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Episode 8 Bits: Rumored Story Points, Updates From Mark Hamill, And Cool Fan Art By Jacob Hall/Sept. 9, 2016 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Episode 8 Bits: Mark Hamill teases a big scene in Star Wars: Episode 8. An artist draws the rumored costumes for Luke and Rey. A brief description of an Episode 8 action scene. Watch Mark Hamill’s complete Salt Lake Comic-Con appearance. A crazy rumor claims to know the identity of Snoke....

Find Out Why This Prominent ‘Rogue One’ Trailer Shot Never Made It Into The Movie By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 8, 2017 11:00 am EST We’ve covered quite extensively the many changes that were made to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story after reshoots took place last summer. We’ve chronicled the many shots that were featured in marketing that didn’t end up in the movie, and we’ve even heard from the editors about which sequences in the final cut came about as a result of reshoots....

How Jacob From ‘Lost’ And Luke Perry Helped James Franco Pitch ‘Blood Meridian’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 4, 2011 2:00 pm EST Yesterday a lot of people were surprised when word came out that James Franco is actively pursuing two very lofty directorial ambitions — he wants to write and direct film versions of William Faulkner’s landmark novel As I Lay Dying, and Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. There was some initial skepticism about half of that report, as producer Scott Rudin wrote to IndieWire to suggest that the Blood Meridian news was either premature or incorrect....

Legendary Wants Joe Cornish To Direct King Kong Prequel ‘Skull Island’ Movie [Comic Con 2014] By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2014 6:45 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At the end of the Legendary panel, studio head Thomas Tull returned to the stage to thank the fans and show off one last thing. The surprise is the announcement of a new King Kong movie titled Skull Island....

My Most Anticipated Films Of IFFBoston 2010 By David Chen/April 17, 2010 3:09 pm EST I had an awesome time at last year’s Independent Film Festival of Boston, and this year, the festival promises to be even more exciting, with tons of indie directors and actors showing up to chill in the Bay State. The festival will quickly upon us (it begins this Wednesday), so if you’re in Boston or even New England, I’d urge you to check it out....

New ‘Justice League’ Concept Art Offers A Better Look At Aquaman, The Flash, And Cyborg By Jacob Hall/Jan. 20, 2016 7:13 am EST Last night, The CW aired the awkwardly titled DC Films Presents: The Dawn of the Justice League, which existed for one reason and one reason only: to get you and everyone else excited about Warner Bros.’ new superhero universe. And did it work? Well, we got that wild and lively Suicide Squad trailer, our first glimpse at footage from the still-filming Wonder Woman, and a whole bunch of co-host Kevin Smith mugging for the camera, so you be the judge....

New Star Wars Toys Will Be Unveiled In 18-Hour Live Unboxing YouTube Stream By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 26, 2015 5:30 am EST Disney Consumer Products has announced that they will unveil products inspired by the upcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens through an unprecedented 18-hour long live YouTube stream of unboxing videos. Pretty insane. Watch the video announcement and read the full star wars toys unboxing press release after the jump now....

Page 2 gnepphoto/Shutterstock By Peter Sciretta/June 21, 2009 9:00 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 39 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. EW lists the 24 movies to watch with dad....

Page 2: Back To The Future, Jim Henson, Indiana Jones, Keanu Reeves, Real Steel, Futurama, Patton Oswalt, Game Of Thrones, Star Wars, Damon Lindelof, Scott Pilgrim, Alan Tudyk By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 10, 2011 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Paramount CinemaCon 2017 Presentation: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight,’ ‘Baywatch,’ ‘Downsizing,’ ‘Annihilation’ By Peter Sciretta/March 29, 2017 10:30 am EST The second presentation of the second day of CinemaCon 2017 came from Paramount Pictures and the studio came to Las Vegas with trailers for and footage from their 2017 and 2018 slate of films. Specifically, we saw presentations on Michael Bay’s Transformers: The Last Knight, Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, Seth Gordon’s Baywatch, and Alex Garland’s Annihilation....

