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Lord & Miller On ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Spoilers And That Post-Credit Scene [Interview] 2018 is coming to an end soon, but one of the year’s very best movies just hit theaters. We’ve been singing the praises ofSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versefor weeks, and now that the movie is out for all to see, it’s time to hear from producersPhil LordandChris Millerabout some of the movie’s more spoilery elements, including that hilarious post-credits scene, a couple of surprising vocal performances, and more....

Lost Viral: Paul Scheer Threatened With Legal Action, Plans To Break Into Lost Production Offices? Here is a recap:At Comic-Con, Human Giant comedian Paul Scheer made an appearance during the Q&A of the Lost panel, announcing his new websiteDamonCarltonAndAPolarBear.comwhere he would be featuring Lost-inspired artwork. Earlier this week,we recieved a very strange FEDEX’ed letter from Paul, declaring his decision to become the Picasso of Pop Art, and devote his life to making Lost-inspired paintings....

Nathan Fillion And Director Allan Ungar Talk About Their ‘Uncharted’ Short Film, A Possible Sequel, And Dismiss A Long-Held Rumor [Interview] Yesterday morning, directorAllan Ungar(Gridlocked) unveiled anUnchartedfan filmthat gave fans something they’ve been wanting to see for ten years: a live-actionUnchartedstory that starred actorNathan Fillionas treasure hunter and video game protagonist Nathan Drake. I spoke with both Fillion and Ungar on the phone about filming their adaptation, Fillion’s history with the franchise, if a sequel is in the works, and more....

Paramount To Release James Cameron And Andrew Adamson’s Cirque Du Soleil Movie James Cameronlikes to work with the biggest possible canvas in whatever narrative mode he’s in, as evidenced by the expanding scope of hisTerminatorfilms, then movies likeTitanicandAvatar. As far as physical performance goes, you don’t get much bigger thanCirque Du Soleil(as far as name recognition goes, at least) and so Cameron working with the company seems pretty natural. You might remember that James Cameron was working as producer and 3D consultant on a filmed Cirque Du Soleil feature thatAndrew Adamson(Shrek,The Chronicles of Narnia) was writing and directing....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Snowpiercer,’ ‘Amélie,’ ‘Kaili Blues,’ And More (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing, but for those of you who can’t afford to traipse over to Europe, Pop Culture Imports is the next best thing. Instead of watching prestigious movies in full party regalia next to angry French movie critics, watch some of these subtitled movies instead....

Quentin Tarantino Almost Made A ‘Luke Cage’ Movie, Discusses His Hopes For Marvel’s Show Today brings the entire first season of Marvel’s new Netflix seriesLuke Cageto everyone’s streaming devices. But did you knowQuentin Tarantinoonce almost made a movie focusing on the Hero for Hire before he decided to makePulp Fiction? The revelation of the once possible existence of a Quentin TarantinoLuke Cagemovie came when the filmmaker was making publicity rounds last winter forThe Hateful Eight,....

Scarlett Johansson In Talks For David O. Russell’s ‘Old St. Louis’ We only just heard aboutOld St. Louis, the film that now looks to beDavid O. Russell’s next afterThe Fighter.Vince Vaughnis set to star in the film and there was talk of interest inChloe Moretzto play his daughter. (No actual word on that latter casting, however, so don’t get too attached to that idea just yet.) NowScarlett Johanssonis likely to sign on to be the female lead....

Star Wars Bits: Alan Ladd Jr., Andor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Crimson Reign, The Mandalorian, And More! We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Alan Ladd Jr. passes away at 84 Legendary film executive and producer Alan Ladd Jr. passed away on March 2 at the age of 84. Ladd — or Laddie, as he was commonly known — greenlit “Star Wars” as the president of 20th Century Fox after seeing George Lucas' previous film, “American Graffiti....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises, Green Lantern 2, Captain America It’s going to be tough to beatyour first official lookatMan of Steelin today’s Superhero Bits but we’ll do our best. How doesMarc Webbexplain the point of view inThe Amazing Spider-Mantrailer? What are the main differences betweenCaptain America: The First Avengerand the comics? Would you like to seeAnne Hathawayon the set ofThe Dark Knight Rises? And what doRyan Reynoldsand the CEO of Time Warner have to say aboutGreen Lantern 2?...

Superhero Bits: The Avengers, Wonder Woman, Hulk, The Dark Knight Rises Who is scoringThe Avengers? What’s the latest speed bump forSpider-Man: Turn Off The Dark? Want to hear an extensive update on theHulkTV show? WhichGoodfellasactor could have playedBatmanfor Tim Burton? And why do the writers of the newWonder Womancomic book think there hasn’t been a movie yet? HasMarvel Comicsfinally made it into the digital age? Read about this and much more in today’s Superhero Bits....

The 20 Best Female Friendships In TV History, Ranked One of the advantages television has as a story-telling medium is its ability to explore relationship dynamics as they unfold over the course of multiple episodes and seasons. While work buddies, families, and romantic couples are all great in their own way, there’s something special about the bond between TV’s gal pals. From “I Love Lucy” to “Golden Girls,” female friendships have been at the core of some of television’s most iconic series and memorable moments....

This Week In Trailers: Men With Beards, The Selfish Giant, Schooled: The Price Of College Sports, Pale Blue Dot, Kelly+Victor Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

This Week In Trailers: Queer Eye: Season 2, I Used To Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story, A Skin So Soft, Dark Money Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...