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James Gunn Wanted To Make A ‘Hulk/Red Hulk’ Movie, Confirms Adam Warlock Connection James Gunnhas proven to be one of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most valuable players. He’s become the go-to guy for all things cosmic, and his thirdGuardians of the Galaxymovie willset up the next ten years of Marvel Studios movies. That’s a lot of power for someone who was directing little-seen films likeSlitherandSuperjust a few years ago. In a recent Facebook Q&A, the writer/director revealed that before he became such a vital part of the MCU, there were a couple of other superhero films he dreamed of making, and one of them was aHulk/Red Hulkmovie....

Jamie Dornan Joins Gal Gadot In Netflix’s Heart Of Stone Jamie Dornan (“Belfast,” “The Fall”) is set to joinGal Gadot(“Wonder Woman,” “Death on the Nile”) in the upcoming international spy thriller “Heart of Stone,” according to Deadline. The Netflix film will be directed by Tom Harper (“War & Peace,” “Peaky Blinders”), and the script comes to us from Greg Rucka (“The Old Guard,” too many DC comics to count) and Allison Schroeder (“Hidden Figures,” “Frozen II”)....

LOL: Tiffany Haddish Challenges ‘Black Panther’, Connects With Kylo Ren At MTV Movie & TV Awards Remember when the MTV Movie Awards used to be a big enough deal that they would air over the weekend and actually stir up excitement? Well, those days are long gone, because last night, which was a Monday, brought the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards to air. They came and went without much pomp and circumstance, but at the very least Black Panther came away with awards for Best Movie, Best Hero for Chadwick Boseman and Best Villain for Michael B....

LOL: Will Ferrell Returns As Harry Caray To Celebrate The Chicago Cubs In The World Series Even thoughBack to the Future Part IIpredicted 2015 as the year theChicago Cubswould win the World Series, the team didn’t make it to the Major League Baseball championship game until this year. Over the weekend, the Chicago Cubs won the pennant, and they’re headed to the World Series to face the Cleveland Indians in a Midwest baseball battle for the ages....

Movie Trailer: ‘Ice,’ Starring Stephen Moyer And Sam Neill I didn’t know anything about the filmIcebefore today — it is an adaptation ofJames Follett’s environmental apocalypse thriller. ThinkThe Day After Tomorrow, without all the Roland Emmerich bombast. There’s a trailer forIceafter the break, during which you might ask, “well, actually, could we have alittle morebombast?” The cast here is potentially good:Stephen Moyer,Sam Neill,Frances O’Connor,Richard Roxburgh,Claire Forlani,Ben Cross,Simon CallowandPatrick Pergin. (Weird: Frances O’Connor and Sam Neillare also inthe Australian filmThe Hunter, shooting now....

Movie Trailer: A Tense, Somewhat NSFW Look At ‘Red White & Blue’ We just saw the nifty,Saul Bass-ish posterfor the Fantastic Fest presentation ofRed White & Blue, which is one of the four festival films thatIFC Midnightisbringing to VOD this weekalongside their FF showings. Now there’s a trailer for the film, and seeing the footage on display here makes the poster look like a very soft sell. If the film is as intense as this footage and reviews out of SXSW suggest, it could be quite a ride....

New Disney+ Shows From ‘Killing Eve,’ ‘Gentleman Jack’ Creatives Include A Highway Robbery Series And A Heist Thriller ADisney+series from the creatives behind decidedlyadultdramas likeKillingEveandGentleman Jack? It seems like a dream from the streaming platform thatdroppedLove, Victorfor its “adult” themes. But it’s happening, and with three new scripted Disney+ shows that all hail from the United Kingdom. Deadline reports that Disney+ has unveiled its slate of U.K. scripted originals from the creatives and producers behindKilling Eve,Gentleman Jack, andThe Night Manager....

New Posters: The Wolfman; Cop Out; Bong Joon-Ho’s Mother; Percy Jackson Character Posters; And Mysterious Danish Short ‘Connected’ There are a bunch of new posters this week, and easily the most striking of the bunch is the painted image forThe Wolfman, created by legendaryFamous Monsters of Filmlandcover artistBasil Gogos.CHUDgot the image as an exclusive; you can see part of it above, and click through for the full thing. It’s not my favorite Gogos by a stretch, but like his best paintings it isgrotesquely colorfulin a way that points a direct line to the cinematography in films likeSuspiria....

Page 2: Star Wars, Back To The Future, The Crow, Prometheus, Studio Ghibli, Game Of Thrones, Muppets, Terrence Malick, Super 8, Terminator, The Shining What is Page 2?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 included58different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Page 2: Underestimating ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Box Office, Will ‘Pixels’ Be The Summer’s Sleeper Hit? 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: DKNG’sMad Menart Confessions of a location scout: why the beloved New York seen in movies doesn’t exist any more...

Rick And Morty Is Getting A Giant Box Set For Its First Five Seasons Justin Roiland’s"Back to the Future"parody short led to the creation of the explosively popular adult animated series, “Rick and Morty,” which has churned out five seasons so far. Roiland, of course, leads the voice cast as the titular characters, whose distinct conversational style and speech patterns have become a part of the cultural phenomenon elicited by the show....

Ron Shelton Has Written An Officially Licensed NFL Film ‘Week 14’ For sports fans, the next sentence is like something out of some kind of drunken fantasy:Ron Sheltonhas written an officially licensed NFL drama. The man best known for sports films such asBull Durham, White Men Can’t Jump, Tin CupandCobbis behind a script calledWeek 14,which will be directed byTony Krantz(Sports Night, 24, Felicity) and is officially backed by theNational Football League....

Ryan Reynolds To Star In ‘Clue’ Remake From ‘Deadpool’ Writers It wasRyan Reynolds, in the observatory, with the candlestick. That’s just one ofseveralpossible endings you might see in the newClueremake. TheDeadpoolstar has signed a big three-year first look deal with 20th Century Fox, and the first film he’s set his sights on is a new take onClue, the classic murder mystery board game that was previously adapted into a comedy in 1985....