As The Office closes its doors, life could not be better for one of its stars, Craig Robinson. He headlines the ensemble comedy Peeples and Movie Fanatic caught up with the man who has five (yes, you read that right) movies hitting theaters in 2013 to talk about the family comedy that is one part Meet the Parents, and all hilarious and heartfelt.

Teased in the Peeples trailer, the story follows Robinson’s Wade as he embarks on a surprise visit to meet his girlfriend Grace (Kerry Washington) and meet her parents. Only thing is Grace has not told her family about Wade. There is something innately hilarious about the meet the parents concept, yet in Peeples, it is also fresh, wildly original and shows why Robinson is a comic star for the future.

Movie Fanatic: What is it about somebody meeting a partner’s parents that is so ripe for comedy, and frankly drama?

Craig Robinson: It’s a human thing. You got the person that you’re in love with and you got the people that raised them. The parents and family are going to be there forever. You want to be part of their forever, so, you’re introducing yourself to be that. It’s a natural judgmental process. It’s hard to ease into that. There’s usually a, “I’m bringing somebody home!” Wade didn’t even get that. He just popped in. “Hey, how you doing? Now, love me!”

Movie Fanatic: You have a background in teaching young kids, was it nice to play somebody who shares that passion for working with young children?

Craig Robinson: I love kids. I love working with kids. I don’t have any of my own. They’re a whole different energy when all is said and done. I loved that Wade was a child therapist, in the script. Then, once I got attached to the project, he taught kids to deal with their problems through music.

Movie Fanatic: How did you find your way to comedy from being a teacher in Chicago? Was it something that was in you that you didn’t listen to?

Craig Robinson: Before I started teaching, I was in college, that’s where I got my calling to do comedy. It literally chose me. I was on a path to be a musician. I went to college to be a musician and writing songs. Out of nowhere, I just became obsessed with comedians and comedy and figuring out the tools. I remember writing a note to myself that read, “You are going to be a great comedian.” And I crossed out the words "going to be." It because my passion. But the music stayed with it. Music is my partner. Music is always with me, whether it’s in a script or not. It just shows up. Just like in Peeples.

Movie Fanatic: Was it hard to get through performing the song in the movie without laughing?

Craig Robinson: It was… the stuff you see with the kids was recorded in a studio. But, the stuff on the piano where I’m playing for David (Alan Grier), I did a few different versions of that. But, there were many, many moments in the movie that I totally cracked up -- especially with David Alan Grier.

Movie Fanatic: Speaking of David, I think this is the most amazing performance we’ve seen from him in years.

Craig Robinson: Such a layered performance. He’s obviously a different person when he’s with me. He’s different with his wife -- he’s got this flirtation thing when he’s with Grace. The way he is with his son. David just swam through all these different faces of Virgil Peeples like it was nothing. He’s a genius. I’ve been a fan of his for a long time. He was a staple in my house growing up. I can’t wait for my family to see this movie because this is going to blow them away more than anything -- that I am in a movie with David Alan Grier.

Movie Fanatic: Did you take away anything from working with this man you admired?

Craig Robinson: I have been stealing from him for years [laughs]. With him, I feel like I’m playing in a jazz band. If I’m playing lead and he comes in, I’m backing up to play the piano.

Movie Fanatic: Tina Gordon Chism, your writer-director… what was she like as a first time director. For you as an actor, what kind of resource is it having your director also be the writer?

Craig Robinson: I’ve worked with Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow, Larry David and Steve Carell, all who write and direct. It’s that rarity. Not only did she write and direct it, she lived this movie. She was with a guy where she found out all the secrets of his family that they have and stuff like that. It definitely gives her a tunnel vision, which is what she needed for this movie. Us all coming together for this movie… it was my first time leading a movie. It was her first time directing a movie. We had Diahann Carroll … Melvin Van Peebles … we all had a higher purpose.

Another photo from the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past, courtesy of the very active Twitter account of director Bryan Singer.

It shows James McAvoy as Professor X, who has undergone a very Doobie Brothersy shift in style from First Class (or as Singer himself captions the tweet: "Serpico"). Take a look:

McAvoy and Patrick Stewart both return to the role of Professor X, as Days of Future Past combines both the original timeline and the prequel timeline. When a cataclysmic event threatens the planet, Kitty Pryde must travel between the timelines to save it.

Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence (Catching Fire), Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Omar Sy, and Peter Dinklage also star.

The film premieres July 18, 2014. Check out some more X-Men: Days of Future Past set photos.

When it comes to directing Fifty Shades of Grey, Joe Wright just may be "Mr. Wright." Get it?

According to THR, Wright, who has directed such adaptation as Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and Ana Karenina, has become a front-runner for the position.

There is no doubt that Fifty would be a slight change in tone for Wright, who until now has done almost exclusively period dramas.

No deal has yet been made, and other names previously mentioned for the role include Gus Van Sant and Bennett Miller. If Wright signs on, the biggest question will become: Who will play Christian and Anastasia?

Yesterday the first Gravity poster was released. Today, we've got the first trailer for the existentially terrifying sci-fi drama.

Take a look:

Gravity Trailer

Sandra Bullock (The Heat) and George Clooney star as two astronauts, one on her first mission and the other on his last. While on a spacewalk outside the ship, their vessel is destroyed, leaving them stranded in space alone.

Alfonso Cuarón, whose credits include Y tu mama tambien, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Children of Men, directs the film, which he co-wrote with his son Jonás.

Gravity hits theaters October 4.

When it comes to comedies, we may be looking back on Peeples as the surprise hit of the summer. The film, from writer and first time director Tina Gordon Chism, never plays its heartfelt humor to the lower ends of its audience's intelligence.

As even evident in the Peeples trailer, the film gains its strength from how real its characters are and how the situations in this situational comedy are universally relevant.

Craig Robinson (Hot Tub Time Machine) nails his first leading man role as Wade. He is living what he thinks is a blissful life with his live-in love, Grace. Kerry Washington continues her hit streak as Grace and the Scandal star crafts a soul who is equally a daddy's girl and an independent woman.

See, when David Alan Grier is your father and S. Epatha Merkerson is your mother, those traits are hardly surprising. Knowing how judgmental her federal judge father is, she has failed to mention she's dating a man -- much less living with him -- who makes his living as a musician for kids.

That becomes a problem and our movie hits its groove when Grace heads home solo for the weekend and Wade surprises her by showing up to finally meet the parents.

Given this premise, Peeples could march to the pre-laid tracks of other hit films of its ilk, like... well, Meet the Parents. But with Chism at the helm guiding this charming film, it mostly avoids stereotype.

Chism’s background certainly has helped her with Peeples. The writer-director cut her teeth as a writer for The Cosby Show, and her work as screenwriter on Drumline and ATL has certainly prepared her for the big time as a cinematic auteur. She knows family comedy and familial dynamics and weaves a web of it in Peeples that is unexpectedly rich and robust.

But, since the formula is exactly that, formula, Peeples can’t quite help itself on a few occasions finding a familiar feel. There is the predictable final clash between father, daughter and wanna-be fiance that feels like it was literally ripped off from Meet the Parents, complete with Wade going home with his tail between his legs.

How to avoid such cliches, we’re not sure… after all the film has to have its conflict. But there had to be some other way to have our protagonist leave the scene, while his love figures out that daddy was too overbearing without it feeling like a sitcom repeat.

It is undeniable that Peeples possesses an innate attraction and should do quite well in a summer movie season that is awash in spectacle (The Great Gatsby) and superheroes (Iron Man 3). And with the landscape void of any kind of family film fun, Peeples scores immensely on many levels.

Directors tweeting set photos is beginning to become almost a requisite move for any moderately-anticipated film.

With that, Matt Reeves has tweeted a set photo from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. The pic features Jason Clarke (The Great Gatsby) and Andy Serkis. Take a look:

The sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes picks up with the genetically evolved apes having taken over. When a small group of human survivors threatens their dominance, they are brought to the brink of war.

Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight), Kodi Smit-McPhee, Keri Russell, Judy Greer, and Terry Notary also star.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has a release date set for May 23, 2014.

Neil Patrick Harris has joined the cast of A Million Ways to Die in the West. The film marks the second live-action feature film for writer/director/actor Seth MacFarlane, after last year's Ted.

Harris joins an already star-studded cast of Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables), Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson (Taken), Giovanni Ribisi, and Sarah Silverman.

