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New ‘It’ Image Lives In The Gutter, Promises That We All Float Down Here By Jacob Hall/March 23, 2017 10:30 am EST Andrés Muschietti’s adaptation It has to impress on several fronts. It has to please the fans of Stephen King’s original book, which may be the best horror novel ever written. It has to grab those who were traumatized by the TV miniseries adaptation from the early ’90s. It has to be an effective horror movie for those completely unfamiliar with this story....

Page 2: Star Wars, Doctor Who, Maze Runner, Robin Williams , Breaking Bad, Spielberg, LotR By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 20, 2014 2:00 pm EST Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Steven Spielberg, X-Men: First Class, Batman, Idris Elba, Pulp Fiction, Vincent Price, True Blood, Ghostbusters, Transformers 3, Star Wars, Jaws, Robocop By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2011 9:00 am EST What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Samuel L. Jackson On How He Was Left Out Of ‘Infinity War,’ DC Movies, And Why Kids Don’t Care That He Voiced Frozone By Jacob Hall/June 7, 2018 3:54 pm EST Years before he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson lent his talents to another superhero universe. As the voice of Frozone in Pixar’s The Incredibles, Jackson’s familiar voice provided scene-stealing comic relief, bringing to life the super-powered Parr family’s best friend and partner in crimefighting....

Sequel Bits: Tekken, Finding Nemo 2, Pixar Sequels, MIB3, Red 2, Iron Man 3, Mad Max: Fury Road By Germain Lussier/May 23, 2012 3:00 pm EST Sequels in all stages of production – from hypothetical, to development, greenlit, filming and finished – are all featured in today’s Sequel Bits. After the jump read about the following: A prequel to the video game Tekken might be on the way from the director of Ong Bak....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Episode VII’ International Release Dates; Plus Bill Hader, Lucas Cultural Arts Museum And Mobile Games By Germain Lussier/Jan. 30, 2014 2:00 pm EST With books, games, audio, movies, and TV, this edition of Star Wars Bits crosses all media. Below, read about the following: Is Benedict Cumberbatch out of the running for Star Wars Episode VII? Is Episode VII coming out at the same time across the globe?...

Sundance Acquisitions: ‘Austenland’, ‘The Look Of Love’, ‘The Spectacular Now’, ‘The Rambler’, And More By Angie Han/Jan. 21, 2013 4:00 pm EST A few days after the kickoff the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, deal-making is in full swing. The well-reviewed drama The Spectacular Now, by Smashed director James Ponsoldt, is headed to newish distributor A24, while the crowdpleasing comedy Austenland, from Napoleon Dynamite writer Jerusha Hess, is nearing a deal with FilmDistrict....

Superhero Bits: Benedict Cumberbatch Saves A Cyclist, ‘Teen Titans Go!’ Could Come Back & More By Ethan Anderton/June 4, 2018 5:30 pm EST How did Benedict Cumberbatch become a real life superhero? How many episodes will the fifth and final season of Gotham have? Would you like to see Teen Titans Go! come back as a series? Which characters could possibly appear in Venom? When is Justice League premiering on HBO?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, The Wolverine, Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man, Man Of Steel By Germain Lussier/March 7, 2012 1:00 pm EST Want to see some new promo images from The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers and Amazing Spider-Man? What surprises can be found on the new DC Comics website? Which new scenes pop into the German Avengers trailer? Has someone started making fan posters for The Wolverine? Where can you go to read some massive spoilers from The Avengers?...

The “Crazy Rumors” Of ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Revisited By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2012 10:00 am EST Here on /Film, interest in the sequel to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight was so high, we began covering it when the previous film was still in theaters. For years, crazy rumors would pop up on a weekly basis and once the film was titled The Dark Knight Rises and casting began, the rumors got even more wild....

The Coolest ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Items You Can Buy On Force Friday II By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2017 11:30 am EST Tonight at midnight will officially begin the onslaught of Star Wars: The Last Jedi merchandise that is Force Friday II. The retail celebration brings the first toys, books, games, clothes, lunchboxes and more that are tied to the upcoming sci-fi sequel from director Rian Johnson. With so many items coming to shelves, we wanted to highlight some of the coolest stuff you’ll be able to get your hands on....

