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Michael B. Jordan On His “Revolutionary” ‘Black Panther’ Villain [Set Visit Interview] By Angie Han/Jan. 24, 2018 12:00 pm EST Marvel’s veil of secrecy is notorious by now to anyone who even casually follows their productions. Still, it’s not every day you see that veil take physical form. When we gathered to interview Michael B. Jordan on the set of Black Panther last year, he brought with him a paper outlining exactly what he was and wasn’t allowed to discuss with us....

Natalie Portman Offered Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Gravity’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 6, 2010 11:10 pm EST After Angelina Jolie exited Alfonso Cuarón’s 3D sci-fi thriller Gravity, the search for a replacement began. Last week, Latino Review learned that the producers behind the project were “interest[ed] in meeting Rachel Weisz for the role.” However, Deadline found out that Weisz was just one of the many names on the producer’s list of actresses they’ve talked to or screen tested: Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotillard, Carey Mulligan, Sienna Miller, Abbie Cornish, Rebecca Hall, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively....

Rumor: 40% Of ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Will Be Reshot By Jack Giroux/June 2, 2016 3:30 pm EST Update: A few hours ago, I reached out to writer/director Christopher McQuarrie, which, admittedly, I should’ve done in the first place. McQuarrie firmly denied the rumor that he’s supervising the reshoots: If there are any reshoots on Rogue One, I’m not supervising them. For any outlet to say so is not only wrong, it’s irresponsible....

Sequel Bits: WB Explains Limited HFR Rollout For ‘The Hobbit’, Plus: ‘Jack Ryan’, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’, ‘Transformers 4’, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ By Angie Han/Nov. 16, 2012 3:15 pm EST As you head into the weekend, we’ve got a few last sequel-related tidbits to chew on. After the jump: Warner Bros. limited The Hobbit’s 48 fps rollout to “do it right” The Hobbit’s Dori pledges himself to England’s Prince Charles Will Breaking Dawn Parts I and II be re-released as one movie?...

Strike Update: More Side Deals, Award Shows And The DGA By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2008 3:14 pm EST Here is another Writer’s Strike Update from our undercover Hollywood correspondent Hooper X. Side Deals As was reported last week, United Artists formally completed their interim agreement with the WGA. The framework for the deal was the same as Letterman’s World Wide Pants deal. But the week’s much larger side deal came from an unlikely place....

Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, The Dark Knight Rises, Powers, Comic Con By Germain Lussier/June 30, 2011 12:00 pm EST When is James Mangold’s The Wolverine going to start shooting? Why are comic book fans organizing a massive protest at San Diego Comic Con? Is there real evidence that The Dark Knight Rises is going to suck? Will we see a sequel to Red? And what Marvel character could be getting his own world at Disney?...

SXSW Movie Review: The Promotion By Mel Valentin/March 11, 2008 1:44 am EST A comedy-drama written and directed by Steve Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness, The Weather Man, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway), The Promotion gently satirizes the insular world of grocery chains, consumerism, and, of course, the American Dream of success through hard work, hard effort, and fair play. Depending less on the broad, low-brow comedy generally associated with actor Seann William Scott (Mr....

The ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3 Blu-Ray Is A Wonderful Package For 2017’s Greatest Piece Of Narrative Entertainment By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 5, 2017 2:00 pm EST David Lynch’s stunning Twin Peaks season 3, also known as Twin Peaks: The Return, comes to Blu-ray as a must-have box set loaded with fascinating and revealing looks behind the production. Just as they did so many years ago, David Lynch and Mark Frost have created a TV event unlike any other before, and probably unlike anything that will ever come after it....

The Best Films Of The 2015 Sundance Film Festival By Germain Lussier/Jan. 31, 2015 10:30 am EST The 2015 Sundance Film Festival ends Sunday but team /Film is already back in Los Angeles. We were on the ground in Park City for eight days, seeing and reviewing as many movies as possible. While there, our aim is to find the awesome films you’ll want to have on your radar later this year....

Theme Park Bits: Nine Florida Parks In One Day, DisneySky Park Rumored For Tokyo, Snow Falls On Disneyland Paris By Joshua Meyer/Feb. 12, 2018 5:30 am EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Is it humanly possible to visit nine theme parks in one day? See video proof of a couple doing it. Can an 87-year-old man survive the ride on Space Mountain? He can if he designed it. Details on the new Kung Fu Panda attraction coming to Universal Studios Hollywood....

