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Sequel Bits: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, ‘Lego Movie 2’, ‘Bond 24’, ‘Ghostbusters 3’ By Angie Han/April 10, 2014 2:15 pm EST Details about Lego Movie 2 are being kept under wraps, but one thing Chris McKay says we can expect is more female characters. Also after the jump: Ivan Reitman is still gung-ho about Ghostbusters 3 Camera tests are underway for Jurassic World Karl Urban wants you to sign the Dredd 2 petition Those “Penelope Cruz for Bond 24” rumors might be true Kevin James has a new love interest for Paul Blart 2 Here’s another How to Train Your Dragon poster Check out some Mad Max: Fury Road concept art...

Sequel Bits: Rupert Wyatt On ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Sequel; Plus Updates On ‘24,’ ‘Star Trek 2,’ Trek Animated Series And ‘G.I. Joe 2’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 8, 2011 4:30 pm EST There’s a lot of minor news floating around today about possible sequels, so let’s run it all down. After the break, you’ll find: Comments from Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt about a possible sequel to the Planet of the Apes prequel, The latest skinny on the 24 spin-off movie, Comments from J....

Sequel Bits: Seth Grahame-Smith Says ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Will Be A “True Sequel,” Plus: ‘Madagascar 3’, ‘Taken 2’, ‘Breaking Dawn’, ‘Leprechaun 7’ By Angie Han/March 20, 2012 3:30 pm EST So much for Beetlejuice being a reboot and not a remake. Now writer Seth Grahame-Smith it’s not a reboot either, but a straight-up sequel. Also after the jump: Madagascar 3 gets a cute new poster to go with its cute new trailer There’s a teaser for the upcoming teaser for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II Maggie Grace talks Taken 2 and not fixing things that aren’t broken Warwick Davis does not want a Leprechaun remake, but he has an idea for a sequel I have a rough idea of what it’s gonna be....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Dark Knight Rises, Edgar Wright, Joss Whedon, Amazing Spider-Man, Superman By Germain Lussier/March 30, 2012 11:00 am EST Want to read the history of Superman’s symbol? Is Edgar Wright working on a comic book project? How does Clark Gregg balance all his Marvel work? Care to watch a video of how The Avengers could be screwed up? Has a stunt man revealed a new action scene in The Dark Knight Rises?...

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Jupiter Ascending’ Is The Gorgeous, Big-Hearted Antidote To Cynical Science Fiction By Vanessa Bogart/July 27, 2017 8:30 am EST (Welcome to The Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or sets their sights on a movie seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: why the failure of Valerian the City of a Thousand Planets allows it to join the club of overlooked space fantasy that already includes the magnificent Jupiter Ascending....

Theme Park Bits: ‘Jurassic Park’ Night At Universal, Working Mech Coming To Pandora: The World Of ‘Avatar’ By Joshua Meyer/April 7, 2018 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Stranger Things fans, now’s the time to mobilize to bring David Harbour to Halloween Horror Nights. The 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park has inspired a special two-night event at Universal Orlando. Dinosaurs evolved from birds so that gives Donald Duck license to invade Dinoland USA....

This Week In Trailers: All The Light In The Sky, These Birds Walk, A Journey To Planet Sanity, The Young And Prodigious T.S. Spivet By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 23, 2013 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: Kissing Candice, Heroin(e), Infinity Baby, Miami, The Departure By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 16, 2017 8:00 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?...

UPDATE: ‘Deadpool 2’ Production Shut Down After Stunt Driver Death By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 15, 2017 10:15 am EST UPDATE: According to Deadline, production on Deadpool 2 has been shut down while the death of a stunt driver on the set is being investigated. There is no indication as to when production will resume. Our original story from August 14 follows. A stunt driver was killed on the set of Deadpool 2 on Monday, according to Vancouver police....

‘Coco’ Review: Pixar Is Back On Track With One Of Their Most Beautiful Movies By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 21, 2017 7:00 am EST When Pixar Animation Studios released its first film in 1995, it felt groundbreaking. Toy Story proved that computer animation could serve as the foundation for a feature film, but it also proved that animated films did not all need to follow the storytelling template of classical Disney animated films such as Beauty and the Beast and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs....

/Film Interview: ‘Gravity’ Producer David Heyman Talks Last Minute Changes, Expectations And Genius By Germain Lussier/Oct. 2, 2013 3:30 pm EST A genius filmmakers has a brilliant idea. But there are problems: it’s going to cost untold millions of dollars to realize, and he has no clue how to make it happen. Enter a great producer. This is what happened with Alfonso Cuaron’s latest film, Gravity. From the outset, the small space-set movie was incredibly ambitious....

