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‘The Goldbergs’ Will Take On ‘Sixteen Candles,’ Won’t Say No To Some Rock Star Cameos [TCA 2018] By Fred Topel/Aug. 8, 2018 12:00 pm EST The Goldbergs stars Sean Giambrone and Hayley Orrantia were at the ABC party for the Television Critics Association this week. The comedy, based on creator Adam F. Goldberg’s life, is entering its sixth season in September. Season 5 ended with Erica (Orrantia) dropping out of college to pursue singing and Adam (Giambrone) helping Barry (Troy Gentile) get prom cancelled....

‘The Greatest Showman’ Director Gives An Update On His Live-Action ‘Naruto’ Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 1, 2018 1:00 pm EST Didn’t believe that Hollywood would attempt another anime adaptation after the disastrous backlash to Death Note and Ghost in the Shell? Well…believe it! Long before he shepherded the huge sleeper hit that was The Greatest Showman, Michael Gracey was tapped to direct the live-action adaptation of Naruto, the popular anime that inspired high school kids everywhere to start running weird....

17 Minute ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ IMAX 3D Presentation Elicits Cheers And Some Confusion; Watch An Extended Clip By Germain Lussier/July 7, 2014 7:57 pm EST Judged solely on the footage alone, Marvel’s 17 minute IMAX 3D presentation of footage from Guardians of the Galaxy Monday night couldn’t have been better. It starts with a brief introduction, goes into a nice 10-12 minute scene which sets up plot, action and character, then is capped by a sizzle reel featuring a ton of new footage....

Adam Sandler And Drew Barrymore Reunite With ‘Wedding Singer’ Director For ‘Blended’ By Russ Fischer/March 26, 2013 11:00 am EST Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are teaming up a third time in the film Blended, a romantic comedy to follow The Wedding Singer and Fifty First Dates. (No relation between the films.) A couple months ago we heard that a reunion of the two might be Sandler’s next movie. Now the family romantic comedy — about an awkward couple that ends up on a family vacation together in Africa — appears to be going forward with a script from Ivan Menchell and Claire Sera, revisions from Sandler and Tim Herlihy, and The Waterboy and The Wedding Singer director Frank Coraci behind the camera....

Brad Bird May Make Another Hand-Drawn Animated Movie, Would Love To See Horror That Way By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 17, 2015 1:00 pm EST With The Iron Giant: Signature Edition returning to theaters soon, director Brad Bird has been making the rounds talking about the 1999 animated favorite that found a much bigger audience in the years since the film hit theaters the first time. And he has some hopeful, good news for fans of hand-drawn animation....

Dermot Mulroney Joins ‘Insidious Chapter 3;’ Filming Starts In July By Germain Lussier/June 26, 2014 10:20 am EST They story of the Lambert family concluded in Insidious Chapter 2, but the ending of that film teased a whole new world. What we saw there will expand in Insidious Chapter 3, written and directed by series co-creator Leigh Whannell. The new sequel is currently scheduled for release April 3, 2015. That’s pretty close, so casting has begun leading into a July start date....

Geoff Johns Steps Down As DC Entertainment President, Jim Lee To Replace Him As Chief Creative Officer By Ben Pearson/June 11, 2018 10:25 am EST There’s some behind-the-scenes shuffling going on at DC. Geoff Johns is stepping down as the president and chief creative officer of DC Entertainment to form a new production company, and current DC Comics publisher Jim Lee will replace him. Read more about the switch below....

Interview: Darren Aronofsky - Part 4 By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 2008 11:49 pm EST Last month, I had another chance to sit down and talk with Darren Aronofsky, the director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain, about his new film The Wrestler. Part of the interview was a small two-person roundtable, so some of the answers might repeat some of the material we covered in Toronto interview (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)....

Jack Giroux’s Top 10 Movies Of 2015 By Jack Giroux/Jan. 6, 2016 8:00 am EST It’s often the case that a year after writing a top 10, I’m sometimes filled with regret. “How did I forget to include that movie?” is a question that’s bound to arise every once in a while. Twelve months after writing one of these lists, you know which movies have genuinely stuck with you. Thankfully, most of of my choices from past “best” lists have over the years....

Just How Much Sex Is In ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’? By Angie Han/Feb. 3, 2015 2:30 pm EST From the beginning, Fifty Shades of Grey provided Hollywood with a tricky conundrum: It’s a story that’s all about sex, being adapted by an industry that’s notoriously skittish about sex. Focus Features and director Sam Taylor-Johnson eventually split the difference by going with an R rating rather than the once-promised NC-17. But there’s still a lot of room for interpretation in that R rating....

