The Water Cooler: A ‘Ghostbusters’ Crossover Comic, ‘Shovel Knight’ On The Nintendo Switch, And A Classic Novel Welcome toThe Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everythingexceptthe movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: aGhostbusterscomic bridges the old movies and the new one, what it’s like to be an annual pass holder at Universal Studios, playing the throwback video gameShovel Knighton the Nintendo Switch, tackling ofMice and Menfor the first time, and more!...

VOTD: Pixar’s ‘Up’ Gets The Anime Opening Treatment What ifUpwas an anime? It’s a question no one was really asking, but one we got the answer to thanks to Pixar’s recently releasedPixar Remixvideo, which condenses the entirety of the beloved 2009 Pixar film into a cheery two-minute anime opening. And it’s awesome. Watch theUpanime opening below. Pixar Remix: Up Anime Opening Upjust became a viable contender forTop 10 Anime OPs(OP being the industry word for the opening song/credits of an anime series, for all you non-weebs)....

Warner Bros. Decides The Best Business Plan For DC’s Future Is To Make Good Movies The DCEU has had a bumpy few years, with onlyWonder Womantruly standing out as a genuinely enjoyable film. Now, withAquamanpoised to splash into theaters, Warner Bros. film chairmanToby Emmerichhas an innovative new plan for the future of the DCEU: make good movies. What a crazy idea! I think even the most ardent DCEU defender would admit that the majority of Warner Bros....

Watch The English-Language Trailer For ‘Arrietty’, From Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli An international English-language trailer has dropped forStudio Ghibli’sArrietty, the directorial debut of animatorHiromasa Yonebayashi. The new spot features the UK voice cast, which includesSaoirse Ronanas Arrietty,Olivia Coleman,Tom Holland, andMark Strong. Based onMary Norton’s classic children’s seriesThe Borrowers, the film revolves around a 14-year-old girl named Arrietty Clock, who is one of a group of tiny people who secretly reside in the homes of regular-sized people and “borrow” supplies from them as needed....

Will There Be A Sequel To The Harder They Fall? Here’s What We Know (Welcome toWill There Be a Sequel?, a series where we answer that question and explore what comes next.) Towards the end of 2021, “The Harder They Fall” exploded onto Netflix in all its gun-slinging, beat-dropping glory — but it’s never too early to wonder about round two. Thanks to many creative minds working overtime, this epic western is a very special kind of unforgettable....

WTF: ‘Raging Bull 2’ Begins Production In June Back in 2006 we started to hear rumors that the bookRaging Bull II, byChris Anderson,Sharon McGeheeandJake LaMotta, would beadapted to film, in order to provide a “companion piece” toMartin Scorsese’s originalRaging Bull. And, in all likelihood, to attempt to cash in on the recognizable name. Now that plan is going forward; directorMartin Guiguihas a script he co-wrote withRustam Branaman, and is casting the film now to begin production in June....

‘Avatar’ Is Now The Highest Grossing Movie Of All Time Again, Surpassing ‘Avengers: Endgame’ WhenAvengers: Endgamearrived in theaters in 2019, it surpassedJames Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi hitAvataras the highest grossing movie of all time. But now the tables have turned, becauseAvatarwas givena re-release in China this weekend, and it’s already grossed enough to take back the title from Marvel’s box office juggernaut. Deadline learned overnight thatAvatarhad grossed an estimated $8.9 million by 5:00 P....

‘Bird Box’ Has Had The Best Week In Netflix History, According To Netflix Netflix doesn’t usually like to give away their statistics, but in the case ofBird Box, they’re making an exception. According to the streaming giant itself,Bird Boxviewers have totaled more than 45 million so far, giving theSandra Bullockhorror flick the “best first 7 days ever for a Netflix film.” That’s both surprising, and impressive. Hopefully Netflix will reward the birds in the box with some birdseed....

‘Blade Runner 2’ Scores ‘Sicario’ Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson With the addition ofJared Letolast week,Denis Villeneuve’sBlade Runner 2finally finished casting. But we’re still learning about interesting hires behind the scenes. Recently, composerJóhann Jóhannssonlet slip that he’d be scoring the sci-fi sequel, having previously worked with Villeneuve onPrisoners,Sicario, and the upcomingArrival. According toIceland Monitor(viaThe Playlist) Jóhannsson told RÚV radio station that he’d be composing the score toBlade Runner 2. Although this is the first we’re hearing about Jóhannsson’s involvement, it isn’t actually a recent development — he explained to RÚV that the decision had been made a long time ago....

‘Daybreak’ Trailer: Netflix’s Apocalyptic Comedy Series Is ‘Zombieland’ For Partying Teens It’s the natural order of things: the world ends, the teens party. So many apocalyptic shows and movies take a dour approach to the end of the world, but Netflix’s upcoming apocalyptic comedyDaybreakimagines teens as the only ones unaffected by a zombie plague that renders all the adults brain-dead monsters. So naturally, they’re going to party it up and play with some cool swords....

‘Freaks’ Trailer: Emile Hirsch Is An Overly Protective Father In This Thriller Emile Hirschtakes “overprotective father” to the next level inFreaks, a curious sci-fi thriller that reveals very little in its first trailer. Locking his 7-year-old daughter (Lexy Kolker) in their house and boarding up the windows, Hirsch seems to be protecting her from something — but we are kept in the dark about what that is. Watch the firstFreakstrailer below....

‘Me Him Her’ Trailer: Things Get Weird In Max Landis' Feature Directing Debut You’re probably already familiar with the work ofMax Landis, the writer behind such films asChronicle,American Ultra, andVictor Frankenstein. But now, prepare to meet Max Landis, the director. Landis makes his feature directing debut withMe Him Her, an indie comedy about a guy (Dustin Milligan) who arrives in L.A. to help out a closeted TV star buddy (Luke Bracey)....

‘Morbius’ Trailer: Jared Leto Is The Blood-Sucking Spider-Man Villain Jared Letois not joking around withMorbius. TheSuicide Squadactor is totally fine withJoker’s leading Oscar nominations this morning because he has an official trailer for the Sony comic book movie in which he stars as a living vampire. The next film in Sony’s Spider-Man-adjacent universe (after Venom),Morbiusfollows a scientist who accidentally turns himself into a vampire. Watch theMorbiustrailer below. Morbius Trailer After the wild success ofVenom, Sony is doubling down on its alternateSpider-Manuniverse, assembling a who’s who of…who?...