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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ Loses Director Sam Mendes By Jacob Hall/Nov. 13, 2017 3:28 pm EST Disney’s new mission to remake their entire animated canon in live-action keeps on trucking forward, but one project is moving a little more slowly than others. The live-action take on Pinocchio has lost Academy Award winner Sam Mendes, who was reported to be taking the director’s seat earlier this year. Word comes from The Tracking Board, who reports that Mendes has left the project while he was still in “early talks....

Final ‘Justice League’ Trailer Gives Us Our First Real Look At The Villainous Steppenwolf By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 26, 2017 7:32 am EST The release of Justice League is fast approaching, tickets are on sale now, and there’s a final international trailer loaded with new footage, including our first good look at the film’s big bad, Steppenwolf. So come together below and watch the final Justice League trailer. It’s hard to believe Justice League is finally about to hit theaters....

Get A Sneak Peek At ‘Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets’ Illustrated Edition By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 30, 2016 5:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In case you hadn’t heard, last year Bloomsbury and Scholastic started releasing illustrated editions of all of the Harry Potter books. We’re not just talking about a few sketches tossed throughout the book. These illustrated editions of the books contain some beautiful, wonderfully detailed, full color images by artist Jim Kay that truly enhance the magical adventures within....

IMAX Is Starting To Ditch 3D, Citing ‘Clear Preference’ For 2D By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 27, 2017 11:30 am EST 3D movies are a source of controversy. They require clunky glasses that darken the screen, give you vertigo, and make you look like a dork. Not to mention they’re pricey — 3D ticket prices add about $4 onto already inflated movie ticket prices. Pair that with an IMAX price, and there go your groceries for the week....

Many Older Movies Aren’t Available Online, But Screenwriter John August Wants To Change That By Ben Pearson/Aug. 17, 2018 8:30 am EST This is not a new observation – ever since the dawn of streaming services, hundreds of movies have been left by the wayside. But August took his frustrations and is attempting to channel them into a campaign to get some of these older films released digitally, and you can find out how to help below....

New ‘Dundee’ Clip Adds Hugh Jackman To The Fake Super Bowl Movie Commercial By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2018 1:00 pm EST Just over a week ago, the internet was surprised to learn about the existence of a Crocodile Dundee sequel when a surprise trailer was released online featuring Danny McBride as the famous outback bushman’s American son, who is coming to Australia in search of his missing father. No one was sure if this was a real movie, and the addition of Chris Hemsworth in further footage from the movie, dubbed simply Dundee, only added to that mystery....

Red Band ‘The House’ Trailer: Get Your Passport Ready For F**ktown By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2017 10:30 am EST Now that blockbuster summer is in full swing, I’ve been wondering what the hit comedy of the season is going to be. Snatched has arrived and it doesn’t seem to be nearly as good as Trainwreck. Most people might say Baywatch is the next best option, but with all we’ve seen so far, I don’t think it’s going to deliver....

The Morning Watch: ‘Rampage’ Anatomy Of A Scene, Can Hype Make Blockbusters Disappointing & More By Ethan Anderton/April 23, 2018 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is 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, director Brad Peyton breaks down a scene from the video game blockbuster Rampage....

The Toy Box: Back To The Future Part II, Ghostbusters, Alien, A Clockwork Orange & Star Wars By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2016 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Toy Box is a recurring feature at /Film that will round up some of the newest and coolest collectibles, decorations, gadgets and other memorabilia that you nerds might want for your shelves. The latest installment features some incredibly detailed Ghostbusters statues, an Alien coloring book that’s pretty much for adults, two new Hot Toys figures from Back to the Future Part II with some incredible accessories and more....

‘Halloween 4’ Mazes Coming To Halloween Horror Nights By Ben Pearson/Aug. 14, 2018 4:30 pm EST Horror film icon Michael Myers (AKA The Shape) is making his triumphant return to the big screen this year with the upcoming release of a new Halloween movie, but visitors to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights will also have an opportunity to come face-to-face with the masked menace starting one month from today. New Halloween 4 mazes are coming to the theme park’s annual event starting on September 14, 2018....

‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Teaser Unleashes New Footage; New Trailer Next Week By Chris Evangelista/April 13, 2018 9:00 am EST Hold onto your butts, a new Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom teaser just landed, and it’s very cool. There’s a wealth of new footage here, and it looks fantastic. The footage teases a full trailer which will roar online next week. Watch the teaser below. You know what, I think Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom might turn out pretty well!...

‘Kill Or Be Killed’ Movie Coming From ‘John Wick’ Director By Jacob Hall/Dec. 14, 2017 12:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here’s a match made in heaven. Or rather, given the grim subject matter here, a match made in hell. John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 director Chad Stahelski will bring the comic book series Kill or Be Killed to the big screen, and I’ve never been more excited to tell you to avoid as many details about a project as you possibly can....

‘Ocean’s 8’ Trailer: An Incredible Cast Comes Together To Pull Off The Perfect Heist By Chris Evangelista/April 12, 2018 9:07 am EST A new Ocean’s 8 trailer is here, reminding us all that this impeccably-cast film is probably going to be a lot of fun. Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter star in the female-driven sequel/reboot of Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s 11 films....

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ International Trailer Features New Footage And Dialogue By Jack Giroux/Aug. 15, 2016 4:30 pm EST International trailers tend to spoil far too much. Thankfully, that’s not exactly the case with the international trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but the latest look at Gareth Edwards’ (Godzilla) war film does include some new plot details and new footage. There’s one new line, in particular, related to Jyn Erso’s father (Mads Mikkelsen) that expands on the setup of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....

‘Star Wars’ Book Reveals That Yoda Wanted To Train Leia As A Jedi, Not Luke By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 4, 2017 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It was clear during Luke and Yoda’s first encounter in The Empire Strikes Back that the insanity-feigning Jedi Master was more than reluctant to train the Tatooine farmboy. That’s because he had his hopes set on another....

‘The After Party’ Trailer: It’s A Rapper Cameo Party In Netflix’s New Comedy By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 9, 2018 6:30 am EST The After Party trailer is a who’s who of rappers who would realistically throw a pretty good real party. Not the least of which is Kyle, whose breakout single “iSpy” featuring Lil Yachty dominated air waves last year, and who stars in the Netflix comedy as an aspiring rapper trying to crash the wildest after party in New York City....

‘The Dark Knight’ Swoops Back Into Limited Theaters For 10th Anniversary IMAX Re-Release By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 18, 2018 7:30 am EST Ten years ago, The Dark Knight changed the way we would see superhero movies. And it also changed the way that IMAX cameras would be used in mega-blockbusters. In 2008, director Christopher Nolan made the radical choice to shoot select sequences from the movie in IMAX, making The Dark Knight the first major feature film to use IMAX 70mm film....

‘The Fate Of The Furious’ Trailer: This Is One Explosive Family Reunion By Jacob Hall/March 9, 2017 6:07 am EST Watching the Fast and Furious series evolve from telling bland and lunkheaded street racing stories to telling insane and endlessly creative (but still lunkheaded) action adventure tales that might as well take place in an alternate universe where physics simply don’t exist has been a joy. These movies offer something for everyone: a diverse and charismatic cast of amusing personalities, outrageous storytelling torn straight from a daytime soap opera, ludicrous action, and, above all, a sincere heart that really means it when the action stop so everyone can drone on about the importance of family....

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2 to Include More Departures From the Book [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/July 31, 2017 1:30 pm EST Elisabeth Moss was on a Television Critics Association panel over the weekend for Sundance Channel’s Top of the Lake: China Girl. After the panel, she spoke with reporters a bit about season two of her hit Hulu show The Handmaid’s Tale. Moss returns to work in September and earlier at TCA, Hulu SVP of Content Craig Erwich said he had read scripts for the new season....

‘Wildlife’ Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal And Carey Mulligan Are A Crumbling 1960s Nuclear Family By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 7, 2018 2:30 pm EST With the Toronto International Film Festival in full swing, we’re starting to get a better glimpse of some of the movies playing the festival. Several of them have already made the rounds on the festival circuit as far back as Sundance in January but are now ramping up their marketing campaign as awards season lingers around the corner....