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Sequel Bits: ‘Jurassic World’, ‘Barbershop 3’, ‘Atlas Shrugged’, ‘Minions’ By Angie Han/March 27, 2014 12:30 pm EST MGM’s Barbershop franchise is opening up again. Also after the jump: Chris Pratt is enthusiastically prepping for Jurassic World The final installment of Atlas Shrugged sets a release date Find out what was shown from Minions at Cinema Con A Haunted House 2 poster references Insidious Chapter 2 Lifetime’s Flowers in the Attic sequel drops a couple of images The latest Rio 2 trailer pays homage to Gloria Gaynor Watch a cute clip from How to Train Your Dragon 2 George R....

Sequel Bits: ‘Trick ‘R Treat 2’, ‘Triplets,’ ‘48 Meters Down’, ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 27, 2017 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Michael Dougherty wants Trick ‘r Treat 2 to be his next movie Dan Aykroyd wouldn’t say no to a Ghostbusters TV show Arnold Schwarzenegger expects Twins sequel Triplets to shoot next year 47 Meters Down sequel will swim into theaters 2019 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Lego sets reveal new details...

Star Wars Bits: ‘The Last Jedi’ Details, The Hardest ‘Rogue One’ Design, And Felicity Jones Heads To Star Wars Celebration By Jacob Hall/Feb. 15, 2017 7:00 am EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: A description of a new planet in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. The new R2-D2 actor (that we already knew about) has been officially announced. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story star Felicity Jones will attend Star Wars Celebration....

Star Wars Bits: Han Solo’s Blaster, A Special Message From Daisy Ridley, And Tons Of Star Wars Day Art By Jacob Hall/May 4, 2016 11:30 am EST It’s Star Wars Day, so you know what that means…an especially large edition of Star Wars Bits! In today’s edition: Director Chris Miller shares a photo of a very familiar weapon. Daisy Ridley wishes you a happy Star Wars Day (and asks you to donate some cash)....

The Force Awakens Bits: More Box Office Records Shattered, A Trio Of Amazing Posters, John Boyega’s Lightsaber Duel With David Beckham By Jacob Hall/Dec. 23, 2015 3:00 pm EST Another day, another round-up of all the great Star Wars: The Force Awakens news you’ve missed because you’re too busy living a proper life with family and friends and such! In today’s edition: The Force Awakens continues to be a monster at the box office....

The Original ‘Justice League’ Script Involves Time Travel, Batman And Wonder Woman’s Child By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 5, 2017 9:30 am EST Before the DC Extended Universe was a twinkle in Zack Snyder’s eye, there was the scrapped Justice League script by Will Beall, penned in 2011 and never heard from again. Not much is known about this lost script other than the fact that Ben Affleck was being considered to direct it before he signed on to be Snyder’s Batman....

Theme Park Bits: Eli Roth Comes To Halloween Horror Nights, An Never-Built Mary Poppins Ride, And A Very Early Look At A New ‘Star Trek’ Roller Coaster By Jacob Hall/Sept. 7, 2016 10:30 am EST There tends to be some overlap between the east coast and west coast versions of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights, but the Hollywood version will always have one thing the Florida version will not: the Terror Tram, which transforms the park’s legendary tram tour into a spooky new attraction whose theme changes every year....

This Week In Trailers: New Kids Turbo, Clown, Into Eternity, The Hunter By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 29, 2010 5:00 pm 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Violent Blue, Tony, Snabba Cash, Portrait Of A Zombie, The Ghost (Domovoy) By Christopher Stipp/Dec. 25, 2009 12:00 pm 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Through A Touchscreen Darkly: Every ‘Black Mirror’ Episode Ranked By Jacob Hall/Oct. 28, 2016 8:00 am EST Like everyone else with a Netflix account, I’ve spent the past week making my way through season three of Black Mirror, savoring creator Charlie Brooker’s latest batch of science fiction, horror, satire, and social commentary like a fine, evil, thoughtful wine. There is nothing else on television (or on streaming services) quite like this show, which proves that we’re all gluttons for punishment – realizing that humanity is probably doomed and that our addition to technology will be our undoing has never been this addictive....

