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‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Brings Poster Legend Drew Struzan Out Of Retirement By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 18, 2019 2:00 pm EST Drew Struzan has left behind a legacy of some of the most iconic movie posters of all time, with his posters for films like the Star Wars saga, the Back to the Future trilogy, the Indiana Jones series, The Thing, Blade Runner, and more, cementing his status as one of today’s the most influential pop artists....

‘Star Wars’ Is Taking A Three Year Break From The Movies After ‘The Rise Of Skywalker,’ Sets Future Release Dates By Ben Pearson/May 7, 2019 10:10 am EST The Walt Disney Company has just published the studio’s updated release schedule, and among several other shifts and announcements, we’ve learned about several new Star Wars release dates. The film franchise is taking a three year break from the big screen, and you can continue reading to learn more details about Disney’s upcoming trips to a galaxy far, far away....

‘The Society’ Trailer: Netflix Gives Us An Attractive Teen Take On ‘Lord Of The Flies’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 30, 2019 3:00 pm EST This new Netflix series asks, “What if Lord of the Flies, but with attractive New England teens?” Created by Christopher Keyser (Party of Five), The Society centers on a group of teens who find themselves in an empty version of their wealthy New England town and must create a new society without adults or parents....

2019 DGA Award Winners: Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ Victory Gets Closer To Oscar Gold By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 4, 2019 8:30 am EST Awards season has brought another key victory for the powerful Mexican drama Roma. Last night, the Director’s Guild of America handed out their 2019 awards, and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film went to Alfonso Cuarón for his work behind the camera on the Netflix movie. After winning one of the 2019 DGA Awards, it’s practically a done deal that he’ll walk away with the Oscar for Best Director....

Director Dean DeBlois On The Evolution Of The ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Trilogy And His Plans To Go Live-Action Next [Interview] By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 22, 2019 12:00 pm EST In our interview, we talk about the evolution of the story from the beginning of the trilogy to the conclusion, comparisons to Star Wars, the trouble with sequels, an animation franchise where the characters physically grow and age, the original idea for the second movie that was abandoned, how he feels about making audiences cry, what it was like to work with Guillermo Del Toro and Drew Struzan, his hopes to make a live-action film next, a possible Dragons theme park ride, and the challenge of making a mythical based franchise in the age of Avatar....

For Better And Worse, ‘Oliver And Company’ Ushered Disney Into The Modern Age Of Animation By Josh Spiegel/May 21, 2019 10:00 am EST (Revisiting the Renaissance is a bi-weekly series in which Josh Spiegel looks back at the history and making of the 13 films of the Disney Renaissance, released between 1986 and 1999. In today’s column, Spiegel discusses the 1988 Charles Dickens adaptation Oliver & Company.)When Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Frank Wells joined the C-suite at the Walt Disney Company in 1984, they did so with the intent of boosting the company’s profile, internally and externally....

Kevin Feige Confirms ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Title Existed Before Filming For ‘Infinity War’ Began By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 7, 2019 11:30 am EST With the reveal of the title of Avengers 4 as Avengers: Endgame last month, our months of breathless speculation was finally put to rest. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be a little sour that the folks at Marvel Studios led us on a merry chase for so long. You may have blocked it out of your memory, but it was one denial after another any time we got close to the actual title, which was speculated mere months after the release of Avengers: Infinity War....

The /Filmcast: After Dark - Ep. 67 - Fall 2009 TV Preview (GUESTS: Myles McNutt From Cultural Learnings And Chris Stipp) By Slashfilmcast/Sept. 18, 2009 7:13 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....

Video: I Built A Lightsaber At ‘Galaxy’s Edge’ And It Was A Religious Experience By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2019 2:01 pm EST I built a lightsaber in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and my life has been forever changed because of it. Forget Millenium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run, this is the coolest attraction in Batuu’s Black Spire Outpost. If you’re going to Disneyland, you won’t want to miss this. Hit the jump to watch a video of my adventure....

‘Antlers’ Set Photo Previews A Creepy Fire-Breathing Creature By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 22, 2018 2:00 pm EST A new image from the set of Antlers previews a potential new creature that will terrorize Russell, Plemons, and Thomas in the horror-thriller. The latest image in a series of on-set teaser images shows the concept art for this fire-breathing creature, which is shown with an emaciated humanoid body and a skull-like head. View this post on Instagram...

