‘Dragon Blade’ Trailer: John Cusack And Adrien Brody Meet Jackie Chan By Russ Fischer/Dec. 26, 2014 8:00 am EST Even if you tried to assemble the least-likely cast for an adventure movie about Roman soldiers moving through China, you probably wouldn’t come up with the lead trio of Jackie Chan, Adrien Brody, and John Cusack. But that’s the cast for Dragon Blade, a Chinese film that has just debuted a trailer....
‘In The Heart Of The Sea’ Trailer: A Whale Attack Is Only One Of Chris Hemsworth’s Problems By Russ Fischer/Sept. 16, 2015 10:00 am EST Ron Howard’s new movie In the Heart of the Sea takes its major inspiration from the story of the whaling ship Essex, which ran afoul of a sperm whale in 1820, much to the dismay of its crew. The story was among the inspirations that led Herman Melville’s creation of Moby Dick, and now Chris Hemsworth and Tom Holland lead the cast portraying the embattled seamen....
‘Legend Of Tarzan’ IMAX Trailer: The Ape Man’s Origin Story Gets Revealed By Ethan Anderton/June 6, 2016 9:00 am EST Warner Bros. will try to keep the Harry Potter franchise alive on the big screen later this year with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, directed by fantasy franchise helmer David Yates. But before that, the studio is taking a chance on the director’s adaptation of the classic Edgar Rice Burrough’s character Tarzan....
‘Road House’ Remake Starring Ronda Rousey Gets ‘The Notebook’ Director By Angie Han/Oct. 12, 2015 3:30 pm EST MGM’s Road House remake is speeding along nicely. Last month it found itself a new Patrick Swayze in MMA fighter / Entourage star Ronda Rousey, and now it’s picked up a new director in Nick Cassavetes. Hit the jump for more on the Road House remake director. Variety reports Cassavetes has locked a deal to write and direct the new take on Swayze’s 1989 actioner....
‘Roadies’ Teaser Trailer: “Like A Fellini Film Crossed With A ‘Monkees’ Episode” By Angie Han/May 9, 2016 12:30 pm EST Cameron Crowe’s track record has been hit or miss as of late. Elizabethtown drew limp reviews and even limper box office totals; We Bought a Zoo fared a bit better but quickly faded from memory; and Aloha was famous mostly for its bizarre casting of Emma Stone as a part-Asian character....
‘Trolls’ Trailer: Your Favorite ’90s Fad Is Back By Angie Han/Jan. 28, 2016 8:30 am EST It’s been a good 20 years since trolls were in, but with everything else from the ’90s making it back to the big screen, from Jurassic Park to N.W.A., DreamWorks is hoping they can make trolls happen again in the year 2016. These new trolls are tiny, colorful, CG-animated, and hip to the musics of today, like Silentó’s “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)....
‘True Detective’ Season 2 Supporting Cast Includes Kelly Reilly And Abigail Spencer By Angie Han/Oct. 31, 2014 9:00 am EST Now that Nic Pizzolatto’s True Detective has more or less locked in its Season 2 leads, it’s filling out the supporting cast. The HBO drama has set Michael Irby, Kelly Reilly, Abigail Spencer, and Leven Rambin for heavily recurring roles in the next run of episodes. As previously reported, Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Taylor Kitsch, and (probably) Rachel McAdams are playing the main characters....
A Live-Action Homer Simpson Will Answer Fan Questions On ‘The Simpsons’ By Jack Giroux/Feb. 17, 2016 6:00 am EST Learn how after the jump. According to Variety, this summer an episode of The Simpsons will feature a live segment focused solely on the endearing, beer-guzzling Homer Simpson, in which he’ll comment on the events that day and answer fan questions. They’ll accomplish this transformation through motion-capture. The Wrap was able to get a few more details regarding this episode....
Benicio Del Toro Confirms ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’ Villain Role, Reveals When Shooting Begins By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 3, 2015 11:00 am EST Not too long ago, Benicio del Toro confirmed rumors that he was taking a role in the next chapter of the new Star Wars trilogy. In addition, reports have indicated that he will have some kind of villain role, though Disney and Lucasfilm haven’t confirmed anything. However, del Toro seems to have been given permission to talk about the film as he has just seemingly confirmed the villain part of the equation while also revealing when Star Wars Episode 8 shooting actually begins....
