Page 2 By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2008 3:04 am EST Here is a round up of stories that just didn’t make the /Film front page, or what we like to call…. Page 2! TotalFilm has a batch of production photos from Pixar’s WALL-E. David Poland calls Sex and the City: The Movie “the Lord of the Rings of Chick Flicks… not that it’s anywhere near as good, emotional, artistically made or worthy of box office or awards… IT’S 2 HOURS AND 25 F***ING MINUTES LONG!...
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” is a spin-off of “Discovery,” set before “The Original Series” on the same starship. As noted by Variety, it’s the first “Trek” series housed aboard the USS Enterprise since the eponymous “Enterprise” went off the air in 2005. Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, and Rebecca Romijn will reprise their roles from “Discovery” as Captain Pike, Mr. Spock, and Number One, respectively. These characters all appeared in the ’60s pilot for “The Original Series,” with the Pike character subsequently being jettisoned in favor of Captain Kirk, and with Leonard Nimoy and creator Gene Roddenberry’s wife, Majel Barrett, playing Spock and Number One, respectively....
Superhero Bits: ‘Teen Titans GO!’ Meets ‘DC Super Hero Girls’, Marvel Fighting Game Rumored & More By Ethan Anderton/April 28, 2021 6:00 pm EST Want to see a crossover between Teen Titans GO! and DC Super Hero Girls (or least distract your kids with one)? What’s up with this new Colossus everyone is talking about? Are the developers of Injustice coming up with a Marvel fighting game? Which Spider-Man: Far From Home supporting star is returning for No Way Home?...
Superhero Bits: Eternals Rotten Tomatoes Score Is Shockingly Low, Nova Movie Rumors & More Marvel By Ryan Scott/Oct. 28, 2021 4:57 pm EST (Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks....
The 15 Best Horror Movie Villains Ranked Entertainment Film By David Court/Oct. 29, 2021 2:05 pm EST “We don’t need another hero,” bellowed Tina Turner back in the eighties, eerily predicting the origin of this /Film article several decades before its emergence. Mind you, in 1984’s “What’s Love Got to Do with It” she also made the preposterous claim that hearts were unnecessary, so perhaps it’s not wise to regard all of the esteemed Ms....
The 20 Greatest James Bond Villains Ever MGM By Liam Gaughan/Aug. 27, 2021 4:30 pm EST After several release date pushes, the latest James Bond film, “No Time to Die,” is set to hit theaters in October. The 25th installment in the long-running franchise comes with heightened expectations, and not just because of the delays. It marks the final appearance of Daniel Craig as 007 before a new actor slips into the role of the martini-sipping super spy....
The Daily Stream: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Munich’ Remains As Relevant As Ever By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 19, 2021 2:52 pm EST (Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: MunichWhere You Can Stream It: FuboTVThe Pitch: The movie that helped mark a significant turning point in Steven Spielberg’s storied career. In 2005, Munich (which completed a certain one-two punch along with War of the Worlds earlier that year) represented something of a reality check for those who expected Spielberg to remain steadfastly within his sentimentalist, nostalgic, and largely crowd-pleasing lane....
The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Conjuring’ Is Still One Of The Best Horror Movies Of The Last 10 Years By Chris Evangelista/June 2, 2021 8:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: The ConjuringWhere You Can Stream It: HBO Max and NetflixThe Pitch: Meet Ed and Lorraine Warren, ghost hunters who agree to help the very large Perron family after they move into a haunted house....
The Wheel Of Time’s Rand And Perrin Talk Acting Against Wolves And What To Expect In Season 2 [Interview] By Vanessa Armstrong/Nov. 10, 2021 12:57 pm EST The Wheel Turns … Through a Secretive, Lengthy Audition Process The casting process for “The Wheel of Time” was unsurprisingly kept tightly under wraps. It was so hush-hush, in fact that neither actor knew what roles they were auditioning for. “I knew it was the Wheel of Time and it definitely felt important,” Stradowski said....
A Sequel 33 Years in the Making Universal Pictures Given the popularity of “Twins,” there’s little doubt that Reitman will find producers to invest in the project. The rights to the film are also up in the air, as Universal — the distributor for “Twins” — only had rights to a sequel if they made it quickly (AKA in a timeframe less than 33 years). Reitman also shared with Deadline that he hopes to shoot the movie soon, probably in Boston....
