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Exclusive ‘Maximum Overdrive’ Blu-Ray Clip Praises Stephen King’s Only Directorial Effort By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 22, 2018 12:30 pm EST While he’s had his hand in several screenplays, Stephen King only directed one movie: Maximum Overdrive. Widely panned when released in 1986, the killer truck film has achieved a kind of cult status, where fans admire the film for its goofball charms. Vestron Video is releasing a new Maximum Overdrive Blu-ray this week, and we have an exclusive clip for you below....

Jason Reitman Responds To ‘Ghostbusters’ Backlash, Director Paul Feig Gives Support By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 21, 2019 9:00 am EST Director Jason Reitman recently announced that he would be following in his father Ivan Reitman’s footsteps by directing a Ghostbusters sequel that would take place decades after the original movies in the franchise. The reception for this new project has ranged from fury about ignoring the new Ghostbusters to celebration that we’ll finally get a sequel set in the original universe of New York’s finest paranormal investigators....

John C. Reilly On Getting To Know Joaquin Phoenix And His Very Busy 2018 [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Oct. 23, 2018 2:00 pm EST But Reilly begins his 2018 run playing Eli Sister, in his first-ever Western, The Sisters Brothers (in theaters now), co-starring Joaquin Phoenix as Reilly’s brother Charlie, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Riz Ahmed, directed by the great French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet, Dheepan) and based on the novel by Patrick DeWitt....

The 5 Box Office Lessons Of 2018: Marvel, ‘Star Wars,’ And Other Cautionary Tales And Stories Of Success By David Chen/Dec. 31, 2018 9:00 am EST 2018 will be remembered as the year the movies didn’t die. After years of stagnation, the U.S. domestic box office actually showed a solid performance, raking in an estimated $11.8 billion, a significant increase over the $10.6 billion it made in 2017. Movies decisively demonstrated that they are still relevant by continuing to become memes, topics of water cooler conversation, and cultural touchstones....

The Muppets May Also Be Getting A Series Of Shorts On Disney+ By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 2019 9:30 am EST Not too long ago, we learned that Frozen voice actor Josh Gad might be working with Once Upon a Time creators Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz on a new show that would bring The Muppets to Disney+. However, it sounds like that’s not all Jim Henson’s beloved puppet creations will be up to on the Disney streaming service....

‘A Star Is Born’ Won’t Come Around The Oscars With An Ass Like That, Will Push Three Other Songs Instead By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 24, 2018 4:00 am EST Bradley Cooper’s remake of A Star Is Born is chock full of new, original songs performed by the filmmaker himself and the incredibly talentedLady Gaga. However, not all of them will be in the running for Oscars this awards season. Warner Bros. Pictures has put up the list of categories they’re hoping A Star Is Born will land Oscar nominations for when the time comes early next year....

‘Aladdin’ TV Spot: Listen To The New Rendition Of “A Whole New World” By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 24, 2019 7:30 am EST Get ready for “A Whole New World” to get stuck in your head all day. The iconic song from 1992’s Aladdin is as beloved as the animated Disney classic, and people were waiting with bated breath for the new rendition of it for the live-action remake. Now you can listen to a clip of it in the new Aladdin TV spot....

‘Bad Boys For Life’ Plot Synopsis Teases A Cold-Blooded Drug Cartel Boss By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 6, 2019 9:00 am EST Fans have been waiting over 15 years for Bad Boys for Life to get in front of cameras. The sequel has had plenty of ups and downs over the years with Michael Bay leaving the project in the hands of director Joe Carnahan, who ended up leaving even after writing the script....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Cast Finally Finds Its Cassandra Cain By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 15, 2018 6:30 am EST The last big holdout in the Birds of Prey cast has been found. Newcomer Ella Jay Basco is in talks to play Cassandra Cain, one of the Batgirls, in the female-driven superhero film. Basco joins a cast that includes Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez and Ewan McGregor. Cathy Yan is directing from a script by Christina Hodson, who is also writing the Batgirl movie....

‘Cobra Kai’ Star Mary Mouser Trained Miyagi-Style For Season 2 [Interview] By Fred Topel/April 25, 2019 10:00 am EST The new generation of teen characters on Cobra Kai informed a lot of what the Karate Kid characters have become. Johnny Lawrence wanted to train bullied kids like Miguel, Eli and Aisha. Daniel LaRusso has been training Johnny’s estranged son Robbie (Tanner Buchanan) while his own daughter Samantha, played by Mary Mouser, finally decided to pick up Karate at the end of season one....