The film follows a hapless cowboy who loses his girlfriend and begins to train with a notorious outlaw. After a while, he begins to fall for the outlaw's wife.

MacFarlane co-wrote the script along with Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. A Million Ways to Die in the West is scheduled to premiere May 30, 2014.

Don Cheadle is back in Iron Man 3 for his second straight film as Colonel James Rhodes, who also pulls double duty inside his own Iron Man suit as Iron Patriot and of course, War Machine.

Cheadle visited with Movie Fanatic for an exclusive interview to talk about the number one movie in the world that is breaking box office records and chimes in on the debate as to what is the more apt title for Rhodes’ alter ego… Iron Patriot or War Machine?

The actor also dishes why Robert Downey Jr. is so impeccably cast as Tony Stark/Iron Man and how it is simply one of those serendipitous moments where actor meets destiny. Also, Cheadle lets us know that before he ever wanted to be an actor, he wanted to be a stuntman. So, his boyish joy at being able to do the stunts teased in the Iron Man 3 trailer is palpable!

Movie Fanatic: Are there any big differences you noticed on a Shane Black set versus a Jon Favreau set?

Don Cheadle: Really, what we’re all really trying to do is to hang on for dear life in this huge undertaking. Shane, obviously, having co-written the script knew where all the bodies were buried -- so to speak -- and we didn’t have to go anywhere else for the discussions about the scenes and what we wanted to do. It was a really collaborate effort. Many of the days, we were all in a trailer before we got to the set, pulling apart a scene and putting it back together.

Movie Fanatic: Robert is perfect as Iron Man/Tony Stark. I don’t think we could have ever asked for a better one. Having a front row seat to his magic for the last two movies, why do you think he’s so perfect for that role?

Don Cheadle: It’s one of those situations where it’s a marriage between an actor and a character that just works. His particular wit and facile mind is something that works.

Movie Fanatic: Which moniker to you prefer… Iron Patriot or War Machine?

Don Cheadle: The fanboys have come up to me who know the mythology of the Marvel characters and told me that Iron Patriot is actually somebody else. How did that happen? It’s how it always works in the Marvel world. In the comic books, James is a Marine, and in the movie universe, he’s in the Air Force. These things change and shift according to the mythology that specific to the films and I feel like James does in the movie. It doesn’t matter to me what the name is, as long as he gets in on the action. You can call him whatever you want, just don’t call him late to dinner.

Movie Fanatic: [Laughs] When you play someone who is in the military, even in a fantastical world such as Iron Man, is there an added pressure to get it right to salute the men and women who wear the uniform?

Don Cheadle: The people who are serving want to make sure you’re not embarrassing them. But, I think that when you’re taking to a movie, especially a movie that’s like this, that we know what we’re really trying to do and we’re trying to entertain. We’re trying to be exciting and innovative. It’s not always about the reality of it. It’s about bringing a personality and an energy to the part. While you don’t want to do anything that will have people going, “That’s ridiculous.” The bigger job is trying to do something that people will find really fun.

Movie Fanatic: There’s an incredible amount of great humor in these films. Is that one of the appeals of this franchise for you?

Don Cheadle: Absolutely. I think if you didn’t have that, if the movie took itself seriously and all the situations were so weighted, I don’t think it would carry through the film in the same way.

Movie Fanatic: You’ve had TV success, most recently with House of Lies, and tremendous film success. Is there a huge difference working in the two mediums?

Don Cheadle: At the end of the day when you’re down there doing it, you’re trying to do the same things. You’re trying to find the truthful moments and let the other things take care of themselves. It’s tricky on a movie like this because much of the time you don’t know what you’re looking at. You have to rely on the special effects team and the director to help you be in the pocket. But, the scenes with Robert and what we need from one another, that’s pretty much the same job as anywhere else.

Movie Fanatic: Actors have differing opinions about working with green screens, but to me it seems as if it would play upon that childhood imagination thing. Do you enjoy that part of the job?

Don Cheadle: It’s a little bit more nerve wracking. If you’re in your backyard and you’re eight years old and you’re playing… no one is going to see it [laughs]. It’s not going to be on a huge screen and forever cemented. You want to get it right. So much is out of our control and so much of it happens after we’re gone. There’s a certain amount of trust that is required.

