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By Ethan Anderton/March 3, 2016 3:30 pm EST Some people think that Jennifer Lawrence is the most beautiful vision that Earth has to offer. But only her voice will guide us through a documentary that shows us the beauty of our planet from the International Space Station, which might give her a run for her money (and she has a lot of it after The Hunger Games). A Beautiful Planet is a new IMAX documentary that gives us some unique insight into our planet at the environment from the perspective of astronauts orbiting in space around it....

‘Deadpool’ Director Opens Up About Colossus, Nixed Green Lantern Jokes, Possible Sequel Character By Russ Fischer/Aug. 6, 2015 4:00 pm EST The Deadpool trailer arrived for public view this week, and the two versions of the trailer combined have been viewed over fourteen million times, plus those who saw the actual broadcast debut. For a huge audience, though, Deadpool may still be something of a mystery. We’ve seen footage, but still know relatively little about the movie....

By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2016 10:00 am EST Director James Wan brings his brand of horror back to the big screen this summer with The Conjuring 2 (watch the most recent trailer right here), but he’s also got more scares up his sleeve as the producer of a new, original horror story called Lights Out. Rebecca (Teresa Palmer of Triple 9) thinks she escaped her childhood fears when she left home....

‘London Has Fallen’ First Look: Gerard Butler Fights Terrorists Across The Pond By Angie Han/June 24, 2015 6:37 am EST After narrowly escaping North Korean terrorists in Olympus Has Fallen, Secret Service agent Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) is back for more world-saving in London Has Fallen. He accompanies the President (Aaron Eckhart) to the funeral of the British Prime Minister, which becomes a target for bad guys who want to take out all the world leaders in one fell swoop....

‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ Clips: Elizabeth Bennet Kicking Ass And Taking Names By Jack Giroux/Jan. 24, 2016 11:00 am EST Before director David O. Russell made his major comeback, he was at one point attached to direct Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Eventually the Joy director left the project, along with many others, as the film was stuck in development hell. It’s taken years to get this adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel made, but it’s finally reaching the big screen next month....

‘The Man Vs. The Machine’ Trailer: Frank Marshall’s Chess Showdown Documentary By Angie Han/Oct. 16, 2014 9:19 am EST Frank Marshall is known mostly for producing some of the most beloved films of all time, including Back to the Future, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Goonies, and The Bourne Identity. But from time to time he tries his hand at directing as well. Among other things, he’s helmed Arachnophobia, Congo, Eight Below, and the ESPN 30 for 30 installment Right to Play....

‘The Primary Instinct’ Is Now Available On Hulu By David Chen/Jan. 8, 2016 5:15 pm EST Last year, /Film readers and /Filmcast listeners helped me finance and make a film with Stephen Tobolowsky. Soon afterwards, FilmBuff picked us up for distribution. Figuring out how to distribute a film is never an easy process. There are countless decisions to be made about timing of release, which platforms to use, and how to market on those platforms....

‘The Young Pope’ Teaser Trailer: Jude Law Calls For Revolution By Jack Giroux/June 16, 2016 6:00 am EST Paolo Sorrentino wrote and directed last year’s Youth, a beautiful and moving drama starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel. The Great Beauty and This Must Be the Place director’s next project is The Young Pope. The miniseries, which will air on HBO, is created and directed by Sorrentino and stars Jude Law....

‘Yoga Hosers’ Release Date And Tour Announced; MPAA Changes Rating To PG-13 By Jack Giroux/April 28, 2016 3:00 pm EST For the fourth time in his career, writer-director Kevin Smith had gotten into a disagreement with the Motion Picture Association of America, due to the rating of his latest film, Yoga Hosers. However, before the scheduled appeals screening even occurred, the MPAA took another look at the film and decided it was only fair to give Smith his desired PG-13 rating....

Check Out Drew Struzan’s Official ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Poster [D23 Expo 2015] By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 15, 2015 12:36 pm EST Even though there may not be any new footage from Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuting at D23 this weekend, fans were still given a pretty fantastic treat that is simultaneously something we weren’t sure that we would get to see, but also something unsurprising. The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster has been revealed with illustrations from famed poster artist Drew Struzan, the man behind the final theatrical posters for the special edition of the Star Wars trilogy as well as the prequel trilogy, and it’s just as gorgeous as we all hoped....

