Whenever anything involves the "Star Wars" franchise, there are certain expectations that need to be met to satisfy die-hard, and even casual, fans. So when a new video game wants to bring "Star Wars" to life like never before, that's setting the bar really high.
For the fourth weekend in a row, The Hunger Games easily led the domestic box office, holding off three new wide releases from the top spot.
Want to own Katniss' hometown? The old mill village that served as District 12 in The Hunger Games is on the market.
The MPAA has come under some flack of late for its one-size-fits-all rating system and vague-at-best explanations for those ratings.
Not even Olympian gods and a very wicked witch could slow down "The Hunger Games'" exemplary box office run.
In "The Hunger Games," wealthy Capitol citizens of all races and ethnicities come together to watch the 74th annual bloodbath of the same name. It seems some present-day moviegoers, however, are a bit less "post-racial."
Ralph McQuarrie, the man credited with bringing director George Lucas' vision for "Star Wars" to the big screen, has died at the age of 82.
Liam Neeson, fighter of wolves, may be the closest thing the box office has to an alpha male.
What's new on the big screen? JD Cargill has your "Weekend Movie Pop!"
We're counting on Gaston Wahlberg to lead the way!
CNN's Leone Lakhani reports on how Dubai's modern skyline plays a central role in a new movie.
The 2012 box office got off to a fine start this weekend, as Paramount's "found footage" (riiiight...) horror movie "The Devil Inside," which the studio acquired for just under $1 million, earned a tremendous $34.5 million in its first three days, becoming the first breakout box office star since "The Lion King 3D."
Mr. Moviefone says Mission Impossible starring Tom Cruise as super-spy Ethan Hunt is his weekend movie choice.
Richard Greene reports on the life and times of movie sword master Bob Anderson.
Former Olympic fencer Bob Anderson, the man who wielded Darth Vader's light saber, died Sunday at 89, according to the British Academy of Fencing.
"Flowers of War" has a multitude of advantages over its rivals in the Oscar race for best foreign language film.
Although it didn't set a franchise record, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" had one of the best openings in box-office history by debuting to $139.5 million, according to studio estimates.
The new James Bond movie will be called "Skyfall," the producers announced in London Thursday.
In response to Netflix's recently released list of the "Top 10 Movie Rentals of All Time," BitTorrent has release its own -- albeit utterly illegal -- list of the "Top 10 Most Pirated Movies" of all time.
After months of speculation about who would play the villain in the next James Bond installment, we finally have an answer, friendo: Javier Bardem.
Hathaway, who plays Selina Kyle, gets suited up in all black as her leather-clad alter-ego
The Charly star also played Uncle Ben in Spider-Man
The comic book superhero goes multicultural in Marvel comics' Ultimate Universe series.
In the Ultimate Universe of Marvel Comics, Peter Parker -- the original alter ego of Spider-Man -- is dead, and his replacement is a half-African-American, half-Latino teenager named Miles Morales.
Cast members of the final "Harry Potter" movie talk about the end of the series and take your iReport questions.
It's been more than five months since Indonesians have seen the latest Hollywood flicks on the big screen. But cinema owners say the long wait is now over, with monster hit "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" releasing on Friday.
True to his catchphrase, Arnold Schwarzenegger -- the action movie star -- will be back.
Activision is reloading the golden gun to take another shot at reviving a James Bond video game relic.
In January 2010, a hardcore "Transformers" fan going by "gaastra" on a message board for Shout! Factory (a DVD and CD company "for the discerning pop culture geek") asked the simple question, "What would it take to get the Takara shows a release in America?"
Actress, singer and "Monte Carlo" star Selena Gomez answers iReporter questions on her career and being famous.
This time last year we saw a lot of excited articles about how "Inception" showed there was an audience for a smarter, more conceptual blockbuster. But hold the front page: Michael Bay is out to prove there's a bigger audience for brainless bombast and nonstop mayhem.
"I think you can see the chemistry onscreen," the Transformer star says of their time on set
Ten years after last voicing Autobot leader Optimus Prime on the original "Transformers" animated series, Peter Cullen decided to go to his first fan convention, BotCon, in Rochester, New York, after some coaxing from his daughter.
After her infamous Hitler remark, "Steven said, 'Fire her right now,' " Bay recalls
The Dark Knight Rises's Catwoman accidentally hit a stuntman with her prop gun
Like Captain Ahab hunted the great white Moby Dick, Joe Maddalena is hunting ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz." The magical shoes have been missing since 2005 when they were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. There is a $250,000 reward for their return.
"X-Men: First Class" hits theaters as the fifth in a series of successful movies in the "X-Men" franchise, with at least two more "X" films on the horizon: "The Wolverine" and "Deadpool."
Their three-year relationship is over
"Mother and baby are fine," a source tells PEOPLE, adding that Cotillard is "very happy"
He is the most enduring -- and possibly the most endearing -- figure of all "Star Wars" characters.
If you find yourself on the edge of your seat while watching Vin Diesel's character in Fast Five, Dominic Toretto, elude authorities, if you stare in awe as he drifts around I-beams in an abandoned warehouse, it's a good chance you have Rich Rutherford to thank for that jaw-dropping action.
There'll be an old familiar face on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" tonight -- at least to anyone born before 1998.
But should the former California governor, 63, reprise his action-hero role in another Terminator flick?
The Oscar winner signed for The Dark Knight Rises this weekend
When Marvel Comics Executive Editor Tom Brevoort told CNN in December that "something new" would come out of the recent death of the Fantastic Four's Human Torch, he wasn't kidding.
