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Lin-Manuel Miranda To Tell The Story Of Alexander Hamilton On ‘Drunk History’ By Ethan Anderton/July 25, 2016 6:30 am EST Hamilton has been all the rage from the Broadway stages of New York City. The historical musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda is the hottest ticket in town, and even people who haven’t had a chance to see the show are in love with its unique soundtrack. Now the man who created the musical will retell the story of Alexander Hamilton again, but this time, he’s going to get hammered....

Page 2: Star Wars, ET, Coen Brothers, Last Action Hero, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Interstellar By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 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....

Page 2: Star Wars, Harry Potter, Little Mermaid, Firefly, Interstellar, Big Hero 6, Kubrick, Cinerama By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 18, 2014 3:00 pm EST Header Photo: This micro Lego Millennium Falcon is quite cute The 30 Highest Grossing Indies of 2014 (A Running List)The Tried-and-True Formula for Real Disney Magic Arcade 1978 by Christian Slade HFR, IMAX, 3D, Atmos, D-Box. Making sense of all the theatrical formats for The Battle of the Five Armies10 Best ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Callbacks in the Sequel...

POTD: Neill Blomkamp Teases Personal ‘Alien’ Room By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 8, 2015 12:00 pm EST Since then, Blomkamp has only teased one more piece of concept art, and while there’s been some talk about this new movie disregarding the events of Alien 3 and Alien Resurrection, it’s not entirely clear how the new film will settle in with the previous chapters of the Alien franchise. However, it appears Blomkamp is hard at work developing the movie as the filmmaker recently shared a photo on Instagram showing off what appears to be his own personal Alien room, with four televisions and what looks like a bunch of concept art for his forthcoming movie....

Scott C.’s Great Showdowns Artwork Series Makes HBO’s ‘Game Of Thrones’ Adorable By Ethan Anderton/July 21, 2015 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When fans think of HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones, they don’t usually think of words like cute or adorable. But they will once they see characters from the show put together for artist Scott C.’s popular Great Showdowns art series....

Superhero Bits: Daredevil, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Spider-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse By Germain Lussier/Feb. 20, 2015 4:00 pm EST How did Jared Leto refer to The Joker in Suicide Squad? Want to see an awesome poster of Tony Stark’s workstation? What do Patton Oswalt and Thanos have in common? Would Donald Glover like to play Spider-Man? How is Aquaman going to fit into Batman v Superman? Can you recap the whole of Agents of S....

Supporting Characters Get The Spotlight In Latest ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Images By Angie Han/April 15, 2015 11:00 am EST Most of the Avengers: Age of Ultron marketing has, quite reasonably, focused on the franchise’s marquee superheroes: Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and the like. But as the superpowered sequel nears release, Marvel Studios has released a batch of images that put some of the supporting players in the spotlight....

VOTD: Rose Byrne Cracks Up In ‘Spy’ Gag Reel By Russ Fischer/Sept. 4, 2015 11:30 am EST In Paul Feig’s comedy Spy, Rose Byrne played the mostly villainous character Rayna, but even a character with a cold soul cracks up when she’s in the same room with a bunch of accomplished comedians. And so we’ve got this clip from a Spy gag reel drawn from the film’s home video release, which is available from digital HD outlets today....

Wired Magazine Profiles ‘Batman V Superman’s Lex Luthor: He Just Wants To Make The World A Better Place By Jack Giroux/Jan. 9, 2016 11:00 am EST Based on the reaction to last month’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer, fans aren’t quite sure what to make of Jesse Eisenberg’s take on Lex Luthor. The character looks bubbly, smarmy, and conniving, and a little different from the Luthor fans know. But I’m all for trying something new with a comic book character, especially one we’ve seen as much as this villain, so I’m looking forward to seeing what director Zack Snyder and the actor have done with Superman’s adversary....

‘Dope’ Returning To Theaters By Angie Han/Sept. 1, 2015 8:12 am EST After garnering all sorts of praise at Sundance, Rick Famuyiwa’s Dope opened in theaters earlier this year to disappointing numbers. Apparently audiences just weren’t interested in a coming-of-age story set in inner-city Los Angeles, against a ’90s hip-hop soundtrack. … Except, of course, they totally were, because Straight Outta Compton is currently killing it at the box office. So Open Road is making a second play for box office gold, putting Dope back in theaters this weekend....

