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We have an exclusive deleted scene from the upcoming Juno two-disc special edition DVD/Blu-ray that will be in stores on April 15. Take a look at this scene featuring Jason Bateman as ‘Mark’, with commentary by director Jason Reitman. Juno stars Ellen Page as the title character, a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker (Cera). With the help of her hot best friend Leah (Thirlby), Juno finds her unborn child a “perfect” set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa (Bateman and Garner), longing to adopt....

Paramount Pictures has provided MovieWeb with an exclusive clip from the upcoming Charlize Theron starrer, Aeon Flux. Based on the MTV animated series created by Peter Chung, Aeon Flux is set 400 years in the future, when disease has wiped out the majority of the earth’s population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron), the top operative in the underground ‘Monican’ rebellion - led by The Handler (Frances McDormand)....

After a holiday break, the hit NBC show Chuck is back for their last two episodes of the season, which will both air on Thursday, January 24. If you can’t wait to see how this season ends, then you can click on the videos below to take a glimpse into the last two episodes of the season. Chuck vs. the Undercover Lover Chuck discovers that several Russian arms dealers are secretly meeting in Los Angeles....

Gal Gadot hosted Saturday Night Live on the second episode of the season and revisited Themyscira to make out with Kate McKinnon in a Wonder Woman-themed lesbian sketch. SNL decided to investigate the gay Wonder Woman rumors for themselves and while Diana “felt nothing” on the show, that’s not the real reason she was there. Gadot was on the weekly sketch comedy show to promote the upcoming Justice League, which had a new trailer drop hours after the show wrapped, bringing Superman ever so briefly back into the picture....

The United States of Tara just debuted its second season last night on Showtime and if you happened to miss this season premiere, we’ve got you covered. You can watch this Season 2 premiere episode, entitled Yes, in the video player below. We also have the synopsis for this season premiere below as well. The United States of Tara stars Toni Collette, John Corbett, Rosemarie DeWitt, Keir Gilchrist, Brie Larson, Nathan Corddry and the second season will air on Monday nights at 10:30 PM ET only on Showtime....

Every cinematic universe needs a theme. Some are stuck in a limbo of becoming too funny and playful with what used to be semi-serious subjects. One of the main things James Gunn needs to decide is what his DCU will look like now that he’s crafting the new DCU. One of the best ideas so far is aiming to be more mature than its MCU counterpart. For many people, the concept of getting a newer, more adult cinematic universe from DC seems like a good idea....

For many people, movies can bring great sources of comfort at the right moment. Whether it’s a romantic comedy to mend a broken heart, a thriller to get the adrenaline pumping, or an action movie to forget about the real world, movies can do a great deal of healing. Movies about grief aren’t nearly as popular as other genres, but they have a lot of heart, and most likely a touching message in the end....

Welcome to MovieWeb’s daily DVD announcement column, The Daily Spin. Everyday at 9:00AM PST we compile a list of titles which have been recently announced by the studios and have been given or rumored with a release date. Click a title below to see the full press release info attached to the release. Enjoy and stay tuned to MovieWeb for the latest home video announcements, 9:00AM PST, on the dot, Monday through Friday....

Anchor Bay Films announced today that on Friday, January 13, 2012, they will be releasing theatrically the full, unrated directors cut of Xavier Gens’ The Divide in theaters. The version will contain additional footage not seen during its previous screenings at SXSW and Fantasia 2011. Initial markets on January 13th will include New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Denver with additional markets to be announced. Says Jennifer Roberts, Anchor Bay Film’s SVP of Brand Marketing, “Fans of director Xavier Gens’ Frontier(s) will be pleased to know that once again he has pulled no punches, and has delivered a kick-ass film that will set the bar in extreme cinema....

You can bring home Matt Damon as one of history’s biggest whistleblowers on DVD and Blu-ray this coming February 23. The Informant will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 23. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 SRP and the BD will go for $35.99 SRP. The film stars Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel Mchale and Melanie Lynskey. What was Mark Whitacre thinking? A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower....

