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Now You Can Get Driving Directions From the Terminator, Thanks to Waze-Paramount Partnership

Move over Siri, here comes Ahh-nold.

For the next three weeks, drivers who use the navigation device Waze can get directions from the voice of the Terminator. They won’t be able to find their way to Mars—after all, this is a cross-promotion for the upcoming Terminator Genisys, not for 1990’s Total Recall—but they will be able to navigate cities, suburbs and the country to the robotic monotones of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most memorable character.

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Jack Huston Exits ‘The Crow’ Remake

The “Boardwalk Empire” star was slated to take on the role originated by Brandon Lee in the 1994 film of the same, but had to drop out due to scheduling issues. “The Crow” is currently in pre-production in Wales.

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‘Star Wars: Rogue One’: Forest Whitaker Joins Standalone Film

Forest Whitaker is in negotiations to join the cast of Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars” anthology pic “Rogue One.” The film stars Felicity Jones, Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna and Ben Mendelsohn, with Gareth Edwards directing.

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Mad Max Stunt Doubles Fell in Love While Standing in for Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy

Love at first fight scene? Mad Max: Fury Road might not seem like the most romantic movie in the world, but it turned out to be just that for two stunt professionals, Dane and Dayna Grant, who fell for each other while standing in for Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron on the set of the 2015 blockbuster.

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Do You Have the New Star Wars Movie’s Shooting Script? We’ll Pay For It

Earlier this month, a librarian in Canada stumbled across a forgotten copy of the original Star Wars shooting script. Which, uh…no offense to Canada, but we already have seen the first (fourth) Star Wars. What we really want is the script for the new one, The Force Awakens. And we’re willing to pay.

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