has a crush on Golden Globes co-host Amy Poehler (above video) and discovers Jimmy Kimmel has a foldout couch-bed (below) on “Jimmy Kimmel.”

• MovieWeb.com has a nice gallery of images of the new Ultron toy from “Avengers: Age of Ultron” that gives us a little more of an idea of the character.

• Why Sam Goldwyn Jr. was important to Hollywood.

• So Anna Kendrick hates to get her nails done.

• How Liam Neeson became the modern day Charles Bronson.

• Speaking of Kendrick, IMDB.com’s Fresh Takes has a video interview with the “Into the Woods” star.

• Click here to see a new clip from IMDB.com for the film ‘Mortdecai,” which cmes to theaters on Jan. 23.

• Jamie Dornan is worried (kinda) at how the fans will react to him being in “Fifty Shades of Grey.”

• What inspires Emma Stone.

• Andrew Bergman talks about writing “Blazing Saddles,” “Striptease,” “Honeymoon in Vegas” and more.

• Who exactly is Ant-Man?

• Corey Stoll talks about playing the villain in the upcoming “Ant-Man” film.

• Turns out “Alright, alright, alright” was the first thing Matthew McConaughey ever said on camera.

• Chris Hemsworth explains why good looks have nothing to do with being a hacker in “Blackhat.”

• David Oyelowo tells how Ferguson, racial injustice played a part in “Selma.”

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

Let this be a way to cheer you up when you’re feeling down. From Moviefone’s Facebook page.

• Schmoes Know: Part 1 of their top 50 best performances of 2014.

• Fandango: The movie-ticket website has a pretty neat site for features called Frontrunners. It’s top feature now is its choices for the 10 most deserving Oscar winners.

• Variety: Golden Globes red carpet disasters.

• Vulture: The complete list of presenters at The Golden Globes.

• The Wrap: 25 secrets of The Golden Globes.

• Vulture: Who will win at The Golden Globes.

• Cinema Blend: The 10 greatest third films in sequels.

• ScreenJunkies.com: Seven 1990s films that stand the test of time. And seven that don’t.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Sarah Shahi, Josh Ryan Evans, William Sanderson

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 10 list.

What You Missed: Jan. 7, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

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.

JoBlo.com’s 2015 mashup of films gets us even more excited about the crop of movies coming our way.

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 6, 2015 (NEW)

Here it is: ’Ant-Man’ trailer, poster, magazine cover (NEW)

‘The Equalizer’ blazes path to No. 1 on DVD rental chart (NEW)

Featurette out for upcoming ‘Blackhat’ film (NEW)

‘Good Kill’ international trailer now out (NEW)

Second ‘Peanuts’ trailer much like last one … and still neat (NEW)

Producers Guild of America releases nominees for top awards (NEW)

‘Five Armies’ marches to third straight weekend victory (NEW)

Coming to DVD, Blu-Ray and Netflix: Jan. 5, 2015 (NEW)

The Playlist has first images of Natalie Portman’s ‘Jane’s Got a Gun’ (NEW)

Hate Mondays? SpongeBob is gonna help you with that (NEW)

Marvel releases human-sized teaser trailer for ‘Ant-Man’

MovieWeb.com has “short list” of nominees for The Razzies

‘Exodus’ falls short of miraculous

Cinema Corner: Jan. 1, 2015

Much more to ‘Wild’ than just the story

 GET TICKETS

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 2, 2015 (NEW)

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

Here’s a crib made as inspiration from the film “Jaws.” I think the baby is sleeping, not crying for help. I think. Read more from GeekTyrant.com.

• “The Interview” has been rented or purchased online and through cable, satellite and other providers more than 4.3 million times, raking in over $31 million.

• Some North Korean viewers of “The Interview” are offended by the jokes and the way their country is portrayed.

• Carrie Fisher will present a lifetime honor to her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 23.

• The “Jurassic World” 30-second commercial, along with any other 30-second spot, will cost $4.5 million to air during this year’s Super Bowl.

• “Michelle Darnelle,” a comedy starring Melissa McCarthy, will premiere for Universal on April 8, 2016. It replaces “Clifford the Big Red Dog,” which will be moved to an undetermined date.

• Russell Crowe is under fire for saying ‘actresses should act their age.’

Here’s Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer on a Vespa they’ve hijacked in a photo from “The Man from U.N.C.L.E. It is scheduled for an Aug. 14, 2015 release.

• Fandango is going into business with Hulu.

• Sony CEO Kazoo Hirai speaks out for the first time on the hacks that involved his company.

