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Page 2: Star Wars, ET, Despicable Me, Breaking Bad, Pacific Rim, Muppets, Edgar Wright, Spielberg By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 26, 2013 1:30 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....

Page 2: Star Wars, Hobbit, Totoro, Pixar, Vacation, Life Of Pi, Aliens, Doctor Who, Ghostbusters, Walking Dead, Matt Damon By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 13, 2012 8:00 am 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Tron, Real Steel, Sherlock Holmes 2, Scream, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Fight Club, 2001, Taxi Driver, American Reunion, Rum Diary, Expendables 2, Corpse Bride, Muppets, Indiana Jones By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2011 8:30 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Paul Feig Wants To Make ‘Ghostbusters’ As A “Really Scary” Full Reboot By Russ Fischer/Oct. 9, 2014 6:30 am EST Paul Feig (Freaks & Geeks, Bridesmaids) is really making the new Ghostbusters film, and it won’t be a sequel featuring the classic cast. Instead, he’s got the idea to reboot the story entirely, focusing on a new and likely all-female team of Ghostbusters. The Heat screenwriter Katie Dippold is co-writing, and they’re already at work putting together a script....

Sequel Bits: Lethal Weapon 5, Star Wars 7, Grown Ups 2, Anvil!: The Story Of Anvil 2, Expendables 2, Sin City 2, The Smurfs 2 By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 2012 2:30 pm EST After the jump we have a ton of new sequel news bits including: Richard Donner talks about the abandoned plans for Lethal Weapon 5. George Lucas says we’ll “NEVER” see a Star Wars sequel. Plans for an Anvil!...

Star Tours 2.0 To Open On May 20th, Star Wars Blu-Rays Get Dated By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2011 5:00 pm EST Disney has finally announced that the new Star Wars’ Star Tours: The Adventures Continue attraction will open at its Hollywood Studios theme park at Walt Disney World resort on May 20th 2011. Also, LucasFilm has finally disclosed the release date of the upcoming Star Wars Blu-Rays. When the sets were announced, we were told “September 2011,” but not an actual day....

Star Wars Bits: Stephen Colbert Calls Out George Lucas, Simon Pegg Trashes The Prequels, Daniel Fleetwood Passes Away By Jacob Hall/Nov. 11, 2015 9:00 am EST A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… there was another edition of Star Wars Bits! Here are all of the pieces of cool Star Wars news you might have missed, including: Daniel Fleetwood, the first fan to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has passed away....

This Week In Trailers: Electricity, Drug Lord: The Legend Of Shorty, Jingle Bell Rocks!, That Sugar Film, You Are Not Alone By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 15, 2014 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: God Help The Girl, Art And Craft, No Cameras Allowed, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, Two Days, One Night By Christopher Stipp/July 19, 2014 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?...

Warner Bros. Denies Reports Of A ‘Harry Potter And The Cursed Child’ Movie Trilogy [Updated] By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 1, 2016 10:45 am EST Update: Warner Bros has released the following statement in response to these reports: “‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ is a stage play, with no plans for there to be a film.” Back in July, Warner Bros. Pictures filed a trademark for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child....

Why The Golden Globes Are Wrong By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 13, 2008 8:09 pm EST I have decided to republish an updated version of this popular blog post from last year, because it has again proved relevant. Okay, first off: Wrong might be a harsh word. It was used to get your attention. And got your attention it did. Extremely flawed doesn’t make an interesting headline. This year’s award winners had a strong bias to films and or stars with foreign origin and or following, at the expense of better movies....

‘Breaking Bad’ Anchors TV-Heavy Comic-Con 2013 Sunday Schedule; ‘Doctor Who’ And ‘Community’ Also Appearing By Germain Lussier/July 8, 2013 8:00 am EST Continuing the new tradition of San Diego Comic-Con, on the final day the movie studios move out and the TV shows move in. Even though 2013 sees several major TV shows with panels earlier in the convention, the Sunday schedule has the bulk of the TV panels. The big one is Breaking Bad, which will make its final appearance at the convention on the eve of the series finale....

