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Decoding Westworld - Season 2 Preview (GUEST: Paul Scheer From How Did This Get Made) By Slashfilmcast/April 20, 2018 10:52 pm EST Joanna and David are back to recap a new season of Westworld! In this episode, special guest Paul Scheer joins us to discuss our thoughts on season 1, what we’re looking forward to most in season 2, our thoughts on Jonathan Nolan’s rickroll, and Paul’s recent panel with the showrunners and actors of Westworld....

By Ben Pearson/March 20, 2019 11:30 am EST Some will claim that this is a necessary step in these tumultuous times, and a certain section of fandom will take a bizarre solace in the fact that at least this acquisition means that they’ll get to see the Fantastic Four and the X-Men in the MCU. Not exactly an equal trade, but here we are. But even that solace won’t be immediate....

Disney’s Dominance Is Changing Hollywood, But How Long Can The Studio Stay On Top? By Ben Pearson/July 9, 2019 4:30 pm EST You don’t need to be a professional analyst to see that The Walt Disney Company is crushing it in Hollywood these days – and they’re not only crushing box office totals, but also other studios and the very norms on which the industry has operated for years. Several reports published in recent days have painted a frank picture of Disney’s dominance and how the company’s competitors are having to change the way they do business in order to survive....

Final ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Trailer Focuses On The Emotional Side Of Queen’s Story By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2018 6:36 am EST With just one week until the film starts hitting theaters, the final Bohemian Rhapsody trailer has arrived, and thankfully, this one offers a little more than a greatest hits assembly of cliched moments from a rock and roll biopic. Of course, the biopic tropes are still there, but this trailer actually hones in on the hardships that Queen faced, especially when it comes to frontman Freddie Mercury, played by Mr....

Live-Action ‘Final Fantasy’ TV Series Is In The Works, Based On The World Of ‘Final Fantasy 14’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 27, 2019 8:00 am EST Sony Pictures TV and Hivemind are developing the very first live-action Final Fantasy TV series, but it won’t be based on any of the franchise’s most popular games. That means no live-action Cloud and his signature spiky hair from Final Fantasy VII or real-life depictions of Blitzball from Final Fantasy X....

Michelle Yeoh ‘Star Trek’ Spin-Off Moving Ahead At CBS All Access By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 14, 2019 11:00 am EST Michelle Yeoh is the captain now — kind of. The Crazy Rich Asians actress had a recurring role on CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery season 1, and now she’ll be taking the helm in her own Star Trek spin-off. But the untitled Michelle Yeoh Star Trek spin-off won’t center around her first character, the noble Captain Philippa Georgiou....

Superhero Bits: Why ‘Venom’ Loves Tater Tots, Spider-Man And Nick Fury Go Boating & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2018 6:00 pm EST Which villains won’t be appearing in the fifth and final season of Gotham? Why is Venom obsessed with snacking on tater tots? What were Spider-Man and Nick Fury spotted doing together in Spider-Man: Far From Home set photos? Who does Kevin Smith want to play Batman next? Did you catch all the Easter eggs and comic references in Venom?...

The Morning Watch: The Star-Studded 2019 Super Bowl Commercials By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 4, 2019 5:00 am EST First up, Game of Thrones teamed up with Bud Light for a commercial featuring The Bud Light Knight getting his joust handed to him by The Mountain. It’s probably the most gruesome Bud Light commercial, and it has some distinct, official Game of Thrones touches to make it even better. Next up, Doritos had Chance the Wrapper get together with the Backstreet Boys for an update of “I Want It That Way” in order to promote the new Flamin’ Hot Nacho Cheese Doritos that will burn worse than Adam Levine’s voice during the halftime show....

VOTD: New Found Glory And Weezer Recreate ‘Back To The Future’ And ‘Mister Rogers’ In New Music Videos By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 25, 2019 6:00 am EST Ever since Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” came along, music videos have often tried to weave a narrative into some kind of short film set to the music in question. But sometimes, music videos just take cues from movies and TV shows to create something that merely captures a certain vibe and aesthetic for the hell of it....

