Carl Erik Rinsch’s Short Film The Gift Spawns Bidding War For Feature Film Adaptation Yesterdaywe posteda short film byCarl Erik Rinsch’s calledThe Gift, a futuristic action thriller which involves a robotic manservant on the run from the Russian police.Our headline contained the words “Watch This Now”, but I know some of you probably didn’t. Well here is your second chance –click here. In my posting yesterday I commented that “I really wish we could see more of this world, and I’m excited to see what Rinsch might be able to do with a feature project....

Confirmed: Leonardo DiCaprio In Early Talks For Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ The flirtation betweenLeonardo DiCaprioandQuentin Tarantinomay finally be on the verge of bringing the two together on a project. The director originally wanted Leonardo DiCaprio to play Hans Landa inInglourious Basterds, butChristoph Waltzended up with the part, riding it all the way to the Oscars. Not long ago word surfaced that the actor might be atop choiceto play Calvin Candie, the wealthy slave plantation owner who is the chief antagonist of Tarantino’s upcoming project,Django Unchained....

David Fincher And Charlize Theron At Work On New HBO Show Any time I learn about a newDavid Fincherproject I take the news with a certain degree of skepticism. Fincher is a filmmaker who gets involved with projects left and right, but many never go beyond the development stage. It’s the way the town works in general, but Fincher likes to develop a lot more stuff at once than the average producer/director....

Director Colin Trevorrow Responds To Joss Whedon’s Criticism Of First ‘Jurassic World’ Clip Update from Editor Peter Sciretta:In April, Universal released the first clip fromJurassic Worldwhich had most fans scratching their heads. It seemed like an odd choice. The Avengers directorJoss Whedoneven commented on the clip calling it " 70’s era sexist". Now Jurassic World directorColin Trevorrowfinally responds to the criticism. Find out what he said, after the jump. Colin was asked byBad Tasteon his international press tour about Joss Whedon’s comments, and here is how he responded:...

Dwayne Johnson Officially Confirmed As Shane Black’s ‘Doc Savage’ Nearly two weeks ago,Dwayne Johnsonteased a new projectthat would having him teaming up withIron Man 3andThe Nice GuysdirectorShane Blackin 2017. The project was not specifically named, but since Black is beginning production on his new Predator movie later this year, we assumed that Johnson would be leading the long-gestating big screen adaptation of the pulp heroDoc Savage. Now we have official confirmation of Dwayne Johnson asDoc Savagethanks to a new Instagram post that features him alongside Shane Black as well as writersAnthony Bagarozzi & Chuck Mondryand producerHiram Garcia, the vice president of production at Johnson’s own Seven Bucks Productions....

Epix Jumps Into The Streaming Service Wars With Epix Now, Offering MGM’s Entire Library Epix Now launches today as a streaming service that features MGM’s full movie library as well as Epix’s collection of new and old original series for just $5.99 a month. New series like the upcoming Alfred Pennyworth origin storyPennyworth,Godfather of HarlemstarringForest Whitaker,Perpetual Grace, LTD.featuringSir Ben Kingsley, the docu-seriesPUNKfromIggy Pop, andElvis Goes TherewithElvis Mitchellwill populate the streaming giant, which is now available for download in the App store for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV, and on Google Play for Android phones and tablets....

Everything We Know About Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed Series So Far You probably know the story by now. Though the industry was headed inexorably to this point already, the pandemic has only worsened the need for studios to shore up their various IP rights and get in on the franchise game. Video games have notoriously resisted Hollywood’s repeated attempts to adapt this medium into film and television, but perhaps that dam is finally breaking....

First Look: Rinko Kikuchi In The (Sorta) ‘Fargo’-Inspired ‘Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter’ Despite what that disclaimer led people to believe, theCoen Brothers’Fargowas not actually based on a real incident. But in a twist out of a Hollywood movie, the untrueFargowound up playing a part in a strange true tale after all, and now there’s a movie about the latter. Directed by David Zellner and based on a 2001 event,Kumiko, the Treasure Huntercenters on a lonely Japanese woman (Rinko Kikuchi) who becomes convinced that a stash of money buried in a fictional film is real, and heads to Minnesota to seek the buried fortune....

Hayden Christensen Talks About Putting The Darth Vader Suit On Again Darth Vader is set to return againin the upcoming Disney+ series, “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” with Hayden Christensen reprising his role as the Jedi-turned-Sith Lord after 17 (!) years away from the character. Christensen talked about donning the iconic suit and helmet again, calling it “a great honor” to be able to reprise a cornerstone role in the entire history of the “Star Wars” franchise (viaEntertainment Weekly):...

Ian McKellen And Patrick Stewart Return For ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ Along With ‘First Class’ Counterparts DirectorBryan Singerjust confirmed on his Twitter thatIan McKellenandPatrick Stewartwill reprise their roles at Magneto and Professor X inX-Men: Days of Future Past, the sequel toX-Men First Classwhich starredMichael FassbenderandJames McAvoyas younger versions of the same characters. They’ll be returning too, along withJennifer LawrenceandNicholas Hoult. The film is scheduled for release June 22, 2025. Read more after the jump....

Interview With The Vampire Teaser: Meet The New Lestat, Sort Of Haven’t you heard? In 2022, everyone’s catching vampire fever! We here at /Film even havean entire seriesdedicated to the pointy-toothed bloodsuckers, commemorating the centennial milestone of the original “Nosferatu.” Since you can usually count on Hollywood to take advantage of a major anniversary, we just so happen to be getting a television adaptation of “Interview with the Vampire” later this year, based on the 1976 novel of the same name written by the late Anne Rice (who passed away in late 2021,leaving behind an indelible legacy)....

Jane By Charlotte Review: The Discovery Of A Mother Is A Quiet, Contemplatively Beautiful Thing Mothers, for all their generosity and openness, are mysterious. Whether or not you have a bond with yours, you probably found yourself curious about aspects of her life you might not even know about. If you were able to make a visual scrapbook about the moment you were finally able to ask those questions, would you?...

Jason Blum Keeps Teasing Happy Death Day 3, Won’t Confirm It I know we’re overloaded with an abundance of remakes, reboots, and sequels, and I would sure love something original for a change.However, there’s one sequel I can get behind:“Happy Death Day 3.” Unfortunately, it hasn’t happened yet, and it’s unclear if it ever will. “Happy Death 2U” ends with a set-up for a third film, but weak box office performance put any plans for that third film on indefinite hold....