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Guillermo Del Toro Will Make A Black And White Film Before ‘Pacific Rim 2’ By Russ Fischer/July 9, 2014 1:11 pm EST On one hand, it’s great to see the partnership between Legendary and Guillermo del Toro keeping the director in a state of constant production. From Pacific Rim to Crimson Peak to Pacific Rim 2 (with The Strain pilot in there, too) del Toro has been going non-stop. The only downside is that he’s doing big movies....

Harry Potter Spinoff ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Will Be A Trilogy By Angie Han/March 31, 2014 7:31 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Not content with getting just one new addition to the franchise, Warner Bros. has revealed that the planned Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will be released as a trilogy of “megamovies.” Potter creator J.K. Rowling is writing the screenplay, which follows the adventures of “magizoologist” Newt Scamander....

Here’s A Hint At What Marvel Has In Store For Hulk In Phase Three By Germain Lussier/July 1, 2014 8:30 am EST It’s a question we’ve been asking for several years. “How is Marvel going to use the Hulk outside of The Avengers?’ The studio made a solo film starring Edward Norton some years back, itself a reboot of a less successful solo film by Ang Lee. But most felt the character wasn’t right until Joss Whedon’s version in The Avengers....

Here’s Some Info On An Unannounced Disney Animation Film Called ‘Giants’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 21, 2013 11:30 am EST Disney Animation had no problem announcing new projects earlier this month at the D23 Expo. Besides showing footage from multiple movies that’ll be out in 2014 and 2015, they also revealed their 2016 film, Zootopia. They’re certainly working on films beyond that too, and one that could be among them is tentatively called Giants....

How Does Thanos Factor Into ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’? By Angie Han/June 4, 2014 10:00 am EST We got our very first glimpse of Thanos during the end credits of 2012’s The Avengers, and we know he’s likely to be the big bad in The Avengers 3. But in between, we’re going to be seeing him (voiced by Josh Brolin) in this summer’s Guardians of the Galaxy. So what, exactly, will he be doing there?...

Jay Roach To Direct Competing Lance Armstrong Scandal Movie For WB By Angie Han/March 9, 2013 9:00 am EST The story of Lance Armstrong’s precipitous fall from grace seems tailor made for the movies, and indeed it’s about to get two of them. Back in January, Paramount teamed up with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot to adapt Cycle of Lies, a biography by Juliet Marcur. Now Warner Bros. is prepping its own version of the tale, with Emmy-winning Game Change director Jay Roach directing and Side Effects writer Scott Z....

Leaked ‘Avatar Land’ Blueprints Reveal Possible 3D Simulator And Water Ride By Germain Lussier/Oct. 25, 2012 1:45 pm EST When last we left the complicated development of an Avatar theme park at Walt Disney World’s Animal Kingdom, James Cameron wasn’t happy. Rumors circulated that he and the Imagineers weren’t seeing eye to eye and, as a result, the park might be delayed. Bad news for fans of Cameron, Pandora and Disney....

Lee Child Comments On Next Jack Reacher Film By Russ Fischer/Sept. 16, 2014 11:00 am EST Jack Reacher is almost certainly going to find himself alongside a teen girl in his next movie. The first film adaptation of the long-running novel series by Lee Child was only a modest hit, but a sequel is in development based on the 18th Reacher novel, Never Go Back. In that book, Jack Reacher returns to the HQ of his former Army unit, only to find that the current commander has been relieved of her post as Reacher is implicated in an ugly chain of events....

LOL: How ‘Iron Man 3’ Should Have Ended By Germain Lussier/May 30, 2013 1:53 pm EST Since Iron Man 3 is currently the 5th most successful movie of all time, odds are you’ve seen it by now. If you haven’t, you probably should do that before clicking below and looking at the latest video from the How It Should Have Ended crew. The video makes several very funny points about Shane Black’s Marvel blockbuster, but they’re all massive spoilers....

Lots Of New ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Photos Online By Germain Lussier/April 9, 2014 8:37 am EST Lots of blockbuster sequels are headed our way in the next few months and the one we probably know least about is Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Matt Reeves’ sequel to the surprise 2011 hit Rise of the Planet of the Apes takes places several years later as humanity is attempting to put itself back together after a deadly virus wiped out much of the world....

