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Star Wars Bits: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Nathan Fillion, Han Solo, And More By Angie Han/Dec. 13, 2013 9:00 am EST J.J. Abrams thinks casting Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Darth Vader’s annoying moms provides the “pitch-perfect Star Wars energy fans are clamoring for.” Because what can’t these two make better? Also after the jump: Nathan Fillion does his best Darth Vader impression Remember when we thought Episode IX would be out by 1997?...

Superhero Bits: Anatomically Correct Spider-Man, Logan Box Office, Joker Vs Joker & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 16, 2017 5:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What would it be like if Spider-Man was anatomically correct? What does Patrick Stewart think about the X-Men taking on The Avengers? Did you know Green Lantern and Silver Surfer once teamed up? Want to see The Dark Knight’s version of The Joker take on the Suicide Squad version of The Joker?...

Superhero Bits: Bryan Singer Removed From Legion, Possible Return Of Agent 13 & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2018 5:00 pm EST What superhero movie do fans most want to see in 4K Ultra HD? Who is the latest DC Comics character to join Injustice 2? Will Emily VanCamp be returning as Agent 13 in a future MCU movie? Why didn’t Gal Gadot respond to James Cameron’s criticism of Wonder Woman?...

Superhero Bits: R.I.P.D., Batman: Arkham City, Man Of Steel, Mark Millar, Spider-Man By Germain Lussier/Oct. 11, 2011 11:00 am EST NOTE: The second and third pages of this article weren’t working earlier today. That has now been fixed. My apologies. Will any superhero news be able to top today’s Avengers trailer? We’ll try. Who is Wonder Woman’s father? Is Joel Schumacher a fan of fellow Batman director Christopher Nolan? Are there college courses that focus on comic books?...

Terminator Genisys Photos: Let’s Over-Analyze The Teaser Trailer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 4, 2014 5:31 pm EST This morning, Paramount Pictures released the first teaser trailer for Alan Taylor’s Terminator Genisys. You can watch that trailer here, in case you haven’t seen it already. And for those of you who really want to take in all of the visuals revealed in the first Terminator Genisys trailer, we have compiled a batch of high resolution images from the film to let you take in all the goodness one image at a time, complete with an image by image analysis by me....

That ‘Krypton’ TV Series Is Still In The Works; Fingers Crossed For More Scientists Riding Dragons By Jacob Hall/Oct. 23, 2015 1:00 pm EST You can’t bring up Man of Steel on the internet without wading into some kind of big argument about the moral implications of Superman punching buildings or how Marvel is better or some other kind of nonsense. But surely we can all agree that the film’s prologue, set on the planet Krypton shortly before its destruction, is pretty fantastic stuff?...

The ‘Hellboy’ Reboot Adds ‘Deadpool’ Veteran Ed Skrein [Updated] By Jack Giroux/Aug. 21, 2017 3:02 pm EST Update 2: Deadpool villain Ed Skrein has joined the cast of Hellboy as one of the central characters. We’ve included the new details below.Update: American Honey star Sasha Lane has been cast as one of Hellboy’s central characters. The Bureau For Paranormal Research and Defense will fight the creatures that go bump in the night once again in Neil Marshall’s Hellboy reboot, now simply called Hellboy....

The ‘Y: The Last Man’ Movie Is Dead Again; Dan Trachtenberg Talks About The Adaptation By Germain Lussier/Sept. 25, 2014 1:30 pm EST The Y The Last Man movie adaptation is officially dead, once again. Almost-director Dan Trachtenberg was asked about the project on Twitter and said the following: “Not happening. But it’s in trusted hands (the creators).” Most people figured as much, considering Tranchtenberg is currently prepping his Bad Robot film Valencia, but this was the first public confirmation of Y’s current status....

