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‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ TV Series In The Works With ‘Happy!’ Showrunner This may sound like aBojack Horsemanjoke, but it’s actual movie news and not a gag from a Hollywood satire that once featured an ongoing subplot about J.D. Salinger creating and running a trivia game show: aSlaughterhouse-FiveTV series is in the works. Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel, a blend of blistering satire, wild science fiction, and heart-shattering anti-war tragedy, is being developed for the small screen and yeah, this is kind of weird....

‘Stoker’ Review: A Warped And Hollow Family Portrait From The Director Of ‘Oldboy’ [Sundance 2013] The titleStokersuggests vampirism, as a play on the name ofDraculacreator Bram Stoker. But the monsters in this film are purely human — people warped into terrible shapes by neglect and jealousy. For his English-language debut,OldboydirecotorPark Chan-WookchoseStoker, a script by actorWentworth Millerthat revolves around a family suffering the pain of change after a significant death. Evie Stoker and her daughter India barely have a moment to come to terms with the untimely passing of husband/father Michael, when his long-lost brother Charlie shows up....

‘Superman & Lois’ Writer Nadria Tucker Says She Was Fired After Raising Issues With CW Show’s Sexism And Racism Greg Berlanti’s CW superhero show universe, otherwise known as the “Arrowverse,” is known for being proud and progressive with its depiction of comic book heroes. The Arrowverse has the first lesbian superhero show, diverse casts, several female-led TV shows. But the CW’s upcomingSuperman & Loismay be facing issues related to sexism and racism, according to a recently fired writer for the series....

‘The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It’ Director Michael Chaves Wants To Take The Warrens, And The Franchise, Where They’ve Never Gone Before The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do Ithopes to shake up theConjuringformula. The dependable, familiar Ed and Lorraine Warren will be back, once again played by the dependable, familiarPatrick WilsonandVera Farmiga. But the two previous mainConjuringmovies end with Ed and Lorraine banishing evil via some ritual exorcism, whileThe Devil Made Me Do Itflips things upside down and gives us an exorcism upfront....

‘The Death Of Stalin’ Trailer: ‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci Delivers Another Raucous Comedy Anyone who’s seen HBO’sVeep, the 2009 filmIn The Loop, or the British TV seriesThe Thick of Itknows that writer/directorArmando Iannuccihas a biting and unique take on political comedy. His characters have a way of speaking that could be referred to as melodiously offensive, and it looks like he’s done it again withThe Death of Stalin, which is only his second feature film....

‘The Lorax’ Trailer: Adding Backstory To Dr. Seuss' Environmental Tale Here’s the trailer forThe Lorax, the CGI animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. The story describes a budding industrialist, the Once-ler, who destroys a small ecosystem to make and sell his invention, the theed, a thing that everyone needs. In doing so he meets the disapproval of the Lorax, who speaks for the trees. In the book and original 1972 animated version, a boy finds the Once-ler and provides our window into the story....

‘The Lost Boys’ Almost Had An End Credits Scene Before superhero movies made the after credits scene cool,The Lost Boysnearly did it first. The original script forThe Lost Boysalmost had a different ending — one that was eventually moved to a tag that would roll after the credits. But thatLost Boysend credits scene was eventually cut and the ending was lost to the ether. Until now. In Paul Davis' new bookLost in the Shadows: The Story of The Lost Boys(viaio9), which chronicles the making of the 1987 cult classic vampire film, Davis describes a lost end credits scene....

‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Screenwriter Says The Film Is “Ready To Ride” Again Is there any film project more tenacious thanTerry Gilliam’sThe Man Who Killed Don Quixote? The film just cannot be, er, killed, no matter what happens. Casting problems? It will overcome. Funding and script issues? This movie shrugs them off. Acts of God aren’t even enough. The film first came together in 2000, with Gilliam directing Johnny Depp and Jean Rochefort in the lead roles....

20 Years After Getting Its Own Oscar Category, Animation Is Still An Afterthought In 2002, the Academy introduced a brand-new category for the first time in 45 years. It feels wrong somehow to note that the Oscar for Best Animated Feature is only 20 years old because the medium has been a crucial part of cinema since its origins. How could it take so long to acknowledge that? The Academy Award for Best Animated Short has existed in some form since 1932....

Alamo Drafthouse Will Celebrate Tim Burton’s Films With Septemburton For a long time now,Tim Burtonhas been the popular kid. Yes, he’s famous for his lonely characters, but as a filmmaker, Burton is hardly an outsider, considering his studio films are often hits with audiences. His name means something to moviegoers, thanks to movies likeEdward Scissorhands,Beetlejuice,Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,Ed Wood,Batman,Big Fish, andSleepy Hollow. Next month, the Alamo Drafthouse plans on celebrating these films....

Alfred Hitchcock Couldn’t Have Cared Less About His Movies Making Sense The magic of making movies revolves around the idea that you’re able to make up anything you want to see. Budgetary restrictions may prohibit a filmmaker from realizing the full scope of their vision, but the tools at their disposal can be used to enrapture viewers with their unique settings, characters, stories, and atmosphere. A director’s imagination, emboldened by the cast and crew, gets to run wild on the screen for our amusement....

Armin Shimerman Hoped Quark Could Correct A Major Star Trek Misstep In the first few episodes of “Star Trek: The Next Generation,“the Ferengiwere spoken of in hushed tones. A new, mysterious, malevolent species had come to power in the span between “Star Trek” and its 1987 sequel series, and they promised to be a galactic threat on the level of well-known Trek baddies like the Klingons or the Romulans. In the first four episodes of the show, allusions would be made to the Ferengi’s power and tendency toward violence....

Casting Bits: Malin Akerman In ‘Cottage Country’, Diego Klattenhoff In ‘Pacific Rim’, John Hurt In ‘Labyrinth’ Malin Akermanhas signed on to star withTyler Labine,Lucy Punch, andDaniel PetronijevicinCottage Country, an dark indie comedy by Canadian directorPeter Wellington. Written byJeremy Boxen(Endgame), the story follows Todd (Labine) as he plans to propose to Cammie (Akerman) at his family cottage. However, Todd’s plans are ruined by the arrival of his slacker brother (Petronijevic) and the brother’s free-spirited girlfriend (Punch)....