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The Labor Strike Flashback In Squid Game Is Based On A Real Tragic Event In Korean History Netflix By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Nov. 5, 2021 8:03 pm EST Netflix’s dystopian drama “Squid Game” is horrifying enough, but when you discover that its plot is rooted in history, it makes it considerably scarier. The South Korean language series follows 456 cash-strapped individuals who are selected to participate in a series of deadly games in a bid to escape severe debts....

The Mandalorian Star Giancarlo Esposito Has A Message For Unvaccinated Film And TV Workers Disney+ By Jeremy Mathai/Oct. 7, 2021 11:11 am EST Call me naïve, but it’s hard to believe that we’re well over a year into this pandemic and there is still division over whether getting the vaccine is the correct and safe thing to do or not. It very obviously is, at least for anyone who’s bothered to listen to the indisputable science, but that’s one thing that has become abundantly clear (especially in America) in the last several years: there is simply no black-or-white issue that a certain portion of our population won’t hesitate to turn into a disingenuous debate....

The Marvel Studios Intro Is VERY Different In ‘Avengers: Endgame’ And You Might’ve Missed It By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 30, 2019 6:30 am EST The flipping comic book pages that morph into the Marvel logo has become one of the most recognizable images in pop culture today. But since the Marvel Studios logo was introduced — first showing up in its modern form in 2002’s Spider-Man before the studio was even established — it has slowly evolved....

Whoa, you’re not the Slashfilmcast anymore? Did you guys have a fight with /Film or something? Not at all! We love all the fine folks at /Film and you should still expect them to appear occasionally in future episodes of the podcast. We’ve just been talking about why it might make sense to spin off for awhile now and our recent support from Patrons has shown us that an independent future is viable....

Will There Ever Be A Grinch Sequel? Here’s What We Know Universal Pictures By Fatemeh Mirjalili/Dec. 13, 2021 9:13 am EST Everyone welcomes the spirit of Christmas, except for the cantankerous green-furred creature known as the Grinch, who is forever grumpy about holiday cheer and the joy it brings to people. The character originated in Dr. Seuss’s 1957 children’s story titled “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” The children’s story was adapted into “The Grinch,” a 3D computer-animated movie in 2018, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as the voice actor for the green curmudgeon....

‘Deadpool 2’ Behind The Scenes Photo Reveals X-Men Villain Omega Red By Ben Pearson/July 17, 2018 2:00 pm EST Deadpool 2 featured its fair share of notable mutants from X-Men lore, but there are so many characters in that universe that there’s never enough time to do them all justice on the big screen. One mutant who has never been given his due in a live-action X-Men movie is a Russian villain named Omega Red....

‘Kick-Ass 2’ Extended Red Band Trailer Plus Panel Coverage [Comic-Con 2013] By Germain Lussier/July 19, 2013 2:18 pm EST In the previous trailers for Kick-Ass 2, something seemed to be missing. This is most certainly a sequel to Matthew Vaughn’s film, sure. All the characters are there; the story is a continuation of the first chapter; and new heroes and villains are introduced. Yet something felt off. Writer/director Jeff Wadlow came into San Diego Comic-Con today hoping to change that....

‘Luca’ Featurette Is All About Friendship (And Maya Rudolph Remembering The Joys Of Summer) By Ben Pearson/May 20, 2021 5:00 pm EST This summer, Disney and Pixar are taking audiences to Italy with Luca, their latest animated family film. To celebrate National Streaming Day (which Disney very well could have made up in order to have an excuse to release a bunch of featurettes today), the studio released a new Luca featurette which focuses on the special friendship at the center of the story....

‘Mortal Kombat’ And ‘Demon Slayer’ Fight For Top Box Office Spot By Chris Evangelista/April 27, 2021 12:30 pm EST The box office was in dire straits for a few months there thanks to the pandemic, but it looks like slowly and steadily, people are ready to go back to the movies. Godzilla vs. Kong recently became the top-grossing Hollywood movie of the pandemic, and now, another Warner Bros. release – Mortal Kombat – has climbed its way to the top of the charts....

‘Raya And The Last Dragon’ Star Kelly Marie Tran Shares How Her Personal Experiences Changed The Newest Disney Heroine [Interview] By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 2, 2021 11:00 am EST Kelly Marie Tran unsurprisingly sees a lot of herself in Raya, the newest Disney Princess and the tough heroine of the upcoming fantasy epic Raya and the Last Dragon. Not just because the lone warrior’s honeyed skin and Southeast Asian-inspired garb indicates a shared ethnicity with the Vietnamese-American actress, but because Tran “imbued a lot of myself and my past experiences in specific scenes....

