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Explore Cary Fukunaga’s Unmade Version Of ‘It’ With This Video Series By Jacob Hall/Sept. 12, 2017 2:30 pm EST In the months leading up to the release of It, movie fans were rightfully skeptical of the long-gestating Stephen King adaptation. After all, this was the production that original director Cary Fukunaga departed after four years of development. This was the movie he left behind after citing creative interference from the studio....

Fast & Furious Director To Remake Highlander By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 22, 2009 10:32 am EST Summit Entertainment has announced that Justin Lin will direct a re-imagination (ie reboot) of Highlander. Of course, Summit hopes that this reboot with “spur a new franchise for the studio.” Lin made his name with the awesome High School-based indie crime drama Better Luck Tomorrow in 2002 (if you haven’t seen it, add it to your netflix queue), but has since turned out mostly generic Hollywood crap like Annapolis, Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Fast & Furious....

Matt Reeves And Michael Giacchino Reddit AMA: Apes 3, Star Wars, Jurassic World, And Fun Trivia By Germain Lussier/July 10, 2014 8:45 am EST When two popular filmmakers hop on Reddit together, anything can happen. And lots did happen Wednesday night when Matt Reeves and Michael Giacchino did a simultaneous AMA to promote the excellent Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. First up, the director dropped some super-interesting information about the making of the film and how he plans on working toward the 1968 original....

New ‘Don Quioxte’ Movie In The Works As God Recruits Disney In His War On Terry Gilliam By Jacob Hall/Oct. 13, 2016 3:30 pm EST The news that Disney is making a film version of Don Quixote, the legendary 1605 book by Miguel de Cervantes that is often credited as being the root of the modern novel, is, by itself, not that surprising. Classic literally characters being reinvented by Hollywood is nothing new – just ask everyone from Sherlock Holmes to Robin Hood....

Page 2: Star Wars, Godzilla, Big Hero 6, Pacific Rim, Firefly, Gravity, Stargate, Birdman By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 5, 2014 4:00 pm EST 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Ron Howard’s ‘Heart Of The Sea’ Now In Production With Chris Hemsworth Starring By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2013 12:05 pm EST Ron Howard’s latest film, Rush, isn’t even yet in theaters across most of the world, but the filmmaker is already making his next movie. That movie is Heart of the Sea, a period adventure film based on a novel by Nathaniel Philbrick. It tells the true story that inspired Herman Melville’s Moby Dick and stars Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy and Ben Whishaw....

Star Wars Bits: ‘Star Wars Insider’ Stories Are Canon; Plus Filming Update, Rebels And Adam Driver By Germain Lussier/June 3, 2014 4:00 pm EST Lots of big Star Wars info over the last few days: casting, set photos, but always bits, there are. Below read about the following: Fiction published in the Star Wars Insider Magazine in now canon. Star Wars Episode VII is done in Abu Dhabi, heads to London....

Star Wars Bits: J.J. Abrams’ Favorite Fan Theory, Launch Bay Launches, Light Side & Dark Side Ice Cream By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2015 6:00 am EST After the jump: J.J. Abrams talks Han Solo, Kylo Ren, and much more. Take in a video tour of Disney World’s Star Wars Launch Bay. See every original trilogy vehicle and ship to scale. A Force Awakens co-producer explains how she got that sweet gig....

Star Wars Bits: Lucasfilm Holiday Card, Mark Hamill’s Autographs, Star Wars Land At The Rose Parade By Angie Han/Dec. 30, 2015 6:30 am EST We and the rest of the internet are all about The Force Awakens right now, but that doesn’t mean we’re just ignoring the rest of the Star Wars universe. After the jump: This lightsaber is actually an elegant flask for a more civilized age. Peek at the Star Wars Land float for this year’s Rose Parade....

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, Black Panther, The Avengers, Cyclops By Germain Lussier/June 26, 2012 1:30 pm EST Want to see some photos of the beautiful women of The Dark Knight Rises? How about listen to more selections from the film’s score? Where has construction began on a new Marvel theme park? Which actor is the latest to throw his name into the Black Panther discussion? Is it possible Batman will make an appearance before The Amazing Spider-Man?...

The 2016 Summer Blockbuster Awards: Find Out Who Won This Summer By Jacob Hall/Aug. 31, 2016 9:30 am EST The summer movie season is over and you know what that means – it’s time to hand out pointless imaginary awards to the best, worst, and weirdest films of the past four months! Welcome to the 2016 Summer Blockbuster Awards, which is like the Oscars if the Oscars only covered a specific release window, were decided by one person, and were also really dumb....

