Some new footage from “Guardians of the Galaxy” debuted in two different places yesterday.

An extended TV spot shows off a little more Rocket Raccoon than we’ve previously seen, including a shot were he gets a very big gun.

Then Entertainment Tonight ran a piece that equates each member of the Guardians to someone from the Avengers. It assumes that the only reason you’d ever go see a movie is because it has elements similar to “The Avengers.” Because Rocket Raccoon is so much like Iron Man.

So maybe watch it with the sound muted.

Despite the narration, there’s some interesting footage in there, including our first look at the team’s prison escape.

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

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“The Fault in Our Stars” turned John Green into YA royalty, and now the film adaptation has significantly raised his stock in Hollywood. The success of the “Fault in Our Stars” movie, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort has helped revitalize another project based on one of Green’s books.

“Looking for Alaska,” Green’s first book, had been optioned but got stuck in the development. Now Paramount has pumped life back into the project, with an exciting filmmaker attached.

According to a report from Deadline, Sarah Polley, the actress, writer and director responsible for movies like “Take This Waltz” and “Stories We Tell,” will adapt the story of 16-year-old Miles Halter and his adventures in an Alabama boarding school, based on the strength of a pitch she made to the studio.

Polley is only writing the script for “Looking for Alaska” at this point, and there’s expected to be a conversation about her potentially directing the adaptation down the road. Based on her recent output, I think there’s a strong chance that she ends up doing both.

Green himself dropped a coy sort of no-comment comment about the news on Twitter:

Another of Green’s books, “Paper Town,” is also in development for a film adaptation with “Fault” star Nat Wolff in the lead.

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For years, people have been eagerly awaiting the return of the “Mad Max” franchise, especially with Tom Hardy set to make his debut as the leading man in a summer tent pole, but it has taken years for director George Miller to put the finishing touches on the apocalyptic action flick.

With a little less than a year to go until “Mad Max: Fury Road” storms into theaters, Entertainment Weekly has a new official look at Hardy and his dangerous co-star Charlize Theron, complete with mechanical arm.

The magazine also spoke with Miller for the cover reveal, and he shared his original intent for the movie, which he thought up over a decade ago. “I wanted to tell a linear story — a chase that starts as the movie begins and continues for 110 minutes,” Miller said. “In this crucible of very intense action, the characters are revealed.”

The director also explained that the movie, which has reportedly tested very well in early screenings, is light on special effects and dialogue, and I can’t decide which excites me more.

“Mad Max: Fury Road” hits theaters on May 15, 2015.

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Two of your favorite TV actresses are teaming up for a deal with the devil.

Specifically, I’m talking about “At the Devil’s Door,” a new horror movie that we’re exclusively debuting the trailer for, which stars “Awkward’s” Ashley Rickards and “Glee’s” Naya Rivera.

“At the Devil’s Door” tells the story of Leigh (Catalina Sandino Moreno), a real estate agent who takes on a property with a particularly dark history. Specifically, the daughter of the previous owners went missing. Her parents suspected her troubled boyfriend, but when the girl (Rickards) reappears, it seems that the real problem was much more powerful than some boy.

I’m talking about the Devil.

In an attempt to help the girl, Leigh gets pulled into the Satanic troubles. Rivera plays Leigh’s sister, Vera, and I imagine things don’t go so well for her either.

Check out the exclusive trailer above!

“At the Devil’s Door” hits VOD and all digital platforms on August 8 and opens in theaters on September 12.

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Eli Wallach, the receipt of an honorary Oscar and one-third of the “Good, the Bad And the Ugly” titular trio, has died at the age of 98.

The Brooklyn-born actor made his big screen debut in “Baby Doll,” written by Tennessee Williams and directed by Elia Kazan, but made a name for himself starring in westerns like “The Magnificent Seven” and as Tuco “The Ugly” in Sergio Leone’s “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.”

It is for that Spaghetti Western that Wallach will most likely be remembered, and for good reason. Tuco is a classic character and a showcase for Wallach’s many talents.

Watch one of his best scenes below.

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These days, news of a movie reboot is more often met with a groan than a cheer, but occasionally, a good property finds the right filmmaker to team up for something we can get excited about.

Speaking of which, Shane Black, who directed “Iron Man 3,” has signed on to write the story for and then direct a “Predator” reboot. He’s bringing along his buddy, “Monster Squad” director Fred Dekker, to write the screenplay, The Hollywood Reporter claimed in an exclusive.

A reboot of “Predator” is probably the least surprising thing that Hollywood could throw our way, but I have to say that putting Black and Dekker on this project changes my feelings about it entirely. Not only is Black coming off the massive success of “Iron Man 3,” but he has a history with the series.

Fans of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie might remember that Black had a small role in the original. The story goes that Fox execs wanted Black to do a rewrite on the script before it went into production. Black was hot off of his breakthrough success with “Lethal Weapon” and turned down the offer. After a few more offers, Fox invited Black to take a small role in the film, hoping that would persuade him to help.

Black again turned down the writing job, but took the part, ending up with these two NSFW jokes.

There’s no word on when the new “Predator” will come together, here’s to hoping that it’s sooner rather ...