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Everything We Learned About ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ From The Star Wars Celebration Panel By Jacob Hall/April 12, 2019 10:37 am EST Star Wars Celebration kicked off in Chicago today with a panel dedicated to what looks to be one of the biggest blockbuster events of all time: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (the title was revealed alongside the trailer at the end of the panel). Director J....

Interactive Spider-Man Attraction Teased At Disney Parks, New Spider-Man Suit Revealed By Ben Pearson/March 21, 2019 1:00 pm EST Disney has announced that a new Marvel-themed experience is coming to California Adventure and Disneyland Paris that includes a new attraction “where guests of all ages can join the heroes in action.” The news is relatively vague, but based on some existing patents, we have a good idea of what the attraction is going to be like....

Marvel Announces ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Comic Miniseries Set On Batuu By Ben Pearson/Jan. 21, 2019 3:00 pm EST Theme park visitors will be able to step into the fictional world of Batuu when Disney’s new Star Wars land opens later this year, but before the doors open, comic readers can get a better glimpse of that setting in a newly-announced Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge comic book miniseries. Marvel Comics has announced a five-issue miniseries that takes place at the Black Spire Outpost, the shady trading port on the fictional Outer Rim planet....

Marvel Land Ride Details Revealed For Disney California Adventure By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 23, 2018 1:48 pm EST A new report reveals the rumored attraction and layout details for Marvel’s upcoming theme park land in the Disney California Adventure park. The offerings include a Spider-Man interactive screen ride, a Doctor Strange stage show, an Avengers roller coaster dark ride and more. Below, we’ve gathered what you need to know about the Marvel Land rides....

Seth Meyers Returns To ‘Saturday Night Live’ And Gets Back Into His Old Groove By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 14, 2018 10:01 am EST Seth Meyers has been hosting Late Night over at NBC for years now, but this weekend was the first time he returned to his old stomping grounds at Saturday Night Live as host. So how did the late night sketch show fare with one of their own as host?...

Sorry, But ‘Jurassic World 3’ Won’t Have Dinosaurs Attacking Cities By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 14, 2018 8:30 am EST The end of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom teased the idea that dinosaurs roaming around in the world without restrictions would be a big part of Jurassic World 3. However, according to director and writer Colin Trevorrow, fans shouldn’t expect to see dinosaurs attacking cities and neighborhoods like Rise of the Planet of the Apes or some kind of Godzilla movie....

Superhero Bits: Tyler Perry’s Marvel Mash-Up, ‘Daredevil’ Season 3 Viewer Numbers & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 2, 2018 6:00 pm EST What do the viewing numbers for the third season of Daredevil look like so far? Which Aquaman co-star almost passed on their role? Who would Ray Fisher like to see direct the Cyborg movie if it happens? What does Kevin Feige love about the credits scenes on Marvel movies? Which Marvel character did Tyler Perry mash up with his character Madea for Halloween?...

The Morning Watch: ‘Avengers’ Stars Get Immortalized In Cement, Hurl Playground Insults & More By Ethan Anderton/April 26, 2019 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, watch as the original cast members of The Avengers have their hands and feet immortalized in cement at the historical TCL Chinese Theatre....

The New ‘Veronica Mars’ Hulu Series Will Grow Up With Kristen Bell [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Feb. 11, 2019 9:52 am EST Hulu presented panels to the Television Critics Association today. During an executive panel, Hulu’s SVP of Originals Craig Erwich said that the streamer’s upcoming limited series of Veronica Mars would “grow up,” just like series star Kristen Bell has since the show premiered in 2004.“Rob Thomas, who is the steward of the franchise, has really threaded the needle,” Erwich said....

The Not-So-Secret Ingredient To Making A Successful Sequel More Than A Decade Later By Rob Hunter/Jan. 1, 2019 11:00 am EST There are hundreds if not thousands of sequels out there in the ether, and while they’re not inherently good or bad their existence typically makes sense. A movie is popular, and within a couple years it gets a sequel. It’s basic Hollywood math as studios and filmmakers understandably want to strike while they still have the public’s attention....

