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Adam Driver Compares The Shifting Tone Of ‘Episode 8’ To ‘Empire Strikes Back’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 13, 2016 2:30 pm EST We don’t really know much about the story in Star Wars Episode VIII aside from Force Awakens co-screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan calling it “weird” and Rian Johnson revealing it will begin moments after the conclusion of Episode 7. We know a lot all the people involved in the production, but not much about the story itself....

Blue Sky Studios Hires First Female Director For Its First Animated Musical By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 14, 2018 2:00 pm EST It’s no secret that there’s a dearth of women in the animation industry. In Disney’s nearly 100-year history, only one film has been directed by a woman. With the 19 films that Pixar has released since 1995, only Brave had a female director — who was fired midway through production....

Hasbro Begins Crowdfunding For Collectible Toys, Starting With An Incredible ‘Star Wars’ Playset By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 20, 2018 10:30 am EST Hasbro is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, creating action figures, vehicles, playsets and more for franchises like Star Wars, Marvel, Transformers, G.I. Joe and much more. They deliver some of the most affordable and cool toys out there, but they know that fans want more, and they’re trying to give it to them....

How Guillermo Del Toro Made ‘The Shape Of Water’ For Less Than $20 Million; Watch A Fish-Man Featurette By Ben Pearson/Jan. 1, 2018 12:00 pm EST In a new interview, hear in his own words how Guillermo del Toro made The Shape of Water into one of 2017’s most lush and wondrous cinematic experiences on a budget. And if you’re not concerned with the business/financial side of the equation, we have you covered with a featurette dedicated to the creation of the movie’s sexy fish-man....

Is The 3D Movie Trend Finally Dying? By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 5, 2018 2:30 pm EST 3D movies might soon be 3-dead. 3D box office revenues have taken a steep dive, with box office sales at their lowest level in eight years. It may finally be time to say sayonara to those bulky tinted glasses. A report by the Motion Picture Association of America finds that box office revenues for 3D films in the U....

Justice Department May Reverse Law Keeping Major Studios From Owning Theaters By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 3, 2018 12:30 pm EST For 70 years, major film studios were barred from owning movie theater chains. But this could soon change. The Trump administration’s Department of Justice has announced plans to review the antitrust rules that have governed Hollywood for the better part of a century. And in the process, we could see a major shift in how studios distribute movies, and possibly, how we go see them....

Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Movie Has Begun Filming [UPDATED] By Jacob Hall/Feb. 1, 2017 12:20 pm EST UPDATE: Focus Features has officially announced the start of production on Paul Thomas Anderson’s untitled movie and their press release includes this plot description: “The new movie is a drama set in the couture world of 1950s London. The story illuminates the life behind the curtain of an uncompromising dressmaker commissioned by royalty and high society....

Peter Capaldi Leaving ‘Doctor Who’ This Year By Angie Han/Jan. 30, 2017 4:00 pm EST Looks like it’s time for the Doctor to regenerate again. Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi has just confirmed the next season of the long-running British sci-fi series will be his last, after boarding the show back in 2014. He’ll be leaving hot on the heels of showrunner Steven Moffat, who’ll be replaced by Chris Chibnall (Broadchurch) starting in 2018....

Sam Mendes May Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘Pinocchio’ By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 2017 8:30 am EST Disney just keeps tearing through their vault of animated classics in order to bring younger audiences live-action remakes of the movies that their parents fell in love with when they were kids. Beauty and the Beast became a box office sensation this year, and The Lion King, Dumbo, Mulan and Aladdin are marching towards production. Now their remake of Pinnochio is making some progress....

See Gareth Edwards’ Notes On The ‘Rogue One’ Poster, Plus: Find Out Which Prop He Stole By Angie Han/Dec. 5, 2016 12:30 pm EST Working on a Star Wars movie would be a dream come true for most filmmakers, so when Gareth Edwards had the chance to helm Rogue One he made the most of it. We’ve already shared our chat with Edwards, where he told us about all the big ways he tried to make Rogue One his own, but here we’re talking about the little things he did to get the full experience....

