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New ‘Long Shot’ Trailer And Clip Show The “Unexpected” Romance Between Charlize Theron And Seth Rogen He’s a dorky-looking speechwriter, she’s a gorgeous, powerful politician. It’s an unexpected match that makes for a great romantic-comedy inLong Shot. StarringCharlize TheronandSeth Rogen,Long Shot— formerly known asFlarsky— follows the unexpected romance between US Secretary of State, Charlotte Field (Theron), and her childhood friend Fred Flarsky (Rogen) who she hires as her speechwriter. Lionsgate has released a newLong Shottrailer and clip that highlight just how that budding romance came to be....

New Photo: Disney’s Rapunzel Brazilian websiteAnimationshas posted a few new magazine scans featuring the first real image from Walt Disney Pictures' animated filmRapunzel. Directed byByron Howard&Nathan Greno(the co-director and head of story on Bolt respectively), this new telling of the classic fairy tale, will transport audiences “to a stunning CG fantasy world complete with the iconic tower, an evil witch, a gallant hero and, of course, the mysterious girl with the long golden tresses....

Now Scream This: 10 Great Horror Movies To Stream For Father’s Day (Welcome toNow Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you may watch them.)Matt:This week on Now Scream This, we honor fatherhood. Specifically, Horror Daddies. Those nurturing and protective characters whose intentions are hopefully pure, but not always. In any case, this is their holiday, and we’re surely not trying to ignore anyone....

Page 2: Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Inherent Vice, Frozen, BTTF, Simpsons, Mummy, HTTYD, George Lucas 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: Silent Night, Jedi Knightt-shirt Dean DevlinSharesHis 2 Biggest Mistakes With 1998’sGODZILLAEverything That’s Been Revealedin the Sony Leak Scandal...

Page 2: Star Wars, Seinfeld, Neverending Story, Robin Williams, Wizard Wars, DuckTales, 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 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: Star Wars CostumesMade From Beer Cans The Secret Tech BehindDisney’sHaunted MansionIllusionsWhen WillHollywood Stop All the Remakes, Reboots and Sequels?...

Paramount Acquires Film Rights For Ray Bradbury’s ‘The Martian Chronicles’ With the amount of remakes, reimaginings and retreads of old novels coming out of Hollywood, it’s stunning that no one has made a film adaptation ofRay Bradbury’s uber-influential bookThe Martian Chronicles. Originally published in 1950, the collection of pseudo-linked short stories about humans leaving a devastated Earth to colonize Mars and all that comes with it, has had an almost infinite influence on science fiction and popular culture....

Robin Hood Is Getting A Gritty Origin Story Produced By Leonardo DiCaprio It’s been five whole years since we had a big feature film about Robin Hood, so at present there are multiple parties trying to bring us the next one. The latest to join the fray isJoby Harold, the guy behind Guy Ritchie’s upcomingKing Arthurfranchise. TitledRobin Hood: Origins, Harold’s script will be (say it with me now) a gritty reinvention of the classic character....

Ron’s Gone Wrong Co-Writer Peter Baynham Reveals The Surprising Way Ron And Borat Are The Same Even in our modern, hyper-connected world, friendship is important for any kid growing up. 20th Century Studios' “Ron’s Gone Wrong,” now in theaters, tackles both the importance of friendship and our contemporary overreliance on technology through the story of awkward middle-schooler Barney (Jack Dylan Grazer) and his “B-bot” robot companion Ron (Zach Galifianakis). When the latter arrives defective and unable to connect to the web of social media by which B-bots learn about and befriend their human companions, Ron’s forced to learn to be Barney’s “best friend out of the box” the old-fashioned way: odd, goofy, and a little off-kilter, but good-natured and loyal to a fault....

Saban Films Will Be Available To Stream For Free On Roku Channel Three Months After Theatrical Release Saban and Roku have signed a new streaming deal. Several of Saban Films' theatrical features will be available to stream for free on Roku Channel within three months of their theatrical release. The first movie to be included in the new deal isEcho Boomers, the Patrick Schwarzenegger-starring crime drama in which a bunch of debt-ridden college graduates decide to rob rich people....

Script For William Shatner’s Excised Star Trek Cameo Revealed EDIT:When I originally ran this an hour ago, I completely forgot that we’d basicallypresented this before, a point which the first comments were quick to point out. (It’s not the end of the world, guys, really.) But there is new content here — this is the first time we’ve been able to link to the actual scripted scene, rather than just a description....

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Will Adapt World War II Drama ‘Daughters Of The Resistance’ Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners have optioned the rights toDaughters of the Resistance, a book proposal about female resistance fighters who fought against the Nazis in World War II. The book isn’t due out till 2020, but the subject matter was more than enough to catch the eye of Spielberg and company. No word on if Spielberg plans to direct, or only serve as a producer....

The Daily Stream: ‘Night Moves’ Stars Gene Hackman As A Sweaty Private Eye (Welcome toThe Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie:Night MovesWhere You Can Stream It: The Criterion ChannelThe Pitch:Gene Hackmanplays Harry Moseby, a former football player who has become a low-rent private investigator in Los Angeles. When he’s hired to find a client’s missing teenage daughter, he becomes caught in a web of lies and mystery that takes him across the country and unearths a criminal operation....

The Most Ruthless Jimmy McGill Moments From Better Call Saul Few television spin-offs manage to stand alongside their original series. Often spin-offs can feel like a cash grab, and isolating just one element from the original doesn’t always work for an extended series. Expectations were at the sky’s limit for Vince Gilligan’s “Breaking Bad” follow-up, given that that series became a dominant cultural landmark, drew in a massive audience, and was so critically acclaimed....