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Hear Chris Farley As ‘Shrek’ In A Story Reel From 1997 Before he passed away,Saturday Night Liveveteran andTommy BoystarChris Farleywas slated to be the voice of the ogreShrekin the DreamWorks Animation film of the same name. In fact, he had completed about 95% of the dialogue for the movie and was still working on it one week before he died in December of 1997. As we all know, Shrek went on to be voiced byMike Myersand the film became a huge hit that spawned several big screen sequels....

Here Are Edgar Wright’s Top 10 Films Of 2014 December is here, which means you’ll been seeing many articles looking back at 2014. And while you may be wondering what your favorite critics thought of some of the year’s best films, let’s be honest. You’d probably rather hear from people whose movies you love. So let’s get that ball rolling. First up we’ve gotEdgar Wright. Wright had a unique year. The director began 2014 full steam ahead getting ready to make a Marvel Studios movie, ended up leaving that project,directed a Pharrell videoand has yet to officially announce his next feature, though there are multiple options for him to choose from....

How To With John Wilson Season 2: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) I feel confident in saying you’ve never seen anything quite like “How To With John Wilson” on television before. The first season of the show was a bright spot in the early days of the pandemic, and thankfully, the eccentric and occasionally profound documentary comedy series iscoming backfor a second season next month....

Hugh Jackman And James Mangold Have Considered Creating R And PG-13 Rated Version Of ‘The Wolverine’ This appeared in a small mention in SHB yesterday, but in case you missed it, the quote is something possibly worth talking about. We know that Ridley Scott has been working with two cuts ofPrometheus, a PG-13 and an R, and will decide which one to use closer to the release date. Has that approach become something that Fox is willing to really explore with other films?...

I’m Trying Real Hard To Be The Shepherd: Ranking The Films Of Quentin Tarantino I’ve spent the past few weeks immersing myself in the world ofQuentin Tarantino. To prepare for the release of his latest film,The Hateful Eight, I rankedeachandeveryoneof his characters. Then I wrote aboutThe Hateful Eightitself, which I saw inits glorious “roadshow” version. Now, it’s time to close the book on this subject for a little while… or until Mr....

Independent Spirit Awards Nominations Led By ‘12 Years A Slave’ The best award set of the season is usually the Independent Spirit Awards — that’s the ceremony where filmmakers cut loose, and it’s the set of awards that is most likely to highlight actual achievement, rather than doling out statues to whoever campaigned the hardest for their Oscar. Today the nominations of for the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards were announced, and they spread recognition out to a wide array of films....

Jason Momoa Shares ‘The Crow’ Concept Art, Apologizes For Dropping Out, Promises To Play The Character One Day The most recent iteration ofThe Crowremake went down in flames yesterday when directorCorin Hardyand starJason Momoawalked away from the moviea few weeks before shooting was set to begin. Now, Momoa has shared a piece of concept art and a tiny sliver of a look at him wearing the character’s iconic makeup. In an accompanying statement, the actor also swore that he’ll still play the part one day....

Kevin Smith To Direct An Episode Of ‘The Flash’, ‘Vixen’ Star Coming To ‘Arrow’, And More Updates From The CW This morning, The CW presented panels to the Television Critics Association. During the Executive Session with presidentMark Pedowitz, they made several announcements that will be exciting to fans of their DC properties. Megalyn E.K., who provides the voice ofVixenin the animated CW Seed series of the same title, will be reprise her role in live-action on an episode ofArrow....

Kooky New Spoilers For Transformers 2 Hit Net? UPDATE:Check out this funnay footageshot on the set ofTransformers 2. It shows a ‘bot that looks a lot likeFrenzyruining a windshield. At this point, Bay’s sequel needs a big can of spy spray. Here’s the non-spoiler part of this post:Shia LaBeoufwill ride a motorcycle inTransformers 2. Wow. And it might, just might!, be a robot in disguise. After the jump, we’ll dive into the latestsp-sp-spoilerrumors forTransformers 2courtesy of theMovie Blog....

Kung Fu Panda Teaser Trailer Kung Fu Pandais the next movie from DreamWorks Animation, following the release of Jerry Seinfeld’sBee Movienext week. A new teaser promo is online, complete with a giant Jack Black introduction (which I could have done without). I’m not quite sure what t think of this. On one hand, the Panda is probably the cutest animal next to the Penguin. But are you really interested in seeing a Panda with Jack Black’s voice running around and kicking ass kung fu style?...

Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Gets A Rewrite; Team Line-Up Clarified Phase Twoof the development of the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins withIron Man 3, which shot this summer, and continues withThor: The Dark WorldandCaptain America: The Winter Solider. But while the first phase led to the blockbuster team-up movieThe Avengers, this second wave heads out into space for something a little more strange.Guardians of the Galaxy, oft-mentioned by Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige as a project the company hoped to tackle, will be released in 2014, and the company is moving forward with a rewrite of the existing script....

Meryl Streep’s Devil Wears Prada Character Was Surprisingly Inspired By Two Legendary Hollywood Men We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s been over 15 years since “The Devil Wears Prada” first strutted into our lives as a fully-formed classic. The film is many things to many people: a sartorial coming-of-age story, a highbrow chick flick, a reckoning for the sacrifice that comes with climbing the ladder of success....

New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Photos And Special Effects Featurette Game of Thronesmay be premiering in the hot months of summer this year, but after years of solemn looks and ominous warnings, winter is finally here. Some new photos from the upcoming season have arrived and we get to see new looks at our favorite kings, queens, schemers, and sidekicks as they prepare for The Great War against the Night’s King and the White Walkers....