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Narcos Season 3 & 4 Announced, Find Out Who It Will Follow By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 6, 2016 10:30 am EST Netflix releaseed Narcos Season 2 on Friday and if you’re like me you’ve binge-watched most of it over the holiday weekend. The streaming service isn’t going to wait a month to announce that the show will continue like they did with Stranger Things. This morning Netflix revealed an announcement teaser trailer which unveils the series’ new villain....

Page 2: Tron: Legacy, Swingers, WarGames, Aaron Eckhart, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Buffy, Drive, Ghostbusters, Cloud Atlas, Star Wars, E.T., Mr. T, Robocop, Harry Potter, Back To The Future, Doctor Who By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 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 56 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Rumor: The Villain Of ‘Justice League’ Has Been Revealed By Germain Lussier/Dec. 3, 2012 7:00 am EST Back in June, comic fans began salivating at the actual possibility of a Justice League movie. The idea of teaming DC superheroes had been rattling around Hollywood for years but after Marvel’s The Avengers started setting all kinds of box office records, Warner Bros. finally decided to get things in order. Screenwriter Will Beall was revealed to be working a new version of the DC superhero mega film....

Superhero Bits: Superman Vs. The Elite, The Avengers, Batman, Man Of Steel, Saga, Amazing Spider-Man By Germain Lussier/March 15, 2012 12:00 pm EST SXSW week catch-up continues in today’s Superhero Bits. Want to see the trailer for Superman vs. The Elite? How about the Amazing Spider-Man video game? Is there a Batman and Robin musical starring Mr. Freeze? What happens when The Joker goes through airport security? Why did the Man of Steel Facebook page disappear?...

This Week In Trailers: Killing Hasselhoff, In The Radiant City, Celebrate Studio Ghibli, Barbecue, Lucky By Christopher Stipp/July 15, 2017 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Suburra, Ants On A Shrimp: Noma In Tokyo, The Library Suicides, Adult Life Skills, Ming Of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys In The Air By Christopher Stipp/June 25, 2016 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: The Greenaway Alphabet, Dark River, Back To The Taj Mahal Hotel, Flamenco, Flamenco, Killing For Love By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 3, 2017 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Trivia: Michael Jackson Wanted To Play Jar Jar Binks In Full Prosthetic Make-Up In ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ By Ethan Anderton/July 24, 2015 9:30 am EST You won’t find many people to argue against the claim that Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace is one of the most annoying characters to ever hit the big screen. He’s a bumbling cartoon of a character who has no place in the Star Wars universe, and that’s a nice way of putting it....

Watch The ‘Sherlock’ Panel Introduction From Martin Freeman And Benedict Cumberbatch [Comic Con 2013] By Russ Fischer/July 18, 2013 4:44 pm EST The BBC and PBS Masterpiece series Sherlock was the highlight of a panel at Comic Con today, with producers Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, and Sue Vertue in attendance. Not in the house were the show’s stars, Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, because they are occupied with finishing up The Hobbit and filming the third season of Sherlock....

‘Akira’ Shortlist Includes Michael Fassbender, Garrett Hedlund And Robert Pattinson By Russ Fischer/March 22, 2011 5:30 am EST Looks like Warner Bros. is really going to make a new live-action version of Akira, adapted from Katsuhiro Otomo’s massive manga of the same name. And it looks like some big changes — cosmetic ones at least, and probably several deep cuts — are in store. We’d already heard that a previous draft of the script was thrown at actors like Brad Pitt and James Franco, which suggested that the Albert Hughes-directed film is going to go pretty far off-book....

‘Man Of Steel’ Writer David Goyer Believes Superman Should Be Able To Kill By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2013 12:30 pm EST Note: This article contains spoilers for Man of Steel. The final act of Man of Steel is filled with a few things that caused all kinds of controversy. Besides the wanton destruction of Metropolis, many fans were not happy that Superman resorted to murder to defeat General Zod. Their argument is that Superman, a being who is (ideally) utterly good, would never have killed his enemy....

