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How Universal Studios Is Revolutionizing Theme Parks: A Look At A Lineless Future By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2017 8:00 am EST Last week, Universal Studios Orlando Resort opened their third theme park and I was there to experience it in person. Volcano Bay is not just the company’s first water park, but Universal’s second experiment in what might be the future of theme parks. Imagine going to a theme park and never having to wait in long lines to ride the attractions....

Interview: Rupert Wyatt On Why He Didn’t Set Out To Remake ‘The Gambler’ By Angie Han/Dec. 26, 2014 6:00 am EST Following the commercial and critical success of Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011, Rupert Wyatt was hired back to helm the sequel. However, when creative differences caused him to split, he wound up settling on an entirely different kind of movie as his follow-up. Wyatt’s new film The Gambler is technically a remake of the 1974 drama starring James Caan, but it feels like a totally different beast....

Is Dave Filoni Working On A ‘Star Wars’ Live-Action TV Show After ‘Rebels’ Ends? By Ben Pearson/Oct. 27, 2017 10:09 am EST Lucasfilm has been flirting with the idea of making a live-action Star Wars TV show since the mid-2000s. Fifty hours worth of scripts were rumored to have been completed, and Disney acquired those unproduced scripts when they purchased Lucasfilm. We know the show had a working title of Star Wars: Underworld, and it would have taken place between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, telling stories of an unseen side of the galaxy before eventually looping back around to reveal how Han Solo met Chewbacca, how Lando Calrissian lost the Millennium Falcon, and more....

James Wan Set To Direct ‘Aquaman,’ Read The First Plot Description [UPDATED] By Russ Fischer/June 3, 2015 2:01 pm EST UPDATE 6/3/15 – Warner Bros. has now confirmed that Wan will direct Aquaman. He’s also set to direct Robotech, which was recently rumored. Read the full press release after the jump. We know that Jason Momoa will appear as Aquaman in Batman v Superman, and that the actor will star in an Aquaman spin-off film scheduled for release on July 27, 2018....

Kevin Smith’s Tusk Release Date Revealed By Peter Sciretta/July 17, 2014 2:00 pm EST Kevin Smith’s new horror film Tusk is set to premiere a trailer at Comic Con next week, and the film now has an official release date. Get more details on the Tusk release date after the jump. A24 has set a release date for Kevin Smith’s upcoming horror film Tusk: Tusk Release Date: September 19th 2014...

Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Will Take On Donald Trump; New TV Series Announced By Peter Sciretta/May 17, 2017 1:00 pm EST Michael Moore is returning to movie theaters with a new documentary film which will take on Donald Trump, as well as a new television series. Let’s dive into everything we know about Fahrenheit 11/9 and the new TNT series Michael Moore Live From the Apocalypse. Michael Moore Announces Fahrenheit 11/9...

1. Phoenix Now Streaming on FilmStruck Like Vertigo meets Sophie’s Choice, Christian Petzold’s unsettling character study Phoenix deals with identity, betrayal and survival. In the rubble of post-World War II Berlin, a woman (Nina Hoss) who has had her face reconstructed following a disfigurement sets out to try to find her missing husband. She eventually finds him, but her spouse doesn’t recognize her with her brand new face. What follows is a nail-biting drama in which Hoss’ character pretends to be someone else who is also pretending to be herself....

Page 2: Breaking Bad, Star Wars, Gremlins 2, Walking Dead, Cars, Star Trek, Steven Spielberg, Human Centipede, Conan O’Brien, Alien, Muppets By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 22, 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....

Producers Want A Christopher Nolan-Like Take For ‘Blade Runner’ Prequel/Sequel, Would Love To Have Nolan Direct By Germain Lussier/March 4, 2011 4:30 pm EST As you probably already know, Warner Brothers-based production company Alcon Entertainment recently purchased the rights to make prequels or sequels to the classic 1982 Ridley Scott film Blade Runner. They can’t remake the film, thankfully, but they can make films in that world. However, because that world is so revered, the producers have been very open in discussing their plans, trying to ease the minds of fans potentially out for blood....

