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Sequel Bits: ‘Paranormal Activity 5’, ‘Machete Kills’, ‘Indiana Jones 5’, ‘The Expendables 3’, ‘Mama 2’, ‘Insidious Chapter 2’, ‘Knocked Up’ Spinoff By Angie Han/Feb. 1, 2013 1:00 pm EST So far, the scariest thing about Paranormal Activity 5 may be how little anyone involved with it claims to know about it. We are talking about a movie that’s due out in just under nine months. After the jump: Katie Featherston and Oren Peli talk Paranormal Activity 5 No, Linday Lohan will not be reprising her role for Machete Kills Steven Spielberg says George Lucas still plans to do Indiana Jones 5 Sylvester Stallone is joking about wanting Bill Clinton for Expendables 3, right?...

Sequel Bits: ‘Sin City: A Dame To Kill For’, ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, ‘Men In Black 3’, ‘Snow White And The Huntsman 2’, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ By Angie Han/May 29, 2012 10:00 am EST No, it wasn’t just you — Men in Black 3, entertaining as it was, made no sense at all. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that starting the shoot without a completed sequel did not help....

Should You Choose To Accept It: The ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movies Ranked From Worst To Best By Josh Spiegel/July 26, 2018 9:00 am EST What if Tom Cruise was James Bond? The Mission: Impossible series, now six films strong, is the answer. Through the decades-spanning franchise, Cruise has played a secret agent surrounded by gadgets, spycraft, and gorgeous women. The major difference between Ethan Hunt of the IMF and James Bond of MI6 is that Hunt has a habit for indulging in death-defying stunts....

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, Dredd, The Wolverine, The Avengers, Hans Zimmer, Amazing Spider-Man By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2012 2:00 pm EST How much did The Dark Knight Rises end up making on its opening weekend? What’s going on with The Wolverine in Australia? Why does Hans Zimmer have his own Dark Knight Rises app? Does Harvey Weinstein like The Avengers? Did an actor audition for The Dark Knight Rises without knowing it?...

The Incredible Hulk: Early Positive Reviews Hit The Net By Hunter Stephenson/June 6, 2008 12:13 am EST When all is said and done, will The Incredible Hulk take the spot on our Fave Movies of Summer ‘08 listicles previously reserved for Indy and Spielberg? For months, the redo’s marketing, CGI, behind the scenes differences, and purpose have been scrutinized beneath formidable anticipation for The Dark Knight, Iron Man and Hellboy 2....

Theme Park Bits: ‘Jungle Book’ Ride Rumored For Epcot, Oswald’s Rabbit Luck Runs Out At California Adventure By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 24, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: “The bare necessities of life” … like an India pavilion and Jungle Book ride … could come to Epcot. Prepare to have your butts baked in the high-flying “oven” gondolas of the Disney Skyliner system. Guess which two TV superheroes dropped in like grizzly bears on a couple of Pandora glampers....

Watch A New ‘Incredibles 2’ Trailer And Get Your Tickets Right Now By Ethan Anderton/May 11, 2018 9:44 am EST All the excitement around Avengers: Infinity War is starting to die down a little bit. So now, Disney will be concentrating on their release of Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, which already has some pretty positive early buzz going for it. However, let’s not forget about another exciting sequel that Disney has up their sleeves later this summer....

WonderCon: 10,000 B.C. By Mel Valentin/Feb. 24, 2008 10:59 am EST Wonder-Con premiered a new, exclusive trailer during the first panel of the day presented by Warner Brothers, 10,000 B.C., Roland Emmerich’s (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, Stargate) latest magnum opus (okay, slight overstatement). Emmerich’s films tend be big, loud, and, more often than not, ridiculous, contrived and, for those of willing to admit it to ourselves, guilty pleasures of the highest order (or lowest, depending on your perspective)....

‘Call Of Duty’ Movie And ‘Skylanders’ TV Series Coming From Activision Blizzard By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 6, 2015 3:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The trailer for the big screen adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s video game franchise Warcraft just arrived today, and that’s just the beginning of the video game company’s foray into film and television. The larger parent company Activision Blizzard has just announced the creation of Activision Blizzard Studios, which will oversee screen adaptations of some of their most popular video game titles, beginning with a Call of Duty movie and a Skylanders TV series....

