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The Remake Of ‘The Mummy’ Takes Its Title Literally, Considers Casting A Female Lead By Jacob Hall/Oct. 14, 2015 7:00 am EST Universal’s remake of The Mummy is set for a 2017 release date and is intended to help kick off an entire new cinematic universe starring the studio’s classic monsters. And while production has to begin soon-ish to hit that release date, the studio and director Alex Kurtzman still have a major decision left on their plate – the gender of the Mummy itself....

This Week In Trailers: Blood Into Wine, Sherlock Holmes, Pumzi, The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu, The Last Rites Of Ransom Pride By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 29, 2010 2:00 pm 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Warner Bros Denies Comments By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 8, 2007 10:44 pm EST Yesterday we ran a report which was picked up by many outlets around the web, and originated on Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood website. Finke claimed that three separate Warner Bros producers had informed her that Warner Bros president of production Jeff Robinov has made a new decree that “We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead....

‘Battle: Los Angeles’ - What Did You Think? By David Chen/March 12, 2011 4:25 am EST Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles hits theaters this weekend and it’s a curious beast of a film, a summer blockbuster released in the wintry malaise of March. That being said, it’s probably one of my most anticipated film for quite some time, with a beautiful teaser trailer (embedded below) and a moody, atmospheric marketing campaign that played off of previous, real-life and alleged “alien encounters....

‘Godzilla: Monster Planet’ Concept Art And Synopsis: When Monsters Reign Supreme By Jack Giroux/March 25, 2017 11:00 am EST Netflix will bring subscribers Godzilla: Monster Planet sometime later this year, which will first open in Japan this November. The animated movie is the 30th Toho-produced Godzilla picture. Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan) and Hiroyuki Seshita (Ajin) co-directed the picture, which is set 20,000 years in the future when Godzilla and monsters rule the Earth....

‘Mr. Robot’ Review: ‘Don’t Delete Me’ Is A Surreal, Cinematic Trip By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 30, 2017 7:30 am EST (We’re going to kickstart our weekly discussion of USA’s Mr. Robot season 3 by answering one simple question: who had the biggest mental breakdown in this week’s episode?) Following up last week’s dour episode, Mr. Robot takes a trip down the cinematic rabbit hole. “Don’t Delete Me” has Elliot (Rami Malek) once again grappling with his guilt, but this time it’s not limited to the thousands of people who died in the E Corp explosions, but over Trenton and Mobley being framed for them....

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ - What Did You Think? By Ethan Anderton/May 26, 2017 6:00 pm EST It’s been six years since the last sequel in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise arrived, and it wasn’t exactly a shining example of an entertaining high seas adventure. In fact, I couldn’t even tell you what happened in that movie. That’s how memorable On Stranger Tides was when it arrived around this same time in 2011....

‘Star Wars: Resistance’ May Be Lucasfilm’s Latest ‘Star Wars’ TV Series By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 22, 2018 11:00 am EST Soon enough, Star Wars on the small screen will be heading into uncharted territory. Star Wars Rebels is coming to an end, and fans will be stuck waiting for Lucasfilm to deliver on the promise of a new series set in a galaxy far, far away. As of now, we know nothing about the developing projects, But there’s a chance we have a hint as to what the new Star Wars TV series will bring us....

‘Westworld’ Season 2 Officially Announced As Showrunners Tease Future Developments By Jacob Hall/Nov. 14, 2016 11:20 am EST We all saw this coming, but it’s always nice to finally have confirmation. HBO has confirmed that Westworld will return for a second season, as will the network’s other freshman show, Divorce and Insecure. However, Westworld fans may have to wait a little longer to get their next fix. While the big news here is that Westworld, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s ambitious science fiction series about a robot theme park, will get another season to solve its many mysteries, it’s clear exactly when the show is set to return....

2018 Emmy Nominations Announced: ‘Game Of Thrones,’ ‘Stranger Things’, ‘Barry’ & More Land Nods By Ethan Anderton/July 12, 2018 9:01 am EST This fall will bring us the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by Saturday Night Live cast members Michael Che and Colin Jost, live from the Microsoft Theater on September 17. But before that, we need to know who has been nominated for the most coveted award in television. This year is full of some standby favorites, as well as some exciting new players too....

