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Edgar Wright Explains How Ultron Would Have Unbalanced ‘Ant-Man’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 20, 2013 11:00 am EST In the comics, Ant-Man invents Ultron, but that will not be the case in the movies. Though Joss Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron will open seven months before Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man, the two characters won’t link up and for good reason. In a new interview, Wright explained the success, or failure, of many superhero movies hinges on keeping the story focused....

Fede Alvarez Still Attached To ‘Evil Dead 2’ But First Priority Is ‘Army Of Darkness 2’ [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/Oct. 31, 2013 9:01 am EST UPDATE: Unsurprisingly, Fede Alvarez said the below quotes were “lost in translation” and he still is attached to the film. The original story follows with the update at the bottom. This year’s release of the Evil Dead remake breathed new life into a revered, but seemingly complete franchise....

FilmAid Broadcast Part 3 - Damon Lindelof (Co-Writer Of Star Trek Into Darkness) By David Chen/May 5, 2013 8:59 am EST In Part 3 of our FilmAid broadcast, Damon Lindelof joins us to discuss his thoughts on internet fandom, the response to Prometheus, the logic of time travel, and taking chances with the Star Trek franchise. If you want to support the cause we’re promoting, please head over to filmaid.org/slashfilm and donate!...

Five Ways Pacific Rim Succeeds Where Other Summer Blockbusters Have Failed By David Chen/July 13, 2013 10:00 am EST Then I saw Guillermo Del Toro’s Pacific Rim. For me, Pacific Rim stands above the summer box office fray. Not since I first saw Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day back in 1996 have I felt as entertained and as awed as I did when I saw this film (and if you find that comparison off-putting then Pacific Rim probably isn’t the film for you)....

Frank Darabont Among Those On ‘Snow White And The Huntsman’ Sequel Director Short List By Germain Lussier/June 4, 2014 2:30 pm EST Whether you loved, hated, embraced or ignored Snow White and the Huntman, there’s one sure fire way to make most of us interested in a sequel. Hire Frank Darabont to direct it. And that might happen. The Shawshank Redemption filmmaker, who last directed The Mist in 2007, is among the names Universal is reportedly looking at to direct the hopeful 2016 release Snow White and the Huntsman 2 starring Chris Hemsworth and Kristen Stewart....

LOL: The Ben Affleck Sad Batman Meme By Peter Sciretta/May 14, 2014 9:56 am EST We usually keep the meme stuff in Page 2 or Superhero Bits, but I thought this one was particularly funny. Yesterday, after Zack Snyder revealed the first photo of Ben Affleck in the Batman costume alongside the new batmobile (from the upcoming Batman vs. Superman movie), the internet took to photoshop and started cropping sad Batfleck into various funny photos and animated gifs....

Mark Wahlberg Hints At ‘Entourage’ Sequel And Earlier Release Date By Germain Lussier/June 20, 2014 9:44 am EST Most of next summer’s big releases are still filming. One, however, is already done. That’s Entourage, the film version of the hit HBO show executive produced by Mark Wahlberg. Writer, director and creator Doug Ellin finished principal photography a few weeks back and just screened a rough cut for the actor. Seems that Wahlberg loved it....

Melissa McCarthy And Ellen Page Preparing Directorial Debuts By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2013 5:25 pm EST Having made their marks in front of the camera, two acclaimed actresses are getting ready to step behind the scenes. Melissa McCarthy is teaming with her husband Ben Falcone (a.k.a. Air Marshal Jon in Bridesmaids) to direct the road trip comedy Tammy, which the pair also co-wrote and in which McCarthy will star. Meanwhile, Ellen Page is prepping her directorial debut Miss Stevens, with Anna Faris in the lead role....

Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Elysium’ Moved To Summer 2013, ‘RoboCop’ Pushed To 2014 By Russ Fischer/Oct. 15, 2012 6:01 pm EST Briefly: It always seemed weird that Neill Blomkamp’s second film, Elysium, would be a March 2013 release. Granted, from what we’ve seen of the movie it looks like smarter, tougher sci-fi than most summer fare. But as the movie features Matt Damon escaping from the polluted surface of Earth to make use of medical technology on an elite space colony called, it also appears to have high entertainment value....

New ‘Out Of The Furnace’ Trailer And Poster: “I Like This One… He’s Tough” By Russ Fischer/Oct. 4, 2013 1:45 pm EST Crazy Heart director Scott Cooper returns this winter with Out of the Furnace, a crime thriller that features an all star cast including Christian Bale, Casey Affleck, Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Willem Dafoe, Zoë Saldana and Sam Shepard. The first trailer made the film look great, and this new one outlines the story a bit better, so if you watch this you’ll start to know how brothers played by Bale and Affleck run afoul of a local criminal played by Harrelson, and how that sets up a conflict that will probably mess everyone up in the end....

