Of all the movies coming out in 2015—The Avengers sequel and Star Wars: Episode VII primary among them—Pirates of the Caribbean 5 holds the distinction of being the one approximately nobody cares about seeing. OK, maybe I’m projecting. Maybe there are people for whom the one-two punch of At World’s End and On Stranger Tides didn’t kill the franchise. (How could you do that to Norrington?!)

But, for me, the rumor that POTC 5 is getting close to finding a director resulted in a hearty, disappointed groan.

Also, trademark Tim Burton stripes. The new video features long-time Burton collaborator Winona Ryder as a mannequin but also a real-life star of some sort (perhaps herself?). Also along for the ride is actor Craig Roberts who played creepy Adam on the BBC’s Being Human. And well, he might be creepier here as he’s obsessed with Ryder’s character. The director said the film was inspired by the 1935 film Mad Love and that one time he saw Ryder’s wax figure at Louis Tussaud’s. I won’t spoil where this whole story leads but let’s just say, if you weren’t already aware of how strange Burton’s imagination was before, you will certainly be sure of it now.

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Terminator 2 is one of my all-time favorite films and as much as I’d love a few storylines from the franchise to play out, I’m not so sure I want another film. But this is Hollywood and you can’t stop Hollywood. The Terminator rights have been finalized which means new blood has entered the arena and a new film (s) is on the way.

Well this is creepy. You already know you’re under surveillance when you enter your local department store but did you ever think the store would enlist mannequins to keep an eye on you? A few locations are testing out specially fitted mannequins that aren’t made for spotting shoplifters but use facial-recognition software to give owners data about their shoppers’ age, gender, and race. 

For those of you who hate Twilight – it’s almost over! For those of you who love Twilight – it’s almost here! The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 hits theaters November 16 and fans who’ve been waiting to see some action look like they might finally get their wish. In this latest trailer we not only get to see Kristen Stewart’s Bella getting the hang of her newfound vampire powers, we see the big showdown is going to go very differently than in the books.

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We’re pretty excited for this Robot Chicken DC Comics Special. It’s set to feature plenty of awesome people as the voices of plenty of awesome characters; Neil Patrick Harris as Two-Face, Seth Green as Batman, Robin, and Aquaman, Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern, Alfred Molina as Lex Luthor, and the list goes on. As Green said, it’s the “whole Robot Chicken story within this awesome universe.” And the trailer looks pretty freaking hilarious, we have to say.

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Viral videos are a huge part of today’s version of mass culture. We talk about them ad nauseum, we post them on social network sites (and frequently on this site); we even hold film festivals surrounding them. But the phenomenon of the viral video has grown so big, with so many genres and sub-genres and youtube stars, that it can be a little difficult to sit down and define what exactly embodies the viral video without excluding a whole bunch of them. Which is why we’re glad to have this video–featuring professional-interneters from sites like Buzzfeed, College Humor, Know Your Meme, and Youtube–to help us navigate these treacherous waters.

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Check out the trailer for Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, a remake of his 1984 short live action film. While the original film (and initial trailer) only focuses on the young Victor bringing his recently deceased dog back to life, this stop motion-animated version will show us the logical consequences of bringing your dog back from the dead: utter mayhem, duh. Hopefully the casual racism of what otherwise looks to be an extremely cute film will be limited to Victor’s Japanese friend Toshiaki bringing back Godzilla.

The film will feature the return of Burton favorites Wynona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara as voice actors, in addition to Charlie Tahan, Martin Landau, Martin Short. It opens October 5th, 2012.

(via Bleeding Cool.)

Have you ever wondered to yourself, “What kind of cake would Tim Burton eat?” No? Really?! Well that’s neither here nor there. If Burton was going to eat some cake, it would be this cake by Alexandre Dubosc. If nothing else, he would film this cake. In this case though, he didn’t get to do either. Maybe next time. You can also check out the making-of photo set. And yes, I love this even more for the Batman cameo. Shut up. Batman is delicious.

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Please, allow me to take your mind away from whatever might be ailing you this morning: Last year, Danny Boyle brought Mary Shelley‘s Frankenstein to the stage in a production that cast Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller as Victor Frankenstein and his monster, with both actors switching roles throughout the two-month run. This was exciting enough, but we just found out that the play will be produced for the movie theater as well and will appear on screens in the United States next month. And that is one of the best opening paragraphs I have ever had the chance to write.