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Kyle MacLachlan On ‘Inside Out,’ Personal Rhythms, And The Excitement Of ‘Twin Peaks’ By Russ Fischer/June 24, 2015 5:05 pm EST It says a great deal about Kyle MacLachlan’s work in Pixar’s Inside Out that I didn’t even recognize him at first as the voice of Riley’s father. I just accepted the character as exactly who the film presents him to be, without thinking of the actor behind the role. Some of that comes from the fact that MacLachlan isn’t part of the group of actors who regularly do voice roles, so I don’t expect him in animation....

Marvel Universe Joins The Video Game ‘Disney Infinity’ By Germain Lussier/April 30, 2014 2:30 pm EST No company has even close to the character roster Disney has. In addition to their original characters, theme park characters, animated movie characters and Pixar characters they now own all the Marvel characters and Lucasfilm characters. But how to get each of those universes into one video game? Enter Disney Infinity, a genius idea where users can buy collectable statues of characters which make that character playable in a unique, free-roaming video game world....

Nick Kroll And John Mulaney Reviving ‘Kroll Show’ Sketch ‘Oh, Hello’ On Stage In NYC By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 22, 2015 2:30 pm EST When Kroll Show was still on Comedy Central, one of the best recurring segments was a little prank show called Too Much Tuna, featuring Gil Faizon (Nick Kroll) and George St. Geegland (John Mulaney) – the stars of Oh, Hello, another recurring segment on the sketch comedy series....

Page 2: Muppets, Clockwork Orange, Corpse Bride, Star Wars, Battleship, Fast & Furious, Total Recall, Toy Story 2, He-Man, Evil Dead, Quentin Tarantino By Peter Sciretta/May 15, 2012 8:00 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 48 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Page 2: Star Wars, Transformers, Ghostbusters, Ferris Bueller, Tom Cruise, Harry Potter, Tim Burton By Peter Sciretta/June 2, 2014 4:00 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Review: Taika Waititi’s ‘Hunt For The Wilderpeople’ Is A New Childhood Classic By Angie Han/June 24, 2016 5:00 am EST Note: With Hunt for the Wilderpeople in limited release this weekend, we’re re-running our review from the Sundance Film Festival.Taika Waititi had a minor breakthrough last year with What We Do in the Shadows, and is about to have a much bigger one with Thor: Ragnarok, but in between he’s managed to squeeze in the delightful Hunt for the Wilderpeople....

Rumor: Ben Affleck’s Batman Movie Will Feature A Ton Of Iconic Villains By Ethan Anderton/May 1, 2016 12:00 pm EST The DC Comics film universe seems to be pretty shaky right now, with The Flash director Seth Grahame-Smith departing and Aquaman director James Wan rumored to potentially leave as well. This all seems to stem from Warner Bros. becoming more hands-on with the DC Comics films after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice didn’t live up to their expectations on a number of levels....

Sequel Bits: ‘Sinister 2’, ‘ABCs Of Death 2’, ‘Avatar 2’, ‘Star Trek 2’ By Angie Han/Aug. 6, 2014 3:00 pm EST Keep the lights on, because today’s edition of Sequel Bits is unusually horror-heavy. After the jump: Karl Urban wants to do Star Trek for 25 more years Avatar 2 is probably going to shoot in early 2015 Transformers 4 is now the 18th biggest film ever Mark Duplass wants to make Creep 2 and 3 right away Tremors 5 finally has a director and a star Hey, Chicagoans: Sinister 2 is looking for extras ABCs of Death 2 is arriving just in time for Halloween Leprechaun: Origins is coming to theaters after all … and so is Sharknado 2: The Second One!...

Star Wars Construction To Close Popular Disneyland Attractions For A Year, “Season Of The Force” Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2015 8:30 am EST At D23 Expo 2015, Bob Iger announced that Disney would be building Star Wars-themed lands in Disneyland and Disney World. And before that happens in a few years (date to be announced), Disney also announced they would expand the Star Wars presence in both Disney World and Disneyland this year....

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man PS4 Open World Trailer, Ryan Reynolds Broke An X-Men Prop & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 16, 2018 6:00 pm EST Just how big is the open world of Spider-Man PS4? What kind of actress is the Stargirl series looking for? Is Tom Cruise interested in playing Green Lantern? Did you notice how some of Black Panther’s lines foreshadow his fate? What X-Men franchise prop did Ryan Reynolds break on the set of Deadpool 2?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel, Amazing Spider-Man By Germain Lussier/Aug. 10, 2011 12:00 pm EST Want to watch Marc Webb talk about how he’s creating their own world in The Amazing Spider-Man? How about hear what Anne Hathaway’s audition process was like for The Dark Knight Rises? What’s the weather like on set? Was there a jam up on Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel shoot yesterday?...