Alfonso Cuarón Wins DGA Award For Best Feature Director By Russ Fischer/Jan. 25, 2014 11:19 pm EST The Directors Guild of America handed out its awards tonight for directorial achievement in 2013. Alfonso Cuarón took the top prize, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, for his work on Gravity. That all but locks him in as the Best Director Oscar winner. Steven Soderbergh won as best director of a TV movie or mini-series for Behind the Candelabra, and Vince Gilligan won the award for direction in a dramatic series for the Breaking Bad episode ‘Felina,’ beating out fellow Breaking Bad nominee Bryan Cranston, and also David Fincher, who was nominated for the pilot of House of Cards....

Edge Based on George G. Gilman’s best-selling book series of the same name, which has been described as “the most violent western in print,” ‘Edge’ showcases the sly, raw power of the western genre. Set in 1868, Max Martini (‘Pacific Rim,’ ‘Captain Phillips’) stars as Josiah ‘Edge’ Hedges—a Union officer turned cowboy, who prowls the post-Civil War American West doling out his own peculiar (and savage) brand of justice. When we meet Edge in the pilot, his mission is personal and his vengeance hath no fury....

Brainiac Has Become The Best Character On ‘Krypton’ By Monique Jones/May 3, 2018 10:00 am EST This week on “Is Krypton Getting Any Better?”, I can say that I’m slowly refining what I mean by my answer of “Yes.” Yes, it is indeed getting better, including this episode, “Transformation.” It’s getting better because the writers are catching on to how they can create some character arcs that work. But there’s still some messiness in how these characters are utilized; there’s still a rush in the writers’ room to get to plot points before they’ve had a chance to build....

Find The Door: 13 ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Questions We Want Answered By Chris Evangelista/May 9, 2018 12:00 pm EST Westworld season 2 has just begun, and we already have plenty of questions. Below, we pose the the biggest Westworld season 2 questions that are up in the air at the moment. Spoilers for the show follow.Westworld season 2 has cut back on the puzzle box nature of season 1 ever-so-slightly. With much of the season 1 exposition out of the way, season 2 has been a bit more free to tell a straightforward story....

Germain’s Top Ten Most Anticipated Films Of 2011 By Germain Lussier/Jan. 4, 2011 9:00 am EST If you read my top ten of 2010 you saw that, despite some diamonds in the rough, I felt 2010 was largely unimpressive in terms of film. Well, if potential says anything, 2011 is going to be amazing. We’ve got new films from filmmakers like Terrence Malick, Michel Gondry, Ron Howard and Jodie Foster, incredible genre action with films like Cowboys & Aliens and Green Lantern, the return of epic franchises with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol and X-Men First Class and even huge blockbuster comedy with films like The Hangover Part II....

How ‘Iron Man’ Built The Foundation Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Siddhant Adlakha/April 2, 2018 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Road to Infinity War, a new series where we revisit the first 18 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and ask “How did we get here?” First up: Iron Man, and how Marvel turned a series of flaws into profound strengths.) The Marvel machine went into production without a completed script....

Joss Whedon Teases Future Marvel Villain And Deems ‘New Hope’ Better Than ‘Empire’ At Hollywood Q&A By Germain Lussier/Dec. 18, 2012 11:19 pm EST Why would anyone wait in line to see a movie that they’ve already seen and is currently on Blu-ray? Joss Whedon. The writer/director of this year’s #1 film, The Avengers, stopped by the Director’s Guild of America in Hollywood, CA Tuesday night to screen that film and speak with Jeff Goldsmith of Backstory Magazine about his uber-blockbuster....

Live ‘Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ Fan Event Happening November 4 By Germain Lussier/Oct. 28, 2013 1:30 pm EST Next week, Hobbit fans can head to theaters to see brand new footage from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. On November 4, Warner Bros. is hosting a worldwide theatrical fan event to celebrate the upcoming sequel, which will include a Q&A with several of the film’s stars. While the event will take place in cities all over the world, the four host cities – New York, Los Angeles, London and Wellington – will have stars in attendance, all linked by satellite, answering your questions....

National Lampoon Biopic Cast: Who’s Playing Bill Murray, John Belushi And Harold Ramis? By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2016 11:00 am EST Just last month we found out Netflix was developing a film about Doug Kenney, the co-founder of National Lampoon, the humor magazine that eventually evolved into creating comedy records and movies in the 1970s and 1980s. The film is called A Futile & Stupid Gesture and shines a light on the history of National Lampoon through the eyes of Kenney, who will be played by Saturday Night Live veteran and Last Man on Earth star Will Forte....

Page 2: John Lasseter, Dylan Dog, Ronald D Moore, The Dark Knight Rises, James Cameron, Star Wars, Judd Apatow By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 1, 2011 9:00 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 24 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....