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Director Adam McKay ‘Anchorman 2’ Set Interview: Sequel Pressures, Harrison Ford, Baxter And Editing By Germain Lussier/Nov. 14, 2013 12:00 pm EST Back in May, a group of journalists hopped in a van and were driven to Sea World in San Diego, CA to visit the final day of shooting Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. It was a day for the ages, filled with some of the biggest laughs I’ve ever had, and you can read about it here....

Episode 8 Bits: ‘Star Wars: Episode 8’ Has Begun Filming, The Possible Return Of A Classic Character, A Fistful Of Finn Speculation By Jacob Hall/Feb. 11, 2016 4:00 pm EST In today’s edition of Episode 8 Bits: Star Wars: Episode 8 has officially begun filming. A handful of classic Star Wars actors have confirmed their roles (by canceling Comic-Con appearances). A long-dead Jedi may return for Episode 8. John Boyega seemingly confirms more lightsaber training....

Exclusive: ‘Marvel’s Agent Carter’ Producers On Season Two Villain, Hollywood Setting, And Action By Fred Topel/Aug. 6, 2015 2:30 pm EST The ABC party for the Television Critics Association brought additional talent that was not featured on panels during the day. That included producers on Marvel shows like Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter. I spoke with Agent Carter executive producers Tara Butters and Chris Dingess privately off to the side of the bar....

Help Make New Beverly Documentary A Reality By Germain Lussier/May 17, 2012 5:00 am EST No matter where you live, you’ve likely heard of The New Beverly Cinema. It’s a repertory house in Los Angeles, CA, partially owned by Quentin Tarantino, that has some of the best programming in the world: $8 double features, frequent Q&A, films programmed by famous filmmakers, Mondo events, you name it and the New Beverly has done it....

How Harry Potter, Close Encounters And The 1952 Box Inspired Tomorrowland [Jeff Jensen Interview] By Peter Sciretta/May 22, 2015 11:30 am EST I talk with Jeff Jensen about how he went from a television writer at Entertainment Weekly to collaborating with Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird on the story for Tomorrowland. I must admit, I planned to go in and talk to Jensen about how the 1952 box was fabricated and how the script influenced the box and how the box influenced the script, but I found myself kind of blindsided with Jensen’s reaction....

Indiana Jones 4 DVD And Blu-Ray Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 12, 2008 12:26 pm EST Paramount has announced the specs for the October 14th release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I much prefer the Blu-ray cover, which uses the original theatrical one-sheet, over the DVD release, which uses the second released poster art.DVD Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull two-disc Special Edition DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 TVs with THX Certified Dolby Digital English 5....

Is Hollywood Giving Up On Comic-Con? What’s Missing From The 2014 Schedule And What It Means By Germain Lussier/July 14, 2014 9:30 am EST This was supposed to be the year, the San Diego Comic-Con that blew away all others. A quick look at the movie release schedule shows an epic spread of massive films that will be released in the next year, before the 2015 incarnation of the Con. That list includes Avengers: Age of Ultron, Interstellar, Jurassic World, The Fantastic Four, Terminator, Mad Max: Fury Road, Fast and Furious 7, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Tomorrowland, Big Hero 6, Pitch Perfect 2 and Dumb and Dumber To....

Jay Baruchel And Sharon Stone Sizzle At ‘The Graduate’ Live Read By Germain Lussier/April 18, 2014 9:22 am EST Early on in The Graduate, there’s that iconic moment. Ben Braddock, a recent college grad, is talking with the beautiful older family friend Mrs. Robinson. Ben says, “Mrs. Robinson, you’re trying to seduce me.” It’s iconic thanks to director Mike Nichols’ choice of angle, the delivery of the line by Dustin Hoffman, and the way that one sentence sets the entire story into motion....

Kevin Smith’s ‘Tusk’ Almost Happened With Producer Jason Blum By Germain Lussier/Oct. 7, 2013 2:30 pm EST In the past five years, if a small budget horror movie came out and made untold millions, odds are Jason Blum produced it. Blum is the force behind Blumhouse Productions, a production company who has a hand in the Paranormal Activity and Insidious franchises, as well as Sinister, The Purge and others. It’s the place to be for small budget, weird-ass movies....

Page 2: Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Robert Downey, Jr, Alien, Django, Twilight Zone, Terminator, Claire Danes By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 15, 2014 3:00 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....

Read An Exclusive ‘Story Of Science Fiction’ Interview Excerpt Featuring James Cameron And Steven Spielberg By Chris Evangelista/May 30, 2018 8:30 am EST In the new book James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction, the renowned filmmaker sits down with Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas, Christopher Nolan, Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg and more to get their perspectives on the importance and impact of the sci-fi genre. Below, you can read an exclusive excerpt from the interview Cameron conducted with Steven Spielberg....

