Legendary Officially Snags Pokemon Movie Rights With A Story You Weren T Expecting

Legendary Officially Snags ‘Pokemon’ Movie Rights With A Story You Weren’t Expecting By Ethan Anderton/July 20, 2016 4:31 pm EST Pokemon Go continues to be all the rage in video gaming right now. The recently launched mobile version of the Nintendo video game franchise has become so popular in such a short amount of time that Comic-Con moved a panel for Pokemon Go from a smaller venue to the massive Hall H....

April 1, 2022 · 6 min · 1278 words · Bridget Herron

New Alien Not Trying To Undo Alien 3 And Resurrection Says Director

New ‘Alien’ Not Trying To Undo ‘Alien 3’ And ‘Resurrection,’ Says Director By Russ Fischer/Feb. 26, 2015 4:30 pm EST Neill Blomkamp debuted his ideas for a new Alien film via concept art that very clearly showed Hicks, the hero from Aliens who is killed in the opening shots of Alien 3. And his first comments on video about the project, released yesterday, seemed very clear. “There’s Alien, and Aliens, then this film,” he said....

April 1, 2022 · 4 min · 840 words · June Redfern

New Rogue One Trailer Coming Next Week

New ‘Rogue One’ Trailer Coming Next Week By Angie Han/July 6, 2016 7:30 am EST Two months ago, Disney released the first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. And… that’s all we’ve gotten so far. But with Star Wars Celebration just around the corner, you may have guessed there’d be more material coming our way soon. And you’d be right. The next Rogue One: A Star Wars Story trailer is arriving next week, and you can get all the details below on when and where you can watch it....

April 1, 2022 · 6 min · 1256 words · David Stclair

Sequel Bits Star Trek 3 Spectre Furious 7 Alvin And The Chipmunks 4 Minions

Sequel Bits: ‘Star Trek 3’, ‘Spectre’, ‘Furious 7’, ‘Alvin And The Chipmunks 4’, ‘Minions’ By Angie Han/Dec. 18, 2014 2:30 pm EST The script for the live-action/CG hybrid sequel comes from Adam Sztykiel (Made of Honor, Due Date), and Randi Mayem Singer (Mrs. Doubtfire). No casting has been announced, but the film is already on track for a December 23, 2015 release. [THR] Entourage and Furious 7 have gone before the MPAA and received their verdicts....

April 1, 2022 · 4 min · 681 words · Andrew Bird

Sony Sets The Equalizer Sequel For 2017

Sony Sets ‘The Equalizer’ Sequel For 2017 By Angie Han/June 12, 2015 4:30 am EST Sony was so confident in The Equalizer, it got the ball rolling on a sequel months before the first one hit theaters. And now it looks like the studio’s franchise dreams are coming true. The studio has set a 2017 release date for The Equalizer 2, with Denzel Washington set to return as vigilante Robert McCall....

April 1, 2022 · 5 min · 1039 words · Debra Green

Superhero Bits Batman V Superman Civil War Daredevil Gotham The Killing Joke The Flash Fantastic Four

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Civil War, Daredevil, Gotham, The Killing Joke, The Flash, Fantastic Four By Angie Han/July 28, 2015 4:00 pm EST Who’s Tao Okamoto playing in Batman v Superman? Is Jeremy Renner hinting at Hawkeye’s Civil War allegiance? Does Kevin Conroy want to join Mark Hamill in Batman: The Killing Joke? Will Daisy Johnson get a new look for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3? Which Gotham actor just became a series regular?...

April 1, 2022 · 7 min · 1308 words · William Book

The New Spider Man Costume What Do You Think

The New Spider-Man Costume: What Do You Think? By Peter Sciretta/March 10, 2016 9:58 am EST A new trailer for Captain America: Civil War has finally revealed Marvel Studios’ version of Spider-Man. This isn’t the Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire Spider-Man, or the more recent Marc Webb/Andrew Garfield Amazing Spider-Man – this is a brand-new Spidey for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So the question is, what do you think of the new Marvel Studios Spider-Man?...

