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The Infamous ‘Dolittle’ Dragon Fart Scene Was Apparently Robert Downey Jr.’s Idea The post-mortem for Universal’s big-budget disasterDolittlecontinues, as the film continues to flounder at the box office and lose millions for the studio. More reports have emerged of the behind-the-scenes troubles that plaguedDolittle, which has struggled to break even with its costly $175 million budget. However, surprisingly, this wasn’t a case of too much studio interference or bad test screenings, but of a star who pitched the idea of a dragon farting in his face....

The Morning Watch: ‘Picard’ Props And Costumes Tour, ‘The Good Place’ Season 3 Bloopers & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch a tour of the props and costumes from the upcoming CBS All Access seriesStar Trek: Picard....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Mandalorian’ Fan Service Done Well, Aaron Sorkin Career Breakdown & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, a video essay explores howThe Mandalorianuses fan service references on the planet Tatooine in a more effective way than in previousStar Warsprojects....

Thousands Flock To Web To Solve JJ Abrams Transformers Trailer Mystery The photo to the right shows a graph of our website pageviews. Usually around 6:00pm, like most other websites, the traffic starts to dissipate. So why is /Film seeing a dramatic rise around the 8:00pm (pacific time) hour on Monday night. Was /Film dugg? Nope. Farked? Nope. Slash-dotted? Nope. Drumroll…. And the answer is: The 8:00pm opening night screenings of Transformers just let out....

Tony Jaa Didn’t Make It Out Of Ong Bak’s Flaming Fight Scene Unscathed In the /Film conversation on the best martial arts movies, Prachya Pinkaew’s 2003 gem “Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior” stands tall. Featuring the full-contact fight choreography of the late Panna Rittikrai (head of the parkour-happy Muay Thai Stunt team), the actioner features a parade of incredible acrobatic, multidisciplinary stunts, with a spotlight on its star, Tony Jaa. Jaa leaps through a barbed-wire hoop without a scratch, knocks a giant out with one kick, absorbs blows with every item of furniture available, and conducts himself with an energy level unseen outside of the “Dragon Ball” universe....

What Is District 9? Last summer at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con, the convention center was peppered with random, cryptic signs such as the one pictured here, which featured variations on the phrase “For Humans Only.” The signs were bizarre, eye-catching, and kind of adorable, with their strange-looking alien figures and their copy warning against non-existent aliens who were supposedly trying to invade our territory. Since then, we’ve learned that the signs were part of an elaborate viral campaign for directorNeill Blomkamp’snewest film,District 9....

Which Movies Will Have Ads At The Super Bowl? TheSuper Bowlhas to be the only television broadcast of the year where the ads are almost as eagerly hyped as the event itself. Even those who don’t know a touchdown from a tackle often tune in for the commercials, and with good reason: companies spend millions just staking out ad space during the game, and millions more to produce some of the slickest, funniest, weirdest, and generally most attention-grabby spots you’ll see all year....

Why Stephen King Didn’t Care If 1408 Flopped Any time a writer publishes anything, he puts him or herself out there to be judged. Even with this very article, it is up to you, dear reader, to decide if it’s any good or if it sucks. Imagine how thick-skinnedStephen Kingmust be as one of the world’s most renowned horror writers. In addition to his literary criticism, he must also deal with critiques of dozens of projects that have been adapted for film and television — most of which he has little control over....

You Can Buy Luke Skywalker’s Blaster From ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ For A Small Fortune Props from popular movies are pretty hard to come by. And when it comes to props from the originalStar Warstrilogy, they’re nearly impossible to get ahold of without selling a kidney, a child, or a child’s kidney. Therefore, whenever one ends up for sale, it might be worth it to take out a small loan....

“Soul Man” Singer Insists That “Soul Men” Film Is A Rip Off In the 1960s and 1970s, an R&B vocal duo experienced meteoric fame, acclaimed as one of the greatest live performing acts of the decade, with 10 consecutive top 20 singles. Personal conflicts caused the duo to split and stop speaking to each other, but they eventually tried to reunite and found fame as performers once again. If you’re eagerly anticipating the release of Malcolm D....

‘24’ Is Getting Remade Into A Japanese TV Series In a reversal of so many adaptations we see in Hollywood today, a popular U.S. show is getting the J-drama treatment.24, the apex of post-9/11 TV created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, is being remade into a Japanese TV series. Livedoorreports (viaKotaku) that TV Asahi is currently developing a Japanese remake of the Kiefer Sutherland series, which will retell the first season and adapt it to a new setting....

‘A Quiet Place 2’: Brian Tyree Henry Drops Out, Djimon Hounsou Steps In A Quiet Place 2has just replaced one of its stars.Brian Tyree Henry(Atlanta), who was set to star in directorJohn Krasinski’s upcoming sequel alongside returning cast membersEmily Blunt,Noah Jupe, andMillicent Simmonds, has left the production due to scheduling conflicts.Djimon Hounsou(Shazam!,Amistad) will take his place. While Housou is an Oscar-nominated actor who’s been in a ton of great films, Henry has been on a real hot streak lately, so we can’t help but be slightly disappointed in this casting change....

‘Back Roads’ Review: Alex Pettyfer Makes A Promising Directorial Debut [Tribeca] Alex Pettyfer, probably best known to audiences as “The Kid” inMagic Mike, always aspired to be more than just a thirst trap. In many ways, he might be too handsome for his own good. Pettyfer has been on the cusp of “happening” for a decade since landing the lead role in the Alex Rider series, a YA James Bond that came too close toHarry Potterand too far fromTwilightandThe Hunger Games....