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Exclusive: Joe Carnahan Wants ‘Death Wish’ Back; Updates On ‘Stretch’ By Germain Lussier/May 6, 2014 4:30 pm EST Last week, I had an epic conversation with Joe Carnahan. Which is pretty much how all conversations go when you’re talking to Joe Carnahan. The director of The Grey, Smokin’ Aces and The A-Team is one of the most honest and outspoken directors in Hollywood, never shy about telling people what’s what. That’s why he sometimes burns bridges, leaves projects he’s not passionate about, and signs up for films that may never get made....

Hugh Jackman May Replace Christian Bale In Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ By Jack Giroux/March 8, 2017 4:30 pm EST Following a huge weekend at the box-office with Logan, Hugh Jackman is in talks for the lead role in Michael Mann’s Enzo Ferrari biopic. The actor would replace Christian Bale, who exited Ferrari a year ago over weight gain concerns. If a deal is struck, then Jackman will get to work with actress Noomi Rapace (The Drop) on Mann’s film....

Hulu’s ‘The First’ Is A Down-To-Earth Sci-Fi Drama About Looking To The Heavens, And Beyond By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 4, 2018 9:00 am EST The First, the latest original series from Hulu and House of Cards creator Beau Willimon, is an engrossing, engaging drama about several characters connected to the first manned mission to Mars. While the red planet may be the ultimate destination, this show is more about the earth-bound lives of its ensemble, and the emotional issues they each grapple with....

Iron Man 2 Review: Downey And Rockwell Power Through A Tangled Tale By Russ Fischer/May 7, 2010 2:23 pm EST There are screenplays that are as well-engineered and powerful as the armor Tony Stark built for himself in the movie Iron Man. And then there are those that…aren’t. But a sloppy script can still be charming and fun enough to pass a couple hours when acted out by people like Robert Downey, Jr....

LOL: Watch Will Ferrell In One Of The Best Unaired ‘Saturday Night Live’ Sketches Ever By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2018 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Will Ferrell is easily one of the most revered and beloved Saturday Night Live cast members of all time. The improv comedian joined the cast of SNL back in 1995 at a time when the series was struggling to fill the void left by departed cast members in the early 1990s....

Marvel Studios Head Kevin Feige Isn’t Taking Over Lucasfilm By Peter Sciretta/June 29, 2018 9:00 am EST Rumors have been circulating around Hollywood recently that Kathleen Kennedy would be stepping down from Lucasfilm, and that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige would be coming in to head up the future of Star Wars. Sitting down across from Feige at the Ant-Man and the Wasp junket, I was able to ask Feige about the speculation and put an end to the rumors....

Review: Adam Wingard’s ‘Blair Witch’ Sequel Is A Scary Surprise [Comic-Con] By Fred Topel/July 23, 2016 6:00 am EST This was the perfect way to introduce Blair Witch to the world. The series is rooted in clever marketing, as the original film was positioned as real found footage of real film students who disappeared. The sequel twisted the concept to focus on the Blair Witch hype more than the legend itself....

Sequel Bits: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2,’ ‘Alien: Covenant,’ ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ ‘Finding Dory,’ ‘The Conjuring 2,’ ‘Fast 8’ By Jacob Hall/April 15, 2016 2:30 pm EST In today’s edition of Sequel Bits: Keanu Reeves is already talking about another John Wick movie. Jeff Goldblum explains whether or not he’ll return to the Jurassic Park series. The release date of the next Star Trek Beyond trailer is revealed. Disney releases a new image from Finding Dory....

Star Wars Bits: Mark Hamill’s Force Awakens Secrets, Why Kylo Ren Isn’t “Evil” And More By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 20, 2015 1:00 pm EST In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits, we take a look at the following tidbits: Mark Hamill possibly hints that The Force Awakens could have a huge Empire Strikes Back twist. Adam Driver doesn’t think Kylo Ren is evil, says he feels he’s “morally justified.” C-3PO’s Force Awakens prequel comic has been pushed back from December 2015 to February 2016....

