Idris Elba In Contention For Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’ Idris Elbagenerated quite the uproar earlier this weekwhen he tweeted"Having one of the biggest meetings of my professional life today…meeting a very controversial director for a very controversial part." Most people thought he was referring toQuentin Tarantino’sDjango Unchained. While that rumor has yet to be confirmed or denied,The Wrapis now reporting the actor, who can currently be seen inThorbut best known for his performance onThe Wire,is circling a role in another major film:Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013mech vs....

James Gunn Says ‘The Suicide Squad’ Almost Fought Superman James Gunn’s explosive new supervillain movieThe Suicide Squadalmost featured one of the biggest superheroes in the entire DC stable. In a new interview, Gunn says he initially thought about the members of Task Force X facing off against Superman instead of going head to head with Starro (AKA “Project Starfish”). Read Gunn’s full quote below, including his explanation for why that particular cinematic confrontation did not end up happening....

Jason Sudeikis Kinda Forgot About Punching Baby Yoda In ‘The Mandalorian’ In the first season finale of theStar WarsseriesThe Mandalorianon Disney+, the asset officially referred to as “The Child” and lovingly referred to as Baby Yoda was kidnapped by Imperial Scout Troopers. The little guy is being held in a satchel, and he keeps wiggling around inside of it, trying to get out. So one of the Scout Troopers just punches the bag, and fans were not having it....

Jeffrey Dean Morgan To Lead The Losers Since he was first revealed as part of theWatchmencast,Jeffrey Dean Morganhas been the subject of intense geek scrutiny and, lately, the recipient of some big geek love – even though hardly a soul has seen the completed film as yet. This is likely to be played out for a while yet, if only in a lower key, as he’s reportedly negotiating a role inThe Losers, adapted from the Andy Diggle and Jock comic book....

Judd Apatow & Posse Finish Funny People Rehearsals At UCB L.A. Saturday night in L.A.,Adam Sandler,Seth RogenandJonah Hillrehearsed their stand-up acts forJudd Apatow’sFunny Peoplein front of a live audience at theUpright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Apatow was on hand to MC the event. Friend of Slashfilm, Andrew, emailed us the following report… “For the past month, Apatow has hosted this event to test out material for his upcoming film. Apatow addressed the crowd—about 100 people—that this was the last rehearsal before the film started shooting this Monday....

Movie Review: Ponyo On The Cliff - Miyazaki Revives The Hand-Drawn Animated Epic A fish girl falls in love with a human boy, and through a bit of magic she tries to become a human herself. It sounds like a typical fairy tale (and it’s certainly not lacking in supernatural elements), but in the hands of the greatHayao Miyazaki,Ponyo on the Cliffis also grounded in reality as a moving tale of a hard-working mother and her young son dealing with an absentee father....

Netflix Orders A Second Course Of ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ For Season 2 Are you ready for seconds? Netflix has officially renewed its zombie mom seriesSanta Clarita Dietfor a second season, and they have an announcement teaser full of body parts to prove it.StarsDrew BarrymoreandTimothy Olyphantwill be back to reprise their roles. They seem pretty excited in this trailer: The vague release date of “2018” is all that’s provided here, but for follow-up seasons of their shows, Netflix generally likes to stick to the same timeframe that the first season was released....

Netflix To Stream The Wizard Of Oz For Free Online Netflix has announced that they will present a free and commercially uninterrupted online screening of the newly restored 1939 classic,The Wizard of Oz, on Saturday, June 11, 2025. Full press release and details after the jump. Netflix Invites America to Instantly Watch ‘The Wizard of Oz’ for Free Online Digitally Re-mastered Classic, Celebrating its 70th Anniversary, Will Be Streamed Instantly by Netflix on October 3...

New Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Photos Reveal Easter Eggs Hidden Throughout Batuu Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edgeopens on May 31, and soon we’ll be able to see everything that Disneyland has been working on to bring guests into a galaxy far, far away. But before then, some new photos from inside the park have been revealed, and they show off how detailed the park expansion is, including a bunch of cool Easter eggs for Star Wars fans....

No, Jason Reitman Did Not Tease A ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlifeis slated to be the first properGhostbusterssequel in over 30 years when it arrives in theaters in March of 2021.Jason Reitmanis taking over directing duties on the franchise from his father Ivan Reitman, and after the filmmaker made an appearance on theGhostbustersreunion episodeof Josh Gad’s web seriesReunited Apart, a quote from him on the show is being misrepresented around the internet as a tease for yet another sequel to followGhostbusters: Afterlife....

Read The First 20 Pages Of ‘Zombieland’ Co-Screenwriter Rhett Reese’s Novel ‘Anxiety’ We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. You probably knowRhett Reeseas the co-screenwriter of Zombieland. Along with his writing partner Paul Werneck, Rhett have since worked on a few drafts of G.I. Joe 2, Marvel’s Deadpool, aVenom Spider-Manspin-ff movie, and a sequel toZombieland. If that wasn’t enough, Reese has also been hard at work writing his first novel, a black comedy/horror book titledAnxiety....

Ready Or Not’s Production Went Through A Stunning Number Of Wedding Dresses If you dug the elaborate kills and intricate set design on the latest “Scream” requel, you simply must check out “Ready or Not,” the previous theatrical feature from the filmmaking troupe known asRadio Silence. Comprised of Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, and Chad Villella, the collective has largely been behind the camera of anthologies (including the first installment of “V/H/S” and its recent reboot “V/H/S/94”), though they also conjured up “Devil’s Due,” an overt homage to “Rosemary’s Baby” that hadEli Rothsolidly in the bag....

Richard Linklater Goes For ‘A Walk In The Woods’ With Robert Redford And Nick Nolte We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After trying for the better part of a decade,Robert Redfordmay finally be able to bringBill Bryson’s travel memoirA Walk in the Woodsto the big screen.Richard Linklaterhas just signed on to direct the project, which boasts a recent draft from Pulitzer Prize-winning writerRichard Russo. Redford remains attached to produce and star as Bryson, oppositeNick Nolteas Bryson’s friend Stephen Katz....