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New ‘Matilda’ Movie In The Works Based On The Tony Award-Winning Musical In 1988, author Roald Dahl publishedMatilda, a book about an exceptionally smart young girl who develops telekinetic powers and thwarts her overbearing and evil headmistress. The story was adapted into a movie in 1996 and a stage production in 2010, the latter of which won five Tony Awards and became a long-running hit. Now, in a case of the snake eating its own tail, Sony and Netflix are teaming up to adapt that musical version of the story into a newMatildamovie....

No New ‘Jessica Jones’ Or ‘Daredevil’ Until After ‘Defenders’; Netflix Won’t Save ‘Agent Carter’ Netflix’s little corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to expand in a big way, withLuke Cage,Iron Fist, andThe Defendersall coming in the next year or so. But today, we have some updates on what wewon’tbe seeing from them in the near future. The company has revealed that they’re holding off onJessica Jonesseason 2,Daredevilseason 3, andPunisheruntil afterThe Defenders, which means we likely won’t see them until 2018 or so....

One Of Empire Records' Most Important Roles Nearly Went To Someone Else While it isn’t Rex Manning Day just yet (that’s on April 8), we still mustn’t dwell. No, not today. We can’t because we still get to talk about"Empire Records"today! Over 25 years later, people still can’t get enough of Allan Moyle’s 1995 coming of age film about a local record store and the wild cast of characters that walk through its doors....

Page 2: Star Wars, Hobbit, Korra, GoT, Lion King, District 9, Big Hero 6, Monsters Inc, Jennifer Connelly, Frozen, Simpsons Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: A VaderSuitcaseCan Even Squeeze Into a TIE Fighter’s Overhead Bins...

Paul Feig Will Produce Fox’s ‘Peanuts’ Movie After a couple of R-rated successes,Paul Feigis mixing it up with some family fare. TheBridesmaidsdirector has just signed on to produce the upcomingPeanutsmovie for Blue Sky Studios and 20th Century Fox, where Feig has a first-look deal. The project represents new territory for Feig, not because it’s kid-friendly — beforeBridesmaids, his last feature was the PG-ratedUnaccompanied Minors— but because it’s animated. Hit the jump for more details on the projects....

Scream Almost Featured Cameos From Rian Johnson And Hayden Panettiere The new"Scream"movie, in theaters now, is the fifth installment in the long-running slasher film franchise. Yet it continues the meta gag of an in-universe series of movies called “Stab,” based on the events of “Scream,” and now the fictional “Stab” series has outpaced the “Scream” series. It’s all the way up to “Stab 8” — which, like the sequel colloquially known as “Scream 5,” drops the numbering in favor of having the same clean title as the first film....

See ‘Star Trek Beyond’ Early As Part Of The AMC Theatres Star Trek Marathon Not only does this year mark the 50th anniversary ofStar Trek: The Original Series, but Paramount Pictures also hasStar Trek Beyondhitting theaters next month. It’s still under a month away from release, but if you’re looking to see the movie a little bit early,AMC Theatresliterally has just the ticket for you. The theater chain will be hosting aStar Trekmarathon of all three of the films from the rebooted sci-fi franchise, and that includes seeingStar Trek Beyondbefore nearly everyone else....

Sequel Bits: ‘Harry Potter’, ‘The Raid 2’, ‘Fast & Furious 7’, ‘300: Rise Of An Empire’ Whether you want to readKeanu Reeves' regrets about the (non-existent)Constantinesequel,Robert Englund’s hopes for a (theoretical)Elm Streetprequel, orAlfonso Cuaron’s thoughts on theHarry Potterspinoff, there’s a little something for everyone here. Also after the jump: Instead, Reeves is prepping to step back into another of his old roles, time-traveler Ted Logan. “Bill & Ted 3is waiting for a rewrite from the writers, and we’re still trying to find a way to finance the film,” he explained....

Sequel Bits: ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 2,’ ‘Happy Death Day 3,’ The Future Of ‘Nightmare On Elm Street,’ And More In this edition Sequel Bits: Despite the box office success ofSonic the Hedgehog, quietly becoming thebiggest video game movie everdomestically even amid the coronavirus pandemic, Paramount hasn’t yet greenlit a sequel. But directorJeff Fowleris ready to return for a sequel, which the end ofSonic the Hedgehogleft the door open for with a tease of the video game favorite character Tails....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge: New Merch From Toydarian Toymaker, Creature Stall & Black Spire Outfitters The first day ofStar Wars Celebrationbrought the reveal of the merchandise thatStar Wars: Galaxy’s Edgewill have on sale at theFirst Order Cargo and Resistance Supplyshops within the theme park expansion. Now another wave of Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge merchandise has been revealed from three other shops nestled in the Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu....

Stephen Fry To Play Mycroft Holmes In ‘Sherlock Holmes 2’ If nothing else, theSherlock Holmesfilms are becoming a haven for fun casting inspirations. Case in point:Stephen Fryhas been cast to play Mycroft Holmes, the older and equally brilliant brother of Sherlock, inSherlock Holmes 2. Fry revealed to the BBC: I’m playing Mycroft in the sequel to the Sherlock Holmes film Guy Ritchie directed with Robert Downey Jr., and that sort of part is fun, but just once in a while to play a genuine all round sort of lead figure with complexity and tragedy and wit and all the sort of things that Oscar [Wilde] had was a once in a lifetime thrill....

Superhero Bits: ‘Batman: Death In The Family’ Trailer, Celebrating The Career Of John Romita Sr. & More Did you knowBrenton Thwaitesinitially thought he was auditioning for aNightwingmovie instead of aTitansseries? WhatHulkcontent isMarvel’s Avengersvideo game andFortniteteaming up for? Did you know fans can choose whetherRobinlives or dies in an upcomingDC Comicsanimated movie? How couldSecret Warsdestroy the multiverse in theMCU? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Natalia Cordova-Buckleyis the latest personality profiled in the brand newMarvel’s Storyboardsweb series....

The Best & Worst Sketches From Kristen Stewart’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ This weekend,Kristen StewarthostedSaturday Night Livefor the first time, and for those who have been skeptical of her talents, this should help clear the air a bit. Stewart was surprisingly engaging and casual. I was expecting her to be more stiff and less engaged in the sketches, something akin to Casey Affleck’s hosting stint, but she did a solid job with the roles she was given....