New Posters: Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Skin I Live In’ One of the most enticing films that may well play Cannes this year — and, yes, one of the more frightening ones, too — isPedro Almodovar’s reunion withAntonio Banderas,The Skin I Live In. The film is based on a novel calledTarantulathat is nominally about a plastic surgeon who takes revenge upon the man who raped his daughter. But the novel sounds a lot more uncomfortable than a simple revenge film, because the surgeon also happens to keep his wife confined in their house, in which he forces her monthly into degrading sexual encounters with other men....

Nicholas Braun Describes ‘Hit Somebody’ As Kevin Smith’s ‘Finest,’ More Details Revealed Today brings two minor updates onKevin Smith’sHit Somebody. The first is fromNicholas Braun,the actorwho’ll eventually starin the film as a hockey enforcer who dreams of scoring just one goal. We spoke to Braun on the set of his latest movie, Dylan Kidd’sGet A Job, and he said the version of the script he read is Kevin Smith’s “finest” work and a “love letter to hockey” complete with flashbacks to the origins of the sport....

POTD: The Rock Crashes Disney World’s ‘Jungle Cruise’ To Research His Movie Last week,we learnedthatDwayne “The Rock” Johnsonwould be officially starring in a film adaptation of the classic Disneyland rideJungle Cruise. Now that the movie is greenlit, The Rock surprised park guests at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park by taking over the skipper duties of the Jungle Cruise attraction. And yes, of course there’s a photo and a fun story from the man himself....

Robocop Screenwriter Says Darren Aronofsky Is Still Attached We’ve heard a lot of back and forth about MGM’s proposedRobocopremake, most of which is has to do with whetherDarren Aronofsky, the director originally hired to tackle the film, is still part of the project. The last official word, in late summer ‘09, was that Aronosky was still part of the project, but since then there has been a lot of rumor that he has walked away....

Ryan Kiera Armstrong Did Some Drew Barrymore Research Before Filming Firestarter From “Carrie” to “The Stand” and beyond, the works of American author Stephen King have been adapted by multiple generations. The latest King project to get an adaptation is “Firestarter,” based on his 1980 sci-fi thriller novel of the same name. The story concerns Charlie McGee, a young girl who is inadvertently gifted with powers of pyrokinesis as a result of government-controlled experiments on her parents....

Shawn Levy Reveals Why Stranger Things Season 4 Is Split Into Two Parts “Stranger Things” executive producer Shawn Levy, who also directed two episodes inseason 4, Volume 1(including the brilliant fourth episode,“Dear Billy”) has revealed why the latest season has been split in two. Speaking toThe Hollywood Reporter, Levy explained that as all nine episodes of “Stranger Things” season 4 were not ready at the time, they decided to provide a “satisfying breaking point” after episode 7, so that viewers did not have to wait longer for the whole installment:...

Showtime’s ‘Halo’ Series Loses Director Rupert Wyatt, Faces A Troubled Future BringingHaloto the screen has been a long and bumpy road for over a decade now. And here’s the latest pothole: directorRupert Wyatthas left theupcoming television adaptationof the hit video game series. Now,Showtimewill have to find another filmmaker to bring this ambitious, and expensive, science fiction war show to life. However, we have learned that Wyatt’s departure is the tip of a much larger iceberg – Showtime’sHaloseries isn’t dead yet, but it’s certainly fighting for its life....

Sony Has The Next Seven Years Laid Out For Their ‘Spider-Man’ Universes, In Both Film And TV Sony is all-in on theirSpider-Manfilms. After the success of bothSpider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseandVenom, the studio has realized they don’t necessarily need to rely solely on their deal with Marvel Studios to draw an audience. As a result, the studio has already planned the next seven years out for its Spidey-related projects – not just on film, but also on TV....

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Hook’ 4K Blu-Ray Release Will Feature 11 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes I realize it’s popular to crap onHook,Steven Spielberg’s 1991 movie that tells the story of what happens to Peter Pan when he becomes an adult. But even if Spielberg himself doesn’t look back on it fondly, the film still has its fair share of supporters – including yours truly – and they may be interested to know that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is about to release aHook4K Blu-ray....

Superhero Bits: Batman Rumors Made Robert Pattinson Mad, People’s Choice Awards Love Marvel & More What People’s Choice Awards nominations didAvengers: Endgame, Captain MarvelandSpider-Man: Far From Homeget? What heated topic with theFalcon and the Winter Soldierseries address? Why wasRobert Pattinsonmad when rumors about him playingBatmansurfaced? What didProfessor Hulkaccidentally create with the time machine inAvengers: Endgame? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Here’s a showcase of all the cool suits that you may wear in Marvel’sSpider-Manvideo game for PlayStation 4....

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Man Of Steel Want to read a damning portrayal ofMarvel Studios? Which character might be cameoing inThe Wolverine? Has another actor been cast inGuardians of the Galaxy? Will another Green hero appear onArrowsoon? When doesGeoff Johnssay we’ll learn more about DC Entertainment’s upcoming plans? DidRobert Redfordspoil his role inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier? What isHugh Jackmandoing on the set ofX-Men: Days of Future Past?...

The #Super8Secret Is Out: RSVP To Free ‘Super 8’ Early Fan Screenings Last week a viral website went online asking what the #Super8Secret was. Turns out the secret is special free early fan screenings in 12 different cities. I’m very excited to offer this opportunity to /Film readers who are excited to see this movie. I’ll be on hand with my good friend Alex from FirstShowing to present the Hollywood screening at the Arclight,which you won’t want to miss....

The ‘Hellboy’ Reboot Failed Because Of Angry Fans Of The Guillermo Del Toro Movies, According To David Harbour David Harbouris a charming guy, a good actor, and a genuinely beloved figure. So it pains me to see him talkin' crazy about his failedHellboyreboot. According to Harbour, the film’s failure was primarily due to fans of theGuillermo del Toromovies who were angry about a reboot. And while it’s certainly true that fans of the del Toro movies were unhappy the Oscar-winning filmmaker wasn’t allowed to complete his trilogy, that’s certainly not the reason theHellboyreboot failed....