This Week In Trailers: My Hero’s Shadow, Birthmarked, Flint Town, NEAT: The Story Of Bourbon, Prodigy By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 24, 2018 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

What You Missed On ‘Game Of Thrones’: Easter Eggs, Cameos, And Ikea Wear By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 8, 2017 1:30 pm EST “The Spoils of War,” the fourth episode of Season 7 of Game of Thrones, may have been one of the HBO fantasy’s best episodes by far. That could be in part due to the seventh season’s sudden narrative urgency, the stunning, climactic battle, or the show’s nuanced hints at an endgame weapon....

‘American Crime Story’ Producers Talk Versace, Hurricane Katrina And Monica Lewinsky [Interview] By Fred Topel/Jan. 23, 2018 5:00 pm EST Brad Simpson and Nina Jacobson are executive producers on American Crime Story. After the captivating and award winning first season, The People Vs. O.J. Simpson, there were some hold-ups. The next season was supposed to be about Hurricane Katrina, followed by the Gianni Versace murder. The Assassination of Gianni Versace became the second season, but Hurricane Katrina is still up next....

‘Ant-Man’ Early Buzz: How Does Marvel’s Tiny Hero Measure Up? By Angie Han/June 26, 2015 7:30 am EST It’s been tough to tell what exactly we should expect from Marvel’s Ant-Man. It was an Edgar Wright movie until it wasn’t, and the character isn’t particularly well known outside the comics. Even the marketing has been kind of confused. Sometimes the film is sold as a straightforward superhero drama, and other times as a Guardians of the Galaxy-esque romp....

‘Comet’ Review: Justin Long And Emmy Rossum Star In Wonderful, Surrealist ‘500 Days Of Summer’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 5, 2014 6:00 pm EST Editor’s note: This review originally ran in June, but the wonderful Comet opens in limited release this weekend, so we’ve republished it. It’s also on demand. Watch the trailer here. Imagine you’re watching your relationship on TV. It is playing on five channels, with each channel airing a different stage of the relationship....

‘Cowboy Bebop’ Is 20 Years Old And Better Than Ever By Jazmine Joyner/April 25, 2018 5:30 am EST April 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of Shinichiro Watanabe’s anime series Cowboy Bebop. I, like millions of Americans in the late ’90s, discovered Cowboy Bebop on Cartoon Network’s run of Toonami, where the network would showcase a sampling of Japan’s best animation. From Sailor Moon to Gundam Wing they would play the anime that would influence a generation and fans and creators alike....

/Film Visits The Set Of ‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Peter Sciretta/April 14, 2011 10:00 am EST In our in-depth video blog, we talk about our experiences on the set of the film, including our tour of the sets from the movie, concept art demonstrations, interviews with the key cast and crew and more. Throughout the next week, I’ll also be posting transcripts of some of the interviews we conducted on set....

‘Game Of Thrones’ – The 10 Most Important Moments In “The Broken Man” By Jacob Hall/June 6, 2016 9:30 am EST We’re at the point in Game of Thrones season 6 where all hell is set to break loose. And it will. Next week. “The Broken Man” is the second table setting episode in a row, but it feels necessary with so many pieces in play. When the credits roll here, just about everyone is in a perilous and desperate position....

‘Green Lantern’ Writer Wants ‘American Gods’ Star To Play John Stewart — Here’s Why He’s Right By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 28, 2017 9:30 am EST Green Lantern wasn’t the shining beacon for superhero movies that Warner Bros. anticipated when Ryan Reynolds donned the green ring in 2011. Since then, the DC Comics movies have experienced an overhaul with Man of Steel in 2013, and not a word was mentioned of Hal Jordan and his fellow green guardians in the new DC Extended Universe....

‘Pirates 5’ Directors On The Tough Production, Their Winning Pitch, And More [Interview] By Ben Pearson/May 26, 2017 8:00 am EST So when I attended the press junket and found that co-directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg (Kon-Tiki) were giving interviews separately instead of being paired together, I knew I had to ask them a tough, uncomfortable question about whether or not this movie had a negative impact on their working relationship....