Superhero Bits: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Man Of Steel, Justice League, Nathan Fillion, Kevin Smith By Germain Lussier/June 11, 2013 12:00 pm EST What’s been happening on the set of Captain America: The Winter Soldier all week? Did a Man of Steel producer reveal a Supergirl Easter Egg? How does the gameplay for Batman: Arkham Origins look? Are there things wrong with the original Superman movie? What is Kevin Smith’s suggestion for the DC Cinematic Universe?...

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Man Of Steel By Germain Lussier/Aug. 11, 2011 11:30 am EST What security measures are being taken on the set of The Dark Knight Rises? Did those security measures stop someone from catching Joseph Gordon-Levitt walking along side the Tumbler? Want to know how the bank from the first image from Man of Steel fits into the film? And how popular is Spider-Man at metal shows?...

SXSW Film Program Features ‘Boyhood,’ ‘Open Windows,’ And ‘Faults’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 30, 2014 12:30 pm EST SXSW will feature the premiere of Nacho Vigalondo’s Open Windows (above), as well as the feature Faults from Riley Stearns, who directed the great short film The Cub. (Faults features Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the lead in a story about cult brainwashing and deprogramming.) There’s also a great set of films imported from Sundance, including Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, which only played twice in Park City, and films such as The Raid 2 and Frank, the latter of which features sequences shot at last year’s SXSW....

Teaser Trailer: HBO’s Olive Kitteridge Miniseries Starring Frances McDormand And Richard Jenkins By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2014 12:00 pm EST HBO has released a trailer for Lisa Cholodenko’s Olive Kitteridge miniseries starring Frances McDormand (Fargo) and Richard Jenkins (The Visitor). The Kids Are All Right filmmaker helms this four-part miniseries adaptation of Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, about “the poignantly sweet, acerbically funny and devastatingly tragic story of a seemingly placid New England town wrought with illicit affairs, crime and tragedy, told through the lens of Olive, whose wicked wit and harsh demeanor mask a warm but troubled heart and staunch moral center....

Terence Blanchard To Score ‘Red Tails,’ The New Lucasfilm Movie That Is Still Coming Out By Germain Lussier/May 27, 2011 2:00 pm EST One year has passed since we heard anything about Red Tails, the first Lucasfilm movie in almost two decades without the words “Star Wars” or “Indiana Jones” in the title. The World War II film about the legendary African-American pilots named The Tuskegee Airmen stars Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr....

The 15 Best Christmas TV Episodes Streaming Right Now By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 25, 2017 7:00 am EST With presents nestled under the Christmas tree and family members to avoid, what better time to pop in an episode of your favorite show? While holiday-themed episodes are often hit-or-miss, they’ve also churned out some of the best hours and half-hours of television that you can throw on in the background while you wrap your presents....

The Original ‘Good Times’ Cast Wants To Kickstart A ‘Good Times’ Movie By Jack Giroux/Feb. 17, 2016 5:00 am EST Back in 2014, a Good Times movie was announced. The show, which aired on CBS from 1974 to 1979, is to be adapted by Kenya Barris (Black-ish), with Scott Rudin and Eli Bush producing. News has been slow on that project, but now another Good Times movie is in the works, and you can fund it on Kickstarter....

This Week In Trailers: Dead Europe, Zaytoun, Ballroom Dancer, The Long Island Railroad Massacre: 20 Years Later By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 11, 2013 2:15 pm 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Strippers Vs. Werewolves, Mile…Mile & A Half, Never Stand Still, Polisse, Nobody Else But You, Comics In Focus: The Image Revolution By Christopher Stipp/April 27, 2012 4:00 pm 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?...

This Week In Trailers: The Immortalists, The Joe Show, The Sheik, Misfire, Fight Church, Last Passenger By Christopher Stipp/April 5, 2014 10:00 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Under The Gun, Hitler’s Folly, Les Cowboys, Man Vs Snake: The Long And Twisted Tale Of Nibbler, Australia’s Lost Gold By Christopher Stipp/May 28, 2016 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?...