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‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ Trailer By Angie Han/Aug. 7, 2014 2:30 pm EST The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has revealed its first trailer. John Madden’s follow-up to his 2012 sleeper hit once again picks up with the colorful residents of the titular retirement center — all of whom, proprietor Sonny (Dev Patel) is careful to confirm, are still alive.Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Celia Imrie, Diana Hardcastle, and Ronald Pickup all reprise their roles from the first film....

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s ‘Biutiful’ Opens Wide On January 28 By Germain Lussier/Dec. 22, 2010 3:00 pm EST The holiday season release date shuffle continues. First Gulliver’s Travels was moved, then Blue Valentine, and next is the Golden Globe nominated Best Foreign Language film Biutiful, written and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Javier Bardem. Originally scheduled for limited release December 29, it’ll now bow on January 28, right after the Oscar nominations are announced....

American Landmarks Are Safe: ‘Independence Day’ 3D Re-Release Canceled By Russ Fischer/Nov. 21, 2012 10:00 am EST And while we’re on the subject of 3D re-releases from Fox, there’s word that the studio has pulled the Revenge of the Sith 3D release up by one week. So the 3D version of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones will hit on September 20, 2013, and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith arrives on October 4....

Beyoncé Drops First ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Teaser By Angie Han/July 21, 2014 8:15 am EST The buzz surrounding the Fifty Shades of Grey book has died down somewhat, which isn’t too surprising since it’s been three whole years since it was published. But the buzz surrounding the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, due out next winter, is just getting started. The first Fifty Shades of Grey teaser has just hit the web, thanks to Beyoncé of all people....

Chuck Palahniuk’s Choke Gets A Greenlight, Sam Rockwell To Star By Peter Sciretta/May 1, 2007 11:38 am EST Chuck Palahniuk is the biggest untapped resource producing books today. His breakthrough novel Fight Club, was made into one of the most brilliant films of the last 10 years. Yet none of his other novels have gone into production since, Until now. According to the author’s official fansite (a great site about not just Chuck but also authors and writing), Choke has finally been given the greenlight....

Daniel Espinosa Eyed To Direct ‘Assassin’s Creed’ By Angie Han/Jan. 24, 2014 8:44 am EST Although nothing is confirmed at this point, a new report indicates that Daniel Espinosa is the top pick to take over at the helm. The Swedish director is known for his Joel Kinnaman thriller Snabba Cash (a.k.a. Easy Money) and the Denzel Washington / Ryan Reynolds actioner Safe House. More details after the jump. Espinosa broke through internationally with the European thriller Snabba Cash, and then turned in his first American studio picture, Safe House, in 2012....

Johnny Depp Nears ‘Alice In Wonderland 2’ Deal, Moves Production Company To Disney By Angie Han/July 12, 2013 2:45 pm EST The Lone Ranger flopped so hard last weekend that it had pundits wondering whether Johnny Depp’s star was, at long last, on the decline. But despite the $150 million it stands to lose on that film, the folks at Disney haven’t lost faith in him. In fact, they’re eager to take their relationship with him to the next level....

Joss Whedon Says ‘Avengers 2’ Goes Deeper Into The Team Story; ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ Is “Very Human” By Germain Lussier/Jan. 11, 2013 10:20 am EST Many of us feel overwhelmed when we wake up and think about what needs to be accomplished in a day. Now multiply that general feeling by a large factor and add the pressure of worldwide interest; that’s what Joss Whedon is probably feeling right now. The director of The Avengers is currently getting ready to direct the pilot for ABC’s S....

By Angie Han/Jan. 25, 2013 11:15 am EST Finding the right balance between fact and fiction is a tough trick for any “based on a true story” movie to pull off, but at least the subjects of, say, Lincoln (or Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, if you prefer) aren’t actually around to comment on their portrayal. For movies about public figures who are still alive and well, criticism from their real-life subjects often comes with the territory....

Michael Bay Movies Are Making You Fat (According To One Study) By Angie Han/Sept. 4, 2014 2:00 pm EST Michael Bay’s movies are the cinematic equivalent of junk food, and now science suggests they may be leading us to eat more actual junk food. In a recent study, researchers found that people ate twice as much while watching Bay’s The Island as they did while viewing its polar opposite, the PBS talk show Charlie Rose....