Cool Stuff: Julien Loïs’ ‘The Time Machine’ Print By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 21, 2016 3:00 pm EST Back in 2002, Guy Pearce starred in an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic, revered sci-fi novel The Time Machine. But before that, 1960 brought an adaptation of the book to the big screen from George Pal, who also directed the original big screen adaptation of War of the Worlds. Now Nautilus Art Prints is releasing a new print from French artist Julien Loïs paying tribute to the film, and it’s magnificent....

Fargo Season 2 Trailer: “This Thing’s Only Getting Bigger” By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2015 1:13 pm EST Fargo is probably my favorite narrative television series currently still on the air. So I’m very excited for second season to arrive this October. Until now, FX has been releasing a series of fun but cryptic teaser trailers, but they have finally unleashed the first real trailer for Fargo’s second season. Watch the two and a half minute Fargo season 2 trailer embedded after the jump....

By Angie Han/June 1, 2015 2:00 pm EST The studio is reportedly developing a 24 spinoff that’ll revolve around a new male lead. Kiefer Sutherland would appear as a guest star. More details on the possible 24 spinoff after the jump. There was talk of following up 24: Live Another Day with a 24 movie, but Sutherland cast doubt on those plans last year when he told press he didn’t see himself returning to the character....

Guillermo Del Toro’s Idea For A Jabba The Hutt ‘Star Wars’ Gangster Movie By Peter Sciretta/July 13, 2015 12:00 pm EST Guillermo del Toro was at San Diego Comic Con International 2015 promoting his upcoming film Crimson Peak, and during one of his press interviews the filmmaker revealed that he has an idea for a Star Wars Anthology movie which would see the origins of gangster Jabba The Hutt. Find out more about the Guillermo del Toro Star Wars movie idea, after the jump....

LOL: ‘Ant-Man’ Gets Some Ant-Sized Billboards By Angie Han/April 20, 2015 1:30 pm EST In typical fashion, Marvel Studios has put up a bunch of billboards to advertise its upcoming superhero movie, Ant-Man. In less typical fashion, these billboards are sized not for normal men, but for Ant-Men. That is, they’re freaking tiny. Photos of the tiny Ant-Man billboards surfaced on Reddit (via ScreenCrush). So far they seem limited to Australia, but fingers crossed they’ll make their way to our shores....

Nat Wolff To Lead Adam Wingard’s ‘Death Note’ By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2015 2:00 pm EST Death Note is targeting Nat Wolff. The Paper Towns star will lead Adam Wingard’s adaptation of the popular Japanese manga series, about a notebook that brings death to anyone whose name is written in its pages. Which, okay, sounds kind of dumb when I put it that way. But trust me, it’s cooler than I’m making it sound....

Neil deGrasse Tyson Could Return For ‘Cosmos’ Season 2 By Angie Han/Dec. 5, 2014 2:30 pm EST Executive producer Seth MacFarlane shared the good news on Twitter today.https://twitter.com/SethMacFarlane/status/540391515596791808Cosmos host Neil deGrasse Tyson followed up with a confirmation of sorts. Indeed, just dined with @SethMacFarlane in NYC. Though still recovering from the last one, I was feeling the #Cosmos love. — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 4, 2014 The pair’s comments follow a report earlier this week from a Reddit user who attended a presentation by Tyson in Newark, NJ....

Neill Blomkamp Reveals A New ‘Alien’ Pulse Rifle To Get Us Back On His Good Side By Jacob Hall/Oct. 16, 2015 12:30 pm EST There are a handful of science fiction movies that arrived at just the right time and place to dig their hooks into an entire generation and dictate the look of countless future movies. Soon, all dystopias looked like Blade Runner. All spaceships started to look battered and personal, like in Star Wars....

Netflix Buys Cary Fukunaga’s ‘Beasts Of No Nation’ For Streaming And Theatrical Release By Russ Fischer/March 2, 2015 6:00 pm EST Netflix is rapidly pushing to move from streaming original movies and TV series to putting actual films in theaters, and has now hammered out a deal for a potential 2015 awards season contender. Beasts of No Nation, starring Idris Elba, is the new film from Cary Fukunaga, who made Sin Nombre and Jane Eyre before taking HBO by storm when he directed the first season of True Detective....

New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Character Posters Really Double Down On The Whole “All Men Must Die” Thing By Jacob Hall/Feb. 24, 2016 8:30 am EST Game of Thrones season 5 may have been the weakest outing yet for HBO’s flagship series, but it was still must-see TV. Even at its most inconsistent, there is nothing like this black-hearted fantasy series, which continues to pull no punches, take no prisoners, and inspire enraged think pieces on a weekly basis....