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Star Wars Bits: William Shatner Calls J.J. Abrams “A Pig,” Plus: Simon Pegg, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Rian Johnson, Jane Espenson By Angie Han/Feb. 12, 2013 8:40 pm EST In this edition, everyone has an opinion on Episode VII. After the jump: No, Simon Pegg does not have a role in Episode VII yet William Shatner calls J.J. Abrams “a pig” for booking Star Wars The new issue of Wired pays tribute to the beloved sci-fi franchise Damon Lindelof, Jane Espenson, Carlton Cuse, and Rian Johnson weigh in Unsurprisingly, his response is far from definitive....

The Lasting Legacy Of Bob Fosse And Gwen Verdon (And Why FX’s ‘Fosse/Verdon’ Sounds So Exciting) By Lindsey Romain/July 31, 2018 11:00 am EST Last week, news broke that FX is producing a limited series based on the relationship between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon, with Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams in the lead roles. Fosse/Verdon will be executive produced by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is also composing the score. This is thrilling news for fans of musical theater, but should excite even the non-initiated....

The Water Cooler: A Special ‘Shaun Of The Dead’ Screening, The World Series, And A Creepy Book By /Film Staff/Nov. 1, 2017 4:00 pm EST Welcome to The Water Cooler, a weekly 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: Ben Pearson attends a unique screening of Shaun of the Dead, Jacob Hall watches the World Series, Chris Evangelista reads a creepy book, and Peter Sciretta hones his sleight of hand....

This Week In Trailers: Starlet, Paul Kelly: Stories Of Me, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Gary, The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, RaceWar By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 20, 2012 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: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

What Does That Tree In ‘Shattered Empire’ Mean For ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’? By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 27, 2015 8:00 am EST Marvel Comics’ four-issue miniseries Star Wars: Shattered Empire has come to an end, and it doesn’t really tell us much about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But it does end with some questions which I wanted to dive into. For instance: what does that tree at the end of the story mean for The Force Awakens and the future of the Star Wars galaxy?...

Why The Original ‘Tomb Raider’ Matters To A Generation Of Women, Even If It’s Not Very Good By Vanessa Bogart/March 15, 2018 7:00 am EST (Welcome to Nostalgia Bomb, a series where we take a look back on beloved childhood favorites and discern whether or not they’re actually any good. In this edition: Angelina Jolie’s original Tomb Raider movies.) In 1979, my mother walked into the theater to see Alien, and to this day talks about how floored she was to see what she described as a “real woman hero....

‘12 O’Clock Boys:’ Exclusive Clip And Interview For This Baltimore Motorcycle Doc By Germain Lussier/Feb. 5, 2014 3:45 pm EST “The Wire with wheelies” is how one outlet described Lotfy Nathan’s documentary 12 O’Clock Boys. That’s pretty accurate. The film, shot over several years on the streets of Baltimore, follows the titular group, a band of young black men who ride up and down the streets on dirt bikes and four-wheelers....

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3 Early Buzz: More Great ‘Saul’, But Don’t Expect ‘Breaking Bad’ By Peter Sciretta/April 3, 2017 2:00 pm EST Bob Odenkirk’s Jimmy McGill is set to return on April 10, 2017 with Better Call Saul season 3. The Breaking Bad spin-off/prequel is one of my favorite series currently running on television, so of course I was interested when the first season 3 reviews started to hit the web....

‘Chuck Steel: Night Of The Trampires’: A Stop-Motion Tribute To 1980s Action And Horror [Fantasia Film Festival] By Steven Prokopy/July 29, 2018 10:30 am EST In the wake of digital animation, the art of stop-motion (or stop-frame) animation has been relegated to the furthest reaches of the animation spectrum, despite the fact that its handmade quality gives the entire production a warmth and tangible quality that is nearly impossible to capture in a computer-born creation....

‘Pet Sematary’ Remake Wants Jason Clarke To Raise The Dead By Chris Evangelista/April 16, 2018 1:00 pm EST Zero Dark Thirty and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes actor Jason Clarke might be getting ready to raise the dead as word comes that he’s in talks to join the cast of the Pet Sematary remake. Clarke would play Dr. Louis Creed, who discovers a cursed ancient Indian burial ground bordering his property....

‘Shining’ Sequel ‘Doctor Sleep’ Adds ‘Westworld’ Breakout Zahn McClarnon And More To Cast By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 1, 2018 3:00 pm EST Doctor Sleep, the official sequel to Stephen King’s The Shining which is almost nothing like The Shining, continues to attract a great cast. Zahn McClarnon, who broke out in a big way on the most recent season of Westworld, has come aboard to play villainous character Crow Daddy. In addition to that, Carl Lumbly and Alex Essoe will play Shining characters Dick Halloran and Wendy Torrance....

