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‘Toy Story 4’: Pixar Threw Out Three Quarters Of The Script By Ben Pearson/June 4, 2018 10:30 am EST Toy Story 4 was originally supposed to arrive in theaters in June of 2017, but it swapped release dates with Cars 3 and moved back a year. But it was delayed again, swapping release dates with Incredibles 2 this time and being reassigned to a June 21, 2019 release date. Now, one of the film’s voice actors has explained the reason for the Toy Story 4 delay: Pixar tossed out 75% of the movie’s script....

2014 MondoCon Recap: Take A Trip Through Movie Poster Nirvana By Germain Lussier/Sept. 25, 2014 7:30 am EST Ask a film fan and they’ll say Fantastic Fest is the best film festival in the world. An experience so unique and exciting, there’s almost no way it could be improved. That is, until organizers added MondoCon. MondoCon is a sister convention put on by the team known for their highly collectible and sought-after posters....

AFI’s Night At The Movies: Harrison Ford Presents ‘Blade Runner,’ Kevin Spacey Presents ‘Usual Suspects’ & More By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2013 10:05 am EST Just yesterday I said “Los Angeles film fans, April and May is a great time to live in the City of Angels.” There’s the Hero Complex Film Festival, EW’s CapeTown Film Festival, the Turner Classic Movies Film Festival and now Target Presents AFI Night at the Movies....

Bobcat Goldthwait On How ‘Misfits & Monsters’ Is Like ‘Get Out’ [Interview] By Fred Topel/July 10, 2018 12:00 pm EST For example, the premiere episode, “Bubba the Bear.” Seth Green plays an actor whose finds it even harder to get taken seriously when his famous animated character comes to life. Goldthwait may have faced the same battle metaphorically when he transitioned from an ’80s comic to become a serious director....

Early Buzz: Watchmen Is An Extremely Faithful Adaptation, Possibly To A Flaw? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 19, 2009 9:48 pm EST Reviews of Watchmen have started to leak online, and the consensus thus far is the movie is extremely faithful to the graphic novel (with exception of the ending) and possibly to a fault. Most fans of the graphic novel seem to love the film, but some wonder if viewers who haven’t read the book might think....

Wait, Does This Mean the Fantastic Four Going to Disney? Yes. There was some concern that the confusing history of The Fantastic Four’s movie rights would exclude it from this deal, but in Disney’s press release of the announcement, the company proudly touted that the deal “provides Disney with the opportunity to reunite the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and Deadpool with the Marvel family under one roof and create richer, more complex worlds of inter-related characters and stories that audiences have shown they love....

Exclusive: Scott Waugh Talks ‘Need For Speed’ 3D Conversion By Germain Lussier/Feb. 4, 2014 4:30 pm EST It began with a simple tweet. “Need For Speed will now be released in 3D.” Like that, the talk began to spread across the Internet. The Aaron Paul video game adaptation was set for release in a few mere weeks and now someone made the decision to convert the film to 3D? Instantly the frightening associations began to films such as Clash of the Titans and The Last Airbender, which were also given last minute 3D conversions to suck a few extra dollars out of the audience....

Exclusive Photos: Disney’s Tangled By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2010 7:00 am EST Walt Disney Animation Studios has given us an exclusive first look at four new photos from their upcoming computer animated film Tangled. Check out the high resolution images after the jump. Previously: Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno (the co-director and head of story on Bolt respectively), this new telling of the classic fairy tale Rapunzel (the original title of the film), will transport audiences “to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses....

First ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Footage Reveals Episode 8 Opening By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2017 10:24 am EST The general public likely won’t see the first footage from Star Wars: The Last Jedi until Star Wars Celebration next month in Orlando, but Disney Shareholders were given a sneak peek on Wednesday during the Disney shareholder meeting in Denver, Colorado. The footage appears to reveal the Episode 8 opening. Find out what was shown, after the jump....

HBO Bringing ‘The Larry Sanders Show’ To Streaming, Talks The Future Of ‘True Detective,’ ‘Deadwood’ & More By Fred Topel/July 30, 2016 1:00 pm EST During the Television Critics Association executive sessions today, plenty of news about the future of HBO’s ongoing original programming came out of the woodwork. Quentin Schaffer, Executive Vice President of Corporate Communications, and Casey Bloys, president of HBO Programming, offered some updates on the future of shows like True Detective, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ballers, The Leftovers and Project Greenlight....

