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New Stories From Brian Helgeland, Larry Moskowitz And Alicia Gifford On Popcorn Fiction In late 2009, screenwriterDerek Haas(Wanted, 3:10 to Yuma, The A-Team) created a website calledPopcorn Fiction, which he described as “a place where new popular short fiction could flourish, and Hollywood could have a new resource for cultivating great ideas.” Haas commissioned some very talented screenwriters to pen stories for the site, including Scott Frank (Minority Report, Out of Sight, Get Shorty), Jeff Lowell (John Tucker Must Die), Eric Heisserer (A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thing), Les Bohem (A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Dante’s Peak, Daylight), Patton Oswalt, Brian Helgeland (L....

Paul Feig Is Still Holding Out Hope For A ‘Ghostbusters’ Sequel Shortly afterPaul Feig’s reboot ofGhostbustershit theaters, one executive at Sony Pictureshad no doubt that a sequelto the movie would come together. However, the tune behind the scenes appeared to change drastically about a month later as the theatrical release was winding down, and the box office numbers were not as high as the studio had hoped.A sequel was not looking likely....

Project Updates: Sam Worthington On Clash Of The Titans 2; Kevin Smith On Red State And Hit Somebody; Angelina Jolie Explains Why She Left Wanted 2 Small updates on a few films have hit the ‘net over the past couple days, in part due to junket appearances by various actors.Sam Worthington, while promoting his new comics and film endeavor, talked aboutClash of the Titans 2.Kevin SmithaddressedRed Stateand the possible rating forHit Somebody, andAngelina Jolieexplained her disinterest inWanted 2....

Quentin Tarantino Helps Get 70mm Projectors In 50 Theaters For ‘The Hateful Eight’ Quentin Tarantinois a standard-bearer for the preservation of film in filmmaking, from the use of celluloid rather than digital when shooting a movie to the projection of film prints at his “no digital allowed” New Beverly Theatre in Los Angeles. Tarantino shot his latest film,The Hateful Eight, in the elite 70mm format — in fact, he used an even more rare variant of the 70mm format, called Ultra Panavision 70, which results in a very wide image....

Rosario Dawson Jumps On Tony Scott’s Runaway Train Movie Unstoppable Rosario Dawsonhas signed on to star alongsideDenzel WashingtonandChris PineinTony Scott’s action dramaUnstoppable. No mention of what character Dawson would play, but one would assume that she’s the romantic interest or wife of either Washington or Pine. Washingtonbriefly withdrewfrom the project in early July after Fox asked him to shave a few million off his asking price.Varietyreports that Washington and Fox came to an agreement two weeks later, and the project is now on track to begin filming this fall....

Rumor: Joseph Gordon-Levitt To Play Alberto Falcone In ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ As with mostDark Knight Risesstories, it’s necessary to repeat this up front: what follows is a rumor. Something fun to discuss and speculate about on the off chance it’s true. This rumor is particularly fishy because it comes from an “anonymous source” which could mean anything from “Christopher Nolan’s assistant” to “Batman fan living in Poughkeepsie, New York.”...

Sam Worthington To Replace Tom Cruise In The Tourist The fallout from Tom Cruise’s decision to star in James Mangold’sWitchitacontinues. Among the projects Cruise had been circling for a while wasThe Tourist, a remake of the 2005 French filmAnthony Zimmerthat will be directed byBharat Nalluri.Charlize Theronhas been in the cast since last year; now according toVarietySam Worthingtonwill join her as an American tourist who is set up to draw out a Keyser Soze-like criminal mastermind....

See Megan Gale As Wonder Woman In George Miller’s Abandoned ‘Justice League Mortal’ 2017’sJustice League Part Onewill mark the first time the Justice League has officially assembled in a live-action feature film, but there were plenty of attempts to bring the superhero team to the big screen before that. One of the most famous isGeorge Miller’sJustice League Mortal, which had a cast in place before the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike derailed it altogether....

Seth Rogen Will Play Steven Spielberg’s Favorite Uncle In The Director’s Self-Inspired Childhood Drama Not too long ago, news surfaced that directorSteven Spielbergwas working on a new untitled filmthat would be loosely based on his childhood.Michelle Williamswas attached to play a character inspired by his own mother, and now a rather surprising cast member is joining her.NeighborsandKnocked UpstarSeth Rogenhas been set to play Steven Spielberg’s favorite uncle. Deadline has news on the Steven Spielberg movie cast adding Seth Rogen to the line-up....

Stardust Movie Trailer Revealed Don’t kill me but I must admit: I’m not a Neil Gaiman fan. It’s not that I don’t like him, it’s just that I haven’t found time to read his work (that, and the coloring on the first Sandman trade paperbacks scare me away). Anyway, most geeks swear by him. If Joss Whedon is their god, Gaiman is their Jesus. And I’m not saying that Gaiman’s remains were just found in a cave by the guy who made Titanic....

Superhero Bits: DC Comics Cuts Ties With Diamond Comics, ‘Suicide Squad’ Timeline Mix-Up & More Why isDC Comicssevering ties withDiamond Comicsdistributors? CanMagnetoliftMjolnir? How might the third season ofHarley Quinnopen? What new details aboutThe Eternalssurfaced thanks to some merchandise listings? How did an added detail inHarley Quinn’s profile inSuicide Squadmess upDavid Ayer’s timeline? When willLokiandThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierstart shooting again? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

SXSW Movie Review: The Promotion A comedy-drama written and directed by Steve Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness,The Weather Man,Wrestling Ernest Hemingway),The Promotiongently satirizes the insular world of grocery chains, consumerism, and, of course, the American Dream of success through hard work, hard effort, and fair play. Depending less on the broad, low-brow comedy generally associated with actor Seann William Scott (Mr. Woodcock,Road Trip,American Pie I and II), here co-starring with John C....

The Daily Stream: Luca Guadagnino Wants You To Ugly Cry While Watching ‘We Are Who We Are’ (And You Should) (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Series:We Are Who We Are(stylizedWRWWR)Where You Can Stream It:HBO MaxThe Pitch:A stunning sun-soaked coming-of-age drama about two queer American teens living on a U....