‘The Walk’ Early Buzz: Does Robert Zemeckis’ High Wire Act Deliver A Good Show? By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 2015 12:13 pm EST The New York Film Festival is in full swing, and this past weekend brought the premiere of Robert Zemeckis’ drama The Walk, a narrative chronicle of the real life stunt featured in the documentary Man on Wire, where French high wire artist Philippe Petit walked across a high wire placed between the Twin Towers in 1974....

Christopher Nolan Filmed Some Of Inception Using 65mm, Calls 3D “An Interesting Development” By Peter Sciretta/March 25, 2010 9:43 pm EST I, like many of you, was amazed at the 70mm IMAX action sequences from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. Nolan decided not to shoot his latest film Inception using the same IMAX cameras. Of course, filming a movie in IMAX is very restrictive, and not an easy achievement. Nolan admits as much to Collider, saying that he “didn’t feel that we were going to be able to shoot in IMAX because of the size of the cameras because this film given that it deals with a potentially surreal area, the nature of dreams and so forth, I wanted it to be as realistic as possible....

Details Emerge For TNT’s Steven Spielberg-Produced Alien Invasion Series, Moon Bloodgood Joins The Cast By Devindra Hardawar/Jan. 22, 2010 12:34 am EST We reported back in June that Noah Wyle was cast as the lead in Spielberg’s untitled alien invasion series for TNT, and now we finally have more information on the project. It still doesn’t have a title, but we’ve learned a few new details — including some additions to the cast....

Disney Theme Park Ride ‘Tower Of Terror’ Being Developed Into A Movie (Again) By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2015 2:03 pm EST Disney is developing a movie based on the popular theme park ride The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. The accelerated drop tower dark ride, which appears in Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney California Adventure, Tokyo DisneySea in Japan, and Walt Disney Studios Park in Paris, seems like an obvious movie property....

JK Rowling “Tweaking” ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’ Screenplay By Germain Lussier/Oct. 6, 2014 1:00 pm EST Every day, conversations in the film community gravitate to how DC, Marvel and Lucasfilm are working on huge, interconnected universes on the big screen. Innumerable other franchises are emulating this blueprint too, whether it be the Universal Monsters or Ghostbusters. But a similar franchise largely kept out of the conversation is Harry Potter....

Leigh Whannell To Direct ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ By Russ Fischer/May 7, 2014 11:30 am EST The two Insidious films, released in 2011 and 2013, were written by Leigh Whannell and director James Wan, the same pair that created the Saw series. We’ve known for a while that a third Insidious film would arrive in 2015, and that Whannell is writing that, too. But with Wan moving on to direct Fast and Furious 7, where does that leave the third Insidious film?...

Sequel Bits: ‘Pitch Perfect 2’, ‘Now You See Me 2’, ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’ By Angie Han/May 5, 2014 1:30 pm EST Treble comes for the Barden Bellas again as Adam DeVine joins the Pitch Perfect sequel. Also after the jump: Will Mothra make an appearance in Godzilla 2? David Spade would like to bring you Joe Dirt 2 Now You See Me 2 will shoot later this year, probably The Smurfs reboot gets pushed back a year Hear Jon Snow in a How to Train Your Dragon 2 clip Check out the trailer for the Rurouni Kenshin sequels Transformers: Age of Extinction gets a Chevy commercial See pics from the making of the Transformers soundtrack Could Mothra drop in on the (so far completely hypothetical) Godzilla sequel?...

Star Wars Bits: Acme Artwork, Black Series Wave 2, Mythbusters, Aftermath And More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 9, 2015 9:00 am EST Now don’t get jittery, Luke. There are a lot of Star Wars Bits. Keep your distance, though, Chewie, but don’t look like you’re trying to keeping your distance. This edition of news from a galaxy far, far away includes: New Star Wars artwork from Acme Direct A look at The Force Awakens Black Series figures from Wave 2 Giant pig-like creature from The Force Awakens has a name Fans will seriously love a certain Jar Jar Binks reference in Disney Infinity Find out what Lucasfilm wouldn’t let Mythbusters do on TV Star Wars: Aftermath connections to existing universe revealed The first gay Star Wars character has been introduced All this and more, after the jump....

Star Wars Bits: Robert Rodriguez, Terence Stamp, Keri Russell, Amanda Lucas, Star Wars: The Black Series, ‘The Yoda Chronicles’, And More By Angie Han/Jan. 30, 2013 2:30 pm EST Of course the big news this month is J.J. Abrams’ hiring as the Episode VII director, but if you’re curious about what else is going on in the world of Star Wars we have several other odds and ends for you. After the jump:...