Cool Stuff: Disney’s Hollywood Studios Star Wars Weekends 2012 Posters, Plus George Lucas' Good Deed May is a big month in the world ofStar Wars. There’s the “May the 4th Be With You,” the anniversary of the release of every single film in the saga, as well as the birthday creatorGeorge Lucas' birthday which is actually today, May 14. Happy birthday George! It’s also the kick-off ofStar Wars Weekendsat Disney’s Hollywood Studios and besides theawesome Carbon Freeze thingthey’ve got going on, Disney has released some truly cool ads for the summer long event taking place every Friday through Sunday from May 18 through June 10....

Damon Lindelof Hasn’t Met With HBO About A ‘Watchmen’ Series; Shares His Thoughts On A ‘Lost’ Revival In 2015, talk of aWatchmenminiseries involving directorZack Snyderbegan. The news was quiet about the second adaptation ofAlan Moore and Dave Gibbons' graphic novel, but in June itwas reportedDamon Lindelofwas in talks to developWatchmenas its showrunner.The Leftoversco-creator has yet to have any meetings with HBO aboutWatchmen, but he’s been thinking a lot about Moore’s 12-issue story recently....

DC FanDome Generated 22 Million Views Around The World In case there was any doubt, the numbers are in and it’s official: last weekend’sDC FanDomewas a huge hit. DC FanDome: Hall of Heroes pulled in 22 million views around the globe during its 24-hour event on Saturday, where fans were rapt by an eight-hour presentation containing footage and panel discussions surrounding some of Warner Bros. and DC’s most anticipated new film, TV, and video game projects....

Edgar Wright Explains Why He’s Shooting Three More Days Of Scott Pilgrim You may have readsomewhere on the interwebsthatEdgar Wright"is planning to return to Toronto for 3 additional days of photography" onScott Pilgrim vs The World. But don’t freak out — aside from the fact that we’ve been bombarded by nothing but overwhelmingly insanely positive reviews from the early test screenings, you should know that three days of additional photography is nothing for a Hollywood production....

Exclusive: Details On Mark Webber’s Successfully Kickstarted New Indie ‘Flesh And Blood’ You’ve seenMark Webberon the big screen inScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldas Stephen “The Talent” Stills, and in a variety of solid indies likeHappy Christmas, For a Good Time Call…andSave the Date. We’ll also see him inBlue Ruindirector Jeremy Saulnier’s thrillerGreen Room, opening at TIFF next month. But Webber has also gotten behind the camera to make his own indie movies, such as the SXSW Audience Award-winningExplicit Ills, the touching and genuineThe End of Love, starring Webber and his real-life toddler son Isaac, andThe Ever After, which he made with his wife, actress Teresa Palmer....

Floria Sigismondi To Direct Henry James-Inspired Amblin Project ‘The Turning’ Floria Sigismondihas directed some fantastic music throughout her illustrious career for The White Stripes, Leonard Cohen, Marilyn Manson, the late David Bowie, and more. The artist made her feature directorial debut back in 2010 withThe Runaways, a familiar biopic made with some raw energy and style. Six years after her first movie and after directing episodes ofThe Handmaid’s Taleand theAmerican Godsfinale, Sigismondi has signed up to directThe Turningfor Amblin Entertainment, based on authorHenry James' novellaThe Turn Of The Screw....

Freddie Mercury Biopic Starring Sacha Baron Cohen Will Shoot This Year Last year there was the announcement that a Queen/Freddie Mercury movie was in development withPeter Morganset to write andSacha Baron Cohensigned to playFreddie Mercury. The casting sounded so potentially perfect that I figured the movie would end up dying on the vine, as so many biopics do. But that’s not how this one is going. According to the band, the film is scripted and set to shoot later this year for a 2012 release....

Gallery: ‘Batman’ Directed By Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Ang Lee, Guillermo Del Toro, Brad Bird And More We all know that afterThe Dark Knight Riseson July 20, Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale will officially hang up the cowl. We also know Warner Bros. is going to continue making Batman movies without them. So what happens after Nolan’s trilogy ends? Who will be chosen to continue the legacy? TheLos Angeles Times Hero Complexhad some fun with that idea, commissioning graphic artistSean Hartterto design 15 different visions of a newBatmanby some of the finest filmmakers in the world....

Guardians Of The Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Ride Vehicles Revealed, Inspired By A Familiar Ship At The D23 Expo last month,a bunch of big changes were announced for Disney theme parks, especially for Epcot, which has been in dire need of an update for some time. One of the changes to Epcot included a complete overhaul of the lands within that theme park section, and one of them included a newGuardians of the Galaxyroller coaster....

Halo’s Silver Timeline Explained “Halo” has been a huge part of the pop culture landscape for more than 20 years, dating back to the original game, “Halo: Combat Evolved,” that helped make the Xbox a hit back in 2001. Ever since, it has been one of the biggest gaming franchises on the planet and has been destined for Hollywood for years now. At long last, the folks at Paramount+ have realized the world of the game for the masses in a brand new, big-budget “Halo” TV show that has amulti-season commitment....

Hawkeye Directors Bert & Bertie Reveal The Creative Collaboration Of A Marvel Project [Interview] The directing duo Amber Templemore-Finlayson and Katie Ellwood, better known as Bert & Bertie, are two of the strong voices behind Marvel’s new “Hawkeye” series. The directors of “Troop Zero” are known for their more low-key filmmaking, and that sense of grounding brings a fresh flavor to the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe series on Disney+. It’s not just CGI fighting CGI — it’s characters running in the streets, in real environments, fighting real people....

Interview: ‘The Nice Guys’ Director Shane Black Discuses His Latest Urban Western In 2005, screenwriterShane Blackmade his directorial debut with the wonderfulKiss Kiss Bang Bang, but years before he directed his first feature, he co-wroteThe Nice GuyswithAnthony Bagarozzi. The finished film is quite different from the original draft, but the spirit of that script has remained intact throughout the years. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) and Holland March (Ryan Gosling) are still the same flawed and immensely charming duo they first were....

Jurassic World Dominion Footage Reaction: Chris Pratt Is On A Daring Dino Rescue Mission [CinemaCon 2022] Film footage is roaring through CinemaCon in Las Vegas right now, and /Film is on the ground to bring you all about the tasty nuggets of movie goodness being shown to press. One of the films on display is the highly anticipated “Jurassic World: Dominion.” Colin Trevorrow is directing and co-wrote the script with Emily Carmichael (“Pacific Rim: Uprising”)....