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‘Westworld’ Season 2 Trailer Breakdown: It’s A Robot World, We’re Just Living In It By Ben Pearson/Feb. 5, 2018 2:00 pm EST HBO released their first Super Bowl trailer in 20 years last night when they unveiled a new look at Westworld season 2. You can watch the full video here, but join me below to take a closer look at the secrets it holds. The video begins with pristine images of the park’s western landscape and a calm voiceover by Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood)....

Best Stories Of The Week: Spectre, Ant-Man, Minecraft, Jurassic World 2 And More By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2015 5:30 pm EST There are only a couple weeks left in the blockbuster season, but there are still plenty of big stories to be excited about coming soon. This edition of the Best Stories of the Week includes updates on Minecraft, a sequel to Jurassic World, easter eggs from Ant-Man an uncertain future for the Terminator franchise and confirmation of a Fantastic Four and X-Men crossover in the works....

Carl Franklin Replaces John Singleton As Tupac Biopic Director [UPDATED] By Angie Han/April 7, 2015 12:23 pm EST UPDATE: TheWrap confirms John Singleton has left the Tupac Shakur biopic over “major creative differences.” Carl Franklin will replace Singleton in the director’s chair. Original story follows. The long-gestating Tupac Shakur biopic has stalled yet again. Director John Singleton says it’s “on hold for right now,” because he just wants to make sure to “get it right....

Casting Bits: John Malkovich In ‘Siberian Education;’ Clifton Collins Jr. And Wendell Pierce In ‘Parker;’ Daniel Auteuil In ‘The Lookout’ By Russ Fischer/July 5, 2011 10:30 am EST After the long Fourth of July weekend we don’t have a lot of news on the casting front, but there are a few good stories to share, and they’re all in a similar vein. Today, the theme is crime pictures. After the break you’ll find info on the following:...

Force Awakens Bits: Lupita Nyong’o Didn’t Know She Was Auditioning For Star Wars, Over $100 Million Tickets Pre-Sold & More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 16, 2015 12:00 pm EST The world premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens took place Monday night in Hollywood, and you’ve already probably read the first reactions and spoiler-free reviews. But the Force Awakens news bits keep on coming. Lets take a look at the latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens news and tidbits:...

Force Awakens Bits: What We’ve Learned From The Books, Fans Are Waiting 12 Days In Line, BB-8 Poster And Much More By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 9, 2015 7:00 am EST Another day, another post filled with Star Wars: The Force Awakens goodness. In today’s edition: A new Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster featuring BB-8. Find out why fans are waiting 12 days in line to see The Force Awakens at the Chinese Theatre....

HBO Insists ‘Big Little Lies’ Belongs In The Golden Globes Limited Series Category, But Are They Right? By Ben Pearson/Dec. 14, 2017 7:00 am EST All award shows are, to some degree, kind of silly. But the Golden Globes may be the silliest of the bunch, largely because of their bizarre categorizations of certain movies that seem to defy rational thought. (The fact that they have an open bar probably factors in as well....

How Did Hollywood’s Big Summer Of Female-Driven Movies Measure Up? By Angie Han/Sept. 17, 2015 9:00 am EST At the start of the summer, Peter wrote an article wondering if 2015 was “the summer Hollywood finally bet big on women.” There were plenty of titles to support that impression, from Tomorrowland to Mad Max: Fury Road to Trainwreck. Now that we’ve reached the end of the season, we thought we’d look back and consider how Hollywood’s big bet on women played out in practice — and whether this era of female-driven blockbusters might continue....

Hunter’s Avatar Review: James Cameron Succeeds Where The Prequels And The Hurt Locker Failed By Hunter Stephenson/Dec. 19, 2009 7:57 pm EST [Editor’s Note: We have published reviews of Avatar by David Chen, Brendon Connelly, and Russ Fischer. Here is a different take on the film from Hunter Stephenson.] No man is an island, so James Cameron humbly ventured off several years into the future to create one for his own damn self called Pandora....

Interview: Damon Lindelof On The Importance Of Mistakes In ‘The Leftovers’ By Jack Giroux/Feb. 3, 2016 8:00 am EST Showrunner and writer Damon Lindelof remains immensely proud of season one, but there were lessons learned that him and his collaborators kept in mind during season two. Below, read our conversation with Lindelof. (Spoilers for Season 2 of The Leftovers ahead.) If you missed part one of our Damon Lindelof interview, you can read it here....

Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke Research Is Transferring To Gareth Evans’ Solo Movie By Ben Pearson/April 19, 2018 9:30 am EST It was the summer of 2016, and Ben Affleck had just tweeted a video featuring Joe Manganiello in costume as Deathstroke. The fan community was pumped about the idea of the two of them facing off in a Batman movie directed by Affleck, but since then, we’ve only seen Manganiello’s version of this character pop up in a post-credits scene in last year’s Justice League....

Natalie Portman In Talks For Alex Garland’s Adaptation Of ‘Annihilation’ By Russ Fischer/May 7, 2015 2:30 pm EST The novel Annihilation, by Jeff VanderMeer, is really terrific. It’s good enough that you should just stop reading this now, go read Annihilation (it’s short, only 125 pages or so) then come back. Because I’m a realist I’ll assume you didn’t do that, but to avoid spoilers about the novel I’ll just say this: Annihilation is kind of sci-fi and almost horror — it’s like Tarkovsky’s Stalker crossed with H....

Russ Fischer’s Top Ten Films Of 2014 By Russ Fischer/Jan. 1, 2015 12:00 pm EST Focus, simplicity and control. As I look back over the films of 2014, the ones that most stay with me are not the sprawling epics or the movies that tried to cram a surplus of ideas or technique into one story. (Sorry, Birdman and Interstellar.) They’re the movies, not even necessarily the “small” ones, that exhibit something specific in filmmaking technique, or unusually refined in their approach to story....

Star Wars Bits: Han Solo News, An Amazing Fan-Poster, And Colin Trevorrow’s One Request For ‘The Last Jedi’ By Lucas Siegel/July 3, 2017 2:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Tons of reactions to Ron Howard assuming Han Solo director duties More Star Wars video game news and rumors Star Wars animation trailer and news And much more! Just as Rian Johnson asked for one slight change to the script for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (namely, R2-D2 joining Rey to find Luke, not BB-8), Episode IX director Colin Trevorrow has made a similar request of Johnson....

Star Wars Bits: Star Wars Launch Bay, Rogue One Set Pics, Episode VIII Casting, Tasu Leech By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2015 12:30 pm EST In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits: Preparations are underway for Star Wars Launch Bay at Disney World Star Wars Weekends and Disney Star Wars characters may be on their way out Watch an adorable video of BB-8’s big day rolling around Disneyland Take a peek at the Star Wars and Darth Vader annuals coming from Marvel Comics Will the Star Wars books and comics become required reading for the movies?...

Star Wars Bits: Woody Harrelson Talks Han Solo, More CGI Actors, And Brian Blessed Shares A Jar Jar Binks Anecdote By Jacob Hall/Jan. 13, 2017 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Woody Harrelson thinks it will be pretty cool to mentor Han Solo. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story picks up seven VES awards nominations. The actor behind the digitally recreated Grand Moff Tarkin speaks out… …and could more digitally recreated Star Wars characters be on the way?...

The Best YA Adaptations You Probably Haven’t Seen By Rob Hunter/Jan. 25, 2018 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome to The Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. In this edition, we take a look at the best adaptations you haven’t seen of young adult novels.) Young adult (YA) adaptations typically fall into two categories – those featuring characters named Harry Potter, Katniss Everdeen, or Bella Swan, and those that don’t....

The Unpopular Opinion: ‘Interstellar’ Is Christopher Nolan’s Emotional Masterpiece By Chris Evangelista/July 20, 2017 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Unpopular Opinion, a series where a writer goes to the defense of a much-maligned film or TV show, or sets their sights on something seemingly beloved by all. In this edition: a defense of Interstellar as one of Christopher Nolan’s greatest movies.) “If I can fix every detail of this time in my mind, I can keep this moment always....

The Water Cooler: ‘The Lion King’ Sing-Along, The Quest For A Great Cooking Show, And A Hans Zimmer Concert By /Film Staff/Aug. 10, 2017 12:00 pm EST Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Ben attends a sing-along screening of The Lion King, Peter tries to sell his DVD collection, Jacob gets hooked on Top Chef, Jack reads some Stephen King, Ethan tries out a new board game, Chris sees Hans Zimmer perform live, and Hoai-Tran quits her day job....

Theme Park Bits: Plans Revealed For Harry Potter Expansion In Orlando, Jaws Ride Closes, Transformers Opening Date, Universal Studios Singapore’s Hollywood Dreams Parade By Angie Han/Jan. 4, 2012 7:00 am EST The title of this post is “Theme Park Bits,” but it should really be called “Universal Studios Theme Park Bits.” While most of us have been spent the past week alternating between lounging about in our PJs and bickering with our families, the international amusement park division was apparently busy getting new attractions for its Orlando, Hollywood, and Singapore parks on track....