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How to make a zombie tsunami (from the guy who did it for ‘World War Z’)

“There are moments in the film when you may think it's an animation piece, but it's actually a real person," says Scott Farrar.

‘Man Of Steel’s’ producer on rebooting Superman, plus Uncharted, Warcraft, and Voltron updates

"We went into it as if there had never been another Superman movie before ours," says Man of Steel producer Charles Roven. Man of Steel opens on June 14, 2013.
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‘World War Z’ review: Teaching an old, rotting dog new tricks

Brad Pitt's adaptation of the novel World War Z manages to carve out something new in a crowded field, and proves that there's still something fresh to be found in the world of rotting, flesh-hungry corpses.
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Review: ‘Man Of Steel’ is an epic, angsty Superman reboot

In our Man of Steel review Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan go heavy on action and emotion for Superman's return to the big screen.

‘Video Games: The Movie’ director on the cocktail conversations fueling his documentary

"I want this story to be told by the people," filmmaker Jeremy Snead says of his project 'Video Game: the Movie,' which recently smashed its Kickstarter goal of $60,000 and continues to climb.

Breaking down the high-tech global jigsaw puzzle of ‘Iron Man 3’

Marvel Studios executive vice president of visual effects Victoria Alonso chats with Digital Trends about the challenges of piecing together the eye candy in Iron Man 3 with the various teams scattered around the globe.

‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ director on nimble ninjas, pseudo-reboots, and his He-Man movie

"This is what I loved growing up. It's why I love movies." said Retaliation director Jon Chu.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation review: Knowing is half the battle; the other half is explosions

G.I. Joe returns to theaters with a sequel that improves on the original in big, big ways.

Olympus Has Fallen fills the White House with R-rated action

Antoine Fuqua brings blood, bullets, and Gerard Butler to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for an action-packed thriller.

How to blow up the White House: ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ director and stars discuss siege tactics

"A lot of what we guessed at and imagined was close to reality," said the film's writers.
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10 things you might not know about ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

With the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on home media today, we look at the film and offer 10 things about The Hobbit that you might not know.
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History of Tomb Raider: Blowing the dust off 17 years of Lara Croft

We chronicle the history of Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider franchise ahead of this week's big reboot of the series.

Oscar Effects: How Prometheus explored the future by looking into the past

Despite Prometheus' futuristic setting, Ridley Scott's return to the Alien franchise stressed practical effects over digital magic.

Oscar Effects: How Life Of Pi caught a digital tiger by the tail

It took a mix of CGI magic and all-too-real tigers to bring the story of a shipwrecked boy and a jungle cat to the screen in Life Of Pi.
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Snitch review – Dwayne shows his tender side

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson proves that he doesn't need fight scenes to bring the drama in this ripped-from-headlines thriller.

Oscar Effects: How Snow White and the Huntsman made a big cast smaller

The team behind this dark retelling of a classic fairy tale mixed high-tech and old-school techniques to earn an Oscar nomination for Snow White and the Huntsman.
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Oscar Effects: How The Avengers built a better Hulk

After two big-screen flops, the Hulk's success in The Avengers has put the movie on the path toward an Oscar.

Oscar Effects: How ‘The Hobbit’ doubled down on technical achievement

Will this year's Academy Awards give a vote of approval for 48fps filmmaking?

A Good Day To Die Hard unites a father and son over heartwarming explosions

The latest installment of the Die Hard franchise proves that the fifth movie in a franchise can still be fun - all it takes is a little John McClane.
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The director of Noobz recounts the difficulty bringing competitive gaming to the big screen

When it comes to the gaming world, "you have to pick and choose your battles," says Noobz writer, director, and co-star Blake Freeman.

Wii U shortages expected after debut

Google TV hopes to build momentum with another user-friendly update, this time adding voice search to its interface.

Sinister director tagged for Deus Ex: Human Revolution movie

"Deus Ex is a phenomenal cyberpunk game with soul and intelligence,” said Scott Derrickson.

Wii U will ship without video services promised for launch

TVii, Netflix, and other video services coming later for Nintendo's next-gen console.

More game modes on the way for Black Ops II

"We have several game modes we play in development," says game's design director.

Xbox Live marks 10-year anniversary with its busiest week ever

Xbox Live gamers logged more than 442 million hours on the service last week.

Tom Hardy cast in Splinter Cell movie

The Dark Knight Rises actor will play Sam Fisher in upcoming adaptation of Ubisoft's game franchise.

Bioware gives away Mass Effect Trilogy in response to Black Ops 2 disc error

You thought it was a mistake, but we prefer to think that it was an omen," says Bioware of Black Ops 2/Mass Effect 2 code issue.

Grand Theft Auto V debuts second trailer

New trailer gets up-close and personal with GTAV's criminal trio.

Ubisoft CEO is interested in THQ titles

"They have good things," said Yves Guillemot of THQ's remaining assets.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 director Marc Webb talks costumes and casting

With director Marc Webb back on board for 2014's Amazing Spider Man sequel, fans got a sneak peak of what they can expect their hero to dress like and who he'll be hanging out with after Webb took to Twitter for an interview.

Ubisoft CEO unhappy with high price of Wii U

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot expressed concern about the price of Nintendo's next console, comparing it to an iPad as opposed to a gaming system.

Skyfall opens huge in the US, surpasses the half billion dollar mark worldwide

Daniel Craig's superspy returns to the tune of an $87.8 million opening weekend, making it the biggest Bond opening in the 50 year franchise's history.

DmC: Devil May Cry reboot will get post-launch Vergil’s Downfall DLC

Post-launch DLC will follow Dante's brother on his path to the dark side.

Minecraft sells over 8 million copies for PC

Open-world building game becomes one of the all-time, best-selling PC titles.