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Yes, ‘Skyscraper’ Director Rawson Marshall Thurber Knows It’s “Die Hard In A Building” [Interview] By Fred Topel/July 12, 2018 1:30 pm EST /Film happened to interview Rawson Marshall Thurber at TCA last summer as he was getting ready to film Skyscraper. Based on the premise, we asked him if it was “Die Hard in a building” and he jokingly agreed it was. Dwayne Johnson plays Will Sawyer, a security analyst helping to launch The Pearl, the world’s tallest building, in Hong Kong....

‘Batman V Superman’ V Spoilers: What Works And What Doesn’t In Zack Snyder’s New Film By Jacob Hall/March 28, 2016 10:00 am EST If the box office numbers are any indication, then all of you saw director Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice over the weekend. And why not? Negative reviews or not, the film is a proper event and a gigantic, towering moment in geek culture. Those bad reviews grease up discussion and inspire conversation, even as they try to warn you against actually seeing the movie....

/Film Interview: Christopher Landon Breaks Down ‘Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones’ Ending, Talks Franchise Mythology, ‘Chronicle’ Influence By Germain Lussier/Jan. 7, 2014 9:08 am EST For some, the best parts of the Paranormal Activity franchise are the tension and scares. For others, it’s the mythology and mystery that deepens with every film. The latest entry, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, has all those elements. It marks the first film in the franchise to go strictly handheld and really play with spaces outside of the house....

/Film Visits Stark Industries’ “Iron Man Tech” Exhibit At Disneyland By Peter Sciretta/April 15, 2013 7:00 am EST On Friday I was able to get a sneak preview of a new exhibit at Innoventions in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland. Ever since it was announced that Disney was purchasing Marvel Comics, Disneyland fanatics have been fantasizing about how the superhero characters would impact the theme parks. We saw many rumors of big Marvel themed lands or even stand-alone theme parks, but one consistant rumor in the mill was a complete redesign of of Tomorrowland’s Innoventions into a Iron Man ride set within “Stark Expo”....

‘Krypton’ Is Getting Better, But It’s Too In Love With Its Mysteries By Monique Jones/April 19, 2018 10:00 am EST Here we are, week five into the recapping experiment that is “Is This Show Getting Better: Krypton Edition.” Last week, I noted that Syfy’s Superman prequel series was starting to get better, but the story was still being annoyingly shrouded in mystery. This week, in “House of Zod,” we’ve finally broken through the mystery!...

‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Spoiler Review: The Saturday Morning Cartoon Blockbuster Warm-Up We Need By Ethan Anderton/March 26, 2018 8:00 am EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: Steven S. DeKnight’s Pacific Rim Uprising.) When it was announced that Guillermo del Toro wouldn’t be coming back for a sequel to his 2013 sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim, fans of the original movie were understandably worried....

‘Preacher’ Season Finale Review: We Reach ‘The End Of The Road’ With A Bloody Bang By Alex Riviello/Sept. 12, 2017 1:30 pm EST (Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion of Preacher season 2 by examining the differences between the original comics and AMC’s television adaptation.) Here it is. The end of the road. We knew that things wouldn’t end well for Jesse, Cassidy, and Tulip in the season 2 finale, but we probably didn’t know how bad things would get....

/Response: Your Favorite Movie Creatures Of All Time By Jacob Hall/March 10, 2017 10:00 am EST (Welcome to /Responses, the companion piece to our /Answers series and a space where /Film readers can chime in and offer their two cents on a particular question.) Earlier this week, the /Film team celebrated the arrival of Kong: Skull Island by writing about their all-time favorite movie creatures. We then opened the floor to our readers: what is your favorite movie creature?...

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Teaser #2 Images: Let’s Over-Analyze The Trailer By Russ Fischer/April 16, 2015 2:12 pm EST The second teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens blew us away with a collection of new images and shots that seem very specifically designed to conjure up memories of the original trilogy. (Note to Lucasfilm and JJ Abrams: It worked!) There’s a lot to talk about in this new teaser — even though it is short, it is still packed with stuff to example....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2 Review: The Hulu Series Charges Ahead Of The Book, And It’s For The Better By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2018 7:00 am EST This is what creative freedom looks like. The Handmaid’s Tale season 2 has the heavy burden of striking out beyond Margaret Atwood’s book upon which it’s based — a book that, with its bleak open ending — didn’t provide much of a path for the Hulu series to follow....