/Film Interview: ‘Pain & Gain’ Writers Christopher Markus And Stephen McFeely Talk Adaptation And Michael Bay By Germain Lussier/April 26, 2013 12:00 pm EST Michael Bay might be the man getting all the ink when it comes to this week’s true crime film Pain & Gain, but really Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely were initially responsible for its birth. It was the screenwriting pair, who wrote the three Chronicles of Narnia adaptations, Captain America: The First Avenger, and the upcoming Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, that found the original Miami New Times articles by Pete Collins and shopped them around Hollywood....

/Film Interview: Anna Kendrick Talks ‘Into The Woods,’ Disney, Filmmaking And ‘Pitch Perfect’ Plot Holes By Germain Lussier/Dec. 26, 2014 12:00 pm EST When offered the chance to interview Anna Kendrick, I didn’t hesitate. Year after year, Kendrick proves herself to be one of the most fun and interesting people in Hollywood, jumping between big-budget blockbusters and small independent films. She’s also becoming increasingly popular due to her Twitter feed, which is filled with the kinds of humor you and your friends share in private rather than in public....

/Film Visits David Copperfield’s Secret Warehouse/Museum To Learn The Magic History Behind ‘Burt Wonderstone’ By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2013 3:31 pm EST I’m in a black bus traveling south west of the Las Vegas strip to an undisclosed location. Even if I knew where the destination is, I am sworn to secrecy — I am unable to disclose the address. We finally arrive at a large building with a very unusual small storefront: Korby’s Men & Boys, a clothing/tailor shop which advertises the “Finest Since 1964”....

‘Green Lantern’ Set Visit Video Blog By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2011 11:00 am EST In early August 2010, I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans to visit the set of the big screen adaptation of Green Lantern. After returning from the set, I recorded a video blog with Frosty from Collider — an in depth discussion about what we saw during the visit and our early impressions. Keep in mind, we didn’t see any completed computer effects rendered footage....

‘Holiday’ Review: Director Isabella Eklöf Addresses The Stigmatization Of Sexual Assault Through A Highly Stylized Lens [Fantastic Fest] By Marisa Mirabal/Sept. 26, 2018 11:00 am EST “She secretly likes the attention.” “If she didn’t want it, why would she dress that way?” “She should have known this would happen.” “Why won’t she just leave?” You don’t have to be a female to hear these kinds of statements and questions. Although, if you identify as a female, you probably hear them often....

‘Kong: Skull Island’ Star Toby Kebbell Says “Time Will Tell” Who’s Really Playing King Kong By Angie Han/Aug. 16, 2016 1:30 pm EST Pretty much the moment Toby Kebbell was cast in Kong: Skull Island, speculation began about whether he’d be playing King Kong. After all, Kebbell’s resume includes several high-profile mo-cap roles, including the ape Koba in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the orc Durotan in Warcraft; he seemed like a natural fit to play Kong via the magic of motion capture....

‘Mandy’ Director Panos Cosmatos On Pitting Nicolas Cage Against Evil [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Sept. 17, 2018 8:00 am EST The unnervingly beautiful and grotesque worlds born in Panos Cosmatos’ imagination are remarkable. The writer-director showed with his directorial debut Beyond the Black Rainbow that he knows how to keep an audience’s eyes glued to the screen, but he can do far more than compose piercing images and an all consuming atmosphere....

‘Paddington 2’ Review: A Great Sequel That Tops The Original In Every Way By Josh Spiegel/Jan. 9, 2018 7:00 am EST Any film critic worth his or her salt will tell you that January is a pretty rough month for new releases. It’s a month marked by high-profile films from the previous year expanding around the country as they aim to get awards attention. Rare is the January release that rises above the status of being forgettable....

‘Rampage’ Early Buzz: Dwayne Johnson Does His Thing In Your Latest Mindless, Loud Guilty Pleasure By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 5, 2018 10:30 am EST At this point, you know what to expect in a Dwayne Johnson movie. Big explosions, even bigger pecs, and lots of testosterone-fueled male posturing — probably in the jungle, and probably while the Rock is wearing the same khaki shirt he’s dragged across five movie sets. Johnson has nailed a type, and he’s got an audience willing to pay top dollar to see him to it again....