Noah Hawley Shares ‘Doctor Doom’ Movie Plot Details Even As Film Stays In Limbo By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 13, 2019 7:30 am EST During a panel at SXSW, Hawley gave an update on Doctor Doom: basically, it’s still stalled. The Fargo and Legion creator revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he had even met with the Marvel Studios chief himself, Kevin Feige, who inquired whether Hawley was still working on the script....
Rebecca Romijn To Star In Fangoria Film ‘Satanic Panic’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 14, 2018 12:00 pm EST Just a few months after Fangoria rose from the dead, the beloved horror magazine got straight to work producing new movies. A brand new horror-comedy called Satanic Panic was announced just two months ago but has already assembled a cast that will be headlined by X-Men’s Rebecca Romijn. The Satanic Panic cast also includes newcomer Hayley Griffith as well as Ruby Modine, Jerry O’Connell, and more....
Sony’s ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ And ‘Searching’ Get December China Releases By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 23, 2018 2:00 pm EST Sony is making more inroads into the Chinese movie market, with upcoming December releases for one of its most highly anticipated superhero movies and for its sleeper summer hit. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Searching both earned Sony China releases in December, with the latter indie hit gaining another Asian market after successfully premiering in star John Cho’s home country of South Korea....
Superhero Bits: ‘Venom’ Passes ‘Wonder Woman’ Globally, Dinosaur Named After Thanos & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 26, 2018 6:00 pm EST What’s up with the new dinosaur named after Thanos? How much has Venom made at the global box office? Will characters from Eternals appear in Captain Marvel or Avengers 4? Did Zack Snyder throw shade at Justice League on Thanksgiving? Is T.J. Miller going to appear in Deadpool 3? What did Kevin Feige have to say about his final meeting with Stan Lee?...
Superhero Bits: Mattel Loses DC Comics Licenses, ‘Aquaman’ Soundtrack Inspires Hilarity & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 26, 2018 6:00 pm EST Who is taking over most of the toy licenses for DC Comics from Mattel? Did Batman vs Robin steal a fight sequence from a YouTube video creator? Which Lord of the Rings star has a voice role in Aquaman? Is David F. Sandberg up for directing a Shazam sequel? Want to see a scene in Wonder Woman ruined by the Aquaman soundtrack?...
The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 76 - Oscar Predictions, The Godfather, And Objectivity (GUEST: Dan Eckman, Director Of Mystery Team) By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 22, 2009 1:33 pm EST The /Filmcast: After Dark is a recording of what happens right after The /Filmcast is over, when the kids have gone to bed and the guys feel free to speak whatever is on their minds. In other words, it’s the leftover and disorganized ramblings, mindfarts, and brain diarrhea from The /Filmcast, all in one convenient audio file....
The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Zero Dark Thirty By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 25, 2012 12:00 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Adam praise Kathryn Bigelow’s new thriller, Zero Dark Thirty. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Download or Play Now in your Browser: Subscribe to the /Filmcast: The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - Zero Dark Thirty By Slashfilmcast/Dec. 25, 2012 12:00 pm EST Dave, Devindra, and Adam praise Kathryn Bigelow’s new thriller, Zero Dark Thirty....
The Best TV Shows & Movies Leaving Netflix In June 2019 By Ethan Anderton/May 22, 2019 5:00 pm EST Summer is pretty much in full swing, and even though there are plenty of movies hitting theaters for blockbuster season, there are even more you can watch at home on Netflix. However, some of the titles in Netflix’s library won’t be around much longer, especially when it comes to Disney titles leaving now that the deal with the streaming service is coming to an end....
The Morning Watch: ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Easter Eggs, Guillermo Del Toro’s Alka Seltzer Commercial & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 5, 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, Disney shows off some of the harder to spot Easter eggs from Ralph Breaks the Internet....
Alita Battle Angel Trailer Alita: Battle Angel may have had a lengthy road to the big screen, plagued by production delays that resulted in now-producer James Cameron leaving the director’s chair, as well as release date delays. But the visuals of this film at least hold up, with Rodriguez using advanced motion capture techniques to create photo-real characters. This is never more clear than in the Motorball scenes in the trailer, which show Alita, a damaged droid who turns out to be a trained fighter, in the thick of a gladiator match....
