Paul Giamatti In Talks For David Cronenberg's 'Cosmopolis'

Paul Giamatti In Talks For David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ What’s better than having one newDavid Cronenbergfilm to look forward to? (The Dangerous Method, now in post-production.) How about another David Cronenberg film that seems to becoming togetherfast? We’ve known that the director hadlined upColin FarrellandMarion Cotillardfor an adaptation ofDon DeLillo’s novelCosmopolis. Now he reportedly hasPaul Giamattiin talks to appear, as well. The Playlist reports that the actor is in active discussions, but his reps say no deal has been made at this point....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Sean Lane

Rambo 5 Title Rumored To Be 'Rambo: Last Blood'

Rambo 5 Title Rumored To Be ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ Back in June we heard whispers thatSylvester Stallonewas prepping another installment of theRambofranchise. And now a new rumor suggests the Rambo 5 title might beRambo: Last Blood. That can’t be serious, can it? The rumor comes fromComingSoonwhere a reader named nopr100 send over the new intel. No other information was provided however. ComingSoon usually doesn’t report on rumors of this kind unless they know something more, so there might actually be something to this bit....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 464 words · Chelsea Mcmillan

Red Band Trailer For 'The Five Year Engagement' Is Filled With Deleted Scenes

Red Band Trailer For ‘The Five Year Engagement’ Is Filled With Deleted Scenes Universal Pictures has just released a red band trailer forThe Five-Year Engagementand, like most red band trailers, it’s filled with raunchy humor. Written byJason SegelandNicholas Stoller, the guys who madeForgetting Sarah Marshall, and produced byJudd Apatow, you’d expect nothing less. The odd thing about this trailer, though, is that while most red band trailers horribly spoil a good comedy this one doesn’t really because a lot of the jokes aren’t in the movie....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Jacqueline Mcdonald

Sony Buys Rights To Remake Austrian-German Heist Film 'The Robber'

Sony Buys Rights To Remake Austrian-German Heist Film ‘The Robber’ The Robber, from Austrian directorBenjamin Heisenberg, hasn’t had time to establish a presence in the States — it just opened in Germany in March after a premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. A few local festival appearances, like ones at the Seattle and New York Film Festivals, is all the release the movie has had here. But Sony has picked up rights to remake the film anyway, so we could soon see a domestic version of the tale about marathon runnerJohann Rettenberger, who had a habit of robbing banks in between marathons....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 350 words · Paula Cruz

Star Wars Celebration Will Live Stream All Weekend, Including 'The Force Awakens' Panel [UPDATED]

Star Wars Celebration Will Live Stream All Weekend, Including ‘The Force Awakens’ Panel [UPDATED] Can’t make it toStar Wars Celebrationin Anaheim this weekend? You have two options. You can keep your eyes locked on /Film for our extensive coverage, or you can just go to StarWars.com and live stream 30 hours of content including theStar Wars: The Force Awakenspanel on Thursday morning. For free. Below, read more about the Star Wars Celebration live stream....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 515 words · Joanna Wilson

Star Wars Rebels: The Grand Inquisitor's Backstory Was Seen In 'The Clone Wars'

Star Wars Rebels: The Grand Inquisitor’s Backstory Was Seen In ‘The Clone Wars’ Earlier today we told you how acharacter created for the Star Wars animated seriesmay have already appeared in one of the original trilogy films. Well, that’s not the only bit of Star Wars canon retcon we have for you today. Did you know that we already saw The Grand Inquisitor duringThe Clone Wars? During the first season ofStar Wars Rebels, the Grand Inquisitor was tasked by Darth Vader with taking out the possible Jedi in our hero’s rebel faction....

June 30, 2025 · 4 min · 682 words · Lisa Stone

The Bruce Lee Fight In 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Almost Ended Very Differently

The Bruce Lee Fight In ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Almost Ended Very Differently As soon asOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodhit theaters, it predictably became a lightning rod for controversy — a time-honored tradition for nearly every film directed byQuentin Tarantino. Some controversies were less valid than others, but one that hit particularly hard was a flashback sequence to a fight betweenBrad Pitt’s aging stuntman Cliff Booth and martial arts icon Bruce Lee (Mike Moh)....

June 30, 2025 · 5 min · 904 words · Janet Mayo

The Influences Of 'The Witch' Part One: Director Robert Eggers On 'The Shining'

The Influences Of ‘The Witch’ Part One: Director Robert Eggers On ‘The Shining’ WithThe Witchopening this week, we sat down with writer/directorRobert Eggersto do something a little different. We asked him to name the three films that most influenced his tremendous new horror movie and we would discuss his work through the lens of what inspired him. For part one of this three-part series, we talked aboutStanley Kubrick’sThe Shining. Parts two and three, covering completely different films, will run tomorrow and the next day....

June 30, 2025 · 8 min · 1621 words · Timothy Avila

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Is The Most Successful Franchise In US History

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Is The Most Successful Franchise In US History Spider-Man, Shrek, The Lord of the Rings, Batman, James Bond, Star WarsandHarry Potterall have one thing in common. Their films have grossed less money at the domestic box office than theMarvel Cinematic Universe. But then, in looking at things that way, every film series that isn’t Marvel’s has that in common. This week’s release ofCaptain America: The Winter Soldierbrought the domestic gross of the nine films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to $2,463,300,000 and counting....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 344 words · Timothy Russell

The Morning Watch: James Corden And Josh Gad Are 'Hobbs & Shaw', Stuntmen React To More Movie Stunts & More

The Morning Watch: James Corden And Josh Gad Are ‘Hobbs & Shaw’, Stuntmen React To More Movie Stunts & 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, watch asJames CordenandJosh GadplayHobbs and Shawbefore they got fired from theFast and Furiousspin-off....

June 30, 2025 · 2 min · 324 words · Michael Smith

The Surprisingly Practical Way The Mist Pulled Off Its Signature Effect

The Surprisingly Practical Way The Mist Pulled Off Its Signature Effect Berndnaut Smildeis a maker of clouds. A Dutch artist, Smilde creates temporary clouds inside picturesque places and quickly photographs them before they disappear. The images often feel impossible as they depict clouds hovering in the middle of vacant galleries and seemingly abandoned spaces, places a cloud should not logically ever be. To create these magical compositions, Smilde uses a specific recipe of cold temperatures, a damp environment, and water vapor to birth the clouds into existence....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 446 words · Hannah Elliott

The Thor: Love And Thunder Trailer Offers Our First Look At Russell Crowe As Zeus

The Thor: Love And Thunder Trailer Offers Our First Look At Russell Crowe As Zeus Wake up, babe, a new Marvel trailer just dropped! After leaving fans in the dark for several months beyond the point when the marketing cycle for highly-anticipated superhero moviesusuallykicks in, the studio finally saw fit to release ourfirst official look at “Thor: Love and Thunder"only 3 months before the sequel makes its way into theaters. Still, as brief a glimpse as it is, the wait has definitely been worth it....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 634 words · Elizabeth Cisneros

Theme Park Bits: Living With The Land Update, Mobile Ordering, And More!

Theme Park Bits: Living With The Land Update, Mobile Ordering, And More! In this edition of Theme Park Bits: True fans of the Walt Disney World Resort know that one of the low-key incredible attractions at Epcot is all about Living with the Land. This pleasant boat ride takes you through both show scenes and genuine garden environments where food scientists are hard at work creating the future. It’s gotten a surpriseupgrade, though, in some of the sections with film scenes....

June 30, 2025 · 3 min · 519 words · Dennis Bowers