With HBO’s The Last of Us set to premiere in January, the anticipation for its debut continues to grow. This is no surprise given the success of the original video game, and recent news about the show’s first season has certainly helped build up hype. Confirmation that Season 1 will cover Part 1 of the game and be nine episodes long has left fans wondering how the showrunners will tell Joel and Ellie’s story over the course of the season, particularly during its first episode, in which HBO has finally announced its runtime....

The Oscar buzz has already begun for the makers of the upcoming Netflix western thriller The Power of the Dog, written and directed by Jane Campion. The actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, and Kodi Smit-McPhee shine against the stark backdrop of the cattle run through Montana. The filmmakers discussed their film after AFI Film Festival premiere. Here’s the trailer, in case you missed it last week. As you can see, the transformation of Benedict Cumberbatch into the cruel and crude Phil Burbank of the 1920s, not to mention the Old West accent, is remarkable....

In movies and television series, all attention tends to sway toward the heroes of the plot — our valiant knights in shining armor; the perfect protagonist living in an imperfect world. The heroes are the champions we fervently root for at every point of the story, to achieve their innate goals or conquer an external villain. However, while the attention on the flawless protagonist is natural and justified, another integral contribution to effective storytelling that often gets the shorter end of the stick is their similar counterpart: the anti-hero....

The Rings of Power is a new series based on The Lord of the Rings and its appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien. The series is set during the Second Age of Middle-earth, and follows an ensemble cast of both new and familiar characters in a time of peace — that is, until evil reemerges, threatening every community of Middle-earth. The Prime Video original series is the most expensive TV series ever made at $1 billion for the five-season production commitment....

There had been much speculation in regards to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and its ability to lock down a PG-13 rating. The novel by Stephenie Meyer is one of the weirdest, whacked out entries in the entire series, containing scenes of torrid sex, gore, and violence that includes a man chewing threw a stomach to deliver a baby. It is decidedly R rated material. Well, director Bill Condon and Summit Entertainment pulled it off, as the Motion Picture Association of America awarded The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 with its PG-13 rating today, which keeps it in line with the previous three movies and assures that teens are safe to see it....

While they have officially signed a director and set release date it seems there is a bit of a hold-up on Summit Entertainment announcing the final installment in its popular vampire film series will indeed be split into two films. THR Esquire is reporting that Summit is holding off on announcing that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn will be a two-part film because some of the supporting cast’s deals are not in place....

Netflix has revealed a series of first-look photos for The Umbrella Academy season 2. The show, based on Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba’s Dark Horse Comics series of the same name, debuted last year and proved to be a big hit. Now, with the sophomore season set to arrive next month, the streaming service is pulling back the curtain and previewing what’s to come. As we can see, the action is heading to the 60s this time around....

The Walking Dead is off to a roaring start on AMC and the zombie series has already been renewed for a second season. However, The Live Feed is reporting that the show likely won’t be premiering Season 2 for almost a full year, with the tentative plan to launch the show in October 2011. AMC will take advantage of its annual Fear Fest to promote the 13-episode second season, like it did with success for this current, inaugural season, which will only run for six episodes, three of which have already aired....

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have written and starred in two collaborations with director Edgar Wright, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. Simon Pegg recently revealed they are all currently working on a third project, The World’s End, the last in their “Three Flavors Cornetto” trilogy. Edgar Wright will direct from a script by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, although nothing is known about the story line yet. Here’s what Simon Pegg had to say about trying to manage fan expectations for The World’s End....

The depiction of hip-hop’s elite in film goes back to the early ’80s, when once-hardcore rapper Ice T was featured in L.A. based, b-boy-inspired documentary Breakin’ ’n’ ‘Enterin’ as an artist and break dancer. This nostalgic bit of West Coast history dives deep into rap’s origins, depicting high intensity break-dancing and energetic DJ sets, showcasing a who’s-who of the Pacific coast’s most celebrated hip-hop heavyweights through exclusive performances like The Egyptian Lover (a major pioneer behind the hip-hop & electro-fusion movement in California)....