The actress clears up rumors that she's romancing the British actor
Eight hours in full-body paint every day for X-Men brought the Winter's Bone actress very close to her makeup artists
The actress will join Christian Bale and Tom Hardy in the 2012 film
The actor says he's humbled to be wearing the Spidey suit and to be working with Emma Stone
The first brooding image of the actor as the webbed crusader is released
The new James Bond movie is finally back on track, after being put on hold for nearly nine months as movie studio MGM sorted through financial troubles.
The 23rd installment is set to hit theaters in November 2012 - but who will the Bond girl be?
Know who's one degree away from Kevin Bacon? Thanks to the new season of "Robot Chicken," it's Seth Green.
This exclusive clip from ''Robot Chicken'' takes place in Willy Wonka's dance studio. "Robot Chicken" premieres January 9.
Superhero creator Stan Lee finally gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Tuesday, a week after his 88th birthday.
Legendary cartoonist Stan Lee talks exclusively with CNN's Alan Duke about his career.
A "Spider-Man" Broadway musical production has been plagued with problems. CNN's Brooke Anderson reports.
A Broadway actor injured when he fell more than 20 feet while performing a stunt in the "Spider-Man" musical is set to be released from a rehabilitation center this week, his father told CNN Sunday.
The Broadway actor who fell more than 20 feet while performing a stunt in the "Spider-Man" musical was discharged from Bellevue Hospital, his father Tim Tierney told CNN Wednesday.
Heartened by visits from cast members, the actor seriously injured Monday while performing a stunt in the "Spider-Man" musical is walking and wants to return to the show, his father said Saturday.
One of the stars of the "Spider-Man" musical talks about being back on stage after a stunt left an actor injured.
In November 1961, few would have realized just how groundbreaking the first issue of "Fantastic Four" would become.
The fall that seriously injured an actor in the stage musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was caused by human error, an actors' union said Wednesday.
The stage musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" will have new safety protocols when it reopens Wednesday night, following an accident in which a performer fell and suffered serious injuries during a preview, officials said.
The story of Katie Goldman is one that young and (ahem) older "girls" all over the country can relate to.
Katie Goldman's universe extends from her home to her first-grade classroom. She is a big sister to Annie Rose and Cleo, a piano player, a Spanish student, a wearer of glasses. She loathes the patch she has to wear for one lazy eye. She loves magic and princesses and "Star Wars," an obsession she picked up from her dad.
Amazon dumped the controversial site WikiLeaks from its computer servers on Wednesday.
On May 15, 2001, a locomotive pulled out of Toledo with 47 freight cars, thousands of gallons of hazardous materials, nearly 3,000 gross trailing tons, and not a soul on board. The engineer was "nearby" at the time, according to a CSX spokesman. The train went unchecked across three counties, for 66 miles, picking up speed as it traveled.
• On a break from filming Transformers 3, Shia LaBeouf was spotted backstage with at Drake's L.A. tour stop at the Gibson Amphitheatre. LaBeouf was low-key, quietly sipping a cocktail with a pal. Also there: Diddy and Jamie Foxx, who brought his teenage daughter and her friends, who excitedly jumped around after meeting Drake on his tour bus.
The star brings sons Maddox and Pax to the New York premiere of Megamind, in which he plays Metro Man
If you're a James Bond fan, times right now are as dark as one of 007's tuxedos.
The actor hangs from Dubai's 2,717-foot-high Burj Kahlifa skyscraper while filming the new Mission: Impossible
A 1964 Aston Martin used in early James Bond films sold for 4.6 million dollars at a London auction Wednesday.
James Bond never could resist sleek curves and a good-looking rear view, especially when the owner is armed with lethal gadgets and a taste for speed -- like the Aston Martin DB5.
The iconic Aston Martin driven by none other than 007 himself is up for auction in London. CNN's Ayesha Durgahee reports.
The 48-year-old actor proves his action star status on the set of his new movie
She'll play Peter Parker's first girlfriend, Gwen Stacy - not his later love , Mary Jane Watson
Which actress would best fill Mary Jane's shoes in the next film?
An extra in "Transformers 3" was seriously injured in Indiana on Wednesday evening during the filming of a scene for the upcoming movie, authorities said
• While hubby Josh Duhamel continues filming Transformers 3 in Chicago, Fergie was happy to spend some time with his family in Canada. During a tour stop in Winnipeg with the Black Eyed Peas, the singer gave Duhamel's sister a birthday shout out from the stage - then took her to the Bacardi-sponsored afterparty and introduced her to everyone on tour. The ladies celebrated all night long along with T-Pain and other friends.
"I hate my dreams. They're so ... infantile." Heaven knows what artist Laurie Anderson would make of Christopher Nolan's first film since "The Dark Knight," but if audiences don't go for it, we're more likely to hear a different complaint: It's just too darned complex.
Dr. Judith Orloff discusses the film "Inception," which delves into the intimate and infinite world of dreams.
Actor Leonard Nimoy shows CNN how to step into a movie with Yoostar 2 at E3 in Los Angeles.
"Transformers" actress Megan Fox said "yes" to ex-fiance Brian Austin Green's marriage proposal, just four months after calling off a two-year engagement with Green, her publicist confirmed.
As everyone but the citizens of Gotham City knows, Batman is Bruce Wayne. But lately, he's been Dick Grayson. And this month, he's also Damian Wayne and Terry McGinnis. Will the real Batman please stand up?
Acting experience or not, it's all good! Here are seven possible candidates for the role
Neil Sobleski of Dayton, Ohio had been looking forward to it more than anything else.
Gemma Arterton may be the favorite, Brooklyn Decker is possible, and Heidi Montag lobbies hard
The actress seeks to squash speculation she was ousted from the action movie franchise
The stars of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" take to the red carpet before the Los Angeles premiere.
The big-screen adventures of James Bond are on hold because of the financial woes of MGM, the studio that distributes the movies, producers said.
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