After some stills from the film and a trio of posters, the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” is finally online. And it’s exactly what you’d expect from the “Gladiator” director tackling the story of Moses.

In “Exodus,” Bales plays the man who leads the Jews out of Egypt, and the first preview focuses on the rivalry between Moses and his adopted brother Ramses (an ancient Egypt-ified Joel Edgerton).

And not to be over spoiler-phobic, but isn’t the whole river of blood and wall of water thing a spoiler? Not cool.

“Exodus: Gods and Kings” opens in theaters December 12.

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AMC is making a big bet on some big chairs. The country’s second largest movie chain is rolling out a plan to replace normal seats in theaters with La-Z-Boy-like recliners. There are even footrests.

Hygiene issues aside — think of all the new crevices for food! — the experiment has already paid off at the 37 theaters AMC fit with the seats. Tickets sale are up 60 percent in those theaters, despite each screen fitting between 50 percent and 70 percent fewer people.

This is just the latest attempt by theaters to lure audiences back to the big screens. With 3-D, IMAX, restaurant service and recliners already rolling out across America, theater owners are always looking for the next gimmick to combat the ease of home video, piracy and OnDemand.

As someone who thinks a dark theater is still the best way to see a movie, I can think of a few innovations that would help, and they don’t involve special glasses or really comfy chairs.

21+ Screenings
You can’t blame kids for being kids. They’re excitable. They’re loud, easily distracted. They’re essentially everything that can ruin a theater experience in one tiny package. Theaters should provide adults — both parents and non-parents — an opportunity to see any movie, even kid-friendly fare, without kids. Because sometimes I want to see “The LEGO Movie” without someone screaming about not getting enough popcorn.

Alcohol
And while theaters are adding adult-only shows, why not add some of the other adult perks by servicing beer ...

In addition to 17 minutes of footage debuting during a special IMAX screening, “Guardians of the Galaxy” dropped an extended trailer that’s filled with new footage, including an expanded look at the hilarious “fake laughter” argument between Star-Lord and Rocket.

A lot of the stuff in the new trailer is longer versions of scenes we’ve already previewed, but there were a few teases that might have big implications for the rest of the movie.

First of all, there’s Groot. The trailer have really withheld a lot of the Vin Diesel-voiced character, probably because he only has that one line of dialogue, but he’s shaping up to be pretty hilarious. I love the shot of him nibbling on himself.

Ronan finally speaks! At last, Lee Pace is chatting a bit, and the villain sounds like a real menace. But it’s the glowing purple light on his hammer that has me wondering. Is that the orb (a likely Infinity Stone) everyone is chasing after? I’d wager so.

Here we have our first official look at James Gunn’s buddy Michael Rooker as Yondu, one of the OGs (original Guardians from the comic). You can also see Gunn’s brother, Sean, behind Rooker.

“Guardians of the Galaxy” opens in theaters on August 1.

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Don Cheadle’s dream to bring the story of famed jazz trumpeter Miles Davis to the big screen is finally becoming a reality.

The “Iron Man 3″ actor is making his directorial debut with “Miles Ahead,” an independently funded biopic about Davis’ return to music after a five year hiatus. The film just began filming, and EW posted the first picture of Cheadle in costume.

The project still requires some additional funding, so Cheadle has started an Indiegogo campaign for fill the gap.

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After spending the weekend thoroughly creeped out by four sinister teaser posters, today we’re being treated to a new trailer for “Gone Girl,” the David Fincher-directed adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel.

In “Gone Girl,” Rosamund Pike stars as Amy Dunne, who goes missing on her fifth anniversary to her husband Nick (Ben Affleck). When clues — like the ones we see in the new posters — and the media begin to point to Nick as a suspect and a dirtbag, the audience is left to figure out who to trust.

The film, which doesn’t hit theaters until October, has already produced some of the year’s most striking imagery, beginning with the Entertainment Weekly cover that Fincher shot himself. That trend continued with the Elvis Costello-filled trailer and the four evidence bag photos that popped up over the weekend.

