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The Best Comic-Con Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen By Jordan Hoffman/July 16, 2012 11:00 am EST That’s right friends – Comic-Con International, as no one calls it anymore, has just ended and your friends from SlashFilm were in San Diego in full force. We’re there every year, watching successes launch (yay Avengers) and witnessing disasters stumble (not-so-yay Terminator Salvation.) Then there are other movies. Movies that coulda been a contender but, for whatever reason, just didn’t connect....

Two Working Titles For ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Revealed By Germain Lussier/Oct. 11, 2013 10:54 am EST If I could have one small sliver of information today about Star Wars Episode VII, it would be the title. Three or four simple words could give fans months of fuel for speculation. It’s not too much to ask, is it? Well considering most of the other Star Wars titles weren’t revealed until much closer to release, we probably shouldn’t hold our breaths....

VOTD: ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug’ New Zealand Travel Commercial By Germain Lussier/Nov. 22, 2013 2:00 pm EST Air New Zealand has long embraced it’s home nation’s relationship with Peter Jackson and his Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films. With the release of the next film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, mere weeks away they’ve created a new commercial promoting the country’s tourism with the help of some very familiar iconography....

Watch This: Director Vincenzo Natali Describes Filming “The Horse Scene” From ‘Hannibal’ By David Chen/April 28, 2014 7:07 am EST We recently had on director Vincenzo Natali to discuss making Season 2, Episode 8 of Hannibal, “Su-Zukana.” That /Filmcast episode featured an incredibly graphic scene involving a horse, and I just had to ask Natali for details on how it was created. See a video essay of him describing the making of the episode after the jump....

Watch Two Clips From Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ By Germain Lussier/Jan. 3, 2014 2:00 pm EST Of all the highly anticipated films hitting theaters in 2014, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel is one of the first to arrive. Scheduled for release March 7, the film follows the adventures of a concierge (Ralph Fiennes) and lobby boy (Tony Revolori) at a huge European hotel between World War I and World War II....

‘American Psycho’ Sequel Series In Development At FX By Russ Fischer/Sept. 10, 2013 10:53 am EST Briefly: Mary Harron’s American Psycho, the film adaptation of a novel by Bret Easton Ellis, was not a major hit when it premiered in 2000. But the film gained traction as an effective satire, thanks in no small part to the dedicated performance from Christian Bale. Thirteen years later, American Psycho is well-established as one of those cultish films that just about everyone recognizes....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Swordsman Joins ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ By Germain Lussier/Sept. 1, 2014 10:14 am EST If you’re good with a sword and appeared on Game of Thrones, apparently there’s a fair shot you can end up in a galaxy far, far away. Months after Thrones star Gwendoline Christie joined the cast of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode VII, she’s now joined by another cast member. Miltos Yerolemou, who played Syrio Forel, the season one swordsman mentor to Arya Stark, has reportedly joined the film in an unknown role....

‘Her’ Trailer: Spike Jonze Wonders What Makes Lovers Click By Russ Fischer/Dec. 3, 2013 4:15 pm EST The new film from Spike Jonze is Her, which delves into the strangeness of modern relationships through an unusual device: Joaquin Phoenix plays a man who falls in love with a piece of software, appealingly voiced by Scarlett Johansson. Set in a slightly sci-fi near-future Los Angeles, the story features Phoenix interacting with Johansson in voice only, through an earpiece that allows him to stay in constant contact with the operating system of his dreams....

‘Hitman: Agent 47’ Panel Showcases A High-Octane Assassin [Comic Con 2014] By Russ Fischer/July 26, 2014 5:00 am EST The trailer shows a vision of the character that will be more or less familiar depending on the gaming style of various Hitman fans. If you play the games with a rigid adherence to stealth and quiet movement, this trailer won’t look much at all like your Hitman. If you’re an “all guns blazing” player, it will be more familiar....

‘If I Stay’ Trailer: Chloë Grace Moretz Will Make You Cry By Angie Han/April 16, 2014 8:00 am EST Directed by R.J. Cutler (The September Issue) and based on the novel by Gayle Forman, If I Stay stars Moretz as a bright, talented teen who falls into a coma after a car accident kills the rest of her family. She’s faced with a choice — wake up an orphan and get about the hard work of moving on, or let go and die with her loved ones....

