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In the first trailer for Iron Man 3, we find a haunted Tony Stark being stalked by a new villain played by Ben Kingsley.

Iron Man 3: Watch the surprisingly dark new trailer

The surefire blockbuster, which hits theaters in April, seems to offer a counter-intuitively grim take on the iconic playboy/superhero

 
Animator Eddie Radage sketches pigs in 1953 in preparation for his work on the film adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm.

7 film adaptations that betray their literary source material

An upcoming family-friendly film version of George Orwell's classic dark satire Animal Farm has many bookworms worried

 
Years before she catapulted to stardom, Michelle Williams played Brad's girlfriend on an episode of Home Improvement.

17 famous actors in tiny background parts

We all have to start somewhere, says Stacy Conradt at Mental Floss. But did you know Michelle Williams was on Home Improvement? Ben Stiller on Miami Vice?

 
In just four years, the Paranormal Activity franchise has earned over $650 million at the box office.

Paranormal Activity's confounding popularity: 3 theories

The fourth entry in the horror franchise scared up more than six times its budget in box-office dollars — and two more sequels are already on the way

 
It's been a grim couple of months for Dish's zombie fans, who have been without The Walking Dead and other AMC shows since July.

AMC and Dish settle their lawsuit: Who wins?

For several months, 14 million Dish subscribers had to live without AMC's most popular shows, including Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead

 
The upcoming animated film, Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, will premier November 18, 2012 on Disney Junior.

Princess Sofia: Meet Disney's first Latina princess

There's a new young royal joining the Disney ranks, and she's already at the center of a heated debate

 
Tyler Perry projects too much niceness to portray the angry, hard-up cop chasing a mad man in Alex Cross.

Alex Cross: Can Tyler Perry make the leap to drama?

The Diary of a Mad Black Woman star — known for cross-dressing as a gun-toting grandmother — plays a hard-edged cop in the macho new thriller

 
A long-promised Ghostbusters 3 still doesn't exist, despite rumors that have persisted for years... and years... and years.

The long, troubled history of Ghostbusters 3: A timeline

After years and years in development hell, Ghostbusters 3 might finally be happening

 
In the second season of American Horror Story, a keen reporter (Sara Paulson) tries to unravel the creepy goings-on in a 1960s asylum only to find herself trapped there as well.

Why American Horror Story: Asylum is TV's scariest show

From psychotic doctors to serial killers, the gruesome FX series offers more unnerving moments than anything else on the small screen

 
In Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies, which was released on DVD in May, the 16th president takes on the living dead, just as he did in the June theater release of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

10 ridiculous 'mockbuster' knock-offs of blockbuster films

New Line isn't amused by the upcoming direct-to-DVD movie The Age of the Hobbits, which goes on sale three days before the big budget Hobbit hits theaters

 
This eerie teaser doesn't give too much away, but one thing's for sure: Chloe Grace Moretz, star of the Carrie remake, is not happy.

Watch the gory teaser for the remake of Stephen King's Carrie

Can the new adaptation really improve on the original horror classic?

 
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in 2008: The former Saturday Night Live favorites have been tapped to host the Golden Globes.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to host the Golden Globes: Will they upstage the Oscars?

The comedic duo that long delighted Saturday Night Live audiences signs on for a high-profile reunion

 
The Walking Dead's third season premiere sees the main characters mass-killing zombies, but this time in a prison setting. 

The Walking Dead: 4 reactions to the gruesome season premiere

AMC's zombie drama is back with a third-season premiere filled to the brim with drama and gore

 
Ben Affleck delivers perhaps his best performance yet in Argo, but the supporting cast is equally kudos-worthy.

Argo: Which cast member out-acts the rest?

The new historical thriller, a virtual lock for Oscar glory, features so many strong performances that the Academy may face some tough decisions

 
Jessica Chastain stars in Kathryn Bigelow's controversial Zero Dark Thirty, which hits theaters on Dec. 19.

Zero Dark Thirty: Watch the trailer for Kathryn Bigelow's bin Laden movie

"You will never find him," one character says of the elusive terrorist who evaded capture for a decade. "He is one of the disappeared ones."

 
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