• The 19th annual Art Directors Guild’s Excellence in Production Design awards released its nominees for films.

• Will James Bond … well, Daniel Craig … be in “The Force Awakens?” Click here to read the Yahoo! Movies story and here to read from Mike The Film Guy.

#firstdayback on set #SPECTRE pic.twitter.com/I2c87zySIu

— James Bond (@007) January 5, 2015

The holidays are over and it’s back to work at “Spectre.”

• Benedict Cumberbatch dishes on a variety of things, including the upcoming film “Doctor Strange.”

• Olivia Newton-John and Didi Conn reunited in Las Vegas for a concert. Read more from Moviefone.com.

• Entertainment One and The Mark Gordon Company will form a studio for independent film and television. Gordon has been involved in films such as “Speed,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Saving Private Ryan,” and “The Patriot.”

• Nicholas Sparks and his wife are separating.

• Bryan Singer (X-Men: Days of Future Past director) and his friend, Michelle Clunie, have a baby boy.

• Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds also had a baby. No word on whether it was a boy or girl.

• And keeping with the family-related news, Cameron Diaz got married Monday night.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

Even The Grim Reaper has a bad day, as this animated short proves. GeekTyrant.com gives us details on the short.

• Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive trailer for the film “The Atticus Institute,” which comes to on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray on Jan. 20.

• And Yahoo! Movies also has an exclusive new trailer for “The Duff,” which comes to theaters on Feb. 20.

• Anne Hathaway has some sound advice for Neil Patrick Harris as he prepares to host the Oscars.

• Christopher Nolan explains the film that gave him influence to make “Batman Begins.”

Brad Pitt explains to us how to pronounce the name of the actor who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma.” Sing it with him now …

• Duncan Jones says “Warcraft” will be a huge film and even talks about whether it could end up as a franchise.

“Accidental Love,” a film that was made in 2008 with Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Biel and James Marsden, is finally being released. Read more about it here, from Yahoo! Movies.

• Yahoo! Movies tells us why filming the plank scene in “Unbroken” was so difficult. And don’t read it if you haven’t seen the movie. It contains spoilers.

• Ethan Hawke explains why not doing a Marvel movie (he was rumored at one time to be a finalist to play Doctor Strange) was a good idea. You can hear the entire interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast by clicking here.

• How the Twin Towers were brought back and more to make New York City more gritty for the film “A Most Violent Year.”

• BadAssDigest explains why and how the Academy Awards fell in love with eventual Best Picture selection “Shakespeare in Love.”

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

Mickey Mouse is hidden in numerous Disney films. Yahoo! Movies has the pictures to prove it, too, starting with the one above from 1988’s “Oliver & Company.”

• Moviefone: The 79 (79?) most anticipated movies of 2015.

• IGN: 15 movies to catch in 2015.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Eddie Redmayne, Rowan Atkinson, Gabrielle Reece

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 6 list.

What You Missed: Jan. 4, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

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.

Could this be a new TIE fighter in “The Force Awakens?” IndieRevolver.com explains.

OUR HEADLINES

What You Missed: Jan. 3, 2015 (NEW)

Marvel releases human-sized teaser trailer for ‘Ant-Man’ (NEW)

MovieWeb.com has “short list” of nominees for The Razzies (NEW)

Total Film, Empire release first photos of ‘Crimson Peak’

ComingSoon.net has first photos of newest ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film

Mark Wahlberg trying to develop ‘Boardwalk Empire’ film

‘The Interview’ has one final red band trailer release, will expand to pay TV, other theaters

Walt Disney Studios releases ‘Cinderella’ countdown clip

‘Exodus’ falls short of miraculous

Cinema Corner: Jan. 1, 2015

Much more to ‘Wild’ than just the story

‘Taken’ franchise has made some Americans uneasy about traveling to Europe

Sony hacks could have come from within; FBI stands behind North Korea theory

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

 GET TICKETS

Coming to Theaters: Jan. 2, 2015 (NEW)

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

So Neill Blomkamp had a few ideas about to ramp up the “Alien” franchise. He posted a few of his ideas to his Instagram account that blew people’s minds. Read the story and see the other photos in Entertainment Weekly.

• Sylvester Stallone wrote on his Twitter account earlier this week that the last “Rambo” film would be called “Rambo: Last Blood.” Variety and other media outlets comfirmed that on Saturday.

• IGN.com is running reader polls for the best in certain categories. The first one is Best Movie Supporting Actress. Click here to vote. (I chose Emma Stone for “Birdman.”)

• To no real surprise, we’ll have a “Jurassic World” commercial in the Super Bowl.

