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Star Wars Bits: Jakku Easter Eggs, Force Awakens Character Posters, Han Solo Casting, And Much More By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2015 12:30 pm EST In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits, we’ll take a look at the following: 5 easter eggs you may have missed in the Star Wars: the Force Awakens 360 degree Jakku video. Anthony Ingruber was almost cast as Han Solo. Find out when you can play the Star Wars Battlefront video game beta....

Superhero Bits: Kevin Smith, Aquaman, The Dark Knight Rises, Michael Shannon, Captain America By Germain Lussier/Sept. 12, 2011 11:00 am EST When does Kevin Smith’s comic shop reality TV series premiere? What does Michael Shannon think of all the leaked set photos from Man of Steel? What is the Batwing from The Dark Knight Rises doing in the streets of Los Angeles? How should Captain America: The First Avenger really have ended?...

The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In March 2018 By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 23, 2018 4:30 pm EST Everything comes to an end, including movies streaming on Netflix. As February gives way to March, several great movies and TV shows will flee the streaming service and be buried in the cold, cold ground, never to return again (maybe). To make sure you don’t miss out, here’s a list of the great stuff leaving Netflix next month....

Wall Street Journal Declares The Dark Knight A Pro-George W. Bush Film. Agree? By Hunter Stephenson/July 25, 2008 1:44 pm EST Today, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed piece that is on crack. The writer’s main point is that Batman, The Dark Knight himself, is George W. Bush and only by placing America’s current president in a mask and an ab-defining bodysuit can liberals and conservatives alike respect his neverending fight against the evils of our day....

Was Ahsoka’s Fate Revealed In The ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 4 Trailer? By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2017 8:00 am EST The fate of fan-favorite character Ahsoka Tano has been kept a mystery since that climactic confrontation in the season two finale of Star Wars Rebels. A whole season has gone by, and it seems like we are no closer to getting any answers. But did the Star Wars Rebels season 4 trailer secretly reveal the fate of the former Jedi?...

What Happens To Loki At The End Of ‘Thor: The Dark World?’ And Other Burning Questions Answered By Germain Lussier/Nov. 11, 2013 12:00 pm EST This article contains major spoilers for Thor: The Dark World. One of the best things about Thor: The Dark World is it leaves many intriguing unanswered questions. The biggest one involves the ripple effect of the mid-credits scene, which we’ll discuss shortly. But there’s also the fate of Loki....

Which One Of The ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Is Gay? By Peter Sciretta/April 25, 2017 10:30 am EST Hollywood is sorta-kinda starting to introduce gay characters into family films (even though the results can sometimes be pretty half-assed). Last month, Power Rangers introduced a gay team member and Beauty and the Beast introduced Walt Disney Studio’s first gay character. Now it seems that Marvel might be joining in with an LGBT character in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

‘American Gods’ Review: Czernobog Demands Our Prayers In ‘The Secret Of Spoons’ By Vanessa Bogart/May 8, 2017 7:00 am EST (Each week, we’ll kick off our discussion of American Gods by answering one simple question: which character do we worship this week?) The series premiere of American Gods left our heads spinning and our loins girded. Between buffalos with flaming eyes, man-eating goddesses, and a less-than-perfect funeral, episode one certainly made an impact, and let us know the kind of show this was going to be....

‘Death Note’ Trailer: Willem Dafoe’s Death God Sees The Light, But The Rest Of The Trailer Does Not By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 29, 2017 9:00 am EST Adam Wingard’s adaptation of the popular anime and manga Death Note has been wracked by controversy, but you got to give them props for trying. I think. While the movie has not proven to be loyal to the ethnicity of the characters, the setting, and the cultural context, the new Death Note trailer at least proves that the Netflix movie is at least loyal to the dark, mid-2000s emo aesthetic of the original series....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Dominating Christmas Box Office, But Audiences May Be Waning By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 24, 2017 9:00 am EST In just one week, Star Wars: The Last Jedi pulled in $296 million at the domestic box office. With the Christmas weekend ahead of us, the sci-fi sequel will have no problem dominating the box office despite the onslaught of new releases that include Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Pitch Perfect 3, Downsizing, The Greatest Showman and Father Figures, not to mention a limited release of Steven Spielberg’s The Post....

