‘Kin’ Directors On How They Kept That Surprising Cameo Secret For Two Years By Jacob Hall/Sept. 3, 2018 8:00 am EST Kin is a science fiction film in that one of the main characters, a 14-year old boy, discovers a strange and powerful laser weapon in an abandoned building. But it’s often science fiction adjacent, focused more on that boy going on the run with his brother with a dangerous criminal hot on their heels....
‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Director James Bobin Talks Muppet Sequels, Errors, Canon And ‘Alice 2’ By Germain Lussier/March 19, 2014 6:30 am EST Even if you take away his two Muppet movies, writer/director James Bobin is a guy you want to talk to. He helped shape Sacha Baron Cohen’s legendary Da Ali G Show and the HBO show Flight of the Conchords, and is helming the next Disney Alice in Wonderland film, Alice Through the Looking Glass....
‘Westworld’ Secret Video Offers More Violent Delights; Rinko Kikuchi Joins Cast By Chris Evangelista/March 29, 2018 11:30 am EST A new, exciting Westworld season 2 trailer dropped online today, but that’s only the beginning. A secret video and a secret code have also accompanied the new trailer, taking us further down the Westworld rabbit hole. Plus: Rinko Kikuchi has joined the cast for season 2. See more on the Westworld secret video below....
Best Stories Of The Week: Hateful Eight, Warcraft, The Force Awakens And More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 7, 2015 1:00 pm EST Best Stories of the Week is a round-up of the week’s best and biggest stories, from news to editorials to trailers. This week we have updates on a sequel to the American adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and the first photos and details from Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, plus the latest on a Jurassic World trilogy, and a new Star Trek TV series....
Concept Art: Diagon Alley Officially Announced For ‘The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter’ By Peter Sciretta/May 8, 2013 11:00 am EST We knew this was in the works for a while now, it hasn’t exactly been a secret. But today Universal Studios has officially announced that they are building Diagon Alley in Universal Studios Orlando Resort. The new area will be built where the Jaws ride was formerly set, and will connect the two parks via a Hogwarts Express ride experience (I’m sure this ride experience will result in a lot of guests supersizing their passes to include both parks)....
Disney’s Live-Action ‘Mulan’ Remake May Have Songs After All By Ethan Anderton/March 23, 2017 11:15 am EST UPDATE: Niki Caro clarified her comments on the lack of songs in the Mulan remake. Our original story follows with an update at the end. Ever since Maleficent was released in 2014, Disney has been obsessed with giving their animated classics the live-action remake treatment. However, out of the four that have followed, only Beauty and the Beast has been a full fledged musical....
Disneyland Pass Prices Raised Over 30%, Considering Demand Ticket Pricing By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 5, 2015 10:00 am EST Over the weekend, Disney surprised their annual pass holders by announcing they were changing the options for annual passes for both Disneyland and Disney World with some of the passes seeing an over 30% price increase. Meanwhile, the company is considering demand ticket pricing which would see higher ticket prices on busier days....
Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ Is A Spectacular Car Chase Musical By Jacob Hall/June 28, 2017 10:00 am EST (This review originally ran following Baby Driver’s world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. The film opens in theaters today.)Edgar Wright makes movies for movie fans, first and foremost. Is there a wide audience for a zombie comedy that upends the genre while also delivering one of the most affecting horror tales of the 21st century?...
Everything We Know About The Porgs, Those Adorable Sea Birds From ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ By Lindsey Romain/Oct. 12, 2017 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I love porgs. You love porgs. We all love porgs. 2017 is the year of the porg, a fact confirmed by Monday’s release of the Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, where we finally saw (and heard) the cherubic sea bird in action....
Final Cast Revealed For Quentin Tarantino’s ‘The Hateful Eight;’ Read New Plot Description By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2014 10:45 am EST Quentin Tarantino has finalized the cast for his next film, The Hateful Eight. We already knew almost all of them: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, Walton Goggins, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Now two new names have been added. Yes, Channing Tatum is one of them....
