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The Quarantine Stream: Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Primal’ Is Visceral, Vicious, And Visually Stunning (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Series:PrimalWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: When a caveman and a tyrannosaurs rex both experience terrible tragedies, they form an unlikely bond as they join forces to survive in a dangerous prehistoric world full of deadly creatures, mystical beings, and treacherous environments....

This Was Probably Alexander Skarsgård’s Toughest Day On Set Of The Northman Robert Eggers (“The Lighthouse”) returned to the screen last month with"The Northman,“a bold, brutal and visually striking Viking revenge epic that lets Alexander Skarsgård go full feral. The film sees Prince Amleth (Skarsgård) vowing vengeance after his deceptive uncle Fjölnir (Claes Bang) slaughters his father (Ethan Hawke) in cold blood, whisks his mother (Nicole Kidman) away to be his Queen, and ascends the throne....

Universal Officially Announces Hollywood Wizarding World Of Harry Potter And Orlando Expansion Earlier this month,word leaked outthat Universal was planning to build a secondWizarding World of Harry Pottertheme park world in the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. Days later, weconfirmedthat theJawsattraction would be closing in Universal Orlando to make way for a new attraction. And yesterday wereporteda rumor from a usually good source that Amity would be replaced with an expansion of the Wizarding World which would involve Harry Potter’s London, Diagon Alley, and a Hogwarts Express train that would transport guests in between the two parks (Universal Orlando and Islands of Adventure) into “the wizarding world....

VOTD: ‘Alien: Covenant’ Creates A Lot Of Problematic Questions And Plot Holes We’re one month into blockbuster summer, and right now the most divisive film seems to beAlien: Covenant. Some fans of the franchise that started withRidley Scott’s original sci-fi thriller back in 1979 have been happy to see the franchise evolve in recent years to combine the usual blood, gore and suspense with more philosophical and intellectually stimulating questions about the creation of life....

Warren Ellis Writing Arthurian Movie…Or An Excalibur Remake Prolific writerWarren Ellishas a poston his sitetoday that mentions a project he didn’t get a chance to talk about while doing press for his Marvel Anime projects at Comic Con. He has penned a draft of an Arthurian movie for Hollywood Gang, the outfit that optioned his graphic novelOceanand previously co-produced300. The reason you might be interested (or, some of you may be alarmed) in the project, in case Ellis tackling Arthur wasn’t enough, is after the jump....

‘Aladdin’ Early Buzz: Despite Questionable Trailers, The Disney Remake Is Surprisingly Good Right now, it doesn’t seem like many Disney fans are all that excited about the arrival of the studio’s remake of their 1992 animated classicAladdin. The marketing certainly isn’t doing the movie any favors, whether it’s because ofthe seemingly wooden performancefrom Mena Massoud as the titular street urchin orthe boring choreographyfor what should be one of the most lively parts of the movie....

‘Avatar 4’ Will Be A Prequel, ‘Battle Angel’ “Hopefully” Shooting In Four Or Five Years ProducerJon Landauclarifiedlast week that there were no plans to shootAvatar 4just yet, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be one coming down the line eventually. FilmmakerJames Cameronhas said previously that he’s considering thepossibilityof a fourthAvatar, and he already has a few ideas for the possible film. For starters, he explains, it won’t really be a sequel, but a prequel....

‘Avatar’ Sequels Delayed By One Year To 2017 In a move that will surprise no one,James Cameronhas revealed that theAvatarsequels will be pushed back by one year. That meansAvatar 2will be out in 2017, followed by Avatars 3 and 4 in 2018 and 2019. “We were probably a bit ambitious,” he admitted of the original release dates. More details on theAvatarsequels delay after the jump. Cameron revealed the release date shift to theAP(viaVariety)....

‘Blindspotting’ Producers Jess And Keith Calder On The 10-Year Journey To Bring This Film To Life [Interview] Blindspottinghas been a labor of love for over a decade. It shows in the end result. DirectorCarlos López Estrada’s hard-hitting drama, which also has a lot of laughs, has been drawing strong reactions ever since it premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. “Sharp, stylish, and sincere,Blindspottingmay hook you with its flashy wordplay and slick visuals, but this is a hilarious and vital movie of the moment that’s burning with empathy,” our own Ben Pearson wrote inhis reviewfrom the fest....

‘Disorder’ Trailer: Matthias Schoenaerts Busts Heads For Diane Kruger The trailer forDisorderappears to be selling a paint-by-numbers thriller, but everything else about the movie seems to suggest that there’s more going on here than meets the eye. For starters, there’sMatthias SchoenaertsandDiane Krugerin the lead roles and you’d be hard-pressed to name a movie where those two phoned in their lead roles. And then there’s directorAlice Winocourbehind the camera, who co-wrote last year’s critically acclaimed dramaMustang....

‘Elysium’ Bugatti Spaceship Revealed [Comic-Con 2012] Since making his feature debut withDistrict 9, everyone has been waiting to see whatNeill Blomkampwould do next. The buzz on District 9 started with a clever “For Humans Only"viral marketing campaignat Comic Con in 2008, and a year later climaxed witha sneak preview screeningof the film with Blomkamp producer Peter Jackson in attendance. So its no shock that Blomkamp has returned to San Diego to promote his next film,Elysium....

‘Fargo’ Producer Calls Season 4 “The Most Ambitious We’ve Ever Attempted” [TCA 2019] Warren Littlefieldwas on a panel for his latest Hulu show, the revenge-dramaReprisal. After the panel, he remained to speak with reporters further. As a producer onFargoandThe Handmaid’s Tale, Littlefield has a lot of other shows to talk about. /Film asked him about the upcoming fourth season ofFargo,which FX announced last year.Season 4 will star Chris Rock, Jack Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Whishaw, Jessie Buckley, Salvatore Esposito, Andrew Bird, Jeremie Harris, Gaetano Bruno, Anji White, Francesca Acquaroli, E’Myri Crutchfield and Amber Midthunder....

‘It’ Sequel Release Date Pits Pennywise Against The Losers' Club In 2019 Andy Muschietti’s creepy film adaptation of Stephen King’sIthas become a box office phenomenon, earning thehighest opening weekend everfor a horror film while alsoearningthe biggest advance night opening for any R-rated movie and the biggest opening gross for any Stephen King adaptation. To put it simple,It’s big. And it was only a matter of time until the proposed sequel,It: Chapter 2, received an official release date....