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‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Featurettes: James Spader Wowed Everyone By Russ Fischer/Aug. 28, 2015 2:30 pm EST Regardless of your feelings about Avengers: Age of Ultron, seeing the process of creation for a movie like that one is always fascinating. With so many moving parts to juggle, from actors and their characters and storylines to locations, effects, and all the post-production details, there are innumerable tricks and secrets to learn....

‘Hannibal’ Writer Takes On ‘Friday The 13th’ By Russ Fischer/March 25, 2015 12:00 pm EST The next Friday the 13th film will shoot later this year, and is already set for a May 2016 release. But there’s still work to be done on the script before the shoot date arrives, and now Hannibal writer Nick Antosca will take a crack at the return of Jason Voorhees. THR reports that Antosca (Hannibal, Believe) will do a new draft; Richard Naing and Ian Goldberg wrote the previous draft....

‘Luke Cage’ Teaser Trailer: Netflix’s Newest Marvel Superhero Takes The Stage [Comic-Con 2016] By Angie Han/July 21, 2016 7:30 pm EST Mike Colter made his Marvel universe debut as the unbreakable Luke Cage last year in Jessica Jones, but this fall he’ll get to grab the spotlight all for himself. Today at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel TV and Netflix unveiled the very first Luke Cage teaser trailer. The series also stars Mahershala Ali as Cornell Stokes, Alfre Woodard as Mariah Dillard, Theo Rossi as Shades, Frank Whaley as Scarfe, and Simone Missick as Misty Knight....

‘Shanghai’ Trailer: Long-Delayed John Cusack And Chow Yun-Fat Mystery Appears In The US By Russ Fischer/Aug. 13, 2015 1:00 pm EST Many years ago, Mikael Håfström (1408, Escape Plan) made Shanghai, a ’40s-set mystery with a splashy international cast that included his 1408 star John Cusack along with Chow Yun-fat, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Franka Potente, Gong Li, David Morse and Ken Watanabe. The film saw release in many countries, but sat on the shelf in the US after being purchased by — you guessed it — The Weinstein Company....

‘Star Wars’ Star Mark Hamill To Play A DC Comics Villain (Again) On ‘The Flash’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 8, 2014 3:00 pm EST You’ve got to love the reverence the producers of CW’s new hit, The Flash, have for the original show. That original show, which ran only one season in 1990, starred John Wesley Shipp as the super-fast DC hero. When CW revived the show as part of the DC TV Universe, they cast Shipp as the father of the 2014 Flash, played by Grant Gustin....

‘The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo’ Sequel Moves Forward Without Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Or David Fincher By Angie Han/Nov. 4, 2015 2:00 pm EST Sony never intended to stop with just The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. The hope was that the film would kick off a whole franchise, with subsequent films based on the other books in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series. But the 2011 release didn’t do quite as well as anticipated, and then there was some question of whether Daniel Craig and David Fincher would return, and, well, fast forward to 2015 and even Rooney Mara has given up hope....

A ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Sequel Is In The Works, But Not From Universal By Angie Han/Aug. 25, 2015 8:30 am EST Considering Straight Outta Compton’s impressive run at the box office, it was only a matter of time before someone tried to go back to the ’90s hip-hop well. And indeed, a spiritual sequel to Straight Outta Compton is now in the works — but not from Universal. Rapper Daz Dillinger has revealed he’s working on a film that’ll pick up where the N....

Coen Brothers Scripting, May Direct ‘Black Money’ Novel Adaptation By Russ Fischer/Aug. 5, 2015 12:05 pm EST New Coen Brothers alert! The filmmaking siblings have one film in the can — Hail, Caesar!, which will be released in February 2016. Now they’ve just made a deal with Warner Bros. to write a script adapting the novel Black Money, by Ross MacDonald, which follows McDonald’s private eye character Lew Archer into a troubling conspiracy....

Director Gareth Edwards’ Mystery Sci-Fi Project Could Still Happen By Jack Giroux/March 30, 2016 4:00 pm EST Before Gareth Edwards’ breakout directorial debut, Monsters, even opened in theaters, he had another project in the works. Edwards was set to direct what was described as an “epic human story, set in a futuristic world without humanity.” The director instead moved on to make Godzilla, which led to him directing Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....