John Carpenter’s ‘Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998’ Resurrects The Horror Master’s Classic Music By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 19, 2017 8:00 am EST Not only is John Carpenter an acclaimed filmmaker behind some of the best horror movies ever made – Halloween, The Thing, They Live – he’s also the creator of some of the best horror movie music. Just as E.T. wouldn’t be nearly as effective without John Williams’ orchestral score, Halloween would be a lesser film without Carpenter’s eerie yet simple themes, made up of repeating piano melodies that alternate between sporadic and heart-attack fast....

John Lasseter Now Officially Co-Directing Cars 2 By Peter Sciretta/June 23, 2010 8:55 pm EST In February, ComingSoon reported that the Walt Disney Company revealed during their first quarter earnings call yesterday that Pixar’s Cars 2 has been pushed back to a December 2011 release. Disney quickly contacted us claiming that no release date change announcement was made. At the time we just assumed it was a screw up in the transcript of the conference call… But something fishy was definitely going on....

The Best Movies Streaming Right Now Magnolia Now Streaming on FilmStruck Release Date: 1999Genre: Ensemble dramaDirector: Paul Thomas AndersonCast: Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards, Melora WaltersPaul Thomas Anderson’s lovely, lengthy zig-zag in and out of the lives of several California residents is ambitious to a fault. While Anderson has said in recent years he thinks the film is probably too long, the length is part of what makes Magnolia so special....

Page 2: Star Trek, Ron Howard, Transformers, Game Of Thrones, Mad Men, Muppets, Pixar By Peter Sciretta/June 18, 2013 1:30 pm EST 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: The Fifth Element, The Hobbit, Orson Welles, Sherlock Holmes 2, Harry Potter, Looper, Alien, Thor, Roger Rabbit, Whitney Cummings By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 21, 2011 11:30 am 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....

Pixar Pier Details Revealed: Incredicoaster, Inside Out Land, RIP Cove Bar, Opening Date By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 2, 2017 2:05 pm EST At D23 Expo 2017, Disney Parks and Resorts announced that Paradise Pier in Disneyland Resort’s Disney California Adventure theme park would be transformed into Pixar Pier. Details at the time were non-existent, but they hinted that rides would be rethemed to Pixar films, that new restaurants would open up, and that there might even be room for new attractions....

Road To ‘Fallout’: How ‘Mission: Impossible’ Became The Best Modern Action Franchise By Chris Evangelista/July 11, 2018 9:00 am EST Talk about impossible: somehow, Mission: Impossible has blossomed into the best modern-day action franchise. Since 1996, Tom Cruise has been inviting audiences along as he defies the odds, risks his life, runs like hell, and delivers increasingly entertaining adventures. Unlike most franchises, Mission: Impossible has generally improved with each subsequent entry....

Set Visit: How Shawn Levy Directed Computer Rendered Robots On The Set Of ‘Real Steel’ [Video Blog] By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 6, 2011 2:30 pm EST On July 4th 2010, I sat in a former Model T Ford factory in Detroit. The huge building was transformed into a futuristic make-shift boxing arena — The Crash Palace (seen above), filled with hundreds of punk-styled boxing fans, covering the floors to the rafters. I sat in front of a huge monitor off to the side, observing what was being filmed in the boxing ring in front of me....

The ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Title Is ‘The Force Awakens’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2014 9:02 am EST The Star Wars Twitter has revealed the official title of Star Wars Episode VII. It’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There’s no “Episode VII” in this title treatment, but that doesn’t mean the naming convention is gone. (You don’t call it “Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back” right?) So for right now, the film is Star Wars: The Force Awakens....

The Best Collectible, Toy And Game Gifts Of 2014 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 27, 2014 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Welcome to the third part of /Film’s Ultimate 2014 Film Geek Holiday Gift Guide. We hope we can help you find gifts for your pop culture-loving loved ones and friends (or, maybe even yourself). This guide includes a ton of cool gifts, including a wide range of books, graphic novels, toys, collectibles, music, movies, games, art and other fun gifts, the majority of which were released this year....