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Netflix Is Making A ‘Stretch Armstrong’ Series – You Know, For Kids I have a singleStretch Armstrongmemory. Many years ago, I was given a Stretch Armstrong toy that, according to the commercials, could stretch and bend in all kinds of ways before returning to his regular shape. I played with it for about 45 minutes and then it broke and splattered a strange, horrible goo all over the floor. I then hid the broken toy and promptly forgot about Stretch Armstrong for a long, long time....

Road To Endgame: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Is A Thrilling Superhero Adventure Held Back By Some Troubling Choices (Welcome toRoad to Endgame, where we revisit all 22 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask, “How did we get here?” In this edition:Captain America: The Winter Soldier,one of Marvel’s best films, is also the third funded by the U.S. military)Nine films into its now 21 entries, the Marvel Cinematic Universe found its groove — albeit with caveats....

Amazon’s ‘The Boys’ Adaptation Adds Elisabeth Shue As Series Regular We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After gestating for years in various forms, it looks like an adaptation of Garth Ennis' and Darick Robertson’sacclaimed comic bookThe Boysis finally coming together as a new series at Amazon. The project has already been given a straight-to-series order, and10 Cloverfield LanedirectorDan Trachtenbergis beingbrought in to direct the pilotwritten byEric Kripke(Supernatural, Timeless) after producersSeth Rogen & Evan Goldberghanded over the reins back in April....

Darren Aronofsky And Russell Crowe Board The Ark For ‘Noah’ In July This is more of a minor status update than a giant news break, but for those who like to seeDarren Aronofskymaking movies rather than videos and commercials, it is good news. Deals are done for the director, who last releasedBlack Swanin 2010, to make his epic take on the Biblical story ofNoah, withRussell Crowein the lead role. Deadlinesays that a formal announcement from Paramount and New Regency should come next week, but that Aronofsky and Crowe are signed and sealed to doNoahbased onJohn Logan’s rewrite of the Aronofsky andAri Handelscript, with the shoot starting in July....

Eva Green To Star In Tim Burton’s ‘Dumbo’ Will Smithrecently passedonDumbo.Tim Burton’s film, which keeps moving closer to production, still doesn’t have any actors attached. While we wait to learn whetherTom Hankswill play the live-actionremake’s villain, it’s being reported thatEva Green(Penny Dreadful) is now in talks for one of the lead roles. Below, learn more about the Eva Green Dumbo casting. Deadlinewrites that Green may star in Burton’s reimagining of the 1941 Disney classic....

See Footage From Unmade ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ Movie Starring Paul Reubens Walt Disney Productions purchased the film rights toGary K. Wolf’s novelWho Censored Roger Rabbit?shortly after the book’s publication in 1981, and Disney spent many years trying to bringWho Framed Roger Rabbitto the screen. In the early 1980’s, Disney developed test footage with animation directorDarrell Van CitterswithPaul Reubensvoicing Roger Rabbit,Peter RenadayandMike Gabrielas Eddie Valiant, andRussi Tayloras Jessica Rabbit. This was right around the time that Reubens was getting ready to reveal his Pee-Wee Herman persona to the world....

‘Tom & Jerry’ Featurette: Why Tom And Jerry Had To Retain Their 2D Looks In A 3D World Tom and Jerryare two of the staples of American animation. The Hanna-Barbera cat-and-mouse rivals were mainstays on TV from the 1940s through the 1950s, and the stars of dozens of animated shorts, TV shows, films, and more. And finally, they’ll be entering the real world with the upcoming hybrid animated filmTom & Jerry....

New Poster And Images: Julie Taymor’s ‘The Tempest’ One of the films that was in danger of being orphaned when Disney shuttered Miramax wasJulie Taymor’s adaptation of theWilliam ShakespeareplayThe Tempest. But the film, which starsHelen Mirren,David Strathairn,Djimon Hounsouand more, will be released by Disney offshoot Touchstone Pictures this fall, and will appear at both the Venice and New York Film Festivals. Now there’s a great poster for the film, which only heightens my interest in seeing Taymor go back to Shakespeare with this cast in tow....

This Week In DVD: Body Of Lies, Changeling, Quarantine, Religulous, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy, Circuit City, and Fry’s.Please don’t take the commentary on the movies and TV shows too seriously, as they’re meant not to be reviews but rather previews that include the general thoughts and ramblings of a twice-committed DVD addict....

‘Documentary Now!’ And ‘Another Period’ Get Second Season Orders Good news for fans of the two freshman comedy showsAnother PeriodandDocumentary Now!has just arrived as both new series have just landed orders for more seasons. Comedy Central just announced a renewal of the 1902-set faux reality series starringNatasha LeggeroandRiki Lindhomewhile IFC has quickly ordered two more seasons of Documentary Now! withBill Hader, Fred ArmisenandHelen Mirren. If you’ve yet to take a chance on either of these shows, you can find out more about them after the jump!...

Disney’s ‘Zootopia’ Concept Art Reveals An Animal Kingdom Exactly one year from today, we’ll be sitting down for the opening weekend ofZootopia, the next big-screen adventure from Disney Animation. To celebrate that fact, the studio has revealed a new bit ofZootopiaconcept art showing off the story’s unique setting. As promised, it looks kind of like a natural habitat"if you squint.“Basically, it’s the city an animal might build if they could design their own....

Everything Everywhere All At Once TV Spots Showcase A Mind-Melting Good Time There are fewtrailersthat have intrigued me as much as the one for “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” Multiverses are very hot right now, with multiple realities breaking open in the DC and Marvel film universes. I mentioned the trailer to my significant other, and he said, “Oh, more multiverse stuff?” with a sigh. Then I showed it to him, and he was as hooked as I was....

Infographic: The History Of Science Fiction These days, a big percentage of the movies that we cover could be considered science fiction. Sure, there are different off-shoots of that, alternate subcategories and maybe a bit of stretching, but everything from obvious ones likeStar Warsand2001: A Space Odysseyto less obvious ones likeA Clockwork OrangeorEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mindall have their roots in sci-fi. So where did those roots come from? How did science fiction as a whole come to be?...