Blade Runner Sequel Will Be Released Earlier Than Expected By Peter Sciretta/April 20, 2016 2:00 pm EST What we know so far: The film will be directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Prisoners), written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green based on a story by Fancher and David Peoples, and is set “several decades after the 1982 original, with Harrison Ford reprising his iconic role as Rick Deckard.” Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling star, alongside Robin Wright and Dave Bautista....
By Germain Lussier/April 15, 2015 9:15 am EST Variety broke the news of the Orphan Black marathon and streaming. The marathon begins at midnight on April 17 and will run up until the season three premiere. Both seasons will air. But, we know, you can just DVR it on IFC. I’ve never seen Orphan Black but I hear nothing but amazing things. I’m going to DVR the crap out of this and try and catch up....
Cool Stuff: Joshua Budich’s Wish I Was Here Poster Print By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 29, 2014 5:00 am EST We’ve featured artist Joshua Budich many times in the past few years on /Film. I even own Budich’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off poster from Gallery 1988. To celebrate the DVD/iTunes release of Wish I Was Here, filmmaker/actor Zach Braff (who seems to follow the pop culture print scene) commissioned Budich to create a limited edition poster print for the film....
Early Buzz: Is The Wachowski’s Netflix Series ‘Sense8’ Worth Watching? By Peter Sciretta/May 28, 2015 9:49 am EST Netflix has premiered the first three episodes of the Wachowskis (The Matrix trilogy, Cloud Atlas) and J. Michael Straczynski’s (Changeling, World War Z) new Netflix series Sense8 to select press, and the first Sense 8 reviews have begun to come online. What is the early word? Is it a return to form for the Wachowskis?...
How Much Did Robert Downey Jr Make For ‘Avengers 2’ & ‘Captain America: Civil War’? By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2015 4:00 am EST A couple years ago, Robert Downey Jr. hinted that he might be done with superhero movies once he hit age 50. That birthday arrived this past spring, and thankfully Downey is currently filming a key role in Captain America: Civil War, leaving one more film in his latest contract with Marvel for an appearance in one part of The Avengers: Infinity War....
Lionsgate Wants To Make ‘Hunger Games’ Prequels With More Arena Action By Angie Han/Dec. 8, 2015 11:30 am EST Across four installments, the Hunger Games saga has made the kind of money that most movie franchises can only dream about. The first three made over $2 billion combined; the latest and last installment, Mockingjay – Part 2 has raked in $524 million so far and counting. And, well, you can probably guess where this is going....
Reese Witherspoon And Nicole Kidman To Tell ‘Big Little Lies’ For HBO By Angie Han/May 8, 2015 12:30 pm EST Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman are taking a page out of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson’s playbook. The A-list actresses are headed to HBO for Big Little Lies, a limited series to be written by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Boston Legal). Learn all about the Reese Witherspoon HBO project after the jump....
Rumor: Han Solo May Shoot First In ‘Star Wars’ Digital Edition [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2015 11:06 am EST The news of the first six Star Wars films coming to digital formats this week was met with minimal excitement. Yes, it’s great that now fans can watch their favorite films on their computers, iPad, iPhones and more, but there was no news of any significant changes. There were some cool special features, but as far as anyone knew, the movies themselves were unchanged from the Blu-ray editions released in 2011....
Sony Greenlights ‘Passengers’ With Chris Pratt And Jennifer Lawrence By Russ Fischer/June 16, 2015 4:09 pm EST If you’ve got Chris Pratt lined up to star in a movie, the first thing you’d want to do after Pratt’s most recent film scored the biggest opening weekend in cinema history is greenlight that project to lock him in as the star. And if the other possible star is also among the small group of actors who are arguably movie stars in any old sense, all the better....
Star Wars Bits: Simon Pegg, Benedict Cumberbatch And A Cantina? Plus After Party And Peter Jackson By Germain Lussier/Nov. 4, 2014 2:00 pm EST Star Wars 7 News got some intel from a new source that’s very fun. Whether or not it’s true, that’s a whole other argument. First up, the non-spoiler stuff. They say Warwick Davis plays a “Cantina Musician” and that both Simon Pegg and Benedict Cumberbatch filmed cameos where they wouldn’t be recognizable....
By Russ Fischer/July 23, 2015 3:00 pm EST We may have entered the period where we can expect no new features from director Hayao Miyazaki, and much less work overall from Studio Ghibli, but that doesn’t mean there is nothing left to discover from those animators. It’s well-established that major filmmakers make commercials in between big projects in order to make money and stretch their skills. That tendency extends even to venerated animation companies such as Studio Ghibli....
