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Rumors Debunked: Han Solo Isn’t In ‘Rogue One’, Jason Todd Is Not The Joker In ‘Suicide Squad’ When Lucasfilm announced earlier this month thatAlden Ehrenreichwould lead theHan Soloanthology film, they were just confirming what fans already knew — the trades had revealed the casting months ago. But not every report and rumor pans out so nicely. For example, there’s been a lot of speculation that Ehrenreich’s Han Solo could cameo in this winter’sRogue One: A Star Wars Story....

See How The Animatronic Apatosaurus Was Created For ‘Jurassic World’ While there’s a lot of love out there forJurassic World, one can’t help but wish that the massive blockbuster sequel was a little more loyal to the originalJurassic Parkby having more practical dinosaur effects. Digital effects bring most of the dinosaurs to life inJurassic World, but at least one pivotal scene made use of an impressiveanimatronic apatosaurus, for what is probably the most believable dinosaur sequence in the entire movie....

Shrek 4D Attraction Will Close At Universal Studios Florida In January 2022 Say goodbye to Shrek 4D. The Universal Studios Orlando theme park attraction, which opened its doors to guests in 2003, is set to close early next year. The 4D film experience is set right after the events of the first “Shrek” film and follows Shrek (Mike Myers) and Donkey (Eddie Murphy) in their adventures after they rescue Princess Fiona from the clutches of Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow)....

Sin Nombre Director Cary Fukunaga Describes His Musical We might be closing in on the musical for people who don’t like musicals (which will do until we find an outright cure for their curious condition). Over the last couple of years,Sin NombredirectorCary Funkunagahas been working on “a musical or an opera of some kind” withZach CondonandOwen Pallett.Condon is a member of the band Beirut and was a contender to score Sin Nombre, while Pallett is a member of the amazingly namedOwen Pallett(okay, they used to be calledFinal Fantasy, so I get the need for a name change) and has also been one of the many members ofArcade Fire....

Star Wars Bits: Arcade Cabinet Game For Sale, More Galaxy’s Edge Details, The Mandalorian, And More In this edition of Star Wars Bits: I thought I knew nearly everything there was to know about Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge from the extensive coverage here on /Film, but even though Peter mentioned in one of his videos that there’s an in-world radio station which you may hear in the restrooms, I had no idea how deep that rabbit hole went....

Stephen Colbert Will Replace David Letterman As ‘The Late Show’ Host In 2015 So #CancelColbert worked, if not in quite the way anyone envisioned.Stephen Colbertwill become the next host ofThe Late Showon CBS, taking overafter David Letterman departs in 2015. This raises many questions, most notably: will Colbert cast aside the conservative parody character he created to host The Colbert Report on Comedy Central? (Update: The answer to that seems to be yes, according to theWall St....

Stream Both The Soundtrack And Score To Scott Pilgrim Vs The World You probably don’t need to be told thatEdgar Wright’s new filmScott Pilgrim vs the Worldcomes out this week; it’s pretty hard to miss. But if you’re looking for more of a taste of the film, check out both the soundtrack and score, which are both streaming in full atSpinner. The score is primarily by Nigel Godrich, while the soundtrack features tracks recorded by Beck masquerading as Scott Pilgrim’s band Sex Bob-Omb and Broken Social Scene masquerading as Crash and the Boys....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Agent Carter, X-Men: Apocalypse, Comic-Con, Kevin Feige, Stan Lee Has Warner Bros. revealed their newBatman v Supermantoys? Want to see the firstAgent CarterSeason 2 poster? What doesStan Leethink ofTom HollandasSpider-Man? Who just arrived on the set ofX-Men: Apocalypse? DoesKevin Feigewant more Marvel One-Shots? Which superhero movies have just been confirmed forComic-Con? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Peggy Carter and Edwin Jarvis hit sunny SoCal in theAgent CarterSeason 2Comic-Con poster....

Superhero Bits: Guardians Of The Galaxy Wins Big At The Game Awards, Spider-Man 4 Rumors & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy” won big at “The Game Awards....

Superhero Bits: The Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men Days Of Future Past, Man Of Steel, General Zod Want to see a new image from the set ofThe Wolverine? (You already did, it’s above.) What doesRussell Crowehave to say aboutMan of Steel? Why are Peter Parker’s eyes gone inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2? WillJames McAvoyandPatrick Stewartappear together inX-Men: Days of Future Past? What was theDeadpoolvideo game rated? DoesJoss Whedonthink making aHulksolo film is impossible?...

The Avengers Might Assemble To Present At This Year’s Host-Less Oscars Now thatKevin Harthasofficially turned down the second chanceat hosting the Oscars, even after some poking and prodding from Ellen DeGeneres, the ceremony is officially without a host. But that doesn’t mean the evening will be without serious starpower, because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences may be assemblingThe Avengersfor an appearance. The Hollywood Reporterhas the update on the Academy’s plan to proceed without a host for the 2019 Oscars ceremony that will be broadcast on Sunday,February 24....

The Morning Watch: ‘Bridesmaids’ Airplane Scene Breakdown, Ewan McGregor Interviews Pedro Pascal & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, watch as directorPaul Feigtakes a look back at the hilariousBridesmaidsairplane scene for the comedy’s 10th anniversary....

The Morning Watch: John Mulaney’s ‘SNL’ Auditions, The Seductive Satire Of ‘Starship Troopers’ & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watchJohn Mulaney’s many auditions forSaturday Night Livethat didn’t get him the job....