‘Come Closer’ Movie Adaptation Coming From ‘Black Mirror’ And ‘Hannibal’ Director David Slade By Chris Evangelista/March 1, 2019 5:30 pm EST Sara Gran’s delectably creepy novel Come Closer is getting the big screen treatment, thanks to filmmaker David Slade. Slade has a long history with the horror genre, having helmed 30 Days of Night, Hard Candy, and episodes of Hannibal and Black Mirror (and also, uh, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), so tasking him with adapting this truly scary book is a nice choice....
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ Trailer: Keanu Reeves Saves Video Games By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 10, 2019 9:30 am EST This is Keanu Reeves’ world and we’re all just living in it. On top of the smash box office success of the sublime John Wick: Chapter 3, an all-time great cameo in the Netflix rom-com Always Be My Maybe, a scene-stealing role in the upcoming Toy Story 4, and being the subject of yet another wholesome meme, Keanu Reeves has already won 2019....
‘Escape Plan: The Extractors’ Trailer: Devon Sawa Has A Bone To Pick With Sylvester Stallone By Ethan Anderton/June 16, 2019 12:00 pm EST Sylvester Stallone has found a certain amount of success reviving the Rocky franchise with Michael B. Jordan as the new leading man, Adonis Creed. But he still can’t help but make some crummy action movies on the side. Case in point: there’s an Escape Plan 3 on the way this summer, and just like Escape Plan 2: Hades, this one isn’t even bothering to play in theaters....
/Filmcast Ep. 23 - Let The Right One In (GUESTS: Dan Trachtenberg And Alex Billington) By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 28, 2008 9:09 pm EST In this epic-long episode of the /Filmcast, Dave, Devindra, and Adam are joined by Dan Trachtenberg from the Totally Rad Show and together they question if Ben Stiller is ready to take on a courtroom drama, debate the effectiveness of the MPAA’s ratings board, and delve into a review of Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In....
/Filmcast Ep. 256 - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (GUEST: Laremy Legel, Author Of See Change) By Slashfilmcast/Jan. 19, 2014 4:12 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dave and Devindra do a cost-benefit analysis of Netflix disc plans, discuss their favorite Oscar pics, and comment on Armond White’s expulsion from the NYFCC. Laremy Legel joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Laremy’s newest book, See Change: How Studios Abandoned Women to Focus on Sequels and Superheroes – And Why It’s Ruining Cinema....
/Filmcast Ep. 55 - The Taking Of Pelham 123 (GUEST: Alex Albrecht From Diggnation And The Totally Rad Show) By Slashfilmcast/June 16, 2009 7:41 pm EST In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley, discuss the mainstream appeal of Shutter Island, try and fail to get excited about Marcus Nispel (the newly minted director of Conan), and wonder about the possibilities of lost subplots in Pixar’s Up....
‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 Runtimes Confirmed, Final Four Episodes Will Essentially Be Short Movies By Ben Pearson/March 15, 2019 8:41 am EST Game of Thrones is going out with a bang. Word came out earlier this week that the first two of the final six episodes of the acclaimed fantasy series would only last about an hour, but now HBO has officially confirmed that the final four episodes are going to give fans super-sized episodes that will basically last as long as a short movie....
‘Netflix Vs. The World’ Trailer: See The Documentary About The Rise Of A Streaming Giant By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 20, 2018 3:00 pm EST A new documentary charts the rise of Netflix from scrappy start-up to all-encompassing streaming giant whose name is so ubiquitous it’s become a verb. Now you can Netflix and chill with Netflix vs. The World, directed by Shawn Cauthen, which dives into the formation of Netflix and its rise to Hollywood powerhouse....
‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ Reboot Confirmed To Be Johnny Depp-Free By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 21, 2018 9:30 am EST Disney has confirmed the previously-reported Pirates of the Caribbean reboot cast will not feature Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. This was mostly assumed when the reboot first came to light, but now it appears to be official. Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the writing team behind Deadpool, are tackling the reboot script, which will find new ways to adapt Disney’s popular ride-turned-film-franchise....
‘Red Sonja’ Movie Replaces Bryan Singer With ‘Transparent’ Creator Jill Soloway By Chris Evangelista/June 21, 2019 11:57 am EST Soloway created the hit series Transparent, and has directed several episodes of the series. They have also helmed the films Afternoon Delight and Valencia. Bringing Soloway in for a project like Red Sonja will definitely mix things up, and Deadline says the filmmaker is coming into Red Sonja with a “bold new take....
