New ‘Star Wars’ Movie Coming From ‘Sleight’ Director And ‘Luke Cage’ Writer According to a new report, Lucasfilm has hiredSleightandSweetheartdirectorJ.D. DillardandLuke CageandAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.writerMatt Owensto develop a newStar Warsmovie. Here’s what we know so far. The Hollywood Reporterbrings word that a newStar Warsmovie is in the works from Dillard and Owens. THR says it’s still unclear if Dillard will direct should the project move forward. It’s also currently undecided whether this movie will be released theatrically, or made specifically for the newly-launched streaming platform Disney+....

New Alice In Wonderland Image: The White Queen Meets The Dormouse The fourth picture ina set we’ve already been getting excited over(and more than once, too)Empirehave just revealed a fresh look atAnne Hathawayas The White Queen inTim Burton’sAlice in Wonderland. What makes this new image particularly interesting is the inclusion of a little furry friend, but more on that later. From the info I’ve been fed at least, The White Queen has a real name too, Mirana of Marmoreal and Alice visits her in a vast white marble castle....

Nirvana’s ‘Something In The Way’ Is A Streaming Hit Now Thanks To The Batman Maybethiswill help put a smile on the face of our favorite sadboi goth? On second thought, maybe not … but that feels fitting, somehow. Despite some typical examples of consternation among fans about an unexpected casting choice (“The ‘Twilight’ guy?” as most people, my own mom included, likely stated at one point or another), Matt Reeves' “The Batman” has certainly lived up to expectations and done exactly what you’d expect a “Batman” movie to doat the box office....

Page 2: Hobbit, GoT, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Parent Trap, Ponyo, Star Trek, Muppets, Forrest Gump Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Dave Perillo’sThe Hobbitprint 10 Art House Filmsto Watch After You See ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'20 Sophomore FilmsFrom Celebrated Debut Directors...

Paul Dano To Play The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson In ‘Love & Mercy’ With oneBeach Boys biopicalready on the way, another is gaining momentum.Paul Danohas signed on to star asBrian WilsoninLove & Mercy, a new film by Oscar-nominated producerBill Pohlad(Tree of Life,Into the Wild). Specifically, he’ll play the younger version of Wilson. Another actor is being sought to portray Wilson in his more current state. The big question with most musical biopics is whether the film has actually managed to nab the rights to the artist’s tunes....

Rob Edwards Writing Robert Zemeckis Project ‘Animated American’ When you hear thatRobert Zemeckisis producing a film featuring a mix of animated and live-action characters — that is, the animated characters are explicitly animated within the world of the film — what do you think of? If you saidCool World, you’re close. Since Robert Zemeckis has steadily talked about aRoger Rabbitsequel over the years, this announcement of another film in a very similar vein seems awfully strange....

Scream Slashes Its Way Past The $100 Million Mark At The Worldwide Box Office Apart fromthe massive successof “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the consistent performance of the latest “Scream” at the global box office is a reason worth celebration. Only in its third weekend in terms of release, the latest slasher installment in the “Scream” franchise has already surpassed the $100 million mark worldwide, as per a report byBloody Disgusting. When compared to the performance of its predecessor, Wes Craven’s “Scream 4” ended its run at the worldwide box office at $97 million....

Shane Black Explains Why “Demon In A Bottle” Won’t Factor Into An ‘Iron Man’ Movie In less than two weeks, we’ll get to find out just what Tony Stark has been up to since the Avengers' big showdown in New York. TheIron Man 3trailers have hinted that he’s struggling a bit with the aftermath, and that there are tougher times and meaner villains ahead still. But one enemy he won’t be battling is alcoholism....

Sundance Interview: Daniel Grou, Director Of 7 Days The annual success of theSawfilms has proven that there’s a huge market out there for torture-porn films, or films whose primary function is to allow viewers to revel in the physical destruction of the human body. But what would happen if you took a torture-porn film, made it using classical filmmaking techniques, populated it with talented actors, used a well-written script, and injected a healthy dose of moral ambiguity into it for good measure?...

SuperBad Stars Talk Fame, Green Hornet, SuperBad Sequel And More On Monday July 30th I rushed back to San Francisco, exhausted from Comic-Con, to the Four Seasons Hotel to sit down withSuperBadstars Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. The trio come off as a down to earth group of friends with impeccable timing and comic awareness. I was able to catchSuperBadwhile at Comic-Con, and I’ll say this: it’s the best teen comedy sinceAmerican Pie....

Superhero Bits: Batman Vs. Superman, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Hawkman, Avengers: Age Of Ultron Want to see some new images fromCaptain America: The Winter Soldier? How doesJesse Eisenberglook fighting theMan of Steel? What didClark Greggcall fans who stopped watchingAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D? When willBen Affleckarrive in Michigan to shootBatman vs. Superman? Where else isAvengers: Age of Ultrongoing to be filming? What does John C. Reillyhave to say aboutGuardians of the Galaxy?...

Synchronic Ending Explained: Which Timeline Are You Experiencing? Time travel movies are not easy to pull off, but the creative team of Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead tackled the impossible with their 2019 science fiction drama “Synchronic.” Set in New Orleans, “Synchronic” gets its name from a new designer drug infiltrating the market that allows users to time travel. When the film popped up on Netflix in 2020,its popularity spiked, and it topped the most-watched list for multiple days in a row....

The 15 Best Bounty Hunters And Mercenaries In Star Wars “Star Wars” is predominantly a world of good against evil: the Jedi vs. the Sith, the Rebellion vs. the Empire, the Resistance vs. the First Order. The list goes on. However, it’s the morally ambivalent parts of the universe that provide the franchise with some of its most vibrant and memorable characters. Chief among these is the eclectic range of bounty hunters, assassins, and mercenaries that inhabit the underworld of the “Star Wars” universe....