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Exclusive: Artistic Poster For Colin Farrell’s ‘Seven Psychopaths’ Character By Germain Lussier/Oct. 5, 2012 9:00 am EST Despite being the star of Seven Psychopaths, the mental capacity of Colin Farrell’s character is always in doubt. He seems like the normal straight man of the movie, but to surround yourself with the characters played by Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Tom Waits, Christopher Walken and Abbie Cornish, you have to be just a little bit mad....

First Look: The ‘Zombieland’ TV Show; Plus Writers Explain How To Keep The Show Alive By Germain Lussier/March 25, 2013 4:30 pm EST Reese and Wernick just finished shooting the pilot for Zombieland the TV show and, above, you have the first look at the new cast: Little Rock (Izabela Vidovic), Tallahassee (Kirk Ward), Wichita (Maiara Walsh), and Columbus (Tyler Ross). We spoke to Reese and Wernick this weekend on the occasion of G....

First Look: Vin Diesel Broods 13th Century-Style In ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ By Angie Han/Sept. 5, 2014 6:00 am EST Vin Diesel is taking a break from stealing cars and guarding the galaxy to step back in time. Our first look at Breck Eisner’s The Last Witch Hunter reveals a 13th-century version of Diesel’s immortal title character. Check out the first The Last Witch Hunter image after the jump. (Note: the header pic is from Riddick, not The Last Witch Hunter)....

Focus Features Will Release Delayed Miramax Film ‘The Debt’ By Russ Fischer/Feb. 9, 2011 2:00 pm EST One of the more promising films that was delayed when Miramax closed its doors last year is John Madden’s The Debt. Based on a script by Matthew Vaughn & Jane Goldman (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) and Peter Straughan, the film features Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain and Helen Mirren in a remake of the 2007 Israeli film Ha-Hov, about a trio of Mossad agents on the trail of a Nazi war criminal....

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Gerard Butler Drops Out Of ‘Point Break’ Remake By Russ Fischer/May 6, 2014 1:45 pm EST The new Point Break needs a new Bodhi. Gerard Butler was going to take on the role originated by Patrick Swayze, but Butler has pulled out of the remake. Alcon Entertainment still plans to shoot the movie this fall, with Ericson Core directing from a script by Kurt Wimmer. They’ll find a new actor to play the soulful surfer bro and professional criminal, because Point Break must be remade, and it must be remade now....

High Res ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Images By Russ Fischer/Jan. 3, 2014 12:45 pm EST Over the past week we’ve seen a bunch of new images from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but they were all smallish, with embedded logos from the outlets that ran them first. Now they’re all available in much higher resolution — still with watermarks from Marvel, but those are small enough that they don’t obscure any of the costume detail....

How To Gain Access To Red Band Movie Trailers By Peter Sciretta/June 13, 2007 3:51 am EST At /Film, we like to promote movies. We use to post red band movie trailers, but the MPAA has ordered us not to. (Click here to read more about what happened). We removed the trailers and have replaced the videos with direct links to the studio red band trailer websites. The websites use a flawed age verification tool....

J.J. Abrams Says He Wants To Honor ‘Star Wars;’ Might Shoot Early 2014 By Germain Lussier/June 10, 2013 9:43 am EST Deadline reported from the conference, where Abrams said the following: The difference between “honor” and “reverence” is definitely a grey area. It seems like, in this context, what Abrams is saying is he wants to pay tribute to what made the original films great, use their conventions, but not be so bogged down as to not tell a good story....

Marvel To Announce New Title For Classic Character On Tonight’s ‘Colbert Report’ By Angie Han/July 16, 2014 4:47 pm EST San Diego Comic-Con isn’t for another few days, but Marvel’s getting a head start on building buzz. Yesterday, the comic book publisher took to The View to introduce the new, female Thor, and today they’re plotting to drop another big reveal on The Colbert Report. Marvel’s Joe Quesada will be stop by the Comedy Central talk show to announce “all-new comic book title and all-new era for one of Marvel’s most classic Super Heroes....

Matt Reeves To Reunite With ‘Felicity’ Star Keri Russell On ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ By Angie Han/March 6, 2013 2:38 pm EST Director Matt Reeves is turning to his previous filmography to round out the cast of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. A few weeks back, he cast his Let Me In star Kodi Smit-McPhee in a major role, and now he’s tapped his former Felicity star Keri Russell to take the female lead....

