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‘Jack The Giant Slayer’ Could Cost Warner Bros. Over $100m The bigger they are, the harder they fall. That’s a concept that relates directly toJack the Giant Slayer, in more ways than one.Bryan Singer’s film, delayed from 2012 to 2013 for effects tinkering and (hopefully) a better release opportunity, opened to shrugs from audiences. Now the film is looking like it’ll be a big write-down for Warner Bros., New Line, and Legendary Pictures, to the tune of over $100m....

‘Knives Out 2’ And ‘Knives Out 3’ Heading To Netflix With Rian Johnson And Daniel Craig Both Returning Netflix is close to finalizing a massive $400 million deal forKnives Out 2, with directorRian JohnsonandDaniel Craigboth expected to return. Netflix, Apple, Amazon, and more were all in the midst of a bidding war for the sequel, with Netflix likely to come out ahead. The deal will enable Netflix to potentially turnKnives Outinto a full-blown franchise, and alternate reports indicate the streaming service has ordered bothKnives Out 2andKnives Out 3....

‘Lisey’s Story’ Trailer: Julianne Moore Escapes To Another World In This Stephen King Apple TV+ Miniseries It’s been a hot second since we’ve had ourselves a newStephen Kingadaptation, but thankfullyLisey’s Storyis on the way to change that. Based on King’s 2006 novel, this Apple TV+ miniseries starsJulianne Mooreas the widow of an author (of course there’s an author character; this is a Stephen King story after all) who finds herself suddenly remembering things she deliberately blocked out of her marriage....

‘Memory—The Origins Of Alien’ Director Alexandre O. Philippe Is Happy To Make Movies About Classic Movies, Talks His Upcoming ‘Exorcist’ Documentary [Interview] One of the most anticipated films at Sundance this year, certainly among cinephiles was the latest deep-div making of work from Swiss-born filmmakerAlexandre O. Philippe, who previously has looked into fandom’s disenchantment withGeorge Lucas(The People vs. George Lucas), zombie culture (Doc of the Dead), and his critically acclaimed 2017 detailed look at Hitchcock’s Psycho shower scene (78/52)....

‘On The Road’ Trailer: Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, And Kristen Stewart Are The Mad Ones We’ve already seen acoupleoftrailersforWalter Salles' adaptation ofJack Kerouac’s Beat classicOn the Road, but the latest to hit may be the most arresting one yet. Thanks to sharp editing and a relentless pounding drumbeat, it does a fairly good job of capturing the heady exuberance of being young and carefree, hopped up on drugs, and in pursuit of the next awesome thing....

‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ Filmmakers Explain The Sequel’s Un-Disney World; Rich Moore Remembers Creating Ned Flanders A few weeks ago, I sat down with directorsPhil JohnstonandRich Moore, alongside producerClark Spencer, to discuss their latest filmRalph Breaks the Internet. We talked about what made this worthy of being a rare Disney animated sequel and the evolution of the story through development; Johnston told us what’s going on withReply AllandPhantom Tollbooth; we discussed how Moore helped create Ned Flanders onThe Simpsons; and the inspiration ofSlaughter Race, the unlikely possibility of a theme park land based on this new creation, and much more....

‘Sharknado: The 4th Awakens’ Review: It’s A Sharknado Superhero Movie! TheSharknadomovies are actually everything I want out of cinema. I go to movies to see things that don’t exist in real life, but that creative people can imagine. I like to say that making sense is the death of creativity, because it restricts the possibilities of ideas. Now I adore the precision crafted work of Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick too, but I sure am glad someone is makingSharknadomovies....

‘Sniper Elite’ Movie Coming From ‘Rampage’ Director Brad Peyton RampagefilmmakerBrad Peytonhas zeroed in on his next directing effort. A new report says Peyton will direct aSnipe Elitemovie, which will be an adaptation of the video game franchise that kicked off in 2005. Varietyreports that Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore) will direct the “character-driven action thriller,” which “will see an elite Allied sniper, Karl Fairburne, engage in a cat-and-mouse chase through the streets of London at the height of the Blitz during World War II, as he tries to save British Prime Minister Winston Churchill from a Nazi assassin....

‘The Making Of Star Wars’ Is The Silly, Dated, Behind-The-Scenes Documentary That Changed My Life The phrase “The Making of Star Wars” could refer to three things. First, and most obviously, there’s the actual process of making George Lucas' 1977 film. Second, the comprehensive and excellent nonfiction tome by J.W. Rinzler, published in 2007. But to me, the most significant isThe Making of Star Wars, a 1977 made-for-TV documentary special that, if anything, says more in hindsight than it did upon its original airing....

‘Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie’ Teaser Trailer; Release Dates Announced In the grand tradition of Tim & Eric, I have no idea what exactly it is you are about to watch. It is, without a doubt, 42 seconds of video teasing the release ofTim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, starring, written and directed by the team behind Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job,Tim HeideckerandEric Wareheim. According to this tease (a teaser trailer, I guess), it’ll be released in theaters on August 23, 2025 and on-demand June 25, 2025....

‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan’ Trailer Has John Krasinski Ask “How Am I Doing?” After several big screen reboots, Jack Ryan, the CIA analyst created by your grandpa’s favorite author,Tom Clancy, is getting his own TV series.John Krasinskitakes on the role for the Amazon series, and a newTom Clancy’s Jack Ryantrailer provides us with a quick look at Ryan in action. The series arrives on Amazon in 2018. Ever since his big breakout role as the frequently perplexed Jim onThe Office, John Krasinski has been trying to rebrand himself as an action hero....

5 Marvel Characters We’d Love To See John Krasinski Play The rise of the superhero movie has led to an increase in the practice known as “fancasting.” One name that keeps popping up is “Jack Ryan” star John Krasinski, who some fans feel is the perfect choice for Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic. Krasinski even bears a physical resemblance to the Fantastic Four’s leader — one thatcomic book artists such as Russell Dautermanhave touched upon — further fanning the flames of fan fervor....

Abandoned ‘Star Wars Battlefront 4’ Concept Art Twists The Entire ‘Star Wars’ Saga Timeline Years before Disney bought Lucasfilm and essentially cleaned house of all the previousStar Warsprojects in development, there was one major project from a galaxy far, far away that got canceled and really disappointed fans. Star Wars Battlefront IIIgot the axe in 2008 when game developers Free Radical suddenly lost the rights to develop the game despite spending years working on it....