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LOL: Harrison Ford Won’t Answer ‘Star Wars’ Questions By Russ Fischer/April 18, 2013 9:33 am EST Harrison Ford isn’t exactly known for letting his sense of humor shine through in interviews. And lately, where every interview is a minefield full of potential Star Wars questions, he seems perhaps more testy than usual. When Ford did a quick press appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night, the host was pretty good about playing along with the actor’s reluctance to talk about his possible return to the role of Han Solo....

LOL: Siri Does Not Care For Spike Jonze’s ‘Her’ By Angie Han/Jan. 6, 2014 11:00 am EST Spike Jonze’s Her has been drawing praise from all corners over the past several weeks. It’s picked up nominations from the HFPA, the PGA, and the WGA; it’s earned high ratings on both Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic; and it’s landed on a bunch of critics’ top-10 lists, including several of ours. But there is at least one person who’s decidedly not a fan....

LOL: Star Wars Musical Parody Gives ‘A New Hope’ The Disney Treatment By Angie Han/June 18, 2014 11:30 am EST J.J. Abrams is being careful not to give too much away about the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII, but there are a few things we can assume just by virtue of the fact that it’s a Star Wars movie. For example, it’s safe to say it won’t look anything like this delightful Star Wars musical parody....

Mike Myers’ ‘Supermensch’ Trailer: Documentary About Legendary Music Producer By Germain Lussier/April 25, 2014 1:00 pm EST In the past decade, the conversation surrounding Mike Myers changed drastically. It went from, “What will that guy do next?” to “Where did that guy go?” After a few flubs, the once hugely successful and influential comedic actor took a step back from the spotlight and went behind the camera. The man best known for Wayne’s World and Austin Powers has now directed his first film; it’s in theaters June 6....

New Screenwriters Take ‘Ant-Man’ To The Finish Line By Russ Fischer/July 7, 2014 11:30 am EST Almost any studio tentpole has a parade of different writers working on the script. Some get credit; many do not. In the case of Ant-Man, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish did most of the work, writing a series of drafts that got the film through development. But then a significant rewrite, said to be by frequent Marvel One-Shot writer Eric Pearson, led to Wright and Cornish departing the film....

Page 2: Doctor Who, Breaking Bad, Star Wars, GOT, Aliens, GI Joe By Peter Sciretta/July 31, 2013 12:00 pm EST Header Photo: LEGO Mothra Destroys Cities Just For Fun A Giant Dalek Corn Maze In England 3D’s Terrible Summer Continues as ‘The Wolverine,’ ‘Turbo’ Hit New Lows The Essentials: 7 Great John Carpenter Movies Mashup of ‘Breaking Bad’ and Weird Al Yankovic’s Song ‘Albuquerque'10 Tyrants Who Are a Better Choice Than the RebelsStanley Kubrick’s List of Top Ten Films of All-Time Up To 1963Doctor Who TARDIS Ice Bucket...

Page 2: Star Wars, Breaking Bad, WALL-E, Fifth Element, Woody Allen, Sherlock, BTTF, Voltron By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2013 1:00 pm EST Header Photo: This Gamorrean Pug Guard Isn’t Amused Does ‘The Walking Dead’ Still Have A Woman Problem?A new study tracks 2013’s most-pirated moviesStar Wars Adult Onesies For Dreams Of A Galaxy Far, Far Away I Watched China’s ‘Top Gun’ — So You Don’t Have To The Movie Deal Netflix Wants to Make — And It’s Not Day-and-Date...

Patrick Hughes Offers More ‘Raid’ Remake Details By Germain Lussier/Aug. 18, 2014 12:30 pm EST One of the biggest rules in Hollywood is lock up your next project before your current one hits theaters. That worked out well for director Patrick Hughes (left) this week. His latest film, The Expendables 3, grossed only $16.2 million on its opening weekend, which is half what the first film earned on its opening weekend in 2010....

Ron Howard And Tom Hanks Will Shoot ‘Inferno’ In April By Germain Lussier/Aug. 27, 2014 8:30 am EST With Ron Howard’s ever-busy schedule, many fans surely wondered when he was going to shoot Inferno. Based on the best-seller by Dan Brown, the film will mark the third time he and Oscar-winner Tom Hanks bring Brown’s work to life. Last summer Sony set a December 18, 2015 release date for the film and have since kept that plan firm....

