by Kat Rosenfield 3 mins ago

Andy Serkis is a motion-capture magician, an actor with astonishing range, and most recently, the monkey-suited star of “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” But as great as all that stuff is, let’s just be honest: We’re here for the Gollum voice.

During his appearance on “Conan” Wednesday night, Serkis discussed his latest film and gave his hosts some expert instruction in the fine art of making monkey noises — which was, to be clear, also very funny. But it jumps to a whole new level at the two-minute mark, when Serkis imagines a telephone conversation between Caesar, the main man monkey from “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,” and everyone’s favorite Middle Earth riddler, the illustrious, phlegmmy Gollum.

Also present during said convo: Smeagol, who has much nicer things to say about Conan’s abilities than his cantankerous alter-ego.

by Kat Rosenfield 13 mins ago

When you tune in today for the U.S.A.’s big World Cup match against Germany, don’t be surprised if you see a certain spastic Anchorman loping across the field.

Will Ferrell made a surprise appearance in Brazil yesterday, at a party where American fans were gathered to celebrate the impending match. To roars of approval, Ferrell announced that he would be taking the field with the U.S. team as they battle to advance to the next stage of the tournament — and that while he might not be in “soccer shape,” he would nevertheless take all measures necessary to ensure a win.

“I will bite every German player if I have to!” Ferrell shouted.

If the biting doesn’t work, Will will presumably escalate to punching the Germans in the ovaries and sending them all back to their home on Whore Island.

by Kat Rosenfield 3 mins ago

Have too many animated fairytale films about imprisoned princesses, distressed damsels, and heartsick mermaids left you feeling disgruntled? Are you tired of whimsical singing animals, happy endings, and love that conquers all? Have you had it up to here with doe-eyed, wasp-waisted women starring in tame, toothless, bowdlerized versions of stories that should have been wildly exciting?

Then Jason Porath’s Rejected Princesses are the fairytale heroines you’ve been waiting for.

Porath, a former effects animator from Dreamworks, has turned his artistic talents to some of history’s more interesting women, in a new illustrated series called Rejected Princesses. Each installment depicts a famous historical or mythical woman in the guise of a classic Disney princess, with a focus exclusively on ladies who are “too awesome, offbeat, or awful” to ever merit their own major motion picture or line of brightly-colored tie-in merchandise.

Which is understandable, at least in certain cases (we’re looking at you, Lolita.) But we would also totally watch a movie about Rejected Princesses like…

Penta

The saintly princesses of the fairytale canon have nothing on the fictional Penta, who chopped off her own hands in order to make her brother, the King, stop lusting after her. (We’re guessing he must have had a manicure fetish.) It worked, in that instead of marrying his sister, the King opted to try and murder her — kicking off a long, weird tale of woe that would make for a helluva movie.

Mai Bhago

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by Kat Rosenfield 7 mins ago

Sorry, Stannis. Too bad, Daenerys. And Tommen, get your tiny butt out of that chair. Queen Elizabeth II paid a visit to the set of “Game of Thrones” in Northern Ireland, where with a steely glare she laid claim to the seat that everyone in the seven kingdoms has spent four seasons fighting over.

Yep, it’s over. Her Highness in the banana-hued hat now holds the Iron Throne.
Literally.

by Kat Rosenfield 11 mins ago

‘Round these parts, Jacob Anderson is probably best known as the actor who plays Grey Worm — the stoic leader of Daenerys Targaryen’s Unsullied army, whose, er, stoneless pillar prompted some mighty interesting research into pop culture biology.

But when he’s not playing a eunuch on TV, Anderson has a whole other career as a cutie-pie R&B artist named Raleigh Ritchie, who sits on park benches and sings forlornly into coffee cups about his struggle to make his way in the world.

The video for “Stronger Than Ever,” from Anderson/Ritchie’s EP Black and Blue, is worth it for the sight alone of his rarely-seen facial scruff in extreme closeup — but do stay for the part where he gets suddenly caught in his own tiny, personal hurricane.

by Kat Rosenfield 34 mins ago

With Chloë Grace Moretz already in place as its heroine, “The 5th Wave” was always going to need a few good men to share the screen — and fight the aliens — alongside her. And according to Moretz herself, the search is now underway for the two most important of said men: the mysterious, traumatized soldier named Zombie, and the hunky survivalist loner Evan Walker.

A tweet from the actress confirmed that she’d spent a few days in New York while the search for her co-stars kicked into gear, and advised fans to start getting stoked right now for what might be an imminent casting announcement.

