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Movie Mixtape: 6 Movies To Watch With ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ By Scott Beggs/May 24, 2018 8:30 am EST I’ll assume everyone is planning to rewatch the prequels before seeing Solo: A Star Wars Story, so I only need to offer three double features this week. Just kidding. Would that it were so simple. Ron Howard’s foray into the universe of Corellia and Kashyyyk also takes place before A New Hope, but there’s little reason to subject yourself to podracing and amorous picnics just to get a feel for the time period....

Netflix Signs A New Theatrical Release Deal, And Theater Owners Aren’t Happy About It By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 6, 2016 3:00 pm EST Netflix does not have a friendly relationship with movie theaters. Ever since Netflix starting creating their own movies, some of them have been pushed to a limited theatrical release in order to qualify for awards, but many movie theater owners haven’t been happy about it. They were even more upset when Netflix struck a deal with IMAX to release their Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel on the giant screen the same day it was made available on the streaming service....

New Images Of Nicholas Hoult In ‘Warm Bodies,’ Amanda Seyfried In ‘Gone,’ Ethan Hawke In ‘Sinister’ By Russ Fischer/Jan. 9, 2012 3:00 pm EST Summit today dropped a bunch of high-res images from the studio’s slate for much of 2012. We’ve seen images from a few of these films — Gone, with Amanda Seyfried, the (sorta) zombie rom-com Warm Bodies with Nicholas Hoult, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower with Emma Watson and Logan Lerman — but here are a few new stills....

Page 2: Back To The Future, Toy Story, Vertigo, The Simpsons, Star Wars, Lost, A Clockwork Orange, Hunger Games, Corpse Bride, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles By Peter Sciretta/May 24, 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Page 2: Gremlins, Transformers, The Hobbit, Firefly, Midnight In Paris, Ryan Gosling, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Indiana Jones, Metropolis, Office Space By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 21, 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....

Plans For Ms. Marvel To Enter The Marvel Cinematic Universe In The Works, Says Kevin Feige By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 14, 2018 7:30 am EST Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, may finally be coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed that there are “plans” to bring Marvel’s first teen Muslim superhero to the big screen, with a potential Ms. Marvel movie in the works after the release of Captain Marvel in 2019....

Robert Downey Jr. And Don Cheadle Sign On For The Avengers By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2008 2:34 pm EST Marvel Entertainment has just announced that Robert Downey Jr and Don Cheadle have signed on for both Iron Man 2 and The Avengers. Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau will also executive produce The Avengers. As previously reported, Cheadle will be replacing Terrence Howard as Colonel James “Rhodey” Rhodes. The announcement also comes with the first look at a plot synopsis tease: " “In a movie event, The Avengers will bring together the super hero team of Marvel Comics characters for the first time ever, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, the Hulk and more, as they are forced to band together to battle the biggest foe they’ve ever faced....

Sequel Bits: ‘Avatar 2’, ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Star Trek 4’, And More By Ben Pearson/April 3, 2017 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: James Cameron preps laser projection for Avatar 2. Disney’s Frozen 2 will impact our perception of the original. The Lego Movie character gets an animated spin-off show. Chris Pine wonders what’s up with Star Trek 4. And more! James Cameron (the bravest pioneer) has renewed a pact with Christie, a projector manufacturer, to ensure that Avatar 2 looks the best it possibly can....

Sequel Bits: Blade Runner 2, The Incredibles 2, Shaun The Sheep 2, Jurassic World, Hostel 4 By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 25, 2015 1:30 pm EST Blade Runner art by Benjamin Carré[/caption] In today’s edition of Sequel bits we take a look at: Brad Bird teases the origins of The Incredibles 2 story. Director Denis Villeneuve talks about why he is taking on Blade Runner 2. Screenwriter Max Landis pitches his idea for Man of Steel 2....

Star Wars Bits: Harrison Ford Surprises His Fans, John Boyega Waxes Poetic About His Lightsaber, And The Origin Of Captain Phasma By Jacob Hall/Nov. 19, 2015 11:00 am EST Hey… we hear you’re interested in some Star Wars Bits. Follow us. C’mon. We’ve got all the Star Wars Bits you could possibly want. In today’s batch: Harrison Ford surprises Star Wars fans… for charity! George Lucas explains why he’s done with the series....

