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Cool Stuff: Hot Toys Robocop ED-209 Sixth Scale Figure By Peter Sciretta/April 24, 2014 8:00 am EST Sideshow Collectibles sent me a sample of Hot Toys’ Robocop ED-209 Sixth Scale Figures. Lets unbox this figure and take a look at whats inside the box. After the jump you will find photos of the Hot Toys Robocop ED-209 Sixth Scale Figure, alongside my thoughts on the product. I grew up watching Robocop, and it remains one of my favorite science fiction films of the 1980’s....

Damon Lindelof And Kevin Feige On How To Fix Warner Bros.’ Justice League Problem By Angie Han/May 15, 2013 3:00 pm EST In theory, there’s no reason a DC Cinematic Universe shouldn’t work every bit as well as — perhaps better, even — than a Marvel Cinematic Universe. In practice, however, we’ve seen Marvel dominate while Warner Bros. struggles mightily to get their non-Batman and non-Superman properties to take flight. The rumors surrounding the planned Justice League movie haven’t been terribly encouraging so far, either....

DC Unveils Its Super New Digital Streaming Service, Offering More Than Just Original Shows By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 28, 2018 1:30 pm EST DC Entertainment has officially unveiled the details of its new digital streaming service, which will go by the name DC Universe. DC has been hyping up the digital platform since last year, when the comic book company first announced that it would host an array of original shows on its own streaming service....

Fantastic Fest Day 3: ‘Overlord’ Brings The Gory Goods, ‘Hold The Dark’ Punishes (In A Good Way), And ‘The Standoff At Sparrow Creek’ Announces The Arrival Of An Exciting New Filmmaker By Jacob Hall/Sept. 23, 2018 11:30 am EST (Welcome to The Fantastic Fest Diaries, where we will be chronicling every single movie we see at the United States’ largest genre film festival.) Welcome to Fantastic Fest, day three. In this diary entry: a well-intentioned horror comedy, a thrilling Indian tale of terror, the latest from Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier, Bad Robot’s Nazi zombie adventure, and a one hell of a promising debut....

Floria Sigismondi To Direct Henry James-Inspired Amblin Project ‘The Turning’ By Jack Giroux/Aug. 27, 2017 11:00 am EST Floria Sigismondi has directed some fantastic music throughout her illustrious career for The White Stripes, Leonard Cohen, Marilyn Manson, the late David Bowie, and more. The artist made her feature directorial debut back in 2010 with The Runaways, a familiar biopic made with some raw energy and style. Six years after her first movie and after directing episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale and the American Gods finale, Sigismondi has signed up to direct The Turning for Amblin Entertainment, based on author Henry James’ novella The Turn Of The Screw....

J.J. Abrams Responds To ‘The Force Awakens’ Criticism, Rey Toy Controversy By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2016 3:00 pm EST One of the biggest pieces of criticism of Star Wars: The Force Awakens from those who didn’t love the movie is that writer/director J.J. Abrams recycled too much from the original Star Wars: A New Hope, including some elements from The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. This doesn’t seem to be something that has escaped Abrams, and he seems to have anticipated while making the movie....

Judd Apatow On ‘The Zen Diaries Of Garry Shandling’ And Speaking Out Against Industry Abusers [Interview] By Fred Topel/March 26, 2018 7:00 am EST Garry Shandling may be best known for The Larry Sanders Show, his landmark comedy about the world of late night talk shows. It was his second TV series, after the meta, fourth wall-breaking It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. Shandling was also a successful standup comic, guest host of The Tonight Show, and actor....

Kevin Smith Interview Part 1: How The Making Of ‘Tusk’ Was Inspirational By Germain Lussier/Dec. 30, 2014 2:00 pm EST Sit back, grab a drink, and settle in. Kevin Smith is about to speak. Last week, we chatted with Smith on the occasion of the blu-ray release of Tusk. (The disc is available now.) The controversial film had its share of fans and detractors; I fell somewhere in the middle. I admired Tusk’s ambition and the new direction for Smith, but at the same time acknowledged and was unforgiving of the film’s flaws....

Matt Reeves’ Directorial Debut Was A ‘Planet Of The Apes’/‘Star Wars’ Mash-Up [Trivia] By Peter Sciretta/July 9, 2014 10:01 am EST One of the interesting bits of trivia I learned while talking to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves was that the first movie he made was a Planet of the Apes/Star Wars mash-up called Galactic Battles. Find out more about that long lost film and how it feels for two childhood friends (Reeves and JJ Abrams) who geeked out as teenagers over Star Wars and Planet of the Apes to be in charge of making new films in those franchises....

Michael Giacchino To Score His First Walt Disney Animation Studios Feature Film By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2015 11:30 am EST Over the last few years it seems John Lasseter has been able to emulate many of the elements that have made Pixar a success and bring Walt Disney Animation back to its glory. With Walt Disney Animation’s next feature film Zootopia, they will be borrowing composer Michael Giacchino. Giacchino broke out huge when Brad Bird brought him to Pixar for The Incredibles – I know I’ve been a fan of the man’s music beginning at that point....

