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The Weekend Read: All Things ‘Fast And Furious,’ A Few Angry Rants, And A ‘The Last Jedi’ Trailer Breakdown By /Film Staff/April 14, 2017 6:00 pm EST If you’re looking for something to read over the weekend, we’ve got you covered. Here’s every review, editorial, list, feature, column, and rant published by the /Film staff and our team of freelancers over the past week. Trailer Breakdowns The first trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrived and Ethan Anderton performed a frame-by-frame breakdown of the footage…which raises more questions than answers....

This Week In Trailers: Film Threat Sucks, Gringo: The Dangerous Life Of John McAfee, Gimme Danger, Dogs, Don’t Kill It, Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 1, 2016 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: I Am Eleven, We The Economy, Showrunners, Ambition, Spandau Ballet: Soul Boys Of The Western World By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 4, 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: TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard, Wrong, Phil Collins And The Wild Frontier, Small Apartments By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 22, 2013 6:00 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?...

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequel Title Revealed As ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald,’ First Look And Synopsis Revealed By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2017 6:37 am EST Whip out your wands: the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sequel has a title and a plot synopsis. Warner Bros. revealed the Harry Potter prequel sequel (that’s going to get confusing) title as Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, along with the first story details....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Director J.A. Bayona Talks About Creating That “One Shot” Sequence And More [Interview] By Peter Sciretta/June 19, 2018 11:00 am EST Last week, I had the opportunity to talk to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director J.A. Bayona about the making of his latest film. We talk about why he decided to direct Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom after turning down the first film, his very collaborative relationship with co-writer/producer Colin Trevorrow, the creation of one of my favorite action sequences from the film, and the decision to make this a story about saving the dinosaurs....

‘Luke Cage’ Showrunner Teases Big-Name Musical Guests For Season One [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/July 29, 2016 7:30 am EST Netflix presented a panel on Marvel’s Luke Cage to the Television Critics Association. Luke Cage is the third Marvel TV series for Netflix, to be followed by Iron Fist and the team-up The Defenders. Showrunner Cheo Coker spoke about the show’s influences and tone, but first Alfre Woodard deflected a question about her role in both Captain America: Civil War and Luke Cage....

‘Star Wars’ Fans Bought A Billboard Demanding The Return Of The Expanded Universe By Jacob Hall/April 20, 2016 12:00 pm EST It is a period of civil war. Star Wars purists, striking from a hidden internet, have yet to win a victory against the powerful Disney Empire. During a recent exasperated Twitter thread, purists managed to work themselves into a fit of righteous anger over the Star Wars story group, a team of creative-types with enough power to destroy an entire continuity....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Merchandise Sales Could Total $5 Billion In A Single Year By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 1, 2015 8:30 am EST This weekend, Disney and Lucasfilm unleash an onslaught of Star Wars: The Force Awakens merchandise into stores around the world with a little event they’ve called Force Friday, which will be preceded by an 18-hour unboxing live stream of tons of goodies hitting shelves for Star Wars fans....

37 High Resolution Photos From Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 10, 2009 11:18 pm EST Sherlock Holmes has made his reputation finding the truth at the heart of the most complex mysteries. With the aid of Dr. John Watson, his trusted ally, the renowned “consulting detective” is unequaled in his pursuit of criminals of every stripe, whether relying on his singular powers of observation, his remarkable deductive skills, or the blunt force of his fists....

Disney Locks Down New Release Dates Through 2019 For Live-Action Projects By Angie Han/April 25, 2016 2:44 pm EST Riding high off the recent success of The Jungle Book, Disney has gone ahead and locked in four more release dates through 2019. Two of those will go to live-action fairy tales — which, combined with earlier announcements about Disney’s release dates, brings the total of live-action fairy tales on the studio’s slate to six....

