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Here’s Why ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Doesn’t Have Diana Using Her Sword Or Shield By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 31, 2020 1:00 pm EST In the midst of all the tomfoolery and shenanigans taking place during Wonder Woman 1984, I totally missed the fact that Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman never once uses her iconic shield or sword – two things she used in the first film. She uses her magical lasso a lot, but the shield/sword combo never makes an appearance....

Jennifer Lawrence And Paolo Sorrentino Project, About Hollywood Superagent Sue Mengers, Sparks Bidding War By Joshua Meyer/Aug. 9, 2021 6:14 pm EST Jennifer Lawrence’s last film was Dark Phoenix in 2019. But she has a new movie with Leonardo DiCaprio coming this year, Don’t Look Up, and now a bidding war has opened over her next project, a biopic about talent agent Sue Mengers. Deadline reports that Lawrence is circling the Mengers project and director Paolo Sorrentino (The Young Pope) is already attached, with streaming services like Apple TV+ and Netflix looking to scoop it up....

Night Teeth: Release Date, Cast, And More Netflix By Shania Russell/Sept. 2, 2021 5:47 pm EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) You know what never gets old? Vampires! Sure, they tend to be hundreds (if not thousands) of years old, but it never really shows. They age like fine wine and never fail to as a source of entertainment....

Percy Jackson Disney+ Series Finds A Director For Its Pilot Episode 20th Century Studios By Shania Russell/Oct. 25, 2021 3:30 pm EST “Percy Jackson” fans rejoiced in 2020, when news of the Disney+ TV series was first announced. It’s been slow going since then, development trucking along as the writing team was assembled and the pilot eventually scripted. But author Rick Riordan has kept excitement high by providing occasional progress reports via his blog, including his most recent update — the “Percy Jackson” pilot has found its director....

Quentin Tarantino Talks Inglorious Bastards, Game Set Match Trilogy By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 3, 2008 6:54 pm EST Oh yes, my first Quentin Tarantino post here on the great Slash. Warning: I am not going to get to the point. There are some directors I still cannot wait to interview. Not Tarantino. Like Michael Jordan, a living Bobby Fisher, Gregory Isaacs, J.D. Salinger, the Rza, or my favorite ex gal, I’d rather just buy Tarantino an Irish Car Bomb at a dark bar with a good juke box and not say a word except “On me....

Boldly Going… CBS Television Studios Throughout the series, Tilly and Burnham share intermittent, intimate talks in their former shared bedroom (Burnham’s promotion to Captain changed the living arrangements). In the latest episode, Burnham visits Tilly in said bedroom and checks up on her. Confessions are exchanged: Tilly was, at first, intimidated to be rooming with a mutineer and lowkey feared for her safety, while it took Burnham a few days to get used to Tilly’s snoring....

The Art Of The Mandalorian Season 2 Book Arrives In Time For Christmas Lucasfilm By Joshua Meyer/Sept. 16, 2021 8:25 pm EST Each episode of “The Mandalorian” usually ends with some Ralph McQuarrie-esque concept art showing over the credits. Two years ago, we wrote that the art practically demanded its own coffee table book. Our prayers were answered with “The Art of the Mandalorian,” and now the book, like the show, has come back for a second season....

The Boys Roasts Disney With A ‘Vought+ Day’ Video By Danielle Ryan/Nov. 12, 2021 3:56 pm EST Poking fun at Disney’s “Disney+ Day,” where the streamer shared news and new content, the short clip shows the supes of the Seven talking up everything great about Vought+, a fictional streaming service. Homelander (Antony Starr) opens up the video with his typical creepy charm, Brave Maeve and Starlight (Dominique McElligott and Erin Moriarty) promote a category just for women, A-Train (Jesse Usher) shows off the new sports side of the streamer, and Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell) just holds up some signs, which is probably for the best....

The Dirty Harry Controversy Explained Warner Bros. By Soham Gadre/Dec. 13, 2021 11:28 am EST As police brutality has once again become a powder-keg issue in recent years, depiction of police in films and TV is coming under the microscope as well. One of the most controversial cop figures in movie history is Clint Eastwood’s iconic Harry Callahan in “Dirty Harry.” There are many reasons they call him Dirty Harry, one being he does any “dirty job” that comes his way....

The Ice Age Adventures Of Buck Wild: Release Date, Cast, And More Disney+ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2021 11:20 am EST (Welcome to …And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Earlier this year, The Walt Disney Company shut down Blue Sky Studios, the creators ‘of the “Ice Age” franchise as well as “Robots,” “The Peanuts Movie,” and the recent “Spies in Disguise....

