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Rumor: Nightwatch Could Appear In ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 28, 2016 10:30 am EST Filming of Spider-Man: Homecoming has moved from Atlanta, Georgia to Peter Parker’s hometown of Queens, New York, and some great set photos have found their way online teasing the arrival of Tony Stark himself (Robert Downey Jr). Meanwhile, a new rumor claims that the film might feature yet another previously unreported villain — Nightwatch. Hit the jump to see the photos and learn about the Spider-Man: Homecoming Nightwatch rumor....

Sequel Bits: ‘Lethal Weapon 5’, ‘Halloween’, ‘Shaft’, ‘Kingsman 3’ And More By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 17, 2017 10:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Lethal Weapon 5 is close to being a real thing The Halloween reboot gets a new leading lady Regina Hall joins the sequel to Shaft A new poster for The Strangers: Prey at Night Kingsman 3 apparently already in the works I don’t know if anyone is really excited about the prospect of a Lethal Weapon 5 at this point, but apparently the film is “inches away from getting the go-ahead,” according to Lethal Weapon franchise director Richard Donner....

Small-Screen Stream: ‘American Vandal’ Season 2, More ‘Ozark,’ And Emmy-Nominated Series You Shouldn’t Miss By Lindsey Romain/Sept. 18, 2018 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to Small-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you can watch them.) I don’t know about you, but I’ve been spending this in-between season trying to catch up on literally everything, while also falling victim to comfortable pleasures. That means: a lot of binges of new seasons, mixed with a lot of lazy-couch viewings of old familiars....

Star Wars Bits: Dave Filoni Talks ‘Rebels’, Mark Hamill’s Beard, More Simon Pegg Rumors By Angie Han/July 29, 2014 12:30 pm EST Why is Star Wars Episode VII upsetting Irish bird conservationists? Find out after the jump. Plus: Dave Filoni talks Star Wars: Rebels and Star Wars: A New Dawn Check out the cover of a new novel featuring Asajj Ventress Hasbro unveils a bunch of new Star Wars toys and figures Benedict Cumberbatch maybe hints at Simon Pegg casting … but Simon Pegg himself isn’t saying anything either way Mark Hamill discusses his “contractually obligated beard”...

The Best Movie Musicals Of All Time By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2017 8:00 am EST Every week in /Answers, we attempt to respond to a new pop culture-related question. This week’s edition asks “What is your favorite movie musical?” As always, we have submissions from the /Film writing crew and podcast team alongside a special guest. This week, we are joined by Bill Condon, director of Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast, as well as Dreamgirls, Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn....

The Original Script Pages For ‘Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Have A Surprisingly Emotional Origin By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 14, 2018 4:00 pm EST Nearly 30 years ago, Bill Preston and Ted Logan stepped into a time-traveling phone booth and wreaked havoc on history. But in the process, they taught us an important lesson: Be excellent to each other. It’s a simple, jovial message from two pure-hearted lunkheads, one that has resonated in the decades since Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure became a cult classic....

The Past, Present, And Future Of Raunchy Female Comedies By Kristin Hunt/June 15, 2017 11:00 am EST A dead stripper, a couple of swingers, and a Human Centipede joke. Sounds like the ingredients for a new Hangover movie, right? But it’s actually the plot of Rough Night, the new bachelorette party gone bad comedy opening this weekend.A female-fronted film with raunch and revelry shouldn’t feel like an anomaly in 2017, yet somehow, it still does....

This Week In Trailers: WolfCop, You Are Not Alone, Super Duper Alice Cooper, Spook Train, The Great Invisible, The Rise And Rise Of Bitcoin By Christopher Stipp/April 26, 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?...

Tina Fey Wraps Up ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 43 With A Cavalcade Of Celebrity Cameos By Ethan Anderton/May 20, 2018 9:00 am EST This weekend brought the 43rd season of Saturday Night Live to a close with beloved cast member Tina Fey returning to host the finale. Whenever a cast member comes back as host for the season finale, then we’re usually in store for a ton of cameos from former cast members coming to play around on the show....

Watch Two Deleted Scenes From ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 17, 2015 1:32 pm EST Fans of the biggest film of 2014, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, are having a good day. The massive hit sequel is now available on digital HD ahead of its Blu-ray/On Demand debut, which comes on March 6. To make fans aware of the digital release, Lionsgate has put two of the film’s deleted scenes online....

