Mike Sampson is the Editor-in-Chief of ScreenCrush. He studied to become a lawyer and worked as an architectural planner after graduating college but neither of these professions afforded him the opportunity to watch movies and TV for a living. He previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of JoBlo.com for 10 years. He lives in New Jersey and probably spends too much time playing video games and overthinking things.
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Matthew McConaughey Looks Completely Unrecognizable On ‘Dallas Buyer’s Club’ Set
This is Matthew McConaughey. We know, right? McConaughey - frequently seen looking quite buff running on the beach - lost 40 pounds to play a man suffering from AIDS for the upcoming indie film 'The Dallas Buyer's Club' and looks almost unrecognizable while filming a scene on the New Orleans set.
Facebook 2012 Trends: People Love Them Some Channing Tatum
We are big fans of Channing Tatum. (If you couldn't already tell, we're also big fans of the image above of Channing in drag from 'SNL'...) And it turns out, so are you. Facebook today released their 2012 trends and the top 10 movies for the year included a whole lot of Tatum.
‘G.I. Joe’ Retaliation Trailer: Now With More Channing Tatum!
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
‘Angry Birds’ Movie Coming in 2016
The 'Angry Birds' movie is coming whether you like it or not. Rovio, the company behind the popular mobile game, has teamed with the producers of 'Despicable Me' to plan an upcoming animated movie. And, surprise, it will be in 3D.
‘After Earth’ Trailer: Will Smith and Son in Space
Will Smith is back starring with his son, Jaden Smith, in 'After Earth' an upcoming sci-fi adventure film from director M. Night Shyamalan. We've seen Big Willie get jiggy with it in space plenty of times before but can Jaden follow in his Dad's footsteps and be a sci-fi superstar? Let's watch the 'After Earth' trailer and find out.
Who is the Most Overpaid Actor in Hollywood?
Let's face it: actors get paid a lot of money. Sometimes it's well worth it. Other times? Not so much. So who came out on top of the 10 Most Overpaid Actors in Hollywood? Let's find out.
‘Iron Man 3′ Will Feature No ‘Avengers’ Cameos
'Iron Man 3' has been the subject of many rumors, most of which have revolved around the possibility of cameos from current and future Avengers. Well, you might not want to get your hopes up as it looks like 'Iron Man 3' will very much be its own movie and will have no superhero cameos.
‘Killer Karaoke’ Finally Combines Electrocution and Karaoke on TV Game Show
Who wants to sit around with their family on Thanksgiving watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, football or 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' when you can watch hapless game show contestants get tortured as they attempt to sing karaoke? Lucky for you, TruTV has a brand new show for the whole family this Thanksgiving weekend: 'Killer Karaoke.'
What Bane Almost Looked Like in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’
'The Dark Knight Rises' hits DVD and Blu-ray on December 4th (just in time for the holidays!) and a few early copies have leaked in advance of the official release. One of the behind-the-scenes documentaries included on the discs shows off some behind-the-scenes photos of Tom Hardy as Bane plus some concept art on what Bane almost looked like.
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Reveals Three Unused Posters
'The Dark Knight Rises' may be gone from theaters but that doesn't mean that we're not getting new posters. Or at least getting old posters. As the film prepares to hit Blu-ray and DVD next month and a potential Oscar push, we get a rare look today at three 'Dark Knight Rises' posters that were never actually used in the film's marketing campaign.