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Taika Waititi To Voice Classic ‘Star Wars’ Character In ‘The Mandalorian’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 22, 2019 7:30 am EST The Mandalorian has an impressive roster of directors helming episodes of the Disney+ streaming show, including Thor: Ragnarok’s Taika Waititi. But Waititi may be doing more than getting behind the camera. A new behind-the-scenes photo from The Mandalorian executive producer Jon Favreau shows Waititi behind the mic to voice a classic Star Wars character....

The ‘Captain Marvel’ Poster Is Here, Trailer Arrives Tonight By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 3, 2018 6:30 am EST It’s going to be a big week for Marvel, and they’re kicking things off in style. First up: the new Captain Marvel poster is here, in all its colorful glory. As expected, it features Brie Larson front and center, along with the requisite list of actor names floating above her. The poster may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it should hold you over until tonight, when the latest Captain Marvel trailer drops....

The Morning Watch: ‘Monsters Inc.’ Storyboard Comparison, Vanity Fair’s ‘Star Wars’ Recap & More By Ethan Anderton/May 23, 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 a storyboard breakdown of the climactic, exciting door chase from Pixar Animation’s Monsters Inc....

What The Ending Of ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’ Means For The Future Of The Franchise By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 17, 2019 3:15 pm EST John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum closes out the worst week in Keanu Reeves’ titular hitman’s life, but opens a new chapter in the ever-expanding John Wick universe. With the end of the third John Wick movie, we see our characters dramatically shifting alliances and sides, with an exhausted John Wick once again at the center....

Why Jet Li Turned Down A Role In ‘The Matrix’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 19, 2018 4:30 pm EST And the Chinese action star was actually offered a part as Seraph in The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, only to turn it down. But he has a good reason for turning down a part in the defining sci-fi franchise of the ’90s and early 2000s. In a recent interview with Abacus News, Li revealed that the reason he turned down the role of Seraph in 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded was related to the technology cautionary tale that the Matrix franchise was warning against....

‘A Family Tour’ Review: An Intimate Portrait Of Government Persecution [NYFF] By Siddhant Adlakha/Oct. 3, 2018 12:00 pm EST Director Ying Liang has poured himself directly into A Family Tour, a quiet story of the toll government censorship takes on mind, body and soul. His last feature, When Night Falls (2013), tackled the Chinese legal system through the story of an ailing woman whose son was on death row for murder; the critique resulted in Ying being exiled to Hong Kong, rendering him a perpetual outsider....

‘Captain Marvel’ Directors Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden On What Makes Carol Danvers A Unique Superhero [Set Visit Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 8, 2019 10:00 am EST Ryan Fleck & Anna Boden aren’t the first directing team at Marvel Studios, and they certainly aren’t the first filmmakers to make their MCU debut with a Sundance Film Festival origin story. But they are the first filmmakers tasked with bringing a female-led Marvel superhero film to the big screen, and that’s a big responsibility....

Cover-Ups and Conspiracies A good Doctor Who episode is not without its charming guest stars, and “Kerblam!” delivers, introducing us to the sweetly guileless Kira (Claudia Jessie), the permanently-vexed Kerblam manager Judy (Julie Hesmondhalgh), and the awkward janitor Charlie (Leo Flanagan). Comedian Lee Mack also makes a too-brief appearance, demonstrating McTighe’s deft handling of character, successfully making us invested in the disappearance of Mack’s endearing star employee. It’s a skill that he extends to the rest of the characters, who manage to stand out in an episode that barely stops to catch a breath as the Doctor and co....

‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Producers Address The Return Of Dwight And Daniel [WonderCon 2019] By Fred Topel/April 2, 2019 10:00 am EST AMC debuted the season five trailer for Fear the Walking Dead at WonderCon. Fans were surprised to see not only the spin-off’s Daniel Salazar (Ruben Blades) return, but Dwight (Austin Amelio) from the mothership Walking Dead. Amelio and Blades were there to surprise the fans, and producers spoke with reporters about the new season in a press room....

/Filmcast Ep. 461 – Ready Player One By Slashfilmcast/April 3, 2018 6:00 pm EST David, Devindra, Jeff, and Kristy discuss Ready Player One, the latest blockbuster from legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. Plus, Kristy shares her viewing experiences at SXSW.You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, follow us on Twitter or like us on Facebook. What We’ve Been Watching:David: American AssassinKristy: Unfriended: Dark Web, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?...

‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ Star Heather Langenkamp Would “Love” To Do Another Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 31, 2018 11:30 am EST Following the monstrous success of Halloween, we may see the return of the ’80s scream queen. And Nightmare on Elm Street star Heather Langenkamp would be open to being a part of that wave, confirming that she would gladly reprise her role as Nancy Thompson in another Nightmare on Elm Street sequel....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2 Ends With An Episode That Is Everything ‘Trek’ Should Be By Monique Jones/April 19, 2019 1:00 pm EST It’s been a long road, Star Trek: Discovery fans, but everything we’ve seen has led us to this point: the finale.“Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 2” has been an episode I’ve been anxiously anticipating all week. I didn’t know what to expect. Like everyone, I had some hopes, some theories, but nothing prepared me for what I saw....

‘The Beach Bum’ Review: Harmony Korine And Matthew McConaughey Team Up For An Alluring But Aimless Journey By Matt Donato/March 10, 2019 11:00 am EST Harmony Korine’s The Beach Bum is an ode the enchantingly uninhibited. A Florida stoner folk legend about chasing life’s ever-euphoric bliss at all costs, torn straight from the pages Jimmy Buffett’s secret diary. As Korine remarked during the film’s SXSW introduction, his latest lime-garnished cinematic cocktail is formulated as a direct response to negative forces that’ve defined mainstream culture over recent years....

‘The Suicide Squad’: Michael Rooker Might Reunite With James Gunn And Play King Shark By Ben Pearson/May 9, 2019 4:59 pm EST Michael Rooker and director James Gunn are frequent collaborators, and it appears the duo is on course for another cinematic reunion. A new report says Rooker is currently in talks to play a character named King Shark in Gunn’s upcoming The Suicide Squad, the sequel to David Ayer’s 2016 film Suicide Squad....

‘This Is Not Berlin’ Review: A Stylish Snapshot Of An Unseen Era That Crackles With Life [Tribeca] By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 1, 2019 11:00 am EST In This Is Not Berlin, a group of truant artists discuss what makes art. “Whether you like it or not, art is political, man!” one declares. But another responds, “Art is whatever means one thing to us today.” This Is Not Berlin is a movie that lives in the moment, despite being set in a time and place that is rife with political unrest....

‘Us’ Is Not About Race, Director Jordan Peele Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 26, 2018 9:30 am EST Get Out was an incisive, socially-conscious horror movie that put Jordan Peele on the map as a filmmaker to watch, so it’s no wonder that people expect his sophomore effort to be just as perceptive about race. But Us, which stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke as the parents of a vacationing family terrorized by their doppelgangers, is not about race, Peele says....

‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series’ First Impressions: Wielding A Lightsaber Never Felt So Good By Ethan Anderton/April 12, 2019 1:30 pm EST At Star Wars Celebration 2019, fans can try out Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, a new virtual reality video game from ILMxLAB coming to the Oculus Quest headset and Oculus Rift headsets this spring (watch the new trailer). But before Vader Immortal becomes available to the general public, I was able to get a sneak preview of the experience, and let me tell you, wielding a lightsaber has never felt so good....

‘Vivarium’ Review: Imogen Poots And Jesse Eisenberg Are Forced To Be Parents In A Clever Yet Frustrating Conceit [Cannes] By Jason Gorber/June 2, 2019 10:00 am EST I always figured there was no better case for birth control than being on a long flight with someone else’s screaming child. Vivarium ups the ante, finding domestic bliss even more harrowing in this clever yet frustrating Cannes Film Festival selection by Irish director Lorcan Finnegan....

Billy Eichner Teaming With ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ Director And Judd Apatow For A Promising New Romantic Comedy By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 2019 8:30 am EST Director Judd Apatow helped launch the big screen careers of Steve Carell and Seth Rogen thanks to their star-making lead roles in the R-rated comedies The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. Next he’ll be doing the same with an autobiographical comedy from Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson, but that’s not the only comedian who will get the Apatow touch....

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Casts ‘I, Tonya’ Actor Paul Walter Hauser In Lead Role By Chris Evangelista/June 12, 2019 3:30 pm EST Clint Eastwood has found his Richard Jewell. Paul Walter Hauser, who gave memorable performances in I, Tonya and BlacKkKlansman, will play the title character in Eastwood’s latest, Richard Jewell. Hauser joins previously-announced cast member Sam Rockwell, who is playing Jewell’s lawyer, who defended the security guard against allegations he planted a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics....