Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ Picked Up By NEON For North American Release Korean filmmakerBong Joon-hoburst onto the scene with 2003’sMemories of Murder, and has grown into one of the most successful international directors working right now. His most recent movie, 2017’s environmental action comedyOkja, was bought by Netflix, where most audiences outside of film festivals streamed it. But now there’s some good news for those who love the good old fashioned theatrical experience: distribution rights to Bong’s newest film,Parasite, have been purchased by NEON, so fans will be able to see the film on the big screen....

Casting Notes: Robin Williams In Wedding Banned, Maggie Grace In Wichita For those who’ve wondered what happened toPage 2, it isn’t gone. The last couple weeks have just been so slow that there isn’t enough to fill up a Page 2 post. (It’s the end of the summer; expect news to pick up in a couple weeks as the festival season kicks in.) So in the meantime enjoy these casting notes roundups....

Confirmed: A Life-Sized Spider-Man Animatronic Will Be Flung Through The Air Above Disneyland’s Marvel Land Fans have long speculated that Disneyland’s Avengers Campus would feature a life-size Spider-Man animatronic doing whatever a spider can, but now Disney has confirmed that a human-sized Spidey will literally be flung through the skies over the Marvel-themed section of the theme park. Check out some new footage of Spidey in his new costume flipping around overhead, as well as some test footage that gives a better idea of how this newfangled contraption actually works....

Cool Stuff: Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross ‘Halloween’ Vinyl Now For Sale The fantastic, moodyHalloweentheme covered byTrent ReznorandAtticus Rossis getting its own vinyl release, just in time for you to spin it at your Halloween party and give your friends the creeps. The vinyl release of Reznor and Ross' cover ofJohn Carpenter’s immortal theme arrives at a time whenHalloweenexcitement has reached a fever-pitch, thanks to the new movie hitting theaters this week....

Did You Catch That Karate Kid Homage In Cobra Kai Season 4 Episode 1? “Cobra Kai” season 4 is upon us! Not only that, but we’re getting a fifth season,which finished shootingbefore we even got a chance to watch season 4! The first episode gave us a look atthe return of Terry Silver(Thomas Ian Griffith), a Vietnam veteran who served with John Kreese (Martin Kove). He’s the guy who started Cobra Kai with Kreese, but he’s moved on to bigger and tofu-ier things....

Four More ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Pics; Christopher Nolan Explains Where This Film Sits On His Movie Timeline Over the weekendtwo new official imageswere revealed fromThe Dark Knight Risesby way of Empire’s two new covers touting the mag’s on-set report from the film. Now we’ve got four more images from within the magazine, as well as some quotes from directorChristopher Nolanand starTom Hardythat appear within the piece. I don’t think there’s anything following that counts as a significant spoiler, especially if you’ve seen most of the set pics that have cropped up during the filming of the movie....

Fox Returns To Space: Options ‘The Martian Chronicles,’ Likely Buying ‘Ion,’ With Channing Tatum Attached Suddenly, space sells. Two stories today have it that Fox is launching back into the outer reaches of space, thanks to the success ofAvatar. In addition to developing the sequel to James Cameron’s massively successful film, Fox 2000 is the lead contender to buy a spec calledIon, withChanning Tatumattached to star. Meanwhile, Fox-based producerJohn Davishas optionedRay Bradbury’s classic story collectionThe Martian Chronicles....

Fullmetal Alchemist Gets Two New Live-Action Films To Close Out The Series “Fullmetal Alchemist” is a staple for all anime/manga lovers, given that it is a coming-of-age tale about two brothers who come into their own while navigating a world founded on alchemical transmutation. The first foray into the story’s live-action adaptation was made by 2017’s “Fullmetal Alchemist,” which wasa disappointmenton many fronts, from certain characters being miscast to emulating a comic book film (not in the best way)....

Getting His Own Marvel Comics Solo Series, Yoda Is Given “Star Wars” fans' insatiable appetite for side adventures that fill in narrative gaps for their favorite characters, Yoda, who expired at the longevous age of 900 in “Star Wars: Episode VI – The Return of the Jedi,” certainly has more than enough time under his belt to keep writers in a variety of media busy for eons to come. Unsurprisingly, Lucasfilm has plans to mine the entirety of Yoda’s existence for every last narrative morsel....

Gilliam Already Working Again On The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Takethat, Diablo Cody. You’re not the only filmmaker to get the ol' Connelly one-two. No, just one day after I reported onTerry Gilliamfor the first time, I’ve got reason to do so again. Empire magazine havespokento the man himself and found out that he’s already started work rewritingThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote, ahead of his second mounting of the project later this year....

Hacks Season 2 Trailer: Deborah And Ava Take The Show On The Road Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder are back, with HBO Max releasing the official trailer for the second season of the Emmy Award-winning comedy, “Hacks.” From the minds of Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky, “Hacks” centers on the hilarious adventures of Deborah Vance (Smart) a renowned comedian who has enjoyed spending her twilight years as a resident performer in Las Vegas, but while the world around her has evolved, her brand of comedy has not....

John C. Reilly Rumored To Star In ‘Tim And Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’ Fresh offtheir Sundance short,The Terrys, there’s a rumor circulating on theTracking BoardthatTim HeideckerandEric Wareheimare putting together a film calledTim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie. It would star the two comedians, best known for their recently ended Cartoon Network showTim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job, in a “comedy adventure” about them owing one billion dollars.John C. Reilly, who has not only appeared on theAwesome Showbut also spawned his own Tim and Eric spin-off,Check it Out With Dr....

Joss Whedon Describes Why Quicksilver And Scarlet Witch Are In ‘The Avengers 2;’ Hints At New Villain The mutant speedster superhero Quicksilver found himself at the center of two competing Marvel movies last week.We already heardJoss Whedonwrote Quicksilver and his sister, the Scarlet Witch, intoThe Avengers 2. Then Bryan Singer shocked us bycasting Evan Petersas the same character inX-Men: Days of Future Past, set in an entirely different universe. Rumors swirled about a Marvel vs....