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‘Interstellar’ Poster Sends Matthew McConaughey Beyond The Ends Of The Earth [Updated] Great directors can get their actors to go to the ends of the Earth for them. InInterstellar,Christopher Nolaninspires his to go beyond. Well — not literally, since we assume the film was still shot on Earth. But the film definitely sends them off-planet. And so does the newInterstellarad, which shows starMatthew McConaugheyin a strange alien landscape. Hit the jump to see the new Interstellar poster....

‘L.A.’s Finest’ Teaser: The ‘Bad Boys’ Universe Heads To TV In This Spin-Off Show We last saw Syd Burnett (Gabrielle Union) way back in 2003’sBad Boys II, but sixteen years later, she’s moved to Los Angeles, joined the force, and teamed up with a partner named Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba). Meet the newest iteration of Syd and Nancy. TheBad Boysuniverse comes to the small screen withL.A.’s Finest, the first original series from Spectrum....

‘Midsommar’ Star Jack Reynor On The Shot That Made Him Actually Cry, And Flipping Gendered Horror Traditions [Interview] At its heart, writer/directorAri Aster’s twisted new folk horror nightmareMidsommaris a relationship drama.Florence Pugh(Macbeth, Fighting With My Family) plays Dani andJack Reynor(Transformers: Age of Extinction, Free Fire) plays Christian, a couple who are slowly drifting apart and whose problems come to a head during a trip to an isolated Swedish commune. It’s a mesmerizing “break up film” that’s punctuated by occasional bursts of violence, and watching this couple work out their issues leaves you with some images you won’t soon forget....

‘Narco Sub’ Locks Brian Kirk To Direct, Eyes Liam Neeson To Star Another year, another new director forNarco Sub. As of nowBrian Kirk(Game of Thrones) is set to helm the long-gestating action thriller, which started out as aTony Scottprojectback in the day. And now that a director is in place, the film is also closing in on a star.Liam Neesonis the likely lead, though he’s not a sure thing just yet....

‘Own The Room’ Trailer: Five Students Compete In The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards In the documentaryOwn the Room, five students from “disparate corners of the planet” take their “budding business ventures to Macau, China, to compete in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards.” It’s the latest fromCristina CostantiniandDarren Foster, the team behind the documentaryScience Fair.Own the Roomhails from National Geographic Documentary Films, and is headed to Disney+ in March. Watch the trailer below....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Plot Details Emerge After Trailer Debuts At CCXP The first trailer forSpider-Man: Far From Homewas expected to arrive online over the weekend, but Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures decided to hold off until a bit later, maybe sometime this week beforeSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Versehits theaters. However, the first trailer still played down in Brazil’s CCXP comic convention, so details about the film’s plot have emerged. Get the basic details on theSpider-Man Far From Homeplot below, but if you don’t want to know anything about the upcoming trailer, you might want to avoid reading any further....

2008 Golden Globe Nominations Here are the nominations for the 2008 Golden Globes, followed by my thoughts: BEST DRAMA American Gangster Eastern Promises The Great Debaters Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood ACTOR (DRAMA) George Clooney – Michael Clayton Daniel Day Lewis – There Will Be Blood James McAvoy – Atonement Viggo Mortenson – Eastern Promises Denzel Washington – American Gangster ACTRESS (DRAMA) Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age Julie Christie – Away from Her Jodie Foster – The Brave One Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart Keira Knightley – Atonement MUSICAL OR COMEDY...

30 Movies We Can’t Wait To See At The 2016 Sundance Film Festival January doesn’t tend to be a great month for movies if you’re surveying the options at your local multiplex, but it’s one of the best times of the year for film lovers lucky enough to attend the Sundance Film Festival. This year, three of us — Peter Sciretta, Ethan Anderton, and myself — will be on the scene for /Film, taking in some of the best of this year’s independent cinema....

Benedict Wong’s ‘Doctor Strange’ Character Won’t Be “The Tea-Making Manservant” Thefirst trailerfor Marvel’sDoctor Strangeintroduced many of the key players including Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Baron Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor), and the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). One we haven’t seen yet, though, is Wong, played byBenedict Wong. In the comics, Wong is Strange’s sidekick and valet as well as a master martial artist himself. But expect some big changes in the movie version....

Bradley Cooper Replaces Shia LaBeouf In Dark Fields The HangoverstarBradley Cooperis now set to replace Shia LaBeouf in Neil Burger’s (The Illusionist) upcoming thriller,Dark Fields. The film is an adaptation of the Alan Glynn book of the same name, and will feature a script by eclectic screenwriter, Leslie Dixon (The Thomas Crowne Affair,Mrs. Doubtfire,Hairspray). The film is among many projects Cooper has signed on for post-Hangover(which is strange, because I still know the guy best as Sydney Bristow’s best friend onAlias)....

Bryce Dallas Howard Compares Filming ‘The Mandalorian’ To Being On The Holodeck MixingStar WarsandStar Trekterminology may be a faux pas for most fans, butBryce Dallas Howardhas good reason to do it. TheJurassic World: Fallen Kingdomactress is stepping behind the camera to helm an episode of Disney+’s highly-anticipated upcomingStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorian, which uses groundbreaking technology pioneered by executive producerJon Favreau. It’s technology so out of this world that when Howard stepped ontoThe Mandalorianset, she was instantly reminded of a futuristic sci-fi series beginning with the word “Star....

Cathy Yan Wants ‘Birds Of Prey’ Sequel To Have A Harley Quinn And Poison Ivy Romance Birds of PreydirectorCathy Yanalready has ideas for a sequel. Although a directBirds of Preyfollow-up has not yet officially been confirmed, Yan has already started plotting out where she would take Harley Quinn on her next adventures — and with whom. And that character will be very familiar to longtime fans of Harley Quinn in both her animated and comic book forms....

David Lynch Directs Marion Cotillard In Long-Form Dior Commercial David Lynchhas dipped into the world of advertising more than once. His ads for Calvin Klein’s Obsession, for example, were lush black and white glamour shoots featuring Benicio del Toro and Heather Graham. (Before Graham appeared inTwin Peaks.) Now Lynch has directedMarion CotillardinLady Blue Shanghai, a sixteen-minute film/ad for Dior. This is the third in a series of long-form ads that features Cotillard for Dior....