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‘A Dangerous Method’ Trailer: Stately Kink With Fassbender, Mortensen And Knightley Aren’t you glad you didn’t look at the bootleg? Here’s a proper-quality trailer forDavid Cronenberg’s new film,A Dangerous Method, which starsMichael FassbenderandViggo Mortensenas Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, respectively. Check it out below. (You can also see the trailer at the film’sofficial site.) Really, all I need to see here is Michael Fassbender as Jung and I’m sold. But Viggo looks great, as doesVincent Cassel, and some ofKeira Knightley’s moments help ease any anxiety I had about that casting....

‘Aladdin’ Honest Trailer: You Ain’t Never Had A Friend Like This, Except That Other ‘Aladdin’ Movie For a movie calledAladdin, all of the buzz leading up to the release of Disney’s remake of the classic 1992 animated movie was about the horrifying version of Genie as played by a buff, computer generated, blueWill Smith. Thankfully, Genie wasn’t all that terrifying in the final cut of the movie. Instead, the most offensive effrontery was not having the ambition to do anything more copy and paste the original Aladdin and make it just charming enough to vaguely please everyone to the tune of $1....

‘Dark Winds’ Series From George R.R. Martin And Robert Redford Coming To AMC It’s time forGeorge R.R. Martinto attach himself to a new project so he can have yet another excuse for not finishing the nextA Song of Ice and Firebook. That new project is an AMC series calledDark Winds, an adaptation of the Leaphorn & Chee book series byTony Hillerman. To bringDark Windsto life, Martin is teaming withGraham Roland(Jack Ryan) andRobert Redford(yes, that Robert Redford)....

‘Driven’ Trailer: Go Back In Time For A Film About The Fall Of John DeLorean Hollywood suddenly seems interested inJohn DeLorean, the charismatic creator of the DeLorean Motor Company and the car that became iconic after appearing inBack to the Future. Earlier this year we saw the release ofFraming John DeLorean, a blend of fact and fiction that cast Alec Baldwin in the lead role. Now we have a trailer forDriven, which puts actor Lee Pace in the shoes of the infamous auto magnate....

‘Ghost Stories’ Features A Recent Entry For The Short List Of “Scariest Scenes Of All Time” (Welcome toScariest Scene Ever, a column dedicated to the most pulse-pounding moments in horror. In this edition:Ghost Storiesused sound and shadow to build up unrelenting tension for this utterly terrifying scene.)Few things frighten and fascinate as well as a good ghost story. The supernatural taps into fears of the unknown, but it more directly ties into the concept of an afterlife....

‘Godzilla’ Shared Universe On The Way From Toho Tohois creating their ownGodzillashared universe. Not to be confused with Legendary Entertainment’s MonsterVerse, Toho’s shared universe will launch after Toho’s deal with Warner Bros. and Legendary comes to a close after2021. Here’s a nice reminder that there’s still good news left in the movie world: Toho is planning aGodzillashared universe. First reported byNikkei Style(viaBloody Disgusting), the idea is that Toho is giving up plans on makingShin Godzilla 2to instead create a huge Kaiju-based cinematic universe....

‘Hollow Man II’ Exists, But Is It Worth Seeing This Invisible Man? (Welcome toDTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. In this edition, we take a look at a killer who can’t be seen. Because he’s sneaky. And invisible.) Universal’sThe Invisible Man(1933) remains a classic, but unlike the other “monsters” in the studio’s collection, the poor guy never got an official attempt at a reboot....

‘Loki’ Disney+ Series Casts Oscar Nominee And ‘Star Wars’ Actor Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grantis joining another Marvel property. The British acting legend is joining the cast of the Disney+Lokiseries starringTom Hiddlestonas the trickster god, who managed to defy death inAvengers: Endgame. It’s not yet disclosed who Grant will be playing.VarietyandThe Wrapconfirmed the news that Richard E. Grant has been cast in theLokiseries for Disney+. The casting was first reported byDiscussingFilm....

‘Muppets Now’ Trailer Invites You On A Video Call With The Characters Of The Disney+ Series Even the Muppets are working hard from lockdown. The beloved characters, and stars of the new Disney+ seriesMuppets Now, are taking us behind the scenes of a video call as they prepare to launch their first-ever unscripted show. TheMuppets Nowtrailer lets us in on the behind-the-scenes planning of Kermit, Miss Piggy, Scooter, and of course, Joe from Legal, as they talk about the six half-hour “muppisodes” that will debut on Disney+ this month....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Will Be The Darkest Season Yet Playtime’s over,nerds. It’s time forStranger Thingsto getdark. How dark, you ask? We’re talkingreallydark! Maybe evenZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguedark. According to series starFinn Wolfhard, who started the show looking like a small child and now looks like a full-grown adult who is still playing a kid,Stranger Thingsseason 4 is going to be the “darkest season ever been [made].” Sounds pretty dark!...

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Reboot: Jonathan Liebesman Explains Bay’s “Alien Race” Comments And More, TMNT Co-Creator Peter Laird Clarifies Pro-Bay Stance ControversyerruptedwhenMichael Baymade a small comment about theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleslive-action reboot he is producing. Bay mentioned that the Turtles in his movie are “from an alien race” which is a big change from the mythology we’ve come to know from the comics, cartoons, and movies released thus far. Bayquickly shot backby advising everyone to “take a breath, and chill,” asserting that he was “working closely with one of the original creators of Ninja Turtles to help expand and give a more complex back story....

‘The Avengers’ Cast Are Shooting An Extra Scene Tonight [Updated] The Avengerspremiered last night in Hollywood (you can read some twitter reactions here). I was in attendance but I’m not allowed to write a proper review of the film just yet. I will tell you that it seemed like the print we screened was a completely finished movie. It even had an extra bonus scene in the credits, something we’ve come to love about the Marvel films....

‘The Doorman’ Clip: Ruby Rose Delivers A Beatdown In Lionsgate’s Action Thriller Fans of martial arts movies will be interested to know that actressRuby Rose(Orange is the New Black,Batwoman) and French cinema legendJean Reno(Léon: The Professional,Ronin) will soon appear inThe Doorman, a martial arts/action movie from Lionsgate. We have an exclusive clip to debut here at /Film, which features Rose’s character taking out three baddies and using a fire extinguisher to keep them in check....