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Nia DaCosta To Direct Feature Adaptation Of Ta-Nehisi Coates Novel The Water Dancer Any day that includes the news that Nia DaCosta is staying booked and busy is a damn good one. The brilliant mind behind 2019’s “Candyman” and the self-proclaimed “Marvel Trash” director behind the upcoming “Captain Marvel” sequel, “The Marvels,” DaCosta has been tapped to direct a feature adaptation of the Ta-Nehisi Coates novel “The Water Dancer.” PerDeadline, the picture comes from MGM, Plan B, Maceo-Lyn, and Harpo Films, Oprah’s production company....

Olympia Dukakis, Star Of ‘Steel Magnolias’ And ‘Moonstruck’, Has Died At 89 Olympia Dukakis, the character actress who found fame overnight after putting in an Oscar-winning supporting turn inMoonstruck, has unfortunately given her final performance. The co-star ofSteel Magnoliasand three-time Emmy nominee has died at age 89. The death of Olympia Dukakis was first announced onFacebook(viaYahoo News) by her brother Apollo Dukakis, who wrote, “y beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City....

See The ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer Recreated On An Apple II Computer From 1984 Fans are patiently waiting for a new trailer to satisfy their appetites for more footage fromStar Wars: The Last Jedi. Not only have we only see one teaser trailer so far, but we’re going to need something exciting to take our mind off the worrisome production of the Han Solo spin-off that is currently waiting to restart production with Ron Howard behind the camera, replacing the fired duo of Phil Lord & Chris Miller....

Star Wars Land Rumored To Open In Disneyland Paris In 2015 They already have the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Notre Dame Cathedral and now they might get their very own Mos Eisley Cantina. A rumor has begun to circle that Disney Imagineers are looking to convert a section ofDisneyland Parisinto aStar Warsthemed land complete with updated Star Tours, new stores and Mos Eisley Cantina restaurant. Read more after the jump....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Full Food Menu Includes Creature Meat, Blue Milk & More WhenStar Wars Galaxy’s Edgeopens later this month, many will certainly be spending most of their time waiting in line to ride Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run or throwing their money at various stores with tons of exclusive goods and collectibles, spending hours at a theme park can make you thirsty and hungry. Thankfully, Disney Parks has just unveiled the full menu of food and drinks that attendees can try out at Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo, Oga’s Cantina, and the Black Spire Outpost Marketplace....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Fantastic Four, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Wonder Woman, Batman Want to see an image ofJoe CornishandEdgar WrightwritingAnt-Man? What are the latest rumors regarding casting for that film as well asFantastic Four? DidEd Brubakerlike the trailer forCaptain America: The Winter Soldier? Where can you find high-res images from that trailer? When might we see a feature lengthWonder Womanfilm, and in which medium? IsKevin Feigescared ofBatman vs. Superman? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

The 15 Greatest Edward Norton Movies Ranked Among late ’90s breakout stars that continue to be prominent today, few have had quite the career path that Edward Norton did. Norton didn’t start in bit parts or appear in popular young adult films. Instead, he kicked off his career on a high note with a string of acclaimed,Oscar-nominatedperformances working alongside some of the industry’s greatest directors. Norton is known for his reputation as a meticulous actor who oftenprovides creative inputon a film as a whole, which ultimately resulted in his famousousting from the role of Bruce Bannerin the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

The Morning Watch: Creating The Shang-Chi Bus Fight, Reviewing Nunchuck Combat In Movies & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, see how Marvel Studios created a seven-minute fight sequence on the bus in “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings....

The Morning Watch: The Sound Of Being Deaf In ‘Sound Of Metal’, ‘Clerks’ Retrospective With Kevin Smith & 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, find out howSound of Metalcreated the sound of being deaf in the Oscar-winning movie starringRiz Ahmed....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Species II’ Is Gory, Sleazy Trash, And I Mean That As A Compliment (Welcome toThe Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie:Species IIWhere you may Stream It:Amazon Prime VideoThe Pitch:A sequel toSpecies, a 1995 sci-fi horror thriller about a sexy alien lady who kills people while trying to mate. Do you have to have seen the first film to understand what’s going on inSpecies II?...

The Spoiler-Filled Story Behind Malignant’s Craziest Moments [Interview] “Malignant” is the craziest mainstream release in a long time. Years, maybe. It’s the kind of bonkers filmmaking usually reserved for niche genre film festival entries and long-forgotten trash masterpieces from the ’80s. To see it playing in theaters, and at the top of the HBO Max streaming service, is a perverse delight. Director James Wan, on a break between directing “Aquaman” and its sequel, decided to make the kind of blank check horror movie others can only fantasize about....

Video: How Fans “Despecialized” ‘Star Wars’ But Left Improved Audio And Video You would need an encyclopedia to know how many different versions of the originalStar Wars Trilogyare out there. From obvious changes made to create the Special Editions, or the addition of “Episode IV” to the first film, to more subtle ones like color correction or audio tweaks, there are dozens of different versions of each film. All fans want, though, are the original negatives, with no “special” additions, but corrections to make them look and sound as good as modern technology will allow....

VOTD: Montage Of Pixar Emotions Will Turn Your Heart Inside Out This summer,Pixar Animationmade tears come out of our face all over again with their touching storyInside Out. As one clever chart pointed out, all the Pixar movies have been aboutgiving non-human things feelings, right up throughInside Outwhere even the feelings had feelings. And in honor of this summer’s emotional adventure inside the mind, Pixar fanLindsay McCutcheonput together a wonderful montage of some of the most emotionally powerful moments from the history of the animation house’s feature films....