The Water Cooler: Visiting Pixar, Watching ‘La La Land’ On A Rooftop, And Reckoning With Hurricane Harvey Welcome toThe Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everythingexceptthe movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: Hoai-Tran talks about visiting the Pixar campus, Peter tries to memorize a deck of cards, Jacob implores you to donate to Houston relief, Ben watchesLa La Landon an L....

Theme Park Bits: ‘Ghostbusters’ And ‘Smurfs’ Coming To Dubai; Plus ‘Frozen’ Invades Disneyland This edition of Theme Park Bits travels the globe. China, the Middle East and even the Frozen land of Arendelle. Below, read about the following: Sony Pictures has had a rough couple months, but they’ve also had a few very cool things happen too. For example, the company has licensed several of their properties – specificallySmurfs, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Hotel Transylvania, Ghostbusters, UnderworldandZombieland– for use in an upcoming theme park that’s being constructed in Dubai....

Upcoming Emma Stone Movies And Shows To Keep On Your Radar (Welcome toOn Your Radar, a series where we take a look at what’s next for the biggest actors and filmmakers, and why you should be excited…or not.) Did you ever think Jules from “Superbad” would go on to enjoy such a lengthy, high-profile, and incredibly successful career? In all honesty, you probably did, because her magnetic presence and reams of talent were evident even in her earliest appearances....

Why Star Trek: Enterprise’s John Billingsley Shot Down An Offer For Strange New Worlds “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” will debut on Paramount+ on July 18, 2025. It’s a show that only came into being once Anson Mount was seen playing Captain Christopher Pike in the second season of “Star Trek: Discovery,” thereby activating the sensitive nostalgia glands of good Trekkies the world over (or at least the Trekkies with access to Paramount+)....

Year Of The Vampire: Let The Right One In Is A Bloody Tale Of Young Love (Welcome toYear of the Vampire, a series examining the greatest, strangest, and sometimes overlooked vampire movies of all time in honor of “Nosferatu,” which turns 100 this year.) I love vampires more than most, and that’s saying something. I’ve always loved the sexiness and capes, and the quippy lines they all seem to have (I guess living for a really long time gives you some comedy chops)....

Zack Snyder Defends The Infamous ‘Batman V Superman’ Martha Scene [Update] Update:It’s been revealed that the Martha Wayne/Martha Kent “twist” mentioned below was, in fact, a joke on Snyder’s part. Hats off to Mr. Snyder, because I have to admit, the joke is pretty damn funny. You can watch him say it in a video below. One of the most infamous scenes inBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicecomes near the end, when Batman and Superman have a big CGI smack-down in the rain....

‘A Goofy Movie’ At 25: An Oral History Of “I2I” And The Powerline Concert Scene This month marked the 25th anniversary ofA Goofy Movie, a film which has earned one of the most passionate cult followings of any in the Disney library. One of the biggest reasons for its lasting success is its timeless music, best showcased in the climactic scene in which the main characters, Goofy and his teenage son Max, sneak into a concert and manage to get on stage with the world’s biggest pop star, Powerline....

‘Ash Vs. Evil Dead’ Season 3 Trailer: Ash Takes On Parenthood And Even More Evil Ash faces his greatest evil yet: fatherhood! The third season of the horror-camp seriesAsh vs. Evil Deadhas Ash (Bruce Campbell) facing the consequences of his lothario ways. No longer will he only have to face off with the spawn of the devil, now he has his own spawn to contend with: his estranged daughter Brandy Barr (Arielle Carver-O’Neill)....

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Creators Michael Dante DiMartino And Bryan Konietzko Exit Live-Action Netflix Series Over “Creative Direction” A new day of black sun has arrived for theAvatar: The Last Airbenderfans.Michael Dante DiMartinoandBryan Konietzko, who created the original critically acclaimed Nickelodeon animated series, have parted ways with the Netflix live-action remake. Both DiMartino and Konietzko were attached as executive producers and showrunners since the project was revealed in 2018, but they have announced that they are exiting the project over the “creative direction....

‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Early Buzz: Read The First Reactions To The Superhero Sequel The first screenings ofJoss Whedon’sAvengers: Age of Ultrontook place Tuesday night for press in New York and Los Angeles. So, the big question, how is it? Sounds like it’s very, very good. Full reviews can’t go up until April 21 but, below, read an updated list of reactions to Marvel’sAvengers: Age of Ultron. Here are a bunch of Twitter reactions to Avengers: Age of Ultron....

‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’ Trailer: Keanu Reeves And Alex Winter Embark On Another Excellent Adventure Some thought this day would never come…but here we are. It’s been almost 30 years since we last checked in with William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. and Theodore “Ted” Logan, but now the Wyld Stallyns are ready for an all-new time-bending adventure.Bill and Ted Face the Musicfinds Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted (Keanu Reeves) all grown-up, with kids of their own, but that doesn’t mean their party days are over....

‘Dune’ Adds ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ And ‘The Greatest Showman’ Star Zendaya As Timothée Chalamet’s Love Interest Denis Villeneuveis hell-bent on assembling the most attractive cast in movie history with his big-budgetDuneadaptation. The latest: Meechee herself,Zendaya, is in talks to play Chani, love-interest toTimothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides. Zendaya joins a cast that already includesOscar Isaac,Rebecca Ferguson,Charlotte Ramplingand more. Get the fullDunecast details below.Colliderbroke the news that Zendaya is in talks to join theDunecast as Chani....

‘Escape From New York’ Remake Will Be Written (And Maybe Directed) By ‘Upgrade’ Filmmaker Leigh Whannell Leigh Whannellis keeping busy. The writer and filmmaker behindUpgradewas recently announced as the director of Universal’sInvisible Manremake. Now, he’s also closed a deal to write theEscape from New Yorkremake. There’s currently no deal in place for Whannell to direct theremake of theJohn Carpenterclassic, but the option is there if he wants it.THRbroke the news about Whannell writing theEscape From New Yorkremake, and I honestly don’t know how to feel about this....