New ‘Jay And Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie’ Poster And Trailer By Germain Lussier/April 10, 2014 4:30 pm EST A new Kevin Smith movie is coming out in a few weeks. Kind of. Fresh off last year’s small theatrical tour, Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie hits on demand May 6. Smith wrote and provides his voice to the film, leaving the directorial duties to Steve Stark. In this Askewneverse animated film, everyone’s favorite New Jersey stoners, Jay and Silent Bob, win the lottery and use the cash to turn into their crime fighting alter-egos, Bluntman and Chronic....

New Writers Join Roberto Orci To Pen ‘Star Trek 3’ For 50th Anniversary Release Window By Russ Fischer/Dec. 6, 2013 5:01 pm EST Briefly: The band is breaking up, at least for one performance. Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman have been a screenwriting and producing team, sometimes with help, for the first two films in the new Star Trek series. But Kurtzman will reportedly sit out the scripting of Star Trek 3, with Orci getting new input from J....

Page 2: Star Trek, BTTF, Home Alone, Battlestar, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, GoT, Top Gun, Brave By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 21, 2014 1:00 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....

Paramount And Bad Robot Turning Lance Armstrong’s Doping Scandal Into A Movie By Angie Han/Jan. 18, 2013 12:30 pm EST Before the doping scandal, Lance Armstrong’s career seemed like one of the most inspiring stories in all of sports history. Now that he’s finally confessed to his cheating after years of denial, his biography still makes for a pretty great tale — it just isn’t an especially uplifting one. Paramount and J....

Peter Sarsgaard And Liev Schreiber Join Tobey Maguire In Bobby Fischer Drama ‘Pawn Sacrifice’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 24, 2013 3:07 pm EST Few modern American historical figures are as mysterious and mythical as chess champion Bobby Fischer. The first American, and youngest World Chess Champion, who famously disappeared for several decades, has been the subject of multiple narrative and documentary films. A new effort has recently moved up on the board....

Preview Issue #2 Of The ‘Django Unchained’ Comic, Based On Tarantino’s Original Script By Russ Fischer/Feb. 12, 2013 10:30 am EST The last time we previewed any material from the comic adaptation of Quentin Tarantino’s original script for Django Unchained, the film wasn’t out yet. So it wasn’t easy to talk about how the comic exists as a piece of storytelling related to the movie. Now, we’re a couple months into the movie’s life as a near-immediate cultural touchstone, so it’s safe to guess that most people at least have some idea of the story’s basics....

Rick Moranis Discusses Sequels To ‘Spaceballs’ And Being Approached For ‘Ghostbusters 3’ By Germain Lussier/June 24, 2013 3:30 pm EST In the Eighties and Nineties, few actors were as popular or marketable as Rick Moranis. The SCTV comedian had an incredible run of Hollywood comedies from Ghostbusters to Little Shop of Horrors, Spaceballs, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, and Little Giants. He hasn’t appeared in a film since 1996, however, and the general belief is that he’s retired....

Rumor: Dick Grayson To Appear In ‘Batman Vs. Superman’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 6, 2013 9:13 pm EST Before Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises, much of the conversation surrounded Joseph Gordon-Levitt being Robin. Rumors said “Yes,” other sources said “No,” and in the end the answer was, kind of, both. His name was Robin, but not the Batman sidekick we all remember. Those talks are about to begin again thanks to Latino-Review....

Superhero Bits: Aquaman, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Avengers: Age Of Ultron By Germain Lussier/May 6, 2014 3:00 pm EST Hugh Jackman interviews 1999 Hugh Jackman in this clever Yahoo interview for X-Men Days of Future Past.I Am Rogue got some great stuff from Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen about Avengers: Age of Ultron. New X-Men Days of Future Past banner featuring the entire cast. Comic Book Resources talked to Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone about the major spoilers of The Amazing Spider-Man 2....

Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. By Germain Lussier/July 26, 2013 10:30 am EST Are there things wrong with X-Men: The Last Stand? When does X-Men: Days of Future Past take place? Will Hawkeye and Black Widow have bigger roles in Avengers: Age of Ultron? Does Hugh Jackman like to scream as The Wolverine? Does Batman vs. Superman screw with plans on Arrow?...