Cool Stuff: Limited Edition Posters For ‘The Bicycle Thief’ In the limited edition poster game, you pretty much know the drill. You’re going to get really nice art for the same few dozen movies. It just so happens that movies likeBack to the Future, Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Jaws, etc. are the ones that most influenced the current crop of professional artists. In fact, it’s pretty rare that you get a piece of art for a movie that was made before 1975, let alone something foreign....

Could Peter Jackson Do More ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Movies? Peter Jacksonhas never quite been sure how many movies based on the world ofJ.R.R. Tolkienhe was going to make. In his initial pitch, he combined the threeLord of the Ringsnovels into two movies. He then ended up making three. And even though those movies were long, he released extended editions of each. He then decided he didn’t want to tackleThe Hobbit, and passed the job to Guillermo del Toro....

Daniel Craig Trades His License To Kill For A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame It’s been a full decade and a half since Daniel Craig first earned his 007 status as James Bond in “Casino Royale.” Craig is retiring from the role this year with his final Bond outing in"No Time to Die.“And, as you might expect from a snappy dresser in three-piece Tom Ford suits, it looks like the man is going out in style....

Emily Blunt Has Signed On To Star In David Yates' Pain Hustlers With the future of the “Fantastic Beasts” franchiseup in the air, it seems director David Yates is looking to take a break from the Wizarding World.Varietyreports the filmmaker is set to helm “Pain Hustlers,” a crime-conspiracy film that has Emily Blunt — who’s been busy of late filming her role as J. Robert Oppenheimer’s wife and fellow scientist, Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer, in Christopher Nolan’s biopic “Oppenheimer” — attached to star....

Five Mistakes First-Time Filmmakers Make (From The Creators Of ‘The Chair’) We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I first heard about the Starz original seriesThe Chaira few weeks ago, when a /Filmcast listener suggested it to me. The novel approach of the show was intriguing: Give two directors the same script, provide them a modest budget to direct their first indie film, and allow them each to have final cut....

Guillermo Del Toro Is Writing ‘Pacific Rim 2’ With Zak Penn Legendary Pictures CEOThomas Tullhas said that he’s in no big hurry to makePacific Rim 2, but make no mistake:Guillermo del Torois working on it. Only now, he’s working in it withZak Penn(X-Men: The Last Stand) rather than original writerTravis Beacham. So where has Beacham gone? Find out after the jump. Plans forPacific Rim 2have been in motion for quite a while already....

Heart Of Champions Trailer: Michael Shannon Dials Down The Scary, Coaches A Rowing Team Another day, another sports movie coming for our feelings. This time around, we’re ditching the basketball courts and soccer fields and heading out to the river with “Heart of Champions.” The upcoming film sees Michael Shannon starring as a college rowing coach, dropping into their lives just after the team descends into turmoil. Finishing last in the national championship sends the team members spiraling, but Shannon’s coach Murphy has arrived to turn things around....

How Alan Rickman Influenced Snape’s Wardrobe In Harry Potter The “Harry Potter” universe has always been divided over their feelings forSeverus Snape. Is he a bully? An antihero? Did he save Harry’s life or just make it harder? The questions are endless. But if there’s one thing any “Harry Potter” fan worth their salt will agree — it is that Alan Rickman utterly embodied him. From his deep, languid voice down to his very mannerisms, the late actor breathed life into the controversial character, so much so, it has been hard to despise him completely....

Jason Priestley Options Death Of A Freerider; Cycling Subgenre Explodes! Suddenly, cycling movies are everywhere! OK, maybe not everywhere. But having two cycling-related films announced in the same day is enough to get any fixed-gear freak (and you are freaks, all of you) to pedal a little faster. There’s David Koepp doingPremium Rush,a bike messenger action flickthat hopes it can be as awesome as Kevin Bacon’s seminal bike messenger movieQuicksilver....

Kermit The Frog Performer Steve Whitmire Explains That He Was Suddenly Fired By Disney Earlier this week, we told you thatSteve Whitmire, the performer who has been playingKermit The Frogsince Jim Henson’s death in 1990,was leavingThe Muppetsand that MuppeteerMatt Vogelwould be taking on the iconic role. Since the report, we’ve heard a lot of rumors, most of them suggesting that Whitmire was let go by Muppet Studio months ago in quick order....

Maisie Williams Teases Rough Times Ahead In ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 WhileGame of Thronesseason 6 was home to its fair share of horror and misery, it was downright merciful compared to previous seasons, allowing many of the main characters to actually get on the path leading toward their future goals (instead of, you know, pushing them off the path with a bloody bludgeon comprised of war and intrigue). In a new interview, series starMaisie Williams, who plays the increasingly dangerous and weary Arya Stark, pretty much says we can expect the same thing from season 7 – we’ll see some victories, but also some crushing defeats....

Marvel And Indian Musician A.R. Rahman Teamed Up For An ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Song – Here’s Why That’s A Big Deal Avengers: Endgameis a big deal globally. It could gross as much as $800 million worldwideon opening weekend alone, shattering the $640 million record set by its predecessor,Avengers: Infinity War. A solid $43 million ofInfinity War’s eventual haul was owed to India, where it made nearly three times as much money asAvengers: Age of Ultronand became the highest-earning foreign film and one of the top 20 grossing films in the country — ever....

Michael K. Williams Describes His Lost ‘Solo’ Character As ‘Half Mountain Lion’ Michael K. Williamswill not be appearing inSolo: A Star Wars Story. TheWireactor was unable to commit to the massive reshoots undertaken byRon Howard, and his part was re-cast withPaul Bettany. Now, Williams is revealing some details about his character. As Williams tells it, his character was " half mountain lion, half human." It would’ve been very cool to see Michael K....