Posts

John Mulaney Gets Musical About Airport Sushi And Becomes A Meme On ‘Saturday Night Live’ This weekend,John Mulaneybecame the first person to host a Leap Day episode ofSaturday Night Live. But that wasn’t the only noteworthy moment to come out of this outstanding episode of the late night sketch series. This is the third year in a row that Mulaney has hostedSNL, and I hope this becomes a tradition thatLorne Michaelscontinues to honor....

Kevin Feige Explains Why Natalie Portman Won’t Be In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Thor: Ragnarokis building up a cast to die for, withChris Hemsworth,Tom Hiddleston,Mark Ruffalo,Tessa Thompson, andCate Blanchettall on board. But one Marvel star who’ll be sitting out this trip isNatalie Portman. After playing Jane Foster inThorandThor: The Dark World, Portman will not reprise her role forThor: Ragnarok, as confirmed by Marvel Studios presidentKevin Feige. Find out why after the jump....

Kiefer Sutherland Confirmed To Star In Tim Kring Pilot ‘Touch;’ Says ‘24’ Movie Still Happening WhenKiefer Sutherlandfinishes his current Broadway obligation, he’s coming back to TV. The former star of24was in talks last weekto star inTim Kring’s (Heroes) latest pilot called,Touch, for the Fox network and now he’s officially signed on. Filming will begin this summer. The show is about a man whose mute, autistic son can see the future. After that, according to quotes on national television, Sutherland is still insistent that a24movie will happen....

Legendary Could Help Universal Make ‘Jurassic Park IV’ AsLegendary Picturessettles intotheir new deal withUniversal Pictures, CEO Thomas Tull & co. have begun to figure out which projects they can help finance. First up will beDracula, directed byGary Shore, starringLuke EvansandDominic Cooper. That movie is out June 08, 2025. After that, they are interesting in helping withColin Trevorrow’s 2015 sequel,Jurassic Park IV. Nothing has been made official but early reports are Legendary is interested in co-financing the film, pending a final look at the script and creative elements....

LOL: What Would A ‘Ghostbusters’ Sitcom Look Like? There are plenty of new iterations ofGhostbusterscoming up. Paul Feighas his female-led rebootwith Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones on the way, with additional rumblings of aspin-off featuring Chris Pratt and Channing Tatumas a new team of male Ghostbusters. And there’s ananimated Ghostbusters film in the worksat Sony as well. But we’ve yet to hear of any new TV projects bringingGhostbustersto the small screen anytime soon....

Michelle Yeoh ‘Star Trek’ Spin-Off Moving Ahead At CBS All Access Michelle Yeohis the captain now — kind of. TheCrazy Rich Asiansactress had a recurring role on CBS All Access’Star Trek: Discoveryseason 1, and now she’ll be taking the helm in her ownStar Trekspin-off. But the untitled Michelle YeohStar Trekspin-off won’t center around her first character, the noble Captain Philippa Georgiou. Instead, Yeoh will get to stretch her vamping skills as Georgiou’s evil doppelganger who was introduced during a journey to the Mirror Universe....

Netflix Is Making More ‘Black Mirror’ The first two seasons of the terrific UK seriesBlack Mirrorare onNetflix, and now the streaming giant is reportedly making a deal to bring more of the show to audiences. Netflix isn’t adding the 2014 Christmas Special (yet, sadly) but is doing something even more exciting: making new episodes. We’ve heard rumors in the past of a possible continuation of the TV series. Now a report says Netflix and series creatorCharlie Brookerare in the process of making a deal to produce newBlack Mirrorepisodes....

Page 2: House Of Cards, Star Wars, Robocop, Firefly, Zoolander, LEGO, Girls, Cumberbatch, Space Jam Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: ArtistBen WhitesellCelebratesThe Launch Of Season 2 For Netflix Hit Series: “House Of Cards”...

Picard Writers Do ‘Penance’ In Star Trek: Picard Episode 2 Ah, good ol' causality. There’s nothing better to whet a Trekkie’s appetite for a brainy, overthought conversation aboutrerum naturathan a story about how a small change in adeterministic nonlinear systemcan result in large differences in a later state. Or, to put it in other words,that Butterfly Effectsure is fun to talk about, eh, fellow nerd? Pass the mead. “Star Trek” frequently revisits stories with themes of causality, determination, and fate (or lack thereof)....

Pixar’s ‘Onward’ Featurette Promises A Truly Magical And Touching Family Adventure With one month left until Pixar’sOnwardhits theaters, the buzz doesn’t seem to be all that high. Maybe it’s because this is Pixar’s first original movie sinceCocowas released in the fall of 2017, but there’s just not a lot of hype yet. That’s why Disney is doing their best to get the word out and show audiences what the modern fantasy world ofOnwardis all about, and that includes the touching story at the center of it that was inspired byDan Scanlon’s real-life experience of having never properly met his father....

Production Updates: Cameras Roll On Rian Johnson’s ‘Knives Out’ As Toni Collete Joins Cast; ‘Call Of Duty’ Could Film Next Year Here’s some quick news regarding two very different productions. While taking a break from a galaxy far, far away,Rian Johnsonis making the star-studded mystery movieKnives Out. Shooting has just begun on the film, as evident from a tweet from Johnson himself. And that’s not all!Hereditary’sToni Collettehas just joined the cast....

Ridley Scott Apologizes For ‘Prometheus,’ Dials Back ‘Alien’ Sequels Ridley Scottadmits that he was “wrong” onPrometheus. The much-malignedAlienprequel was a stumbling block for the renowned director, who had planned to launch a second coming for hisAlienfranchise to flesh out the origins and backstory of the terrifying Xenomorphs. His upcoming filmAlien: Covenantcontinues the thread thatPrometheusstarted, taking place long before the 1979Alienfilm. Scott had intended to make atleast four more sequelswhich would lead up to or take place concurrently as the originalAlienmovie....

Roberto Benigni Confirmed For Woody Allen’s Next AsWoody Allenprepares to arrive in Cannes with his latest filmMidnight in Paris, he is confirming some casting reports about his next film, to be shot in Rome, which he calls “a comic picture, an out-and-out comedy.” Speaking toUSA Todayhe offered that quote, said that reports pegging the film’s title asThe Wrong Picturewere, uh, wrong, and confirming that he would indeed appear in the film....