Superhero Bits: Captain Britain Movie Rumors, Kate Beckinsale Talks Abandoned Wonder Woman & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 13, 2018 6:00 pm EST Which Batman villain will now have the Gotham version established as canon in DC Comics? When might Daredevil season three be hitting Netflix? How much is Venom tracking to make in its opening weekend? Could Marvel be secretly working on a Captain Britain movie? What does Kate Beckinsale have to say about the Wonder Woman movie she almost made?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Captain America, Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel By Germain Lussier/July 18, 2011 2:30 pm EST What actress surprisingly pops up at the end of Captain America: The First Avenger and maybe in The Avengers? Want to look at an epic list of 26 Captain America themed t-shirts? How about take a video tour of Plano, Illinois, which is Smallville in Man of Steel? What do Chris Evans and Joe Johnston have to say about The Avengers?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Man Of Steel, Arrow, Hancock 2, DC Nation, Amazing Spider-Man By Germain Lussier/Feb. 27, 2012 12:00 pm EST When will you see a new trailer for The Avengers? Is there a way to hear some dialogue from the movie now? Want to hear Michael Shannon talk as General Zod from Man of Steel? What did Black Widow do between Iron Man 2 and The Avengers? Does Peter Berg think Hancock 2 will happen?...

The ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Poster Is Here! By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2015 9:14 am EST Before the new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrives tomorrow, a new official poster for the sci-fi saga sequel has arrived, finally putting some of the characters we’ve seen in the previous teaser trailers into the frame. The artwork is mostly what we’ve come to expect from the Star Wars marketing campaign after six movies preceding it, though it does seem to be missing that Drew Struzan touch....

Josh Trank’s Behavior Trank has had some dirt dug up on him regarding his behavior on the set of Fantastic Four, not to mention off the set where he was staying in Louisiana, as well as clashing in the editing room (which he was rumored to be locked out of) of the comic book adaptation. But that was all denied by Trank as he told The LA Times: “None of those facts were true – and any of the facts that were true were spun in such a maliciously wrong way....

‘Dr. Dolittle: Tail To The Chief’ Writer Hired To Pen ‘Short Circuit’ Remake For Kids By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2012 5:11 pm EST Dimension Films have announced the hiring of screenwriter Matt Lieberman to pen a remake of the 1986 cult favorite Short Circuit. An Honors film grad from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Lieberman wrote a draft of the Doctor Dolittle sequel Doctor Dolittle: First Dog, and another couple projects that have never gone into production, including Disney’s Mr....

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Comic Con Trailer By Russ Fischer/July 27, 2014 10:50 am EST Update: Warner Bros has released a three minute version of the Mad Max: Fury Road comic con footage. This is about three minutes out of what was shown at Comic Con, but it’ll give you a really good idea about why we were so taken with the footage. Watch the trailer now after the jump. That embed is followed by our original panel coverage from Saturday’s showing....

‘Star Wars: Bloodline’ Will Reveal General Leia Organa’s Backstory By Jack Giroux/Feb. 4, 2016 3:30 pm EST Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) returned in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a general. She was mostly left on the sidelines during J.J. Abrams’ sequel, but she still played a pivotal role in the film. The former princess was wiser and more confident, filled with grief and regret. Author Claudia Gray plans to explain that evolution in her book, Star Wars: Bloodline....

‘The Dark Knight’ Gave Us The Greatest Movie Villain Of The 21st Century By Josh Spiegel/July 17, 2018 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Dark Knight Legacy, a series of articles that explore Christopher Nolan’s superhero masterpiece in celebration of its 10th anniversary.) A decade ago, Christopher Nolan stepped into an echelon that only a few filmmakers occupy, wherein moviegoers around the world know his name as well as they know any movie star....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Spoiler Review: What Worked And What Didn’t In Hulu’s Ambitious Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 15, 2017 8:00 am EST (In our Spoiler Reviews, we take a deep dive into a new release and get to the heart of what makes it tick…and every story point is up for discussion. In this entry: the first season of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.) There’s no denying that The Handmaid’s Tale is powerful....