A new preview for Man of Steel relieved fears that Zack Snyder was going to screw up Superman, reminding us that previews aren't movies, and open minds make for better summers. Today's lesson? The Lone Ranger and The Great Gatsby might not suck either, at least according to people who have seen more than two minutes of them.
Wednesday brought another — and very lengthy — trailer for Disney's Johnny Depp-starring summer blockbuster, and there's more story now, but there's still not a whole lot of there out there in the Old West.
Today in show business news: Your beloved Shia is headed to the White Way, Chuck Lorre plans a problematic new show, and Storage Wars is staged, apparently.
Disney has released its first teaser trailer for next year's big (and we mean big) movie adaptation of the beloved old series The Lone Ranger, and for the most part it looks like a pretty straightforward summer action yarn. But there's trouble lurking around its edges.
Today: Showtime has decided to quit drugs, Charlize heads to comedy, and Tonto and friends are in trouble.
A peek at Johnny Depp as Tonto, Amy Poehler goes to war with Catherine O'Hara, and Jeremy Piven heads back in time.
Plus: Jean Paul Gaultier's gold bar goes on sale Frifay
Plus: Pixar's two new projects involve dinosaurs and the human mind
Plus: Budget concerns stall Disney's 'The Lone Ranger'
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