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‘Get Shorty’ TV Series Is Closer To The Elmore Leonard Book Than The Movie [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/July 25, 2017 10:30 am EST Pay cable network Epix just launched its first scripted original series in 2016 with Berlin Station and Graves. For its third, show runner Davey Holmes has adapted Get Shorty. The series will apparently be closer to the Elmore Leonard source material than the 1995 movie which was based on the book....

‘Jurassic World’s Colin Trevorrow Addresses Gender Imbalance In Blockbuster Directing By Angie Han/Aug. 22, 2015 10:00 am EST Update: Colin Trevorrow wrote a response to this column, you can read it at the bottom of the second page of this post. It’s an unassailable fact that there are far, far fewer women directing big-budget studio blockbusters right now than there are men. Where people seem to disagree is on whether that’s a problem (my vote is yes, but you knew that already), and if so, why the problem exists to begin with....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’: Behind-The-Scenes Clashes, Harrison Ford’s Reaction, And More By Ben Pearson/May 22, 2018 10:30 am EST Solo: A Star Wars Story hits theaters this week, and Variety has a detailed cover story about the film’s famously troubled trip to the big screen. The entire piece is absolutely worth reading, but if you’re pressed for time, I’ve gathered a few of the best revelations from the article below....

‘Westworld’ Episode 8 Photos: “Trace Decay” By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 16, 2016 3:30 pm EST Earlier this week, we shared with you the trailer for next week’s episode of Westworld. Now HBO has released an official set of photos for the eighth episode of the sci-fi series, entitled “Trace Decay.” Hit the jump, and we’ll take a look at the Westworld episode 8 photos, tell you what we know about the episode, and try to figure out what we can from the images....

5 Announcements We Could Get At Today’s Mystery Marvel Event By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2014 10:00 am EST On Friday afternoon, the movie press received an e-mail with the header “MARVEL STUDIOS INVITES YOU TO A SPECIAL EVENT” with the above invite. A mystery Marvel event, what could it be? I’ve heard some speculate that Disney is trying to give Marvel their own special presentations, kind of like how Apple announces their new products....

Comic Book Bits: ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Using Pioneering 3D Technology; Chris Hemsworth On ‘Thor’; Ray Stevenson May Return As ‘The Punisher’; Summit Gets ‘Crosshair’; ‘X-Men’ Anime; Stan Lee’s Deposition By Adam Quigley/March 10, 2011 7:30 am EST In case that mouthful of a headline didn’t tip you off, we have a plethora of comic book movie news to sort through, so let’s get cracking. After the break, you’ll find an update on the new 3D technology being used for The Amazing Spider-Man, Chris Hemsworth’s response to the first cut of Thor, news on Ray Stevenson’s potential reprisal of the role of Frank Castle for the The Punisher franchise, final talks of Summit Entertainment acquiring the feature rights to the comic Crosshair, a teaser trailer, new images and a poster for the upcoming X-Men anime, and Stan Lee’s deposition for the ongoing Kirby family vs....

Exclusive: See The Covers To Two Upcoming ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Books By Germain Lussier/Feb. 12, 2015 5:00 am EST If you’re reading this website, you’re most likely excited for Mad Max: Fury Road. Even if you haven’t been following the franchise since its humble beginnings, those trailers certainly hit your geek radar. The visuals and music director George Miller is working with for this latest film, which stars Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult, look and sound remarkable....

First ‘Jungle Book’ Footage Brings The House Down; See The First Poster [D23 Expo 2015] By Angie Han/Aug. 15, 2015 10:30 am EST We haven’t heard much about Jon Favreau’s live-action hybrid adaptation of The Jungle Book since production ended. The studio released a piece of concept art that revealed what the project might look like once it is done, and the filmmaker had Instagrammed a bunch of behind-the-scenes images showing the progress....

First Look: Rihanna’s Marion Crane Checks Into ‘Bates Motel’ Season Five By Jack Giroux/Feb. 1, 2017 8:00 am EST Bates Motel returns for its fifth season on February 20th. The show, which more than a few people were initially skeptical about, went on to become a success for A&E. While the series began to lose some steam around season two or three, it’s now coming to a close with season five, which creators Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) had always envisioned....

Four Great Guillermo Del Toro Audio Commentaries By Jack Giroux/Feb. 6, 2018 9:00 am EST There’s one word that pops up more than any other in filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s commentaries: love. An Academy Award nominee this year for The Shape of Water, del Toro has nothing but affection for his worlds and characters, even some of the most monstrous of his creations. The director always finds light in the darkest corners of his filmography....

