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Ridley Scott Confirms ‘Prometheus 2’ Is His Next Movie It’s been known for a while now thatRidley Scottwants to make aPrometheus 2. The question has been when he’ll do it. He’s got several projects brewing currently includingThe Cartel, which he picked upjust a few weeks ago. And on top of that there are all the projects he’s producing, likeBlade Runner 2andAlien 5. But Scott has now confirmed, once and for all, thatPrometheus 2will indeed be his next movie....

Roger Rabbit Sequel Being Written By The Original’s Screenwriters Robert Zemeckishas been loosening us up for aWho Framed Roger Rabbitsequel for some months now, letting slip the odd reference here and there that he’s been keen to give the follow on a good crack. InAprilhe said that he had a good idea for the second installment; onJuly 22ndhe said he’d been discussing the film withBob Hoskins; onJuly 23rdhe told the Comic-Con audience that he could neither deny nor confirm any plans for a sequel....

Rumor: The First Stand-Alone ‘Star Wars’ Film Will Center On Yoda Over the years there has been no shortage of speculation about what characters might end up being the center of aStar Warsfilm that focused on the history of one character, rather than the big ensemble. Boba Fett was always a fan-favorite choice, before the prequels took some of the air out of the character’s sails. As of a year ago, Joe Johnstonstill wantedto make a movie oriented around everyone’s favorite helmeted bounty hunter....

Sony Animation Options Kids Fairy Tale ‘Muncle Trogg’ Will we see an animated film version of the kids' bookMuncle Trogg: The Smallest Giant in the World? Very possibly; Sony Animation has optioned the title. That doesn’t necessarily mean we’ll see the movie, as a lot of material is optioned and never fully developed for various reasons. But this is the first pickup for the company under the relatively new leadership of Michelle Raimo-Kouyate, and you might think a new president of production is going to want her first buy to look like a good one....

The Best Characters In The French Dispatch Ranked A year and a half after its initial scheduled date of the release,“The French Dispatch"finally hit theaters in late October 2021. The latest film from quirky director Wes Anderson, “The French Dispatch” is an anthology, telling stories in the form of potential magazine articles sent from Ennui, France to a town in Kansas. Its main function is to give American readers of taste in life in small-town France, but the articles sometimes take on a life of their own....

The Best Freddy Krueger Kills In The Nightmare On Elm Street Series Ranked Being a memorable cinematic serial killer is challenging work. It’s all very well possessing preternatural strength, constitution, and tracking skills — not to mention ability to both wear a maskandfall neatly out of windows — but your Jasons, Shapes, Chuckies, and Leatherfaces can only go so far with the tools of their trade. There are only a finite number of ways to skin a brat, after all....

The Reader Movie Trailer The Weintein Co has released the first trailer forStephen Daldry’s adaptation ofThe Reader. The romantic drama is set in a post-World War II Germany, and tells the story of “a man whose life has been shaped by an illicit affair with a passionate, elusive older woman during his youth.” The film starsKate WinsletandRalph Fiennes. Bernhard Schlink’sThe Readerhas been translated into 39 languages, has garnered numerous awards, and is the first German novel to reach number one on The New York Times Bestseller List....

The Water Cooler: Revisiting ‘A Wrinkle In Time,’ Disney’s New ‘Fantasmic,’ And A Great New RPG Welcome toThe Water Cooler, a weekly feature where the /Film staff is free to go off-topic and talk about everythingexceptthe movies and TV shows they normally write about. In this edition: A Wrinkle in Time revisited, an incredible new RPG, a preview of Disneyland’s new version of Fantasmic, a look at John Mayer’s new album, and a Luc Besson marathon at The Egyptian....

This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: Star Trek, Bruno, It’s Always Sunny In PA: A Very Sunny X-Mas, And More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s.STAR TREK(Available as single-disc DVD, 2-Disc Edition DVD, and 3-Disc Edition Blu-ray)...

This Week In Trailers: Gennadiy, Smash & Grab: The Story Of The Pink Panthers, Call Girl, Game Loading: Rise Of The Indies 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?...

TV, Interrupted: Why The Knick’s Cancelation Cuts Deeper Than Most (Welcome toTV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.) It’s hard for me to pinpoint exactly what gets me excited about a project, film or television, and what makes me want to explore more in the world being built in front of me....

Watch: /Film Visits Mexican Locations That Inspired ‘Coco’ With Co-Director Adrian Molina Disney/Pixar’sCocois bursting with authenticity. From the set designs to the family dynamics to the music, the whole film feels like a love letter to Mexico. It has a story that works for everyone, but goes out of its way to give a special nod to a culture that isn’t often represented on the big screen. That attention to detail paid off in a huge way:Cocobecame the highest grossing movie in Mexico’s history and has made more than $730 million worldwide....

Will ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Return To Yavin 4 From ‘Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope?’ [UPDATED] UPDATE:The original Reuters author toldTheForce.nethe made a mistake. The rest of the article remains as is. The original base of the Rebel Alliance inStar Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, was on the tiny moon Yavin 4. It’s here that X-Wing fighters were launched against the Death Star and Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca were given their medals....