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James Horner Secretly Composed ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Score Before He Died By Ethan Anderton/July 21, 2015 10:00 am EST Last month brought the tragic and surprising news that Oscar-winning composer James Horner had died in a plane crash at 61 years old. It was certainly a crushing blow to the world of cinema that had been so touched by his incredible scores for films such as Titanic, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Field of Dreams and more....

Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige Talks Easter Eggs, Phase Four, And Much More By Ben Pearson/Oct. 12, 2017 9:30 am EST With the wide release of Thor: Ragnarok on the horizon, it’s time for Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige to saddle up and make the press rounds once again. /Film’s Peter Sciretta will have his own one-on-one interview with Feige here on the site closer to the film’s release, but in the meantime, I’ve collected some of the uber-producer’s comments from other interviews in which he talks about the connective tissue of easter eggs, Captain Marvel’s whereabouts, Feige’s plans for Marvel Studios Phase Four, and much more....

New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Photos: Want To See Thanos Pull A Moon Down To Crush The Avengers? By Ethan Anderton/March 8, 2018 9:30 am EST This week brings us a whole slew of updates about Avengers: Infinity War. The movie is still nearly two months away, but Entertainment Weekly has a huge double issue this week with a whole bunch of details on what promises to be the biggest blockbuster of the summer....

Now Scream This: Science Gone Wrong! By /Film Staff/June 19, 2018 9:00 am 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: If anything can be learned from this week’s “Now Scream This,” I’m left with two lessons. One: humanity needs to accept its universal role and stop tampering with unknown forces....

Outsiders Trailer: Is This ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Meets ‘Justified’? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 13, 2015 2:30 pm EST WGN America released a trailer for their new dramatic series Outsiders. The trailer premiered with the season two premiere of WGN’s critically acclaimed series Manhattan. Billed as “provocative”, the action-packed drama will explore the “epic struggle between the Farrell Clan, who have lived atop the rugged Shay Mountain for over two hundred years, and their battle to defend their land and their way of life from the town below and anyone who would dare to challenge them....

Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 28, 2009 12:06 am EST Peggster.com has some photos from rehearsals for Greg Motolla’s Paul. The film begins shooting in June. We haven’t posted a Page 2 news roundup since last week due to the slow holiday week and the website redesign. We’ve finally collected enough material, but be warned — some of the tidbits below might be a few days older than normal. 35 news tidbits not fit for the front page, available after the jump....

Page 2: Alien, Transformers, The Interview, Home Alone, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Tron 3, Ghostbusters, BTTF, Simpsons, Toy Story By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2015 3:00 pm EST 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. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’ Idea Is ‘Bananas’ And Needs An R-Rating, According To Karl Urban By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 4, 2018 10:30 am EST The Star Trek film universe is in a strange place right now. Star Trek 4 has run into some problems, as Chris Pine and Chris Hemsworth have both dropped out due to salary disagreements. And then there’s Quentin Tarantino’s puzzling R-rated Star Trek film that Paramount seems very interested in making at some point....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Iron Man 3, Man Of Steel, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, The Wolverine, Thor: The Dark World By Germain Lussier/Jan. 30, 2013 1:30 pm EST Want to see an image from the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past? Does Robert Downey Jr. hint at cameos in Iron Man 3? Which medium is Man of Steel merchandise going to focus on? Where is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 filming and how can you be a part of it?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Captain America, Thor, Man Of Steel, Smallville, X-Men First Class, Tom Hardy By Germain Lussier/Aug. 31, 2011 1:00 pm EST Want to hear Tom Hardy talk about criticisms of The Dark Knight Rises? What would other actors look like if they would have been cast as the Man of Steel? Were you a fan of the end credits in Captain America: The First Avenger and want to learn more about them?...

