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Dan Trachtenberg Talks Possible ‘Cloverfield Lane’ Sequel, ‘Crime Of The Century’ & ‘Y: The Last Man’ By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2016 10:28 am EST 10 Cloverfield Lane opened this weekend to an estimated $25.2 million domestically, which a huge success considering the film’s low-budget price tag. So fans are already wondering if Bad Robot could end up giving the film a proper sequel. When I chatted with 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg late last week, I talked to him about the possibility of a 10 Cloverfield Lane sequel....

Daniel Radcliffe Explains The Odd Link Between ‘Victor Frankenstein’ And ‘Harry Potter’ [On Set Interview] By Russ Fischer/Nov. 9, 2015 7:00 am EST Cobble together a composite image based on stereotype ideas about child stars and you’d end up with something that is exactly the opposite of Daniel Radcliffe. The man who grew up in public as Harry Potter has followed that film series with a set of eccentric, sometimes adventurous jobs, playing Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings and a suspect young man in Horns....

Director Rian Johnson Tries, Fails To Bury The Hatchet With Jason Reitman In Epic Twitter Tale By David Chen/Oct. 16, 2011 7:01 pm EST On Sunday morning, director Rian Johnson sent out a vague tweet, saying that “things have been quiet on the feud front. I have an update. It’s long.” Evidently he was referring to a (nonexistent?) longtime feud with director Jason Reitman, and his attempt to bury the hatchet with him....

Marvel Exec Blames Diversity For Comic Sales Slump: We’re “Not About Politics” By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 3, 2017 7:30 am EST Marvel Comics has been praised recently for its uptick in diverse characters, the executives are now blaming diversity for the downturn in comic book sales. The Marvel Retailers Summit was intended as a meeting between Marvel executives and retailers, but when Marvel allowed website ICv2 to report on the summit, it spawned a surge of outrageous headlines about Marvel’s business practices, including the inner circle’s real thoughts on the push for diversity....

New Line Brings ‘It: Chapter 2,’ ‘The Nun’, And ‘The Curse Of La Llorona’ Footage To ScareDiego [Comic-Con 2018] By Jacob Hall/July 19, 2018 8:30 am EST San Diego Comic-Con International 2018 hadn’t even officially begun when Warner Bros. and New Line kicked off the festivities with their “ScareDiego” showcase. A sequel to last year’s event, which debuted footage from It and Annabelle Creation, ScareDiego exists to tease upcoming horror films being released under the New Line banner....

Page 2: Star Trek, Attack The Block, Life Of Pi, TMNT, Battlestar, Firefly, Star Wars, Evil Dead By Peter Sciretta/April 30, 2013 12:00 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 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....

Speculation: Guess The Title Of Star Wars Episode VIII By Peter Sciretta/May 19, 2016 8:00 am EST Stop right here if you think this post has any leaked information or rumors from sources, because it does not. The following post is just my humble speculation about what the title of Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII could possibly be and when we might expect an announcement. Its all obsessive nerdery, so leave now if that doesn’t sound worth reading....

Steven Spielberg To Direct ‘Ready Player One’ By Russ Fischer/March 25, 2015 12:05 pm EST The film version of Ernie Cline’s novel Ready Player One just got a huge shot of adrenaline, as it is now set to go at Warner Bros. thanks to a collaboration with Village Roadshow. It has also attracted one of the biggest talents in filmmaking. As of now, the Ready Player One director is Steven Spielberg....

Superhero Bits: The All-‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Edition By Germain Lussier/April 7, 2014 3:46 pm EST There are some cool Superhero Bits floating around Monday (involving films and projects such as Guardians of the Galaxy and Daredevil), but we’re going to put them on hold for this all Captain America: The Winter Soldier edition of Superhero Bits! We’ve broken it down into spoilers and non-spoiler pages. So, after the jump, we’ll answer the following questions: Did attendees have to answer a survey about the film?...

Superhero Bits: The Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America 2, The Wolverine, The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers By Germain Lussier/Aug. 18, 2011 5:00 pm EST Who is the latest cast member revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man? Where and when will The Wolverine begin shooting? What two characters do the Captain America 2 screenwriters want to be in the movie? Want to see some spoiler images of vehicles in The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers?...