The Best Spanish Horror Movies You’ve Never Seen By Rob Hunter/May 30, 2018 11:00 am EST (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 whip out our passport and go looking for Spanish terrors deserving of more eyeballs.) Spain is a beautiful nation filled with rich culture, wonderful people, and the abomination that is bullfighting, and like most countries, it’s also home to past sins and acts of government-sanctioned barbarism....

/Film Interview: ‘Out Of The Furnace’ Director Scott Cooper Talks “Directing With Ellipsis,” ‘The Stand’ And Rural Noir By Germain Lussier/Dec. 10, 2013 2:30 pm EST Scott Cooper isn’t a director with mainstream interests. His first film, Crazy Heart, was about a grizzled old musician; it won an Oscar for Jeff Bridges. His second film, Out of the Furnace, tells a methodical story of crime and revenge set in and around a blue collar Pennsylvania town during 2008, just as the American economy began to crap the bed....

‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Director And Horror Legend George Romero Dead At 77 By Jacob Hall/July 16, 2017 3:51 pm EST George A. Romero, the director of Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead, has passed away at the age of 77. The creator of the modern zombie movie, the often imitated but never matched filmmaker still looms large as one of the most important horror filmmakers of all time....

‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’ Set Visit: A House Of Horrors Rebuilt, A Franchise Revered By Germain Lussier/Oct. 17, 2012 10:00 am EST There’s not a cloud in the sky as the unfaltering Louisiana sun beats down on a barren piece of land in the middle of nowhere. As unforgiving and uncomfortable as the weather is, though, the sun has nothing on the man who lives here: Leatherface. The horror icon with the skin mask and chainsaw is soon coming back for his seventh film: Texas Chainsaw 3D....

‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Trailer Calls Out Batman For His “Unhealthy Behavior” [Comic-Con 2016] By Angie Han/July 23, 2016 4:55 pm EST For this year’s Hall H panel, Warner Bros. brought along not one but two Batmen. There was Ben Affleck for the Justice League presentation, of course — and then there was Will Arnett for The Lego Batman Movie. Arnett and director Chris McKay brought some new The Lego Batman Movie footage and took a few minutes to answer some questions about the movie....

‘Tomorrowland’ Early Buzz: Does Brad Bird’s Sci-Fi Adventure Soar Or Fall Flat? By Angie Han/May 18, 2015 7:00 am EST From the beginning, Tomorrowland has been shrouded in secrecy. But now Disney has finally opened up that mystery box for critics, and the reviews are starting to pour in. Directed by Brad Bird from a script he wrote with Damon Lindelof, Tomorrowland centers on an idealistic teenager (Britt Robertson) and a former boy genius (George Clooney) who journey to a utopian place called Tomorrowland....

‘Wreck It Ralph 2’ Announced, First Image Released By Peter Sciretta/June 30, 2016 9:19 am EST Walt Disney Animation made a big announcement on Facebook Live this morning: Wreck-It Ralph 2 will be coming to theaters in 2018. Get the details after the jump. Filmmaker Rich Moore addressed fans on the Breaking News Facebook Live broadcast, introducing Phil Johnston, who co-wrote Wreck It Ralph and Zootopia. Johnston will be co-directing Wreck-It Ralph 2 with Moore....

Cardboard Cinema: The Designer Of ‘Ghostbusters: The Board Game’ On How You Adapt A Franchise And The New Sequel Game By Jacob Hall/April 11, 2016 10:00 am EST Cryptozoic’s Ghostbusters: The Board Game was a gigantic success on Kickstarter, raising over $1.5 million from gamers and movie fans who wanted to relive one of the most beloved franchises of all time. But since the original Ghostbusters film went on to inspire a sequel, a reboot, several cartoon spin-offs, a video game, and more than its fair share of toys, a tabletop follow-up was inevitable....

Dimension Confirm Details Of Scream 4, Spy Kids 4, An American Werewolf In London Redux And More By Brendon Connelly/Sept. 25, 2009 7:39 am EST It looks suspiciously like somebody has slipped Bob Weinstein a shot of truth serum because he’s just spilled enough Dimension dirt to keep me blogging for a week. Buckle up, however, because I’m going to blast through it all in one big burst. After the break: Scream 4 casting and director news, Spy Kids 4 details, promises of a string of remakes and sequels set to be shot in 3D and even a little reveal about the release strategy for The Road....