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Disney Animation’s ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Will Feature ‘Roger Rabbit’ Style Cameos From Classic Nintendo, Atari And Sega Video Game Characters Disney Animation’s computer animated feature filmWreck-It Ralphfollows Ralph (voiced byJohn C. Reilly), a bad guy from aDonkey KongmeetsRampageinspired 1980’s arcade gameFix It Felix Jr. The story is set inside the world of video games.Fix It Felix Jr.is one of the remaining classic arcade machines in the back corner of an arcade. When the arcade closes, the characters in the games connect and interact between the worlds of the different machines....

Doctor Strange 2 Reigns Supreme At The Box Office, Firestarter Flames Out This was one of those weekends at the box office where everything seemed pre-determined on some level. “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” was absolutely going to come out on top following itsgigantic openingthe previous weekend. “Firestarter” never stood a chance and, on that level, it perhaps seemed unexciting as there wasn’t going to be any drama in terms of how things shook out....

Emily The Criminal Review: Aubrey Plaza Is Superb In This Gig Economy Crime Saga [Sundance 2022] Aubrey Plaza is becoming one of those “must watch” performers; the type you go out of your way to see, no matter what the movie. Heck, she might already be there. With “Emily the Criminal,” Plaza takes on perhaps her most dramatic role yet; even more so than her exceptional, unhinged work in the oddball “Black Bear....

First XBox Live Programming Coming Early 2014; When Will Steven Spielberg’s ‘Halo’ Hit? One of the biggest stories of 2013 wasSteven Spielbergjoining forces with Microsoftto produce a live-action television show based onHalo, the popular first person shooter. Very few specifics were provided, except that the show would debut exclusively on XBox One’sXBox Livenetwork. Now, at a recent event, the president of entertainment and digital for MicrosoftNancy Tellemsaid she hopes to debut the first XBox Live exclusive programming in the first quarter of 2014....

Fish Tank Director Andrea Arnold To Helm Wuthering Heights The Brontë family is coming back to movie screens in a big way. There’s thenew versionof Charlotte Brontë’sJane Eyre, to be directed bySin Nombre’s Cary Fukunaga. And now a long in development revamp ofWuthering Heights, the only novel by Charlotte’s sisterEmily Brontë, has its own director.Andrea Arnold, currently getting attention for her Cannes hitFish Tank(see the new trailer here) has signed on to direct the film....

Forum: Disaster Movie & Babylon A.D.: What Did You Feel? UPDATE: Place A Hex On Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer!!! WEEKEND UPDATE: Okay. So, I just witnessed a press copy ofDisaster Movie. Let’s up the ante. If you really, really want bad things to happen to Disaster Movie, and the movie’s directors/hacks,Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer Water, paste the following in the comments:Necronomicon Xmortis Juno. Thanks. If their film suffers a horrible death at the box office, we’ll update/celebrate....

FX Expects ‘Fargo’ to Return In 2019, Announces ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 Title, Greenlights ‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Spin-Off FX CEOJohn Landrafspoke with the Television Critics Association this morning. During a Q&A session, he confirmed thatFargocreator Noah Hawley is developing a fourth season, which the network expects next year. “It’s not gone,” Landgraf said. “Noah Hawley, who’s become quite a busy bee, not only withLegionbut he’s got a pretty substantial career as a novelist and feature career coming up as a writer/director....

Ghostbusters Afterlife Gave Ivan Reitman A Stealthy Cameo That You Almost Certainly Missed “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” hit theaters on June 07, 2025, and it’s chock full of nostalgia. The film is directed by Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman, director of the first two films in the franchise. Jason Reitman just posted a behind-the-scenes shot on Instagram from a cameo he had his dad do, and there is no way you would know where it was unless you check this out....

Is Taika Waititi’s Live-Action Akira Still Happening? Here’s What We Know Hollywood has a pretty rough track record when it comes to turning anime titles into live-action films so far. “Speed Racer” and “Dragonball Evolution” were both critical and box office failures when they released in the late 2000s, although the former hasgained wider appreciationover the years from those who feel the world simply wasn’t ready for the Wachowskis' sensory-overloading, anti-capitalist tentpole when it first came out....

Joaquin Phoenix In Final Talks For ‘Doctor Strange’ [Updated] Rumors about who might playDoctor Strangehave been swirling for years now, involving everyone fromJustin TherouxtoBenedict Cumberbatch. But as Phase Three draws near, it’s time for Marvel to zero in on some serious contenders. And today, we’ve heard that their top pick is none other thanJoaquin Phoenix. Hit the jump to get the dirt on Doctor Strange Joaquin Phoenix. Update:Sites such asTHRandDeadlineare now saying that Phoenix is beyond the offer stage and into actual talks for the role....

New ‘Preacher’ Teaser Trailer: Just What Kind Of Preacher Are You? We’re only a few short weeks away from seeing AMC’s adaptation ofGarth EnnisandSteve Dillon’sPreacher. Any fan of the comic book series knows it’s been a long journey for this property. WhenPreacherwas being developed as a film it attracted plenty of talent, but even a director as capable as Sam Mendes couldn’tcrackthe story. Mendes, however, predicted the story would play better as a television series and that “someone will come along that has a really good take on it and is able to do it....

On Set Interview: Ryan Reynolds Talks ‘Green Lantern’ In early August 2010, I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans to visit the set of the big screen adaptation ofGreen Lantern. Throughout the week we’ll be posting transcripts of the on-set roundtable interviews with the cast and crew. After the jump you’ll find the first installment, an interview with starRyan Reynolds. So have you done enough press for this movie yet?...

Page 2: Buffy, Star Wars, Godzilla, Jersey Boys, Maleficent, HTTYD2, Fargo, Frozen, Miyazaki 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 included36 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: Back Off Criminals, Toronto’s Neighborhood WatchIs Intense My own little head-canonforKurt Russellcharacters....