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George Clooney In Talks For Brad Bird’s Mysterious Sci-Fi Project ‘1952’ After gallivanting about outer space in Alfonso Cuarón’sGravity,George Clooneywill (possibly) see outer space coming to him inBrad Bird’s1952. The star has just entered negotiations for the sci-fi tentpole, which is set up at Disney. The script comes fromJeff JensenandDamon Lindelof, and has drawn comparisons toClose Encounters of the Third Kind. More details after the jump. Considering who’s involved, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that plot details are being kept under very tight wraps....

How Matt Reeves Pulled Off The Batman’s Show-Stopping Batmobile Chase The newest version of the Batmobile only makes two appearances in “The Batman,” but that first appearance is a hell of a debut. From the moment it fires up its massive engine/thruster to bursting out of a wall of fire,the Pattmobile has more than earned its spothas more than earned its spot alongside the various live-action Batmobiles. And director Matt Reeves put quite a bit of effort into crafting the chase scene between the Dark Knight and Colin Farrell’s Oswald Cobblepot....

Interview With Grindhouse Directors Quentin Tarantino And Robert Rodriguez On March 25th, we had the opportunity to talk with most of the stars and directors ofGrindhouse. We will be posting the interviews leading up until the film’s release on April 6th 2007. We sat down with Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) and Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, From Dusk Till Dawn) to talk about their upcoming double feature. QUESTION: HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP DURING THIS PRESS JUNKET?...

Jack Black May Be Retiring From Acting Soon, But Not If Quentin Tarantino Calls Jack Blackcan be seen hamming it up on the big screen yet again this weekend inJumanji: The Next Level. As we’ve seen in the trailers, he’s not just playing a video game avatar inhabited by a teenage girl again, but also the same video game avatar as played by a young black high school football star. Black has been a reliable goofball for years now, but it sounds like we might soon see the end of his tenure on the big screen....

Jake Scott’s Sundance Guest Blog #3: More News From The Frontier Editor’s Note:Filmmaker Jake Scott has been blogging his Sundance experience on /Film. You might not know 42-year-old directorJake Scottyet, but you will. You definitely know his father Ridley, the filmmaker behind such films asAlien,Gladiator,andBlade Runner(Jake worked in the editing room during the school holidays). Chances are, you’ve probably never seen Jake’s directorial debut was a 1999 British historical action comedy titledPlunkett & Macleane....

James Franco Directed ‘The Disaster Artist’ In Character As Tommy Wiseau I am not joking when I say thatJames Francoshould receive serious awards consideration for his performance inThe Disaster Artist, a film in which Franco plays Tommy Wiseau, the writer/director/star of 2003’sThe Room, widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made. Having seen Wiseau speak in real life followinga screening of his most recent movieat Beyond Fest earlier this year, it’s astonishing how perfectly Franco slips into that persona....

Kevin Smith’s ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Theory Proposes A “New Religion” Writer/directorKevin Smithis one of the biggest celebrityStar Warsfans out there, so it’s no surprise that he has some thoughts aboutthe newStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkertrailerthat debuted at Star Wars Celebration a few days ago. Kevin Smith Rise of Skywalker Theory Smith actuallyvisited the set ofThe Rise of Skywalker, but he says he learned the title at the same time as everyone else and doesn’t know much about the movie beyond what he saw on the day of his visit....

Kristen Bell Says ‘Frozen 2’ Begins Production Next Month The animated musicalFrozenwas a massive runaway hit for Walt Disney Animation back in 2013, making a sequel to the movie a forgone conclusion. However, Disney dragged their feet a bit when it came to confirming plans forFrozen 2, and it wasn’t until just over a year ago that theproject was officially announced. We still don’t have a release date forFrozen 2, but the good news is starKristen Bellhas revealed that production is slated to begin next month....

LOL: Dana Carvey Brings Church Lady Back To ‘Saturday Night Live’ For An Election Chat Whether you’re a Democrat, Republican or anything in between, I think we can all agree that this election season has been an absolute nightmare. But don’t worry, because there’s only six more months of hell to endure before we elect a new president. UsuallySaturday Night Livehelps make this process easier to swallow by giving us some laughs to go along with the politics, but this year the election has been so ridiculous that the truly quality political satire sketches have been few and far between, simply because they can’t be more outlandish than the real election....

Movie Review: Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End Who would have thought that a descent movie could be made from a theme park attraction. After all, isn’t it usually the other way around? But somehow, someway, Pirates of the Caribbean became an overnight sensation. Most people would be quick to point to Johnny Depp as the reason for the film’s success. And I would say that is very accurate....

Nearly 37% Of Fans We Polled Think This Is The Best ’80s Horror Movie Ever Made The ’80s werea special decade for horror. In a lot of ways, it’s a hard decade to top simply because there are just so many damn good movies from that time period. Of course, the ’70s were a great decade for horror, as well. Without the success of films like “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” and “Halloween,” studios probably wouldn’t have been so quick to fund more horror movies....

Netflix’s True Story Unseats The Wheel Of Time From The Top Of The Nielsen Chart With Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time” series debuting just five days before the first two episodes of"Hawkeye"dropped on Disney+ on November 24, it stood to reason those two genre shows would duke it out for first place among the titles streaming over the 2021 Thanksgiving holiday frame. However, according to viewership data from Nielsen (viaTV Line), the number one title for the week of November 22 was actually Netflix’s “True Story....

New ‘Alien: Covenant’ Photos Go A Long Way To Confirming That R-Rating Thesteady streamofAlien: Covenantnews over the past few days suggests that we’ll be seeing the first trailer forRidley Scott’sPrometheussequel soon enough (perhaps as soon as this weekend, if rumors are true). In the meantime, we can just enjoy these new images, one that teases a familiar location and one that seems to make good on the early word thatthis will be an R-rated motion picture....