Legendary Anime ‘Perfect Blue’ Is Returning To Theaters – Here Are 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Miss It By Alex Riviello/Sept. 5, 2018 11:00 am EST Satoshi Kon’s Perfect Blue turns 20 this year, and in honor of the anniversary, it’s heading back to theaters. A brand new digital transfer was commissioned for this release by GKIDS, who’s sending it to around 500 screens nationwide. This is a movie that that few people on these shores have seen, let alone in a theater, and so it’s the best chance to check out this classic film....

M Night Shyamalan’s ‘Unbreakable’ Sequel Will Be Titled ‘Glass’, Coming In 2019 By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2017 9:30 am EST M Night Shyamalan has announced that Universal Pictures will release his next film, an Unbreakable sequel titled Glass, on January 18, 2019. Hit the jump for more info including returning cast/characters. The filmmaker revealed the news in a stream of updates on Twitter this morning. Okay. Here we go. Finished the new script....

Maybe That ‘The Matrix’ Reboot Isn’t Actually A Reboot (And What Does That Even Mean?) By Jacob Hall/March 16, 2017 10:04 am EST The film industry has been all about chasing trends since its earliest days. So when something works, everyone making movies can’t help but pause and take note and wonder “Okay, that’s cool – how do we do that?” We saw this happen most recently with Marvel Studios and their “shared universe,” where various characters exist under one larger franchise and can influence each other’s movies....

Michael Arndt Off ‘Star Wars Episode VII,’ J.J. Abrams And Lawrence Kasdan Writing By Russ Fischer/Oct. 24, 2013 12:25 pm EST If you wondered why there hasn’t been any real news on the Star Wars Episode VII front, this is likely a big part of the reason. The script Michael Arndt was writing (likely based on George Lucas’ original outline) is no longer in play. Instead, J.J. Abrams and Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan are scripting....

Page 2: Total Recall, The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, Hobbit, Ghostbusters, Shrek, Frankenweenie, American Horror Story, Indiana Jones, Prometheus, Bourne Legacy, Arrested Development By Peter Sciretta/July 16, 2012 1:30 pm 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....

Remake Bits: ‘Evil Dead,’ ‘Poltergeist,’ ‘Ninja Turtles,’ And ‘Total Recall’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 27, 2012 4:21 pm EST It’s a nice slow day for remake news, which means we only have a couple stories instead of a big page full. After the break, Sam Raimi promises a wildly bloody Evil Dead remake, He also says Poltergeist is moving along, if slowly, Delayed Ninja Turtles seems to have had a pretty dire original script, according to one review, And original Total Recall director Paul Verhoeven calls the remake “not very good....

Robert Downey Jr. Hints At Leaving Marvel And ‘Iron Man’ Behind By Germain Lussier/April 16, 2013 8:42 am EST It’s no secret Iron Man 3 marks the end of Robert Downey Jr.’s contract with Marvel. The actor has been vocal about it, the president of the studio Kevin Feige has talked about it, but everyone agreed concentrating on Iron Man 3 was the most important thing. That film is now done and hitting theaters in mere days....

Sequel Bits: ‘Fast And Furious 9,’ ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,’ ‘Bumblebee,’ And More By Jack Giroux/July 12, 2017 4:00 pm EST In today’s edition of Sequel Bits: Charlize Theron discusses Mad Max and another Fast and Furious film. Director F. Gray Gray comments on Michelle Rodriguez’s recent statement on the Furious franchise. A new poster for the next Saw film, Jigsaw. Photos from the last day of the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom shoot....

Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek Beyond’, ‘Hunger Games: Mockingjay’, ‘Trainspotting 2’, ‘John Wick 2’ By Angie Han/Oct. 15, 2015 4:30 pm EST And that’s a wrap for Star Trek Beyond. Also after the jump: Two more Girl With the Dragon Tattoo books are coming Keanu Reeves drops some hints the plot of John Wick 2 Garett Hedlund believes Tron 3 would’ve blown Legacy out of the water Danny Boyle promises Trainspotting 2 will be “worthwhile” Check out the first teaser for The Lion King sequel The Lion Guard The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 unleashes a bloody IMAX poster Star Trek Beyond wraps shooting; see set photos and video from Dubai...

Star Wars Bits: Brad Bird Is Out, Plus Chewbacca, Lando, A Comic Book Deal, Release Date Rumor, And Colin Trevorrow Comments On His Directorial Chances By Germain Lussier/Nov. 19, 2012 9:00 am EST This weekend brought a ton of news and rumor on the Star Wars front so we’ve pulled it all together in one convenient place for your speculative pleasure. After the jump, read about: Brad Bird says he’s not directing Star Wars Episode VII....