Do You Love Black Out Days And No Free Parking? Universal Studios Hollywood Announces Annual Passes For You By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2015 1:30 pm EST I’m a Disneyland-fanatic but I’m not one of those hardcores that hates on Universal Studios at every turn. I actually like Universal, and specifically their Studio Tour in Hollywood (although it needs some updates), their 4D Transformers ride and the incredibly detailed immersive experience they have created with Harry Potter....

Early Buzz: Paranormal Activity 2 By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 21, 2010 12:30 pm EST I’ll admit it, I didn’t expect Paranormal Activity 2 to be any good. The sequel was rushed into production to be released in theaters a year after the original (ala Saw). Paramount Pictures had not released much footage for the release, and was not screening the film early for press (night before screenings in some cities) — both are normally indicators of nothing good....

Force Awakens Running Time, New Footage, Starkiller Base Details And Much More By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 13, 2015 12:30 pm EST Okay, so today ends the abundance of Star Wars: The Force Awakens news breaks as the Entertainment Weekly cover story has been released. After the jump you can find a round-up of all the new information we haven’t previously covered, including the final Force Awakens running time, the answer to if Starkiller base is another Death Star, Lawrence Kasdan talkimg about “starting from scratch” when he came on to rework Michael Arndt’s script, details on Kylo Ren and General Hux’s relationship and motivations, Daisy Ridley’s funny Harrison Ford story and much more....

Godzilla’s New Design? By Peter Sciretta/May 5, 2010 9:49 pm EST Earlier this year it was announced that Legendary Pictures, the company behind 300 and The Dark Knight, was developing a new American remake of Godzilla with producers Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Brian Rogers. A director has yet to be announced, but I’ve heard that they are looking for a darker/more realistic take on the property. Could this be it?...

Jeremy Saulnier’s Brilliant ‘Green Room’ Gets A 2016 Release Date By Jacob Hall/Oct. 6, 2015 4:00 pm EST Jeremy Saulnier’s Green Room is the cinematic equivalent of getting your face bashed in. In a good way, of course. This take-no-prisoners thriller has been making the festival rounds throughout 2015, sucker-punching unsuspecting audiences from Cannes to Toronto. It’s a mad and brilliant movie… and it’s already been picked up by A24, who have officially given this gruesome instant-gem a release date....

Marvel Bits: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Characters Expanded, Several New Actors Up For ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Synopsis By Germain Lussier/Oct. 12, 2012 3:30 pm EST Eagle-eyed /Film readers likely noticed there were no Superhero Bits today. Blame a last minute, awesome interview oppurtunity. But we couldn’t leave for the weekend without some kind of superhero update and both Marvel Studios and Marvel’s enemy Latino Review were happy to oblige....

McG In Talks To Direct ‘Masters Of The Universe,’ Must Still Contend With A Main Character Named “He-Man” By Jacob Hall/Jan. 22, 2016 9:17 am EST The wheel of fate spins. Another artist is pulled into the vortex of the always-in-the-works, never-coming-to-pass Masters of the Universe reboot. The cycle continues and it shall continue, even as our world turns to dust and the universe slowly stumbles toward oblivion. In other words, another director has been roped into trying to make a new Masters of the Universe happen....

Read Christopher Nolan’s Eloquent Farewell To Batman By Angie Han/July 24, 2012 4:30 pm EST As The Dark Knight Rises brings Christopher Nolan’s revered Batman trilogy to an ambitious and satisfying end, it seems the filmmaker is really and truly done with the Caped Crusader for good. He’s denied any involvement in future Batman or Justice League movies, insisting that “we’re finished with all we’re doing with Batman. This is the end of our take on this character....

Sebastian Stan & Anthony Mackie Talk ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And Reacting To A Talking Raccoon [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/March 28, 2018 9:00 am EST And now, here is our final interview from the set of Avengers: Infinity War. Today, we bring you our roundtable conversation with Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes, AKA Winter Solider) and Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson, AKA Falcon). In typical Marvel fashion, the actors were told to reveal nothing to us....