Blade Runner’s Ending Wasn’t The Only Reason Harrison Ford Hated His Voiceovers When “Blade Runner” was released in June of 1982, the response of both audiences and critics was less than adoring. Despite garnering $6 million on its opening weekend, the film eventually fell off the map, thanks in part to scathing reviews like this one from Roger Ebert: “I suspect my blender and toaster oven would just love it.” It also didn’t help that Steven Spielberg’s “E....

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, And Zach Galifianakis Want Big Pay Raises For ‘The Hangover: Part III’; Film Could Shoot This Summer For May 2013 Release The HangoverandThe Hangover: Part IImay have been pure fiction, but it seemsBradley Cooper,Zach GalifianakisandEd Helmshave learned a thing or two from the films about sticking together. The three leads are said to be presenting a united front in negotiations forThe Hangover: Part III, demanding $15 million each against backend....

Casting Bits: Lindsay Lohan Drops Out Of ‘Gotti,’ Then Is Recast; Jacki Weaver In ‘Five Year Engagement;’ Jake Johnson In ‘21 Jump Street’ OK, this is getting ridiculous. The latest bit of news on the John Gotti biopic front (Gotti: Three Generationsjust lostNick Cassavetesas director earlier this week) is thatLindsay Lohanis no longer in consideration to play Victoria Gotti. Producer Marc Fiore toldPeoplethat talks with her reps had stopped, but didn’t offer much by way of explanation....

Clip From ‘Rubber’ Director’s New Film ‘Wrong’ Offers A Mysterious Warning Iskiller tire movieRubber, the last film fromQuentin Dupieux(aka Mr. Oizo) incredibly pretentious or pure fun wacky silliness? I go with the latter, though I guess I can see why the very self-aware film could rub some people the wrong way and lead to an accusation of pretension. I’m all for Dupieux taking his particular approach to filmmaking, however, as we’ve got more than enough super-serious horror films....

Cool Stuff: Tim Doyle’s ‘Clerks’ Poster Tim Doylehas donesome phenomenal postersbased on the works ofQuentin Tarantino,StanleyKubrickandmany,manyothers. But I think his latest poster, based on the first film byKevin Smith, could be his best yet. Doyle has been commissioned byAustin Books and Comics(in Austin, Texas obviously) to create a poster for an upcoming screening ofClerks, Smith’s hilarious, influential 1994 film. The result is a well-spaced, perfect representation of almost all the characters in the film, filled with inside jokes and even available in a black and white variant, just like the movie itself....

Everything We Know About Hocus Pocus 2 So Far In hindsight, it’s kind of miraculous “Hocus Pocus” got made, considering it’s a Disney film that features, among other things, a running joke involving a teenager’s virginity, gleefully child-murdering (and, in one case, very horny) witches, zombie slapstick, and multiple impromptu musical numbers. It’s no wonder director Kenny Ortega’s fantastical comedytook a while to catch onwith the masses and become the Halloween classic it is today....

Exclusive Poster Debut For ‘Folk Hero & Funny Guy,’ KickStarter Comedy Starring Alex Karpovsky A comedian and a folk singer go on a tour. One’s a success, the other is not, but they’re friends and, no, this isn’t the setup for a joke. It’s the plot ofFolk Hero & Funny Guy, a new Kickstarter project that just went online. It’ll starAlex Karpovsky, who you know fromGirls, Sleepwalk With MeandInside Llewyn Davisas the “Funny Guy” and is written by eventual directorJeff Grace, who produced and starred inIt’s A Disaster....

First Look: Aquaman Goes Underwater In ‘Justice League’ The firstJustice Leaguetrailer showed Aquaman strutting around on land, tussling with Batman and trying his best to stay hydrated. But he really belongs to the sea, and now we’ve got our first halfway decent look at the underwater kingdom he calls home. DirectorZack Snyderhas shared a brief snippet of footage showingJason Momoaswimming around underwater, offering a much better idea of what he’ll look like in action....

First Look: Footage From Abandoned CGI ‘Thundercats’ Movie Five years ago, Warner Brothers was thinking of taking the cult 1980s cartoon seriesThundercatsand developing it for the big screen. They had a director, a script and everything. But now it’s 2011 and while there’s abrand newThundercatstelevisionseriescoming soon, the movie never saw the light of day. There’s evidence a lot of work was done on the project though.Movielinereleased some concept art from the abandoned film in 2009 and nowFlixisthas now found some footage that looks just like those images....

Gore Verbinski To Direct A Driverless Car Race Movie For Sony Gore Verbinskimay be best known for big, bombastic blockbusters, but every once in a while he surprises us with something smaller.Rangois a great example. His hit remakeThe Ringis another. And though the director hasn’t stepped behind the camera since the disaster ofThe Lone Ranger,the idea for his next movie comprises a bit of both impulses. It’s an original idea with blockbuster potential....

Great Books That Hollywood Needs To Adapt Into Movies We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Every week in/Answers, we attempt to respond to a new pop culture-related question. This week’s edition asks “Which book do you most want to see adapted into a movie?” As always, we have submissions from the /Film writing crew and podcast team. If there’s a book you’d like to see to adapted (especially if you know who should star in it and direct it), send your thoughts to slashfilmpitches@gmail....

Harmony Korine’s ‘Spring Breakers’ Pushes James Franco For Oscar With Qualifying December Release Harmony Korine’s edgy oeuvre isn’t exactly typical awards bait, but his upcomingSpring Breakersis apparently gunning for at least one of those little gold men. The drama is getting an Oscar-qualifying year-end release to give starJames Franco, who plays drug kingpin Alien, a shot at the Best Supporting Actor award. Franco isn’t totally unknown to the Academy, having previously been nominated for his lead turn in127 Hours....

Hear Will Smith Tell The Amazing Story Of How He Became ‘The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ You know all about how the fictional Will Smith’s life got flipped, turned upside down inThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airbut it’s easy to forget that real-life Hollywood superstar Will Smith’s life took just as dramatic a turn. Before he became one of the biggest sitcom stars of the ’90s — and shortly after, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood —Will Smith was just one-half of a rap duo who had the biggest flop of their short-lived career....