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‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Review Round-Up: The Best Superhero Movie Of The Year By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 28, 2018 6:30 am EST Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse looks unlike any Spider-Man movie we’ve seen before — nay, unlike any comic book movie we’ve seen before. The gorgeous animated Spider-Man movie follows Afro-Latino teenager Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in his big-screen debut, as he embarks on a whirlwind adventure of alternate universes and multi-verse team-ups that sees him crossing paths with multiple spider-heroes like Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld)....

‘The Highwaymen’ Review: Kevin Costner And Woody Harrelson Take Aim, But Their Movie Misses The Target [SXSW] By Matt Donato/March 13, 2019 8:00 am EST John Lee Hancock’s The Highwaymen is a poster child for Netflix Originals when it comes to noting how “unparalleled creative freedom” isn’t always beneficial. Cinematography paints an early 1900s Texas frontier where Wild West lawlessness gets a Tommy Gun upgrade, and performances are as prolific as the names attached, but oh how dusty a biographical drama that cannot sustain over 120 minutes....

‘The LEGO Movie 2’ Cast Includes Social Media Icon/Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 21, 2019 2:30 pm EST Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice, walking meme machine and all-around good sport, took some time away from holding the entire fate of the United States on her shoulders to lend her voice to The LEGO Movie 2 cast. Ginsburg will be playing herself, in LEGO form (of course)....

‘The Mandalorian’ May Have Recruited ‘Rocky’ Star Carl Weathers For A Role By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 12, 2018 9:30 am EST Right now, production is underway on the first live-action Star Wars series that will be coming to the Disney+ streaming service next year. The series is called The Mandalorian, and while we have a plot synopsis and details on who will be directing all of the episodes in the show’s inaugural season, somehow Disney and Lucasfilm have kept a tight lid on the cast....

‘Toy Story 4’: You’ve Got A Friend In Poster Posse’s Tribute Art By Ben Pearson/May 29, 2019 9:30 am EST After the heartwarming ending of Toy Story 3, we thought we’d closed the book on the beloved Pixar franchise forever. But nine years later, that book is being opened again for Toy Story 4. To celebrate the sequel’s impending release, the team over at Poster Posse has created five new Toy Story 4 posters inspired by the movie which depict some fan-favorite characters and even a new friend or two....

‘Toy Story 4’ Clip: Meet Giggle McDimples And A Trio Of Combat Carls By Ethan Anderton/July 4, 2019 5:00 pm EST Toy Story 4 is playing in theaters everywhere now. But some people may not yet have been convinced to see it in theaters, so Pixar Animation has released another sneak peek of the animated sequel that introduces a new character named Giggle McDimples (voiced by Ally Maki). Plus, we get to see different versions of Combat Carl (Carl Weathers), who first debuted as an unfortunately blown up action figure in the original Toy Story, but got a more proper introduction in the TV special Toy Story of Terror....

‘Waterworld’ Honest Trailer: The Wettest ‘Mad Max’ Movie You’ve Ever Seen By Ethan Anderton/June 26, 2019 6:00 am EST Summer has been full of big blockbusters for years, but back in 1995, the biggest bomb was an entire movie called Waterworld. Making just $88 million in the United States on a reported budget of $175 million, the movie was a massive disappointment. If it wasn’t for the budget being made up with the $175 million made in international markets, things would have been much worse for Universal, but the movie still ended up mostly being a wash for the studio....

Exclusive: ‘Honey I Shrunk The Kid’ Reboot ‘Shrunk’ In The Works With Josh Gad To Star By Peter Sciretta/May 13, 2019 9:00 am EST We have exclusively learned that Walt Disney Pictures is developing a reboot of Honey, I Shrunk The Kids, with Josh Gad attached to star. Here’s what we know about the reboot, which will be set in the same universe as the original movies. I have independently confirmed with three sources that Walt Disney Pictures has signed actor Josh Gad to star in a Honey, I Shrunk The Kids reboot/sequel....

FilmAid Broadcast Part 6 - Jon Chu, Director Of GI Joe: Retaliation By Slashfilmcast/April 2, 2013 9:26 pm EST Our epic, 10-hour long FilmAid broadcast is complete, and the results were incredible: a ton of amazing guests on the /Filmcast and over $10,000 raised for FilmAid! We recorded many of the episodes and will be airing them mostly in order. But since GI Joe: Retaliation is in theaters now, we just had to get you this segment first....