Whether you’ve read Flynn’s brilliant book or not, “Gone Girl” certainly deserves a place on your “most anticipated” list for the fall because it’s sitting at the top of mine.

“Gone Girl” opens in theaters on October 3.

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In the pilot of his new show “The Leftovers,” it was pretty damn clear that Damon Lindelof wanted to make a clear statement that, no, this isn’t “Lost 2.0.”

The bleaker than bleak tone of that first episode carried over into the second, entitled “Penguin One, Us Zero,” further differentiating itself from the hit ABC show that Lindelof created with J.J. Abrams… But one facet of the show is looking more and more familiar by the week: the main character.

There are plenty of differences between Justin Theroux’s Kevin Garvey and Matthew Fox’s Jack Shepherd, but a few defining characteristics are beginning to line up in interesting ways.

Broken Marriage
The major twist of the pilot revealed that Laurie, the eager recruiter for the Guilty Remnant, was in fact Chief Garvey’s wife, who up until that point was suspected of disappearing with the missing two percent. The distinction showed that there was a different kind of loss within the world of “The Leftovers” and established Garvey as someone whose life shattered into pieces; pieces that are still very much a part of his life.

His drunken visit to the G.R. to bring Laurie home felt similar to Jack’s struggles with Sarah, the woman whose spine he fixed and then married. Their failed marriage and the paranoia around her affair became a defining storyline for Jack pre-crash, and already in “The Leftovers,” we’re seeing the wreckage that Laurie’s departure has left in its wake.

Daddy Issues
For every Jack Shepherd, there has to ...

Today is America’s birthday, and one of the things that our nation does best is make really badass movies.

So in honor of the Fourth of July, we’re taking a look at the most American moments in movie history. Play the video below (NSFW), and let the patriotism wash over you.

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For their return to the cinematic “Sin City,” Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez created a brand new storyline for Jessica Alba‘s character, Nancy Callahan.

It turns out the stripper with a heart of gold isn’t exactly handling the death of her beloved Hartigan very well, and in this new clip, she decides to go crazy. Also, MAKEOVER!

“Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” opens in theaters on August 22.

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Much has already been written about the somewhat troubled production of “Edge of Tomorrow,” including how director Doug Liman began shooting the Tom Cruise sci-fi flick without a finished script. The production cycled through a few alternate endings before landing on the version many of us saw in theaters.

Read our list of the best movies of 2014 (so far) including “Edge of Tomorrow.”

One of the film’s writers, Christopher McQuarrie, revealed to Film School Rejects that one of the finales he proposed was much bleaker than the finale included in the film.

SPOILERS AHEAD

According to McQuarrie, his take on the ending branches away from the theatrical version while Cage and Rita, accompanied by J-Squad, prepare for their assault on the Omega inside the Louvre. Cage, no longer in possession of the day-resetting power, informs J-Squad that they cannot kill an Alpha. If they do, the day will start over, with the Mimics knowing of the oncoming attack.

“When they get to Paris there’s the classic horror movie scene where one of them gets separated from the group, and he gets attacked by an Alpha and kills it. As he kills it, you see the Omega reset the day and you see the point-of-view of the villain,” McQuarrie said. “We cut to the plane and hear the same speech all over again. This time when he gets to the line, ‘You can bet they’ll have a plan to kill us all,’ the ship gets hit. As the ...

Recently, James Gunn’s Instagram has become a one-stop shop for incredible behind-the-scenes “Guardians of the Galaxy” photos. His most recent peek into the elaborate sets showed Gunn standing on the hatch of the Necrocraft, Ronan the Accuser’s ride, directing a few background aliens.

Other highlights include this shot of Gunn’s dog, Von Spears, chilling on set…

Outlines from cast rehearsals…

And this test for Star-Lord’s mask.

Here, Gunn directs his brother Sean, who stood in for Rocket and Thanos on set.

No explanation needed.

“Guardians of the Galaxy” opened in theaters on August 1.

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@KPSull Writer/editor for MTV and lifelong film junkie. If it involves cowboys, spies, or hitmen, I'm there. All three would be ideal.