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Trailer: Back To The Future: The Game As you know by now,Telltale Gamesis about to release a series of new episodic video games based off theBack to the Futurefranchise. Series Co-creator/co-writer/co-producerBob Galeis grandfathering the five-episode game series withChristopher Lloydreprising his role as Doc Brown in the games, providing his likeness and recording a bunch of new dialogue. Michael J Fox was unavailable so newcomerA.J. LoCasciois voicing Marty McFly. The first game (which will be released later this month on PC and Mac, and later on for PS3 and iPad) will follow the further adventures of Marty McFly, and take place six months after the end ofBack to the Future Part III....

TV Bits: ‘Atlanta’ Season 2 Delayed, ‘American Horror Story’ Renewed, ‘Archer’ Sets Premiere Date & More It’s the TCAs this week, and that means we’ve gotlotsof big TV news coming our way right now. So let’s get them all taken care of right now, shall we? After the jump: We’re bigStar Warsfans here at /Film, in case you’ve somehow failed to notice, but even we’re a little cranky with them for this one....

VOTD: Edgar Wright’s 1993 Mash-Up ‘Gun Fetish’ We post a fair amount of montages here on /Film, but this one’s extra special. Back in 1993, well before the days of Final Cut Pro, a 19-year-oldEdgar Wrightholed himself up in an editing suite for several weekends to put together this montage,“Gun Fetish.“The clips are pulled from VHS tapes, which explains the low quality. Even so, it’s apparent that Wright has an excellent sense of rhythm and timing, as well as real affection for the films he’d go on to reference and parody in work likeSpaced,Shaun of the Dead,Hot Fuzz, andScott Pilgrim Vs....

Watch Andy Samberg’s 2015 Emmys Opening Musical Number, Monologue & ‘Mad Men’ Spoof Last night brought the67th annual Primetime Emmy Awardsto Fox, and you can find the full list of big winners from television’s biggest nightright here. But in addition to the awards being handed out, some fun was hand thanks to hostAndy Samberg. While Samberg’s jokes struggled here and there, his earnest charm and goofiness helped some of the more silly jokes land pretty well, unless of course you just don’t like theSaturday Night Liveveteran....

What Happened Between Chris Rock And Will Smith During The Oscars? The Academy Awards is a night about celebrating cinematic greats, brilliant artistry, and the talent of those who transform themselves into completely different people and bring characters to life. Between the cringe-worthy skits, the spectacle of musical performances, and the clunky one-liners written for presenters, it may be difficult to remember that despite their wealth and fame, Hollywood stars are still people, just like us....

Why Does Michael Shannon Have Flipper Hands In ‘Batman V Superman’? (No, Really, Why?) General Zod sure looked dead in thatBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justicetrailer, but don’t assume his story is over quite yet.Michael Shannonhas confirmed he’ll be back for the upcoming movie — and not only that, he’ll have a new look that involves flippers for hands. Wait, what? Read Shannon’s comments on theBatman v SupermanZod flippers after the jump....

Will There Be A Sequel To Love And Monsters? Here’s What We Know To put it lightly, the ongoing pandemic has thrown a few major wrenches into the world’s plans over the past few years. For the entertainment industry, that means a whirlwind of rescheduled release dates or shifts to digital debuts. And though the theatrical experience is still sacred to many, more and more people are choosing to stay home to enjoy a movie these days....

Zack Snyder Says WB “Has Been Aggressively Anti-Snyder” When It Comes To More ‘Justice League’ Movies Zack Snyderis having quite the year. After walking away fromJustice Leaguedue to a family tragedy, he took a few years off from making feature films and then unexpectedly returned to the center of the movie world earlier this year withZack Snyder’s Justice Leagueon HBO Max, a four-hour, kitchen-sink version of his initial vision. On top of that, he also has a new heist film set during a zombie apocalypse coming out on Netflix this week calledArmy of the Dead, which means he’s back out in the world doing a fresh round of interviews....

‘Altered Carbon’ Director Miguel Sapochnik On His Influences, Imagining The Future, And ‘Blade Runner’ [Interview] Over the past few years,Miguel Sapochnikhas been directing some of the most exciting episodes on television. Sapochnik’sGame of Thronesepisodes, “Hardhome” and “Battle of the Bastards,” are unforgettable and earned him a well-deserved Emmy. Before returning for the final season of that HBO series, the director (who has also helmed episodes ofHouseandTrue Detective) worked on one of Netflix’s newest and biggest shows,Altered Carbon, an adaptation from showrunnerLaeta Kalogridis(Shutter Island)....

‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Casts ‘The Leftovers’ Star Carrie Coon As Proxima Midnight The cast ofAvengers: Infinity Waris growing to impossible numbers, adding new members every day (though it just can’t seem to makeroom for Jeremy Renner). And now directorsJoe and Anthony Russohave revealed three new cast members that we hadn’t yet known about. One of them is Emmy-nominated actress and Film Twitter favorite,Carrie Coon. The Avengers: Infinity Warcast has swelled to dozens of characters, but as we get closer to the Marvel movie’s release date, we’re still learning about a few more....

‘Death And Nightingales’ Trailer: Jamie Dornan Stars In BBC’s Smoldering Historical Drama In the mood for smoldering looks, untamed passions, shots of billowing wheat fields, and well-dressed people yelling at each other? ThenDeath and Nightingalesis for you! The BBC period drama featuresThe Americans’Matthew Rhysand50 Shadesfranchise starJamie Dornanboth vying for the attentions ofAnn Skelly. What happens next is described as “a story of love, betrayal, deception and revenge set over 24 hours....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Directors David Benioff & D.B. Weiss No Longer Making ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Game of Thronesshow runnersDavid BenioffandD.B. Weissare walking away from the trilogy ofStar Warsmovies they were going to make for Disney’s Lucasfilm. The films wereset to be releasedin theaters in December 2022, 2024, and 2026, but will no longer be happening. Benioff and Weiss are blaming schedule conflicts fromtheir nine-figure Netflix dealas the reasoning for walking away from newStar Warstrilogy of films....

‘Goodbye Christopher Robin’ Trailer: Learn The Origins Of Winnie The Pooh Following the end of World War I, the globe was in a state of recovery, looking for hope wherever they could find it. That’s where author A.A. Milne comes in as his creation of the honey-loving bear calledWinnie the Poohbecame a literary phenomenon and gave the world the pick-me-up it needed to endure. Goodbye Christopher Robinrecounts how author A.A. Milne was inspired by his son, whose real name was Christopher Robin, to write this story, influenced by the child’s imagination and his signature stuffed animals that just so happened to include a bear, a little pig, a donkey and a tiger....