Hulk Hogan Biopic Will See Chris Hemsworth Step Into The Ring For Director Todd Phillips By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 20, 2019 1:27 pm EST Todd Phillips is jumping from the Joker to the Hulkster. The filmmaker is set to direct a Hulk Hogan biopic for Netflix, and he’s tagged Chris Hemsworth to play the part. I don’t think any of us thought we’d see the day where Chris Hemsworth starred as Hulk Hogan in a Netflix movie, but hey, the 21st century is weird as hell....

Thanos Has Too Strong Of A Rectum For Ant-Man To Grow Inside And Kill Him, ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Co-Writer Confirms By Ethan Anderton/June 7, 2019 5:00 pm EST In the months leading up to the release of Avengers: Endgame, there was a lot of chatter about a certain method by which The Avengers could have defeated Thanos (Josh Brolin). Some of the more creative (or disturbing) Marvel Cinematic Universe fans out there thought that if Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) could shrink down to a small size, make his way into Thanos’ body, and then grown inside of him, it would have ripped Thanos apart....

This Week In Trailers: Life After Flash, It’s A Hard Truth Aint It, Chasing The Moon, Concrete Kids, Stay Free: The Story Of The Clash By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 10, 2019 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Warner Streaming Service Named HBO Max, Launching Spring 2020 (And Bringing ‘Friends’ With It) By Chris Evangelista/July 9, 2019 11:00 am EST WarnerMedia has found a name for their streaming service: HBO Max. It’s not that original, as far as streaming service names go, but it gets the point across. In addition to featuring HBO programming, the new streaming service will also be the home to several original shows, as well as the owner of the exclusive streaming rights to Friends (sorry, Netflix subscribers who re-watch Friends constantly)....

‘Aladdin’ Remake Will Feature At Least Two New Songs By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 7, 2018 7:30 am EST I can show you the world. Shining, shimmering, splendid! And filled with live-action remakes of Disney films. Like Aladdin, which will have the live-action treatment courtesy of director Guy Ritchie. One of the biggest complaints surrounding these live-action remakes is that they often take a shot-for-shot approach, leading some to question: what’s the point?...

‘Birds Of Prey’ Cast Adds Rosie Perez As Renee Montoya By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 3, 2018 5:35 pm EST The Birds of Prey cast has found its Detective Renee Montoya. Academy Award nominee Rosie Perez will play the role, joining a cast that includes Margot Robbie, Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The female-driven superhero film will be helmed by Cathy Yan, and is due out in 2020. More on the Birds of Prey cast below....

‘Captain Marvel’ And The Bizarre Comic Book History Of Carol Danvers By Siddhant Adlakha/March 6, 2019 12:00 pm EST Most big-screen superheroes tend to take a form resembling their original comics. Batman has always been a caped crusader, Superman has always leapt tall buildings in a single bound, and Spider-Man has always been a dorky webslinger. Even Marvel Studios has delivered comic-accurate versions of characters like Captain America and Iron Man, whose movie origins can be traced back to their comic book debuts....

By Chris Evangelista/April 25, 2019 3:00 pm EST There’s a lot of sandy ground to cover with Dune, and one movie might not cut it. Director Denis Villeneuve’s star-studded Dune adaptation is currently filming, but will there be more to come? Villeneuve has hinted in the past that he’d like to make more than one film to bring Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic to life, and as of now, that seems to be the plan....

/Filmcast Ep. 135 - Unknown By Slashfilmcast/Feb. 22, 2011 5:15 pm EST In this episode, Dave, Devindra, and Adam wonder about the future of creative storytelling, try to parse David O. Russell’s thoughts on Uncharted, debate the merits of The Fifth Element, and explain why I Am Number Four is a huge steaming pile of number two. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993....

‘Harvey’ Remake To Bring Jimmy Stewart’s Invisible 6 Foot Rabbit To Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 19, 2018 1:00 pm EST Hey, what do the original content kings at Netflix have in store for us next? How about a remake of the 1950 Jimmy Stewart movie Harvey? Would that interest you? I sure hope so, because Netflix is doing it. In the original film, Stewart plays Elwood P. Dowd, an eccentric fellow who claims he can see an invisible 6 foot tall rabbit named Harvey....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Toys With A Possible Origin Story For A Famous Villain In “Perpetual Infinity” By Monique Jones/March 29, 2019 9:15 am EST At the risk of sounding like a broken record, Star Trek: Discovery has delivered yet another stellar episode. This level of amazing writing happens each week, so you’d think I’d be used to it by now. But in this week’s episode, “Perpetual Infinity,” we got something even better than another impressive script – we got a possible origin story of the Borg....