Frightfest Report Day One: Triangle, The Hills Run Red, Infestation By Brendon Connelly/Aug. 28, 2009 3:00 am EST The 10th anniversary Frightfest is underway in London, and for once I’m not in the cheap seats. Ladies and gentlemen – I think I have finally arrived. The atmosphere in the virtually packed out Empire Leicester Square has been electric – buzzing like a chainsaw, even. Weekend pass holders abound, a genuine spirit of camaraderie prevails and there’s already a good vibe passing back and forth amongst us that we’re in for the best Frightfest yet....
How I Conquered My Fears Of Chucky (And Became A Better Movie Fan For It) By Matt Donato/Oct. 3, 2017 8:30 am EST (Welcome to Nostalgia Bomb, a series where we take a look back on beloved childhood favorites and discern whether or not they’re actually any good. In this edition: with Cult of Chucky out today, Matt Donato revisits the years when the Child’s Play movie series terrified him.)...
Interview: John Lasseter By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2008 11:53 am EST Earlier this week, I have th great oppurtunity to talk to Academy Award-winning animator and chief creative officer at Pixar and Disney Animation Studios, John Lasseter. While the phone call was primarily about Disney’s new release Bolt, we went off topic a couple of times and talked about IMAX, 3D and Blu-ray. /Film: Hi, John. John Lasseter: Hi, Peter. How are you?...
Kevin Feige Bits: Avenger ‘Inhumans’ Denied; Plus Netflix Connections And ‘Thor 3’ Villain By Germain Lussier/March 14, 2014 1:30 pm EST At the junket for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige offered updates Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Captain America 3 and more. You might think that’s more than enough information on the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe but it’s not. Not even close. Feige has been asked, and commented, on many, many other things as well....
Marvel Bringing Four Shows To Netflix Starting With Daredevil; Building To ‘The Defenders’ Event By Russ Fischer/Nov. 7, 2013 7:02 am EST Remember the report that Marvel was developing four new live-action TV shows with the intent to partner with a non-traditional TV outlet to present them? The deal has been revealed, and the basic terms are that Disney and Marvel are setting up shows for Netflix based around four characters: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage....
Netflix Buys Andy Serkis’ ‘Animal Farm’ Motion Capture Adaptation By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2018 6:30 am EST Andy Serkis and Netflix appear to be entering into a mutually beneficial partnership. The streaming service recently snapped up the worldwide rights to his film Mowgli, and now they’re helping Serkis make one his long-gestating dream projects: an adaptation of George Orwell’s famous novel Animal Farm. Serkis’ Planet of the Apes director Matt Reeves will produce the Animal Farm movie....
Now Scream This: The Best Horror Movies To Take You Back To School By /Film Staff/Aug. 28, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: Even though adulthood’s 24-7-hustle has effectively erased any existence of a “summer vacation,” early September still reminds of exactly that....
Petition Calls For Playable Female Characters In ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ Shooter By Angie Han/July 6, 2012 5:00 pm EST Ridley Scott’s featured some fantastic fictional women over the years, but perhaps none are more beloved than Alien’s Ellen Ripley. James Cameron’s Aliens then added to the kickass female roster with characters like Vasquez, Ferro, and Dietrich, and even the most recent installment of the franchise — the prequel Prometheus — featured prominent female character in the form of Shaw and Vickers....
Phil Lord And Chris Miller Making Spiderman Animated Movie By Peter Sciretta/April 22, 2015 7:18 pm EST Tonight at Sony’s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Tom Rothman made a surprise announcement: The LEGO Movie/Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller will be making a Spider-Man Animated movie, due in theaters on July 20, 2018. Hit the jump to read the animated Spider-Man press release and get our analysis and opinion....
Sequel Bits: ‘10 Cloverfield Lane,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them 2,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3,’ ‘Annabelle 2’ By Jacob Hall/Jan. 16, 2017 1:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Mary Elizabeth Winstead would love to make a 10 Cloverfield Lane sequel. Zoe Kravitz talks about her expanded role in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2. Hailee Steinfeld confirms that she’ll be back for Pitch Perfect 3....