The Morning Watch: ‘Kong: Skull Island’ Declassified Featurette, Chloé Zhao Digs Into ‘Nomadland’ & More By Ethan Anderton/March 16, 2021 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch the declassified Kong: Skull Island featurette before Godzilla vs....

The Morning Watch: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Trailer In LEGO, Stuntmen React To ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 2 & More By Ethan Anderton/March 3, 2021 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows....

There’s Someone Inside Your House Stars Pitch A ‘Buddy Slasher’ Movie [Interview] Netflix By BJ Colangelo/Oct. 6, 2021 10:08 am EST Based on Stephanie Perkins’ part-romance part-murder mystery novel of the same name, Netflix’s new horror film “There’s Someone Inside Your House” takes inspiration from ’90s and ’00s slasher films and combines them with the sensibilities of today’s more socially conscious youth. The slasher boom of the 1980s helped solidify horror’s reputation as one of the most popular and profitable genres at the box office, but also unfortunately set a trend for some of the genre’s more problematic mainstays....

Weekend Weirdness: The Wraith Special Edition DVD Explores The Cult Status And Troubled Production Of The (Oddly Lynchian?) ’80s Film By Hunter Stephenson/Feb. 21, 2010 9:38 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s a crazy, mixed up world and we are thankful for movies, excluding Valentine’s Day starring every safe, boring white actor ever, that offer proof. Slashfilm’s Weekend Weirdness examines such flicks, whether in the form of a new trailer for a provocative indie, a mini review or an interview....

‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ VFX Pioneer Douglas Trumbull Was “Flabbergasted” When WB Chose Christopher Nolan To Oversee A 70mm Restoration By Ben Pearson/May 4, 2021 3:00 pm EST In 1968, Douglas Trumbull was a 23-year-old animator who had been hand-picked by director Stanley Kubrick to work on a science fiction film called 2001: A Space Odyssey. Trumbull was eventually tasked with pioneering visual effects for several of the movie’s most memorable sequences, and the unforgettable results turned him into a legend in the field....

‘Black Adam’ Casts ‘The Old Guard’ Star Marwan Kenzari As The Villain To Dwayne Johnson’s Anti-Hero By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 17, 2021 1:00 pm EST Black Adam may have found its villain.Marwan Kenzari, who recently caught attention as Hot Jafar in the live-action Aladdin remake before appearing in Netflix’s The Old Guard, is in talks to join the Black Adam cast as the villain to Dwayne Johnson’s titular anti-hero.The Hollywood Reporter reported that Marwan Kenzari is in final negotiations to join the Black Adam cast opposite Dwayne Johnson....

‘Black Widow’ IMAX Screenings Will Feature 22 Minutes Of Larger Aspect Ratio Footage By Ben Pearson/June 7, 2021 3:02 pm EST Marvel Studios’ Phase Four kicks off on the big screen next month with Black Widow, the spy thriller starring Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz. And if you happen to see the movie in an IMAX theater, you’ll get an eyeful: IMAX audiences will get to see over 20 minutes of footage in the expanded aspect ratio that the company is known for....

‘Halloween Kills’ Vinyl Soundtrack On The Way, Listen To An “Unkillable” Track Right Now By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2021 8:00 am EST Halloween Kills is bringing Michael Myers back to the big screen this fall, and with him will be a whole new soundtrack composed by John Carpenter, his son Cody Carpenter, and godson Daniel Davies. The soundtrack will be getting a myriad of special edition vinyl releases, but not until the film arrives in theaters in the middle of October....

‘Happy New Year, Colin Burstead’ Review: Ben Wheatley’s Dysfunctional Family Drama Feels More Like A TV Pilot Than A Film [Festival Du Nouveau Cinéma] By Sarah Foulkes/Oct. 16, 2018 12:00 pm EST It’s the tried and true experiment: stick a dysfunctional family in a big house for a day and see what happens. When done well, it can be a like a cathartic claustrophobic symphony. But Ben Wheatley’s Happy New Year, Colin Burstead doesn’t pack a punch....

‘King Richard’ Trailer: Will Smith Plays The Father (And Coach) Of Venus And Serena Williams By Chris Evangelista/July 28, 2021 9:38 am EST The story of Venus and Serena Williams gets the big screen treatment with King Richard. But this upcoming flick isn’t technically a Venus and Serena biopic. Instead, the film focuses on their childhood, and how they rose to greatness with the help of their father and coach Richard Williams, played by Will Smith....