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Lupita Nyong’o Hasn’t Filmed Her Scenes For ‘Star Wars: Episode 8’ Production may have wrapped onRian Johnson’sStar Wars: Episode 8butLupita Nyong’ohas yet to reprise herForce Awakensrole as Maz Kanata. We’ll explore the possible reasons why the Lupita Nyong’o Episode 8 filming has yet to begin, after the jump. Collidertalked to the Academy Award-winning actress as she was out promoting her new filmQueen of Katwe, asking her what it was like working with filmmaker Rian Johnson....

Matthew Vaughn To Adapt And Direct Mark Millar’s “Kick-Ass” Comic Book? HopefullyThorisn’t developing a serious beer belly waiting forMatthew Vaughn’s ambitious adaptation, once proposed for $300 million, to come to fruition. According to Moriarty atAICN, Vaughn (Star Dust,Layer Cake) is currently writing and set to direct an adaptation ofMark Millar’s nascent comic bookKick-Ass. Many know Millar from his work onUltimate Fantastic Fourand his acclaimed comicWanted, which hits theaters this summer with Angelina Jolie (and unfortunatelylooksextra-cheesy)....

Midnight Run 2 Really Happening; De Niro Returning How I wish I could say this sounds like a good idea. Not long ago,when a list of possibleRobert De Niroprojects was released, we got the first indications that a sequel toMidnight Runmight be happening. Now the sequel really seems to be moving forward, as Universal has hired a screenwriter to come up with a script. Deadline Hollywood(on a roll today) has news of the sequel, but not many details....

Morning Watch: ‘In The Heights’ Opening Sequence Breakdown, A Closer Look At ‘Masters Of The Universe’ & 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, listen asIn the HeightsdirectorJon M. Chubreaks down part of the lively and mesmerizing opening musical sequel fromIn the Heights....

Netflix Reveals More About How Its Data Works (Though It Still Won’t Show Us Ratings) Netflixhas finally pulled the curtain back on the streaming giant that has taken over Hollywood — but not too much. A behind-the-scenes report on the ubiquitous streaming service gives us a peek at how Netflix uses data to determine which titles to push and what genres they want to pursue. But they still won’t release any darn ratings to us....

New ‘Aquaman’ Images Are Chock Full Of Patrick Wilson’s Man Bun, More Shirtless Jason Momoa Yeah-yuh!Our favorite superpowered bro is back, with an all-new set of images on top of the ones that just debuted earlier today. A new collection ofAquamanimages gives us an exciting peek under the sea at daily life in Atlantis, as well as, of course, more shots of shirtlessJason Momoa. Warner Bros. knows what we wants, and delivers it on a gold, seafood-laden platter....

New Regency And Fox Backing Ubisoft And Michael Fassbender’s ‘Assasin’s Creed’ Movies based on video game properties too often end up looking like middle of the road genre fare (Resident Evil) or, worse, forgettable big budget stuff that doesn’t please fans of the property or a general audience (Doom,Prince of Persia). Ubisoft, the game studio that publishes thePrince of Persiagames, is trying to verify its properties don’t again get that lackluster treatment....

Page 2: Dexter, Jonah Hill, Willy Wonka, Serenity, Alec Baldwin, Ghostbusters, Tron: Legacy, Smurfs, Netflix, Game Of Thrones, Lee Unkrich, Friday The 13th, Star Wars, Happy Feet Two 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 included46different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Peacemaker Has A Crisis Of Conscience In ‘Better Goff Dead’ We’retwo episodes into"Peacemaker," and absolutely nowhere closer to learning what a “butterfly” actually is or how the team’s going to achieve peace. Thankfully, the third episode of James Gunn’s rip-roaring superhero-adjacent series answers at least one of those questions. In the episode, titled “Better Goff Dead,” Christopher Smith, AKA Peacemaker (John Cena), is faced with a foe he cannot defeat: his budding conscience....

Pop Culture Imports: ‘Burning,’ ‘The Wandering Earth,’ ‘Border,’ And More (Welcome toPop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best foreign movies and TV streaming right now.) On this week’s Pop Culture Imports, it’s all about a few overlooked gems. First up isBurningone of the best movies of the year — foreign-language or not — which, like the strange Swedish fantasy-horrorBorder, got passed over by the Oscars for a Best Foreign Language nomination....

Rumor: Ben Affleck Signing On For Solo Batman Trilogy As of now, following his role as The Dark Knight inBatman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, we already know thatBen Affleckis going to stick around as Batman for another solo movie thathe will also write and direct. However, it sounds like Warner Bros. wants to stay in the Batfleck business for a little longer. A new rumor has surfaced saying that a screening ofBatman v....

Sam Raimi-Produced ‘65’ Starring Adam Driver Gets A 2022 Release Date Adam Driveris going to be all over our screens next year. TheStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeractor remains supremely busy, with projects lined up withNoah Baumbach,Ridley Scott, and more. And one of his many films, a sci-fi thriller titled65from the writers ofA Quiet Place, is set to come out next summer. Deadline reports that Sony Pictures has set a summer 2022 release date for65, a sci-fi thriller starring Adam Driver andAriana Greenblattthat hails fromScott Beck and Bryan Woods, the writers of the 2018 hitA Quiet Place....

Superhero Bits: Marvel Secret Shoot, How Strong Is DCEU’s Batman, MCU Worldwide Box Office To Date & More What secret Marvel shoot wereRobert Downey Jr., Tom HollandandJon Favreaurecently taking part in? Are you interested in a new Blu-ray box set of Sam Raimi’sSpider-Manmovies? How much money have all theMarvel Cinematic Universemovies earned at the worldwide box office so far? How strong isBatmanin theDC Extended Universe? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....