This Week In Trailers: Clash, Abortion: Stories Women Tell, Casting JonBenet, Maurizio Cattelan Be Right Back, Rupture By Christopher Stipp/March 25, 2017 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Good Vibrations, One Eyed Girl, Please Subscribe, Craig Gass: The Worst Comedy Show Ever, About Sunny By Christopher Stipp/March 15, 2013 4:00 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Maidan, Layover, Little Hope Was Arson, Almost There, Happy Valley, Antartica: A Year On Ice By Christopher Stipp/Oct. 25, 2014 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?...

This Week In Trailers: Night School, A Conspiracy Of Faith, The Breadwinner, Jupiter’s Moon, School Life By Christopher Stipp/June 3, 2017 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?...

This Week In Trailers: White Irish Drinkers, Mad Bastards, How Do You Write A Joe Schermann Song, Kaboom By Christopher Stipp/Jan. 7, 2011 6:00 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: 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?...

Warner Bros. Announces Harry Potter Spinoff Films; J.K. Rowling To Script By Angie Han/Sept. 12, 2013 7:33 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The phrase “the next Harry Potter” has been used to describe franchises like Twilight and The Hunger Games, but in truth nothing’s quite been able to beat the original Harry Potter. The eight films have collectively grossed $7.7 billion at the worldwide box office, and that’s not even counting the money coming in from the various tie-ins, events, theme park lands, and so on....

Weekend Weirdness Exclusive Interview: Corey Adams And Alex Craig, Directors Of The Skateboarder Fantasy Machotaildrop; Trailer And Photos By Hunter Stephenson/Jan. 24, 2010 4:00 am EST It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, sans The Tooth Fairy, that offer proof. /Film’s Weekend Weirdness examines such flicks, whether in the form of a new trailer for a provocative indie, a mini review, or an interview… For all of the world’s fireplaces used to stack skateboard videos and DVDs, it’s increasingly strange how few, if any, feature films exist to directly reflect the ubiquity of the sport and lifestyle in pop culture....

‘Annihilation’ Producer Worried Audiences Are Too Dumb To Enjoy The Film By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 8, 2017 1:00 pm EST Alex Garland’s Ex Machina follow-up Annihilation, adapted from the first book in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, looks incredible. But behind-the-scenes, one of the film’s producers has been concerned that Garland’s adaptation might be too intelligent for average moviegoers to grasp some of the film’s weirder, more complicated elements. The Annihilation behind-the-scenes issues have resulted in an unprecedented deal with Netflix....

‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’ Is The Ultra-Violent Bad Movie You Should Probably See For Yourself [Fantastic Fest] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 27, 2017 7:00 am EST S. Craig Zahler’s Brawl in Cell Block 99 may be one of the most violent movies ever made. It’s easy to imagine scenes from its gore-soaked final act becoming YouTube shock fodder in the years ahead, moments that people spring on unsuspecting friends to get a reaction....

‘Cowboys & Aliens’ Movie Review By Germain Lussier/July 29, 2011 4:30 pm EST Note: We’ve republished Germain’s earlier Cowboys & Aliens Review below: The best thing to be said about Cowboys & Aliens is that it looks beautiful. For a film that attempts to infuse sci-fi elements in a traditional western, traditional western fans – and sci-fi fans too – will recognize and feel comfortable with the iconic look of the director Jon Favreau’s film....

/Film’s Alternative Summer Movie Guide: What To Watch At Home Alongside The Big Blockbusters By Jacob Knight/May 4, 2018 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Summer time and the living’s easy. It’s already May, so there’s a decent chance you’ve sifted through an assortment of seasonal preview pieces, letting you know exactly which tentpoles are hitting when, and why you should be excited to experience their whizzbang delights in a theater near you....

/Film Visits Illumination Entertainment And The Editing Room Of Despicable Me By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 10, 2010 2:00 pm EST A small group of press, including myself, were invited to Illumination Entertainment to talk to Meledandri about this new company, his upcoming projects (which include another Seuss adaptation The Lorax as well as the Russell Brand Easter-themed family comedy I Hop), and to visit the editing bay of Despicable Me to see some early footage from the film put together....