Go Behind-The-Scenes Of ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ With This Astonishing Featurette The magic of stop-motion animation is that it still conjures a “How the hell did they do that?” reaction. I’ve enjoyed my fair share of films from Pixar, Disney Animation, and DreamWorks Animation, but the filmmaking process on CG-animated films doesn’t fill me with awe and wonder. At the end of the day, most modern animation is all about talented people sitting around computers and watching files render for hours on end....

Greta Gerwig’s ‘Little Women’ Cast Keeps Getting Better, Adds Laura Dern In her never-ending quest to drive Film Twitter into a frenzy,Greta Gerwigis adding yet another impressive name to her already impressiveLittle Womencast:Laura Dern. Dern will join a line-up that includesMeryl Streep,Saoirse Ronan,Timothee Chalamet,Emma StoneandFlorence Pugh. What’s that? You thought Greta Gerwig was done adding impressive actresses (and actors) to her adaptation ofLittle Women? Think again!THRhas learned that the always-incredible Laura Dern is now in talks to join the film....

Here’s How HBO’s ‘The Last Of Us’ TV Show Will Adapt The Events Of The First Game HBO’s adaptation of the popular post-apocalyptic video gameThe Last of Ushas the potential to become one of the premium cable channel’s biggest new hits, and ever since the series was announced, fans have been wondering exactly how closely the show will hew to the events portrayed in the games. According toNeil Druckmann, the creative director for theLast of Usvideo games and the co-showrunner of the TV adaptation, the first season of the show will adapt the events seen in the first game, and viewers should expect to hear familiar dialogue lifted directly from the game....

Hugh Jackman Hesitating About Retiring Wolverine, Ryan Reynolds Says ‘Logan’ Could Be Oscar Contender Welcome to today’s edition of “Your Favorite Comic Book Movie Stars Talk a Whole Bunch,” whereHugh Jackmanshowcases some hesitation about officially retiring as Wolverine (because he’d like to team up withDeadpool, you see) andRyan ReynoldssaysLogancould be an Oscar contender. Superhero movie stars and celebrities: What Do They Know? Do They Know Things?? Let’s Find Out! The roots of this first part were actually planted last month, when it was widely reported that Ryan Reynoldshad filmed a cameo as Wade Wilson forLogan, Hugh Jackman’s supposedly final turn as Wolverine....

Hustle Trailer: Adam Sandler Returns To Drama With Netflix Sports Movie Adam Sandler is back in a Netflix original, this time taking on the mantle of a down-on-their-luck basketball scout who finds a potential star wishing to prove himself against all odds. The latest official trailer forNetflix’s “Hustle"just dropped, and we get a closer look at Sandler’s character, Stanley Beren, in for the long fight as his team is hesitant to back him up on his discovery of a generational talent....

Idris Elba’s ‘Luther’ Is Getting An American Remake Lutheris coming to America. Fox is developing a U.S. remake of the BBC crime drama, which centered on a brilliant but troubled detective. (As if there’s any other kind of detective on TV these days.) OriginalLuthercreatorNeil Crossis on board as writer and executive producer, and originalLutherstarIdris Elbawill executive produce as well. Hit the jump for more details on theLutherUS remake.Deadlinereports Fox has given theLutherUS remake a put pilot commitment with a seven-figure penalty, meaning odds are good it’ll get picked up to series....

It’s Time For The Droids Of ‘Star Wars’ To Get Their Own Spin-Off (Welcome toA Different Point of View, a column where we explore the supporting characters of theStar Warsuniverse and discuss why they deserve more time in the spotlight.)Out of all of the characters in theStar Warsgalaxy, no species gets a shorter shaft than the droids. Created to fill gaps in everything from manual labor to cultural translation, there are probably more droids than organic beings in George Lucas' universe....

Jeff Bridges Is Back For Tron 2 - Teaser Trailer Revealed At Comic Con Update:The trailer has leaked ontoYouTube. There have been a number of rumblings in the film news world about another Tron film being released by Disney, including word that it wouldbe in 3D, and even that Jeff Bridges was going to behearing a pitchabout a sequel. No actual information had been confirmed though. Until now. Courtesy of the folks at Disney, Comic Con got a surprise look at a scene from the film....

Jon Hamm Didn’t Need To See A Script To Know He Wanted A Role In Top Gun: Maverick Every movie fan has a story about coming of age at just the right time for a smash-hit, pop culture-defining movie to sweep them away and light their imaginations on fire. Now, imagine that one of those fans grows up to become an actor in their own right — a wildly successful one, at that, with their ownonce-in-a-lifetime projectthat they’ll forever be associated with — and is given the opportunity to actually appear in the legacy sequel to that original movie....

Jonah Hill Sells Spec Script Adventurer’s Handbook Entertainment Weeklyhave the only information so far available onJonah HillandMax Winkler’s big payday and the spec script that won them their golden deal. According to their piece, Hill and Winkler (yes, yes, he’s Henry’s son, not the deceased Polish mayor) have reportedly just sold a spec script calledAdventurer’s Clubfor a seven figure sum and after hooking the attention of “multiple studios”. While two of EW’s sources claim that Universal have sealed the deal, Hill’s people maintain that negotiations are still open – there’s clearly some hype-mongering going down, on somebody’s part....

Josh Hartnett Joins The Cast Of Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer You didn’t think Christopher Nolan was finished casting recognizable, talented actors whose additions to his “Oppenheimer” film would unite everyone in unanimous praise, did you? Good, because this latest update involves a recognizable, talented actor whose addition to “Oppenheimer” is sure to unite everyone in unanimous praise. Josh Hartnett has enjoyed a very busy schedule in recent years, starring in Guy Ritchie’s “Wrath of Man,” “Ida Red,” and the docuseries “Exterminate All the Brutes” in 2021 alone....

Netflix Closes Deal For Eli Roth’s Horror Series ‘Hemlock Grove’; Famke Janssen And Bill Skarsgard To Star It’s been a few months since we firstreportedthat Netflix andHostelhelmerEli Rothwould be teaming for an original series titledHemlock Grove, but it’s just now that the pieces are really falling into place. This week, Netflix and Roth finalized a deal for a 13-episode run to premiere exclusively on the streaming service in early 2013, withFamke Janssen(X-Men) andBill Skarsgård(Anna Karenina) in the leads....

Netflix’s Live-Action ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ Trailer Is Here And It Is Something… Anime adaptations haven’t gotten great press lately. As Hollywood mines the medium for gripping stories to bring to the big screen, the industry has inevitably gotten into hot water over casting. Specifically, whitewashing. Recent blockbusters likeDeath NoteandGhost in theShellhave faced outcry over taking the Japan-set stories of the original animes and transplanting them to America or a vaguely neo-Tokyo-inspired city....