The 2010 Brit List Released By Russ Fischer/Nov. 9, 2010 6:00 pm EST Over the past few years, two lists of unproduced screenplays have become, if not important, at least popular as discussion points. One is the Black List, aka the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, where ‘best’ equals the most popular among a select group of people who vote on their favorites. The UK equivalent is the Brit List, and the 2010 edition of the latter has just been released....

The Best Movies Coming To Netflix In September 2016 By Jacob Hall/Aug. 29, 2016 9:00 am EST It’s that time again. The full list of movies coming to Netflix next month has been released, which means it’s time for us to sift through the titles and pick out everything that you should prioritize. This batch includes a few bonafide masterpieces, some binge-worthy television, and a few tremendous bad movies that demand to be seen....

The Toy Box: Star Trek, Bill & Ted, Power Rangers, Nightmare Before Christmas, Voltron & More By Ethan Anderton/June 9, 2016 8:00 am EST The Toy Box is a weekly feature at /Film that will round up some of the newest and coolest collectibles, decorations, gadgets and other memorabilia that you nerds might want for your shelves. This week we’ve got some new Star Trek goodies for the 50th anniversary, including a new Barbie doll set and an exclusive bobbelhead diorama coming to San Diego Comic-Con....

This Week In Trailers: Declaration Of War, Khodorkovsky, The Greater Good, The First Movie, Dreams Of A Life, New Kids Nitro By Christopher Stipp/Nov. 27, 2011 9:00 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Tron Legacy International Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 17, 2010 5:00 pm EST Walt Disney Pictures has released a new international movie trailer for Tron: Legacy. The trailer doesn’t contain much new footage and is basically a reedit of the footage we’ve seen in previous trailers and tv spots with different voiceover. But I’m sure many of you are still interested in seeing it for yourself, so hit the jump to watch it now....

TV Bits: ‘The Goldbergs’, ‘Lost In Space’, ‘Mr. Mercedes’, ‘Dear White People’ And More By Chris Evangelista/April 20, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of TV bits: ABC Orders The Goldbergs Spinoff Netflix is already planning Lost In Space season 2 Ian Somerhalder will star in Netflix’s vampire drama Series Mr. Mercedes season 2 coming in August A Little Help with Carol Burnett has a premiere date HBO will make a documentary about John McCain Showtime and Bad Robot are producing a James Corden pilot The trailer for Dear White People season 2...

UPDATED: Ghost Rider Is Coming To ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ And The Actor Playing Him Has Been Revealed [Comic-Con 2016] By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2016 4:02 pm EST If you’ve found yourself disinterested in Agents of SHIELD for one reason or another, Marvel Studios may have a good reason for you to start tuning in. At the Comic-Con 2016 panel for the ABC television series, it was revealed that Ghost Rider will be coming to the show....

Westworld Theory: The Man In Black’s True Motivations And Backstory By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 25, 2016 11:30 am EST Watching the latest episode of Westworld, I came up with a new theory which may explain the background and motivations behind Ed Harris’ The Man in Black. While I don’t believe there is enough evidence just yet, I get a sense that the story may be headed in this direction. So grab your white or black hat, and board the train into Sweetwater with me....

‘Annihilation’: The Major Differences Between The Book And The Film By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 23, 2018 9:00 am EST Alex Garland’s weird, wonderful adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation hits theaters this week. Anyone who read the novel and watched the trailers could’ve guessed Garland took liberties with the source material. Below, we examine some of the major Annihilation differences between book and film. There are a lot of them.Major spoilers for both book and film follow....

‘Lost In Space’ Featurette: Meet The Space Family Robinson By Chris Evangelista/April 14, 2018 12:00 pm EST Netflix’s hyper-stylized reboot of Lost In Space blasts off this week. Ahead of the streaming debut, a new Lost In Space featurette offers our best look at the new show yet. Watch the featurette below. Netflix’s new Lost In Space is a lot of fun. I don’t know if I’d call it great (read my spoiler-free review here), but it’s a slick, very entertaining show with surprisingly complex characters....