Westworld Bits: Westworld’s Chronology Explained, Storyboards, And Everyone Talks About The Orgy Scene By Jacob Hall/Nov. 2, 2016 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Westworld Bits: A new video clearly and cleanly lays out the multiple timelines of the show. Evan Rachel Wood answers your tough Westworld questions. HBO encourages viewers to look a little closer at the Westworld logo. Someone has put together an incomplete (but still exhaustive) Westworld timeline....

‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Is A Tribute To The Power Of Single Mothers And Independent Women By Candice Frederick/Aug. 20, 2018 12:00 pm EST One of the most profound things about Crazy Rich Asians is how it shows Asian and Asian-American people simply living. It sounds basic, but when you consider Hollywood history, much of which erases Asian characters and Asian culture altogether, you know that this is major. As nearly every advertisement has read: “it’s not a movie; it’s a movement....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Alfie Allen Joins ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Cast By Chris Evangelista/June 19, 2018 6:30 am EST The cast of Taika Waititi’s comedy Jojo Rabbit has a new addition. Game of Thrones actor Alfie Allen has joined the film, a World War II satire about a young boy and his imaginary friend…who just happens to be Hitler. Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit only just started shooting, but it already seems like a must-see movie....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Cast Posts Open Letter Supporting Reinstatement Of Director James Gunn By Ben Pearson/July 30, 2018 11:00 am EST 10 days ago, writer/director James Gunn was abruptly fired by The Walt Disney Company after an alt-right political group created a bad faith “controversy” about a bunch of Gunn’s old tweets from nearly a decade ago, many of which contained bad jokes about pedophilia. Gunn is no longer at the helm of the Guardians of the Galaxy film franchise, but his high-profile cast members – many of whom have already issued individual statements supporting Gunn over the past few days – have now joined forces to publish an open letter supporting their director and friend....

‘Justice League’ Photo Shows Off Batman’s New “Tactical Batsuit” By Jacob Hall/Sept. 14, 2016 12:57 pm EST I’ve spent far too many words explaining why I’m not a fan of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but one thing the film completely nailed was Batman’s look. The costume worn by Ben Affleck is the best costume worn by any Batman actor yet, stepping away from the rubber of the Tim Burton years and the bulky armor of Christopher Nolan’s movies and delivering something streamlined, intimidating and instantly recognizable....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trading Cards Reveal New Details And Images By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 1, 2017 11:30 am EST It’s Force Friday II, meaning everything related to Star Wars is getting a huge push today as the first merchandise from Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits shelves. While director Rian Johnson has indicated that all the merchandise hitting shelves doesn’t contain any spoilers fans should be worried about, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some interesting details to be gleaned in other areas....

‘The Bourne Legacy’ Update: First Look At Edward Norton, Tony Gilroy Talks Visual Style And Tone By Germain Lussier/April 17, 2012 3:00 pm EST Part sequel, part spin-off, but all action-packed spy thriller, The Bourne Legacy is the rare live action summer blockbuster without aliens or superheros. It stars Jeremy Renner as an agent who, much like Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne of the first three films, is a highly trained killing machine, triggered into action in a story related to the events of those first three movies....

56 Movie Moments We Loved In 2017 By /Film Staff/Jan. 5, 2018 9:00 am EST The /Film team sat down to make a list of the 50 best movie moments of 2017. We ended up with a list of the 56 best movie moments of 2017 because the year was just that great. These are the moments, the scenes, the sequences, the lines of dialogue, the lingering glances, the jokes, the reaction shots, the grand gestures, the spellbinding action beats, and the tiny kernels of humanity that stand out for us....

Cannes Blog: The Guy Who Never Wanted To Go To Cannes… Goes To Cannes By Peter Sciretta/May 12, 2010 12:14 am EST This year is my first year attending and covering the Cannes Film Festival. And while most international film lovers and critics consider Cannes Film Festival to be the most important film festival of the year, I have a confession to make: I’ve never really had an interest to attend....

Comic Books: Avengers Director Joss Whedon Says “I Have No Directing Skills”; Alvin Sargent Returns To Spider-Man; Warner Bros Suing Superman Copyright Lawyer; Casting Rumors For Captain America And The Avengers By Russ Fischer/May 17, 2010 2:55 pm EST Bunch of comic book and comic book movie-related stuff broke over the weekend, so here’s a quick recap of the most important points. First up, Collider took part in a conference call with Joss Whedon, who is tapped to direct The Avengers for Marvel....