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How Many Shots In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Are Completely CGI? Due to the overwhelming amount ofCGIvisual effects used in theStar Warsprequels, and all the complaining that followed from fans hoping for more practical filmmaking,Lucasfilmand directorJ.J. Abramshave really been hitting home their use of authentic, real, practical effects forStar Wars: The Force Awakens. They’ve been relying heavily on that message, asseen in the recent Comic Con behind the scenes reel....

How Steven Spielberg Saved The ‘Child’s Play’ Franchise Powerful filmmaker and confirmed menschSteven Spielberghas a long list of credits to his name. But what you might not have known is that the man had a hand in saving theChild’s Playfranchise from oblivion. That’s right – Spielberg saved Chucky. TheChild’s Playfranchise has been making headlines recently. MGM announced they were going to move ahead with an ill-advisedremake, while originalChild’s PlaycreatorsDavid KirschnerandDon Manciniannounced they were going to keep making their ownin-continuity sequels(and a TV show)....

Hugh Jackman Says No To ‘Snow White And The Huntsman,’ Amy Adams Skips ‘Rock Of Ages’ There are two significant anti-casting updates today. The smaller one is thatAmy Adamswon’t be inAdam Shankman’s film version of the jukebox musicalRock of Ages. She got the offer to play a music journalist who plans a hit piece on rocker Stacee Jax (Tom Cruise) before falling for him. But she shrugged and essentially said, “thanks, but I’m already playing thisotherreporter, Lois Lane....

Is This Batman V Superman Shot A Tribute To The Dark Knight Returns? Zack Snyder’sBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justiceisn’t an adaptation ofFrank Miller’s epic graphic novelThe Dark Knight Returns, but the film’s roots are directly inspired by that comic story. So did Snyder hide an homage to the iconic cover of The Dark Knight Returns in the new film? Lets take a look. Two minutes and fifty five seconds into thenew Comic Con trailer for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justicewe see this image of Batman hanging on a building as a flash of lightning hits in the background....

Jon Favreau’s ‘Lion King’ Remake Picks Up ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson It was just a couple of weeks ago that Disney first announced its live-action remake ofThe Lion King, but they clearly aren’t wasting any time getting started. The studio has just hiredJeff Nathanson(Catch Me If You Can) to write the screenplay, whichas previously reportedwill be directed byJon Favreau. Though the newThe Lion Kingis billed as a “live-action” movie, it’s really more accurately described as a hyper-realistic CG-animated film — not unlike the studio’s recentThe Jungle Book, which featured the Mowgli as its sole genuine live-action element....

Kim Jee-Woon Directing Ed Brubaker’s ‘Coward’ The English-language debut of South Korean directorKim Ji-woon(I Saw the Devil; The Good, the Bad, the Weird) didn’t land with much impact. But the piffle of a reception givenThe Last Standhasn’t frightened the director off making films outside his native country. And now Kim has latched on to a project that perhaps suits his own proclivities much better than did the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film....

Morgan Spurlock Directed An Hour-Long ‘Simpsons’ Mockumentary In Honor Of ‘Homer At The Bat’ The Golden Age of theThe Simpsonsmay be long gone, but far be it from the long-running Fox animated series to remind us of the glory days. The latest reminder comes in the form of a mockumentary directed fromSuper Size MedirectorMorgan Spurlockin honor of one ofThe Simpsonsgreats: “Homer at the Bat.” Believe it or not, it’s been 25 years since that episode first aired, andThe Simpsonsis going above and beyond to celebrate its anniversary....

Page 2: Wreck It Ralph, Star Trek, Star Wars, Pacific Rim, Breaking Bad, Monsters University, Ghostbusters, Totoro, Bruce Lee, Sunshine, Evil Dead, Lone Ranger, Tron, Prometheus, Lizzy Caplan We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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....

Sequel Bits: ‘Dumb And Dumber To’, ‘Ted 2’, ‘Equalizer 2’, ‘Star Trek 3’, ‘Transformers 5’ We present to you some sequel-related odds and ends to take you into the weekend. After the jump: Harry (Jeff Daniels) and Lloyd (Jim Carrey) are back to their usual stupid shenanigans in the first TV spot forDumb and Dumber To. Most of the jokes are ones we’ve seen in earlier trailers (and some of those never seem to get old, somehow), but there are a few new bits scattered here and there....

Sequel Bits: ‘Furious 7’, ‘Star Trek 3’, ‘Independence Day 2’, ‘Mallrats 2’, ‘Zoolander 2’ Some new pics, some casting, and some very interesting quotes in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump: Mallrats 2continues to fill up with the recent addition ofEthan Suplee. DirectorKevin Smithannounced the news on Instagram this week. Willam still can’t see that damned sailboat! Skinny-boy ETHAN SUPLEE is going back to MALL, ya’ll! 7 down, 5 to go!...

Simon Pegg Offers A ‘Star Trek 4’ Update, Says Tarantino’s ‘Trek’ Is Likely Six Years Away There’s a lot happening in the world ofStar Trek. In addition toStar Trek: Discoveryand otherTrekshows coming to CBS, there’s alsoStar Trek 4, andQuentin Tarantino’s possibly R-RatedTrek.Star Trekmovie franchise actorSimon Peggis making the rounds promotingMission: Impossible – Fallout, which means he’s getting askedStar Trekquestions every now and then. Pegg offered aStar Trek4update, mostly concerning new directorS....

Small-Screen Stream: ‘Atlanta,’ ‘Black Mirror’ And Other Streaming Series To Catch Up On In The New Year (Welcome toSmall-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you’re able to watch them.) It’s a brand new year and the slates are wiped clean – which means it’s time to start playing catch-up with TV-watching once again! The endless viewing cycle never ends, but streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu make it easy to sit back, light up the screen, and get lost in a new series....

Snow White’s Sister Rose Red Is Getting Her Disney Live-Action Fairy Tale Movie Disney’s live-action fairy tales fall into a couple of different categories. There are the remakes, likeCinderellaand the upcomingBeauty and the Beast, which might make a few changes to the story but mostly take their cues from the Disney animated classics that came before them. And then there are the reimaginings, likeMaleficent, which put an entirely different spin on the familiar story by showing it through the eyes of an entirely different character....