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Streaming Now On Vimeo By Germain Lussier/Sept. 18, 2014 5:00 am EST In the mood to watch two aliens and a human verbally eviscerate some of the worst movies of all time? Yes, Mystery Science Theater 3000 is now available to stream online. Vimeo recently uploaded 80 episodes of the hilarious show and the company is still working on clearing rights for the remaining episodes to bring them online, too....

New ‘The Equalizer’ Trailer Shows Some Everyday Crime-Fighting By Russ Fischer/June 12, 2014 2:45 pm EST A few weeks ago we saw the first trailer for The Equalizer, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington. But that one turns out to have been a less than legit release. Now Sony has released a new Equalizer trailer. This isn’t just the same thing with a different logo or two; it’s the same trailer with a lot of additional footage that gives a new look at the film....

Page 2: Jurassic Park, Jonathan Demme, Green Lantern, Corey Haim, Captain America, Adam Sandler, Community By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 2, 2011 8:00 am EST A first look at Tom Welling wearing his new Superman jacket in Smallville. [geektyrant] Corey Haim was snubbed from the SAG Awards Memorian tribute video. [filmdrunk]IMPA has another new international poster for Dylan Dog. The New York Comic-Con will be expanding to four days in 2011. [newsarama]...

Page 2: Star Wars, Breaking Bad, Rick Baker, Newsroom, Lebowski, Star Trek, Wonder Years By Peter Sciretta/July 11, 2013 2:45 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 46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Sequel Bits: ‘G.I. Joe 3,’ ‘Bill And Ted 3,’ ‘Transformers 4,’ ‘Point Break,’ ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 26, 2013 2:00 pm EST Keanu Reeves is the star of this edition of Sequel Bits, talking about the latest in regards to Bill and Ted 3 and dismissing another film he was never involved in in the first place. Below, read about the following: Jon M. Chu hopes G....

Sneak Preview: Disney’s New Short Film ‘Tick Tock Tale’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 22, 2010 9:00 am EST Walt Disney Animation is set to release a new short film titled Tick Tock Tale, and is directed by Dean Wellins, a three-time annie award nominated animator who has worked on projects such as The Iron Giant, Osmosis Jones, Treasure Planet, Fat Albert, Chicken Little, Bolt and The Princess and the Frog. The short was originally it was supposed to go in front of The Princess and the Frog, but was pushed back and currently doesn’t have a set release (although Tangled might be a possibility)....

Superhero Bits: Kick-Ass 2, The Wolverine, Man Of Steel, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Iron Man 3, Hulk By Germain Lussier/June 26, 2013 3:30 pm EST Want to watch the kick-off of the Kick-Ass 2 viral campaign? How many unanswered questions does Man of Steel leave? Has someone captured an image of Christopher Reeve in the film? Why exactly was Shailene Woodley cut from The Amazing Spider-Man 2? What does a mashup of Man of Steel and The Matrix look like?...

Tom Hiddleston To Play Hank Williams In ‘I Saw The Light’ By Russ Fischer/June 12, 2014 3:45 pm EST Tom Hiddleston wouldn’t have been the first person I thought of to play country musician Hank Williams. But now that a deal is in place for that exact thing to become a reality, it actually sounds pretty good. The versatile and charming actor will play Williams in I Saw the Light, a film that will chart the singer’s spectacular and damaging rise to fame at 25, and his untimely death at age 29....

Universal Dates ‘Dracula’ And ‘Search Party’ For Fall 2014 By Germain Lussier/Aug. 30, 2013 4:30 pm EST Briefly: Universal has set release dates for two Fall 2014 movies. First up is Dracula, starring Luke Evans (above, though not seen in a still from the film) and directed by Gary Shore. That’ll be out October 3, 2014. Then there’s Search Party, a comedy directed by Scot Armstrong (writer of Road Trip, Old School and The Hangover: Part II) and starring Thomas Middleditch, TJ Miller and Adam Pally....

VOTD: The Other 100 Greatest Quotes From The Wire By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 7, 2009 9:38 pm EST If you’ve listened to the /Filmcast, then you’ve probably heard Adam, Devindra or David rave on and on about the television series The Wire. Last month we posted a video containing “the 100 greatest quotes from The Wire.” But it turns out the series has so many great quotes that a sequel was created — hh2edits has put together another compilation montage containing “the other 100 greatest quotes” from all five seasons of the series....