‘Jurassic Park 3D’ Poster Revealed By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 7, 2012 12:50 pm EST Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment have released an official poster for the 3D rerelease of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park (found via FirstShowing). While the original theatrical poster is iconic, I always wished that they would have released a second poster with more imagery (ie more than the logo on black). Unfortunately, we’ll never get Drew Struzan’s painted version (unless Mondo somehow pulls off a miracle), so this 3D rerelease one sheet will do....

‘LFO’ Trailer: A Man Manipulates Others With Sound By Russ Fischer/April 18, 2014 2:30 pm EST Hypnotism is a pretty classic concept in films, especially when it is used to change peoples’ behavior, at times against their will. But the strange Swedish sci-fi thriller LFO takes it a step further — here, a man finds he can use sound to influence the people around him. And then he pushes the concept a little too far....

‘Sex Tape’ Red-Band Trailer: Cameron Diaz And Jason Segel Accidentally Share Their Dirty Video By Russ Fischer/March 31, 2014 5:00 pm EST In Sex Tape, director Jake Kasdan and his Bad Teacher stars Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel offer up the comedic tale of a couple that has lost their spark. To put a little fire back into their lives, the couple makes a sex tape… which they promptly lose control of, thanks to the cloud....

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ 3D Trailer Will Debut With ‘The Hobbit’ By Angie Han/Oct. 29, 2013 6:31 pm EST Those of you who make the trip to Middle-Earth in December will be treated to a peek at another exotic fantasy locale: New York City. Specifically, Spider-Man’s New York City, which unlike our New York City is filled with teen superheroes, giant lizard-men, electrified electricians, and HAL 9000-esque AI officers. Director Marc Webb revealed today that the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 would play in front of 3D screenings of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, and he did so in the most delightfully geeky way possible....

‘The Leftovers’ Teaser: Damon Lindelof Heads To HBO By Angie Han/April 7, 2014 6:14 am EST As Game of Thrones made its long-awaited return to air last night, HBO took the opportunity to promote a new drama coming down the line. Co-created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, The Leftovers picks up in the aftermath of a Rapture-like event that has caused the disappearances of millions of people around the globe....

Believe It Or Not: Michel Gondry To Direct Jim Carrey’s Ripleys? By Peter Sciretta/July 5, 2007 3:53 pm EST A couple weeks ago it was reported that Tim Burton would no longer be directing the Jim Carrey action/adventure biopic Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Paramount was said to be looking for a new director for the troubled project. Our friends at FilmIck are now reporting that Michel Gondry is in talks to direct the film....

Charlie Hunnam Looking To Reunite With Guillermo Del Toro On ‘Crimson Peak’ By Angie Han/Jan. 21, 2013 1:00 pm EST With five films together in twenty years, it’s no secret that Ron Perlman is one of Guillermo Del Toro’s favorite actors. But now it looks like another Sons of Anarchy star has joined the Hellboy director’s favorites list. Pacific Rim star Charlie Hunnam has just entered negotiations to board Crimson Peak, the haunted house tale that will be Del Toro’s next project....

Kermit’s Evil Doppelgänger Stars On New ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ Poster By Germain Lussier/Oct. 28, 2013 11:30 am EST Next year, Kermit the Frog will meet his match. Literally. Constantine is one of the world’s best, and most sinister, thieves. He also just happens to be two feet tall, made of green felt, and a frog. A case of mistaken identity is at the center of James Bobin’s Muppets Most Wanted, the sequel to the 2011 hit film, The Muppets....

Kevin Feige Teases How ‘Doctor Strange’s Movie Magic Could Work By Germain Lussier/March 13, 2014 5:30 pm EST We may not know who is directing Marvel’s Doctor Strange yet, but we now have an idea how it’ll fit in the realistic Marvel Cinematic Universe. Stephen Strange is a mystical character who uses powers on Earth that wouldn’t seem to fit in with the world of Captain America, Iron Man and the Hulk....

LOL: ‘Star Wars’ AT-AT Walkers Attack Olympic Skiers By Germain Lussier/Feb. 13, 2014 11:46 am EST As a geek, it’s hard to watch anything snow based and not think of the Hoth battle in The Empire Strikes Back. So with the Winter Olympics currently in full swing, one of our own took that juxtaposition and created a super-funny video. It’s quick and blends Star Wars with sports. What could be better?...