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‘Now You See Me’ Trailer #2: Morgan Freeman Invites You To Look Closer By Angie Han/April 11, 2013 7:30 am EST This year is turning out to be a big one for magicians. Last month, Steve Carell and Jim Carrey duked it out as battling Vegas showmen in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, and next month our favorite non-Alliance illusionist Gob Bluth returns for the fourth season of Arrested Development. Then, just a few days after that, Louis Leterrier’s Now You See Me will demonstrate what happens when magicians apply their special skills to criminal ends....

‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ 3D Trailer: Get Your Glasses On By Russ Fischer/May 2, 2013 12:44 pm EST The “Are You the 1701?” promo campaign that kicked off a while ago to drum up a bit more interest in and interaction with Star Trek Into Darkness has paid off today with the launch of a new trailer for the film. Well, it’s mostly an old trailer for the film, but in 3D....

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Trailer Images And Synopsis [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/March 27, 2014 7:49 am EST UPDATE: As we continue to wait for the trailer, we’ve updated with a 30 second sneak peak of the trailer. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles trailer comes online Thursday, but in the meantime some teases of what’s in store have made their way online. They’re just a few small Ninja Turtles images, but it should be just enough to tide you over until we get the full meal on Thursday....

‘The Armstrong Lie’ Trailer: “I Was Confident That I Would Never Get Caught” By Angie Han/Oct. 8, 2013 1:55 pm EST Up until a few years ago, Lance Armstrong’s cycling career sounded like one of the great inspirational tales of our time. That he beat cancer was impressive enough; that he then went on to win the Tour de France a bunch of times was nothing short of incredible. Among the many people intrigued by Armstrong’s journey was filmmaker Alex Gibney, who set out to make a documentary about Armstrong’s return to the Tour de France....

Ashley Tisdale To Star In Remake Of Teen Witch For United Artists. Top That!? By Hunter Stephenson/April 17, 2008 4:11 pm EST In the year 2115, two robot scientists will compare 1989 and 2009 using the original version of Teen Witch and United Artists’ Teen Witch remake starring the girl/“global brand” above, Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical, bright backgrounds). Cue robotic eye rolling. I checked on IMDB and thankfully, the cornerstone of the cheeky original, Zelda Rubenstein (right) is still alive, so UA better call her up for a tween-appealing cameo or face a spell not worthy of Carol Anne....

Benicio Del Toro Joins Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ By Germain Lussier/June 3, 2013 10:44 am EST Briefly: James Gunn has added an Oscar winner to the already-impressive cast for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Benicio Del Toro will play an as-yet-unannounced role the cosmic team up movie. There’s no word specifying whether he’s a hero, a villain, or something in between. All that’s known is it’s a “lead role” and he’ll sign a multiple movie deal with Marvel, meaning the character will be in future films....

Exclusive: Dave Perillo’s ‘Dancing Homer’ Poster From ‘The Simpsons’ By Germain Lussier/April 4, 2013 9:30 am EST The Simpsons has long been a holy grail for art galleries and poster houses. It’s a franchise many of us have grown up with, loved, and perhaps even been obsessed with at some point. That makes it a natural subject for pop-culture artists. On that note, /Film is proud and excited to reveal the first in Acme Archives’ ongoing series of officially licensed Simpsons screenprints: Dancin’ Homer by Dave Perillo....

First Footage From Len Wiseman’s ‘Total Recall’ Remake, Starring Colin Farrell By Russ Fischer/March 15, 2012 7:30 am EST This weekend, we should get the full trailer for Sony’s remake of Total Recall, in which we’ll see Colin Farrell squaring off against Bryan Cranston and his own identity. But in the meantime an ad has gone online out of Taiwan (seemingly from the Taiwan arm of Sony) that incorporates a lot of Total Recall footage, and you can see it below....

First Look: Elizabeth Banks In ‘The Hunger Games,’ Plus More Set Photos By Germain Lussier/June 10, 2011 10:30 am EST UPDATE: We’ve been asked to take the photos down. Sorry everyone. News on The Hunger Games front has cooled down in recent weeks now that the film is shooting. Director Gary Ross is hard at work on adapting Suzanne Collins’ hit novel and while we know exactly what his star, Jennifer Lawrence, looks like as the lead character of Katniss Everdeen, we still aren’t sure what some of the other major stars are going to look like....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ Musical Still Developing By Russ Fischer/Jan. 29, 2014 6:00 am EST At the end of 2012 it was revealed that Guillermo del Toro’s film Pan’s Labyrinth was being adapted as a stage musical, inspired in part by Paul Williams and his film with Brian de Palma, Phantom of the Paradise. The director wrote the book for the show some time ago, and Jeremy Ungar and Williams were working out the lyrics with composer Gustavo Santaolalla....

