Tim Burton‘s Dark Shadows is hitting theaters May 11, which means we should be seeing a trailer here any day now. For the time being there’s a new still of Johnny Depp in the film, and it suggests that his character is in line with many Burton protagonists of the past. He looks like a man-child, though that could be just in this still. We should know more when the trailer hits. Check out Vin Diesel in the first still from his latest film Riddick…

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Though the sixth film already has a release date, Vin Diesel confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that it won’t be the last go around for the crew. A script for the seventh film in the Fast and Furious franchise is being written alongside the sixth film, as Diesel says they’ve already got too many ideas and characters for just one film. As Fast Five was ridiculously entertaining, maybe that’s not such a bad idea.

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Studios – like Ain’t-it-Cool-News Talkbackers – love calling “First!” And with studio tentpole titles, they like to have breathing room. The weekends for big releases are now being called years ahead of time, with films that often have no scripts and no casts. Maybe they have some contractual agreements with the stars – stars often have to sign on for a number of films if the studio thinks they have a franchise – but even there, the cast and crew aren’t always lined up. On that note, Universal has announced that Fast Five‘s sequel will be hitting theaters May 24, 2013.

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Summer movie season usually starts the first week of May, but this year Fast Five is kicking things off a week early. Returning vets of the series Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster and Tyrese Gibson are joined by newcomer Dwayne Johnson for a car chase and heist movie that manages to be the fifth film in a franchise that somehow revitalized itself after a super-successful fourth entry. How good is the fifth film? Have a look…

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Did you really think we were done with the excessive Super Bowl promotions? Nope! There’s more where that came from. Another movie that got some prime ad time during last night’s big game was Fast Five. The fifth installment in the long running Fast and the Furious franchise. It was 30 seconds of high octane action that featured a very angry Dwayne Johnson. Check it out…

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It seems that Vin Diesel is hell bent on reprising all the roles that made him famous, including his character from Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick. The actor is set to appear in a third film in the series simply titled Riddick that will illustrate the character in a way that we’ve never seen him before.

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It’s the battle of the bulk in the first photo from The Fast and the Furious sequel, Fast Five. It features franchise star Vin Diesel and the new kid on the block Dwayne Johnson. But don’t worry, judging from this picture he has no problem holding his own against Diesel. Check out what happens when these two come face to face.

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The fifth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise entitled Fast Five has us royally confused. We recently learned that Dwayne Johnson joined the cast and Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and Sung Kang are set to reprise their roles in the sequel. Over at Collider, they’ve posted a few on set photos that feature the new crew including Paul Walker and Vin Diesel but no Johnson. Take a look…

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Even though the first Pitch Black sequel The Chronicles of Riddick was pure visual cancer that hasn’t stopped the cast and crew, led by star Vin Diesel from making another one. The actor has been using his personal Facebook Page as a means to give fans updates on the movie including this latest jewel. He posted the first piece of concept art that features him and some type of mutated creature. We’re not exactly sure what it is but it looks like it’s kicking his ass…

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