Sony Spends Big On New ‘Robin Hood’ Pitch Robin Hoodwill never die, at least not at movie studios where a recognizable royalty-free character concept is a big deal. (Above you see Russell Crowe as the character in Ridley Scott’s 2010 film.) A new pitch has been making the rounds and Sony is now putting up some big bucks for the story. Just how much the character will be seen is open to question, as the pitch is described as being set “in the world of Robin Hood....

Superhero Bits: More ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Toy Leaks, ‘Hellboy’ Is Coming To ‘Brawlhalla’ & More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Which actor has starred in the most comic book movies? Are you ready to play asHellboyinBrawlhalla? Want to see a Kree pilot version ofCarol Danversthat wasn’t used inCaptain Marvel? Want to see whatHulkmay look like inAvengers: Endgame? Who wasChris Evans' favorite superhero as a kid? Why didn’tThanosget his ownAvengers: Endgameposter?...

The Fight For Luisa’s Muscles: How Encanto Dispels The Disney Tradition I may be a woman in my thirties, but if you think I haven’t been scouring the internet for merchandise of Luisa from “Encanto,” y’alldon’t know mevery well. From the moment she appeared in the trailer, the internet exploded, expressing their immediate obsession with the “Buff Lady.” The obsession didn’t stop after “Encanto” made it to theaters, and it picked up even more steam once the film was made available on Disney+....

The Films Of M. Night Shyamalan Revisited: The Twists, The Triumphs, And The Turkeys Early reviews ofGlass, the first big movie of 2019, have mentioned how writer-directorM. Night Shyamalanwas once seen as the next Alfred Hitchcockor Steven Spielberg. For at least a three-year stretch at the turn of the millennium (five, if you count the two years afterSigns, but beforeThe Village), Shyamalan stood as a worthy successor to the throne of populist filmmaking, capable of delivering high-concept thrills in an intimate, character-based way....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Ghost Town’ Makes Ricky Gervais Endearing In A RomCom From ‘Spider-Man’ Writer (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Ghost TownWhere You Can Stream It: Amazon PrimeThe Pitch: After a near-death experience during a routine colonoscopy, people-hating dentist Bertrum Pincus (Ricky Gervais) is shocked to discover that he is suddenly able to talk to the dead....

The Short But Animated Legacy Of Amblimation – Does Their Work Hold Up? (Welcome toNostalgia Bomb, a series where we take a look back on beloved childhood favorites and discern whether or not they’re actually any good. In this edition: we revisit the films ofAmblimation, the short-lived animation arm ofSteven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment.)When you stroll down your personal movie memory lane, certain titles bring you back to a specific place and time....

TIFF Movie Review: Juno Juno is not only the best film of the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, but it’s also the best movie of the year (so far). For days I’ve sat in dark screening rooms filled with other movie critics. And let me tell you, for a group of people who should love movies, critics are some of the least responsive movie-watching audiences. Films at Toronto play in 500+ seat theaters, packed with emotionless critics from around the world, and the usual LA crowd (which I’ll refrain from making jokes about because, the cliches are usually unrealistically true, and it’s too easy)....

Todd Phillips Speaks Out Against ‘Unrated’ Cuts On DVD These days, it’s common practice. A comedy is released in theaters and, a few months later, is released on Blu-ray and DVD with an Unrated cut. The film has a few extra minutes that make it seem way more outrageous and exciting than the version you saw in theaters and hopefully we all double dip.Todd Phillips, the director ofOld School, Road TripandThe Hangover, is well aware of this practice as it’s happened on several of his films and he’s not having it anymore....

TV Bits: ‘Hanna’ Is Happening, Jon Stewart’s HBO Show Isn’t, ‘Veep’ Renewed, And More In this edition of TV Bits: Earlier this year,we wrote abouthowThe Night Manager’sDavid Farrwas hoping to create a TV show based on the 2011 teenage assassin filmHanna, which he co-wrote. NowDeadlinereports that Amazon Studios has given the show a straight-to-series order. “I am delighted to be able to return to the Hanna story. Joe Wright’s movie was dazzling but inevitably there were certain elements that a feature length film wasn’t able fully to explore,” said Farr....

Twilight Sequel Eclipse Gets Reshoots, But Summit Says Reports Of Hardwicke And Weitz Contact Are False It’s been a hell of a day for rumors and doom and gloom reports.There is wordthat Sony isn’t happy withThe Green Hornet, and that Warner Bros. is rather down onThe Losers(about which I’ve heard good things) andJonah Hex, which has led to a disinterest in pursuingLobo. (According toAnne Thompson, Sony called theGreen Hornetreport ‘complete garbage’ and ‘unfounded....

Watch: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Star Olivia Munn Sharpens Her Sword Skills Olivia Munnis getting into fighting shape. The actress shared a video of herself practicing her katana moves forX-Men: Apocalypse, in which she’ll play Betsy Braddock a.k.a. Psylocke. See theX-Men ApocalypseOlivia Munn sword video after the jump. Munn, who was cast as Psylocke back in April, shared a photo of herself practicing the character’s sword skills onInstagram. (For you football fans, the guy in the background is Green Bay Packers QBAaron Rodgers, Munn’s boyfriend....

Watch: New ‘Star Wars’ LucasFilm Fanfare Replaces 20th Century Fox Opening Over the decades, the 20th Century Fox fanfare has become synonymous withStar Wars. It’s so intrinsically part of the feel of those first six movies that some versions of the soundtracks actually include it as the first track. That’s going to change. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it was pretty obvious no futureStar Warsmovies would have those recognizable drums and horns in front of them....

Why ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Is The Best Corner Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe Since 2008, Marvel Studios' impact has become impossible to ignore and tempting to replicate. Though Marvel films were successful before the release ofIron Man– theX-Menseries comes to mind – the introduction of characters like Tony Stark, Thor, and Captain America has inspired their competitors to copy the house style and build expanded cinematic universes of their own....