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VOTD: The History Of The Movie Trailer By Peter Sciretta/March 25, 2014 5:00 pm EST FilmmakerIQ has put together a 15 minute video essay profiling the history of movie trailers. When did movie trailers come about? Why are they called movie trailers? How has the format of movie trailers evolved over the years? How did Jaws and the blockbuster film release strategy change the way movies are advertised? Find out now by watching the movie trailer history video lesson embedded after the jump....

Walter White’s Fate Might Not Be What You Think, Says Bryan Cranston By Angie Han/June 2, 2014 8:00 am EST Breaking Bad came to a definitive conclusion last year, but that hasn’t stopped fans from clamoring for more. And now, star Bryan Cranston has offered the tiniest sliver of hope to viewers still hoping Walter White will make a comeback. In a recent interview, Cranston hinted that Walt’s fate might not be quite what you thought it was, and confessed that he’d “never say never” to more Breaking Bad....

What’s Going On In This Still From ‘Metallica: Through The Never’? By Russ Fischer/May 13, 2013 12:26 pm EST Is this image a shot of Metallica fans after they got through their first listen of Load? Maybe it’s a sound engineers union reacting to the drum sound on St. Anger, or the original release mix of Death Magnetic? Maybe it’s just a show in Brazil; those fans get crazy. We don’t know precisely what’s going on in the shot, but we do know it’s the first image from Nimrod Antal’s film Metallica: Through the Never, which stars Dane DeHaan as a road crew member experiences something that turns his life upside down....

You Might Have To Wait Two Years For ‘Sherlock’ Season 4 By Germain Lussier/Feb. 6, 2014 1:15 pm EST You probably already know the good news: we’re getting a fourth season of Sherlock. And if you’ve finished the third season, that was all but settled in the final moments. The bad news, however, is the wait. Series co-creator Steven Moffat splits his time between Sherlock and another little show people might have heard of, Doctor Who....

‘Fringe’ Will Return With For A Fifth And Final Season By Germain Lussier/April 27, 2012 3:30 pm EST Not mentioned in that statement is the fact that 13 more episodes will put Fringe at the 100 episode mark, meaning it can go into syndication, a lucrative and ideal situation for any network. Fox, the station that preemptively cancelled Arrested Development, Firefly and other shows is really being great to the fans with this renewal and now it’s up to the show-runners to deliver....

‘Harry Potter’ Helmer David Yates In Talks For ‘Scarface’ Remake By Angie Han/Aug. 1, 2013 9:30 am EST Say the word “Scarface,” and what probably comes to mind are mobsters, shootouts, dubious morals, and copious amounts of illicit substances. What probably doesn’t come up are kid wizards, friendly elves, and butterbeer. Unless, that is, you’re at Universal. The studio’s been planning a remake of the gangster classic Scarface for a couple of years now, and now they’re zeroing in on a director....

‘Iron Man 3’ Super Bowl Spots: Air Force One Needs A Hand By Germain Lussier/Feb. 3, 2013 5:48 pm EST The sky’s the limit in the Super Bowl commercial for Iron Man 3, which is now online. In it Tony Stark has to push the limits of his suit as a exploding Air Force One is spilling people and Iron Man has to scoop them all out of the air....

By Germain Lussier/Oct. 29, 2012 11:00 am EST Don Coscarelli’s latest film, John Dies At The End, has spent the entirety of 2012 playing the festival circuit. It started at Sundance, played South by Southwest, headed up to Toronto and, after a quick stop at the AFI Fest this week, it will finally be unleashed on the public. So the story of a futuristic drug setting two friends (Chase Williamson, Rob Mayes) on an existential monster-filled adventure to save the world already has plenty of fans....

‘Nobody Walks’ Trailer: Jim Halpert Gets Hot And Heavy With Juno’s BFF By Angie Han/Aug. 3, 2012 5:00 pm EST Although he’s still known as small-screen sweetheart Jim Halpert on The Office, John Krasinski’s also been building up his film resume with about a dozen films in the past five years. Most of them have landed on the lighter end of the comedy-drama spectrum, but his starring turn in the Sundance indie Nobody Walks sees him traveling into somewhat heavier territory....

‘Out Of Print’ Trailer And Poster: Documentary On Preservation Of 35mm Film By Germain Lussier/July 23, 2014 10:00 am EST Two years ago, Julia Marchese had an idea and a job at a movie theater. Today, she’s got a movie. Out of Print, a film about the preservation of 35mm at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles, CA is about to hit the festival circuit and now has an official trailer and poster....