Movie Fanatic: It may be hard to pick, but was there a best day on filming Iron Man 3?

Don Cheadle: I really loved all the time where I got to do the stunts. All the cable work, and working with the stunt team and being able to be outside of the suit and just be physical. I’m a physical actor. That is wish fulfillment for me. I was never scared. I knew I was safe. Actually, I wanted to be a stuntman before I wanted to be an actor. When I came home from the Iron Man 3 set and I have bumps and bruises, it felt like war stripes.

The new UK TV spot for Man of Steel has hit the web. Watch it below:

Man of Steel UK TV Spot

Henry Cavill stars as the Kryptonian Clark Kent, who is adopted by Earth parents and possesses superhuman powers. When the planet is attacked, he must transform himself into Superman to save Earth.

Amy Adams plays Lois Lane, with Michael Shannon as General Zod. Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, and Christopher Meloni (World War Z) also star.

Man of Steel premieres June 14. Watch the full Man of Steel trailer for more.

The trailer for the star-studded dramedy August: Osage County has dropped. Take a look:

August: Osage County Trailer

The film tells the story of a family who all come together in Oklahoma after their father commits suicide. Meryl Streep stars as the family matriarch, with Sam Shepard as the late patriarch.

Julia Roberts, Margo Martindale, Chris Cooper, Benedict Cumberbatch, (Star Trek Into Darkness) Ewan McGregor, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, and Abigail Breslin (Ender's Game) also star.

John Wells directs August: Osage County, which is based on the play by Tracy Letts. The film will premiere November 8.

The choice of female lead to star as a prostitute alongside the 58-year-old Denzel Washington in The Equalizer is a somewhat surprising one, as the 16-year-old Chloe Moretz has signed on.

The film, an adaptation of the 1980s TV show, stars Washington as a former covert ops officer who atones for past sins by helping others in need.

Washington and Director Antoine Fuqua (Olympus Has Fallen) looked at a number of actresses for the role, which was originally meant to be a twenty-something. Ultimately, Moretz was chosen for her on-screen chemistry with Washington.

Moretz can next be seen in Kick-Ass 2, which will premiere August 16.

Movie Fanatic is quoted in the newest trailer for the box office smash Iron Man 3. Amongst some of the hugest publications in the world, including Rolling Stone and Newsweek, Movie Fanatic is quoted as calling Iron Man 3 "brilliant." Joel Amos, Movie Fanatic's critic and managing editor, continues his praise started in that movie trailer quote in his Iron Man 3 review.

Iron Man 3 Trailer: Movie Fanatic Calls It "Brilliant"

Movies like Iron Man 3 rarely cede the top spot in the box office after just one week. Unfortunately for The Great Gatsby, Iron Man 3 is a movie like Iron Man 3. The Marvel Phase 2 kickoff earned $72.47 million in its 2nd weekend, bringing its total to $284.9 million.

The Great Gatsby came in 2nd place in its opening weekend. Baz Luhrmann's F.Scott Fitzgerald adaptation earned $51.1 million.

Dropping from 2nd to 3rd place is Pain and Gain. The Michael Bay action comedy took in $5 million to being its total to $41.6 million.

Peeples and 42 came in 4th and 5th place. The new comedy and the Jackie Robinson biopic grossed $4.9 million and $4.7 million, respectively.

Box office top 10:

1. Iron Man 3, $72.5 million
2. The Great Gatsby, $51.1 million
3. Pain and Gain, $5 million
4. Peeples, $4.9 million
5. 42, $4.7 million
6. Oblivion, $3.9 million
7. The Croods, $3.6 million
8. The Big Wedding, $2.5 million
9. Mud, $2.3 million
10. Oz the Great and Powerful, $.8 million

Two new TV spots have dropped for Man of Steel, including some brand new footage. Take a look:

• TV Spot for Man of Steel
• Man of Steel TV Trailer

Henry Cavill stars as Superman in the franchise reboot, which tells the story of the hero's origins. When Earth is attacked, the adopted alien Clark Kent uses his powers to save the world.

Michael Shannon, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Christopher Meloni (42), and Laurence Fishburne also star.

Zack Snyder directs the film, which premieres June 14. Watch the full Man of Steel trailer for another look.