Death Threats and Resentment Warner Bros. “A Clockwork Orange” is based on an Anthony Burgess novel, and as the AFI Catalog notes, “other violent criminals used the book and film as part of their defense in the British criminal courts” following the movie’s release. The media was all over this, and Far Out Magazine observes that Kubrick struggled because he made his home in Britain and was facing “constant abuse from the tabloid press....
‘Ally McBeal’ Revival In The Works With Calista Flockhart Being Eyed To Return By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 26, 2021 5:30 pm EST TV Line reports that an Ally McBeal limited series revival is in the early stages of development, with leading lady Calista Flockhart being eyed to reprise the title role of the lawyer with the infamously short miniskirts. No word on whether the dancing baby will return as well. Original series creator David E....
‘Black Adam’ Starring Dwayne Johnson Sets Summer 2022 Release Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 29, 2021 7:00 am EST Like a bolt of lightning, Warner Bros. has set the official release date for Black Adam. The long-awaited comic book movie starring Dwayne Johnson will hit theaters summer 2022. Read on to find out the official Black Adam release date. Warner Bros. has set the Black Adam release date for July 29, 2022....
‘Cruella’ Director Craig Gillespie On Humanizing A Disney Villain And Looking To ‘Ocean’s 11’ For Inspiration [Interview] By Jacob Hall/May 26, 2021 8:00 am EST Gillespie’s career has found him jumping between crowd-pleasers like Million Dollar Arm and edgy indies like I, Tonya. Cruella lets him bridge that gap: a lavish Disney film intended for wide audiences that also asks you to spend two hours with a monstrous character. It’s a fine line to walk, and when I sat down with the filmmaker over Zoom, he made it clear that challenge was part of the fun....
‘Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian’ Clip Shows Mark Hamill On Set For His Big Scene By Jeremy Mathai/Aug. 19, 2021 10:13 am EST Star Wars has a long history of providing reveals, twists, and unexpected appearances that set the imaginations of audiences on fire worldwide. The extremely well-received Disney+ series The Mandalorian went so far as to bookend its first season premiere and second season finale with the respective reveals of Baby Yoda (no, I’m still not calling him Grogu) and, possibly even more shockingly, the appearance of young Luke Skywalker featuring a digitally de-aged Mark Hamill....
‘Mental Health And Horror: A Documentary’ Launches Crowdfunding Campaign, Adds ‘Chopping Mall’ And ‘Harbinger Down’ Actors As Interviewees By Ben Pearson/June 28, 2021 11:03 am EST Mental Health and Horror: A Documentary, a new film “about the positive impact & cathartic releases that horror can have on those living with mental illnesses,” recently launched its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The movie is already in production, but is looking to raise $30,000 to pay the crew and offset its interview costs....
‘Once Upon A Deadpool’ Review: There’s No Reason For This Movie To Exist By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 12, 2018 6:30 am EST Have you seen Deadpool 2? What about the deleted scenes included on the Blu-ray release of that film – have you seen those as well? If so, congratulations! You’ve already seen Once Upon a Deadpool. Now you don’t have to go to the theater. Do something useful with your time instead, like push-ups, or staring blankly into space for two hours....
By Ben Pearson/March 29, 2021 3:43 pm EST Holy Snarf, a Thundercats movie is finally happening – and the project has found its director. Adam Wingard, the director of You’re Next, The Guest, and this week’s gigantic MonsterVerse movie Godzilla vs. Kong, has been tapped to direct a Thundercats film for Warner Bros. based on the popular 1980s animated television series. And it sounds like Wingard is a massive fan, because in a new interview, he makes this bold claim: “Nobody on this planet knows or has thought as much about Thundercats as I have....
‘True Love’: Gareth Edwards’ New Sci-Fi Movie Adds Benedict Wong, Danny McBride, And Gemma Chan By Jeremy Mathai/June 28, 2021 8:31 am EST If you’re going to make a sci-fi movie, it probably can’t hurt to get a cast that’s intimately familiar with the genre. Director Gareth Edwards apparently agrees, as Deadline reports that the latest to join his next production titled True Love include a trio of sci-fi veterans headlined by Danny McBride, Gemma Chan, and Benedict Wong....
Candyman Universal Pictures All bow at the altar of Tony Todd. Okay, Candyman may, technically, be the villain of “Candyman,” what with the whole “he’s a spirit who haunts a Chicago housing project and kills a whole bunch of people” thing. But, with the gravitas that actor Todd brings to the role — not to detract from the script, adapted by Clive Barker and director Bernard Rose from Barker’s original short story — Candyman becomes part slasher villain and part Gothic romantic hero, consigned to an eternity of torment because of, in short, racist jerks....
