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‘Star Wars’: BB-8 Almost Had A Completely Different Name By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 14, 2018 1:00 pm EST An incredible amount of work and thought are put into each creature in the Star Wars galaxy. But what about the lovable droids who stand alongside the human heroes of the franchise? That includes BB-8, who was introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Poe Dameron’s best friend and, once he’s found by Rey, the impetus for the plot of Episode 7....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ TV Spot: Rey Won’t Fail Luke Like Kylo Ren By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 17, 2017 8:35 am EST “Kylo failed you. I won’t.” A new Star Wars: The Last Jedi TV spot, which is long enough to be labeled as a new trailer on its own, gives us insight into what exactly went wrong between Luke Skywalker and his once-promising padawan, Kylo Ren. But the wary Jedi Master can’t be left to bemoan his failures in peace, as the desperate Rey pleads with him to train her, promising to succeed where Kylo Ren failed....

‘Submergence’ Trailer: James McAvoy & Alicia Vikander’s Love Knows No Bounds By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 31, 2018 5:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Alicia Vikander and James McAvoy are both part of blockbuster franchises. While Vikander has Tomb Raider coming up, she also appeared in Jason Bourne not too long ago. Meanwhile, McAvoy will play Professor X for the fourth time in the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix and he’s also reprising his role as The Horde in Glass, a sequel to both Split and Unbreakable....

‘The Punisher’ Is Coming For You In A New Teaser By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 18, 2017 2:00 pm EST Netflix is about to unleash their new series that’ll take viewers to as “dark and as brutal a place as you’ve ever seen in the Marvel world” with The Punisher, their latest Marvel show. Netflix and Marvel seem keen to put that brutality front and center with a new viral clip that hit Twitter today....

‘What Happened To Monday’ Director Tommy Wirkola On Transforming Noomi Rapace Into Septuplets [Interview] By Fred Topel/Aug. 18, 2017 10:30 am EST Tommy Wirkola directed What Happened to Monday and spoke to /Film by phone this week about the film. The director of Dead Snow and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters talked us through turning the siblings from men to women, learning visual effects tricks from Orphan Black and what exactly his future looks like....

A ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Movie Is In The Works For 2020 By Jacob Hall/Oct. 4, 2017 12:30 pm EST Mark your calendar: the Bob’s Burgers movie will open on July 17, 2020. The news was revealed over on Deadline, where series creator Loren Bouchard offered a typically amusing and wry statement on the whole thing: We’re thrilled to be invited to bring Bob’s Burgers to the big screen. We know the movie has to scratch every itch the fans of the show have ever had, but it also has to work for all the good people who’ve never seen the show....

A Bloody New ‘Suspiria’ Poster And A Sample Of The Score Set The Stage For The Chilling Remake By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2018 10:30 am EST If there’s one movie that looks intriguingly insane, haunting and perplexing, it’s the remake of Suspiria from filmmaker Luca Guadagnino. The film is debuting at the Venice Film Festival, and we should have some early buzz on the trippy horror thriller before the weekend....

Domhnall Gleeson Playing Mr. McGregor In ‘Peter Rabbit’ By Jack Giroux/Oct. 19, 2016 6:30 am EST The director behind Easy A and the Annie remake, Will Gluck, is currently working on a Peter Rabbit movie based on the classic series of books written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. Gluck’s live-action film has already enlisted late-night host James Corden to voice the titular role. The rabbit’s adversary, Mr. McGregor, a farmer sick and tired of rabbits eating his vegetables, will be played by Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina)....

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Star Trek’ Might Not Be R-Rated, Says Simon Pegg By Chris Evangelista/March 19, 2018 2:00 pm EST It’s still hard to believe, but Quentin Tarantino is committed to making a new Star Trek film for Paramount. The Pulp Fiction filmmaker allegedly said he would only sign on to the film if Paramount approved an R-rating. But Star Trek franchise mainstay Simon Pegg says he knows some details about the Quentin Tarantino Star Trek Movie, and doesn’t think it will be R-rated after all....

Superhero Bits: Captain Marvel’s Suit Explained, New Team Darryl Marvel Short Preview & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 16, 2018 5:30 pm EST How much money has the Black Panther challenge raised now? What did Kevin Feige say is the reason Captain Marvel’s suit on set is green and black? What convinced Liev Schreiber to join the cast of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse? Want a sneak preview of the new Team Darryl short on the Thor: Ragnarok home video release?...

