Larry David’s Mystery Movie Is Heading To HBO Earlier this Summer, news broke thatLarry Davidwas shoppinga semi-improvised feature film ideawithGreg Mottolaat the helm. Fox Searchlight was reportedly interested in distribution. Now, however, it seems David’s film might not make it to the big screen after all. HBO has apparently swooped in, offered the star of the showCurb Your Enthusiasma higher budget, and might end up premiering the film on their network....

Lasse Hallström Takes Over Bill Condon’s Salmon Fishing In The Yemen; McGregor And Blunt Starring Early last year,Slumdog MillionairescreenwriterSimon Beaufoywrote an adaptation ofPaul Torday’s novelSalmon Fishing in the Yemen. The script was well-received, making the 2009 Brit List of unproduced screenplays. Some time after that,Bill Condoncame aboard the project to direct. But his new responsibilities onBreaking Dawnpreclude making the picture. So he’s been replaced byLasse Hallström. A bit more exciting than that is the cast:Ewan McGregor,Emily BluntandKristin Scott Thomas....

Martin Scorsese Strikes A First Look Deal For Movies And TV Shows At Apple TV+ Apple TV+ recently stepped upas the primary financierofMartin Scorsese’s forthcoming adaptation ofKillers of the Flower Moonstarring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro. It sounds like the collaborative experience between Apple and the legendary filmmaker has been a satisfying one, because Scorsese and his Sikelia Productions banner have just signed a multi-year first look deal for movies and TV shows that the filmmaker would produce and direct for Apple TV+....

Movie Review: Crazy Legs Conti: Zen And The Art Of Competitive Eating Crazy Legs Conti: Zen and the Art of Competitive Eatingis a doc about Jason “Crazy Legs” Conti, a weird character who gets into competitive eating while working odd jobs as a sperm donor, window washer, and nude model. Throughout the course of the film, Crazy Legs becomes the world oyster eating champion, and then goes on to try to compete in Nathan’s Coney Island Hot Dog Eating contest (a fun and crazy event that I myself attended last year while living near Coney Island)....

New Indiana Jones 4 Behind The Scenes Photos And Interviews Vanity Fair has a new feature article onIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which includes a couple new behind the scenes photo shown above and below. Included is the first photo ofCate Blanchettwho plays a Russian Agent Spalko. Below you can also find some quotes I’ve highlighted from the article. “I’m in my second cut, which means I’ve put the movie together and I’ve seen it,” he says....

New RocknRolla Trailer - Plus, Funniest Moments From Comic Con Presentation A new trailer premiered at Comic Con today for RocknRolla, giving a more in-depth look at the characters and also allowing viewers to change their questions regarding the first trailer from: “Wait, what the hell is this movie about?” to: “Oh, OK, the movie’s about… No wait, seriously, what?” That’s not to say it doesn’t look fun though, as it appears to be taking all the elements we loved from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch and repackaging them again in a slick new format....

On Set Interview: Amy Adams Talks ‘The Muppets’ In January, I had the awesome opportunity to visit the set ofThe Muppets. Over the course of the week, I’ll be posting some of the round table interviews we conducted on set with the cast and crew. Yesterday we postedan interview withJason Segel, and today we bring you co-starAmy Adams. Here is a short excerpted quote: I have been lucky to be a part of a lot of family films that have a great linage with Enchanted, Night at the Museum, and now to be a part of this....

Page 2: Star Wars, Robocop, Sin City, Godzilla, Forrest Gump, Pan’s Labyrinth, TMNT, Simpsons 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: English Grammar for Dummiest-shirt The 15 Most Overrated Sitcomsof All TimeThese MoviesShould Be Remade As Often As PossibleRobocopanimated television showillustrationsThe 5 Most Heinous CrimesGeorge LucasHas Committed Against ‘Star Wars’Ranked: The Top 10 Greatest ‘Godzilla’ MoviesSin CityTriptychavailable nowWhat’s Really the Matterwith Cannes and Documentaries?...

Peter Jackson Explains Why The ‘Hobbit’ Movies Are Such A Huge Mess Even the most ardent defenders ofPeter Jackson’s three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’sThe Hobbitacknowledge that none of them come close to matching the highs of theLord of the Ringstrilogy. Something about them just feelsofffrom frame one, like something important is missing. Whatever spark made the first trilogy such a magical experience is missing here. And it’s now apparent that no one knows this more than Jackson himself....

Robert Pattinson’s ‘The Batman’ Will Be “Raw” And “Not Sanitized,” Says Peter Sarsgaard Robert Pattinson’s Batman won’t be showering inMatt Reeves' upcoming take on the Caped Crusader. Well, he willmetaphoricallywon’t be showering.Peter Sarsgaard, who stars in the film as new character Gotham District Attorney Gil Colso, teasedThe Batmantone, which the actor said will be “raw” and “not sanitized.” Sarsgaard appeared on SiriusXM radio this week for an interview and was asked to tease his role inThe Batman, in which he stars as Gotham District Attorney Gil Colso, a new character who has not appeared in the DC comic books....

Rogue One Bits: Reshoots Drama, Tie-In Book Covers Revealed, And The First TV Spot In this edition of Rogue One Bits: In an interview withDigital Spy,Mads Mikkelsencommented on the five weeks of reshootsRogue One: A Star Wars Storyrecently underwent. His tone is very much in line with the official face Lucasfilm has put on the situation: reshoots are normal on big budget movies and everything is fine. Here’s the choice quote:...

See Michael B. Jordan Knocked Out On The Set Of ‘Creed’ In order to star in boxing movies likeCreed, actors likeMichael B. Jordanhave to train with real boxers. Not only does it get the actors in the right shape, but it helps them appear as if they could be real boxers and aren’t just pretending. And when it comes to theRockymovies, there’s something else that makes the actors really feel like they’re in the ring....

Slumdog Millionaire Star Freida Pinto Cast In Tarsem’s War Of The Gods Slumdog MillionairestarFreida Pintohas signed on to star inTarsem Singh’sWar of the Gods, a new Greek mythology epic which will be filmed in a like300. Relativity Media paid mid-six against seven figures for the script byCharley and Vlas Parlapanides. Sleeper Code/Machine Gun Preacher scribeJason Kellerpenned the most recent draft of the script. The official logline follows: ' “A purported bastard who retains an allegiance to his mother despite the fact that he longs to join the quest of a king who is battling demons in ancient Greece later embarks on a grail of discovery that has him finding he is the king’s son and also fated to become his country’s greatest hero as he leads the successful war against long-imprisoned Titans who are hoping to use the demons to restore their power....