Photos: Robert Downey Jr. Documents The ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Junket By Germain Lussier/April 13, 2015 5:00 am EST Tony Stark might joke that he’s not the boss of the Avengers, but Robert Downey Jr. is certainly the leader. The actor was in classic form at the Avengers: Age of Ultron junket over the weekend and used his Twitter to document the whole thing. He took photos with almost all of his co-stars, joked about Captain America: Civil War, and basically just gave fans what they wanted – access to one of the most anticipated films of the year....

Photos: Which ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Deleted Scenes Will We See On The Blu-Ray? By Jack Giroux/March 23, 2016 1:00 pm EST Over 20 minutes worth of scenes were removed from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. An early cut of the sequel was two hours and forty minutes, but considering the film moves like a bullet, as director J.J. Abrams’ movies tend to, they were probably all wise cuts....

POTD: ‘Rick And Morty’ Co-Creator Got His ‘Mulan’ Szechuan Sauce, And You Might Too By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2017 9:00 am EST Tonight brings the highly anticipated continuance of the third season of Rick and Morty after the season premiere caught everyone off guard on April Fools’ Day earlier this year. And just in time for the return of the Adult Swim animated series, co-creator Justin Roiland, who also voices both of the title characters, got a special package from McDonald’s....

Read George Clooney’s List Of The Top 100 Films From 1964-1976 By Angie Han/Sept. 26, 2011 12:30 pm EST George Clooney may be among the most prominent of celebrities, a fabulously wealthy, incredibly successful man at the very top of the A-list. But it seems there’s a side of him that isn’t so very different from film geeks like us who watch his movies. (Yes, all of that was a long-winded way of saying “Clooney: He’s just like us!...

Sequel Bits: Tom Hardy Signed For Potential ‘Inception’ Follow-Up, Bill Murray On ‘Ghostbusters 3,’ ‘G.I. Joe 2’ Updates By Angie Han/Feb. 23, 2011 11:00 am EST We’ve got some bits and pieces on some upcoming sequels for you today, from the substantiated (Ghostbusters 3) to the purely theoretical (Inception 2). Let’s dive right in. We’ve been reporting for a while now that Bill Murray is the major holdup on Ghostbusters 3....

Spider-Man Reboot Titled “The Amazing Spider-Man”, New Photo Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 14, 2011 12:11 pm EST The Sony-owned Columbia Pictures has finally announced a proper title for Marc Webb’s 3D Spider-Man reboot starring Andrew Garfield. The title will be… “The Amazing Spider-Man”. What do you think of the new title? It turns out that I predicted the new title 12 months ago, when the film was first announced (see here)....

Star Wars Bits: Harrison Ford On The Han Solo Movie, ‘The Last Jedi’ Cameos, And The Return Of A Prequel Character By Jacob Hall/April 21, 2017 4:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Harrison Ford says watching the Han Solo movie will be weird. Will the Han Solo movie feature a certain prequel character? Could Jar Jar Binks show up in Star Wars Battlefront II? Why did Kylo Ren fall to the dark side?...

Stephen Strange Vs. Steve Ditko: How ‘Doctor Strange’ Compares To The Original Marvel Comics By Jacob Hall/Nov. 18, 2016 12:00 pm EST The new Doctor Strange movie has done what 50 years of comic book lore could not – it has made the the Marvel Universe’s master of the mystical arts into a household name. Like Iron Man before him, Stephen Strange is no longer a B-tier superhero, beloved only by dedicated comic book readers....

Steven Spielberg Wants To Direct Leonardo DiCaprio In A Ulysses S. Grant Biopic By Jacob Hall/May 17, 2018 1:50 pm EST Steven Spielberg and Leonardo DiCaprio, two of the most talented folks in the entertainment industry, are looking to team up for the first time since 2002’s Catch Me If You Can. The project: an adaptation of Ron Chernow’s Grant, a massive biography of the American Civil War general and the 18th president of the United States....

Superhero Bits: Daredevil, Captain America, X-Men First Class, The Dark Knight Rises By Germain Lussier/July 19, 2011 1:00 pm EST What exactly is Jon Favreau’s role as a producer on The Avengers? Is the Blu-ray box art for X-Men First Class cool? Want to see a photo of David Slade working on Daredevil? How about the Batman: Arkham City Collector’s Edition? And why the heck would we have Lady Gaga and Pink songs in this post?...