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The ‘Deadwood’ Movie Is Finally, Officially Happening By Chris Evangelista/July 25, 2018 9:30 am EST The Deadwood movie has gone through fits and starts for over 10 years. Now, it’s finally happening. HBO has officially given the greenlight to the film revival of the Western series that ran from from 2004 to 2006. Tell your god to ready for blood. I want to temper my excitement here, because a part of me won’t believe the Deadwood movie is real until I’m watching it....

The New ‘Doctor Who’ Is… By Germain Lussier/Aug. 4, 2013 11:29 am EST On an elaborate worldwide broadcast Sunday, actor Peter Capaldi was revealed to be the new Doctor Who. The role was vacated earlier this year when the 11th doctor, Matt Smith, decided to leave after three seasons. Doctor Who, which follows an alien Time Lord who has the ability to travel across space and time, has exploded in popularity over the past decade and celebrates its 50th anniversary this year....

The Water Cooler: Magician Adventure Vlogs, ‘Clue’ Live Read, And Szechuan Sauce By /Film Staff/March 2, 2018 11:00 am EST Welcome to The Water Cooler, a feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everything except the movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Peter Sciretta talks about a YouTube channel he’s addicted to, Chris Evangelista is watching ER on Hulu, Hoai-Tran Bui went to a pop-up bar, Ethan Anderton tried McDonald’s Szechuan sauce, and Ben Pearson saw a live reading of the Clue script....

The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter: First Official Photo Of Hogwarts Castle Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 26, 2010 1:13 am EST Universal Studios Orlando have released the first official photo of Hogwarts Castle, the centerpiece of their upcoming new park section The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Click after the jump to see the complete uncropped photo. And click on that image to see it in super high resolution. Here is a press release from last year which includes details about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter:...

This Week In Trailers: Orthodox, Synesthesia, Animals, Operation Kakongoliro! The Ugandan Expendables, Innocence Of Memories By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 17, 2016 12:00 pm 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?...

Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, And Jeff Bridges Eyed For ‘Jane Got A Gun;’ Lynne Ramsay Remains Silent By Russ Fischer/March 21, 2013 6:24 pm EST The Jane Got a Gun story keeps getting more complicated. The outline of the story, as we know it, is that the indie western produced by and starring Natalie Portman was set to begin shooting this past Monday, but that Ramsay didn’t turn up to direct on the day....

Tranformers 2 Robots Announced By Peter Sciretta/April 1, 2009 11:46 pm EST Paramount Pictures has released the full listing of Autobots and Decepticons in the upcoming Transformers sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on Yahoo and USA Today. I have compiled all the details and a few new photos after the jump. AutobotsOptimus Prime: The Autobots’ leader – alternate form: Peterbilt truck (see photo).Ironhide: Weapons specialist – GMC Topkick.Ratchet: Medic – Hummer H2....

Watch This: ‘Spearhunter’ - A Short Film About The World’s Greatest Old-School Huntsman (Probably) By David Chen/Dec. 21, 2015 12:00 pm EST “If you’re the only one who does something, you’re the world’s greatest.” This is the epigraph that opens Spearhunter, a new short film by director Adam Roffman. And in amusing fashion, the film explores the personality and life of Gene Morris, whose Spear Hunting Museum has a mural on its side proclaiming him “The Greatest Spear Hunter in Recorded History....

‘Midnight Special’ Finds Jeff Nichols Putting On His Steven Spielberg Hat And It Looks Really Good On Him [SXSW Review] By Jacob Hall/March 14, 2016 10:00 am EST If Steven Spielberg was born and raised in Texas, he could have made Midnight Special. But he wasn’t and he didn’t, so the task fell to Jeff Nichols. While this is undeniably the work of the same filmmaker who made Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, and Mud, his particular skill set is being utilized in service of a very different kind of story....

‘Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Trailer & Villain Voice Cast Revealed [Comic-Con 2018] By Ethan Anderton/July 19, 2018 6:00 pm EST Since the mid 1980s, every new generation of kids has grown up with their own version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. What started out as a grittier comic book property became much more kid-friendly when an animated series took off in 1987 and launched a somewhat less kid-friendly feature film adaptation that eventually steered more towards live-action cartoon territory with its big screen sequels....

