Comment on SoCal movie events & revivals, Feb. 17-24: Burt Reynolds, ‘Black Orpheus’ and more

A fan-made trailer depicting Henry Cavill as James Bond in a theoretical Bond 26 has taken the internet by storm, amassing millions of views and once again adding fuel to calls for Cavill to take on the role in the post-Daniel Craig era of the franchise. While there is still no official word on where the James Bond franchise will be going next, YouTube user KH Studio has once again stepped into the breach to give fans what they really want – a James Bond movie starring Henry Cavill.

Seth MacFarlane and legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese have teamed up for an unexpected reason; to restore a collection of early animated shorts to their former glory. The differences between the often crude and commercial comedy of MacFarlane and the Oscar-nominated dramas of Scorsese seem to be worlds apart, making any kind of collaboration between the pair very unlikely.

Superman director James Gunn offered fans a snapshot from the set of the upcoming reboot in celebration of Superman Day. The photo shows Gunn with stars David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, who step into the roles of Clark Kent and Lois Lane, respectively.

Tom Cruise wanted to portray Rorschach in the Watchmen feature film. At the end of the day, though, Jackie Earle Haley ended up winning the role of the one superhero whose conscience proved to be his undoing at the conclusion of Zack Snyder’s 2009 superhero flick. However, had the filmmaker had his way, Cruise would have appeared in the movie as an entirely different character, the deceitful and scheming Ozymandias.

Finding love is harder than ever, despite having tools to make it simpler. These shows and films explore that gap

The biennial Orphans brought films abandoned by their copyright holders to the Museum of the Moving Image this April, a rare opportunity to see forgotten works.