TV Bits: ‘30 Rock’ Nearing Renewal For Seventh And Final Season, Plus: ‘Parks & Recreation’, ‘Community’, ‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘TRON: Uprising’, And More By Angie Han/May 8, 2012 5:00 pm EST Fans of NBC’s Thursday night lineup will want to keep a close eye on TV news in the coming days, as the network is nearing a seventh season renewal for 30 Rock. As for geek favorites Community and Parks & Recreation, let’s just say the latter seems to have a better shot of coming back than the former....

‘Apostle’ Review: Director Gareth Evans Returns With A Vicious Addition To Cult Horror [Fantastic Fest] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 23, 2018 2:30 pm EST Stepping out of his signature style of riveting action-thrillers, Gareth Evans delivers a delightfully diabolic tale centered around a religious cult in his new film, Apostle. The Welsh filmmaker is known primarily for his fight choreography by way of Indonesian martial arts, yet he presents audiences a slower, more atmospheric horror story filled with a menacing score that supports the brutal mentality and withered imagery of the early 1900s....

‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Trailer Breakdown: Finding The Magic In Every Frame By Jacob Hall/April 12, 2016 10:30 am EST I’m not shy about my love for the Harry Potter books and their film adaptations, which is why Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them made my list of most anticipated films of 2016. I’m excited to explore another corner of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world. I’m glad that director David Yates is back....

‘Godzilla Vs. King Kong’ Officially Set For 2020 By Angie Han/Oct. 14, 2015 3:30 pm EST Several weeks ago we heard Legendary and Warner Bros. were planning to marry their Godzilla and King Kong franchises into a single shared universe, and now they’ve made it official. The studios have jointly announced that Godzilla vs. King Kong will open in 2020, following Kong: Skull Island in 2017 and Godzilla 2 in 2018....

‘I Feel Pretty’ Stars Amy Schumer And Aidy Bryant On The Trailer Backlash And The Importance Of A PG-13 Rating [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/April 20, 2018 9:00 am EST Marking the directing debut from popular writing team Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (co-writers on Never Been Kissed, He’s Just Not That Into You, and How to Be Single), I Feel Pretty speaks a sometimes brutal truth about how women’s self-esteems are chipped away systematically on a daily basis by the world at large....

‘I Feel Pretty’ Trailer: Confidence Goes A Long Way For Amy Schumer By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 8, 2018 9:00 am EST Comedian Amy Schumer made a huge splash on the big screen with Trainwreck back in 2015, and now she’s back with another comedy that might make some waves this summer. I Feel Pretty follows Amy Schumer as an average woman who deals with some low self-esteem and insecurity in her everyday life....

‘Logan’s Run’ Remake Envisioned As A Huge ‘Hunger Games’-Like Franchise By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2015 11:30 am EST Hollywood has been trying to remake the science fiction film Logan’s Run for a long time now. So long that we’ve written about it over 20 times on /Film over the past 10 years. X-Men series helmer Bryan Singer was originally on board to reboot the concept in 2005 , before dropping out for Superman Returns....

‘Mom And Dad’ Director Brian Taylor On Unleashing Nicolas Cage [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Jan. 19, 2018 1:00 pm EST Brian Taylor’s high-adrenaline style of filmmaking probably couldn’t find a better actor to pair with than Nicolas Cage. Cage, who’s described his seemingly unhinged performances as punk rock, gets the chance to let loose again in his second collaboration with Taylor, Mom and Dad. Cage is the dad and Selma Blair is the mom, and both actors bring a lunacy and realness to Taylor’s original story about parents losing control of themselves and attacking their children....

‘Shazam!’ Brings Big Heroics And Bigger Laughs To The DCEU [Comic-Con 2018] By Jacob Hall/July 21, 2018 12:52 pm EST One thing was immediately clear about Shazam! during the film’s Comic-Con panel: this is a new kind of DC movie. After years of dreary and dark comic book tales, here is a film that is essentially Big meets Superman and the trailer makes it look like a blast. And if the panel is any indication, the film was also a total blast to make....

‘Sicario’ Director Denis Villeneuve Loves ‘Sicario: Day Of The Soldado’ By Chris Evangelista/June 19, 2018 5:00 pm EST Sicario filmmaker Denis Villeneuve didn’t return to helm the sequel Sicario: Day of the Soldado, but he still has plenty to say about the film. In fact, Villeneuve loves the sequel, and offered up a rave review for Stefano Sollima’s upcoming film. Denis Villeneuve’s direction of his 2015 film Siciario elevated what could’ve been a standard action-thriller into an incredibly tense character piece full of surprises....