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Star Wars Bits: Episodes X-XII, George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, Timothy Zahn, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson, ‘Star Wars: Legacy’, ‘Star Wars: The Old Republic’ By Angie Han/Dec. 20, 2012 7:00 am EST Episode VII isn’t coming out for a few years yet, but 2013 promises lots of non-cinematic Star Wars releases, including a new comic book series, a novel by Timothy Zahn, and an expansion to The Old Republic. After the jump:...

The Romantic Comedy Is Coming Back From The Dead – Here’s How It Can Stay Alive For Good By Jamie Jirak/Aug. 17, 2018 8:00 am EST Romantic comedies have been a storytelling staple ever since Shakespeare introduced the world to Benedick and Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, but the genre really found its footing in film with It Happened One Night in 1934. Frank Capra’s simple tale of a runaway heiress (Claudette Colbert) and an ambitious reporter (Clark Gable) was the first of only three features in history to sweep the Academy Awards in all major categories....

Theme Park Bits: Halloween Horror Nights Lights-On Tour, Sea World’s Continuing Woes, Disney Vs. Anaheim By Joshua Meyer/Oct. 7, 2017 11:00 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Epcot’s 35th-anniversary Funko Pop! Figment figure is now available online. See what Universal Orlando’s haunted houses look like with the lights on. Hear new details on the ongoing federal investigation into Sea World. Disney has reportedly been influencing local elections in Anaheim....

Theme Park Bits: Universal Ride Rumors, Halloween Horror Nights Behind-The-Scenes, New Reese’s Attraction By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 13, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: How is Universal Orlando’s heavily rumored fourth park affecting ride plans at its other parks? Go behind-the-scenes at Halloween Horror Nights to see how the annual scare-fest comes together. Get some cool new details on the Cars attraction coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios....

Watch The Hilarious Star Trek Into Darkness Blooper Reel By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2014 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Paramount Home Video recently released Star Trek: The Compendium which collects JJ Abrams’ Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness, alongside a collection of new extra features. One of the extras is the Star Trek Into The Darkness blooper reel, which is now available to watch online....

When Porgs Fly: ‘Star Wars’ Creature Designer Neal Scanlan Reveals Everything About The Porgs By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2017 9:00 am EST When you get the oppurtunity to sit down and talk with Star Wars creature designer Neal Scanlan, you’re obligated to spend the majority of the interview talking about possibly the most important artistic creation from Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Of course, I’m talking about the Porgs. In our conversation, I learned how the porgs came into being, how many were created for the film, how they are related to the Caretakers on Ach-to, and most importantly, whether or not Porgs fly....

‘Hardcore Henry’ Is Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before, For Better And Worse [SXSW Review] By Jacob Hall/March 14, 2016 4:30 pm EST Hardcore Henry is less of a movie and more of a 95-minute assault on good taste, a bloody theme park ride in filmic clothing, and/or the gruesome collision of the video gaming and cinematic languages. It’s a singular experience that’s truly unlike any other movie, and for some viewers, it will still be, understandably, one film of its kind too many....

‘Mr. Robot’ Review: Can Elliot ‘Undo’ His Mistakes? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 19, 2017 7:00 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly discussion of USA’s Mr. Robot season 3 by answering one simple question: who had the biggest mental breakdown in this week’s episode?) I feel like Mr. Robot has become somewhat cheekier since the last season, eschewing some of its self-serious cinematic techniques for cute gimmicks — like the mute button from the last episode and the omnipresent emoji faces from today’s episode....

‘Patriots Day’ Early Buzz: Peter Berg Recreates Recent History Again By Angie Han/Nov. 18, 2016 3:30 pm EST Perhaps still reeling from the sheer ridiculousness of Battleship, Peter Berg has devoted much of his past few years to recreating one all-too-real event after another. First there was Lone Survivor, and then there was Deepwater Horizon. Now, as the end of 2016 approaches, there’s Patriots Day, about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and its immediate aftermath....

‘Stranger Things’ Throwback Thursday Posters: The Duffer Brothers Never Say Die By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2017 4:45 pm EST We’ve still got some time until the second season of Stranger Things starts streaming on Netflix just before Halloween. The brand new trailer that debuted at Comic-Con was good enough to hold us over for awhile, but we’ll take whatever we can get to whet our appetite. That’s why we’re glad the official Stranger Things Twitter account is partaking in a promotional endeavor called #StrangerThursdays, where they rewatch each episode of the first season every Thursday (leading up to the second season premiere) and live tweet with cheeky posts, behind the scenes details about specific scenes and more....