Adam Wingard’s ‘Death Note’ Books ‘The Leftovers’ Actress Margaret Qualley As Female Lead By Angie Han/Nov. 13, 2015 10:00 am EST Adam Wingard has found another new name for his Death Note. The Leftovers star Margaret Qualley is set to join Nat Wolff in Warner Bros.’ live-action, English-language adaptation of the hit Japanese manga, about a magical notebook that kills people. (Just go with it.) Learn more about the new Death Note female lead below....

Ben Affleck Has Already Written A Solo Batman Movie By Jacob Hall/March 31, 2016 9:30 am EST We’ve had a lot of negative things to say about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice over the past few weeks, but everyone seems to agree that Ben Affleck is the least of the film’s problems. I’d argue that, under the right circumstances, he could be the best cinematic Batman yet. Someone just has to give him the right material....

Bill Murray And Sofia Coppola Team Up For Christmas TV Special By Angie Han/Oct. 14, 2014 10:00 am EST Count on Bill Murray to keep us guessing. The acclaimed actor / walking urban legend has revealed plans to star in a Christmas TV special which will have him performing classic holiday tunes. And to make it even more exciting, it’ll be helmed by his Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola. Hit the jump for more details on the Bill Murray Sofia Coppola Christmas TV special....

Cool Stuff: Crack Open A Xenomorph Omelette With This ‘Alien’ Egg Carton By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2015 4:00 am EST Despite the fact that facehuggers are not good for your health, it’s likely that won’t stop people from purchasing an Alien egg carton, straight from LV-426, provided by the fine people at Weyland-Yutani. And you’ll be able to do just that thanks to a fine new collectible from the folks at NECA....

Director Riley Stearns And Mary Elizabeth Winstead Will Teach You ‘The Art Of Self-Defense’ By Jack Giroux/June 3, 2016 3:00 pm EST Writer/director Riley Stearns has been quietly working on his follow-up to his feature directorial debut, Faults. That 2014 film starred actress (and Stearns’ wife) Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who was most recently gave an excellent, assured performance in 10 Cloverfield Lane. Now Winstead and Stearns will collaborate once again for The Art of Self-Defense....

Film And Science Blend At Film Independent’s Sloan Film Summit By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2014 5:30 am EST This month, science is really big at the movies. It starts Friday when Interstellar and Big Hero 6 open wide, both of which feature science and its applications as a primary plot point. They’re followed by The Theory of Everything and The Imitation Game, two true stories about geniuses who used science to change the world....

Gal Gadot Circling ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake By Angie Han/Oct. 15, 2014 4:00 pm EST Up until now, Gal Gadot was mostly just known as the lady from the Fast and Furious films. But the way things are going for her, we’ll be seeing a lot more of her in the near future. She’s set to star in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and today we learned she was also getting her own Wonder Woman solo outing....

Gambit May Not Appear In ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’; Darren Aronofsky Passed On ‘Gambit’ Solo Film By Angie Han/April 23, 2015 8:35 am EST It may be a while yet before the new Ragin’ Cajun makes his big-screen debut. Although Gambit is rumored to appear in X-Men: Apocalypse, new comments from actor Channing Tatum suggest otherwise. Meanwhile, the Gambit standalone movie is still looking for a director. Rumor has it a few big name directors have been approached already, including Bennett Miller and Darren Aronofsky....

Judd Apatow Teaming With Laura Dern For Female Football Movie By Angie Han/Nov. 6, 2014 6:30 am EST Judd Apatow is diving into the world of football, and he’s taking Laura Dern with him. The two are teaming up for an untitled ensemble comedy about female football fans, to be written by Pam Brady (Team America: World Police, South Park). Hit the jump for more details on the Laura Dern / Judd Apatow female football project....

Kevin Feige Phase 3 Updates: ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Inhumans’ And ‘Captain Marvel’ By Germain Lussier/April 12, 2015 10:50 am EST With Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man bringing a close to Phase Two this year, 2016 ushers in Marvel’s massive plans for Phase Three. It starts with Captain America: Civil War, continues with Doctor Strange, moves into Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Spider-Man and beyond all leading to Avengers: Infinity War Part 1 and 2....