Screenwriter Max Landis Offers ‘Chronicle 2’ Update The brain behind last year’s surprise hitChroniclewants to set the record straight about its sequel.Max Landis, who wrote the found-footage superhero movie, sincerely believesChronicle 2will get made. He’s evengot a script completedthat the studio likes; one that is decidely darker than the first film. That’s a bit of an issue, as is the fact that directorJosh Trankis about to start making 2015’sFantastic Fourreboot. All of that adds up to a film that will happen at some point, but just not yet, and is, Landis says, certainly not in anytrouble....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Age Of Ultron, Catwoman How long will Nick Fury be inAvengers: Age of Ultron? Want to see interviews, clips and more new video fromThe Amazing Spider-Man 2? DoesAnne Hathawaystill want to playCatwoman? DoesHawkeyehave a new outfit inAvengers: Age of Ultron? Do we know how muchThor’shammer weighs? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Samuel L. JacksontoldYahoohe has nothing more than a glorified cameo onAvengers: Age of Ultron....

Superhero Bits: Hawkeye’s Kill Count, A Spider-Man World Record, Supergirl Movie Rumors & More How many people, aliens or robots hasHawkeyekilled in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Who isStephen Amell’s wife going to play in the Arrowverse? What’s the record for the largest gathering of people dressed asSpider-Man? Who might the villain be in theSupergirlmovie? What’s the supposed budget forCaptain Marvel? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Watch a trailer forAvengers: Infinity Warcut in the style of the final trailer forStranger Thingsseason 2....

The 15 Best Movies We Saw At The 2019 Sundance Film Festival TheSundance Film Festivaloften sets the tone for the entire year in film – it arrives early and plants a flag to announce “these are the first great and most promising movies of the next 12 months.” The /Film team was on the ground in Park City, Utah for the 2019 edition andwe saw and reviewed a ton of movies....

The Accident That Nearly Destroyed The Fifth Element’s Most Complicated Scene When you think about Hollywood blockbusters, French cinema is not the first thing you think of. In fact, it might be the last. French filmmaker Luc Besson abandoned expectations and turned the sci-fi genre on its head with the 1997 release of “The Fifth Element.” With roots in French New Wave cinema that emphasizes visual style and experimentation, Besson created a style of his own with bold and bombastic fashion, humorous and bizarre antagonists, and a dystopian future set to lush colors rather than monotone palates....

The Alternate Fatal Attraction Ending We Didn’t Get To See There’s always something a little off about them, isn’t there? They might be charming, or alluring, or a bit kooky, but there’s also an unusual quality that you just can’t put your finger on. Yet still you let them into your life, your home, or even your bed. It’s only after they change their appearance to look like you (“Single White Female”), or break into your bedroom while you’re having sex (“Unlawful Entry”), or secretly breastfeed your baby boy so he’ll reject your milk (“The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”), do you realize: this person is absolutely crazy....

The Animated Flop That Nearly Killed (And Saved) The Iron Giant “The Iron Giant” is many things. A parable on how someone can choose their own path in life — even if that someone is a massive robot from outer space. An example of how the medium of animation can yield stories as engaging and creative as any in live-action. And a cult hit, as it found an audience of fans long after it left theaters....

The Daily Stream: ‘Song Lang’ Is An Exquisite LGBTQ Romance Centered Around A Dying Art Form (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie:Song LangWhere You Can Stream It: Amazon PrimeThe Pitch: In 1980s Saigon, tough and brooding debt collector Dung (Liên Binh Phát) meets Linh Phung (popular V-pop singer Isaac), a young singer for a struggling opera troupe that performs cai luong, the dying art of traditional Vietnamese folk opera....

The Girl From Plainville Trailer: Elle Fanning Is Accused Of Murder By Texting The official trailer is here for “The Girl from Plainville,” the latest Hulu true crime drama series. The series stars Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter, the 17-year-old who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter because she encouraged the victim, boyfriend Conrad Roy III (Colton Ryan), to kill himself while knowing he had a history of suicidal ideation. Thelimited seriesis based on theEsquirearticle of the same name by Jesse Barron, and will explore the events leading up to Roy’s death and Carter’s extraordinary trial and conviction....

The Morning Watch: A Zombie And His Dog, Eclectid Method’s ‘The Goonies’ Remix & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, watch an animated short about a zombie and his dog living in a post-apocalyptic world....

Three Day LOST Marathon Announced WhenLostwas coming to a conclusion, one of my friends felt left out (as he had never seen an episode of the series) and joked (half seriously) that he wanted to try to watch every episode over the period of a week to see the final episode when it aired live. I thought that was a ridiculous idea. Impossible. Especially if you have a full time job like producing 10-15 posts a day for a movie website....

Tribeca Movie Review: The Man Of Two Havanas The following movie was screened at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. The Man of Two Havanas Discovery Documentary 2007, U.S.A. Dir: Vivien Lesnik Weisman Born in Havana and raised in Miami, director Vivien Lesnik Weisman was never able to fully comprehend the huge rift between the Cubans who stayed in Cuba, and the Cubans who got out. Her father, Max Weisman, is a noted political activist, journalist, and radio personality, and is also an open opponent of the embargo placed on the island by the United States, citing that the only thing the embargo does is suffocate the island-country even more than it already is....

Try To Decode These Cryptic ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Episode Titles And Synopses Westworldseason 3 is galloping onto HBO this month, which means it’s time for a whole new season of mystery, intrigue, and episodes that leave you asking, “What the hell did I just watch?” Ahead of the new season premiere, some officialWestworldseason 3 episode titles and very,veryvague synopses have been released. Want to have a go at decoding them? Good luck....