• The fascinating story of the making of “American Sniper” by The Hollywood Reporter.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

Eddie Redmayne is getting a lot of buzz for his performance in “The Theory of Everything.” But he didn’t do so well trying out as Bilbo Baggins.

• Collider.com has an interesting gallery about New Zealand’s Hobbiton with over 60 images from the film set that’s been turned into a tourist attraction.

• The Hollywood Reporter has a Q&A with Kevin Coster for his film “Black or White.”

• The Hollywood Reporter’s Q&A with Christopher Nolan about “Interstellar” critics and more.

• BadAss Digest takes an interesting look at the film “Forrest Gump.”

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

From Fandango and Movies.com: Your January movie guide, from theaters to DVD/Blu-Ray and VOD. Click on the photo for a bigger image.

• Variety: 10 directors to watch in 2015.

• Screen Rant: 25 most anticipated films in 2015.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Mel Gibson, Robert Loggia, Dabney Coleman

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 3 list.

What You Missed: Jan. 2, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

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.

Fandango and Movies.com have combined to put together this incredible graphic of the box office in 2014. Click the picture to see a bigger version of it.

OUR HEADLINES

‘Exodus’ falls short of miraculous (NEW)

Cinema Corner: Jan. 1, 2015 (NEW)

Much more to ‘Wild’ than just the story (NEW)

ComingSoon.net has first photos of newest ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ film (NEW)

Mark Wahlberg trying to develop ‘Boardwalk Empire’ film (NEW)

‘The Interview’ has one final red band trailer release, will expand to pay TV, other theaters (NEW)

Walt Disney Studios releases ‘Cinderella’ countdown clip (NEW)

‘Taken’ franchise has made some Americans uneasy about traveling to Europe (NEW)

Sony hacks could have come from within; FBI stands behind North Korea theory (NEW)

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

What You Missed: Jan. 1, 2015 (NEW)

 GET TICKETS

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

ScreenRant.com has an awesome breakdown of the films coming in early 2015. Click here to check it out.

• Estimates have “The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies” winning the box office this weekend. (NEW)

Armie Hammer (“The Lone Ranger,” “Social Network”) and wife Elizabeth Chambers debut their baby girl, Harper, on Instagram. (NEW)

• North Korea is no longer showing films from countries such as China and Russia following “The Interview.”

• Veteran actor John Hurt (Snowpiercer) is now Sir John Hurt.

• Ben Affleck credits his wife, Jennifer Garner, for his career turnaround.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

happyhour has a leaked lightsaber scene from “The Force Awakens.” Or at least that’s what they tell us.

• The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the costumes, hairstyling, makeup and more for “Into the Woods.” (NEW)

• Vulture sat down for a one-on-one with Benedict Cumberbatch. Also, check out a photo shoot they did with him that turned into a series of funny memes.

• The Hollywood Reporter talked with Oscar winner Emmanuel Lubezki about the “single shot” look that’s in “Birdman.”

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

Hot Toys has another cool Marvel toy, Thanos (IT’S AN ACTION FIGURE, NOT A TOY), that you can get your hands on.

• 20 movies to help get over a hangover. Of course, No. 1 is … “The Hangover.” (NEW)

• Screen Rant: The 2014 box office review. (NEW)

• Yahoo! Movies: 40 movies they are most excited for in 2015. (NEW)

• Cinema Blend: The 10 biggest superhero questions we think we will be answered in 2015.

• Entertainment Weekly: The weirdest things that happened in 2014.

• Variety: 17 underrated films of 2014.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

  

Frank Langella, Verne Troyer, Morris Chestnut

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Jan. 1 list.

What You Missed: Jan. 1, 2015

Written by O’Boyd

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. And Happy New Year!

There are some incredible pieces of 2014 retrospectives from film that people have put together. We’ll highlight them here today. The first one is by Jakub Ignarski.

OUR HEADLINES

‘The Interview’ has one final red band trailer release, will expand to pay TV, other theaters (NEW)

Walt Disney Studios releases ‘Cinderella’ countdown clip (NEW)

‘Taken’ franchise has made some Americans uneasy about traveling to Europe (NEW)

Sony hacks could have come from within; FBI stands behind North Korea theory (NEW)

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

What You Missed: Dec. 31, 2014 (NEW)

‘Turtles’ has lasting power, leads DVD rentals again

Coming to DVD: Dec. 30, 2014

 GET TICKETS

You can always click here to get more movie news and to order tickets online for the latest films in theaters.

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Be sure to check out RottenTomatoes.com, which collects and posts reviews for all the films coming out this week.

