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Vince Gilligan Reveals How Else ‘Breaking Bad’ Could Have Ended The genius of theBreaking Badfinale was that everything that happened in it felt so inevitable, even obvious in retrospect. Of course the ricin was for [spoiler]. Of course [spoiler] got revenge. Of course Walt [spoiler spoiler] in a [spoiler spoiler spoiler]. Yet in the days leading up to that episode, how the show would end was anyone’s guess. AndVince Gilliganis the first to admit that Walt’s path wasn’t always so clear....

Watch A Teaser For Mark Millar’s Comic ‘Supercrooks,’ Directed By Nacho Vigalando Almost a year has passed since we first heard aboutSupercrooks, a new comic written byMark Millar(Kick-Ass, Wanted) about eight super villains who travel to Europe to pull off a heist. At the time, directorNacho Vigalandowasalready attached to directa film version of the comic even though the comic had yet to be released. Fast forward to now andSupercrooks #1is set to hit comic book shops this week....

‘1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything’ Trailer: AppleTV+ Docuseries From The Team That Made ‘Amy’ After winning an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for their 2015 movieAmythat chronicled the life of the late singer Amy Winehouse, filmmakersAsif KapadiaandJames Gay-Reesare heading to the small screen to explore a much more wide-ranging piece of music history. 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everythingis an eight-episode documentary series that uses archival footage and interviews to weave a tapestry depicting the collision of politics and music in 1971, and how it impacted artists likeMarvin Gaye,Bob Marley,The Who,The Rolling Stones,Aretha Franklin, and many more....

‘Bull’ Review: Annie Silverstein Is An American Indie Filmmaker To Watch [Cannes] There will be numerous connections made between Annie Silverstein’sBulland Chloe Zhaos’s 2017 filmThe Rider. There’s a similar, documentary-like tone that also involves riding animals, the subculture that surrounds them, and the characters that gravitate towards these powerful beasts. Yet taken on its own, this debut manages to carve out its own path, firmly establishing Silverstein as a director to watch....

‘Confessional’ Trailer: The Truth Has Terrible Consequences In Shudder’s New Horror Film Seven college students are about to confess some deep, dark secrets inConfessional, a new Shudder exclusive. In the film, students enter confessional booths like Catholics attending confession, orReal Worldcontestants talking about their drunken exploits, and get more than they bargained for. The movie premieres on the horror streaming service next week, and we’re debuting a trailer below. Confessional Trailer Back in my day, we used to have this show calledThe Real World....

‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Series Officially Heads To Amazon, Hooks A New Writer The teen slasher movieI Know What You Did Last Summerwas a very big deal to teens in the late 1990s due to its hooky premise and hot cast of young stars, and Hollywood has been struggling to figure out how to breathe life back into that stagnant franchise for years. Now it seems that Amazon has finally figured out how to make it happen, because a TV version for Amazon Prime Video has officially received a greenlight....

‘John Mulaney And The Sack Lunch Bunch’ Review: A Hilarious Musical Kids Show (About Death And Fear) John Mulaneymade a kid’s musical special. That sentence alone should probably be enough to sell you onJohn Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch, the upcoming Netflix original Mulaney cooked-up just in time for Christmas. One of the funniest people in comedy right now, Mulaney brings his own unique brand of comedy to the scenario, and crafts something that is both utterly silly and surprisingly serious....

‘LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special’ Trailer: ‘Twas The Night Before Life Day… There isn’t a newStar Warsmovie (or a lot of movies in general) coming to theaters this year. But Lucasfilm and Disney will try to make up for it with the arrival of theLEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. Following in the footsteps of the original holiday special set in theStar Warsuniverse, this new animated production celebrates Life Day. Before the festivities begin, Rey must learn more about the Force at a mysterious Jedi Temple, but she inadvertently gets sent ona cross-timeline adventurethat has her reliving iconic moments inStar Warshistory with characters from across the entire Skywalker saga....

‘Lemon’ Trailer: Brett Gelman Plays A Gloomy And Friendless Dud Brett Gelmancan simultaneously make one laugh as they want to cringe and shrivel up into a ball. He does so often on Netflix’sLove, but he’s brought that particularly great skillset to other comedies over the years. Gelman recently co-wrote and starred in a film which looks like it’ll have some good uneasy laughs,Lemon, which is co-written and directed byJanicza Bravo....

‘Mad Men’ Final Season Images Hit; Matthew Weiner Talks About The End Now that we’ve all finished analyzing and overanalyzing thatpsychedelicMad Menposter, it’s time to turn our attention to the firstMad Menfinal season images. AsMad Menmarketing goes, these pictures look fairly straightforward. They just show Don Draper (Jon Hamm) at the airport and on an airplane, with Megan (Jessica Paré), Peggy (Elisabeth Moss), and Roger (John Slattery) taking turns beside him....

‘Ready Player One’ And ‘Armada’ Author Ernest Cline Lands Massive Deal For Next Novel Ernest Clineis riding high. TheReady Player OneandArmadaauthor has just struck a seven-figure publishing deal for his as-yet-untitled next novel, which is already expected to attract major movie studio attention. More details on the new Ernest Cline book (and almost certainly inevitable film adaptation) after the jump.THRreports Crown Publishing has scooped up Cline’s next novel in a pact estimated to be in the low- to mid-seven-figure range....

‘Relic’ Trailer: Emily Mortimer Stars In A Different Kind Of Haunted House Thriller At this point, we all know what to expected from a haunted house horror movie. The poor residents of a very creepy, often old, house are being terrorized by some supernatural forces that picks them off one by one. But Natalie Erika James' debut featureRelic, which hails from the Sundance Film Festival’s lauded Midnight section, puts a refreshing twist on the haunted house movie, setting up theEmily Mortimer-starring thriller as a family drama about the debilitating effects of dementia....

‘The Art Of Self-Defense’ Cast And Director On Making 2019’s Darkest Comedy [Interview] During the 2019 SXSW Film Festival, /Film had the opportunity to sit down with writer/directorRiley Stearnsand cast membersJesse Eisenberg,Imogen Poots, andAlessandro Nivolato discuss the upcoming Bleecker Street release,The Art of Self-Defense.Given that this funny dark comedy is set in the world of martial arts dojo gyms, it only made sense that the press junket would be held at a dojo gym in Austin....