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‘The Dark Tower’ TV Series ‘Very Much Alive’ At Amazon – Here’s How To Not Screw It Up The rumoredDark TowerTV series is still “very much alive” at Amazon, according to Amazon Studios PresidentJennifer Salke. Can the TV adaptation ofStephen King’s massive fantasy series succeed where the movie failed? Last year, a big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s sprawling, complicated fantasy seriesThe Dark Towerhit theaters. It was a disaster. The film jettisoned almost all of King’s rich mythology and instead opted for a dull, generic action movie storyline....

‘The Flash’ Script Due Before End Of 2010; Greg Berlanti Unlikely To Direct; Bradley Cooper Rumored To Star The Flashhas looked like the most likely candidate as the next DC superhero film to come out of Warner Bros., but we haven’t heard much concrete news about the project in a few months.The Flashhas been in the script stage, and until something is delivered that Warner Bros. likes, the character won’t be running anywhere....

‘The Lego Movie’ Review: Phil Lord And Chris Miller Build Another Awesome Adventure It’s not tough to imagine the pitch meeting whereThe Lego Moviewas conceived. The toys have been a familiar fixture of toy chests since the ’40s, and given that every other remotely recognizable playroom property is getting adapted for the big screen these days, it was only a matter of time before someone grabbed a fistful of plastic bricks....

‘The Simpsons’ Bits: Second Movie Idea And Live Action Segment After more than two decades on the air, one would assume it might be difficult forThe Simpsonsto remain current and culturally relevant. However, while it’s not as popular as it was fifteen years ago, week after week, the show remains as solid as any comedy on TV. Then, every once in a while, the show does something so outrageous, we all step back and marvel at their brilliance....

‘Warcraft 2’: What Duncan Jones' Movie Sequel Would Have Been About Despite beingthe most successful video game movie of all time, it doesn’t seem likeDuncan Jones' film adaptation of the mega-popular gameWarcraftis going to be getting a sequel – even thoughone was briefly teasedby the movie’s official Chinese social media account last year. There’s still a tiny sliver of possibility, but in case Jones never gets the opportunity to tell his follow-up story, he told a group of fans last night about his plans for what his version ofWarcraft 2would have been about....

Angelina Jolie Considering Wanted Sequel Last time Iwrote aboutWanted 2, it was to talk about the fact that Fox,Angelina Jolie’s character from the original film, might return. At that point, many things pointed to the liklihood of that actually happening being pretty low. But a couple of days ago I missed a piece onMTV(because I’m no longer used to them posting anything that isn’tTwilight-related) in which directorTimur Bekmambetovtalks about having cracked an idea to feature Fox once more....

Brian Cox Joins Rise Of The Apes Brian Coxwill reunite withThe EscapisthelmerRupert Wyattin 20th Century Fox’sPlanet of the ApesprequelRise of the Apes.The Wrapreports that Cox will play “the villainous owner of a primate sanctuary who runs the facility without compassion for the animals that live there.” Cox will joinJames Franco(Spider-Man/Milk) who is set to play the lead, “a young, driven scientist who becomes a crucial figure in the war between humans and apes....

Cardboard Cinema: ‘Reservoir Dogs,’ ‘The Princess Bride,’ ‘Source Code,’ ‘The Thing,’ ‘A Night At The Opera,’ ‘The Road Warrior’ Welcome to Cardboard Cinema, the monthly column where we pair great tabletop games with great movies. In today’s edition: games that capture the spirit of films fromQuentin Tarantino,Rob Reiner,Duncan Jones,John Carpenter,George Miller, and theMarx brothers. From light party games that will loosen you up and get you laughing to complex adventures that demand some serious commitment, we’re offering “game and a movie” double features for all tastes....

Christopher’s Top 10 Trailers Of 2015 Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we rank the best trailers that 2015 had to offer....

Cinemark Hopes To Start Reopening Movie Theaters In July Is there a light at the end of the tunnel for movie theaters? The coronavirus has shut down theaters across the globe, leaving the future of the theatrical experience up in the air. Now,Cinemarkhas revealed they have plans to start slowly re-opening their closed theaters starting July 1. But is this a good idea? The coronavirus situation isn’t going to magically go away, as much as we’d all like it to....

Comic-Con 2019 Schedule: All The Movie & TV Panels Coming To San Diego San Diego Comic-Conis nearly upon us. The pop culture convetion runs fromJuly 17throughJuly 21, and the SlashFilm team will be on the ground to get tha latest about your favorite movies, TV shows, and more. Comic-Con International has slowly been releasing the full line-up of official convention programming and panels, and we’ve sifted through the entire list to point out all the panels related to film and television....

Commercial Director Fredrik Bond To Make Feature Film Debut With Romantic Action Comedy Starring Zac Efron Thefirst timewe heard aboutThe Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, it was set to star Shia LaBeouf with commercial director Dante Ariola helming. Since then, fellow Disney alumZac Efronhas taken over LaBeouf’s role, and a different commercial director,Fredrik Bond, has stepped in for Ariola. Also, it’s not calledThe Necessary Death of Charlie Countrymananymore. A lot can change in a year....

Criterion Adds 150 Titles To Hulu Plus; 800+ Films To Be Streaming Soon And with this, Hulu Plus is suddenly an essential subscription. Criterion added 150 titles to the paid subscription service yesterday, and will soon have 800 of the company’s library titles available to stream for those who pay $7.99 per month. Eight. Hundred. Films available now includeHausu,Ikiru,La Strada,Jules and Jim,L’Avventura,The Battle of Algiers,The Blob,George Washington,Grey Gardens,High and Low, and over 100 more....