TV Bits: ‘Community’ Gets Benched, Plus: ‘Mad Men’, ‘Luck’, ‘Weeds’, ‘House Of Lies’, And More By Angie Han/Nov. 15, 2011 5:00 pm EST There’s plenty of good stuff in today’s TV Bits, including new trailers for HBO’s Luck and Showtime’s House of Lies, which I’m hoping will help the one bit of really bad news go down a bit easier: NBC’s benching its highly praised but under-watched Community. After the jump:...

VOTD: Found Footage Sci-Fi Short ‘Montauk,’ Plus An Interview With The Director Charlie Kessler By Germain Lussier/Dec. 10, 2012 9:00 am EST Growing up, we all hear stories. Myths and rumors about our hometown and surrounding areas that probably aren’t true. But… maybe one is. Maybe one was about an older kid at your school who did something crazy, or an old man who lives in the woods who may or may not be a killer, or a secret government facility one town over....

What Could ‘Toy Story 4’ Be About? Your Pitches Revealed! By Germain Lussier/Nov. 7, 2014 7:00 am EST Toy Story 4 will be in theaters June 16, 2017 and fans are incredibly excited. Or mad. You see, Toy Story 3 had such a perfect, beautiful ending that many fans though the franchise was over and should never be touched again. A perfect trilogy. Series co-creator, and director of Toy Story 4 John Lasseter, agrees with you....

Why ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Needs An Opening Crawl By Peter Sciretta/June 29, 2016 8:00 am EST Does Star Wars: Rogue One need an opening crawl? This is a conversation I had with friends months ago, but its now come to the forefront thanks to recent comments from Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy. So let’s dive in and explore the reasons I believe that Rogue One should have an opening crawl....

‘Annihilation’ Early Buzz: Alex Garland Has Made A “Dazzling,” “Provocative” Sci-Fi Classic By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 8, 2018 7:30 am EST Annihilation promises to be a cerebral science-fiction tale that could rival the acclaim of last year’s Blade Runner 2049 or even 2016’s Oscar-nominated Arrival. But why — with merely three weeks until the star-studded movie’s release — have we heard so little about it?Alex Garland’s adaptation of the best-selling Jeff VanderMeer novel has been shrouded in mystery mostly out of necessity....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Ending: Screenwriters Reveal Secrets Of That Memorable Final Scene By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2017 12:00 pm EST Blade Runner 2049 is now playing at theaters, and like the original Blade Runner, reaction is mixed. Some herald it as a masterpiece while others feel it’s all style and no substance. One of the film’s most powerful moments arrives at the very end, but that ending has some people speculating on deeper possible meanings....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Short Film Introduces Dave Bautista’s Character; Find Out How The Film Is Tracking At The Box Office By Jacob Hall/Sept. 14, 2017 1:00 pm EST Blade Runner 2049 is less than a month away and it’s fairly remarkable how little we actually know about this movie. Denis Villeneuve’s sequel to Ridley Scott’s science fiction classic has been holding its plot cards close the vest, with the trailers offering up stunning imagery and a vague shape of a story instead of telling us exactly what to expect....

/Film Boston: Micmacs Movie Review And Closing Thoughts On IFFBoston By David Chen/May 9, 2010 3:27 am EST Lots of cool film-related stuff happens in Boston, Massachusetts and not that many people are here to document it, preserve it and spread the word about it. Special screenings, Q&As, panel discussions — we have them all, and frequently too. /Film Boston aims to be a bi-weekly column that will bring you audio and video content from film-related events around the Boston area....

/Film Exclusive Interview: Michael Biehn On Directorial Debut ‘The Victim,’ And Recollections Of Obscure Past Projects By Russ Fischer/Sept. 20, 2012 3:30 pm EST Actor Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, Tombstone) was at Horrorhound Indianapolis the weekend of Sept. 7-9 for two cast reunions—one featuring cast members of The Terminator franchise, and the other assembling the “largest cast reunion ever” for Aliens. But Michael had more to celebrate than the company of the two reunions....