Box Office: 21 Grabs $8.2M On Friday, Headed For $23M+ By Steve Mason/March 29, 2008 12:59 am EST The book Bringing Down the House has long been one of my favorites, so it’s not a huge surprise that Sony’s film adaptation is the film equivalent of a blackjack. Produced by and featuring Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey, 21 has delivered an $8.2M opening day, and Sony will finish the weekend with a stack of chips totaling an estimated $23....
Cool Stuff Reviewed: Adult Swim’s $75 Pants, Ghostbusters: The Video Game By Hunter Stephenson/July 28, 2009 5:00 am EST Some free stuff showed up in the mail and we decided to review it. Well, in one case, we let some guy down the street review the stuff, but we still kept the stuff. – Regards, the /Film Cool Stuff Dept.[adult swim] sent me these $75 pants from their new “Finer Things” line....
Exclusive /Film Interview: Mike Newell, Director Of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time By David Chen/Feb. 16, 2010 11:55 am EST When I look at director Mike Newell’s filmography, I’m impressed by its breadth, depth, and quality. It’s difficult for me to imagine that the same man who made Donnie Brasco also made Four Weddings and a Funeral, and also made Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Yet despite (or perhaps because of) his eclectic choices, Newell has been able to craft films that always seem able to bring out a certain sense of authenticity in their characters and in the relationships between them....
Exclusive: Tom Whalen And Kevin Tong Go Educational With ‘InfoRama’ Posters By Germain Lussier/Aug. 19, 2014 4:00 pm EST Who doesn’t love a good infographic? The ability to absorb knowledge, and look at something cool, fit together beautifully. Normally though, when we post stuff like that, it has to do with superhero movies or continuity errors. A new exhibit has almost no links to pop culture, but it’s by two of our favorite artists so we hope you’ll be as interested we are....
First Look: The Cast Of JJ Abrams’ Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2007 2:44 pm EST Now that the full crew of the Enterprise has been cast in JJ Abrams Star Trek prequel/reboot, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at the talent involved. The photo above is obviously photo-shopped (poorly in fact) by myself to show you what JJ Abrams’ on deck line-up may look like....
Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison And Marv Wolfman Are Working On DC Comic Book Movies By Peter Sciretta/July 19, 2009 6:28 pm EST The Hollywood Reporter has a good article updating DC Comics’ Hollywood plans. Not much new information to come by, but an interesting read. The one thing I learned from the update is that Warners quietly hired three of DC’s biggest writers last fall as consultants and writers for their upcoming superhero projects — Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison and Marv Wolfman....
James Bond Actor Roger Moore Has Died At 89 By Jacob Hall/May 23, 2017 7:30 am EST Roger Moore, best known for playing the suave secret agent James Bond in a record seven films between 1973 and 1985, has passed away at the age of 89. The news of Moore’s death was announced on the actor’s official Twitter account, where the former 007’s children revealed that their father had been battling cancer:...
Let’s Talk About The Most Interesting Scene In ‘Ready Player One’ By Josh Spiegel/April 2, 2018 9:00 am EST For good and ill, Ready Player One feels like the apotheosis of all things nostalgic in popular culture in the 21st century. The new Steven Spielberg film, based on the book of the same name by co-screenwriter Ernest Cline, depicts a future in which people of all ages escape into a virtual-reality landscape that’s populated with cultural characters both famous and obscure....
Mike Birbiglia Is Directing A Movie About Improv Called ‘Don’t Think Twice’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 26, 2015 8:30 am EST If you’re a fan of stand-up comedy, I hope that you’ve discovered the work of Mike Birbiglia. If not, Netflix Instant currently has two of his comedy specials, What I Should Have Said Was Nothing: Tales from My Secret Public Journal and My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend, and I recommend watching them immediately....
One Year Later, ‘Fast And Furious’ Still Hasn’t Dealt With #JusticeForHan By Siddhant Adlakha/April 16, 2018 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: it’s been one year since the release of The Fate of the Furious and the lack of #JusticeForHan still stings.) The Fast & Furious franchise is headed for its ninth entry with Hobbs & Shaw, the Dwayne Johnson/Jason Statham-led spinoff from director David Leitch....
Page 2: Muppets, Back To The Future, Drive, Transformers, Doctor Who, Charlie Brown, Star Wars, Predator, Evil Dead, William Shatner, LOST, By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2011 12:30 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....