/Filmcast Ep. 311 - It Follows By Slashfilmcast/March 23, 2015 9:18 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff try to figure out why Liam Neeson films aren’t doing as well this month, discuss wonder where Bloodline is heading, debate the effectiveness of The Jinx’s re-enactments, and get excited about the next Mission Impossible. Be sure to read Richard Brody’s piece on why re-enactments never work. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

/Filmcast Ep. 422 - The Mummy By Slashfilmcast/June 13, 2017 6:00 pm EST David, Jeff, and Devindra discuss the pleasures of Personal Shopper, and why House of Cards isn’t super fun anymore. Want to help us review Transformers: The Last Knight? Donate to our Slashformers Gofundme page. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now:Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...

‘Lady And The Tramp’ Cast Adds ‘Hidden Figures’ Star Janelle Monáe By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 5, 2018 4:00 pm EST The cast of Disney’s live-action remake of Lady and the Tramp already has Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux on board to voice the titular dogs in the tale of canine romance from two different side of the tracks. But over the past few months, the cast has filled out with even more impressive talent, and one more name has just signed on in a key supporting role....

‘The IT Crowd’ Star Chris O’Dowd Heading To ‘The Twilight Zone’ By Ethan Anderton/March 21, 2019 4:30 pm EST The CBS All Access reboot of The Twilight Zone already has some stellar talent on board. The series revival from Get Out director Jordan Peele counts Zazie Beetz, John Cho, Ginnifer Goodwin, Greg Kinnear, Kumail Nanjiani, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Allison Tolman, and Jacob Tremblay among the cast, and now another outstanding talent has been added to the line-up....

Batman Prequel ‘Pennyworth’ Goes To An Alternate ’60s, Takes A Cue From Christopher Nolan Films [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Feb. 10, 2019 4:00 pm EST The creators of Gotham are going even further back into the Batman legend with their Epix series Pennyworth. We’ve already learned how the origin story of Alfred Pennyworth will show how a young Alfred (Jack Bannon) met Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge) in 1960s London and ends up battling the descendants of Jack the Ripper....

Bryce Dallas Howard Compares Filming ‘The Mandalorian’ To Being On The Holodeck By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 6, 2019 1:00 pm EST Mixing Star Wars and Star Trek terminology may be a faux pas for most fans, but Bryce Dallas Howard has good reason to do it. The Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom actress is stepping behind the camera to helm an episode of Disney+’s highly-anticipated upcoming Star Wars series The Mandalorian, which uses groundbreaking technology pioneered by executive producer Jon Favreau....

Disney+ Might Resurrect Those Marvel Shows After All, Proving No One Knows What The Hell Is Happening By Ben Pearson/Dec. 18, 2018 2:30 pm EST Three Netflix Marvel shows – Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and Daredevil – have been cancelled for weeks, but several of the players involved continue to make those cancellations as difficult as possible for fans. Instead of outlining any of their actual intentions, the companies are content with speaking about these shows in vague enough terms to get fans’ hopes up about a potential resurrection....

Kevin Feige Explains Why The ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Title Was Kept Secret For So Long By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 26, 2019 10:30 am EST We all spent months trying to guess what the title of Avengers 4 would be, and some people even guessed correctly: Endgame. After all, Doctor Strange says “We’re in the end game, now,” after he hands over the Time Stone to Thanos. So why, then, did Marvel keep the title a secret for so long?...

Peter Sciretta’s Top 15 Movies Of 2018 By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2019 9:00 am EST 2018 has come to a close and I have finally been willing to commit to a list of this year’s best movies. Unlike the rest of the /Film staff, I decided to post a top 15 instead of a top 10, and I’ll explain why. I don’t think this was a great year for movies, but it was a very good one....

Say Goodbye To Pepper Potts: Gwyneth Paltrow Is Exiting The Marvel Cinematic Universe After ‘Avengers: Endgame’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 19, 2019 7:30 am EST The Marvel Cinematic Universe is going to go through some major changes after Avengers: Endgame. It looks like Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are both saying goodbye, and they’re not alone. Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays Tony Stark’s love interest Pepper Potts, has announced that she, too, is parting ways with the MCU after Endgame....