‘Silicon Valley’ Season Premiere Review: A Whole New Internet By Alex Riviello/April 24, 2017 8:00 am EST The most brilliant comedy on TV returns! The fourth season premiere of HBO’s Silicon Valley is titled “Success Failure,” which is a pretty accurate description of the show so far. Richard and the rest of the Pied Piper crew have seen tiny pieces of amazing success and attention thrown at them that promise to make them enough money to live the rest of their lives, only for them to lose it all each and every time....

10 Filmmakers Who Should Direct The Next ‘Fast And Furious’ Movie By Ben Pearson/July 12, 2017 8:00 am EST Earlier this week, we wrote about how there’s a chance The Fate of the Furious director F. Gary Gray might not return for the upcoming Fast 9. But this is one of Universal’s biggest moneymakers, so somebody has to take on the tremendous challenge of leading the massive production as the series barrels toward its planned ending....

Hey Delta, Stop Editing Your In-Flight Movies For Content By Ben Pearson/Sept. 18, 2017 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: Delta Airlines should provide uncut movies on their flights.) What’s the deal with airlines editing in-flight movies for content? (/end Jerry Seinfeld impression) But seriously, folks: I’ve recently taken a few trips across the country using Delta Airlines, and while their in-flight film selection is admittedly impressive, the glow of having a myriad of options at your fingertips immediately fades when you realize that each movie they offer comes with the following message beforehand: “This film has been modified from its original version....

How The Other Marvel Directors Contributed To ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Chris Evangelista/March 15, 2018 9:45 am EST The Russo Brothers aren’t the only filmmakers involved with Avengers: Infinity War. During a /Film Infinity War interview, the Russos confirmed that the mega-sequel will involve multiple creative voices from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A Team Effort When /Film’s Peter Sciretta spoke to Joe and Anthony Russo on the set of Avengers: Infinity War, he inquired about the collaborative nature of the film....

Interview: Mark Millar Talks Changes From ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ Comic To Movie By Germain Lussier/June 9, 2015 10:00 am EST The latest film based on his work, Kingsman: The Secret Service, was just released on Digital HD and Blu-ray/DVD. We spoke to Millar, not so much to look ahead, but to take a deep dive into that project’s transition from page to screen. How is Millar’s vision get reimagined for the big screen?...

Interview With Hotel 2 Director Eli Roth By Peter Sciretta/March 29, 2007 5:01 am EST Writer/Director Eli Roth made a surprise appearance at the Grindhouse junket this past weekend. Quentin Tarantino had to cut out early and Roth was called. The Cabin Fever director came running directly from the Hostel: Part II editing room. The resulting 20 minute roundtable interview is intense. Roth talks about his trailer Thanksgiving which is included in Grindhouse, getting cast in Tarantino’s Death Proof, acting opposite Kurt Russell, Masters of Horror, Edgar Wright’s Hot Fuzz, and the director reveals some details about Hostel: Part II and the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Cell....

Jennifer Lee And Pete Docter Will Replace John Lasseter At Disney And Pixar By Chris Evangelista/June 19, 2018 2:00 pm EST It’s official: Jennifer Lee and Pete Docter are replacing John Lasseter at Disney and Pixar, respectively. Lasseter, a long-standing creative force at Disney, is stepping down in light of possible misconduct allegations. Lee and Docter were previously announced as interim replacements for Lasseter, but now it appears their new roles will be permanent....

Page 2: /Film Was Mentioned In 138 E-Mails Revealed In The Sony Hack By Peter Sciretta/May 1, 2015 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....

Sequel Bits: ‘Bad Santa 2,’ ‘Furious 8,’ ‘Space Jam 2,’ And ‘Star Trek Beyond’ By Jack Giroux/Aug. 4, 2016 2:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: New images from Bad Santa 2. Dwayne Johnson once again teases a prison brawl from Fast 8. John Cho discusses a deleted scene from Star Trek Beyond. Michael Jordan has another star in mind for Space Jam 2. And J.K. Rowling discusses the last Harry Potter adventure....