‘Scarface And The Untouchable’ TV Series About Al Capone And Eliot Ness In The Works At Showtime By Chris Evangelista/May 3, 2021 4:00 pm EST The story of Al Capone and Eliot Ness will be dramatized yet again, this time for the Showtime series Scarface and the Untouchable. The series is based on the non-fiction book by Max Allen Collins and A. Brad Schwartz, and “chronicles the lives of gangster Al Capone and his lawman nemesis, Eliot Ness in Prohibition-era Chicago....

By Ben Pearson/Jan. 28, 2021 3:30 pm EST We typically don’t cover Disney Channel original series on /Film, but we’ve heard good things about Ultra Violet and Blue Demon from a trusted friend of the site, so we wanted to put it on your radar in case your kids are looking for something good to watch. The series, which involves wrestling and superheroes, has officially been picked up after finding young actress Scarlett Estevez to star as its 13-year-old heroine....

Evil is real in I Saw the Devil Magnet Releasing “I Saw the Devil” is a sensational, brutal, uncompromising, and dense exploration of both a serial killer and the avenging angel committed to taking him out. Kim Jee-woon’s film follows Kim Soo-hyun (Lee Byung-hun), a man who endeavors to track down the notorious serial killer, Jang Kyung-chul (Choi Min-sik) after his fiancé is horrifically executed. Running nearly two and a half hours, “I Saw the Devil” can be an intermittently exhausting experience, an uber-violent and austere reflection on the minds of two very different killers....

A British Adaptation Of Saturday Night Live Is Coming To Sky NBC By Ryan Scott/Dec. 10, 2021 2:51 pm EST “Saturday Night Live” has been an absolute staple of American television for nearly five decades now. But the long-running sketch show is about to get new life in the U.K., as a British adaptation is officially in the works. Yes, after more than 45 seasons it looks like we are going to get some British humor stylings in this format, assuming the new iteration of the show sticks to the classic format....

Cool Stuff: NECA Reveals ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Flashback Shadow Warriors Action Figure Two-Pack By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2021 6:00 am EST NECA has already delivered the best action figures we’ve seen based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie from 1990. After giving us Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, as well as their leader Master Splinter and nemesis Shredder, the master toy makers are digging into the more obscure characters from the franchise....

Fanboys Director Steve Brill Threatens To Kick Real Fanboys’ Asses! Uh Oh… By Hunter Stephenson/March 26, 2008 4:15 pm EST “How did we end up in Steve Brill’s mind?” BRILL-IANT UPDATE: Slashfilm reader “Sam R” put together this Brill-iant prototype design for t-shirts. Too good to leave it shining in our comments section like a diamond-studded chariot. Click here to witness the Slash-tastic work! Also, see Sam’s new shirt design on Zazzle....

What is Wonka? Buena Vista Pictures International Now — is Timmy (as pointed out by /Film’s own Chris Evangelista) dressed almost exactly like Gonzo the Great in “The Muppet Christmas Carol.” Yes. Is this all the more reason to look forward to the young Willy Wonka movie? Also yes. Chalamet’s costume is effectively a slightly scruffy and dressed-down version of the top hat and purple coat that Willy Wonka wore in Quentin Blake’s original illustrations for Roald Dahl’s 1964 book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which “Wonka” will serve as a prequel to....

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Spoiler Review: Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Uneasy And Disappointed Sony Pictures By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2021 4:40 pm EST As Hollywood continues to revive old franchises for new generations, the road most traveled is the legacy-quel that brings back all the familiar story beats, characters, and winking references to their predecessors. In the case of “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” director Jason Reitman promised “the biggest Easter egg hunt of all time” as he rounded up every possible reference to “Ghostbusters” and, to a lesser extent, “Ghostbusters II....

Kevin Hart Reteams With ‘Night School’ Writer John Hamburg For Netflix Comedy ‘Me Time’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 1, 2021 5:30 pm EST So much for a sharp pivot towards action for longtime comedy star Kevin Hart. The Jumanji: The Next Level star has lined up his next comedy role, reteaming with his Night School writer John Hamburg for a new Netflix comedy called Me Time. At this point, we’re all familiar with Kevin Hart’s schtick....

MGM Digitally Revamping ‘Red Dawn’ To Feature North Korean Invaders, Rather Than Chinese By Russ Fischer/March 16, 2011 3:30 pm EST Things were so simple when the original Red Dawn was released in 1984. The world seemed like a smaller place. Our enemies were defined clear and simple. (Well, sometimes.) If a studio wanted to make a movie about how much it would suck if one of those enemies managed to invade the States, it would do it....