2009 Golden Globe Award Winners By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2009 8:00 pm EST Here is the complete list of winners of The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Leave your thoughts in the comments! Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion PictureKate Winslet – The Reader Amy Adams – Doubt Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona Viola Davis – Doubt Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler I’ve never liked Winslet…Best Original Song – Motion Picture"The Wrestler" – The Wrestler (Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen) “Down To Earth” – Wall-E (Music By: Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman) “Gran Torino” – Gran Torino (Music By: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood and Michael Stevens) “I Thought I Lost You” – Bolt (Music & Lyrics By: Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele) “Once In A Lifetime” – Cadillac Records (Music & Lyrics By: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarmon, Ian Dench, James Dring and Jody Street) It’s good to see Bruce take one home for The Wrestler....

A Brief History Of The Horror Movie Jump Scare By Alex Riviello/Aug. 16, 2017 7:30 am EST The jump scare. Few film tropes are so notorious among movie fans, but have proven so effective. If you’re watching a modern horror movie, you know that at any moment something can spring into view with a jarring sound. Mirrors, closets, beds – any patch of darkness can hide the next scream-inducing moment of your life....

A New ‘Terminator’ Board Game Has Launched On Kickstarter, Phased Plasma Rifle Not Included By Jacob Hall/Feb. 16, 2017 4:30 pm EST Licensed board games used to be something tabletop aficionados avoided like the plague, an arena of rushed cash-ins and lousy mechanics and cheap components assembled only to appeal to fans of certain properties who could be tricked into wasting their money on a subpar product. The past decade has seen that change....

Billion Dollar Disneyland Expansion Proposed: Cue The Marvel/Star Wars Rumors By Peter Sciretta/June 26, 2015 10:31 am EST The Walt Disney Company has publicly announced they are considering a $1 billion-plus expansion of the Disneyland Resort, which would bring unknown new attractions, a new parking structure with at least 5,000 parking spots and other improvements to the Southern California-based theme parks. Could this mean new Marvel and Star Wars rides and lands are just on the horizon?...

Cool Stuff: ‘Star Wars’ 40th Anniversary Black Series Action Figures Go Old School By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 20, 2017 7:00 am EST In case you didn’t realize it, this year will mark the 40th anniversary of Star Wars. Surely the excitement will be much higher towards the end of the year when Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits theaters, but there’s a lot of time between then and now. Fans need something to hold them over, and some of the 40th anniversary memorabilia hitting shelves should to the trick....

Danny Boyle And Simon Beaufoy May Reteam For ‘Sharp Teeth’, About Shape-Shifting Werewolves In Gangland LA By Adam Quigley/Feb. 7, 2011 7:28 am EST Thus far, the pairing of Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy has proven to be unstoppable. The writing/directing team already scored Academy Awards for their work on Slumdog Millionaire — for Best Picture, Best Directing and Best Adapted Screenplay, among others — and they’re currently in the running for a whole new batch of Oscars (Best Picture included) for 127 Hours....

Evangeline Lilly Comic Con Interview Part 1: The Hobbit, Ant-Man, Real Steel By Germain Lussier/July 21, 2014 9:00 am EST This year, Evangeline Lilly is the defacto queen of San Diego Comic-Con. Not only will the actress be on hand to promote the final Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, she may be there for Marvel Studio’s Ant-Man, plus she’s finally fulfilling a lifelong dream. Lilly has always wanted to be a writer and she will debut her brand new book, The Squickerwonkers, at the Con with a panel and signing....

GeekBomb: The George Lucas Underground Volcano Lair Alternative - Skywalker Ranch By Kevin Kelly/Feb. 6, 2009 2:28 pm EST digg_url = ‘http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/02/06/geekbomb-the-george-lucas-underground-volcano-lair-alternative-skywalker-ranch/'; // –> Every evil genius needs a lair from which the run all of their daily affairs: everything from selecting the color of the company letterhead to plotting world domination. Usually these are hollowed-out mountain fortresses, secret inactive volcano lairs, or undersea secret bases. Because if you’re going to do something on such a massive scale, why not it with a little style and panache?...

Kevin Smith Talks Porno Casting By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2007 1:56 pm EST Ever since it was announced that Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks had been cast in Kevin Smith’s new movie Zack and Miri Make a Porno, everyone’s been wondering “How Did That Happen?” Smith explains everything, giving an incredibly honest account of the casting process in his latest blog entry. Here are some highlights from his blog and message board:...

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige On 10 Years Of The MCU And The Next Decade [Interview] By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2018 9:00 am EST When I sat down to interview Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, I had not yet seen Avengers: Infinity War. No one at the junket had seen it. And maybe that was a good thing. If we had seen it, all we would have talked about was spoilers....