New International ‘Godzilla’ Trailer: The Beast Is Unleashed By Germain Lussier/April 28, 2014 7:34 pm EST If you want to see Gareth Edwards’ new film Godzilla and be surprised at the look of the beast itself, don’t watch this new trailer. However, if you’re dying to finally see what all the fuss is about after years of anticipation, this latest trailer has the title creature in all his glory. It’s also got a bunch of new footage detailing the story, which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Bryan Cranston....

Page 2: Lord Of The Rings, Star Wars, True Blood, Serenity, He-Man, Futurama, Back To The Future, Little Mermaid, Bond, Labyrinth, Doctor Who, The Thing By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Lord of the Rings condom 7 Keys to Building a Successful Movie Franchise Without Even F*cking TryingPTA Says ‘The Master’ Title Originally Came from the Internet All of Empire Strikes Back in one gif (via)...

Superhero Bits: Iron Man 3, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Green Lantern, Thor: The Dark World, Punisher By Germain Lussier/Oct. 3, 2013 4:00 pm EST What revelations were made during the Iron Man 3 Blu-ray commentary? How close is the relationship between Falcon and Cap in Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Which new character posters have been revealed for Thor: The Dark World? What does Karen Gillan have to say now that she’s finished Guardians of the Galaxy?...

Thanks To ‘Tusk’, Kevin Smith Has Funding For ‘Clerks III’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 29, 2014 12:30 pm EST Like almost all Kevin Smith films, Tusk has been incredibly polarizing. I found myself in the middle of the road, seeing great promise in a film with some major problems. Some loved the audaciousness of Smith’s horrific tale, while others just hated everything about it. Smith himself is very proud of Tusk, calling it the closest thing he’s ever done to what he imagined he’d be making as a filmmaker....

Thomas Jane Cast In John McTiernan’s Run By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 12, 2008 3:17 pm EST Former Punisher Thomas Jane is set to headline Die Hard director John McTiernan’s car-chase actioner Run. The film is budgeted at $35 million and will shoot in Argentina, where the plot takes place as well. Jane will play an Interpol agent who happens on a large conspiracy while pursuing a murder suspect. In the past, classic automobile-porn action flicks like The Bourne Ultimatum and Ronin have gloriously used-and-abused Audis, but BMW will provide the vehicles here, with a Super Mustang also set to make an appearance....

TV Spots: ‘After Earth’, ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘This Is The End’ By Angie Han/April 16, 2013 7:00 am EST Today we have three TV spots that face the end of the world in very different ways. In M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth, Will Smith and Jaden Smith struggle for survival on the now-uninhabitable planet. The characters of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, meanwhile, are trying to “cancel the apocalypse” with the aid of some giant-ass robots....

Two New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Films Out In 2013: Part 5 And A Latino Spin-Off By Germain Lussier/Oct. 22, 2012 7:00 am EST Fans who stayed through the credits of this weekend’s hit film Paranormal Activity 4 were treated to a curious Spanish speaking coda teasing a brand new sequel. However that sequel will not be Paranormal Activity 5. That’s now officially coming in October 2013, but Latino themed film teased will actually an additional spinoff scheduled for release in Spring 2013....

VOTD: ‘Terminator 2’ Chase Remade In ‘Grand Theft Auto 5’ By Germain Lussier/June 5, 2014 6:00 am EST James Cameron’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day is one of those movies we’ve all seen a million times. When it’s on television, its familiarity is like a warm blanket we can snuggle up in and can enjoy from any point. We even do other things while watching, without getting lost, because we know it so well....

Watch The First ‘The Hunger Games’ Teaser From The MTV Video Music Awards [Video] By Angie Han/Aug. 28, 2011 9:18 pm EST Well, it’s finally here! Just as promised, Lionsgate premiered the first teaser for The Hunger Games at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday. It’s just a one-minute clip of Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) in action, but after months of itty-bitty bits of info — minor casting announcements, some not-very-exciting photos, one-second teases, a motion poster — it’s great to have something almost substantial to sink our teeth into....

Will ‘Divergent’ Sequels Keep Shailene Woodley From ‘Amazing Spider-Man 3’? By Angie Han/Jan. 20, 2014 2:30 pm EST Officially, there’s been no word on whether Woodley might still play MJ in The Amazing Spider-Man 3. Based on her recent comments, though, things aren’t looking so great. But don’t weep for this rising star. According to Woodley herself, she’ll probably just be too wrapped up leading her own action franchise, Divergent. Hit the jump to see what she had to say....