This Is the End stars Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride and Jay Baruchel have released a new video (below) where they are just begging to be liked -- on Facebook that is…

See, the guys behind the crazy-looking comedy have taken to the social media titan in an effort to get their film to cross the 800,000 like threshold. And if they achieve that feat, they promise to post videos of them doing some pretty awesome activities.

As the likes get higher, the guys will post videos of themselves doing things that are exponentially more embarrassing, er… funny!

Help This Is The End get to 500,000 likes and McBride will wax Rogen’s back. 650,000 likes will unlock a video of Baruchel and McBride sharing a strand of spaghetti, a la Lady and the Tramp! But, the mother of all videos is unleashed if the This Is the End page gets 800,000 likes! We get to see Rogen paint Franco in the nude. Head over to the This Is the End Facebook page and get "liking!"

This is the End Facebook Campaign

As teased in the This Is the End trailer, the film -- also starring Craig Robinson -- features the comic actors portraying versions of themselves as Franco throws a bash and all the guys get into all sorts of silliness. Then… Armageddon hits and all hell breaks loose.

This Is the End hits theaters June 12 and to say Movie Fanatic is eager to witness this wildly creative idea come to life… is a gross understatement.

Imagine is an upcoming John Lennon-inspired film that doesn't actually center on John Lennon, with Al Pacino starring. Today, Michael Caine and Jennifer Garner have joined the Imagine cast.

Pacino will play an aging rock star who opens a lost letter he received years prior from Lennon. The letter tells him about a son he never knew he had.

Annette Bening (American Beauty) and Bobby Cannavale are also set to star. Dan Fogelman wrote the script and will direct.

Caine is set to appear in the upcoming magic-themed thriller Now You See Me, while Garner will star in Dallas Buyer's Club.

Metallica is no stranger to the concert film, but with their latest they are going places no other rock and roll band has gone. With Metallica Through the Never, the heavy metal monsters are combining a concert film with a narrative movie to create a multi-layered theatrical experience.

The film’s first still, featuring star Dane DeHaan (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), has premiered and gives you an idea of what to expect.

Metallica Through the Never lands exclusively in IMAX theaters for a one-week engagement September 27, before expanding nationally on October 4.

The film is from writer-director Nimrod Antal and features the rock and roll icons, DeHaan and thousands of their biggest fans in an adventure that breaks the confines of the concert film and sends the genre into the stratosphere of originality.

Metallica Through the Never combines the rockers performing with a narrative story that follows a roadie (DeHaan) as he runs an errand for the band that sends him into a world completely turned upside down by chaos.

The first trailer for As I Lay Dying has dropped! Watch it below:

As I Lay Dying Trailer

James Franco (This is the End) directed and stars in the adaptation of the classic novel from William Faulkner. From the looks of the trailer, the film may just solidify Franco's place as a bona fide director.

The story follows a Mississippi family dealing with the death of their matriarch while trying to honor her will.

Logan Marshall-Green, Danny McBride, Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?), Ahna O'Reilly, Beth Grant, and Jim Parrack also star. As I Lay Dying will premiere later this month at the Cannes Film Festival.

Also check out the poster below:

The poster for Red 2 has dropped, featuring the entire cast in the titular color. Take a look:

Bruce Willis and John Malkovich (Warm Bodies) return to star in the action-comedy sequel. The film follows ex-CIA op Frank Moses as he reassembles his team to find a missing nuke. Along the way, they defend themselves from those who wish to stop them.

Mary Louise-Parker (R.I.P.D.), Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, and Brian Cox also star.

Dean Parisot directs Red 2, which premieres July 19. Watch the Red 2 trailer for a preview.

Robin Wright stars in the very bizarre, very interesting-looking surreal film The Congress.

The film seems like across between Being John Malkovich, S1m0ne, and the "Seinfeldvision" episode of 30 Rock. Check out the first trailer below:

The Congress Trailer

Wright plays herself in the adaptation of the novel The Futurological Congress by Stansilaw Lem. The aging actress agrees to be copied and digitized, signing over the rights to her personality, likeness, and acting career for use by a Hollywood studio.

Paul Giamatti (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Danny Huston, Harvey Keitel, Jon Hamm (Bridesmaids), and Kodi Smit-McPhee also star.

The Congress will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15.