Director Darren Aronofsky's rained all over theaters this weekend, earning rave reviews and the top spot at the box-office during its first three days of release. The critically acclaimed filmmaker's take on the biblical tale was long in the making, with Aronofsky once shopping "Noah" around as a graphic novel instead of as a big-budget blockbuster.

The "Noah" graphic novel isn't Aronofsky's first brush with the comic book world, either. Not long ago, before James Mangold came along, Aronofsky was set to claw into "The Wolverine," which would have reunited him with his "The Fountain" star Hugh Jackman. For various reasons, Aronofsky and "Wolverine" never got off the ground.

"I loved the script and I thought the film came out great. I just had ... it was a hard time in my life," Aronofsky told MTV's Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. "It was complicated. I couldn't leave New York for that long an amount of time. And, to be honest, the possibility of 'Noah' had started to emerge, and here was something I'd been thinking about for years. I was really excited by that."

Another superhero project Aronofsky was once linked to: "Man of Steel," last summer's Superman reboot starring Henry Cavill. Director Zack Snyder ultimately landed that job, but Aronofsky said he would have "absolutely" taken the job under the right circumstances.

"Superman's one of the holy grails. It's Superman. It's the best superhero," he said. "Batman is great, of course, but it's Superman. He's the same level. That possibility was great."

Aronofsky said he ...

Fear not, "Potter" heads: There will be new additions to the cinematic wizarding world, sooner than you can say "accio spinoff."

Well, perhaps not quite that soon. But there are indeed "Harry Potter" spinoff films in the works, thanks to J.K. Rowling's announced That's right: films, plural. What was once previously believed to be a one-off project has now been identified as a series of "three megamovies," as revealed in a New York Times profile on new Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara.

"When I say he made 'Fantastic Beasts' happen, it isn't P.R.-speak but the literal truth," says Rowling. "We had one dinner, a follow-up telephone call, and then I got out the rough draft that I'd thought was going to be an interesting bit of memorabilia for my kids and started rewriting!"

Based on the charity novel of the same name Rowling wrote many years ago, "Fantastic Beasts" chronicles the adventures of Newt Scamander, a magizoologist who studied the wizarding world's fantastic flora and fauna nearly a century before the days of Harry, Hermione and Ron. Rowling herself penned the screenplay, with no directors, actors or even a release date announced at this time.

"Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for 17 years, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the 'Harry Potter' series, but an extension of the wizarding world," Rowling revealed months ago, when news of "Fantastic Beasts" first broke. "The laws and customs of the hidden ...

We're still shaking after the surprisingly rousing end of "The Walking Dead" fourth season finale, as ***SPOILER*** we said goodbye to... Nobody! Nobody died!

But other than that, here's everything that had us scraping our jaws off the floor at the end of "A":

Joe vs. The Rick-cano
Let's cut to the chase, so to speak, shall we? Joe and the Claimers catch up with Rick, Michonne and Carl, who they blame for killing one of their former Claimers. Daryl proceeds to talk Joe down, leading to a look of total sadness and betrayal from Joe. That leads to the following classic line:

"First we're going to beat Daryl to death. Then we'll have the girl. Then the boy. Then we'll shoot you. Then we'll be square."

Rick breaks. Like, seriously breaks. He bites Joe's neck, ripping it and spitting it out. He guts a guy who was going to rape Carl. And other than a short case of the shakes the next morning, and worry about Carl, Rick is fine. More than fine, he's becoming the leader he's needed to be since the very first episode.

Hey, you gotta bite a few necks to make a neck omlette. Or something.

Hershel Returns
Throughout the episode, we saw flashbacks to a simpler life at the prison, and most notably the return of Scot Wilson as Hershel Greene. The idea was to contrast the relative hopefulness in setting up a farm with the grim reality of being on the road.

But the main takeaway? Hershel suggested getting pigs, which led to the infection, which led to his ...

The survivors on "The Walking Dead" may have a literal horde of problems to face on a daily basis, but they haven't gone up against anything like the Apes. And in a nice bit of cross-pocalyptic promotion, a new look at the eagerly anticipated pre-sequel "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" premiered during the season finale of "Walking Dead."

The teaser features more scenes than the brief trailer released in December, with a new voiceover. But the money shot comes at the very beginning, as a large metal door opens to reveal an army of apes on horseback.

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" takes places years after the near-destruction of the human race, and ascension of intelligent apes — led by the soulful Caesar, played by Andy Serkis Ô in 2011's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."