Page 2: Toy Story, Breaking Bad, Incredibles, Alfred Hitchcock, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Game Of Thrones, Serenity, Hunger Games, Terminator 2, The Killing, Scooby Doo By Peter Sciretta/March 30, 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 58 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....
Sequel Bits: ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘Insurgent’, ‘Fast & Furious 7’, ‘Sharknado 2’ By Angie Han/June 11, 2014 6:00 am EST Today’s Sequel Bits involves the sea floor-dwelling creatures of Bikini Bottom, the high-flying dragon riders of Berk, and everyone in between. After the jump: Is China getting sick of effects-heavy Hollywood sequels? Rumor has it Jurassic World will feature pterodactyl riders Insurgent casts a couple more Dauntless characters Paul Walker’s brother may be in future Fast movies Ernie Hudson says Ghostbusters 3 will shoot soon Brittany Snow tweets from the set of Pitch Perfect 2 Get ready for lots and lots of Sharknado tie-in merchandise SpongeBob has a Coppertone moment in a new poster Watch the trailer for the video game Alien: Isolation See a How to Train Your Dragon 2 featurette about the score The group found that grosses for imported films are falling due to “the lack of variety in recent imported films, many of which are sequels and re-releases, and heavily driven by special effects....
Sequel Bits: ‘MacGruber 2’, ‘Machete Kills’, ‘Transformers 4’, ‘Basic Instinct 3’, ‘Star Trek 3’, ‘Smurfs 2’, ‘Human Centipede 3’ By Angie Han/May 24, 2013 9:11 am EST I hope you’re excited for Human Centipede III, because shooting in LA has already begun. Also after the jump: Will Forte is working on MacGruber 2 this summer Could the Fast Five vault heist happen in real life? (No.) Charlie Sheen returns to his Latino roots for Machete Kills Glenn Morshower won’t be in Transformers 4, but you could be Rumor has it Sharon Stone wants a Basic Instinct 3 J....
Sequel Bits: ‘The Conjuring 3’, ‘Jurassic World 2’, ‘Beetlejuice 2’, ‘Iron Sky 3’, ‘Transformers 5’, ‘Independence Day 2’ By Angie Han/June 17, 2016 12:00 pm EST Have you heard? Sequels haven’t been doing so hot this year. And yet there’s no end to them in sight. After the jump: How is Jurassic World 2 protecting its secrets? James Wan says The Conjuring 3 will be set in the 1980s. Yes, Winona Ryder still wants a Beetlejuice sequel....
Set Visit Interview: A Nightmare On Elm Street Producers Brad Fuller And Andrew Form By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2010 8:00 am EST As the head executives of Michael Bay’s genre production company, Fuller and Form have produced The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 remake, and 2006 prequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, as well as The Amityville Horror 2005 remake, The Hitcher, Horsemen, The Unborn, and the Friday the 13th 2009 remake....
By Germain Lussier/Feb. 1, 2012 12:01 pm EST Attendees of South by Southwest 2012 are in for a treat. 130 feature films will screen at the Austin, Texas festival taking place March 9-17. Among them are 65 World Premieres, 17 North American Premieres and 10 U.S. Premieres. The organization already announced Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods would open the festival (the movie is phenomenal) and today the majority of the remaining line up has been revealed....
Star Wars Bits: Celebration Schedule, Ben Affleck Turned Down Star Wars? And Ewan McGregor Is Tired Of Your Questions By Jacob Hall/July 1, 2016 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: The full schedule for this year’s Star Wars Celebration. Ewan McGregor is tired of your Star Wars questions. Did Ben Affleck turn down the chance to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens? A new excerpt from Star Wars: Aftermath – Life Debt....
Superhero Bits: Gambit Starts Shooting Soon, Michelle Williams’ Venom Role & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 18, 2017 5:00 pm EST How big is Gambit’s budget and when will it start shooting? Where should fans start reading comics if they want to get acquainted with Shazam? Who is Michelle Williams playing in Venom? Does director Matthew Vaughn want to work with Marvel or DC more right now? Which DC Comics superhero does Hailee Steinfeld want to play?...
The Dark Knight Sets Monday Box Office Record. Also: Strange Audience Observations, Why This Film Matters, And Online Snobs By Hunter Stephenson/July 23, 2008 4:20 pm EST According to Box Office Mojo, The Dark Knight grossed $24.5 million on Monday and set yet another record: biggest non-holiday Monday of all time. On Tuesday, the film grossed $20+ million, coming in second place for Top Tuesday behind Transformers, bringing it to $204 million domestically....
