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Edgar Wright Praises ‘Ready Player One’ And Spielberg’s “Audio Visual Feast” After working on it for three years, directorSteven Spielbergfinally debuted his film adaptation ofReady Player Oneat the SXSW Film Festival last week and earneda largely rapturous reception. Now you can add another name to its list of fans:Edgar Wright, the director of films likeShaun of the Dead,Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, andBaby Driver. Wright saw the movie at its London premiere and took to Twitter to praise it, singling out one aspect at which Spielberg is especially adept....

Everything We Know About The True Lies TV Show So Far Between “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” and “Titanic,” James Cameron directed an action comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis called “True Lies.” The story follows Schwarzenegger as a government agent struggling to balance his double life as a spy with his familial responsibilities. It was the first film to cost $100 million dollars, was nominated at the Academy Awards in the Best Visual Effects category, earned Cameron a Saturn Award for Best Director, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Jamie Lee Curtis....

GeekBomb: Clive Owen, International Man Of Mystery I can still remember the first time I saw Clive Owen in a movie. It was around 2000 and the film was calledCroupier, and Owen starred as a struggling writer trying to write a soccer novel, and ends up turning back to his old life as a “croupier,” or dealer, in a casino in London. It was a British film with a modest budget that was about one of my favorite things: gambling....

Hawkeye Director Teases Yelena Belova And Clint’s First Meeting: ‘We Know Their Past’ Man, Hawkeye just can’t catch a break. With the exception of (the now-late) Natasha Romanoff, Clint Barton is the only member of the Avengers without any actual superpowers — no, “Can shoot a bow and arrow really, really well” would not fly on a superhero résumé and you shouldn’t let it count, either. He spent almost the entirety of 2012’s “The Avengers” under Loki’s mind control, he almost got killed in the opening sequence of “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” he lost his entire family to Thanos' snap and subsequently went off the deep end in “Avengers: Endgame....

Hawkeye Trailer: ‘Tis The Season To Watch A New Marvel Series On Disney+ We’re rapidly approaching the most wonderful time of year, folks, and that means we are quite a bit closer to the release of “Hawkeye.” With that being the case, Marvel and Disney have decided to release a brand new trailer for the upcoming series, which will see Jeremy Renner return as Clint Barton for another arrow-slinging adventure. This time, he’ll be doing it on Disney+, and he’s going to have some company in the form of Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop, not to mentionLucky the Pizza Dog....

How ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot’ Eschews The Traditional Trappings Of The Biopic Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot, the new film from Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting), finds strength in a discombobulated narrative. The tale of late quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan, a mean-spirited alcoholic on the road to being better, Van Sant’s biopic hits every beat expected of abased-on-a-true-storystory — the tragedies, the triumphs, the moments of realization, even the lofty speeches that tie them together — only it organizes them in a manner that flies in the face of traditional Hollywood storytelling....

Interview: ‘Moonlight’ Star André Holland On Meeting The Kevins, Working With Soderbergh, And The Politics Of Art Last night,Moonlightcapped off its years-long journey to the big screen by taking home Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards. For those following this year’s race, the film’s win didn’t come as a huge surprise (though thewaythat win was announcedis another story). It topped a slew of year-end critics' lists in December, and emerged as one of this season’s awards frontrunners in January....

Is ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Director Making A ‘Star Wars’ Movie? IsReed Morano, one of the directors behind season 1 of the hit Hulu seriesThe Handmaid’s Tale, the nextStar Warsdirector? That’s the current buzz, as a Morano confirms that she had a lengthy sit-down meeting with Lucasfilm PresidentKathleen Kennedy. If Morano lands the gig, that might make her the first female director inStar Warshistory – a moment fans have been awaiting for a very long time....

James Cameron Says ‘Pandora: The Land Of Avatar’ Is Tentative Name For New Disney Attraction For years we’ve just referred to it it “Avatar Land” but, at a recent Q&A,James Camerontold audiences what the official name ofthe newest additionto Disney’s Animal Kingdom might be. “It’s going to be called, I believe,Pandora: The Land of Avatar.” He also discussedsome of the technical advancesDisney Imagineers are making in the park, particularly with the animatronic Na’vi....

Kevin James To Star In Football Movie ‘44’ ActorKevin Jameshas made a UFC movie. Now, it’s time for him to make a college football movie. James will star in44, a true-life story aboutJoey Williams, a 44-year-old father who returned to college and conquered his dream of playing college football. Learn more about the project and Joey Williams below. James will star in the “inspirational football-themed drama” for Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros....

Legendary Officially Reveals ‘Warcraft’ Teaser At Comic-Con Green skies, a barren desert. Close up on a pair of eyes, and a slow pan down to a huge sword. At Comic-Con Saturday morning, Legendary revealed a first look at whatDuncan Jones’Warcraftcould be. Based on the popular video gameWorld of Warcraft, the director ofMoonwill start shooting early next year. He called the opportunity a dream come true and is well aware how connected people are to the games....

New District 9 Image Flaunts Easter-Egg Cypher Another image fromNeill Blomkamp’s sci-fi movieDistrict 9has been published atComing Soonand as well as giving us a look at a scene from the movie, it contains a message written in an alien alphabet. Here’s the message as displayed on the site, and then below the break a translation. Click on this image for a better look: The cypher being used is a very simple one that simply replaces characters in the English alphanumeric set for alien symbols and the words and grammar being used are plain English too....

Page 2: Total Recall, TMNT, Richard Linklater, Star Wars, Christmas Story, Scanners, The Purge, William Friedkin 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: Candy Killer’sTotal Recallposter The Most Underrated And Underseen FilmsOf 2014 So Far...