/Filmcast Ep. 290 - Stretch By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 15, 2014 6:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. David, Devindra, and Jeff encourage you to see movie music live, praise ABC’s multicultural Fall TV lineup, and try to figure out what a Perfume TV show would look like. Also, we discuss the virtues of selfie sticks and David goes on a rant about the lost art of blooper reels....

‘Iron Sky: The Coming Race’ Trailer: Dinosaurs And Space Hitler Return In This Baffling Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 27, 2018 10:30 am EST How long does it take for a movie about Space Hitler and dinosaurs to make it to the big screen? Too long, it seems. Iron Sky: The Coming Race has been in the works for two years and had already released a trailer last year, but finally (blissfully), this baffling sequel will go on to theaters....

‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ Production Diaries: Cameos, Stunts And That’s A Wrap By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 2019 9:00 am EST Remember when Peter Jackson gave fans an unprecedented look behind the scenes at the making of King Kong with his online production diaries? That was something that was a great influence on the creation of /Film, and we’re very excited to see that director Kevin Smith is going to chronicle the making of his latest film, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot....

‘Piercing’ Director Nicolas Pesce On His Gnarly, Surprising Horror Mash-Up [Interview] By Jack Giroux/Feb. 12, 2019 2:00 pm EST Piercing doesn’t ever pull a punch. The title of writer-director Nicolas Pesce’s adaptation of Ryû Murakami’s novel of the same name couldn’t be more fitting. From its earliest images, audience members will know if this movie, which features visceral body horror, S&M, and cruel and ridiculous laughs, speaks to them. Pesce, who previously directed The Eyes of My Mother and will follow this up with a remake of The Grudge, again establishes himself as a bold director with Piercing....

‘Star Trek: Lower Deck’ Animated Comedy Series On The Way From ‘Rick And Morty’ Writer By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2018 9:46 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Comedy, the final frontier. These are the voyages of Star Trek: Lower Deck, a new animated comedy series that has just been given a two season order by CBS All Access. Find out everything we know about the Star Trek Lower Deck animated series below....

‘Star Wars: Galaxy Of Adventures’ Animated Shorts Aim To Turn Kids Into ‘Star Wars’ Fans Early By Ben Pearson/Nov. 28, 2018 4:30 pm EST It’s never too early to start drafting children into the world of fandom – at least according to Lucasfilm. This week, the company is launching a new series of animated shorts called Star Wars: Galaxy of Adventures, which will be found at the new StarWarsKids.com and that site’s dedicated YouTube channel....

Dave Bautista Is Already Campaigning To Star In James Gunn’s ‘Suicide Squad’ By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 10, 2018 10:30 am EST It’s no secret that Dave Bautista was one of the more unhappy Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 cast members when director James Gunn was fired after controversial posts on Twitter were brought to light by a disingenuous conservative troll. But now that the filmmaker has been hired to take over the Suicide Squad franchise over at Warner Bros....

Dave Bautista May Head To ‘Fantasy Island’, Which Is Described As “Westworld Meets The Cabin In The Woods” By Ben Pearson/Oct. 10, 2018 3:30 pm EST While we wait around to see what the future of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise will hold, actor Dave Bautista is busy lining up more film roles. The wrestler-turned-actor is now in talks to join the cast of Fantasy Island, Sony and Blumhouse’s film adaptation of the popular 1970s television show....

By Ben Pearson/July 10, 2019 3:34 pm EST After five years away from making movies, director David Fincher has finally lined up his next feature film. After flirting with Paramount’s World War Z 2 only for that project to ultimately fall apart, Fincher is now heading to Netflix to direct a biopic of Herman J. Mankiewicz, the co-writer of films like Citizen Kane and an uncredited writer on The Wizard of Oz....

Review: Oga’s Cantina At ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Is A Dream Come True For ‘Star Wars’ Fans Who Like Their Booze By Peter Sciretta/May 30, 2019 8:26 am EST (Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens this week and it’s too big and too immersive to be contained in a single review. Our extensive coverage will be collected here.) Walking through the eastern street of Black Spire Outpost on the Planet Batuu (but actually in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland), you will come across a big building with music blaring out the front door....