Star Wars Episode 9 Title: What Should It Be? And When Can We Expect It? It all started on Monday whenStar WarsactorAnthony Danielstweeted out a vague messagehinting that news was on the horizon. Since we expect the first trailer forStar Wars Episode 9to be released duringStar Wars Celebration(taking place from April 11 through 15 at McCormick Place in Chicago), we didn’t expect a trailer. So many people, myself included, suspected he might be talking about a title for the ninth and final installment of the Skywalker saga....

Steven Spielberg Left ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Because Of Script Disagreements It’s hard to imagine anIndiana Jonesmovie withoutSteven Spielbergat the helm, but that’s what we’re going to get withIndiana Jones 5, which will be directed and written byLogan’s James Mangold. The film went through several drafts and screenwriters before initial screenwriterDavid Koeppfinally exited the project alongside Spielberg. And the delays on the film can be attributed to the disagreements Spielberg, Ford, and Disney had over that constantly-changing script....

Super Pumped Trailer: Book A Bumpy Uber Ride With Joseph Gordon-Levitt Showtime has released a new trailer for “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” a series starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and you might want to just walk to wherever you’re going after watching it. I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and maybe this won’t glorify former CEO Travis Kalanick and a company that’s had such highly publicized issues. I hope not, anyway. Look, I usually don’t send people to Wikipedia pages, but go ahead and peek at theexceedingly long list of “criticisms” and “controversies"in the table of contents....

Superman Vs. Spider-Man Film Announced Asyou’ve already heard, a monumental decision was passed by the court earlier this week. Time Warner lost the Superman copyright rights to the heirs of Jerome Siegel. We speculated that this could put the Bryan Singer-helmed Superman sequel The Man of Steel and the already troubled Justice League of America in jeopardy… And it has. Apparently Joanne Siegel, Mr. Siegel’s widow, has other plans for the future of the popular superhero....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In July 2021 Sometimes months go by slow as molasses. Other times you look up and more than half of 2021 has vanished and time simply has no meaning anymore and you start to question exactly how you’ve chosen to spend your time since the pandemic started and why. Anyway, existential dread aside, we’ve once again reached the end of another month and that means the following films and television shows will be leaving Netflix....

The Devil’s Light: Release Date, Cast, And More (Welcome to…And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.) Demon possession is some pretty top tier terrifying stuff, so not a year goes by without an exorcism-themed horror movie scaring moviegoers. Joining the ranks of “The Conjuring” and the all-time ’70s classic “The Exorcist,” comes the brand new story of “The Devil’s Light....

The Morning Watch: The Costumes Of ‘Phantom Thread’, ‘Maze Runner’ Auditions & More The Morning Watchis 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, get up close and personal with the costumes ofPaul Thomas Anderson’s latest filmPhantom Thread....

This Week In Trailers: The Quiet Ones, The Motel Life, Never Tear Us Apart, The Punk Singer, The Square Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

TV Bits: ‘Hannibal’, ‘Mockingbird Lane’, ‘Dexter’, ‘Homeland’, ‘Modern Family’, Stephen Merchant, And More There’s a little bit of everything in today’s batch, including a new trailer, new pics, some casting info, and some industry drama. After the jump: Fishburne would play Jack Crawford, Graham’s boss at the Behavioral Science Unit of the FBI. It’s a role previously played on the big screen by Dennis Farina inManhunter, Scott Glenn inSilence of the Lambs, and Harvey Keitel inRed Dragon....

Universal’s Jurassic World Ride Will React To Actual Weather Changes; Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, And BD Wong To Reprise Their Roles Universal Studios Hollywood’sJurassic Parkattraction was in dire need of an upgrade, and it’sfinally getting onein the form ofJurassic World – The Ride, a revamped version of the old attraction which will incorporate elements from the new movies. That revamp includes a new addition that allows the ride to respond to inclement weather – something I’ve never seen done in a theme park ride before....

UPDATED: ‘Back To The Future’ Fan Celebration Is Coming The Real Twin Pines Mall In 2017 UPDATE: The creators of this event have reached out to let us know that this event has been postponed until2017. The even’ts spokesperson said: Our original article from July 17, 2025 follows below. Last year brought endless amounts of celebration revolving aroundBack to the Future. Not only did it mark the 30th anniversary of the original time travel film from directorRobert Zemeckis, but it also marked the year in which Doc Brown and Marty McFly traveled into the future inBack to the Future Part II....

VOTD: New Documentary Relives The Battle Of Endor From ‘Return Of The Jedi’ Some film franchises and television shows have a large enough mythology and universe that entire encyclopedias (or more commonly Wikis today) have been written in an attempt to chronicle every facet of the world that some of our favorite stories unfold.Star Wars, Star Trek, Game of Thrones, Lostand more all have expansive and rich histories. Now a new web series fromMachinimais diving into some of the milestone moments of our favorite films and TV shows withReal Fake History....

VOTD: Who Is Willrow Hood? A Deep Dive Into A Background Character From Star Wars Last week /Film reader Alex D sent me a link to this Star Wars Minute video which profiles a character named Willrow Hood. You might be wondering, who the hell is Willrow Hood? He’s one of the more popular original trilogyStar Warscharacters that you’ve never heard of. That might be because Willrow appears on screen inStar Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Backfor only a a brief second of two....