‘The Matrix’ Co-Director Lilly Wachowski Comes Out As Transgender By Ethan Anderton/March 9, 2016 11:00 am EST The duo formerly known as the Wachowski brothers, the creators and directors of The Matrix trilogy and the sorely underrated Speed Racer, previously became known as the Wachowski siblings when Lana Wachowski came out as a transgender woman in 2012. Now they will be known as the Wachowski sisters, as Lilly Wachowski, formerly called Andy Wachowski, has also come out as transgender....

2018 Sundance Film Festival Awards: ‘The Miseducation Of Cameron Post’, ‘Burden’ & More Win Prizes By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 28, 2018 9:00 am EST The Grand Jury Prizes are among the most coveted on the film festival circuit, but the Audience Awards are nothing to scoff at either. There’s also a new award voted on by audiences that Sundance added this year that is simply being called the Festival Favorite, but that will be announced in the coming days....

Anyclip Launches Without Clips, But With Lots Of Quotes For Movie Lovers By Devindra Hardawar/March 26, 2010 3:00 am EST Last September I wrote about the very ambitious startup Anyclip, which at the time aimed to let you find a clip of “any moment from any film ever made.” The site was in beta for some time, and it finally launched a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, the company wasn’t able to convince Hollywood studios to let them license any actual films — despite how useful such a service would be for both film lovers and studios — so Anyclip was forced to launch its service without any film clips....

Bo Burnham On Finding The Perfect Leading Lady For ‘Eighth Grade’ [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/July 19, 2018 10:00 am EST If you’re familiar with the stand-up comedy of Bo Burnham, you might not peg him to be the first candidate to write an emotion-driven comedy about a socially awkward eighth-grade girl who is trying to find her place in a world that she feels has no interest in getting to know her....

Cool Stuff: Life-Size Groot, Unreleased Jurassic Park, Signed Pixar Concept Art And More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 30, 2016 12:00 pm EST Over the last decade of /Film, we’ve tried to feature the latest geek collectibles, prints, books and toys alongside our regular coverage of movie and television news. Sometimes it has taken the form of a standalone “Cool Stuff” post, other times it was in a round up like Superhero Bits or the now defunct Page 2 and Toy Box....

Interview: Sean Bailey, Tron Legacy Producer/Disney President Of Production By Peter Sciretta/July 29, 2010 9:00 am EST While at Comic-Con, I had a chance to interview producer turned Disney President of Production Sean Bailey about the highly anticipated 3D sci-fi sequel Tron: Legacy. I talked with Sean about his recent rise to power at Disney, returning to Comic-Con for three years with one film, del Toro’s Haunted Mansion, the possibility of a Tron ride at Disneyland, screening a rough cut of Tron Legacy for David Fincher, Pixar creatives and Ben Affleck, how a Lightjet flys and David Fincher’s vision for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea....

Jon Favreau Explains How ‘The Jungle Book’ Is A Jon Favreau Movie By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 7, 2016 9:00 am EST On December 11th, 2014, I visited a soundstage in downtown Los Angeles where director Jon Favreau was shooting his adaptation of The Jungle Book. As you may have noticed, Disney has begun to do a big rollout of the film, and we’ve been given the go-ahead to share something from our set visit....

Page 2: Lion King, Doug, Pee-Wee, Star Wars, Dick Tracy, Forrest Gump, Dragon Tattoo, E.T., Iron Giant, Seth Rogen, Scott Pilgrim By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2012 8:00 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....

Sequel Bits: Tom Hanks Confirms ‘Toy Story 4,’ ‘Green Lantern 2’ Being Developed, No Shatner In ‘Star Trek 2’ By Germain Lussier/June 27, 2011 8:30 am EST Oh the news that can be made out of one sliver of information. Three sequels, one confirmed and two rumored, have updates today all based on a short quote or nugget of confirmation. Even so, each is interesting in its own right and worth a mention....

Star Wars Bits: Mark Hamill Shares A Few Stories, A New ‘Star Wars’ Video Game Is Announced, And The Original Role Of Boba Fett Is Revealed By Jacob Hall/May 6, 2016 2:30 pm EST Mark Hamill recently sat down for a sprawling interview with The Sun, where he talked all about the process of making The Force Awakens and what lies ahead. He recounts the first time he read the screenplay:...