David Fincher Would Direct Seven Differently If He Had The Chance David Fincher has proven time and again he is happy to work on projects that have to do with murder. He seems most happy when they are particularly unique or deranged (think serial killers or wild crimes of passion). He’s known for directing the popular Netflix show “Mindhunter,” which focuses on the FBI’s attempt at classifying serial killers into a usable identification database, and his work on films like “Zodiac,” “Gone Girl,” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” all share themes....

DC Plans To Reboot Continuity In Graphic Novel Series; Precursor To Film Versions? When Warner Bros. and DC began a restructuring process earlier this year, we knew that changes were afoot with both the motion picture and (to a lesser extent) printed versions of the DC Universe. Now DC has unveiled a line of graphic novels calledEarth One, which will aim to totally reboot the DC Universe for newer readers. The first chapters will featureBatmanandSuperman, withGeoff Johnswriting the former andJ....

Elizabeth Olsen Auditioned For Daenerys On ‘Game Of Thrones’: “It Was Awful” Elizabeth Olsenis best known for playing the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Wanda Maximoff (AKAThe Scarlet Witch), most recently in Disney+‘sWandaVision. What’s less well known, however, is that Olsen had also been in the running for another well-known fantasy character. Before she got the call from Marvel, Olsen auditioned forGame of Thrones’Mother of Dragons herself, Daenerys Targaryen. Olsen’s Worst Audition Ever In an interview withThe Hollywood Reporter,Olsen shared herGame of Thronesexperience: “I auditioned for, like, the assistant to the casting director in a small room in New York with just a camera on me and them reading the script....

First Look: Sony Animation’s Computer Animated ‘Popeye’ Test Footage Genndy Tartakovskyhas been working on bringing the world’s most famous spinach enthusiast to the big screenfor a few years now, and today he finally revealed a little peek in the form of somePopeyeanimation test footage. As he stresses, “it’s not a clip, it’s not a trailer, it’s nothing from the actual movie, the voices are all temp.” But he describes it as “just something that kind of represents what we want to do,” so it still offers a pretty great idea of what he has in store for us....

Genndy Tartakovsky Exits Sony’s ‘Popeye’ Six months ago we got a first look atGenndy Tartakovsky’sPopeye, in the form ofa promising test reel. Sadly, it now seems that may be the only look we’ll ever get at it. The filmmaker reveals that he’s no longer working on the animated feature, and for that matter, studio Sony might not be anymore either. But fear not — he’s got another, even more ambitious-sounding project on his to-do list....

Guess The Scott C. Great Showdown, Win A Book - Day 1: Germain’s Favorite Movie Of All Time We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. All this week you have a chance to win one of 10 copies ofScott Campbell’s latest book,The Great Showdowns. It’s a collection of Campbell’s distinctive, awesome art depicting some of the greatest conflicts in movie history. (As seen above.) We at /Film have been writing about Showdowns for years, most recently for Campbell’ssecond full gallery show....

Here Are The Theaters Where You Can See ‘The Interview’ It’s been a strange story forThe Interviewso far, but the film is in theaters now thanks to a last-minute plan by Sony, spurred in part by the efforts of Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League and folks at theArt House Convergence. And whether or not you’re interested in seeing the film, there’s another good angle to this release: despite being a studio film, the movie is primarily in independent theaters....

Hulu Lands Rights To Graphic Novel A Calculated Man The results of the bidding war are in, and Hulu will become the home of the graphic novel from AfterShock Comics, “A Calculated Man.” The crime story is now in the early stages of development for a TV series, with streamers fighting for the rights of the story that hasn’t even been published yet. “A Calculated Man” (the graphic novel, that is) is set to be released later this June....

James Mangold Releases New ‘Logan’ Images, Plus A Taste Of Marco Beltrami’s Score It’s no secret that a newLogantrailer is coming soon. 20th Century Fox is sending out the frames of the trailer to some lucky fans to assemble online (they’re on the way already), and the new glimpse at the Wolverine sequel should be coming shortly thereafter. In the meantime, directorJames Mangoldis holding fans over with some new images from the set featuringHugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, and franchise newcomerDafne Keenas X-23....

Kevin Smith Intends To Re-Cut ‘Red State’ Even a cursory glance at the rather mixed response toRed Statefollowing its Sundance debut should indicate that it hasproblemsinneedoffixing, chief among them being a 20-minute long sermon performed by Michael Parks that many have opined runs way too long. Question is,without any pressure from a studioto cut the film down, does directorKevin Smithhave any desire to do so? Well, Kevin Smith has now responded to the criticisms, and his answer to the aforementioned question was an unhesitant, “Kill your babies....

Marvel’s ‘Inhumans’ Delayed Again After many, many years of rumors, Marvel officially announced anInhumansmovie in 2014, set to open in 2018. At the time, the film was positioned as the final standalone beforeAvengers: Infinity War – Part 2capped off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2019. But although theideaof the Inhumans was introduced a bit earlier than we expected — they’ve been a plot point inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.since season 2 — theInhumansmovie has been delayed to 2019....

Meet Hollywood’s First Ever Filipino Movie Star Despite the lack of representation in history textbooks until relatively recently, Filipinos have been a part of the fabric of America for a very long time. The earliest documented presence of immigrants from the Philippines in North America is as far back as 1587. Since then, they have been involved with the Philippine-American War, World War II, and the United Farm Workers movement. Filipinos were also instrumental in developing the land that would become California — including Hollywood....

More Jack Ryan News: Untitled Reboot Script Due Soon Just the other day there was a mention thatGeorge Clooneymight be interested in taking up the mantle ofJack Ryan, the hero ofTom Clancynovels and films likeThe Hunt For Red OctoberandPatriot Games. Now there’s confirmation, viaAnne Thompson, that Clooney’s name is indeed in the mix. But more important, theHossein Aiminiscript that was commissioned last year to reboot the franchise, currently just theUntitled Tom Clancy Project, should arrive shortly, and then Paramount will be able to make a decision about really moving forward....