Germain’s Top Ten Films Of The 2013 Sundance Film Festival By Germain Lussier/Feb. 4, 2013 5:00 pm EST Any film fan should make it a point to attend the Sundance Film Festival at least once. Words can hardly describe the beauty of Park City, the camaraderie of the attendees, the smooth running machine that plays dozens of movies a day on screens all over town. And those movies. Oh, those movies....

IMAX VR Will Let You Experience Worlds Of Movies Like ‘Star Wars’ After Seeing The Film By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 15, 2016 1:00 pm EST While filmmaking legend Steven Spielberg may think that virtual reality technology could be dangerous to filmmaking and storytelling, other directors and movie studios are jumping on board. Earlier this summer, IMAX revealed plans to create IMAX VR theaters. Now IMAX Entertainment head Greg Foster is revealing new details about what they believe might be the next step in immersive storytelling....

Jacob Hall’s Top 10 Movies Of 2017 So Far By Jacob Hall/July 11, 2017 11:30 am EST (With 2017 halfway over, the /Film staff will be spending this week compiling lists of the best movies they’ve seen this year. In order to be eligible for the list, a film they’ve seen simply has to have a 2017 release date, even if they saw it at a festival or early screening. Here are Jacob Hall’s top 10 movies of 2017 so far....

Kevin Feige Suggests Marvel Is Too Busy For A Female Superhero Movie By Angie Han/Aug. 2, 2014 5:46 pm EST This weekend’s Guardians of the Galaxy is the tenth(!) entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it offers up a whole bunch of things we’ve never seen before in the MCU including a walking tree, a talking raccoon, and a one-sided dance-off. But one thing it still doesn’t offer? A lead female superhero....

Will There Be a Wayward Pines Season 2? M Night Shyamalan told Deadline the following about the ending of Wayward Pines: The one thing I’m fearful of television is its open-ended nature. I’m such an end backwards kind of filmmaker, storyteller, and that’s what I loved about doing these 10 episodes. I knew where I wanted to go. I knew I wanted the fences to come down. I knew where we were heading for the finale and so we could architecture the 10-episodes in that manner....

Press Release Pass-On: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Begins Filming, No New Info Announced By Russ Fischer/May 19, 2011 10:25 am EST Studios frequently bury nuggets of new plot or casting information in lengthy ‘start of production’ press releases. (See the recent missives relating to Dark Shadows and Seeking a Friend For the End of the World as examples.) But Warner Bros, Legendary Pictures and Christopher Nolan don’t roll like that. Yes, there is an announcement that The Dark Knight Rises, the final chapter in Christopher Nolan’s Batman series, has begun filming....

Sequel Bits: ‘Spectre’, ‘Kong: Skull Island’, ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2015 6:00 am EST Benedict Cumberbatch might look good in a tux, but he’s not so sure he actually has what it takes to play James Bond. Good thing Daniel Craig’s still going strong in these new Spectre spots and IMAX poster. After the jump: Bridget Jones’s Baby gets a 2016 due date from Universal Disney Channel orders a Descendants TV movie sequel Will James Foley also direct Fifty Shades Freed?...

Sequel Bits: Jon Chu Talks ‘GI Joe 2,’ Justin Lin Talks ‘Terminator 5’ By Germain Lussier/April 14, 2011 1:00 pm EST One sequel has a release date and a script, the other is still just conceptual, but both franchises are fan favorites. Jon Chu, the director of Step Up 3D and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never is set to direct G.I. Joe 2 and once again geeked out in the press about his love of the franchise, hopefully inspiring fans everywhere who might be scared that the guy who directed Step Up 2 The Streets is at the helm of their beloved franchise....

Special Report: Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 19, 2007 1:54 am EST Today I was invited to a special screening of footage from Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie in San Francisco. Seinfeld and director Steve Hickner were in town to present the footage and do interviews (I’ll be posting the interviews at a later date. I would like to first start off by saying how unimpressed I have been with computer animation outside of Pixar....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Green Lantern, Man Of Steel, Batman, Joker, Bane By Germain Lussier/Aug. 26, 2011 12:00 pm EST Who can save actor Philip Baker Hall when he stands up against Loki in The Avengers? Is anyone crazy enough to get a tattoo from The Dark Knight Rises a year away from the release date? Why haven’t there been any set photos from Christopher Nolan’s new film in the past few days?...