2008 Academy Awards Winners By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 24, 2008 9:48 pm EST Here is a listing of the 2008 Academy Award winners, followed by some commentary. Tell me what you think of the winners and losers in the comments below. Best Picture No Country for Old Men Atonement Juno Michael Clayton There Will Be Blood Best Director Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jason Reitman for Juno Tony Gilroy for Michael Clayton Paul Thomas Anderson for There Will Be Blood...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Competition Line-Up Announced By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 3, 2014 1:09 pm EST The Sundance Institute has revealed the competition line-up for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, which runs from January 22nd to February 1st 2015. After the jump you will find the U.S. and World Competition categories, as well as the NEXT section. Only 185 selections were made, out of the 12,166 submissions — this is the third consecutive year in which total submissions for the Sundance Film Festival reached 12,000 titles....

A Guide To All The Stephen King Easter Eggs In ‘The Dark Tower’ [Updated] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 8, 2017 8:15 am EST Update: Now that The Dark Tower is out, we’ve updated our handy guide to the Stephen King easter eggs hidden in the movie. With the release of The Dark Tower, it marks the (hopefully) first film adaptation of Stephen King’s multi-novel magnum opus. Our own Jacob Hall will have a full interview with director Nikolaj Arcel here on the site in the coming days, but during their Comic-Con chat, Arcel teased that The Dark Tower will contain easter eggs reference King’s 1975 novel Salem’s Lot, and we’ve seen in previous trailers that there are references to The Shining, It, and more....

Christian Bale Leaves Michael Mann’s ‘Enzo Ferrari’ Due To Weight Gain Concerns By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2016 2:00 pm EST If you’ve seen Christian Bale in films like The Machinist and American Hustle, then you know that the actor puts his whole body into any given performance. However, it appears the weight gain Bale was going to take on in order to star in Enzo Ferrari, a biopic about the titular race car driver and car maker from director Michael Mann, has caused the actor to drop out of the production....

Confirmed: ‘Toy Story 3’ Scribe Michael Arndt Writing ‘Star Wars VII’ [Updated] By Angie Han/Nov. 9, 2012 5:15 pm EST Update from Editor Peter Sciretta: Disney and LucasFilm have officially confirmed that Michael Arndt is signed to write Star Wars: Episode VII. The following statement was posted on StarWars.com: As pre-production of Star Wars: Episode VII begins, Lucasfilm has confirmed that award-winning writer Michael Arndt will write the screenplay for the new Star Wars film....

Director Tim Miller Breaks Down That New ‘Deadpool’ Trailer Into Little Chimichanga-Sized Bites By Jacob Hall/Dec. 28, 2015 1:00 pm EST I spent a good 15 minutes or so of my Christmas holiday explaining Deadpool to my in-laws. That new red band trailer had arrived online and they were so full of questions. Who is this guy? What’s his deal? When does the movie open? In other words, this purely anecdotal piece of evidence suggests that the Deadpool marketing is starting to do its job....

Early Buzz: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Delivers On Lofty Expectations By Germain Lussier/July 16, 2012 10:00 am EST Warner Bros. has been incredibly careful with their marketing and access in regards to The Dark Knight Rises. Only a handful of select outlets were allowed to see Christopher Nolan’s Batman finale in advance and Monday marks the lift of that embargo. The reviews are now online and – surprise, surprise – they’re mostly very positive....

Episode 8 Bits: Mark Hamill Says A Little Too Much, Dubrovnik Goes Neon, And A Few Probably Fake Titles Hit The Internet By Jacob Hall/March 6, 2016 10:00 am EST “Space Bear,” otherwise known as Star Wars: Episode 8, has been filming for a few weeks now and the slow trickle of news has become a steady trickle. In today’s edition of Episode 8 Bits: Mark Hamill may have just dropped clue about Rey’s parentage....

How Did This Get Made: Steel (An Oral History) By Blake Harris/Dec. 17, 2015 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Iron Man – Robert Downey Jr. + Shaq = How Did This Get Made?!?! Nobody sets out to make an unsuccessful movie. But the truth is, it happens all the time. And when it does, there’s often a fun misadventure or cautionary tale lurking somewhere behind the scenes....

Is This Our First Look At Marvel’s New Spider-Man Suit In ‘Captain America: Civil War’? By Ethan Anderton/July 23, 2015 12:44 pm EST We’ve already been told that the new Spider-Man suit will “blow people away,” and now there’s a chance that a first glimpse at the new suit may have been revealed in a rather mysterious way. A new Twitter account has just been brought to our attention that is purporting to belong to Anthony and Joe Russo, the directors of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the next Marvel Studios production Captain America: Civil War, which is currently in production....