Movie Review And Interview: Cary Fukunaga’s Sin Nombre – An Astonishing Directorial Debut By David Chen/April 3, 2009 4:23 am EST If Sin Nombre was Cary Joji Fukunaga’s 7th or 8th film, it would be evidence of a maturing and brilliant director with a firm grasp on his craft, hitting his stride during the course of an already-flourishing career. That Sin Nombre is Fukunaga’s directorial and writing debut is nothing short of astonishing....

Producer Ryan Kavanaugh Brings Moneyball Tactics To Filmmaking By Russ Fischer/Nov. 25, 2009 1:30 pm EST Depending upon how closely you pay attention to producer credits, you may or may not know the name Ryan Kavanaugh. You’ve definitely seen it on a large number of films, thanks to the financing his company Relativity Media, LLC provides to many projects. Kavanaugh, only 34, won ‘producer of the year’ at the Hollywood Film Festival last month, and may become the new model of a Hollywood producer....

Sequel Bits: ‘Hobbs And Shaw’, ‘Bill And Ted 3’, ‘Fallen Kingdom’, ‘Escape Plan 2’, ‘Doom’, ‘Halloween’ By Chris Evangelista/June 10, 2018 9:00 am EST In this edition of sequel bits: Hobbs and Shaw character descriptions reveal more about the film Dwayne Johnson offers thanks to fans for supporting Hobbs and Shaw Bill and Ted 3 (doesn’t) begin filming in January 2019 Another Fallen Kingdom poster A Rocket League Fallen Kingdom DLC trailer Watch an Escape Plan 2 clip Some set photos from that Doom reboot A new Halloween image Hobbs and Shaw, the Fast and Furious spin-off, is gearing up to begin filming, and some (alleged) new character descriptions have surfaced in the form of a casting call (via THS)....

Sequel Bits: ‘Muppets 2’, ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’, ‘Roger Rabbit 2’, ‘The Girl Who Played With Fire’, ‘Skyfall’, ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, ‘Red 2’ By Angie Han/Nov. 6, 2012 3:01 pm EST Could Sean Connery return to the Bond franchise? Believe it or not, it almost happened a third time. Also after the jump: The Muppets shoots this winter, Bret McKenzie returns to write more songs Wreck-It Ralph director Rich Moore has ideas for a sequel Robert Zemeckis isn’t planning a Roger Rabbit sequel Daniel Craig says Dragon Tattoo sequel needs a script Watch a montage of A Good Day to Die Hard filming Star Trek Into Darkness will be released in Dolby Atmos Producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura talks about Red 2 In other Muppets news, composer Bret McKenzie is set to return with all new songs....

Stanley Kubrick Explains The ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Ending In Rediscovered Interview By Ben Pearson/July 6, 2018 9:30 am EST Stanley Kubrick’s iconic sci-fi masterwork 2001: A Space Odyssey is 50 years old this year, and people have been wondering about its enigmatic ending ever since the film blew audiences’ minds back in 1968. Kubrick was famously reluctant to talk about the ending for fear of establishing one single interpretation that all others must bow to, but in a recently rediscovered interview from 1980, the director lays it all out and explains his interpretation of the 2001 A Space Odyssey ending....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Rogue One’ VFX, ‘Last Jedi’ Rumors, And A Certain Blu-Ray Release Date By Jacob Hall/Feb. 21, 2017 10:30 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: It looks like we now know when Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will hit Blu-ray and DVD. Cinefex dedicates their next cover story of Rogue One’s digitally recreated Tarkin… …as ILM releases a video showing off their process in creating him....

The Best Science Fiction Horror Movies You’ve Never Seen By Rob Hunter/March 24, 2017 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. In this edition: the best science fiction horror movies you’ve never seen.) This coming weekend’s going to be a busy one at the box-office, with three new wide releases aimed at completely different audiences (not to mention a strong hold at the top spot by this past weekend’s monstrous debut of Beauty and the Beast)....

The Water Cooler: ‘Big Brother’ Season 19, ‘The Secret History Of Hollywood’ Podcast, And A Great Time Travel Board Game By /Film Staff/July 6, 2017 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Ethan Anderton is watching Big Brother season 19 and enjoying the hell out of it, Peter Sciretta played Escape From 100 Million B....

There Is Literally No Good Reason To Remake ‘Child’s Play’ By Matt Donato/July 9, 2018 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: the Child’s Play series is doing just fine, so news of a remake is straight-up bullshit.) Let’s get this out of the way: I am not anti-remake. Some of horror’s most recent top-tier achievements have been remakes themselves (It or Evil Dead, for starters)....

Thomas Lennon On His Rare Leading Role In ‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,’ Plus Updates On ‘Cannonball Run’ And The ‘Reno 911’ Sequel [Interview] By Fred Topel/Aug. 24, 2018 9:00 am EST Usually, when Thomas Lennon shows up in a movie, it’s to be the comic relief. He does have the comedic cred, coming from The State and creating Reno 911!, and you just know how Hollywood likes to put actors in a box....