/Film Interview: ‘I Origins’ Director Mike Cahill Talks Post Credit Ramifications, Follow Ups And Religious Philosophy By Germain Lussier/Aug. 2, 2014 11:00 am EST Normally when discussing a movie, you don’t get to have a conversation about how science can potentially explain religion and the impact that has on the world. But not every movie discussion is with director Mike Cahill about his new movie, I Origins. The film is now in theaters and if you like intellectual sci-fi, you should check it out....

‘Kings’ Review: Halle Berry And Daniel Craig Lead A Well-Intentioned Misfire [TIFF] By Marshall Shaffer/Sept. 16, 2017 12:00 pm EST Deniz Gamze Ergüven’s Kings is the latest, but almost assuredly not the last, cinematic response to the increased visibility and amplified intensity surrounding conversations on police brutality towards black Americans. The Turkish director claims to have been working on the project for over a decade since she attended film school in the United States, and it’s highly likely that a significant factor in getting the film greenlit (and attracting the talent it did) came from the continued prevalence of racially biased policing in the news....

‘Mr. Robot’ - The 5 People We Care About In “Successor” By Corey Atad/Aug. 24, 2016 8:00 pm EST We’ve had a week now to come to terms with the big reveal in the last Mr. Robot. I will admit even I have continued to feel trepidation over the twist we got—not that I didn’t think it was well handled, but it might’ve been one stone throw too far. I’ve seen some propose that it might’ve been better had Sam Esmail eschewed the twist and revealed Elliot’s true state of mind right away, or at least much earlier....

/Response: Your Favorite Film And Television Pirates By Jacob Hall/May 26, 2017 12:00 pm EST (Welcome to /Response, 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 wrote about our favorite pirates from film and television. We then opened the floor to our readers: who is your favorite onscreen pirate?...

‘Roseanne’ Cancelled Because Of Star’s Racist Tweet, Original Reruns Pulled Everywhere Too [Updated] By Ben Pearson/May 30, 2018 7:15 am EST In a shocking decision, ABC has officially cancelled the mega-popular sitcom Roseanne after the show’s lead actress posted a racist comment on Twitter. UPDATE: In addition to the Roseanne revival being canceled at ABC, The Hollywood Reporter says reruns of the original series that ran from 1988 to 1997 have been pulled from Viacom’s Paramount Network, TV Land and CMT starting today, and The Laff network has also followed suit....

‘Sharp Objects’ Finale Wraps Up A Perfect Miniseries With “Milk” By Meredith Borders/Aug. 27, 2018 7:00 am EST With its eighth and final episode, Sharp Objects concludes this gorgeous, complicated story about feminine trauma, rage and love. Despite their nearly equitable screentime, the men in this story never really mattered, did they? In the end, it was never Alan, or Richard, or Vickery, or John Keene who were the answer to the questions Sharp Objects asked....

‘The First’ Creator Beau Willimon And Producer Jordan Tappis On Going To Mars For Hulu [Interview] By Fred Topel/Sept. 14, 2018 12:00 pm EST Created by Beau Willimon, The First is about NASA’s attempts to launch the first manned shuttle to Mars. After a launch disaster, Laz Ingram (Natasha McElhone) calls Tom Hagerty (Penn) in to get the mission back on track. Tom focuses on the mission but sometimes gets distracted by his daughter Denise (Anna Jacoby-Heron) rebelling and backsliding, while they still haven’t dealt with Tom’s wife’s death....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Trailer Breakdown: What The Hell Is Going On Here? By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 12, 2016 8:00 am EST The first trailer for Transformers: The Last Knight arrived one week ago, along with our coverage from a set visit that happened over the summer up in Michigan (find out what we learned right here). However, last week was chock full of a bunch of stuff, including the teaser trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....