‘The Mortal Instruments’ Sequel Delayed By Russ Fischer/Sept. 11, 2013 7:00 am EST Every time the first installment of a hopeful new YA-based series hits screens, the industry wonders if it is about to see the next Twilight or Harry Potter. Actually, let me rephrase. Usually, the industry wonders how long it will take the producers of this new series to realize there’s not a chance in hell that they’ve got the next Twilight on their hands....

‘Trick ‘R Treat 2’ Announced By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2013 10:41 pm EST Trick ‘r Treat was destined to become a cult classic. Screenwriter Michael Dougherty’s feature directorial debut Trick R Treat sat on the shelf for over two years, before being dumped on DVD/Blu-ray by Warner Bros — despite earning great reviews and buzz from a handful of screenings. The horror anthology has become a staple of the halloween watching line-up of so many of my friends, but I don’t think anyone ever expected a sequel…...

‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Coming Summer 2016 By Germain Lussier/Dec. 5, 2013 1:28 pm EST Briefly: Details are scarce but director Bryan Singer just announced that a new X-Men movie, called X-Men: Apocalypse, will be out in 2016. The precise date being reported is May 27, 2016, about two years after the upcoming release X-Men: Days of Future Past. Read more below. Here’s Singer’s tweet That sounds like the film will follow the Age of Apocalypse storyline from the 1990s in which more time travel (Days of Future Past has time travel) creates an alternate timeline and an immortal villain named Apocalypse reigns havoc on the X-Men....

Avatar’s Budget Exceeds $300 Million? Most Expensive Movie Of All Time? By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2009 8:30 pm EST Update: Time has added the following to its article: “The original version of this story misstated the cost of the film Avatar as being in excess of $300 million. The correct figure is in excess of $200 million.” When James Cameron’s Avatar was announced a couple years back, we wondered if it would be the most expensive movie of all time....

Daniel Radcliffe Joins ‘Now You See Me 2’ By Angie Han/Oct. 2, 2014 11:00 am EST Daniel Radcliffe’s wizarding days are behind him, but that doesn’t mean he’s completely done with magic. The British star has boarded the cast of Now You See Me 2, which Jon M. Chu is directing for a summer 2016 bow. Hit the jump for more on the Daniel Radcliffe Now You See Me 2 casting, including character details....

Did Warner Bros Just Schedule Two New Harry Potter Movies? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 6, 2014 2:06 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today, Warner Bros. took a machine gun to the movie release calendar and shot flags into 11 dates spread over the next six and a half years. Germain has written about the majority of those dates, which are for big DC Comic book superhero movies....

First Look: Paul WS Anderson’s ‘The Three Musketeers’ By Russ Fischer/Aug. 26, 2010 3:38 pm EST NO PHOTOS Now that the Doug Liman-directed version of The Three Musketeers from Warner Bros. has been well and truly back-burnered, there’s nothing to stand in the way of world domination for Paul WS Anderson’s 3D action-adventure adaptation of the same material. As an opening attack, the first images from Anderson’s film have appeared online....

Here’s The Rumored ‘Fast And Furious 7’ Director Short List By Germain Lussier/April 6, 2013 11:17 am EST Though Fast and Furious fans are excited to be getting a new film soon, many took a moment of silence this week for Justin Lin’s departure from the series. The director of the third, fourth, fifth and now sixth installments recently revealed that he wouldn’t return for Fast and Furious 7. Universal wants to rush it out next year, and he didn’t feel the schedule was creatively workable....

Is Simon Pegg Hinting That He Will Be Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man? [Updated] By Angie Han/Aug. 15, 2013 3:00 pm EST Update: We have an update at the bottom of the story. Last month, Vin Diesel got tongues wagging when he uploaded an image of himself posing next to a certain comic book cover at the Marvel offices. This month, Simon Pegg is pulling the same move. The Brit actor has tweeted several photos of himself visiting Marvel and posing with various props, like a Hulk statue and a Thor hammer....

Lawrence Kasdan And Simon Kinberg Talk ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ And Standalone Films By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 8, 2013 2:00 pm EST IGN was lucky to catch screenwriters Lawrence Kasdan (Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Simon Kinberg (Sherlock Holmes, X-Men: The Last Stand) at last night’s Final Draft Big Break screenwriting awards, where Kasdan was honored with the hall of fame award. Jim Vejvoda talked to them about the upcoming seventh installment of the Star Wars Skywalker saga and the standalone spin-off films, which they are currently working on as “consultants”....