‘Thelma’ Is A Cathartic, Supernatural Coming-Of-Age Tale [Fantastic Fest] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 25, 2017 2:00 pm EST Joachim Trier’s Thelma begins with one of the most haunting opening scenes in recent memory. A young girl and her father trek out into the wilderness surrounding their home, crossing over a frozen lake and entering the woods. The father is armed with a rifle. When his young daughter isn’t looking, he takes aim at the back of her head....

Frances McDormand May Have Changed The Game With Two Words At The Oscars By Ben Pearson/March 5, 2018 2:00 pm EST Talk is cheap, but Frances McDormand may have just changed the game in Hollywood with two simple words at last night’s Oscars ceremony. After winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, the actress wrapped up her memorable speech with two words: “Inclusion rider....

Interview: Joe Robert Cole On The Craziness Of ‘American Crime Story’ And Real-Life Inspirations For ‘Black Panther’ By Fred Topel/Aug. 15, 2016 9:00 am EST In light of its 14 Emmy nominations, FX had a second Television Critics Association panel for The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story after introducing the show in January. Among the panelists were Joe Robert Cole, a screenwriter who wrote pivotal episodes five and eight, chronicling the jurors’ visit to the crime scene and their epic sequestration....

Is Alden Ehrenreich Signed For A Han Solo Movie Trilogy? By Peter Sciretta/July 25, 2016 11:00 am EST At Star Wars Celebration Europe 2016, Disney finally confirmed what everyone in the galaxy already knew: Alden Ehrenreich would be playing a young Han Solo in the yet-to-be-titled A Star Wars Story standalone film from Lego Movie geniuses Phil Lord and Chris Miller. But what we didn’t know at the time is just how many films Alden Ehrenreich is signed on for....

Jason Reitman’s ‘The Usual Suspects’ Live Read Highlights The Power Of McQuarrie’s Script And Singer’s Direction By Germain Lussier/March 22, 2013 9:30 am EST For Jason Reitman’s final live read of the 2012-2013 season, he chose a revered, Oscar-winning screenplay: Christopher McQuarrie’s The Usual Suspects. When that title was announced I was initially skeptical. I thought, “The Usual Suspects is so well known for its surprise ending, and that ending is so incredibly visual, how would it come across in a live read setting?...

Luc Besson’s ‘Valerian’ Looks Batshit Crazy Fun [Comic-Con 2016] By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2016 2:00 pm EST The most interesting presentation Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016 has to be for Luc Besson’s science fiction comic book adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. While the film won’t hit theaters until summer 2017, Besson brought some early footage to screen for the fans in San Diego. I knew I was in for some craziness, but I was shocked at how much I enjoyed what I saw....

New Doctor Strange Photos And Character Posters [Updated With Three More] By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2016 9:10 am EST To accompany our set visit coverage, Walt Disney Pictures has given us a bunch of new Doctor Strange photos and three posters to debut. I’ve included clips from our Doctor Strange on-set interviews along with these new photos to give you a deeper look at the film and the new Marvel characters it introduces....

Page 2: House Of Cards, Star Wars, Robocop, Firefly, Zoolander, LEGO, Girls, Cumberbatch, Space Jam By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2014 1:00 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....

Recent ‘Star Wars 7’ Rumors Line Up With Spoiler Post From March By Germain Lussier/Sept. 5, 2014 5:30 pm EST One of the first rules of reporting is that if you can’t get a primary source, get corroborating sources. Let’s say you’re trying to figure out what happens in Star Wars Episode VII. J.J. Abrams or Harrison Ford would be a primary source because they are directly involved. Since they can’t or won’t speak on the record about it, the best thing to do is find multiple unrelated people can who give you the same information....

Rob Zombie Joins Universal Studios Hollywood’s ‘Halloween Horror Nights’ By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 6, 2010 9:00 am EST Universal Studios Hollywood have announced that musician/director Rob Zombie has joined forces with them for their annual Halloween Horror Nights. According to the press release, “Zombie and other top artists are collaborating with Universal Studios Hollywood in the creation of new mazes, “scare zones” and backlot experiences.” Of of the experiences is “Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses: In 3D ZombieVision,” a 3D encounter with Capt....