Interview: Ridley Scott Explains How ‘Alien: Paradise’ Became ‘Prometheus’, Planning For A ‘Prometheus’ Sequel And More Last week in London I had the opportunity to sit at a table with other journalists and interview directorRidley Scottabout his upcoming sci-fi filmPrometheus. We talk about the evolution of technology, teleportation, going from models to CG, how Prometheus evolved from his unanswered questions in Alien, his facination with Artifical Intelligence, the film’s original titleAlien: Paradise, the creator-creation dynamic, his decision to build huge sets and not to rely on CG, the film’s viral advertising, working with Charlize Theron, where a Prometheus sequel could lead, writing a book vs....

It Was Only A Matter Of Time: A ‘Don’t Look Now’ Remake Is Developing Some films are so firmly rooted in the ’70s that separating them from the time of their creation is futile.The GodfatherandThe Conversation.All the President’s Men. On the horror side, alongside the decade’s crop of films led byThe Exorcist, Nicolas Roeg’sDon’t Look Nowis among the defining films of the ’70s. The thriller follows a couple whose overwhelming grief at the loss of their young daughter is made more complicated by a nun who claims to be able to psychically see their daughter....

James Franco Likely To Play Tommy Wiseau In ‘The Disaster Artist’ A couple months agoJames Francooptioned rightstoGreg Sestero’s bookThe Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, about the making ofTommy Wiseau’s masterpiece of bad cinema,The Room. At that point Franco was set as producer and director, and roped in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to produce alongside him. But it always seemed like Franco had to end up playing Wiseau, too....

Jamie Foxx Explains Electro’s Arc And Costume In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Here’s what we know aboutMarc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2:Andrew GarfieldandEmma Stoneare back.Shailene WoodleyandDane DeHaanhave been added as Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn. Somehow, Martin Sheen’sUncle Ben will appear. AndJamie Foxxis going tobe the bad guy, Electro. The film starts shootingin early 2013and is scheduled for release July 23, 2025. But that’s not all. In a new interview, Foxx explained how Max Dillon begins to go from mild mannered man to full blown super-villain in the film, and it’s not what you think....

Jim Carrey Regrets Rejecting Spike Jonze As Director For ‘Ace Ventura 2’ Some of our greatest directors get their starts in the most unexpected places. ForSpike Jonze, it could have been by directing the sequel toJim Carrey’s slapstick comedy classicAce Ventura: Pet Detective, if fate didn’t have its way. In other words, Jonze could have won his Oscar 19 years earlier than he did when he brought home the trophy in 2013 forHer....

Jordan Peele Is Developing A 1970s-Set TV Series About Hunting Nazis With the surprise mega-success of his feature directorial debutGet Outearlier this year, the multi-talentedJordan Peelehas seen his star rise to new heights. The writer/director/actor/producer signed a TV development deal with a company called Sonar Entertainment just a few days beforeGet Outhit theaters, and now the first project in that deal has emerged: a 1970s-set TV series calledThe Hunt, which is about a band of Nazi hunters and was inspired by true events....

Jordan Peele’s “Twisted-Ass Science Fiction” Anthology ‘Weird City’ Coming To YouTube Premium Jordan Peeleshocked the world with his directorial debutGet Outearly last year, and he’s been remarkably busy ever since. His list of active projects has grown to an impressive length, and now he’s adding yet another one to the top of the pile: a show calledWeird City, which he calls a “twisted-ass science fiction” anthology series. The show is coming to YouTube Premium next year, and you can read more about it below....

Melissa McCarthy To Play Tinker Bell For Shawn Levy Melissa McCarthyhas a knack for playing big personalities, but one of her next roles will be very very small. She’s set to play the fairyTinker Bellin an untitled new movie directed byShawn Levy, described as a comedy adventure that’ll bring a new spin to the classicPeter Pantale. Hit the jump for more details on the Melissa McCarthy Tinker Bell project.Deadlinereported on the Melissa McCarthy Tinker Bell movie....

More Marvel Phase Two: ‘Captain America The Winter Soldier’ Concept Art Plus ‘Thor: The Dark World’ Stills TheMarvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One – Avengers AssembledBox Set was finally released Tuesday and, in it, Marvel opened the curtain a bit in regards to Phase Two. We’ve already seen too much fromIron Man 3, but we’ve seen almost nothing (official, at least) from the next three films:Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter SoldierandGuardians of the Galaxy....

Mysterious ‘Avengers’ Hatch Appears Outside New Disneyland Ride, What Is It? Disneyland Resort held the grand opening of their first Marvel-themed attractionGuardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakoutlast week (read our reaction here). Something new has popped up outside the attraction — anAvengershatch of unknown origin. What does it mean? Let’s try to uncover the mystery of the Avengers hatch at Disney California Adventure, after the jump. Updated:We now have a video of the SHIELD agents in action....

Noomi Rapace, The Original ‘Girl With The Dragon Tattoo,’ Cast In ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’ Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Meet Sherlock and Watson.Noomi Rapace,who played the now iconic character Lisbeth Salander in the original film version ofThe Girl With the Dragon Tattooand its sequels, just signed to play the female lead inSherlock Holmes 2,according toThe Hollywood Reporter.The Swedish star will appear alongside returning principalsRobert Downey Jr., Jude Lawand directorGuy Ritchiewhen the film starts shooting later this year....

Page 2: Star Wars, BTTF, Dragon 2, Gremlins, Godzilla, Simpsons, Ghostbusters, Firefly, Terminator Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Bad Wookie By:Helen Greenstein 8 Movie CharactersWe Want as Graduation SpeakersFrom Bad To Worst: 5 Godzilla Games You Shouldn’t Play After Watching The New Movie...

POTD: Deadpool Has Taken Over Bargain Blu-Ray And DVD Covers (Seriously) The marketing for the entireDeadpoolfranchise has been positively brilliant. In fact, the promotion for the first movie was so good thatDeadpoolended up winning an awardat the 45th Annual Clio Key Art Awards, honoring the best in marketing every year. And the latest stunt to promoteDeadpool 2just might end up solidifying another win this year. While we’ve seen countless trailers, TV spots, posters, cross-promotions and television stunts, a newDeadpool 2promotion on the shelves selling movies on Blu-ray and DVD takes the cake....