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Director Gareth Edwards Explains The Origins Of The “Death Troopers” By Jacob Hall/July 18, 2016 2:30 pm EST In their original incarnation, the Imperial Stormtroopers were grunts, working stiffs who suited up for the Empire because it was a job because being cannon fodder for characters with names and faces was something that paid the bills. Over the years, it became easy for fans to justify just how disorganized these guys were and how they seemingly couldn’t hit the broad side of a Sandcrawler at ten paces with a blaster – these guys aren’t the most elite bunch....

‘Star Trek’ Fan Invited To Pitch ‘Star Trek Uncharted’ TV Series To Paramount By Ethan Anderton/June 20, 2015 2:00 pm EST In what would likely be a dream come true for any Trekkie out there, Paramount Pictures has made the unprecedented move to invite Star Trek fan Michael Gummelt to pitch a new TV series that could allow him to boldly go where no fan as gone before. Gummelt isn’t an entertainment industry professional or anything like that, which makes this all the more incredible....

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Practical Effects That You Thought Were CG [Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 15, 2016 8:00 am EST Star Wars: The Force Awakens is filled with practical effects, costumed creatures and puppets. Some of the practical effects are so good that you probably believe they were created inside the computer. After the jump, you can read an excerpt from my conversation with Neal Scanlan – creature & droid effects creative supervisor, creature shop concept designer, creature shop head – and SFX supervisor Chris Corbould....

Casting Bits: Martin Freeman, Ewan McGregor, Eiza Gonzales, And More By Ben Pearson/May 13, 2018 10:00 am EST In this edition of Casting Bits: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago) joins a Facebook Watch show Martin Freeman (Black Panther) will star in an espionage thriller Ralph Fiennes (Harry Potter) boards a new drama Eiza González (Baby Driver) signs on for the Kung Fury movie And many more! Sherlock star Martin Freeman is joining an espionage thriller called The Operative, which comes from writer/director Yuval Adler (Bethlehem)....

Director Gary Ross Defends Jennifer Lawrence’s Casting In ‘The Hunger Games’, Says Author Approves By Adam Quigley/March 18, 2011 10:30 am EST Not everyone was thrilled with the casting of Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games, director Gary Ross’ adaptation of the first in a trilogy of popular young adult novels written by Suzanne Collins. Despite her Oscar-nominated turn in Winter’s Bone catching the attention of many a filmmaker and studio, some couldn’t overlook the implications of her casting, and took the decision as yet another sign of Hollywood’s creative and moral bankruptcy....

Director James Gunn Will Return For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 3’ By Jacob Hall/April 17, 2017 12:28 pm EST Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 doesn’t even open for a few more weeks, but series writer/director James Gunn has decided to beat all of the press to the punch and make a little announcement: he’s going to write and direct Guardians of the Galaxy 3. While many movie fans will look at this news with a “Well, duh” expression, Gunn insists in a new Facebook post that this was far from a sure thing....

Jon Favreau AMA Recap: Jungle Book, Marvel, Swingers, Star Wars, Revolution, Rudy And Chef By Germain Lussier/May 14, 2014 11:45 am EST When I look back at many of my favorite films, I often find a common thread. One in particular is Jon Favreau. The writer and star of my favorite movie Swingers got his start in another personal fave, Rudy, and went on to direct one of the most important movies of the past decade, Iron Man....

New Clips: Robin Hood And A Nightmare On Elm Street By Peter Sciretta/April 21, 2010 4:32 pm EST A couple new clips hit the web today, including a nightmare sequence from Samuel Bayer’s remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street and one-minute of a battle sequence from Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood. Watch both now, after the jump. Robin Hood (clip via yahoo): Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as “Robin Hood,” whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness....

Page 2: PSH, Serenity, Star Wars, Muppets, House Of Cards, Transformers, Matrix, Breaking Bad, BTTF, Birdman, Homeland By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 9, 2015 2:04 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....

Page 2: Walking Dead, John Carter, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Predator, Flight Of The Navigator, Community, District 9, Chuck Jones, Hobbit, Star Wars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Doctor Who By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 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 58 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

The Russo Brothers Are No Longer Working On A Separate ‘Ghostbusters’ Spin-Off By Ethan Anderton/March 20, 2016 1:00 pm EST In addition to this summer’s forthcoming Ghostbusters reboot from director Paul Feig, the original film’s producer and director Ivan Reitman confirmed that there was another film in development that would be scripted by Drew Pearce and directed by Anthony & Joe Russo. Later buzz brought back rumors that Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt may star in the movie....