Sony’s Valiant Comics Universe To Kick Off With ‘Harbinger’ By Angie Han/Sept. 28, 2016 11:00 am EST After trying and failing to expand its Amazing Spider-Man franchise, Sony finally let the webslinger join the Marvel cinematic universe with Disney’s Captain America: Civil War. But it hasn’t given up the idea of launching a comic book superhero universe of its very own. Sony is moving forward with plans to build a Valiant Comics shared universe, moving up Harbinger so it will be the first film in the franchise....

Taika Waititi Hilariously Pitches A Vision And Scarlet Witch Romantic-Comedy By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 16, 2018 2:30 pm EST Now that Taika Waititi has given the once-somber Thor a jubilant, comedy-forward makeover, what Marvel character could be next? Of course, Marvel characters aren’t lacking a funny bone — their tongue-in-cheek rapport is one of the foundations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But maybe there are a few sticks in the mud who could use a good Taika Waititi-style mockumentary....

The Academy Awards Postpone “Popular Film” Oscar After Backlash By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2018 11:41 am EST Last month, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences dropped a bomb in the form of a few changes to the annual Oscars ceremony coming in February of 2019. The biggest and most controversial decision was the announcement of a new award that would honor “outstanding achievement in popular film,” but there was no explanation as to what constituted a “popular” film or how a film would qualify for the award....

The Toy Box: Pixar Animation, Harry Potter, The Force Awakens, Deadpool & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 26, 2016 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Toy Box is a recurring feature at /Film that rounds up some of the newest and coolest collectibles, decorations, gadgets and other memorabilia that you nerds might want for your shelves. This edition of The Toy Box features a Harry Potter edition of a classic board game, some beautiful new Christmas tree ornaments featuring characters from Pixar Animation, and the best Deadpool figure you’ll ever find....

This Kurt Russell Art Show Looks A-Number One, Is All In The Reflexes By Jacob Hall/Aug. 26, 2016 3:00 pm EST One of the greatest pleasures of my career so far arrived last year, when I was able to interview the great Kurt Russell following the premiere of the fantastic horror western Bone Tomahawk. Russell is one of the greats, a massive screen presence who’s willing to take chances on strange movies, a “man’s man” who isn’t afraid to play weak or buffoonish, an actor who can embody cowboys and criminals and psychopaths and moody helicopter pilots stranded in the ass-end of Antarctica....

VOTD: Explore The World Of Alternative Movie Posters With Artist Tom Whalen By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2016 5:00 am EST If you’re a regular /Film reader, then you know that we love collectible art inspired by film and television. Every single week there’s at least one awesome new piece of artwork paying tribute to the movies and TV shows that we love, and we even have some artists whose work we’re so excited to see....

‘A Bad Moms Christmas’ Trailer Has Plenty Of Holiday Spirits To Go Around By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2017 7:30 am EST A Bad Moms Christmas is the follow-up to the R-rated comedy Bad Moms from last year. After the movie raked in $113.2 million on a budget of just $20 million, STX Entertainment fast-tracked a sequel and added some holiday spice. This time, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn have to contend with the arrival of Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines and Susan Sarandon as their respective mothers....

‘Aardvark’ Trailer: Mysterious Jon Hamm Woos Therapist Jenny Slate By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 1, 2018 6:30 am EST In Aardvark, Jenny Slate plays a therapist who begins a relationship with Jon Hamm, the brother of one of her patients (Zachary Quinto). But while Quinto’s character is the one in therapy, Hamm might be the person with issues. In the Aardvark trailer, the lesson to be learned is: never date Jon Hamm, no matter how handsome and mysterious he is....

By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2018 5:00 pm EST Longtime collaborators Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg have worn a lot of hats over the years. They’ve worked together as co-writers and co-produers on projects like Superbad, Pineapple Express, and Sausage Party, and they both wrote, produced and directed the stellar apocalyptic comedy This Is The End. Lately, the two have been dabbling on television with adaptations of Preacher and The Boys, but now they’re doing something much different on the small screen....

‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ Season 2 Featurette & Key Art Teases Ash’s Return To Elk Grove By Angie Han/Aug. 29, 2016 4:00 pm EST The first season of Ash vs. Evil Dead came to a spectacularly bloody end back in January, but the battle isn’t over for our favorite Deadite killer. A new featurette reveals just what Ash and his pals have been up to since then, and teases what’s waiting for them upon their return to Ash’s hometown of Elk Grove in season 2....