April 1, 2022 · 5 min · 1004 words · Matthew Bernard

There Will Be At Least Three More Fast And Furious Movies

There Will Be “At Least Three More” ‘Fast And Furious’ Movies By Angie Han/Nov. 14, 2014 11:00 am EST Earlier this week we reported Universal wanted Justin Lin back to direct the last few Fast and Furious movies back-to-back. But just because Universal is talking endgame doesn’t mean the series is going out anytime soon. Universal Pictures chairman Donna Langley has clarified that she believes there will be “at least three more” Fast and Furious films, which means we’re looking at “at least three more” years of Fast and Furious films....

April 1, 2022 · 7 min · 1310 words · Zachary Elmquist

Watch Batman Fight Batman In Latest Lego Dimensions Video Game Trailer

Watch Batman Fight Batman In Latest ‘LEGO Dimensions’ Video Game Trailer By Ethan Anderton/July 30, 2015 3:00 pm EST If you’re a frequent reader of SlashFilm, you know that we love LEGO, and we love even more when the building block toy gets blended with our favorite films. Whether it’s an official Ghostbusters Ecto-1 set or a custom Jurassic Park visitor center, we like seeing the building blocks come together to make things from the movies we love....

April 1, 2022 · 6 min · 1221 words · Paul Price

Avengers Infinity War Update Christopher Markus And Stephen Mcfeely On How Far Along The Scripts Are

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Update: Christopher Markus And Stephen McFeely On How Far Along The Scripts Are By Jack Giroux/Aug. 1, 2016 1:30 pm EST As you can tell from the photo above, we still have quite a wait for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel (the latter of which will no longer be called Avengers: Infinity War). Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are currently hard at work on the scripts, writing them both in tandem....

March 31, 2022 · 7 min · 1385 words · Kevin Sano

Carnage Park Trailer Two Bank Robbers And A Hostage Walk Into A Sniper S Playground

‘Carnage Park’ Trailer: Two Bank Robbers And A Hostage Walk Into A Sniper’s Playground… By Jacob Hall/May 25, 2016 12:30 pm EST My personal jury is still out on director Mickey Keating, but one thing has become increasingly clear over the past two years or so: he’s here to stay. His new film, Carnage Park, rode a wave of generally positive buzz at Sundance and SXSW this year and the first trailer makes this look like the film that could break him out of his current niche....

March 31, 2022 · 6 min · 1258 words · Donald Frederick

Game Of Thrones Announces Season 7 Directors

‘Game Of Thrones’ Announces Season 7 Directors By Angie Han/June 29, 2016 4:30 pm EST While fans are still reeling from the season 6 finale, Game of Thrones is locking down plans for season 7. The show has just made its first official reveal about the next run of episodes, setting four directors for next year. They include three returning helmers and one series newcomer. Entertainment Weekly reports that Alan Taylor, Jeremy Podeswa, Mark Mylod, and Matt Shakman will be the Game of Thrones season 7 directors....

March 31, 2022 · 5 min · 1033 words · Robert Martin

Halloween Returns Director Teases The Meaning Of New Sequel S Title

‘Halloween Returns’ Director Teases The Meaning Of New Sequel’s Title By Russ Fischer/Sept. 9, 2015 2:00 pm EST Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton are co-writing the new Halloween film, Halloween Returns, which Dunstan will direct. To date we’ve known only a bit about the film, which has been described as a “recalibration” of the series, with rumors saying that it would follow directly from Halloween II — the original 1981 movie, not Rob Zombie’s most recent entry int he series — by focusing on one character peripheral to the original story, and that man’s daughter....