Ethan Hawke Starring In Chet Baker Biopic By Russ Fischer/Oct. 23, 2014 12:00 pm EST Surprise! There’s a biopic of singer and jazz trumpeter Chet Baker shooting in Canada right now, and it stars Ethan Hawke. The film is called Born to Be Blue, and is written and directed by Canadian filmmaker Robert Budreau, who has already created a short about the player, called The Deaths of Chet Baker with Stephen McHattie in the leading role....

First Look: ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ R2-D2 Has Plenty Of Wear And Tear By Germain Lussier/Nov. 3, 2014 2:30 pm EST Star Wars Episode VII officially finished filming over the weekend. We know this both because of the note J.J. Abrams gave to crew members, and the photos and videos that appeared online from what looked to be a massive after-party. Among the attendees at the party was everyone’s favorite astromech droid, R2-D2....

Girls Season 4 Trailer: Hannah Moves To Iowa By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2014 11:30 am EST HBO has released the first official trailer for Season 4 of Lena Dunham’s Girls. The new season picks up with Hannah having moved to Iowa where things look very different than New York City (this apparently involves house parties with blue mud-wrestling matches in kiddie pools). Of course, she hasn’t cut it off with Adam despite her mid-west move and Adam is having a self reflection and realizes he wants change....

Michael Bay Attached To Direct Time-Traveling Sci-Fi ‘Time Salvager’ By Angie Han/June 4, 2015 10:30 am EST Michael Bay is gearing up for a sci-fi adventure that doesn’t involve aliens that morph into cars. According to a new report, he’s attached to direct Time Salvager, based on the upcoming novel by Wesley Chu. As you might’ve guessed from the title, it centers on a time traveler. Read all about the Michael Bay Time Salvager deal after the jump....

Miles Teller Bouncing Back From ‘Fantastic Four’ With PTSD Drama ‘Thank You For Your Service’ By Angie Han/Aug. 19, 2015 2:00 pm EST Fantastic Four was an undeniable low point in Miles Teller’s career, but he’s already brushing himself off and moving on with an intriguing new role. He’s in talks to star in Thank You For Your Service, a PTSD drama from American Sniper writer Jason Hall. Get details on the Miles Teller Thank You For Your Service casting after the jump....

New ‘Alien: Covenant’ Photo Gives A First Look At Danny McBride On The Bridge By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 2016 11:00 am EST Production on Alien: Covenant is happening right now, and so far we’ve gotten a couple of behind-the-scenes sneak peeks showing Katherine Waterston on the titular ship, as well as the return of Michael Fassbender as the android David. Now we get a first look at one of the other new cast members who may be the most intriguing part of the talent roster....

New ‘Ant-Man’ Photos And Info Address Edgar Wright’s Departure, And Filming The Tiny Hero [Updated] By Germain Lussier/Jan. 9, 2015 9:45 am EST If you watched the Ant-Man trailer all the way to the end, you probably noticed they urged people to pick up the upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly for more information on the film. The cover is already out there; now, so is the magazine, which includes some new images and information....

Page 2: Why Are You So Angry That People Enjoyed A Movie You Didn’t? By Peter Sciretta/June 17, 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....

POTD: Tom Hiddleston Returns As Loki For ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ By Angie Han/Aug. 9, 2016 1:30 pm EST Tom Hiddleston has had a very busy summer, wowing critics with The Night Manager, winning over Hall H for Kong: Skull Island, and, in his rare free time, wooing Taylor Swift. Now he’s capping off this crazy season with a return to one of his signature roles. Hiddleston shared a photo of himself in character as Loki for Thor: Ragnarok, which is shooting now under director Taika Waititi....

Ron Howard Says “Never Say Never” Regarding ‘Willow 2’ By Jack Giroux/Dec. 10, 2015 10:00 am EST Are you a massive Willow fan? Then today’s your lucky day, because director Ron Howard didn’t totally brush off the idea of doing a sequel to the film. It’s been almost 30 years since the fantasy picture, starring Warwick Davis (Life’s Too Short) and Val Kilmer (Top Secret!), was released, but it’s a world Howard wouldn’t mind returning to....

See A Few High-Res ‘Sinister 2’ Images By Russ Fischer/Aug. 4, 2015 4:30 pm EST Sinister 2 opens in a couple weeks, which means the demon Bughuul will once again be on hand to guide children into actions strange and murderous. We’ve got a small set of high-res Sinister 2 screenshots to herald the return of the new franchise. This time, the film comes from original screenwriters Scott Derrickson and C....