The Problem Solving of Filmmaking Almost as a way of getting ahead of the likes of Cinema Sins, David F. Sandberg explains two potentially perplexing observations that fans might find when watching the movie on home video. Each of them presents two challenges that needed to be addressed. One arose while shooting the film and contemplating the scenes that would follow one particular sequence while another was an issue that needed to be addressed in post-production....

‘Anna And The Apocalypse’ Flash Mob Gives Austin A Hollywood Ending By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 28, 2018 7:15 am EST Austin has a little spring in its step after an Anna and the Apocalypse flash mob took over the streets of the Texas city in anticipation of the acclaimed Christmas zombie musical. Or maybe it’s a limp, since the zombies have taken over and the end of the world is nigh. Whatever the case, the holidays are looking greater (and bloodier) than ever as we wait for the genre-bending festival favorite to hit theaters this weekend....

‘Ask Dr. Ruth’ Trailer: America’s Most Famous Sex Therapist Gets A Documentary By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 14, 2019 2:40 pm EST Dr. Ruth Westheimer is here to talk sex, baby. And don’t let her diminutive appearance and advanced age throw you off. America’s most famous sex therapist is getting the documentary treatment in the new Hulu film Ask Dr. Ruth, which chronicles Westheimer’s path from Holocaust survivor to advocate on the front lines of sex awareness and LGBT rights....

/Filmcast Ep. 396 - Rogue One And La La Land By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 14, 2016 12:03 am EST David, Devindra and Jeff do a double review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (without spoilers) and La La Land (with spoilers), discuss the new Fast and Furious title, the awful Criterion art for the Before series, and what to do on an airplane when you’re watching explicit material on your video screen....

/Filmcast Ep. 53 - Up And Drag Me To Hell (GUEST: C. Robert Cargill From Aint It Cool News) By Slashfilmcast/June 2, 2009 8:36 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley debate how Weeds compares with Desperate Housewives, continue their praise of Party Down, try to figure out what went wrong with Outlander, evaluate the prospects of a Buffy remake, and revel in the pleasures of Torque....

‘Rugrats’ Movie Hires ‘Diary Of A Wimpy Kid’ Sequels Director David Bowers To Watch The CG Babies By Ethan Anderton/April 29, 2019 4:00 pm EST Hey, remember last summer when Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon announced that they were working on a new Rugrats movie? But instead of being another animated take on the mischievous, precocious babies who started as a NickToon back in 1991, this new feature film adaptation was said to be a hybrid of live-action and computer animation used to bring the babies to life....

2019 WGA Award Nominees Include ‘Black Panther’, ‘Eighth Grade,’ ‘A Quiet Place’, And More By Ben Pearson/Jan. 7, 2019 11:00 am EST Green Book won the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay at last night’s awards show, and that particular train seems like it’s going to continue chugging all the way to the Oscars. Peter Farrelly’s film starring Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen is one of several 2019 WGA Award nominees, joining films like A Quiet Place, Roma, Eighth Grade, and Vice as contenders for the Writers Guild trophy....

Decoding Westworld S1E03 - The Stray By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 18, 2016 12:44 am EST David Chen and Joanna Robinson recap the third episode of the first season of Westworld, “The Stray.” Be sure to read Jacob’s recap of the episode, Joanna’s recap of the episode, and 5 theories about Arnold. Find more episodes of the podcast at decodingwestworld.com. Feel free to email us your theories at decodingwestworld(AT)gmail.com. Play Now in your Browser:...

Exclusive ‘River Runs Red’ Clip: Taye Diggs Wants Revenge Against Corrupt Cops By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2018 6:30 am EST In River Runs Red, Taye Diggs and Jennifer Tao play parents who find themselves at odds with the law when their son is killed by two corrupt cops. River Runs red arrives in theaters and VOD this week, and we have an exclusive clip from the film below. River Runs Red Clip...

MoviePass Refuses To Die, Introduces Three-Tiered Pricing Structure By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 18, 2019 1:30 pm EST If you thought we left MoviePass behind with 2018, you’d be wrong. The embattled ticketing service is not going down without a fight, and its latest battle de jour are new pricing tiers that will entice new and old subscribers back to the app. But the MoviePass three-tiered pricing structure may not be the deal that it promises to be (what’s new?...