HBO Is Considering A ‘Game Of Thrones’ Prequel Series, Says George R.R. Martin By Angie Han/March 21, 2013 10:00 am EST For all the hype and buzz Game of Thrones gets, it’s a little surprising to realize how little of our time we spend actually watching the show. Each season consists of a measly ten one-hour episodes, aired over ten weeks. And while those individual installments are jam-packed with drama and action, that still leaves 42 other weeks of the year with no Game of Thrones at all....

Jamie Foxx Explains Electro’s Arc And Costume In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ By Germain Lussier/Dec. 17, 2012 12:45 pm EST Here’s what we know about Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are back. Shailene Woodley and Dane DeHaan have been added as Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn. Somehow, Martin Sheen’s Uncle Ben will appear. And Jamie Foxx is going to be the bad guy, Electro....

LOL: The Honest Trailer For Zack Snyder’s ‘Man Of Steel’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 13, 2013 9:30 am EST Man of Steel came out on Blu-ray this week, so it’s about time for the Screen Junkies team to do their thing. That means Man of Steel gets its own “Honest Trailer” and though I’m a big fan of Zack Snyder’s film, these things always make me laugh. Among the highlights this time around: the Spencer’s Gift reference, the way Superman honors both Dads, product placement and a whole lot more....

Mark Hamill Says He’ll Likely Appear In ‘Star Wars Episode VII,’ But Nothing Is Signed Yet By Germain Lussier/Feb. 20, 2013 8:57 am EST Just like the rest of us, original Luke Skywalker Mark Hamill, is trying to find out about Star Wars Episode VII. He just can’t get a meeting. In a new interview, Hamill said he had meetings planned with both producer Kathleen Kennedy and screenwriter Michael Ardnt, but both were forced to cancel....

Nolan To Write Steven Spielberg’s Interstellar By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2007 4:41 pm EST Last Summer Steven Spielberg had an idea for a movie that would follow a group of explorers who travel through a worm hole and into another dimension. The idea is now moving forward with screenwriter Memento screenwriter Jonah Nolan (yes, Chris Nolan’s brother) penning the script. Oscar nominated Nolan’s other scripts include The Prestige and the 2008 Batman Begins sequel The Dark Knight....

Page 2: Labyrinth, Star Wars, Fraggles, Breaking Bad, PTA, Coen Brothers, American Psycho, Alien, Game Of Thrones By Peter Sciretta/April 3, 2013 1:30 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....

Robert Downey Jr. Re-Teams With Jon Favreau On Indie Comedy ‘Chef’ By Russ Fischer/May 10, 2013 4:10 pm EST The ascent of Robert Downey Jr. from near-outcast status to major movie star can be traced in part to Jon Favreau, who lobbied to cast Downey as Tony Stark in Iron Man. The success of the film minted the actor as a bona-fide star, and also helped push Favreau’s directorial career to a new level....

Rodrigo Santoro Will Target Will Smith In ‘Focus’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2013 4:45 pm EST Briefly: The movie Focus once had Ben Affleck attached as the lead, but it became a Will Smith movie earlier this year. And now Rodrigo Santoro, who’ll once again play Xerxes in 300: Rise of an Empire, has been set to play “the powerful owner of a Formula One race team” who is also the antagonist to Smith’s character....

Shrek 4 Finds A Director By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2007 12:00 am EST Shrek the Third hits theaters later this month and DreamWorks Animation is already setting up the sequel. The studio is in negotiations with Mike Mitchell to direct the fourth film. Tim Sullivan penned the script, and Josh Klausner recently did a rewrite. No word on what the Shrek 4 will be about, but one would suspect that it would include all the usual players (include the three new additions to the Shrek family)....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kick-Ass 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Iron Man 3 By Germain Lussier/March 27, 2013 4:00 pm EST That image above is one more armor revealed from Iron Man 3; want to see another? Has a casting call for extras gone out for Captain America: The Winter Soldier? What plot elements from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 have leaked online? Care to peruse some hi-res screengrabs from The Wolverine trailer?...