Steven Soderbergh Says The Future Of Filmmaking Is iPhones By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 26, 2018 2:30 pm EST Steven Soderbergh is a big fan of making dramatic statements on the state of cinema. “I just don’t think movies matter as much any more,” the Ocean’s Eleven director said in 2013 when he announced his retirement from feature filmmaking. After that, the director did retreat into television, creating prestigious acclaimed series like The Knick and The Girlfriend Experience....

Steven Spielberg Talks Motion Capture In ‘The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn’ By Germain Lussier/March 14, 2011 7:00 pm EST Even though James Cameron used it to blockbuster critical and financial success, film fans are still divided on the issues of motion capture and 3D. Some see motion capture as the next step in an acting evolution which will eventually see the actor disappear, while others see it as an uncomfortable midpoint between animation and live-action....

Superhero Bits: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer Info, ‘Captain America’ Post-Credits, ‘Man Of Steel,’ Luke Cage By Germain Lussier/July 13, 2011 1:30 pm EST Would you read the details on the above note projectionists got telling them the restrictions on The Dark Knight Rises trailer? Curious about the Captain America: The First Avenger post-credits sequence and what about that film made Chris Evans go to therapy? Will Man of Steel start its own Carmageddon?...

This Week In Trailers: T2 Trainspotting, Homo Sapiens, Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent, Actor Martinez, Animals Season 2 By Christopher Stipp/March 4, 2017 10:00 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: The Alchemist Cookbook, In The Shadow Of The Hill, Cameraperson, Silicon Cowboys, Dancer By Christopher Stipp/Sept. 16, 2016 7:30 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?...

Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Rian Johnson’s ‘Looper’, Terrence Malick’s ‘To The Wonder’, Tom Tykwer And The Wachowskis’ ‘Cloud Atlas’, Joss Whedon’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ By Angie Han/July 24, 2012 1:30 pm EST As the blockbuster summer movie season slowly winds down, it’s time to look ahead to this fall’s festival circuit offerings. The Toronto International Film Festival has just unveiled its first wave of programming, and its slate so far looks pretty damn impressive....

TV Buzz: AMC’s Breaking Bad Finally Crosses The Dark Side By Hunter Stephenson/May 18, 2009 9:31 pm EST Geez. Breaking Bad is breaking our innocent heart like the fourth grade. How about yours? With last Sunday’s episode, “Mandala,” the show tapped a pungent high too strong for /Film to ignore. Indeed, the latest ep in the best crystal meth drama outside of Wasilla, Alaska seemed to Ziploc the destinies of several main characters....

/Answers: Our Favorite Hard Science Fiction Movies By /Film Staff/Feb. 23, 2018 1:00 pm EST Every week in /Answers, we answer a new pop culture-related question. In this edition, we celebrate the release of Annihilation by asking “What is your favorite hard science fiction movie?” For our purposes here, we’re defining “hard science fiction” as sci-fi that bases its concepts in actual science or builds it’s narrative around far-reaching concepts and ideas....

‘Cars 3’ Character Cruz Ramirez Gives The Sequel A Big Heart, But She Almost Didn’t Exist By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2017 11:00 am EST In case you didn’t see, /Film was invited to screen a bunch of footage from Cars 3, which is about half the movie. You can read through our detailed reaction to the footage to see how it holds up against not just the rest of the Cars franchise but also Pixar’s body of work in general....

‘Den Of Thieves’ Review: A Too-Loud, Too-Long, Too-Dull Game Of Cops And Robbers By Karen Han/Jan. 19, 2018 11:00 am EST It’s hard to make a bad Gerard Butler movie. This isn’t to say that none of his movies are bad. Rather, Gerard Butler is the kind of actor so willing to ham it up that nothing he’s in is ever a complete waste of time. He’s committed to the point that I’ve long considered him a better actor than he’s generally given credit for (or given the roles to prove), though he seems to be doing perfectly well in the gregarious tough guy niche he’s carved out for himself....

/Film Interview: Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Talk Themes And Foreshadowing In ‘The World’s End’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 23, 2013 5:43 pm EST When Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost made Shaun of the Dead, they never could have foreseen this. To them, Shaun was merely a clever, fun manifestation of their love for zombie movies, and a way to make something outside of television. The group didn’t think anyone would even really see it....