Rogue One Bits: Potential Cameos, Alan Tudyk’s Mo-Cap Character, And A Prequel Comic Series By Jacob Hall/March 21, 2016 11:30 am EST If you’re looking for the latest news on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, you’ve come to the right place. In today’s edition of Rogue One Bits: Some familiar faces may pop up in Rogue One. A description of Alan Tudyk’s mo-cap character has arrived. The intense security of the Rogue One set....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bill And Ted’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Cloverfield’, ‘Avatar’ And More By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 29, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of sequel bits: New casting and a new set photo for Halloween Tom Cruise fell again on the set of Mission: Impossible – Fallout New plot details for Cloverfield 3 No chance of a Hangover 4 Potential plot details for Bill and Ted 3 Dileep Rao will reprise his role in the Avatar sequels Denis Villeneuve really thought Blade Runner 2049 would land a Best Picture nomination A new photo from Sicario 2: Soldado...

Sequel Bits: ‘Edge Of Tomorrow 2,’ ‘Frozen 2,’ ‘The Predator,’ ‘Pacific Rim 3,’ ‘The First Purge’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 1, 2018 9:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Edge of Tomorrow 2 script in the works, Emily Blunt may have scheduling conflicts New hints about the songs and story of Frozen 2 Sterling K. Brown shares a video from the set of The Predator Jeff Goldblum hints at special Jurassic World 3 cameos The First Purge is more “personal” than the last films Steven S....

Sequel Bits: ‘Pacific Rim 2’, ‘Ted 2’, ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Star Trek 3’, ‘Blade’ By Angie Han/July 29, 2014 3:00 pm EST You want more of the kaiju world? You got it. Guillermo del Toro promises we’ll see more of that in Pacific Rim 2, though not necessarily in the way you think. Also after the jump: Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist is getting a sequel Ted 2 has started shooting; see some set photos Sherri Shepherd climbs aboard Ride Along 2 Zachary Quinto says Roberto Orci will direct Star Trek 3 Chris Pratt is so pumped for you to see Jurassic World Wesley Snipes wants to hunt Twilight vamps in Blade IV The new series will arrive in late 2015 or early 2016....

Star Wars Bits: Chirrut’s Backstory, Celebration 2017 Badge Art, And Donald Glover Promises A “Cool” Lando By Jacob Hall/Dec. 22, 2016 1:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Donnie Yen talks (or rather, doesn’t talk about) Chirrut’s backstory. Donald Glover promises that he’ll keep Lando cool. Riz Ahmed explains how Bodhi changed during the making of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Check out the art for next year’s Star Wars Celebration badges....

Star Wars Bits: Daisy Ridley Kills It On The ‘Last Jedi’ Press Tour, Behind-The-Scenes Images, And New BB-Unit Droids By Rosie Knight/Dec. 5, 2017 12:30 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Daisy Ridley is charming AF on the Star Wars: The Last Jedi press tour. Kelly Marie Tran is also charming AF on the Star Wars: The Last Jedi press tour. New character posters are red all over… Rian Johnson shares a number of behind-the-scenes photos....

Star Wars Video Game Trailers: Battlefront And Disney Infinity’s Rise Against The Empire By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2015 10:30 am EST The following report comes from our video game writer Jon Christensen: With E3 Expo 2015 happening this week in Los Angeles, a lot of Star Wars video game news has been unleashed upon us. Yesterday we wrote about the new digital collectible card game Star Wars: Galaxy Of Heroes, a Star Wars: Battlefront trailer showing 5 minutes of assault on both gameplay footage and a first look at Star Wars: The Old Republic—Knights of the Fallen Empire....

Superhero Bits: Alex Garland Wants To Make Swamp Thing, Justice League: Mortal Concept Art & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 12, 2018 5:00 pm EST Want to know more about the royal family of Wakanda from Black Panther? Who are fans campaigning to get the role of Nightwing in the developing movie? What comic book movie would Annhilation director Alex Garland like to make? How many scars did Michael B. Jordan have placed on him for his role in Black Panther?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, Incredibles 2, Stan Lee, Man Of Steel By Germain Lussier/Feb. 8, 2012 2:00 pm EST Want to see the best look yet at Hulk from The Avengers? How about some fan made concept art from The Incredibles 2? Did Gary Oldman actually lose his script to The Dark Knight Rises? To which director did Michael Shannon compare his Man of Steel helmer Zack Snyder? Which actor might already be cast in a new Mark Millar movie?...