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Early Spoiler-Free Reaction: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Prologue Tonight I was invited to the IMAX Theatre at Universal Citywalk to get an early look atChristopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight Risesprologue, which will be attached to huge screen IMAX prints ofMission: Impossible – Ghost Protocolon December 16th 2011 (participating theaters list). I don’t want to reveal any spoilers, so my report will be pretty spoiler free — purely a reaction. You can watch a video blog I recorded with Frosty fromColliderand Alex fromFirstShowingembedded below or read my thoughts underneath that:...

Emergency Review: Chaos, Comedy, And Racial Tension Make For A Captivating Caper [Sundance 2022] If you’re a college kid who comes home to find a young girl passed out in the middle of your living room, what would you do? The easiest and most logical answer is to call 911. But that decision isn’t quite so easy in “Emergency,” a new film from director Carey Williams and writer K.D. Da’Vila that’s playing virtually as part of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival....

Exclusive: Bruce Boxleitner On ‘Tron 3’ - “I’m Done With It. I’ve Moved On” Bruce Boxleitnerwas at the Hallmark Channel’s Television Critics Association summer press tour party for his TV seriesCedar Cove. I interviewed him about the current season, and then brought up the cancellation ofTRON 3by Disney. Now, even though the recent version of the film is dead, things can always come back around. After all, it took 28 years forTRON: Legacyto hit the screen....

Guillermo Del Toro Approached By Daniel Radcliffe, Wants Tom Waits And Christopher Walken For ‘Pinocchio’ After years of planning,Guillermo Del Torojump-started his 3D stop-motion animated take onPinocchiolast week when heannouncedthat he’d be co-directing withMark Gustafson, with production to get underway next summer. Now one of the team’s next steps will be picking out a voice cast. While no one’s locked in just yet, del Toro said he does have a few names in mind....

Issa Rae And JJ Abrams To Executive Produce HBO’s ‘Fledgling’ Adaptation, Continuing The Season Of Octavia Butler It’s the season ofOctavia Butler, folks. According to new reports, her novel,Fledgling, is getting a television adaptation at HBO. The late author’s work seems to have caught the attention of producers, because there are three separate projects in the works based on her novels. Deadline reports that WarnerMedia premium network HBO has ordered a pilot script for an adaptation ofFledglingfromLovecraft Countrywriters and co-executive producersSonya Winton-OdamttenandJonathan I....

Kevin Smith Reveals More ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ Cameos From The View Askewniverse Jay and Silent Bob Reboothaswrapped principal photography, with or without Ben Affleck. But this final week of production had plenty of cameos featuring stars fromKevin Smith’s previous films in the View Askewniverse, and not justJay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The latest reveals from Kevin Smith include the return of the leading ladies fromChasing AmyandClerks II, not to mention the return of a couple very serious actors....

Like ‘Lost’ And ‘The Leftovers’ Before It, ‘Watchmen’ Was Really A Love Story (And A Great One) Watchmenis a show that does many things right. What could have easily turned into a disaster became instead a fantastic show that reconciles the past with the present, as it tells a story of generational trauma through the lens of a superhero story. What few if any of us predicted at the beginning of the season is thatWatchmenwould turn into a love story....

Louis CK Developing Another Series At FX FXmade a wise decision this week and invested more heavily in the twisted mind ofLouis CK. The comedian, now one of the most popular and influential in the world, has been racking up acclaim for the network with his show,Louie.Now FX has signed him for an overall production deal which includes a brand new show that he’ll create, executive produce, and potentially write and direct....

Netflix’s Tudum Will Be Like Comic-Con For, Uh, Netflix Have you ever been surfing Netflix late at night and found yourself wondering exactly how to verbalize that distinctive sound effect that accompanies the Netflix logo? Probably not, but Netflix has gone ahead and assumed you have by titling their upcoming twist on Comic-Con as “Tudum.” Yeah, I don’t really get it either. Questionable branding strategy aside, this worldwide event will apparently be the powerhouse streamer’s answer to other fan-favorite sources of highly anticipated news, such as the annual Comic-Con convention held in San Diego (or virtually, as has been the case during the pandemic), Marvel’s Investor’s Day presentations, and DC’s FanDome....

Nope First Look: We Get The Tiniest Peek At Jordan Peele’s New Movie Ahead Of Super Bowl Trailer There aren’t too many filmmakers working these days who can sell an original movie based on their involvement alone, butJordan Peeleis absolutely one of them. The “Key & Peele” co-creator is currently preparing for the release of"Nope,“his third feature as a director after “Get Out” and “Us,” and so far, that’s basically all we know about it....

Now You See Me 2 Trailer: Watch The First Minute Of The Movie Now Lionsgate has released a new trailer forNow You See Me 2. The new piece of marketing shows howMorgan Freeman’s character, incarcerated skeptic Thaddeus Bradley, has somehow framed the Four Horseman and is using the magician group to do his evil bidding. Of course we also see a lot of visual flourishes thanks to the film’s magic-fueled heist set-pieces, many of which appear to use too much CG for my tastes....

Page 2: Back To The Future, Toy Story, Vertigo, The Simpsons, Star Wars, Lost, A Clockwork Orange, Hunger Games, Corpse Bride, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles What is Page 2?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 included36different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Paramount Reportedly Shifts Release Dates For A Quiet Place, Transformers, And More Sigh. It’s fine. Everything is fine. As I stop myself from using the dog in the fire drinking coffee meme, let me explain what I’m talking about.IndieWireis reporting that Paramount has moved some theatrical releases. One of those is “A Quiet Place 3,” and that’s not the only big name making a move. “Mission: Impossible 7” is moving for the fifth time as well as a slew of others....