He’s No Big Willie; Listen To Pitbull’s Theme For ‘Men In Black 3’ By Russ Fischer/March 26, 2012 2:30 pm EST One of the best moves all involved made with the original Men in Black film was to have Will Smith record a simple and catchy as hell theme song. It’s a lot easier to sell tickets to a movie when people can’t help themselves humming the film’s title all day long....
Here’s The First Episode Of Dan Harmon’s Animated ‘Rick And Morty’ By Russ Fischer/Nov. 27, 2013 5:56 pm EST After Dan Harmon was canned from Community but before he was re-hired for Community, he went to work on an animated series for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Harmon and Justin Roiland (Fish Hooks, and who also voices Morty) created Rick and Morty, a show about the crazed life of “a sociopathic scientist who drags his unintelligent grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe....
Horrible Bosses 2 Teaser Trailer: More Of The Same By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2014 7:00 am EST Warner Bros has released a trailer for Horrible Bosses 2, the comedy sequel reuniting Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx, and Kevin Spacey. Basically, more of the same. Hit the jump to watch the Horrible Bosses 2 teaser trailer. Horrible Bosses 2 Teaser Trailer Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz join in on the fun this time around, but we only see glimpses of them in this early teaser....
Infographic: The Most Expensive Movie Props Of All Time By Germain Lussier/Aug. 29, 2014 5:00 pm EST For some movie collectors, there’s nothing more sought-after than screen-used movie props. To own something that is literally a piece of a film you love is priceless. Or, as seen in a new infographic, so expensive as to be nearly priceless. A new image ranks “The 33 Most Valuable Movie Props of All Time....
J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Casual Vacancy’ Being Adapted For The BBC By Angie Han/Dec. 3, 2012 2:42 pm EST A year and half after Harry Potter and Voldemort had their final showdown at the movies, author J.K. Rowling is getting ready to head to the small screen. The BBC has struck a deal to adapt The Casual Vacancy, Rowling’s first post-Potter work and her first adult publication. Don’t expect golden Snitches and hippogriffs this time around — the book is a relatively realistic affair, set in contemporary non-magical (some would say Muggle) England....
Kyle Newman Takes Back Fanboys By Peter Sciretta/May 31, 2008 12:16 am EST It appears that The Weinstein Co has brought director Kyle Newman back on board to make the final cut of Fanboys. The New York Times ran a story a couple weeks back about Microsoft. Newman worked on a short film / advertisement for the Redmond-based software company. Apparently no one in the movie sector read the article because buried somewhere in the advertising section....
Legolas Will Be The Main Link Between ‘The Hobbit’ And ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Trilogies By Germain Lussier/Dec. 10, 2013 1:00 pm EST Considering there’s another film set for release in 2014, it’s no spoiler to reveal The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ends on a massive cliffhanger. It also ends very close to the end of J.R.R. Tolkien’s narrative of The Hobbit, which means unless There And Back Again is 20 minutes long, it’ll be stuffed with new narrative linking Peter Jackson’s current trilogy with the Lord of the Rings....
Meryl Streep Beckons You ‘Into The Woods’ In New Poster By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2014 10:30 am EST Into the Woods is a sort of kitchen-sink fairy tale adaptation, combining the stories of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Little Red Riding Hood with a big Steven Sondheim soundtrack and a massive star-studded cast. But the latest Into the Woods poster keeps things very simple. Check it out after the jump....
Movie Trailer: ‘Sucker Punch’ By Germain Lussier/Nov. 3, 2010 5:42 pm EST Zack Snyder’s genre bending trip through a mental institution, Sucker Punch, isn’t coming out until March 25, but Warner Brothers just released a full trailer for the film, which will presumably be attached to Due Date this weekend. The film stars Emily Browning as a young girl forced into a mental institution who uses her considerable powers to transfix everyone around her in order to help her friends, played by Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung and Jena Malone, navigate incredible dreamscapes towards escape....
Page 2: Breaking Bad, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Joe Dante, Transformers, Alf, GI Joe, Edgar Wright By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 6, 2013 1:00 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....
