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‘Beirut’ Screenwriter Tony Gilroy Isn’t Impressed By Good Lines [Interview] 27 years afterTony GilroywroteBeirut, it’s finally reaching theaters. Long before his time on theBournefranchise, directingMichael ClaytonandDuplicity, andhis workonRogue One: A Story Wars Story, Gilroy penned a story about Mason Skiles (Jon Hamm), a troubled, grieving, and alcoholic negotiator who returns to Beruit 10 years after a personal tragedy to negotiate the freedom of a CIA agent and former friend. When Gilroy first wrote the script for Interscope, the thriller garnered the attention of movie stars and drew some controversy, but ultimately, the expensive project went unmade....

‘Captain Marvel’ Early Buzz: A Funny, Surprising Space Adventure The first wave of screenings for Marvel Studios' upcomingCaptain Marvelhave just let out, and we’ve gathered the early reactions from several critics below. Does theBrie Larson-led film sink or soar? Captain Marvel Early Buzz Here’s what a selection of critics (including /Film’s own Peter Sciretta) are saying about Marvel’s latest offering: #CaptainMarvel: Well, Thanos is fucked. — Angie J. Han (@ajhan)August 08, 2025...

‘Frequency’ TV Series In Development From ‘Supernatural’ Showrunner The parade of film-to-TV series developments continues withFrequency. The original time-twisting 2000 film featured Jim Caviezel as a guy whose radio allowed him to speak with his dead father (played by Dennis Quaid), with their communication being the portal into a thriller plot involving a serial killer. The series is in development at Warner Bros. Television and NBC with currentSupernaturalshowrunnerJeremy Carverscripting. THRreports thatToby Emmerich, who wrote the original film, is acting as exec producer alongside alongside Jennifer Gwartz, Dan Lin and John Rickard....

‘Friend Request’ Trailer: Witches And Social Media Team Up For A Horror Movie A new horror movie with social media as an antagonist,Friend Request, is about one Facebook friend gone wrong. When I saw the trailer forSimon Verhoeven’s R-rated horror film before47 Meters Down, it was hard not to chuckle a little at the doom it spelled out when the lead unfriends what may be a witch on Facebook. Soon after a little laugh, I felt a bit bad once I realized the film involves suicide, but from the look of this trailer, it doesn’t seem to take that topic too seriously....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Director James Gunn Explains Ego’s Powers In the Marvel comic book universe, Ego the Living Planet is exactly what his name suggests: he is a literal living planet, with a face and everything, who can travel throughout space and get involved in all kinds of shenanigans. The character will make his cinematic debut inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, where he will be played by actorKurt Russell, a human being who is not a literal living planet with a face and everything who can travel throughout space and get involved in all kinds of shenanigans....

‘Killing Eve’ Emmy Winner Jodie Comer Is Circling Ridley Scott’s ‘The Last Duel’ Fresh off her Emmy win for her tour-de-force performance inKilling Eve,Jodie Comeris setting her sights on her next big project. And on paper, her next project is a doozy. Comer is in talks to work with some of the biggest names in Hollywood in theRidley ScottfilmThe Last Duel,based on the real events of the last officially sanctioned duel in 14th century France....

‘Lady And The Tramp’ Remake Will Have Janelle Monae Revamp That Problematic Siamese Cat Song When you hear the titleLady and the Tramp, two things likely come to mind. One is the famous scene where the two dogs share some back-alley spaghetti. The other is “The Siamese Cat Song.” While dogs eating pasta is still perfectly acceptable (in small doses – don’t let your dogs get overweight!), the “Siamese Cat Song” has not aged so well....

‘Our Kind Of Traitor’ Trailer: Ewan McGregor And Naomie Harris Get Caught Up In Espionage Although the adaptation ofJohn le Carré’s spy thrillerOur Kind of Traitorhas been in the can since 2014, the film has taken a little while to make it to the big screen. But our friends across the pond will finally get a chance to see it this spring, and the first trailer findsEwan McGregorandNaomie Harris(Skyfall) in the wrong place at the wrong time, suddenly caught up in a struggle between a Russian mafia money launderer (Stellan Skarsgard), a ruthless MI6 agent (Damian Lewis) and the British government....

‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Comedian Jon Rudnitsky As Featured Cast Member Fall is almost upon us, which means your favorite shows will be returning for a new season very soon. As usual, one of those shows will beSaturday Night Live, the long-running sketch comedy series that will be entering its 41st season. Just recently we learned the show will feature a season premierehosted by Miley Cyrus in October, and episodes hosted by Amy Schumer and SNL veteran Tracy Morgan will follow....

‘Saturday Night Live’ Review: Season 41, Episode 1 - Hosted By Miley Cyrus Last night brought the season premiere ofSaturday Night Live, bringing the iconic late night sketch comedy show into its 41st season. Coming back from the summer break is always hard for a cast and crew that puts together the show in just one week (which is always remarkable, whether it’s a particularly good episode or not), and last night was no exception....

‘Saw’ Scribes Adapting ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ For CBS Films If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, you probably spent at least a little bit of your childhood being scared silly byAlvin Schwartz’sScary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Now a whole new generation of kids will get the opportunity to be spooked by those stories, thanks to CBS Films. The studio has just picked up the rights to the three-part horror anthology series, with scribesPatrick MeltonandMarcus Dunstonset to write the screenplay....

‘Skyfall’ Scribes Neal Purvis And Robert Wade To Write Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Barbarella’ TV Series Last year, we got the surprising but not unwelcomenewsthatNicolas Winding Refnwould be revampingBarbarellafor the small screen. Now he’s being joined by some other big cinematic names.Neal PurvisandRobert Wade, who have co-written the last five Bond movies includingSkyfall, have just signed on to write the script. Hit the jump to read more. The new show will be based on the original comic book byJean-Claude Forest, which also served as the inspiration for the 1968 Roger Vadim film with Jane Fonda in the title role....

‘Slow West’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender Guides A Lovelorn Boy Through The Wild West If you were following our dispatches from Sundance this year, you might already know to be excited forSlow West. Directed byJohn Maclean, the Western starsKodi Smit-McPheeas a young man who journeys from Scotland to the American West to find his lost love (Caren Pisorious). Along the way he’s joined by Silas (Michael Fassbender), a mysterious gunslinger who guides and protects him....