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How The Great Mouse Detective Was A CGI First For Disney An underrated Disney classic, “The Great Mouse Detective” was released in 1986. Though it was a modest commercial success, the film was soon overshadowed by another mouse-centric movie. Former Mouse House animator and Disney’s main competition at the time, Don Bluth (along with Steven Spielberg), released “An American Tail” shortly thereafter. Although “The Great Mouse Detective” has largely faded into obscurity, it’s definitely a major highlight of Disney’s so-called “Dark Age....

Joss Whedon Really Wanted To Put Spider-Man In ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Early on, there was speculation thatSpider-Mancould appear inAvengers: Age of Ultron. Now thatAvengers: Age of Ultronis actually in theaters, of course, we know that’s not the case. But according to directorJoss Whedon, it wasn’t his choice to leave Spidey out — he wanted the character for the movie. So why didn’t the beloved character make the cut? Find out after the jump....

LOL: Darth Vader Goes To Disneyland Commercial As part of the promotions for the recently revamped Star Tours, Disney has unveiled an amusing new spot featuring the great and fearsome Darth Vader and a couple of his Stormtroopers taking a tour of Disneyland. In it, the Dark Lord arrives at the park with the intention of checking out the new Star Tours. When he sees that it’s not open yet, he takes his Stormtroopers around the rest of the park....

Marvel’s Kevin Feige On #WheresBlackWidow: ‘‘That’s Not Going To Happen Anymore!’’ The firstGuardians of the Galaxyinspired some grumbling when fans realized that while merchandise featuring Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, and Groot was plentiful, toys of Gamora seemed to be few and far in between. #WheresGamora started trending, as audiences called out the studio for giving its female hero the short shrift. Then Marvel seemingly repeated the exact same blunder a year later withAvengers: Age of Ultron, which gave rise to the #WheresBlackWidow hashtag....

Musician Biopic Blitz! Timothée Chalamet Bob Dylan Movie Seems To Be On Hold; Wendell Pierce Is Playing B.B. King; Alex Winter’s ‘Zappa’; Bee Gees Documentary Musician biopics are nothing new, but we seem to be experiencing an explosion of them lately – primarily because they tend to be Oscar bait. The Academy just can’t resist going gaga over watching an actor slap on a wig and pretend to be a famous rock star....

Netflix Shells Out $50 Million For ‘Okja’, From ‘Snowpiercer’ Director Bong Joon-Ho Bong Joon-ho’sSnowpiercerturned out to be one of the best films of 2014, but you may recall that its path to U.S. cinemas was a rocky one. The Weinstein Co. picked it up and thentried to chop it upagainst the director’s wishes. Bong finally emerged victorious — the cut that ultimately got releasedwas the one he wanted— but only after lots ofpublicdisagreementandcontroversy....

Page 2: Star Trek, Sesame Street, Gremlins, Toy Story, Terminator 2, Totoro, Wizard Of Oz, Looper, Game Of Thrones, Star Wars, Hitchcock 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. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

POTD: See Every Single Outfit Walt Wore In Five Seasons Of ‘Breaking Bad’ If clothes make the man, as the saying goes, then what kind of clothes does it take to create a brilliant monster like Walter White? Brooklyn artistNathan Petershas the answer inThe Wardrobe of Walter White, a comprehensive collection of illustrations depicting every single outfit Walt ever wore in five season ofBreaking Bad. Check it out after the jump....

Sequel Bits: ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Annabelle’, ‘The Purge 3’, ‘Magic Mike XXL’ Laika isn’t making a sequel toThe Boxtrolls, because it just doesn’t want to. Which is not something we hear a lot around these parts. Also after the jump: [Coming Soon] TheHansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters 2script is finally in, according to writer-directorTommy Wirkola. I’ve written the script for it. I’ve given it to Paramount and it’s up to them now....

Station Eleven Spoiler Review: Finding Hope Among Harsh Times Through Creativity And Serendipity HBO Max’s “Station Eleven” has been structured in such a way that the shape of the narrative was not immediately evident from its first three episodes, which premiered in mid-December and which we covered in ournon-spoiler review. It was only as the weeks went on that it became fully clear what this sublime miniseries from showrunner Patrick Somerville was doing as it alternated between odd-numbered, character-centric flashback episodes and even-numbered ones rooted in the post-pandemic present....

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ Trailer Premieres On September 13 Hey, remember Google+? The company wants you to remember that the social networking/info sharing service exists, and is usingSteven Spielbergand his trailer forLincolnto do it. When the film’s poster (cropped above) showed up online we figured the trailer might only be a couple days away. In fact we have to wait just a bit longer than that, but not by a whole lot....

The Best Blu-Ray Set Gifts Of 2014 We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Welcome to the fourth part of/Film’s Ultimate 2014 Film Geek Holiday Gift Guide. We hope we can help you find gifts for your pop culture-loving loved ones and friends (or, maybe even yourself). This guide includes a ton of cool gifts, including a wide range of books, graphic novels, toys, collectibles, music, movies, games, art and other fun gifts, the majority of which were released this year....

The Bob’s Burgers Movie Is Finally Coming To Theaters Next Summer Prepare your butts, “Bob’s Burgers” fans, because the movie finally has a release date. The movie was announced way back in the pre-COVID Before Times of 2017, only to be shuffled about like mad. It was originally set to debut on August 25, 2025, and was delayed on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was pushed around several times, with release dates coming and going faster than plotlines in Tina’s friend fiction....