The sequel continues the long march to joining up with the continuity of the original "Planet of the Apes" movie, though how far (or close) it comes we won't be sure until it hits theaters in July.

"Dawn" is directed by Matt Reeves, and also stars Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke and Keri Russell as the humans who will alternately think the apes are just dumb animals, not realizing their hubris and causing their own tragic downfall; and the humans who plead with the people who hate the apes, siding with the animals and ultimately leading to their own tragic downfall.

Though we're just guessing those parts.

"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" is in theaters on July 11.

It's the end of the line for season four of But is it also the end of the line for one of our beloved heroes?

Tonight's season finale, titled "A," is destined to bring about a gruesome death for at least one of the show's many main characters. All of that talk about "who will arrive" and "who will survive" isn't for show; someone is about to pay the price. But who? And what's the true nature of Terminus?

With only hours left before the show begins, here are our final predictions for the "Walking Dead" finale.

Not All Who Arrive Will Survive
There are some compelling theories that Terminus is not all it's cracked up to be. Is the supposed safe haven secretly a cannibal compound? Are the people who run Terminus kidnapping survivors, like Beth? It can't just be another sanctuary like the prison, can it?

However it shakes out, the very promise of "those who arrive, survive," seems set up for failure. Right now, many main characters have already arrived at Terminus: Glenn, Maggie, Tara, Sasha, Bob, Abraham, Eugene and Rosita. Count on at least one of these characters to bite the dust tonight.

Terminus Will Not Survive
For that matter, it's entirely possible that Terminus as it currently exists will not make it through the finale. Woodbury fell in season three, the prison fell halfway into season four — if the trend holds, then Terminus will fall tonight.

Chalk it up to internal conflict or an external assault from Joe's Claimers or another party. However it shakes ...

"The Walking Dead" wraps up its fourth season on Sunday night, and while we're all waiting to find out what the heck will happen in Terminus — other than people dying, of course — we've decided to dream up just which celebrities we'd want to pair up with.

You know, the Glenn to our Maggie. The Bob to our Sasha. The Carl to our giant jar of pudding. Only, you know, a famous jar of pudding.

Because, if "The Walking Dead" has taught us anything, it's that only good-looking people will survive the zombie apocalypse. So here are all the celebs we'd want in our Group. Those who arrive, survive.

1. 50 Cent

Because he was shot nine times, and, as his battles with Interscope proved, he can still thrive when the system breaks down.

2. The Rock

Because he is Hercules. And a ten-time WWE champion. And unafraid of Splash Mountain. And because he just retweeted us.

3. Vin Diesel
Because he is basically just like the Rock, only with better dance moves. Also: stilts!

4. Beyoncé
Because she is awesome at everything.

5. Jennifer Lawrence

Because someone needs to trip and fall when the zombies are chasing us.

6. KimYe

Because we've got to repopulate, and who better than Baby Nori's to get the ball rolling? Alternately, they could be zombie food.

7. Miley Cyrus
Because she can kill people (remember Robin Thicke?)

On March 30, DC Comics is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Batman. Lasting three quarters of a century is no easy feat, and the Caped Crusader has survived this long in part to his simple premise, but also because of how varied many of his interpretations have been.

Few of pop culture's most enduring characters have changed quite like the Dark Knight over the years, and so for my look back at Batman's best on-screen moments, I'm taking a look at the big picture.

This means I'm considering the totality of Batman in movies and counting the goofy with the deathly serious, to get a more complete idea of his greatest moments on film. Check out my countdown below.

16. Bat Credit Card from "Batman & Robin"

It's a struggle to find any moments from Joel Schumacher run worth mentioning, but at least here, they really went for it.

15. Shark Repellant Bat-Spray from "Batman: The Movie"

Sometimes you just have to go full crazy, and sometimes you have to applaud the 1966 Batman movie.

14. So That's What That Feels Like in "The Dark Knight Rises"

Humor? Self-awarness? In a Batman movie? Well, I've never —

13. "Swear to Me" in "Batman Begins"

It was our first taste of how amazing over-the-top Bale's Batman voice could be.

12. Bruce Wayne Rises in "The Dark Knight Rises"

Nolan's emphasis on Batman's role as a symbol comes full circle with a happier ending than we could have ever expected. Some purists might complain, but the moment is true to everything that came before it.

11. Both Bruce Wayne ...