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Peter Dinklage To Star In R-Rated Leprechaun Comedy By Angie Han/Oct. 9, 2013 10:00 am EST He’s sassed a vindictive king, led a prehistoric pirate ship, and invented giant mutant-hunting robots. Now Peter Dinklage is going to convince the world he’s a leprechaun. The Game of Thrones actor has signed on to star in an untitled R-rated comedy at Paramount, described as being like Bad Santa but with a pretend leprechaun instead of a department store Santa....

Superhero Bits: Man Of Steel, X-Men Days Of Future Past, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Batman: Zero Year, Daredevil By Germain Lussier/March 11, 2013 3:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Want to see a new image of Superman and Lois Lane from Man of Steel? Where can you read a new version of the Batman origin? Will Mary Jane and Gwen meet in The Amazing Spider-Man 2?...

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 10 - Miss Hard-To-Get By David Chen/Jan. 1, 2010 7:19 am EST The Tobolowsky Files is a new podcast from the people who brought you the /Filmcast, featuring a series of stories about life, love, and the entertainment industry, as told by legendary character actor Stephen Tobolowsky. In this episode, Stephen recounts his first experiences with music, as well as another love of his life. You can always e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or you can e-mail David at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com....

There’s A New Cheech And Chong Movie On The Way By Germain Lussier/March 24, 2014 10:00 am EST Tommy Chong says a new Cheech and Chong movie is on the way. Speaking to CelebStoner.com, because why not, one half the legendary comedy duo said Jay Chandrasekhar, one of the members of Broken Lizard and director of Super Troopers and Beerfest, is currently writing the script that will send Chong and partner Cheech Marin to a pot festival....

Video: Guillermo Del Toro Gives A Tour Of His Awesome Bleak House By Germain Lussier/Oct. 21, 2013 1:00 pm EST Skywalker Ranch, the Pixar Campus, Quentin Tarantino’s home theater, Stanley Kubrick’s estate: all places a film fan would kill to visit, but few ever get the chance to see. Another spot undoubtedly on that list is Bleak House. That’s what Guillermo del Toro calls the additional house he bought to devote to his collection of cool stuff, including props, posters, toys, any -and everything you’ve ever wanted to own in the realm of sci-fi, fantasy, horror and movie memorabilia....

Watch The Entire Marvel Panel From Comic Con 2013 By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2013 8:43 am EST Our friend Emergency Awesome recorded the entire Marvel Studios panel at Comic Con 2013 (minus the film footage of course) in High Definition. I’ve posted it after the jump for you all to enjoy! Watch The Entire Marvel Panel From Comic Con 2013 By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2013 8:43 am EST Our friend Emergency Awesome recorded the entire Marvel Studios panel at Comic Con 2013 (minus the film footage of course) in High Definition....

‘Amazing Spider-Man 2:’ Carnage And Venom Teased In New Viral Post [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/April 14, 2014 1:41 pm EST UPDATE: Spider-Man producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach commented on this story. Read their quotes below.The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is already bursting at the seams will villains; now two of the biggest not in the movie have been teased. The official Daily Bugle Tumblr site posted an article about the arrest of Cletus Kasady, written by Eddie Brock....

‘Annabelle’ Writer Working On Dan Trachtenberg’s Time Travel Heist Movie ‘Crime Of The Century’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2014 2:08 pm EST Following the viral hit of the short film Portal: No Escape, Universal Pictures and screenwriter-turned-producer Chris Morgan (Wanted, Fast Five, 47 Ronin) quickly acquired Dan Trachtenberg’s time travel action heist film Crime of the Century. Trachtenberg has been actively developing the idea into a movie since the 2011 acquisition with screenwriter Daniel Kunka (12 Rounds), while trying to get a Y: The Last Man movie adaptation off the ground at New Line and finally getting a greenlight with the mysterious Bad Robot film Valencia....

‘Back To The Future’ Street Improv By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 29, 2013 4:00 pm EST Improv Anywhere took to a public plaza in Manhattan to recreate a public real life sequel to Back To The Future. Created and Directed by Charlie Todd, the skit includes a time traveling DeLorean appearing carrying Doc Brown, who is there to warn Marty McFly and Jennifer Parker that they were about to see themselves from ten minutes in the future, the consequences of which could be a huge time paradox....

‘Captain America 3’ Set “A Couple Years” After ‘The Winter Solider’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 5, 2014 11:00 am EST We’re still almost a year from seeing how Captain America: The Winter Soldier will change the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Avengers: Age of Ultron, but talk has already turned to the film following the Avengers sequel. Ant-Man will follow a few months later, and then in May 2016, the Russo Brothers will release Captain America 3....

