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New Yellowstone Spin-Off Pivots To Focus On True-Life Legendary Badass Bass Reeves “Bass Reeves” was originally a standalone limited series that was coming to Paramount+ with Taylor Sheridan, but it’s morphed a bit. Now, according to the MTV Entertainment Studios upfront presentation (viaDeadline), it’s going to be a new chapter in the “Yellowstone” prequel “1883.” It’s an interesting move and one that I think is very positive. The story of “1883” and why the Duttons settled exactly where they did had, for all intents and purposes, ended at a natural stopping place....

North Korean Squid Game Smuggler Sentenced To Death After Students Caught Watching The Show A startling report came out ofRadio Free Asia(viaVariety) yesterday, as a man who smuggled copies of the hit South Korean Netflix series “Squid Game” into North Korea has been sentenced to death by firing squad for the crime. RFA learned that the series was smuggled in from China on USB flash drives, and authorities first learned of the show’s presence in North Korea after catching high school students watching the program....

Obi-Wan Kenobi Director Deborah Chow Is Giving Us The Star Wars Story We’ve Been Waiting For [Interview] Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, and along with that purchase came the promise of more “Star Wars” — something many of us never thought we were going to get after the release of “Revenge of the Sith” in 2005. Not only did we get an entire sequel trilogy of movies beginning with “The Force Awakens” in 2015, we also got standalone films such as “Rogue One” and “Solo....

Only Murders In The Building Will Kill Again For A Second Season On Hulu Let the intrigue continue: “Only Murders in the Building” is returning for a second season. The announcement comes at the halfway point for season 1, so we haven’t quite solved the initial mystery in the building, but hey, the more murder the merrier. According to Hulu, the series had the highest premiere date numbers for any comedy series (original or acquired) on the streamer thus far....

Original ‘Ghost In The Shell’ Anime Returning To Theaters In February In about two and a half months, audiences will have a chance to see the live-action adaptation of the iconic animeGhost in the Shell. The movie has been at the center of some controversy since it has placedScarlett Johanssonin the lead role as a cyborg character who was Japanese in the original manga, adding to the ongoing list of whitewashing thatmany have grown tired ofin recent years....

Page 2: Dr. Seuss, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Scooby-Doo, Tintin, Brave, Game Of Thrones, Shrek, Mad Men, Lord Of The Rings, Hunger Games, Drive, Transformers, Stanley Kubrick, Homeland 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: Transformers, Breaking Bad, Indiana Jones, David O. Russell, Rocky, Firefly, Star Wars 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:TikiTransformer 7 Iconic Costume ActorsYou Didn’t Notice In Non-Costumed RolesBook Excerpt: ‘The CG Story’: How Pixar Saved ‘Toy Story’ From Becoming A Disney Disaster...

Rae Allen, The Sopranos And A League Of Their Own Actress, Dies At 95 Rae Allen, a veteran actress across stage, television, and film, died peacefully in her sleep earlier today, according toDeadline. She was 95 years old. Over her lengthy career, Allen was nominated for the Tony Awards three times, ultimately winning the award in 1971 for Best Featured Actress in “And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little.” Rae Allen was born Raffaella Julia Theresa Abruzzo in 1926 in Brooklyn, New York....

Ruby Rose Shares What Really Happened On The Set Of Batwoman: ‘Enough Is Enough’ What a mess. Fans of the CW “Batwoman” series found out last year that the star of the show,Ruby Rose, would abruptly be stepping down from the role. At the time, both Rose and the “Batwoman” producers painted it as a mutual parting of ways, with no hard feelings on either side. Obviously, carefully formulated PR statements rarely tell the whole truth — an update to the original report indicated that “…it wasn’t 100-percent [Rose’s] decision....

Scream Directors Promise The Trailer Doesn’t Spoil Anything If you’re anything like me, yesterday marked an important day in which you watched the trailer for 2022’s “Scream” (or is it “5cream?") no less than 64 times in an attempt to figure out just what we’re in for with the new film. The highly anticipated trailer was the first real look at the fifth installment of an iconic franchise, introducing audiences to the new faces of Woodsboro and reuniting us all with our beloved favorites, Sidney Prescott, Gale Weathers, and Dewey Riley....

Star Wars Bits: Standalone Rumors, Force Awakens Art And Celebration Events When an installment of Star Wars Bits contains possibleForce Awakensspoilers and love connections, you know it’s going to be good. Below, read about the following: Fresh off Tuesday’snews of potential castinginGareth Edwards' mysterious 2016Star Wars standalonefilm comes a few other mini-nuggets of information about the film.Making Star Warsreports crew members are beginning to get their schedules for the production and that many believe this film will have more location shooting thanThe Force Awakens....

Stephen King Movie ‘The Long Walk’ Finds Its Director In André Øvredal A little over a year ago, word broke thatStephen King’sThe Long Walkwould be strutting its way onto the big screen. Now,The Long Walkmovie has found its director.André Øvredal, who helmedThe Autopsy of Jane Doeand the upcomingScary Stories to Tell in the Dark, will bring King’s dystopian story of teens forced to compete in a deadly marathon. Deadlineis reporting that André Øvredal will follow-upScary Stories to Tell in the Darkwith Stephen King’sThe Long Walk....

Superhero Bits: Amazing Spider-Man 2, Thor, Daredevil, Catwoman, Batman Vs. Superman, Hellboy Who are the most popular superheroes on social media? When can you seeThe Amazing Spider-Man 2on New Year’s Eve? Did Mattel make aBatmanUtility Belt? What doesBenedict Cumberbatchlook like as theJoker? How much isThor’s castle? Want to seeCatwomanplayBatman’stheme on the piano? Read about all this and more in today’s Superhero Bits. Mashablecreated the above infographic.Superhero Hypebelieves the latestAmazing Spider-Man 2viral update teases the Enforcers....