This is the first hint of movement on “The 5th Wave” since Moretz was cast back in April, and there’s been surprisingly little buzz about who else the producers are eyeing, which could mean this movie is setting up some relatively unknown actors to land career-making roles. But until we hear more, the field is still wide open for fantasy casting. Below, our preferred picks.

Landon Liboiron as Evan Walker
After catching our attention as a lonely gypsy werewolf on Netflix’s “Hemlock Grove,” Landon would be a great pick to play the tough, lonely Evan: a guy who’s savvy enough to survive the alien apocalypse, and hot enough to throw our heroine off her guard.

Connor Jessup as Zombie
If you’ve read the book, you know that “Zombie” isn’t this character’s real name — and that he’s got a complicated history with another major character. (If you ...

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by Kat Rosenfield 6 mins ago

Crushing muggles at the Battle of Hogwarts? Exposing yourself to the Volturi? Dropping the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom? Pics or it didn’t happen, bro. Good thing that every single major character in every single movie ever made did, in fact, pause to snap a selfie at his moment of triumph, as you will clearly see in the remarkable gif below.

Also, this explains so much about why Voldemort was in such a foul mood all the time; all those sparkling shirtless selfies from Edward Cullen were just too much for him.

by Kat Rosenfield 38 mins ago

With “Game of Thrones” officially off the tube again until 2015, one English company is filling the void left by the series by recasting some of its key characters as viral video stars.

You might have seen this video before, in which a terrified man flees across a green, pursued by two angry swans, while his hysterical friend films the ordeal and urges him to “Just f—ing charge it!” (Obviously, said friend does not realize that swans are literally winged demon beasts who murder people every year.)

The video was a major hit, but now there’s a new version: in this ad for the UK on-demand video service Blinkbox, the golfer’s terror gets taken to a whole new level, with the swans replaced by two of Daenerys Targaryen’s fire-breathing, goat-mauling dragon kids.

by Kat Rosenfield 2 mins ago

The moviegoing public won’t be seeing the credits roll on “Mockingjay: Part 2″ until late in 2015, but for the three young stars of the blockbuster franchise, their time in Panem is officially over.

Nina Jacobson, a producer on all four “Hunger Games” films, tweeted out this pic of Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, and Josh Hutcherson in an emotional embrace after shooting their very last scene.

The central trio weren’t the only ones getting emotional for the occasion. The day after Jacobson’s post went up, Sam Claflin, who plays District 5 golden boy Finnick Odair, made his own series of statements about the conclusion of his work on the franchise.

And Jena Malone, a.k.a. the axe-toting and often nude Joanna Mason, marked the moment with this photo taken of her on her last day on set.

Meanwhile, we won’t be seeing Katniss and company on the big screen again for many months yet with the first installment of “Mockingjay” due out in theaters this November. But do any superfans want to guess which moment from the book was the last to be filmed? That big column in the background might be a tip-off. DISCUSS.

by Kat Rosenfield 5 mins ago

6 ‘Game Of Thrones’ Animals We Can’t Wait To See Next Year
The 6 Best Animals From ‘Game Of Thrones’
Our 6 Most Favorite ‘Game Of Thrones’ Animals

With the fourth season of “Game of Thrones” officially complete, much has been made of the human characters we won’t be seeing until next year. But while we were saying goodbye to the Lannisters, the Starks, the Tyrells, and so on, some very important personalities got totally overlooked: the furry, flying, four-legged ones.

It’s an awful oversight, and it just won’t do. So today, let’s put aside the people of Westeros and pay homage to six terrific “Game of Thrones” characters from the animal kingdom. Who are on our list of favorites?

1. Ghost, the direwolf

Jon Snow’s faithful, furry friend has been instrumental in keeping our favorite bastard safe from harm. Plus, he’s saved Samwell Tarly’s life, like, at least three times.

2. Drogon, the dragon

Possibly because he’s trying to compensate for being apparently named after drunk Adam Sandler trying to pronounce the word “dragon,” Drogon is the fiercest, fieriest, all-around-bestest winged beastie in Westeros. Four goats for you, Drogon the dragon! You go, Drogon the dragon!

3. Silver, the horse

We don’t know a whole lot about the history or inner life of Daenerys Targaryen’s beautiful silver mare, but we do know that without her, the most epic whip drop in the history of the seven kingdoms wouldn’t have been anywhere near as cool.

4. Three-Eyed Raven, the three-eyed raven

This ...

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