March 31, 2022 · 7 min · 1293 words · William Melson

Independence Day 2 Finds A New Potus In Sela Ward

‘Independence Day 2’ Finds A New POTUS In Sela Ward By Angie Han/May 4, 2015 1:45 pm EST Lanford certainly has big shoes to fill, but when the aliens return she may also have one advantage Whitmore didn’t. Bill Pullman is reprising his role as Whitmore for the movie. Hopefully he’ll be able to offer her some useful advice in fending off extraterrestrial attacks based on his own personal experiences....

March 31, 2022 · 1 min · 99 words · Eric Hardman

Maze Runner The Scorch Trials Trailer Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Scorch

‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’ Trailer: Out Of The Frying Pan And Into The Scorch By Angie Han/May 19, 2015 6:26 am EST In search of answers, our heroes head out into an unforgiving desert landscape known as the Scorch, filled with roving zombie-like creatures known as Cranks. (This franchise loves capitalizing things for no reason.) Basically, think Mad Max meets Oblivion, plus the zombies from 28 Days Later. Yeah. Not a good scene....

March 31, 2022 · 1 min · 175 words · Andrea Curry

The Lazarus Effect Trailer Olivia Wilde Is Back From The Dead

‘The Lazarus Effect’ Trailer: Olivia Wilde Is Back From The Dead By Russ Fischer/Feb. 4, 2015 11:03 am EST The Lazarus Effect starts out looking like a riff on Flatliners, that early ’90s film that put dressed a bunch of budding superstars in lab coats and watched as they brought dead people back to life. Here, it’s a crew including Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Evan Peters and Sarah Bolger who are med students that take a big leap across the line between life and death....

March 31, 2022 · 4 min · 684 words · Jose West

The Strangers 2 Moving Forward With Director Marcel Langenegger

‘The Strangers 2’ Moving Forward With Director Marcel Langenegger By Angie Han/Jan. 26, 2015 10:00 am EST The Strangers will come knocking again. Relativity is moving forward on The Strangers 2, a follow-up to Bryan Bertino’s 2008 horror hit. Marcel Langenegger (Deception) is directing this time around, from a script by Ben Katai (Chosen). More on The Strangers 2 after the jump. TheWrap reports Langenegger is currently in negotiations to direct The Strangers 2 this spring....

March 31, 2022 · 5 min · 955 words · Maria Klopfer

World War Z 2 Writer Teases A Whole New Story For Sequel

‘World War Z 2’ Writer Teases A Whole New Story For Sequel By Germain Lussier/Jan. 20, 2015 9:00 am EST One of the biggest movie surprises of 2013 was the success of World War Z. The film hit theaters carrying some significant behind the scenes baggage, but ended up grossing over $200 million in the US and over $500 million internationally. It was a massive hit and talk of a sequel began to heat up soon after the film’s release....

March 31, 2022 · 5 min · 1027 words · Corey Mckee

Apple Exploring Original Programming Options To Compete With Netflix

Apple Exploring Original Programming Options To Compete With Netflix By Russ Fischer/Sept. 1, 2015 10:00 am EST Variety reports that Apple has had “preliminary conversations in recent weeks” with various companies about original programming, but confirmation of any specific plans is elusive, which means we don’t know whether Apple is looking into producing its own movies and shows, or acquiring series from outside producers, or a mix of both. Some of the talk, however, claims that Apple is looking to compete directly with Netflix in producing original long-form programming....

March 31, 2022 · 2 min · 285 words · Helen Corell

Channing Tatum Learning Real Card Tricks For Gambit

Channing Tatum Learning Real Card Tricks For ‘Gambit’ By Ethan Anderton/June 29, 2015 9:30 am EST But speaking of cards, Tatum opened up a little bit about his preparation for the forthcoming X-Men spin-off Gambit, about the kinetically-charged Cajun mutant known for slinging explosive playing cards at his foes. Turns out Tatum has been learning some real card tricks in order to make his turn as Gambit all the more convincing....

March 31, 2022 · 2 min · 411 words · Susan Arpin