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Thor 2, Man Of Steel, The Amazing Spider-Man, Victoria’s Secret By Germain Lussier/Nov. 14, 2011 12:30 pm EST What would a DC themed short by Aardman look like? Why was The Amazing Spider-Man on Saturday Night Live? How did Henry Cavill and the Man of Steel crew react to The New 52? Are there still injuries happening at Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark? Want to read a rumored, highly-detailed description of The Dark Knight Rises prologue?...

The ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season Finale May Have Confirmed A Truly Wacky Fan Theory By Jacob Hall/Aug. 30, 2017 10:00 am EST George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels are so dense and rich with detail that they’ve inspired hundreds of theories from fans over the years as they’ve scrutinized and re-scrutinized the text in the years between novels. HBO’s television adaptation is no different. While Game of Thrones has dodged as many fan theories as it has embraced (where art thou, Cleganebowl?...

The “Hasbro Cinematic Universe” Adds Brian K. Vaughn, Michael Chabon And More To Its Writers Room By Jacob Hall/April 21, 2016 10:30 am EST Late last year, we first learned about plans for a “Hasbro Cinematic Universe” that would unite the G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., Micronauts, and ROM characters in a shared on-screen world. At the time, this news filled me with dread. Not because I bear any ill will toward these characters, but because it sounded like a desperate attempt to ape the Marvel studios model....

The Necessity, And Painful Limitations, Of Luke Cage And Black Lightning By Monique Jones/March 2, 2018 7:00 am EST Have you noticed how some of the biggest names in black supeheroism often operate in a corner of their hometown instead of saving the world? While Superman, Batman, and others often take an entire city under their wing, black superheroes like Luke Cage and Black Lightning only look out for their neighborhood....

The Princess And Me: How A ‘Star Wars’ Book Gives Leia The Origin Story She Deserves By Rosie Knight/March 28, 2018 7:00 am EST I’ve always loved Star Wars. Though there were times in my life where it was less important to me – and times when I rebelled against it – it’s always, in some way, been a part of me. Even when I tired of the original trilogy and the men who would question me endlessly on it if I wore a Star Wars t-shirt out of the house, I still read the Expanded Universe books that I bought in battered boxes from old car boot sales....

This Week In Trailers: Friendship!, Terribly Happy, The Wild Hunt, The Scouting Book For Boys By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 22, 2010 12:00 pm EST Terribly Happy Trailer I saw this trailer last week when it was circulating overseas, chock full of foreign language goodness, and I was inches away from writing about it but trying to navigate the trailer was obtuse, the quality of the trailer was sub-par, and it would’ve been just too hard to explain why it was such a good trailer....

This Week In Trailers: The Strange Colour Of Your Body’s Tears, Exhibition, Beardo, Soaked In Bleach, #TWERKUMENTARY, No Your City, Walking On Sunshine By Christopher Stipp/April 12, 2014 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?...

Tony London Serial Killer Interviews - Director Gerard Johnson And Star Peter Ferdinando By Brendon Connelly/Feb. 8, 2010 6:35 am EST Below the break you can read what director Gerard Johnson and star Peter Ferdinando told me about their film Tony, aka Tony: London Serial Killer. This film is perhaps our first real candidate for bona fide cult status in 2010. There was a /film exclusive clip from the film in last Friday’s /film UK update....

TV Bits: Marc Maron’s ‘WTF’ Coming To IFC, Plus: ‘Magic City’ Trailer, ‘The Walking Dead’ Video Game, ‘Game Of Thrones’, ‘Grimm’, And More By Angie Han/March 19, 2012 5:00 pm EST Comedy nerds rejoice: WTF with Marc Maron is heading to a small screen near you, thanks to IFC. Also after the jump: Starz’ Magic City gets a new, NSFW trailer NBC renews Grimm for Season 2 TNT announces its summer lineup Game of Thrones unveils new character portraits The Walking Dead video game gets a trailer The pilot, which screened at the New York Television Festival last fall, was directed by Academy Award winner Luke Matheny (God of Love) from a script by Maron and Duncan Birmingham....