SXSW Movie Review: Dance Of The Dead By Mel Valentin/March 11, 2008 2:51 am EST If you’re in the mood for survival horror (and really, who isn’t?), then Dance of the Dead, directed by Gregg Bishop (The Other Side) and written by Joe Ballarini, will satiate your appetite and then some. Made on a modest budget (not a micro-budget, thankfully) and featuring a cast of unknowns (as is usually the case with independent horror flicks) and dozens of zombies, Dance of the Dead plays out like a contemporary remix of Dan O’Bannon’s Return of the Living Dead, with fast-moving, brain-munching, intestine-gnawing zombies on the prowl for, among others, teenagers trying to enjoy the senior prom) Gory, ridiculous fun from start to finish, Dance of the Dead will leave zombie fans smiling with ghoulish glee....

The Russo Brothers Breakdown The ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Trailer By Jack Giroux/Nov. 28, 2015 12:00 pm EST This past week was made even sweeter by the Captain America: Civil War trailer. Marvel debuted our first-look at the film on Thanksgiving eve, on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The trailer for Joe and Anthony Russo’s sequel promised a fun blend of action and emotion. After the jump, the Russo brothers give their Captain America: Civil War trailer breakdown....

Theme Park Bits: Mark Hamill Rides Star Tours, Harry Potter Christmas, And A New Universal Parade With Macy’s Balloons By Joshua Meyer/Nov. 17, 2017 3:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Get new details on Christmas events at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. See what Universal Orlando’s new parade collaboration with Macy’s looks like. Watch video of Mark Hamill joining fans for a ride aboard Star Tours at Disneyland....

This Week In Trailers: Ecstasy, The Other F Word, Junkhearts, A Few Best Men By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 22, 2011 9:00 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: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Los Abrazos Rotos (Broken Embraces), The Damned United, White Lightnin’ And Smash Cut By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 2, 2009 2:01 pm EST The one name I will always remember from the trip I took to Ireland in 2002 is Roy Keane. Part of Ireland’s soccer team, he caused quite a kerfuffle when he spoke out about Irish players being treated unfairly during their run for the 2002 World Cup....

‘Cloak And Dagger’ Early Buzz: Marvel’s Latest Series Earns (Mostly) Good Reviews By Chris Evangelista/June 7, 2018 3:00 pm EST Marvel has a new show hitting Freeform this week – Cloak and Dagger – and the reviews are flooding in. The early consensus seems to be almost overwhelmingly positive, with one or two exceptions. Does Marvel have another hit on their hands? Check out the Cloak and Dagger early buzz below....

‘Conan’ Will Become A Half-Hour Show In 2019, Conan O’Brien Kicking Off Comedy Tour In 2018 By Ethan Anderton/May 3, 2018 2:30 pm EST Back at the beginning of 2017, TBS indicated that some changes might be in store for Conan O’Brien and his late night talk show Conan when their deal was renewed in 2018. At the time, the rumor was that Conan might turn into a weekly show rather than a nightly one, but TBS wasn’t looking to make any changes until a new deal was finalized....

‘Doctor Strange’ Interview: Benedict Wong Explains How His Version Of Wong Is Different By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 27, 2016 10:30 am EST We continue our Doctor Strange on-set coverage with an interview with actor Benedict Wong (The Martian, Prometheus). He plays the character Wong in this comic book adaptation and shares the first name as the film’s lead actor, Benedict Cumberbatch, which must make things very confusing on set. But as we’ve learned previously, Wong has been upgraded from a racial stereotype manservant/sidekick to a Kamar-Taj master....

/Film Visits The Editing Room Of ‘Source Code’ And Interviews Director Duncan Jones By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 20, 2011 9:30 am EST In early November, Summit Entertainment invited us to the editing room of Source Code, the second feature from Moon director Duncan Jones. During the visit, Duncan showed us the first 7 minutes of the film, and answered a bunch of questions from myself, Collider and FirstShowing. After the jump you can read the entire interview, and watch a very short video blog I recorded with Frosty from Collider....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 5 Trailer Promises More Good Times For Our Favorite War-Torn Kingdom [UPDATED] By Angie Han/Jan. 30, 2015 12:00 pm EST Fans willing to brave the cold and get to the theater last night got to see the very first Game of Thrones Season 5 trailer in IMAX. The rest of us will have to settle for watching it on YouTube today. Which isn’t so bad, all things considered....