Sam Rockwell And Anna Kendrick Team For ‘Mr. Right’ By Germain Lussier/May 5, 2014 10:31 am EST Briefly: Two of our favorite actors are teaming up for a new movie. They would be Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick, who’ll play a couple in the upcoming Max Landis-scripted Mr. Right. Directed by Paco Cabezas (Tokarev), the film is about a girl with a terrible dating history who thinks she has found “the one....

Star Wars Bits: Ian McDiarmid Rumored For ‘Episode VII’, Ray Park Wants In By Angie Han/Aug. 12, 2013 3:30 pm EST The big Star Wars Episode VII story coming out of D23 this weekend was that there was no big Star Wars Episode VII story. To the disappointment of many, the studio chose not to reveal any new info at all during the event. But luckily for those craving a bit of Star Wars gossip, we have some rumor and news coming from other corners of the world....

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Man Of Steel, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Fantastic Four, The Flash, Secret Service By Germain Lussier/June 26, 2014 9:00 am EST Want to see new footage from Guardians of the Galaxy? What happened behind the scenes when The Avengers got shawarma? When can you see Arrow and The Flash on air? How does the Baxter Building from the Fantastic Four look? Have some new looks at The Secret Service: Kingsman hit the net?...

The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 9 - A Christmas Memory By David Chen/Dec. 25, 2009 6:08 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 explains exactly how well LSD and Christmas mix. You can always e-mail Stephen at stephentobolowsky(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or you can e-mail David at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com....

Trivia: A ‘Black Widow’ Movie Almost Happened Four Years Before ‘Iron Man’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 29, 2014 5:00 am EST Marvel Studios has turned unknown characters like the Guardians of the Galaxy into major stars, but we still don’t have a Black Widow movie. It’s a touchy subject, considering Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has told the fans a Widow film is in development for sometime. They have one of the most popular actresses in the world in the role – Scarlett Johansson - who just starred in a superhero-esque action film, Lucy, which became a big surprise hit....

Watch ‘Up’ Director Pete Docter’s Adorable Student Film ‘Winter’ By Angie Han/Feb. 28, 2011 6:00 am EST Tim Burton isn’t the only notable director whose promise showed from early on — we have here a student film by fellow California Institute of the Arts alumnus Pete Docter, titled Winter. Docter, of course, is one of Pixar’s most prominent staff members and is best known for directing Monsters, Inc. and Up. He has also done screenwriting and animation work on Toy Story, Wall-E and various other Pixar films....

‘21 Jump Street 2’ Gets Summer 2014 Release Along With ‘Think Like A Man Too’ And ‘Sex Tape’ By Germain Lussier/April 26, 2013 11:00 am EST Mark your calendars. Sony has just set a June 6, 2014 release date for 21 Jump Street 2, starring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Phil Lord and Chris Miller will be back to direct the comedy sequel, which will see the undercover cops heading to college....

‘Avatar 2’ Test Footage Screened At Siggraph By Germain Lussier/July 24, 2013 12:30 pm EST For years, James Cameron and Jon Landau have continued to assure the public Avatar 2 is coming. The writer/director has been locked away working on the script and the producer has been out and about giving us brief updates. This week, for the first time, Landau came out in public and showed some test footage for the film....

‘Back To The Future’ Being Recreated In Real Time On Twitter By Germain Lussier/Oct. 25, 2013 12:45 pm EST Thanks to Photoshop, there’s always a funny debate about the times and dates Marty McFly travels to in the Back to the Future trilogy. No matter what you may read though, the first film starts on October 25 1985. That makes today the 28th anniversary and to commemorate the occasion, a bunch of fans are recreating the chronology of the film, in real time, on Twitter, under the name The Hill Valley Project....

‘Captain America 2’ Ending Will Have Big Ramifications For The MCU And ‘Avengers 2’ By Peter Sciretta/March 6, 2014 1:05 pm EST One of the biggest secrets we learned while on the set of Captain America: The Winter Soldier: is that the Captain America sequel ending will have big ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will lead directly into Avengers: Age of Ultron. Find out what we learned after the jump....

‘Fargo’ TV Teaser: Meet The Man Who’ll Ruin Martin Freeman’s Life [Updated With Casting Info] By Angie Han/Feb. 26, 2014 9:45 am EST After months of record low temperatures and endless snowfall, most folks around the country are eager to get winter over with already. But FX’s Fargo may have you wanting to dive right back into the cold when it debuts this spring. The first teaser for the 10-episode limited series, based on the Joel and Ethan Coen’s film of the same title, has Billy Bob Thornton’s shifty drifter character engaging in a familiar wintertime ritual....