New ‘Open Windows’ Trailer Is Tense And Fast-Paced By Russ Fischer/Aug. 15, 2014 4:30 pm EST With the movie Open Windows, Timecrimes writer/director Nacho Vigalondo goes deep into experimenting with form as Elijah Wood continues his very entertaining run of genre films. The film features Wood as the super-fan of an actress played by Sasha Grey. The guy gets a window into the life of his favorite person, only to find that a crazy person is toying with both of them....

Page 2: Star Wars, BTTF, Star Trek, Firefly, Godzilla, Teen Wolf, Transformers, Edward Scissorhands, Close Encounters By Peter Sciretta/July 28, 2014 3:00 pm EST Header Photo: Well, This Is Awkward T-Shirt (I bought this) Discover Weyland-Yutani’s Darkest Secrets In This Alien Book ExcerptLuc Besson’s Statement Of Intent For ‘Lucy’ Compares The Film To ‘2001,’ ‘Inception’ & ‘Leon The Professional’ Custom Built Star Wars AT-ST Cat Playhouse Overheard In L.A.: The Comic-Con Edition...

POTD: ‘Pacific Rim’ Kaiju Vs. Jaeger Battle Recreated In LEGO By Germain Lussier/Oct. 23, 2013 10:00 am EST On the list of recent properties you never thought you’d see recreated in Lego, Pacific Rim has to be on the list. Sure it has its devoted followers but the whole essence of the movie is scale and age. The kaiju are organic, dark and reptilian while the jaegers are beat up, rounded-off and well-articulated....

POTD: Colin Trevorrow Teases ‘Jurassic World’ Dinosaurs By Germain Lussier/June 17, 2014 4:58 pm EST Last week, official images of the humans in Jurassic World were released. And sure, it was cool seeing Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard in that world. Fans, however, really just want to see some dinosaurs. That reveal is probably at least a few months away, as filming is still underway and many of the dinosaurs are sure to be computer-generated....

Rio De Janeiro Mayor Offers To Fund A Woody Allen Movie By Russ Fischer/Aug. 19, 2013 12:02 pm EST Everyone wants Woody Allen, it seems. Just as the director’s new film, Blue Jasmine, is hitting theaters, the filmmaker finds himself in demand from more than one territory. Last week he revealed that he’s been offered money to produce a film in Stockholm, Sweden. And now the mayor of Rio de Janeiro says he’ll fully fund a feature if Allen will make it in his city....

Rumor: Jessica Chastain Wanted For ‘Mission: Impossible 5’ By Angie Han/April 24, 2014 9:00 am EST That Tom Cruise will return for Mission: Impossible 5 is a given. There’s probably a decent chance Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, and Jeremy Renner will return as well. But every installment needs some fresh blood, and according to a new rumor Jessica Chastain could be the one to fill that role. The two-time Oscar nominee is allegedly being courted for the female lead role in Mission: Impossible 5....

Rumor: Johnny Depp In The Mix For Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 13, 2014 9:45 pm EST Marvel Studios has a reputation for going after big fish with their casting and, for their Phase Three lynchpin, they’re going after one of the biggest fish there is. Latino Review reports that Johnny Depp took a meeting with Marvel to discuss playing Doctor Strange in a Phase Three film likely to be released in 2016....

Sequel Bits: ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’, ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’, ‘The Muppets… Again’, ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’, ‘Blade Runner 2’, ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’, ‘The Last Exorcism Part II’, ‘Riddick’ By Angie Han/Feb. 1, 2013 4:28 pm EST When Matt Reeves replaced Rupert Wyatt as the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes director, the script also changed hands from Scott Z. Burns (who in turn had worked off of an original draft by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver) to Mark Bomback....

Steve Carell To Star In FBI Wedding Comedy By Germain Lussier/Feb. 14, 2013 9:30 am EST Steve Carell has made a career of bouncing from traditional to not-so-traditional comedies. One day he’s the wacky guy, the next he’s the serious guy; we love him in both roles. Just look at the next few movies the actor has coming out. On the obvious side he’s got sequels like Despicable Me 2, Anchorman: The Legend Continues, and the magician comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone....