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‘Superintelligence’ Trailer: Melissa McCarthy Has To Convince Artificial Intelligence Not To Destroy Humanity By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 2020 10:00 am EST Superintelligence is a new sci-fi comedy starring Melissa McCarthy as Carol Peters, who might be the most average person on Earth. But somehow, she’s become quite the person of interest as a powerful artificial intelligence known as Superintelligence has focused in on her life as a way of determining whether or not humanity is worth keeping around....

‘Supernova’ Trailer: Colin Firth And Stanley Tucci Try To Hold Onto Love In The Face Of Dementia By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2020 5:30 pm EST When you choose to spend the rest of your life with someone, that includes the more heartbreaking parts of aging into your twilight years. In the case of Sam and Tusker (Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci), a couple who has been together for 20 years, that means facing the heartbreaking deterioration of one of their minds due to the symptoms of dementia....

‘The Hunger Games’ Prequel Movie Officially Coming From Lionsgate, Francis Lawrence Returning To Direct By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 21, 2020 9:45 am EST A new Hunger Games movie is on its way. Lionsgate is officially moving forward with an adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ upcoming prequel novel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which tells the origin of the series’ villain, President Snow (played in the films by Donald Sutherland). Reports of plans for the feature film have been ongoing, but Lionsgate has now officially confirmed that a movie based on the novel is in the works with franchise director Francis Lawrence reuniting with the studio to helm the film....

‘Westworld’ May Not Actually Run Six Seasons By Chris Evangelista/May 6, 2020 1:30 pm EST HBO recently gave Westworld season 4 a green light, and when word of that renewal broke, it came with a rumor. That rumor stated that behind-the-scenes, showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy were planning for six seasons total. But now we’ve learned that’s not true. Nolan and Joy say they’ve never actually discussed how many seasons they want to do, because circumstances can always change....

‘Wonder Woman 3’ May Mark The End Of Patty Jenkins’ Time With The DC Comics Franchise By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 3, 2020 11:00 am EST In a recent interview with the German magazine Geek (via ComingSoon), director Patty Jenkins talked about what excited her about returning for Wonder Woman 1984. The director said: Since Patty Jenkins was able to to show Wonder Woman at the height of her powers, she only has so much more she’d like to do with the character before she steps away from the franchise....

Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Posthumous Directing Debut Will Play At This Year’s Berlin Film Festival By Ben Pearson/Jan. 18, 2020 10:00 am EST Jóhann Jóhannson died in 2018, but as one of the most celebrated composers in Hollywood, he left behind a legacy and a body of work that included scores for Prisoners, The Theory of Everything, Sicario, Arrival, Mandy, Mary Magdalene, and more. Now there’s one more element being added to that legacy: Jóhansson’s feature directorial debut, Last and First Men....

Jake Gyllenhaal Teams Up With ‘Zola’ Director Janicza Brav To Adapt ‘A Suspense Novelist’s Trail Of Deceptions’ Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 20, 2020 5:30 pm EST Now that Jake Gyllenhaal has shed his leading-man persona and embraced the unhinged character actor he was always destined to be, the Velvet Buzzsaw actor will play the ultimate in unhinged roles: a slowly unraveling writer. Gyllenhaal is teaming up with Janicza Bravo, the writer and director behind the Sundance hit Zola, to develop a series adaptation of Ian Parker’s New Yorker article A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions, which explores the “complex life” of The Woman in the Window writer Dan Mallory....

Lucasfilm Is “Still Figuring Out” Its ‘Star Wars’ Schedule, So Rian Johnson May Be Able To Make Another Original Movie Before His New Trilogy By Ben Pearson/Sept. 19, 2019 10:30 am EST Earlier this summer, Lucasfilm announced that three new as-yet-untitled Star Wars films will be released every other year starting in 2022. And while we can speculate about what exactly those movies will be, the company has still not officially revealed which films are going to be taking those slots....

Michael Giacchino Shares His Favorite Music: St. Vincent, Paul McCartney, And Much More By Jack Giroux/Dec. 16, 2020 11:00 am EST Michael Giacchino has a swanky workplace. Due to the pandemic, the Oscar-winning film composer is working from his personal studio, which looks straight out of the 1950s at first glance – it’s filled with instruments, warm colors, and nostalgia. Childhood toys from Spider-Man, Star Trek, Speed Racer, and Planet of the Apes are present in his cabinets, which help keep the composer inspired....

Netflix And Apple Have Considered Buying MGM As The Streaming Wars Continue By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 27, 2020 12:30 pm EST In a recent report by CNBC taking a look at the state of the streaming wars, it’s mentioned that MGM owners Anchorage Capital, Highland Capital and Solus Alternative Asset Management have a content library worth upwards of $10 billion. That includes the franchises like James Bond, Mad Max, Rocky (including Creed), RoboCop, and The Pink Panther, as well as many other hit movies....

Paramount Sells ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ To Netflix, Along With An Option For Another Sequel By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2019 8:00 am EST Beverly Hills Cop 4 has been in the works for years. But with the recent comeback being staged by Eddie Murphy after his starring role in Dolemite Is My Name, as well as the forthcoming sequel to the classic 1980s comedy Coming to America, there has been renewed interest in the return of detective Axel Foley....

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ Novel Confirmed For 2021, Will Feature Deleted Scenes From The Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 17, 2020 8:30 am EST Back in April, Quentin Tarantino teased on the “Pure Cinema Podcast” that he was considering writing a novel adaptation of his 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. And now, Tarantino will get to write that novel after landing a two-book deal with the HarperCollins imprint Harper....

Ray Fisher Confirms That He Is No Longer Playing Cyborg In ‘The Flash’ Movie By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 2021 7:32 am EST Last week, rumors swirled that Justice League team member Cyborg had been written out of The Flash, which is currently in development at Warner Bros. Pictures. This supposedly came as a direct result of the controversy that has been brewing between co-star Ray Fisher and the studio in the wake of the actor’s allegations of inappropriate and unprofessional behavior from director Joss Whedon during reshoots on Justice League....

See Artist Eric Tan’s Posters Dedicated To Epcot’s Attractions Past, Present, And Future [D23] By Ben Pearson/Aug. 22, 2019 8:09 pm EST Eric Tan is an artist we’ve covered several times on /Film, and for good reason: he’s been a reliable producer of incredible pop culture artwork for years – I still think about the awesome poster he made celebrating Lost back in 2009. He’s been a designer for the Disney Consumer Products team for more than fifteen years, and at this year’s D23 Expo, it was revealed that Tan and his wife, artist Stacey Aoyama, created posters for all of the Epcot attractions which line the park’s pavilions....

Sequel Bits: ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2,’ ‘Happy Death Day 3,’ The Future Of ‘Nightmare On Elm Street,’ And More By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 10, 2020 11:00 am EST In this edition Sequel Bits: Sonic the Hedgehog director Jeff Fowler is waiting for Paramount to greenlight a sequel Jessica Rothe wants to complete the Happy Death Day trilogy Robert Englund on the future of Nightmare on Elm Street Michael Cera would love to do a Scott Pilgrim vs....

Sequel Bits: ‘Trick R’ Treat’, ‘Terminator’, ‘The Purge’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘The Croods 2’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2019 6:30 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Trick r’ Treat 2 could still happen, but there’s nothing going on at the moment. Check out a slew of Terminator: Dark Fate posters. New Purge movie finds its lead actress. David Leitch is more than happy to come back for The Matrix 4 – all they have to do is ask....

Sneak Peek: ‘Star Wars’ Concept Art Takes Over The Disney+ Hub For The Galaxy Far, Far Away By Ethan Anderton/May 1, 2020 3:00 am EST Beginning this morning, the Star Wars hub in Disney+ will start to be taken over by beautiful concept art from the long history of the sci-fi saga that began over 40 years ago. The Disney+ homepage carousel will feature concept art from legendary artist Ralph McQuarrie, specifically the iconic piece showing the early designs for the droids C-3PO and R2-D2, marking the first time fans will be able to navigate to the Star Wars page directly from the carousel art (seen above)....

Sundance 2021 Lineup Includes Films From Edgar Wright, Ben Wheatley, And More – Here Are 10 Films We’re Excited To See By Ben Pearson/Dec. 15, 2020 1:30 pm EST The Sundance Institute has announced its lineup of movies for next month’s annual film festival, which has been radically revamped because of the pandemic. Sundance 2021 will feature virtual screenings accessible to people across the country from the comfort of their own homes, as well as in-person theatrical offerings through drive-ins and independent arthouses in select cities....

The Clock Tower: The Arrowverse Was Full Of Emotional Highs And Storytelling Lulls This Week By Amelia Emberwing/Nov. 7, 2019 1:00 pm EST (Welcome to The Clock Tower, where we’ll break down the goings on of the The CW network’s Arrowverse. We’ll touch on things like themes, cultural impact, lead-ins to major events, ships, and more every other week! Warning: this Clock Tower is filled with spoilers. Proceed at your own risk....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Matrix’ Meets ‘Office Space’ DeepFake, ‘Altered Carbon’ Season 1 Recap & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2020 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 hilarious mash-up of The Matrix and Office Space using DeepFake technology to turn Ron Livingston into Keanu Reeves....