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Watch: Gareth Edwards Is Asked Whether Jedi Or Leia Will Be In ‘Rogue One’ By Angie Han/Dec. 1, 2016 12:30 pm EST Although Rogue One mostly focuses on a group of heroes and villains we’ve never seen before, it’s no secret that we can expect some familiar faces to crop up as well. Darth Vader has been heavily featured in the marketing, and it looks like we can expect appearances by Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Wilhuff Tarkin as well....

Weekend Weirdness: An Intimate Doc On Nick Nolte; Who Killed Teddy Bear? In NYC; The House Of The Devil On VHS By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 24, 2010 8:37 pm EST It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, sans The Tooth Fairy, that offer proof. /Film’s Weekend Weirdness examines such flicks, whether in the form of a new trailer for a provocative indie, a mini review, or an interview....

‘Alien: Covenant’ Review: A Thoughtful And Gnarly Sequel By Karen Han/May 19, 2017 8:00 am EST (Because of the mixed reactions to the film from critics across the internet, we are running two reviews of Alien: Covenant. Here’s a positive take on the movie. For a different perspective, you can read Josh Spiegel’s negative review.) The planet upon which most of Alien: Covenant unfolds is not unlike the movie itself: it’s a vast and beautiful thing, though not without its share of dangers and unexplored territory....

‘Big Hero 6’: Full Voice Cast And New Images Revealed By Angie Han/July 14, 2014 8:00 am EST After months of hints and clues, Disney has finally revealed the full voice cast for Big Hero 6, the studio’s first animated Marvel feature. Ryan Potter will lead as robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who assembles the titular team, while Scott Adsit will voice his robot BFF Baymax. T.J. Miller, Damon Wayans Jr., Maya Rudolph, and Alan Tudyk are also among the cast....

‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Early Buzz: Michael Moore Goes After Trump In His Most Powerful Documentary Yet By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 7, 2018 8:30 am EST Audiences mostly know what to expect when it comes to Michael Moore documentaries. Searing indictments of the institution, the system, The Man. But when word got out that he planned to target President Donald Trump in his newest documentary, Fahrenheit 11/9, the buzz started to grow over a film that would pit a notable firebrand against the country’s most divisive figure....

‘Mute’ Release Date Officially Announced By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 19, 2018 8:36 am EST At last, Duncan Jones’ highly-anticipated Netflix movie Mute has a release date: February 23, 2018. Last week, Jones teased the release date as “next month,” and today, the Moon and Warcraft filmmaker finally made it official. More on the Mute release date below. Let’s just jump right to the announcement, shall we? So here we are.@mute. Starring Alex Skarsgård, Justin Theroux & Paul Rudd....

‘Nice Guys’ And Their Monsters: How ‘Colossal’ Mirrors ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ By Josh Spiegel/April 17, 2017 7:00 am EST (This post contains major spoilers from Colossal.) Nacho Vigalondo’s new film Colossal begins with a novel high concept: what if a kaiju-style monster attacking innocent civilians was the manifestation of a random, unknowing stranger thousands of miles away? Anne Hathaway portrays that random stranger, whose growing awareness that her drunken exploits are inadvertently causing mayhem in South Korea causes a change in her lifestyle....

‘Silicon Valley’ Review: The Most Awkward Moment In ‘Patent Troll’ By Alex Riviello/June 5, 2017 10:00 am EST (Each week, we’re going to kick off discussion about Silicon Valley season 4 by answering one simple question: what was the most awkward moment of the week?) If we were to tally up the most awkward moments in Silicon Valley by the character responsible, Richard Hendricks would undoubtedly lead by a significant amount....

‘Sleight’ Director JD Dillard On How He Went From Bad Robot Receptionist To Sundance Sensation By Peter Sciretta/April 28, 2017 7:00 am EST JD Dillard in costume for Force Awakens Star Wars Celebration is already here? JD Dillard in costume for Force Awakens It’s in Orlando this year. Dope. I love how the people inside that world just call it “Celebration,” it sounds so culty. It definitely sounds borderline religious....

‘Unbreakable’ Actors Reunite For M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 21, 2017 2:30 pm EST M. Night Shyamalan is pulling out all the stops for his next film, Glass, and connecting it to Unbreakable in more ways than one. As the filmmaker prepares to start production in Philadelphia, his latest seems like a culmination of everything he’s learned up until now. It finds him returning to Unbreakable, one of his best movies and combining it with his most recent hit Split....

Ben Affleck Cast As Batman For ‘Man Of Steel’ Sequel By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 22, 2013 6:39 pm EST Warner Bros. has chosen the new Batman, and his name is Ben Affleck. The studio has officially announced that Affleck will join Henry Cavill in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel. After the failure of Daredevil, it seemed unthinkable that Affleck would ever tackle a major superhero movie again. And yet Warner Bros....

Box Office: I Am Legend Headed Towards $73 Million+ Weekend!?! By Steve Mason/Dec. 15, 2007 3:45 am EST Both Variety and The Hollywood Reporter forecasted an I Am Legend weekend gross in the $40M+ range, which was way too low based on the latest industry tracking. Thursday night, I went online with my final prediction at $60M, and, as it turns out, I underestimated the power of Will Smith as well....

Disneyland Updates: Star Wars Land To Replace ToonTown? Plus ‘Frozen’ To Take Over DCA By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 2, 2014 2:00 pm EST Thursday morning Disney is expected to announce a large set of changes for Disneyland Parks and resort, including a big investment in Frozen in Disney California Adventure and Disneyland, The Muppets’ DCA theatre will be gone for a while, a Cars Land ride replacement and more. And we also get a rumored timeline of where and when to expect Star Wars Land when it comes to Disneyland....

Interview: Sunshine Director Danny Boyle By Peter Sciretta/July 20, 2007 1:34 pm EST On Monday July 16th I had the chance to sit down with Trainspotting/28 Days Later director Danny Boyle about his new film Sunshine. Fifty years from now, the sun is dying and a solar winter has enveloped the earth. Our last hope: a spaceship and a crew of eight men and women. They carry a device which will breathe new life into the star....

It’s Time For ‘Fantastic Beasts’ And The Harry Potter Universe To Become More Inclusive By Angie Han/Nov. 23, 2016 12:00 pm EST Like Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a fantastical adventure grounded in real-world themes of prejudice and acceptance. Like Harry Potter, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them uses a powerful dark wizard to stand in for the tyrants and hatemongers who’ve rained down terror on minorities throughout history....

New Posters: ‘Rabbit Hole,’ ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ And ‘I Am Number Four’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 30, 2010 12:38 pm EST There are new posters for three films today: indie and festival darling Rabbit Hole gets a new one-sheet that is very different from the last, while delayed thriller The Adjustment Bureau and I Am Number Four both get their own new images. See ’em all after the break. If you didn’t like the slightly cheeky one sheet that debuted not long ago for John Cameron Mitchell’s Rabbit Hole, Cinematical has a new, much more serious one....

Page 2: Donald Glover, Shaun Of The Dead, Trey Parker And Matt Stone, The Muppets, Neil Patrick Harris, Scott Pilgrim, Donal Logue, Drive Angry By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2011 7:30 pm 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 40 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Pimpin’ In Space: The Blaxploitation Roots Of Lando Calrissian By Monique Jones/Feb. 28, 2018 8:00 am EST Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters this May, and the character everyone is the most excited to see isn’t Han Solo. It’s Lando Calrissian. Lando, initially played by Billy Dee Williams and now Donald Glover, has been a huge force (no pun intended) in the Star Wars universe. His personality, good looks, and roguish charm have secured him the honor of being one of the most influential and coolest Star Wars characters of all time....

Production Begins On The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 16, 2007 5:20 am EST The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian has begun filming. Check out the full press release after the jump. ‘THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN’ BEGINS FILMING; ANDREW ADAMSON RETURNS TO DIRECT SECOND BOOK IN C.S. LEWIS’ BELOVED SERIES Henley, Keynes, Moseley, Popplewell reprise their roles from the first film; new cast includes veteran actors Peter Dinklage, Warwick Davis and newcomer Ben Barnes in the title role Production begins in New Zealand before segueing to Eastern Europe locations BURBANK, CA, February 16, 2007 — “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” the second live-action/CGI motion picture adaptation of C....

Star Trek Bits: Roberto Orci And Damon Lindelof Answer Questions, J.J. Abrams Drops Klingon Hint On MTV By Angie Han/June 4, 2012 4:30 pm EST Because Damon Lindelof co-wrote Prometheus, which comes out this weekend, he’s been talking to the press quite a bit lately, and dropping a few Star Trek sequel tidbits along the way. After the jump, read his comments on the improved Enterprise set, star Benedict Cumberbatch, and the secrecy surrounding the sequel....