Cinemacon: Universal Posts Strong 2015 Slate

Mad Max director George Miller has confirmed that Max Rockatansky himself will feature in a "blink-and-youll-miss-it cameo" in the upcoming prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. And, if that were not already exciting enough, Miller has also now revealed that he has a story in mind for a prequel that will detail what Max was up to prior to the events of the 2015 Academy Award-winning outing Mad Max: Fury Road.

Director Wes Ball has revealed an intriguing detail about the home media release of his upcoming Planet of the Apes movie, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Speaking with Ape Nation, Ball has revealed that the Blu-ray and DVD will include a version of the movie made up of the raw dailies and including zero VFX.

Robert Downey Jr. has defended Thor's character arc in his later MCU appearances, following Chris Hemsworth's recent criticisms about the role. During an open and honest conversation for the cover story of Vanity Fair, Hemsworth reflected on his time playing Marvel's God of Thunder, and described his regrets about the role.

Jeff Daniels, who starred alongside Keanu Reeves in the 1994 action classic, Speed, recently revealed how he channeled Steven Spielberg's Jaws during his character's dramatic death. Directed by Jan de Bont, Speed follows police officer Jack Travern (Reeves) after being tasked with disarming a bomb on a moving bus, which will explode if the vehicle slows to below 50mph.

A24 surprised everyone in Hollywood on Wednesday, May 1, as they outbid and outplayed Amazon, Warner Bros., Netflix, and Apple to pick up a feature package. A24 supposedly spent seven figures on the rights for Checkmate, but here's the rub it's a 12-page book outline; that's more than $83 thousand paid per page.

In the wake of an explosive Season 10, "Vanderpump Rules" executive producer Alex Baskin found that filming in L. A. got exponentially harder.