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‘The Lair’ Will Be The Next Subterranean Horror Movie From Director Neil Marshall By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 3, 2020 3:30 pm EST Neil Marshall, the filmmaker behind The Descent and a guy whose name is embroiled in an ongoing Hollywood scandal involving his fiancee, actress Charlotte Kirk, has a new project lined-up. Marshall will helm the action-horror pic The Lair, about a Royal Air Force pilot who gets shot down in Afghanistan and stumbles upon a bunker full of monsters....

‘The Mysterious Benedict Society’ Series Moves From Hulu To Disney+ With Tony Hale In Lead Role By Ben Pearson/Nov. 13, 2020 5:30 pm EST Tony Hale has found his next leading role. The Arrested Development and Veep actor will star in The Mysterious Benedict Society, a live-action television adaptation of author Trenton Lee Stewart’s bestselling books which follow a group of orphans who go undercover at a boarding school. The series was originally developed at Hulu, but has since shifted to another platform under the Disney umbrella: according to a new press release, the show will air on Disney+ next year....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Release Moved To August, ‘In The Heights’ And Other Warner Bros. Movies Pushed Indefinitely By Chris Evangelista/March 24, 2020 12:00 pm EST We all had a feeling this was coming: the Wonder Woman 1984 release date has been pushed from June to August. Warner Bros. made the decision to move their big superhero sequel due to the coronavirus crisis, and not only is Wonder Woman moving, but several other Warner pics have shifted as well....

A New James Bond Video Game From ‘Hitman’ Developer IO Interactive Will Tell The Secret Agent’s Origin Story By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 19, 2020 8:30 am EST The first James Bond video game in eight years is on its way, and it’s coming from IO Interactive, the respected developer behind the hit Hitman games. Intriguingly, it will be a “wholly original story” that tells the origins of Bond and how be came to be the world’s most famous martini-sipping secret agent....

BBC’s Quarantine Comedy Series ‘Staged’ Reunites ‘Good Omens’ Stars David Tennant And Michael Sheen By Ethan Anderton/May 22, 2020 4:30 pm EST It looks like the number of makeshift programming inspired by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown will keep rising as time goes on. While the likes of Parks and Recreation, All Rise and Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet have put together remotely produced special episodes, the BBC has put together an entirely new comedy series called Staged....

Four-Hour ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Extended Cut Might Be Available Next Year By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 6, 2020 12:30 pm EST Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is already a long movie, but it’s about to get even longer. Quentin Tarantino shot a lot of footage for his latest film, and there’s a chance we might get to see it all in about a year. Rumors of an extended cut of Hollywood have abounded ever since the film premiered, including the potential for a Netflix miniseries release – something Tarantino did for an extended version of The Hateful Eight....

Jurassic World VelociCoaster First – the video above isn’t actual footage of the ride, it’s conceptual. But it gives you a good idea of what you can expect – a sprawling, intense ride that “will send guests catapulting up to 70 mph and more than 150 feet in the air with the swiftest of prehistoric predators.” I’m not entirely sure where those prehistoric predators come in, as the footage above has them nowhere near the coaster....

Listen To That ‘Watchmen’ Cover Of “Life On Mars” From Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 3, 2019 3:00 pm EST The latest, jaw-dropping episode of Watchmen concluded with a gorgeous, low-key cover of David Bowie’s “Life on Mars”, courtesy of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. The song choice might be slightly on the nose considering the scene it accompanies, but hey – it works. The “Life on Mars” cover will be included on the Vol....

Martin Scorsese Never Considered Making ‘The Irishman’ As A TV Series By Ben Pearson/Dec. 2, 2019 3:00 pm EST Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest champions of the cinematic form, but he’s not averse to television. Over the past decade, he’s directed the pilots for and executive produced both Boardwalk Empire and Vinyl for HBO – but in a new interview, he says he never once thought about making The Irishman as a TV series....

