‘Ultra Violet & Blue Demon’: Wrestling Superhero Series Picked Up By Disney Channel We typically don’t cover Disney Channel original series on /Film, but we’ve heard good things aboutUltra Violet and Blue Demonfrom a trusted friend of the site, so we wanted to put it on your radar in case your kids are looking for something good to watch. The series, which involveswrestling and superheroes, has officially been picked up after finding young actressScarlett Estevezto star as its 13-year-old heroine....

‘WandaVision’ Looks To The Past To Set Up The Endgame With Its Penultimate Episode Hello all, and welcome to your weekly recap of whatever wildness occurred on the latest episode ofWandaVision. These are meant to be read after watching, so they will go deep intospoilerterritory. You have been warned! Last Week on WandaVision… It was Agnes all along! Well, a lot more happened than that. The show took on aModern Familyaesthetic, Wanda saw through her fake replacement brother, Vision learned of his death, and Monica Rambeau probably gained superpowers....

‘Wayne’ Trailer: Deadpool Writers' YouTube Originals Show Is A Gritty Action-Comedy Disgruntled teens on the run from oppressive adults, expressing their nihilistic worldview through wry wit and brutal violence, seems to be a popular template these days for a TV show. It worked for Netflix’s critically acclaimedThe End of the F***ing World, and now the new YouTube Premium seriesWaynelooks to capture that lightning in a bottle again. Produced byDeadpoolwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernic,Waynefollows a teen malcontent (Sing Street’sMark McKenna) who sets off on the road with his new crush (Ciara Bravo) to take back the vintage car stolen from his dad before he died....

‘Your Name’ Live-Action Remake Lands ‘Minari’ Director Lee Isaac Chung Your Namehas named a new director to take the helm of Paramount, Bad Robot, and Toho’s live-action remake of the 2016 anime hit.MinarifilmmakerLee Isaac Chungwill take over as theYour Nameremake director, taking the reigns from Marc Webb, who was originally tapped to direct the film last year. Chung will be rewriting a draft byThe Big Sickco-writerEmily V. Gordon, who took over from Oscar-nominated Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer....

42 Entertainment’s Why So Serious Viral Campaign: The Future Of Movie Marketing? [flv:http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.com/slashfilm/trailers/tdkvialoverview.flv 470 264] I was just reading an interesting article in the new issue of Maxim (not available online, as far as I can tell) about 42 Entertainment, the marketing comapny behind The Dark Knight’s viral campaign when I stumbled across this video created byAlternative Reality Branding(via:FSR). The bottom line effects of viral marketing on a film’s box office and DVD sales have yet to be proven....

ABC Buys Two New Shows From ‘Mr. Robot’ Creator Sam Esmail Mr. RobotcreatorSam Esmailhas not one but two shows now set at ABC. The network scooped upActs of Crime, which has landed a production commitment, and anUntitled CDC Project, which has received a put pilot commitment (a put pilot, for those who don’t know, is a pilot that a network agrees to air even if the show its representing doesn’t get picked up)....

Adam Sandler’s 14 Best Roles Ranked Adam Sandler has had a fascinating career. Beginning with his star-making role as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live,” Sandler’s early time in the spotlight was defined by baby talk, sing-songy jokes, and goofy yelling. Early on, Sandler primarily played overgrown and over-privileged man babies with hair-trigger tempers. Many of those performances are very, very funny, but they don’t come with a particularly large amount of depth....

Al Pacino Joins His First Animated Feature: ‘Despicable Me 2’ While one could argue thatAl Pacino’s acting has gotten overly animated in the last few years, he’s never actuallybeenanimated. Until now. The Oscar-winning actor just signed to voice his first animated character: the villain inDespicable Me 2, which is scheduled for release on June 01, 2025. It’s the role Javier Bardem wasoriginally rumoredfor — a rumor which was later foundto be untrue....

Ben Kingsley, James McAvoy, And John Boyega Will Star In BBC And Netflix’s ‘Watership Down’ Animated Miniseries The beautiful and frightening 1978 adaptation ofWatership Downholds up remarkably well, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for another interpretation ofRichard Adams' novel. This won’t be the first time Adams' story has been retold for television, but it’s just been announced BBC and Netflix are teaming up to make aWatership Downanimated miniseries. The series, which is set to premiere in 2017, will feature voice work fromBen Kingsley,James McAvoy,John Boyega,Nicholas Hoult, and more....

Beyond Black And White: How The 2016 Oscars' Treatment Of Asians Undercut Its Message Of Inclusion Lost amidst all the stories about howChris Rockripped into the Academy last nightis how poorly people of other races were treated who weren’t black or white. I think it was about two hours into last night’s broadcast when the first mention of Asians or Hispanics even happened: during a remote video segment from a man-on-the-street interview Rock conducted in front of a theater....

Bruce Willis Says A ‘Die Hard’ Prequel Is A “Very Good Idea” As He Makes A List Of Things To Buy With That Paycheck Bruce Willishas given many superb performances in many superb movies. He has proven himself to be the consummate “everyman” action hero and he has held his own opposite some of the best actors in the business. He had the good taste to work with Quentin Tarantino, Rian Johnson, and M....

Chris Evans And Jared Leto In Early Talks For ‘The Girl On The Train’ Two high-profile actors are looking to board a promising new thriller. We just mentionedThe Girl on the Trainearlier today when talking about the Liam Neeson movieThe Commuter—Girlis based on the novel of the same name byPaula Hawkins, and follows a woman whose problems haunt her after she is pulled into a mystery involving a couple that she imagines to enjoy the perfect marriage....

Christian Bale’s ‘Vice’ Research Saved Director Adam McKay From A Heart Attack Some filmmakers only metaphorically put their heart and soul into their work. When makingVice,Adam McKaydid it literally. McKay recently revealed that after shooting the biopic based on the life of former Vice President and all-around monster Dick Cheney, he suffered a heart attack. Besides being potentially tragic, McKay’s heart attack was darkly ironic, due to the fact that Cheney’s many, many heart attacks are chronicled in the movie....