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Female-Led ‘21 Jump Street’ Spin-Off Eyeing Tiffany Haddish And Awkwafina To Star By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 5, 2018 4:00 pm EST It seems like that 21 Jump Street crossover with Men in Black isn’t happening anytime soon, but Columbia Pictures is still very keen on getting a female-centric spin-off of the Phil Lord & Chris Miller buddy cop comedy franchise off the ground. And they’re trying to line up a couple of promising leading ladies....

Guillermo Del Toro’s Vision For ‘Hellboy’ Gave Us A Rare Pair Of Truly Auteur-Driven Superhero Films By Joshua Meyer/April 11, 2019 12:00 pm EST The new R-rated Hellboy reboot, starring David Harbour of Stranger Things, hits theaters on Friday and Mignola and Harbour have been touting it as more loyal to the comics. It’s understandable why they would make that a selling point for fans. While the look of Perlman’s Hellboy remains one of the better live-action visualizations of a comics character that there’s ever been, del Toro’s films weren’t slavish adaptations....

Jordan Vogt-Roberts Releases ‘Metal Gear’ Concept Art That May Influence The Film [Updated] By Ben Pearson/July 19, 2018 7:07 am EST Update: This post has been updated with the additional concept art. Check it out in the thread below. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island) has been interested in making a Metal Gear movie for years. He’s totally immersed himself in the world of the popular video game series, even befriending creator Hideo Kojima, and I can’t wait to see what he eventually does with a movie version....

The /Filmcast: Bonus Ep. - The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (GUEST: DC Pierson, Author Of Crap Kingdom) By Slashfilmcast/March 9, 2013 8:00 pm EST In the bonus episode, Dave, Devindra, and DC Pierson review The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Check out DC Pierson’s new book, Crap Kingdom. 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:...

The 10 Best Filmed-On-Stage Broadway Musicals By Caroline Cao/June 11, 2019 12:00 pm EST A ticket to a Broadway theatre can drain the wallet. But the 73rd Tony Awards, which aired over the weekend, allowed viewers to experience Broadway musicals from home. For those unable to fly to New York City, let alone can get hands on a Broadway ticket, the Tony Awards offer fleeting glimpses of (usually) currently-running productions.While they can’t capture live magic, filmed-on-stage productions have an advantage: they have a re-watch button if you can access them on streaming, the DVD, or Blu-ray....

The Snake Eyes Spin-Off Won’t Star Ray Park – Here’s Why [Exclusive] By Fred Topel/Dec. 10, 2018 10:00 am EST Over the weekend, producer Lorenzo DiBonaventura spoke to /Film about the Transformers spin-off Bumblebee. Since DiBonaventura is also the producer of Hasbro’s G.I. Joe franchise, we asked him about the upcoming Snake Eyes spin-off film. Announced in May, the Snake Eyes movie found its director in Robert Schwentke just last week....

‘Channel Zero’, The Best Horror Show On TV, Has Been Cancelled After 4 Seasons By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 16, 2019 3:30 pm EST I suppose this was inevitable, but it still stings a little. After four creepy seasons, Syfy has cancelled the excellent, but under-watched, anthology series Channel Zero. While the series had fans (myself included), it failed to generate the same amount of buzz as American Horror Story. Now, it’s over....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Battle Of Winterfell Photos: The Great War Is Here By Ben Pearson/April 25, 2019 2:30 pm EST Eight years ago, the opening scene of HBO’s Game of Thrones included imagery of a White Walker killing someone beyond the Wall. Now, in the show’s final season, the Wall has finally fallen and the army of the undead has arrived at Winterfell, where they’ll face off against dozens of recognizable characters in this Sunday night’s episode....

‘Pennyworth’ Trailer: Batman’s Butler Gets His Own Origin Story By Chris Evangelista/March 29, 2019 11:15 am EST If you’ve ever watched a Batman movie or TV show, or read a Batman comic, and thought, “I wish they’d tell me about Alfred when he was a handsome young man!”, then you’re in luck. The EPIX series Pennyworth goes back to the swingin’ ’60s to tell the origin story of Bruce Wayne’s famous butler/surrogate father....

‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Banners Reveal Three Different Webslinging Wardrobes By Ethan Anderton/June 14, 2019 3:00 pm EST Avengers: Endgame certainly kicked the blockbuster summer off with a bang, but with the exception of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the rest of the summer releases can’t really measure up. So it seems like Marvel Studios will just have to pick up the baton themselves with a little help from Sony Pictures....

‘The Lighthouse’ First Look: Willem Dafoe And Robert Pattinson Get Grimy For The Director Of ‘The Witch’ By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2019 1:30 pm EST Robert Eggers, director of The Witch, is back with another historical horror tale – The Lighthouse. The black and white film stars Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson as lighthouse keepers in the 1890s, and is set to premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Ahead of its debut, you can check out The Lighthouse first look below, which features Dafoe and Pattinson looking appropriately old timey and beardy....

Emergency Podcast: ‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Trailer Reaction And Discussion By Peter Sciretta/April 12, 2019 2:10 pm EST This is /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta and joining me are managing editor Jacob Hall, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We talk about the newly announced title for Star Wars Episode 9, the revelations from the presentation at Star Wars Celebration, our reaction and breakdown of the trailer, our concerns on the teased Palpatine reveal and speculation on the title and much more....

Hugh Jackman Announces 2019 World Tour To Perform Songs From ‘The Greatest Showman’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2018 9:00 am EST If you like the musical stylings of Hugh Jackman more than you like seeing him brandish claws as Wolverine, then we have some news that will absolutely thrill you. On The Today Show this morning, Hugh Jackman announced that he will embark on a world tour in 2019 with a new one-man musical show called The Man....

Robin Lord Taylor Filmed One Day On ‘John Wick 3,’ But His Character Could Return In Another Movie [TCA 2019] By Fred Topel/Feb. 7, 2019 9:15 am EST Robin Lord Taylor was on a Television Critics Association panel for the final season of Gotham. After the panel, he spoke with reporters further and /Film asked him about his role in John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum. IMDB calls his character The Administrator and Taylor confirmed it was a small part....

Simon Pegg And Nick Frost Are Working On A TV Series Adaptation Of Fantasy Books ‘Rivers Of London’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 1, 2019 5:00 pm EST Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are reuniting, but not onscreen. The duo have eaten their last Cornetto ice cream (metaphorically, they probably enjoy them plenty in real life), and have moved on to developing projects behind the scenes. Their latest project is a TV adaptation of the epic fantasy novels Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch....

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 21, 2018 6:00 pm EST Oliver (Stephen Amell) makes a choice that will affect his entire life in the next episode of Arrow season 7. A recent edition of HQ had an entire slate of questions themed around Marvel as a tribute to the late Stan Lee. On The Flash, Barry must stop a new meta, Weather Witch (Reina Hardesty), from killing her father....

Visual Effects Society Awards Winners Give ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Top Prizes By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 2019 9:30 am EST It’s been a great year for Marvel on the awards circuit. Not only is Black Panther a bonafide Academy Awards nominee for Best Picture, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has been cleaning up on the animated front and Avengers: Infinity War has been getting some love on the technical side of things....

We Survived The I Like Scary Movies Exhibit – Check Out Photos From ‘The Shining,’ ‘It’, ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’ And More By Fred Topel/April 4, 2019 1:00 pm EST The aptly-named I Like Scary Movies exhibition is fun not only for people who like horror movies, but for people who like any movies. Sure, it may take a certain type of stomach to watch horror, and if you’re likely to hide your eyes from the screen, there’s certainly no escaping this totally enveloping experience....

/Filmcast Ep. 393 - Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them/The Handmaiden By Slashfilmcast/Nov. 22, 2016 9:00 pm EST David, Devindra and Jeff discuss new films by Paul Verhoeven, Tom Ford, and Kenneth Longergan. Also, Angie Han joins us to discuss Park Chan-Wook’s newest film, The Handmaiden. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Also, like us on Facebook! Download or Play Now:Subscribe to the /Filmcast:...

‘Halloween’ Sequel Talks Have Begun, Confirms Danny McBride By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 26, 2018 6:30 am EST There have been rumblings of a Halloween sequel before the new Halloween even hit theaters, but the information has varied. Now, screenwriter Danny McBride has confirmed that sequel talks have definitely begun, and that he and the other writers have been asked to figure out where the franchise can go from here. More on the potential Halloween sequel below....