‘Entourage’ Movie Thinks Going Up Against ‘Jurassic World’ Is A Good Idea [Release Date] By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 25, 2014 3:00 pm EST The show’s original cast Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven have returned alongside newcomers to the series Billy Bob Thornton and Haley Joel Osment.

‘Fantastic Four’ Screenwriter Working On ‘The Exorcist’ TV Series By Russ Fischer/Aug. 8, 2013 12:00 pm EST A TV series based on The Exorcist has been in the planning stages for a while, with Martha Marcy May Marlene director Sean Durkin once set to oversee the development of a ten-episode series that would be directly linked to William Friedkin’s film. That actually seemed like a pretty great idea. Now some things have changed....

‘Hateship Loveship’ Trailer: Kristen Wiig Gets Serious By Angie Han/March 12, 2014 5:00 am EST Kristen Wiig may have gotten her start on Saturday Night Live, but her range as an actress expands far beyond comedy. The new Hateship Loveship trailer takes her to the dramatic end of the spectrum, playing the mousy caretaker to troubled teen Sabitha (Hailee Steinfeld). The plot gets rolling when Sabitha plays a cruel practical joke on Wiig’s Johanna, encouraging her to fall for Sabitha’s recovering drug addict dad Ken (Guy Pearce)....

‘Ice Age: The Meltdown’ Scribe Rewriting Unproduced John Hughes Screenplay ‘The Grigsbys Go Broke’ By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2013 3:38 pm EST Not even death can stop John Hughes from being a big draw in the film industry. Paramount is pressing forward with The Grigsbys Go Broke, one of the last scripts he ever wrote, with Ice Age: The Meltdown writer Jim Hecht on board to do rewrites. Before you get too excited, though, keep in mind that the last time Paramount attempted a similar feat, it turned into Drillbit Taylor....

‘Mad Men’ Season 7 Trailer And Images: Change The Conversation By Angie Han/March 20, 2014 12:30 pm EST With less than a month to go until the premiere, AMC has released a new Mad Men Season 7 trailer — or several, rather. Given how secretive showrunner Matthew Weiner is about spoilers, it shouldn’t come as a huge shock that they don’t give away a whole lot about what we’ll be seeing next season....

‘Non-Stop’ Trailer: Who Would Be Dumb Enough To Hijack Liam Neeson’s Airplane? By Germain Lussier/Oct. 16, 2013 9:51 am EST Liam Neeson’s action-star career resurgence has been an exciting ride. Sure Taken 2 wasn’t as good as the first and Unknown stunk, but Neeson’s permanent charisma makes him exciting and believable as the aging hero in films like The Grey. Not as believable as “Neeson the action star” is the plot of his new movie, Non-Stop....

‘Project Drive-In’ Aims To Save One Of Cinema’s Oldest Traditions By Germain Lussier/Aug. 13, 2013 8:00 am EST For years, the Drive-In theater has been slowly nearing extinction. Rising ticket costs, home theater improvements and more have contributed to an increasing number of theaters closing on an annual basis. Soon, once Hollywood stops distributing film prints in lieu of digital files, even more drive-ins without digital projects will go away....

‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Director To Help With ‘Maleficent’ Reshoots [Updated With New Logo] By Angie Han/Oct. 10, 2013 4:40 pm EST Saving Mr. Banks helmer John Lee Hancock is going to help rescue another iconic Disney character. Hancock has been brought in to assist first-time director Robert Stromberg in shooting new scenes for Maleficent, intended to strengthen the opening of the film. While it’s not uncommon for big-budget studio productions like this one to go in for reshoots, it is a bit unusual for a studio to bring in another director to help film new material....

‘The Butler’ Trailer: We Have No Tolerance For Politics At The White House By Russ Fischer/May 8, 2013 4:56 pm EST Left to his own devices Lee Daniels makes films that are eccentric and sometimes just way the hell out there. (The Paperboy) But he has called his newest film, The Butler, “a big compromise” and explained that the film might be “the closest I will come to as a work-for-hire....

‘The Judge’ Trailer Starring Robert Downey Jr. And Robert Duvall By Angie Han/Sept. 17, 2014 10:30 am EST There’s nothing quite like a death in the family to bring the living members of the family back together. Or at least that seems to be a running theme at the movies this year, between Are You Here, This Is Where I Leave You, and now the new The Judge trailer. Robert Downey Jr....