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Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Movie Begins Shooting This Summer Guillermo del Toro andAndré Øvredal’sScary Stories to Tell in the Darkmovie adaptation is moving forward at CBS Films and Entertainment One. The film will adaptAlvin Schwartz’s terrifying, traumatizing folklore-inspired horror stories to the big screen. TheScary Stories To Tell In The Darkmovie begins filming this summer. When I was a kid, three of my most prized possessions were the threeScary Storiesbooks penned by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated byStephen Gammell–Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, andScary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones....

Here’s Why Paramount Got Nervous About Martin Scorsese’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Martin Scorsese’s upcomingKillers of the Flower Moonhas the great director working with two of his most famous collaborators,Robert De NiroandLeonardo DiCaprio. You’d think that would be enough to sell any studio on the project, but Paramount had serious issues with Scorsese’s $200 million-plus budget. In order to get the film made, Scorsesetook the movie to Apple, who will pay the budget in full while Paramount remains involved only as a partner....

Holt McCallany Put His Body Through The Wringer Preparing For Mindhunter Hollywood is filled with stories about actors deliberatelygainingorlosingweight to play a specific part. Joaquin Phoenix lost a whopping 52 pounds for 2019’s “Joker,” and both Natalie Portman and Mila Kunas lost significant amounts of weight for “Black Swan,” a film that required them to have the physique of a true ballerina. Jared Leto gained over 60 pounds to play Mark David Chapman in “Chapter 27,” which caused him some serious health issues, and we can’t forget Renee Zellweger’s often controversial weight gain to play Bridget in the “Bridget Jones” films....

Interactive Movie Trailer: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World I’m not normally one to be taken in by gimmicky marketing tactics, but this interactive trailer forScott Pilgrim Vs. The World(viaYahoo!) is legitimately fascinating, and a fittingly creative way to sell the film’s atypical style. It’s loaded with behind-the-scenes videos, audio commentary by co-writer/directorEdgar Wright, comic book comparisons, trailer soundtrack info, and an assortment of other cool tidbits and easter eggs. Check it out after the break....

It’s Time For ‘Star Wars’ To Bring Back (And Properly Explore) Zam Wesell (Welcome toA Different Point of View, a column where we explore the supporting characters of theStar Warsuniverse and discuss why they deserve more time in the spotlight.)Welcome back, intrepid lore nerds! Today I’ll be breaking down a character that lives on the periphery ofStar Warsfame. This changeling assassin is instantly recognizable to fans, even if only in the “I know I know this character from somewhere…” way....

Mary Elizabeth Winstead Would Love To Play Huntress Again The DC Universe is steadily getting back on track, with Warner Bros. leaning into the inherently scattered nature of comics and opening up their cinematic plans for any number of interpretations and spins on the classic material rather than upholding a single filmmaker’s all-encompassing vision for the property at large. Recent movies like James Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad” opened to rave reviews and plenty of eyeballs, even if many of those views happened to come from HBO Max subscriptions rather than in movie theaters....

More Details On Jonah Hex Reshoots; Francis Lawrence Indeed Hired As ‘Consultant’ We’ve known for a while thatJonah Hexwould begoing back in front of camerasfor reshoots this month. In this case, ‘additional shooting’ may be a more appropriate term, as the point seems to be adding new material in addition to ‘fixing’ a few scenes shot last year. Once the reshoot news arrived, rumors began to swirl around the Warner Bros....

Movie Review: In Bruges In my days of movie reviewing, I’ve always found it quite easy to come up with content and material to describe how wonderful a movie is. This is one of those rare instances where I am at a loss. To get right to the point, In Bruges was such a shockingly decent movie that it was like a jab from a blind man, you don’t expect it, and neither of you see it coming....

New ‘Bad Trip’ Trailers: Eric Andre And Lil Rey Howery Pull Off Shocking Hidden Camera Pranks There was a time whenJackasswas not only a hit series on MTV, but it was a successful film franchise, bringing insane and dangerous pranks and stunts to the big screen. NowJackassfranchise producer and directorJeff Tremaineis bringing pranks back to the big screen along with directorand comedy collaboratorsEric Andre, Lil Rey HoweryandDan Curry. Bad Tripis a hidden camera comedy that follows Eric Andre and Lil Rey Howery as they go on a narratively driven cross-country road trip filled with shocking, inventive pranks pulled on real people across the United States....

New ‘Jason Bourne’ Spot Digs Deeper Into His Past This weekend marks the premiere of Pixar’sFinding Dory, a heartwarmer about a friendly fish who sets out to rediscover her forgotten past. But if you prefer your amnesiac heroes a little grittier and angrier, just wait a few more weeks for the opening ofJason Bourne, which brings backMatt Damonas the super-skilled spy. Twelve years have passed since the events ofThe Bourne Ultimatum, but that hiatus doesn’t seem to have mellowed him out one bit....

New Footage Analysis: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ International Trailer This morning,Star Warsfans were surprised like it was Christmas Daywith an international trailerforStar Wars: The Force Awakensthat was chock full of new footage from the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel. We’re not just talking about a few tiny shots here and there. The trailer has some very extensive footage that we hadn’t seen at all before. And since we’re rabidStar Warsfans here at /Film, we just can’t help but do a breakdown of all the new footage inThe Force Awakensinternational trailer to see if it offers any hints as to what we can expect in the movie....

Page 2: Transformers, Back To The Future, Brad Bird, Star Wars, Lincoln, Cloud Atlas, Terminator, Firefly, Wreck It Ralph, Star Trek, Black Swan, Alfred Hitchcock 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 included46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

POTD: ‘Rick And Morty’ Co-Creator Got His ‘Mulan’ Szechuan Sauce, And You Might Too Tonight brings the highly anticipated continuance of the third season ofRick and Mortyafter the season premiere caught everyone off guard on April Fools' Day earlier this year. And just in time for the return of the Adult Swim animated series, co-creatorJustin Roiland, who also voices both of the title characters, got a special package fromMcDonald’s. If you watched the first episode of the third season, then you know that Rick revealed to Morty that his life’s goal is to get back the limited edition Szechuan sauce that McDonald’s released as a cross-promotion for the release of Disney’s animated movieMulan....