Possible Casting: Angelina Jolie In ‘The Silver Linings Playbook;’ Olivia Williams In ‘Hyde Park On Hudson’ WhenDavid O. Russellstepped awayfrom Sony’s tentpoleUncharted, it looked likeThe Silver Linings Playbook, based onMatthew Quick’s novel, would be his next film. (The project had already beenrumored as a possibilityto be made beforeUncharted.)Mark Wahlbergis set to star as “a delusional former high school history teacher who’s just been released into the custody of his mom. Believing that he’s only been away for a few months instead of the four years he just spent in a mental institution, the teacher sets about wooing back his ex-wife....

POTD: ‘The Kids In The Hall’ Revival Gets The Gang Back Together As Production Begins Way back in 2017, there were rumblings the sketch comedy groupThe Kids in the Hallwere developing a series revival that would hopefully land a streaming home. It took a few years, but Amazon finally ordered it last spring just before all hell broke loose with the coronavirus pandemic. Now that things are slowly getting back to normal,theKids in the Hallrevival is back in production, and the original cast got together for a photo to honor the occasion....

Set Speakers To 11: Spinal Tap II Is In The Works, And Here Are The First Plot Details It’s time for “Big Bottom,” baby, because the world’s greatest fictional live-action heavy metal band are back! Castle Rock Entertainment announced in a press release that they have chosen the first project for their relaunch, and it’s a sequel to the beloved 1984mockumentary"This is Spinal Tap." Castle Rock relaunched their film division in October 2021 with a $175 million film fund under CEO Rob Reiner and co-presidents Matthew George and Michele Reiner, so it makes sense that the first film out of the gate would be a Reiner picture....

Star Wars Bits: San Diego Comic-Con Goes Star Wars Crazy, Palpatine Killed, And ‘Rogue One’ Writer Reveals Secrets In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Ever wanted to have your very own TIE Fighter? Or course you have! Have you ever wanted to take that TIE Fighter, shrink it, and use it as a super cool desk? Well now you’re able to thanks toRooms To Go, who’ve created this radical TIE Fighter shaped organizational tool that’s a must for any aspiring Empire administration workers....

Superhero Bits: Lego Batman, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World What is Mystique up to inX-Men: Days of Future Past? When willAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.link withThor: The Dark World? Is there aCaptain America: The Winter Soldierspoiler on a new toy package? What are the major questions regarding theMarvel/Netflixshows? Who is “Batman Bin Suparman?” Want to see someThor: The Dark Worldconcept art? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Terrence Malick’s ‘To The Wonder’ Gets A Detailed Plot Synopsis, Soundtrack Listing And Much More An almost ridiculous amount of information aboutTerrence Malick’s latest film,To The Wonder, has made its way online and if it was for almost any other film, I’d advise you to look away. Why would you want to spoil yourself? But this is Terrence Malick, and even if you know the entire plot, musical accompaniment and more about one of his films, odds are nothing can come close to ruining the surprises he has in store once you sit down in the theater....

The Daily Stream: Bob’s Burgers Serves Up Offbeat, Wholesome Fun (Welcome toThe 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 Show:“Bob’s Burgers” Where You Can Stream It:Hulu The Pitch:Bob Belcher (H. John Benjamin) runs a family-owned burger shop in a seaside town, along with his wife and kids. The restaurant is almost always on the verge of failure, despite Bob’s attempts to keep it afloat with punny menu items and one-off gimmicks that usually end in disaster....

The Daily Stream: V/H/S/94 Is A Great Way To Start Your Month-Long Halloween Movie Marathon (Welcome toThe 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:“V/H/S/94” Where You Can Stream It:Shudder The Pitch:The “V/H/S” series returns with “V/H/S/94,” a new installment that once again presents us with a series of “found footage” entries mocked-up to look as if they were shot on video decades ago....

The Force Awakens Bits: Vehicle Cross-Sections, IMAX Box Office, Score Analysis And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Don’t be afraid, I feel it too. This edition of The Force Awakens Bits includes: Header image: Artist Gibbs Rainock made thisStudio Ghibli inspired illustrationof Rey.Star Wars: The Force Awakenskeeps breaking box office records all over the place, and it will likely take one more in the near future....

The Morning Watch: How To Make Baby Yoda’s Macarons, Creating Paper Props For Movies & More The Morning Watchis 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, find out how to make Baby Yoda’s famous blue macarons fromThe Mandalorianwith some help from executive producerJon Favreau....

The Morning Watch: Making ‘Star Trek’ Romulan Ale, The Melody That Represents Death In Film & More The Morning Watchis 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, learn about the four-note melody that has represented death in films likeStar WarsandIt’s a Wonderful Lifefor decades....

The Morning Watch: What If ‘Loki’ Was Classic ‘Doctor Who’, Critiquing Live Concerts In Movies & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, check out an opening credits sequence forLokicreated in the style of the classicDoctor Whoseries from BBC....

The Russo Bros. Say The Gray Man Action Sequences Almost Killed Them Working hard or hardly working? In the case of the Anthony and Joe Russo, the director brothers behind some of your favorite Marvel movies (I mean, maybe not, but statistically one of you has to think “Avengers: Infinity War” or “Avengers: Endgame” is the best one), the answer is definitely working hard. In fact, those boys are working so hard on their upcoming Netflix spy film “The Gray Man” that they feel like it’s grinding their hearts to a pulp and turning their brains to mush....