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre May Close Permanently Due To The Coronavirus Pandemic By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 19, 2020 5:00 pm EST All the world’s a stage, but one of the world’s most famous stages may close permanently due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, which temporarily shut its doors in March out of abundance of caution for the virus, is in danger of closing down permanently if it does not receive £5 million (about $6 million) in government funding....

The Morning Watch: Adam Savage’s Incredible Star-Lord Cosplay, Wes Anderson’s Visual Toolbox & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 26, 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, former Mythbusters co-host Adam Savage is an expert cosplayer, and in an extensive video, he reveals how he created an incredible Star-Lord costume inspired by Guardians of the Galaxy....

The Morning Watch: The Evolution Of ‘The Dark Crystal’, Reviewing More Accents In Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 19, 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, take a deep dive into the evolution of Muppet technology with a special focus on The Dark Crystal and the 30 years it took to eventually make The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance....

The Morning Watch: What It Takes To Make A Marvel Movie, Kevin Smith’s Full Comic-Con Panel & More By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 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....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Columbus’ Is A Delicate Character Drama That Slowly Builds Into Something Special By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 1, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: ColumbusWhere You Can Stream It: Criterion ChannelThe Pitch: John Cho stars as Jin, the estranged son of a renowned architect who finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana when his father suddenly falls ill during a speaking tour....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘I Know That Voice’ Shines A Much Needed Light On The Art Of Voice Acting By Ethan Anderton/May 19, 2020 7:00 am EST Easily the best part of I Know That Voice is actually seeing the voice actors perform in the recording booth, and you’ll never get over how odd it looks to see the voice of your favorite cartoon characters coming out a human who doesn’t look like they would ever sound like that (though Futurama voice star John DiMaggio, who also executive produced and narrated the movie, does look exactly like what a human with the voice of Bender would look like)....

Theme Park Bits: Coronavirus, and…Well, That’s About It By Josh Spiegel/March 28, 2020 12:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Well… And more? You might have noticed there hasn’t been a Theme Park Bits column in the last week-plus here at /Film. I probably don’t need to tell you why; maybe it’s more accurate that I shouldn’t have to tell you why. As the coronavirus pandemic has all but closed the entirety of the world, it’s impacted many of the major entertainment hubs of the world, from sports to movie theaters to theme parks....

Universal Studios Japan Reopening This Month, Tokyo Disneyland And DisneySea Not Ready Yet By Ethan Anderton/June 1, 2020 8:30 am EST As the weeks go on, more businesses are preparing to reopen as the spread of coronavirus has slowed down in some parts of the world. This time it’s Japan that has lifted their state of emergency declaration, which allows theme parks to open back up. Universal Studios Japan will be taking advantage of the reduced restrictions by beginning a phased reopening starting on June 8, but the manner in which it’s opening is a little different than you might expect....

VOTD: How ‘Spider-Man 2’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/July 23, 2020 6:00 am EST It’s been 16 years since Spider-Man 2 hit theaters, and it’s still largely considered to be one of the greatest comic book movies ever made. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement, especially when it comes to the logic employed by some of the characters. That’s where the folks at How It Should Have Ended come into play, because they’ve pinpointed some other possible ways the movie could have ended, many of them much sooner than the climax we witnessed on the big screen....

Watch: The First Episode Of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Is Streaming For Free On YouTube By Ben Pearson/Aug. 13, 2020 12:30 pm EST Star Trek: Lower Decks marks a return to animation for the Star Trek franchise for the first time since the 1970s, and the very first overtly comedic series in the franchise’s history. If you’re wondering what all the hype has been about, you can watch the first episode for free on YouTube right now....

With Great Vengeance And Furious Anger: The 20 Greatest Quentin Tarantino Scenes By Josh Spiegel/Oct. 23, 2019 1:00 pm EST Over the last quarter-century, Quentin Tarantino has managed to occupy a very unique spot within the American film industry. He’s one of only a handful of filmmakers who are as recognizable to people the world over as many movie stars. How many directors are known on a one-name basis, aside from Steven Spielberg?...