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Hugh Jackman Returning To Broadway In Aaron Sorkin-Penned Musical ‘Houdini’ ThatHugh Jackmanloves musicals and the theater isn’t a secret, so it’s not surprising that he’s set to make his return to Broadway in the 2013-2014 season. What makes this particular appearance extra special, however, is that he’ll be hitting the stage as the lead ofHoudini, the librettist debut ofAaron Sorkin. (This is a completely separate project fromthe otherHoudini, a film by director Francis Lawrence....

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull Movie Poster We told you it would be out before Christmas, and here it is – the new poster forIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Drawn by poster legend Drew Struzan (they don’t make them like this anymore), the poster features an older Indy with his whip, with a giant crystal skull peering over his shoulder. USA Todayhas also revealed some plot details: “He’s teaching and having kind of a quiet life,” the producer says....

Interview: ‘Sharknado: The 4th Awakens’ Director Anthony C. Ferrante On ‘Star Wars’ Gags And The Next ‘Sharknado’ Sequel When IreviewedSharknado: The 4th AwakensI tried to keep it spoiler-free. When I interviewed directorAnthony C. Ferrante, who has helmed all fourSharknadomovies to date, there were a few specific things I wanted to discuss. He said it was okay, because if you’ve watched the trailers, most of it is in there. Sospoiler warningfor anyone who is still avoiding theSharknado 4trailers....

James Gunn Almost Cast Taika Waititi In An Entirely Different ‘The Suicide Squad’ Role Writer and directorTaika Waititiis one of the many big names inJames Gunn’sThe Suicide Squad.While we’ve known Waititi has been in the film for awhile, we didn’t know what role he was playing exactly. Those who’ve seen the movie now know the small but heartfelt part Waititi plays. It turns out, however, that Gunn had another potential role in mind for his fellow MCU director....

James Wan Responds To ‘Aquaman’ Villain Reports, Talks ‘The Conjuring’ Cinematic Universe [TCA 2016] We had a one-on-one interview withMacGyverpilot director and executive producerJames Wanand showrunnerPeter Lenkovbefore their Television Critics Association panel. In the time between the interview and panel,news brokethat the villain of Wan’sAquamanmovie would be Black Manta. After the panel, I asked Wan about choosing Black Manta for the villain. “I want to know where Wrap got that piece of news from,” Wan laughed....

John Ford Made The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Miserable For Everyone Involved John Ford’s Western filmshave agreed with audiences around the world, but the same cannot be said for his attitude. As the acclaimed filmmaker aged, his temper sharpened and his patience thinned. This more crotchety he became, the less sway his name held. It didn’t help that Hollywood’s studio structure, once burgeoning with funds and talent, was aging along with him....

LaBeouf And Gosling Join John Hillcoat’s Next, The Wettest County In The World…Maybe John Hillcoatis the director ofThe Road, which has had a publicly difficult path from page to screen. But that hasn’t stopped him from lining up a few potential follow-ups. We’ve talked about thesemore than onceover the last months, but now that Hillcoat is doing domestic publicity forThe Roada few more details are starting to trickle out. After the break, we’ve got positive news on casting for his adaptation ofThe Wettest County in the World, and his plans forNick Cave’s recent novelThe Death of Bunny Munro....

Last Pages Of The ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale Script Give More Closure To Walt And Jesse No matter how good the visuals were, the writing onBreaking Badwas always better. This was made evident to me a few months beforeBreaking Badfinally faded to black. Director Jason Reitman did a live read ofVince Gilligan’s pilot script and Idescribed the writing as follows: “As fantastic the first episode ofBreaking Badis to watch, to hear it read reveals another level of brilliance....

Nico Tortorella Joins Scream 4, More Information About The Characters Revealed Nico Tortorellahas been cast in the horror sequelScream 4. The actor revealed the news onTwitter, stating “Huge news today!!!! Just officially got cast in Scream 4!!!! Today is always the best day of my life.” Tortorella has previously appeared on television showsThe Beautiful Life: TBLandMake It or Break It, and appears in the upcoming Joel Schumacher filmTwelve. No information has been revealed about Tortorella’s character, but we assume he might have nabbed the role of a character named Trevor Sheldon, described in the casting calls as: “Handsome high school jock, but quiet and intense, as though a secret hangs over his head....

Page 2: Star Wars, Tarantino, Black Hole, Totoro, Game Of Thrones, Star Trek 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. Header Photo: Red ‘Star Wars’ LightsaberSunglassesThat Light Up Someone thought it was a good idea to include me on a list of10 Pro BloggersMastering Instagram....

Peaky Blinders' Story Will Continue Into World War II And Beyond If you thought you had a handle on where exactly in history that the Birmingham-set gangster series"Peaky Blinders"would finally call it quits, think again. This comes directly by order of the Peaky Blinders themselves — or, rather, series creator Steven Knight. The “Locke” and “Spencer” writer has previously made his intentions known for the Cillian Murphy-led crime drama to come to an end upon the outset of World War II....

Rumor Control: Jessica Chastain Not Offered ‘True Detective’ Season 2 With most shows, fans can depend on the lead actors to come back season after season. But with an anthology series likeTrue Detective, all bets are off. And so for the past several months, viewers have been speculating and fantasizing about who might fillMatthew McConaugheyandWoody Harrelson’s shoes forTrue DetectiveSeason 2. Officially, HBO hasn’t said a single peep on that front. But unofficially, a new rumor has emerged sayingJessica Chastainhas been offered a lead role....

Stephen Gaghan Adapting Dead Spy Running For McG The Hollywood Reporter have announced thatStephen Gaghanwill write the screenplay forMcG’sDead Spy Running. You can guess the salient details: adapted from a novel, first part of proposed trilogy,Bournecomparisons already in place, even a twist of LeCarre alleged. Stephen Gaghan was nominated for an Oscar for hisSyrianascreenplay, and won one forTraffic. A perfect match, then, for McG (ahem) who not only took home best director and best picture Oscars for both of hisCharlie’s Angelsfilms but is also a Nobel Laureate for Contributions to Cinema…...