Page 2: Transporter, Star Wars, Predator, Star Trek, Girls, Walking Dead, Firefly, BTTF, Chuck Norris By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 20, 2013 1:00 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 36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....
Paramount To Tease Latino ‘Paranormal Activity’ Spin-Off In Post-Credits ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ Scene By Angie Han/Oct. 8, 2012 6:00 am EST The Paranormal Activity franchise has proved a boon for Paramount, thanks to the films’ low budgets, high box office grosses, and quick production schedules. But the real magic ingredient may be the series’ surprising ability to keep expanding mythology of the relatively simple first film. Paranormal Activity 2 and 3 kept things fresh by filling in the blanks left by the first movie, and this month’s Paranormal Activity 4 promises to build on that foundation by picking back up with Katie and Hunter....
Report: Donal Logue Offered Jim Gordon Role In ‘Gotham,’ Actor Denies By Russ Fischer/Jan. 14, 2014 8:26 pm EST This week has been full of talk about DC properties heading to TV, with Constantine and Gotham both getting pilot orders following their reported development cycles. We even heard that Gotham would feature not only Jim Gordon in his days before becoming Commissioner of Police in Gotham City, but a young Bruce Wayne and a cadre of early Batman foes....
See New Photos From M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’; New Trailer Revealed Tomorrow By Angie Han/March 6, 2013 3:15 pm EST M. Night Shyamalan’s stock as a director has steadily declined since his breakout The Sixth Sense, but with some luck After Earth could be the film to turn that trend around. For one thing, it’s tough to go lower than the 6% RT score he got for The Last Airbender....
Shia LaBeouf Cast As Indiana Jones Jr? By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 18, 2007 1:55 pm EST Rumor has it that Transformers star Shia LaBeouf might be cast as Harrison Ford’s son in Indiana Jones 4. We know that Steven Spielberg has an interest in LaBeouf, having cast the actor in Disturbia and Transformers. And the type seems to gel with George Lucas’ idea of comic-sidekicks (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom?...
Spider-Man 3 Shatters ALL Records, Fanboys Strike Back By Peter Sciretta/May 7, 2007 10:39 am EST Spider-Man 3 has shattered almost all the records. According to estimates, the film took in over $148 million over it’s first weekend, beating Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($135.6 million), to become the biggest opening weekend of all time. Spidey grabbed the Friday record with $59.3 million, the saturday record with $51 million (besting Shrek 2), and if the Sunday estimate of $37....
Steve Rogers Revealed In First TV Spot For ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 7, 2014 4:30 pm EST The first TV spot for Joe and Anthony Russo’s Phase Two Marvel film Captain America: The Winter Soldier is here. It’s mostly comprised of footage we saw in the latest trailer, but there’s a great reveal of the moment where Cap reveals his identity to his new enemy. Check it out below....
TV Bits: ‘Smash’ Renewed Without Creator, ‘American Horror Story’ Considered Mini Series, First Look At ‘The Carrie Diaries’ And More By Germain Lussier/March 27, 2012 2:00 pm EST There is ton of TV News floating around right now, so we’ve pulled it all together for you. After the jump read more about the following: NBC’s Smash has been renewed for season two, but the current showrunner is leaving. Maria Bello will join Kiefer Sutherland on Touch....
Video Blog: The Movies We’re Excited To See At Sundance By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 17, 2014 8:00 am EST The /Film LA crew has arrived in Utah. Over the next week, Germain Lussier, Russ Fischer and I will be bringing you coverage from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. But for starters, I ran around Park City and caught up with a bunch of our blogger, critic and journalist friends to find out which movies they are most excited to see at this year’s festival (and more importantly — why are they excited about these films)....
Watch ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ Writer Michael Arndt Talk Screenwriting For One Hour By Germain Lussier/Dec. 26, 2012 1:00 pm EST When LucasFilm hired Michael Arndt to write Star Wars Episode VII, the screenwriter instantly became a household name. Even though he’d already won an Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine and scripted the billion-dollar hit Toy Story 3, this job made us extremely curious about the man. What made him tick?...