THE REST OF THE NEWS

The next look at 2014 is by JTE, who works for SchmoesKnow.com.

“The Good Dinosaur” is the second Pixar film Disney will release in 2015. Here’s two concept art photos and the logo that will be used. Click on the photos for a larger view. Read more at ScreenRant.com.

• Lindsay Lohan says she contracted the untreatable chikungunya virus while vacationing in French Polynesia.

• Sean Penn and Charlize Theron are reportedly engaged to be married.

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt got married just before Christmas.

• Veteran actor Edward Herrmann has passed away at the age of 71 due to complications from his previously-diagnosed brain cancer.

• Mark Schultz, who is portrayed by Channing Tatum in the film “Foxcatcher,” isn’t happy with director Bennett Miller.

• Chris Evans visited a nine-year-old fan who has cancer.

• “American Sniper” has made $1 million in five days at four theaters.

• There were plans for Universal to make “Bioshock,” based on the video game. Those plans have been scrapped for now, but MovieWeb.com has concept art to give us an idea of what it may have looked like.

• Angelina Jolie appears to be over the chicken pox, as this photo of her going to In-And-Out Burger shows.

VIDEO CLIPS AND MORE

The Hollywood Reporter takes a look at 2014 with the top 10 highest grossing movies.

• Actors on Actors: Variety has a fascinating take on Hollywood through the eyes of the actors themselves. The one with Ralph Fiennes and Christoph Waltz is fun to watch.

• Steven Spielberg’s sister, Nancy, has made a documentary, “Above and Beyond,” which The Hollywood Reporter has a preview.

Christopher Nolan breaks down a scene from “Interstellar” for The New York Times.

• The cinematographer of “Gone Girl” talks about a critical scene in the film and how it happened. There are spoilers, so don’t click if you haven’t seen the film.

• Tim Roth explains what really happened at the end of the 2001 version of “Planet of the Apes.”

• Nerdist has an extensive interview with director and actor Kevin Smith.

• The Oscar field is full of moonlighting actors, Variety writes.

LISTS, BESTS, WORSTS

What’s New Year’s Eve without a party, courtesy of Robert Jones.

• The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg has a pretty amazing track record when it comes to predicting the Oscars. He takes a stab at the Golden Globes with his latest predictions.

• Cinema Blend ranks its top breakout stars of 2015.

• IGN’s biggest flops of 2014.

• The Weekend Warrior’s 25 worst films, from ComingSoon.net.

• Variety’s 13 most disappointing films of 2014.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Nicholas Sparks, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins

I’m always fascinated with celebrity birthdays (especially finding out who has a birthday when I have mine). IMDB.com has a neat daily list of all the Hollywood people who have birthdays. Here’s the Dec. 31 list.

Another ‘Force Awkens’ character has apparently been named

Gwendoline Christie from “Game of Thrones”

Written by O’Boyd

Last week, Entertainment Weekly came out with trading cards – a brilliant idea that was put together with the help of Disney and J.J. Abrams – for the new characters in “The Force Awakens.”

The latest character potentially named didn’t get such a royal treatment.

The Internet went crazy as Stitch Kingdom reported a character name was supposedly registered by LucasFilm and Disney. That character: Captain Phasma.

Rumors are going around that the character would be played by Gwendoline Christie from “Game of Thrones.”

MovieWeb.com gave its thoughts on the new character:

“There is no prior documentation for this character or the name outside of an extensive fan-fiction titled Tarkin’s Fist. There are also a number of random usernames using this moniker floating around the Internet. Is it possible that J.J. Abrams and his team are paying homage and honoring some of their favorite fan fiction by stealing a name from this vast online universe? That’s kind of cool, yet kind of lame depending on how you want to look at it.

“It is speculated that Captain Phasma is the character being played by Gwendoline Christie, rumored to be an Imperial Officer with ties to the force who is pursuing John Boyega’s Finn, an AWOL stormtrooper, across the universe.”

What You Missed: Dec. 12, 2014

Written by O’Boyd

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!

Fred reminds us (via the Walt Disney Studios Facebook page) it’s good to recycle. That includes seeing “Big Hero 6” again in theaters this weekend. Click one of the links below to find out what’s playing where you live and how to get tickets.

Get Tickets

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And don’t forget our headlines from another busy Thursday …

‘Jungle Book: Origins’ moved to 2017; ‘Kung Fu Panda’ moved to early 2016

Entertaiment Weekly helps reveal character names to ’The Force Awakens’

Jonathan Frakes (Riker) wants to direct ‘Star Trek 3’

‘Ghostbusters 3’ director has met with Jennifer Lawrence

‘Birdman’ races ahead of pack with seven Golden Globe nominations

Reaction from the web about the Golden Globe nominations

Simon Helberg is hilarious in newest trailer for “We’ll Never Have Paris’

‘White God’ is a wildly interesting trailer

‘Blind Side,’ ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ director may helm film about rise of McDonald’s

Reviews from Roger Thomas

‘Theory’ is inspiring, wonderful

DVD review: ‘As Above’ below expectations

Cinema Corner page: Dec. 11, 2014

• One of the big movies coming out Friday is “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” Click here to go to GeekTyrant.com to see nine television spots, two clips and a feature on the film.

• Remember how “Batman V Superman” moved its opening date up nearly a month so it wouldn’t collide with Marvel’s “Captain America 3?” Looks like “Pan” is doing the same after it was set to open the same weekend as Marvel’s “Ant-Man.”

• Sean Penn is a nimble former Special Forces op in “The Gunman.” You can see an exclusive trailer for the film at Yahoo! Movies.

• “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” is off to a strong start internationally. You can also check out this cool clip leading up to the film’s release in the U.S.

• “The Hateful Eight,” Quentin Tarantino’s heavily-hyped western, has started production in Colorado.

• Scott Rudin and Amy Pascal have apologized for their comments in emails that were leaked in the recent Sony hack.

• The Sony hacks have also given everyone some additional details about the latest James Bond flick “Spectre.”

• Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in the Sundance film “Last Days in the Desert.”

• They are making a television version of “Scream.” Yeah, that’s right.

• ComingSoon.net has several character posters for the Wachowski-sci-fi film “Jupiter Ascending.” You can also click here for a creepy website devoted to the film.

• Watch this exclusive trailer for Entertainment Weekly for “The Duff” and decide whether you think it’s worth watching or not (the jury is still out for us).

• Another clip to watch, from Yahoo! Movies, is for the film “The Woman in Black 2.” It hits theaters on Jan. 2.

Screen Junkies got the chance to ask “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn questions from fans of the website. And, in case you’re wondering, he says there won’t be a crossover with “Avengers” and “Guardians.”

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• Funny or Die gives a hilarious take on “The Force Awakens” trailer as George Lucas and Anakin Skywalker review it.

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

• Yahoo! Movies has an exclusive trailer for the horror film ‘Dark Summer,” which comes to select theaters and on video-on-demand on Jan. 9.

• Robert Orci says he’s still involved in the third “Star Trek” film. He just won’t be directing the film.

• Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates board ‘Mommy.’

JJ Abrams putting together another secret sci-fi film project

Written by O’Boyd

Yep, he’s at it again.

Remember “Cloverfield,” the 2008 monster movie that was shrouded in secrecy when everyone wanted to see the monster? Do you realize how little information has been leaked for “The Force Awakens”? Yes, JJ Abrams runs a tight ship when it comes to keeping movie secrets.

His next project is no different.

Deadline.com reports Sony Pictures is putting the final touches on a deal for “an untitled top secret project” that Abrams will produce through his Bad Robot banner. It will be directed by Chris Alender, who did the short “Eye of the Storm,” which you can watch below. It will be Alender’s first full-length movie that he’ll direct.

Deadline reports that Lionsgate and STX were also working hard to get the rights to Abrams’ film. Sony has been busy acquiring the rights to films since the recent hacks. Three days ago, it got the rights to another sci-fi, “Passengers,” and also nabbed the NYPD corruption documentary “The Seven Five.”

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

Written by O’Boyd

The trailer for “The Force Awakens” was viewed more than 72 million times in one week. But one person hasn’t seen it … the actual creator of Star Wars.

In an article by PageSix.com, the social site for the New York Post, George Lucas said he hasn’t seen the trailer because it hasn’t played in a movie theater yet.

“I don’t know anything about it. I haven’t seen it yet,” Lucas told the newspaper.

When the newspaper asked Lucas why he hasn’t seen the clip, he explained, “Because it’s not in the movie theater. I like going to the movies and watching the whole thing there. I plan to see it when it’s released.”

‘Saturday Night Live’ spoofs ‘The Force Awakens’ in an awesome way

Written by O’Boyd

I used to watch NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” all the time. These days, it’s easier to wade through the rough skits by seeing what social media deems funny.

This is funny. SNL’s take on “The Force Awakens” trailer is pretty amazing. It starts out a little slow but picks up steam in a hurry, especially after old Han Solo orders from the Early Bird Special menu.

Just check it out and decide for yourself.