Superhero Bits: Theatrical Deadpool 2 Teaser, The Flash/Supergirl Musical Songs, Groot Puppet & More By Ethan Anderton/March 9, 2017 5:00 pm EST Who are the strongest women in Marvel Comics? Is Warner Bros. willing to make more R-rated superhero movies for the DC Expanded Universe? Why did the X-Men Animated Series voice actor who played Wolverine have trouble letting go of the character? Want to watch the theatrical version of the Deadpool 2 teaser?...

Taika Waititi Is Playing Korg In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ And It Is Hilarious By Peter Sciretta/April 18, 2017 9:00 am EST During my visit to the offices of Marvel Studios yesterday, I learned that director Taika Waititi has cast himself as Korg in Thor: Ragnarok. The filmmaker hinted at the character’s appearance in the film during production, but his role had been kept under wraps…and it looks great. Korg, an alien known as a Kronan, played a role in the Planet Hulk comic book storyline from which this film borrows key plot elements....

Taraji P. Henson And John Singleton Team Up For An Emmett Till Movie By Ben Pearson/Jan. 16, 2018 6:30 am EST All it takes is a cursory glance at the news to know America still has a long way to go in our ongoing reckoning with our country’s racial history. But one way to help heal the wounds of the past is to provide people with knowledge and perspective, and that’s exactly what producer/star Taraji P....

The Morning Watch: Emilia Clarke Tours ‘Game Of Thrones’ Set, ‘Incredibles 2’ Scoring Session & More By Ethan Anderton/April 20, 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, Emilia Clarke takes you on a tour of the set of the final season of Game of Thrones....

VOTD: How ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Recreated The Replicant Rachel By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 2, 2018 6:00 am EST Visual effects are getting better and better every day. While some didn’t quite buy the digital recreation of Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (not to mention have problems with the ethics of such a production element), it appears Blade Runner 2049 succeeded in a somewhat similar visual effects feat....

VOTD: How The TV & Computer Screens We See In Movies Are Meticulously Created By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 20, 2016 6:00 am EST While there is plenty of fascination from cinephiles regarding the creation of visual effects for movies and television, there are plenty of jobs on a movie set that go unnoticed. One such job is that of a computer/video playback supervisor. If that doesn’t sound all that interesting, a new video profile explains the fascinating and surprisingly meticulous work that goes into something as simple as a television playing in the background of a scene in the 1980s set movie Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, or something as complex as a faux piece of software used in a key sequence of a movie like Date Night, or recreating the software of one of the first Macintosh computers so that it actually works on camera for Steve Jobs....

VOTD: The Quentin Tarantino Universe Comes To Life In A Stylish Video By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2016 5:30 am EST If you’re a Quentin Tarantino fan, then you know that there are tiny connections that link all of his movies together so that they all exist in the same universe. Tarantino actually clarified how these connections work earlier this year after The Hateful Eight was in wide release: “There are actually two separate universes....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Beats Out ‘Jurassic World’ As The Biggest Summer Movie Ever By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 16, 2018 1:00 pm EST Avengers: Infinity War has added another record to its world-dominating box office run. After opening in China this weeekend, the Infinity War box office haul has officially reached historic heights — or should I say prehistoric? (No I shouldn’t, that makes no sense.)Avengers: Infinity War has officially taken Jurassic World’s crown for the highest-grossing summer movie ever....

‘Fire And Fury’ TV Series About Trump’s First Year In Office Is Already Being Made By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 17, 2018 2:30 pm EST Hell hath no fury like a sitting president who is about to have his first bungled year in the White House be dramatized as a TV series. A TV series based on Michael Wolff’s controversial tell-all book, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, is in development....

‘Mission: Impossible’ Stunts Video Features Tom Cruise Doing Crazy Things By Chris Evangelista/July 17, 2018 3:00 pm EST Tom Cruise loves risking his life for our entertainment, and no film series has awarded him the opportunity to do this more than Mission: Impossible. In each new Mission, Cruise increases the chances of premature death by throwing himself into dangerous situations. A new Mission: Impossible stunts highlight reel showcases all the crazy stuff Cruise did for Mission: Impossible – Fallout....