‘Arrow’ Shoots Its Last Supervillain With Final, Abbreviated Season 8 By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 7, 2019 7:30 am EST Arrow is shooting its last…well, arrow. The Stephen Amell-led comic book drama from executive producer Greg Berlanti and Warner Bros. TV is ending its run with a final, abbreviated eighth season set to air this fall.Arrow is ending its eight-season run this fall with a shortened 10-episode season that will air during the 2019-2020 broadcast calendar, according to The Hollywood Reporter....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Character Posters Want You To Avenge The Fallen By Chris Evangelista/March 26, 2019 9:47 am EST The gang’s all here for new Avengers: Endgame character posters. Feast your eyes on the stacked cast below, as those still alive pop in living color while those who went up in dust are presented in a more muted black and white. Check the posters out below, unless you somehow haven’t seen Infinity War yet....

‘Captain Marvel’ Is Like An ’80s Or ’90s Buddy Cop Movie; Tickets On Sale Now By Ben Pearson/Jan. 7, 2019 3:38 pm EST Shane Black broke into Hollywood as the writer of 1980s action staple Lethal Weapon, and he’d eventually direct a Marvel Studios movie when he made Iron Man 3. But weirdly, it’s Black’s first produced screenplay that’s still providing inspiration for new Marvel Cinematic Universe entries: it turns out the upcoming Captain Marvel is inspired by buddy cop movies from that era, and Lethal Weapon is specifically name-checked in a new interview with directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck....

‘Captive State’ Trailer: It’s Time To Revolt Against Our Alien Oppressors By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 12, 2018 8:43 am EST We live in a world constantly struggling against war, famine, crime, disease and disasters. But what if our first contact with an alien race came with the promise of saving humanity from all these woes? How much would we be willing to sacrifice in order to survive? That’s exactly the question that the new sci-fi thriller Captive State asks, and the answer is a complicated one....

/Filmcast Episode 1 - Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull By Slashfilmcast/May 28, 2008 1:42 pm EST In this inaugural episode of the /Filmcast, Peter, Dave, Adam, and Devindra debate McG’s involvement in Terminator Salvation, question the casting in The Prince of Persia, and reflect on the Indiana Jones trilogy, culminating in a heated discussion of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Special guests Dave3 from Geeks of Doom, and Eric D....

‘Mr. Mom’ TV Series Coming From MGM And Vudu By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 11, 2018 10:30 am EST Mr. Mom, the 1983 Michael Keaton comedy about a man who must face the terrible fate of raising his children, is poised for a reboot. Walmart’s streaming service Vudu recently partnered with MGM to create original programming, and it looks like a Mr. Mom TV series is first on their list. This reboot will update the story from the ’80s into the 21st century....

By Ben Pearson/Feb. 26, 2019 5:02 pm EST Bob Persichetti is having a good week. It began by winning an Oscar on Sunday night for co-directing Sony’s spectacular Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and now word has arrived that he’s already found his next directing gig. Persichetti will direct Puss in Boots 2 for DreamWorks Animation, a long-brewing sequel to the 2011 animated hit that was a spin-off of the Shrek movies....

‘Rocketman’ First Look: See Taron Egerton As Elton John By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 28, 2018 7:00 am EST After having acted alongside the real Elton John in Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Taron Egerton takes on the role of the legendary musician in Rocketman. Described as a “musical fantasy” rather than a traditional biopic, Rocketman will tell the “uncensored human story of Sir Elton John’s breakthrough years.” In the Rocketman first look below, you can see an official image of Egerton in character....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Jacob Batalon Was “Hysterically Laughing” When Peter Parker Got Dusted [Interview] By Ben Pearson/May 8, 2019 7:15 am EST One of the reasons Spider-Man: Homecoming felt so fresh was because it centers on a young Peter Parker who is still in the early years of high school. That film introduced us to Ned Leeds, Peter’s loyal best friend who quickly discovers Spider-Man’s secret identity and becomes Peter’s “guy in the chair....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Shows Captain Pike His (Original Series) Future In “Through The Valley Of Shadows” By Monique Jones/April 5, 2019 1:00 pm EST Captain Pike gets served a horrifying slice of his future this week on Star Trek Discovery. This week’s episode, “Through the Valley of Shadows,” was this season’s second filler episode, teasing us for the action coming in the final two episodes. Unfortunately, we get a lot of questions with not many answers....

‘The LEGO Movie 2’ Wins Weekend Box Office But Still Disappoints, Liam Neeson’s ‘Cold Pursuit’ Gets Iced By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 11, 2019 12:30 pm EST The weekend box office numbers are in, and even though the animated sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part took the top spot, it performed well below expectations. The LEGO Movie 2 was expected to open with at least $50 million last weekend, but it only ended up with a haul of $34....