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Details Emerge On George Lucas Red Tails Reshoots Not too long ago there was word thatRed Tails, the WWII movie produced byGeorge Lucasand directed byThe Wire’sAnthony Hemingway,would be undergoing extensive reshoots. At the time, the report was that Lucas and producerRick McCallumwere quite unhappy with Hemingway’s material. That seemed dubious, though the idea of reshoots was certainly credible. Not long after, Lucas said that the report was inaccurate, but didn’t deny it outright....

Drew Goddard Leaves The Door Open To Return To ‘Cloverfield’ And Reveals His ‘X-Force’ Secret Weapon Early this week, I traveled to Lake Tahoe to cover an early press event forBad Times at the El Royale, a 1960s-set crime drama written and directed byThe Cabin in the WoodsdirectorDrew Goddard. I spoke with Goddard on camera about his new movie (we’ll be publishing that video closer to the film’s release), but I caught up with him a few minutes after we recorded the interview to ask whether or not he’s directing a recently-announcedCloverfieldmovie....

Everything We Know About Russian Doll Season 2 So Far Sweet birthday babies! “Russian Doll” is coming back! Despite the fact that these past few years have felt a bit like a time loop, the much-loved Netflix show actually aired its first season way back in February 2019. While a slow drip of casting news has kept us sustained in the years since, it looks like the series is finally close to debuting its second season....

Everything You Need To Remember From ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 4 Even by the standards of serialized prestige drama,Game of Thronescan be damn hard to keep track of. There are literally dozens of characters, spread over an entire continent’s worth of locations, and in any given episode you’ll find them setting up plans and falling into traps, forming new bonds and breaking old ones. Nor does it help matters that there are about ten months between seasons, giving fans plenty of time to forget the finer details of this sick, sad world....

Here’s When You Can Watch Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City At Home A deadly organism breaks out of a corporate lab and dooms us all — the cinematic horror universe established by Paul W.S. Anderson keeps mutating like a persistent virus, and the latest variant is ready to invade your home. After a theatrical release in November of last year netting a worldwide total of $31.8 million, Johannes Roberts' “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City” feature will finally be available for home viewing....

How Did Hollywood’s Big Summer Of Female-Driven Movies Measure Up? At the start of the summer, Peter wrote an article wondering if 2015 was"the summer Hollywood finally bet big on women.“There were plenty of titles to support that impression, fromTomorrowlandtoMad Max: Fury RoadtoTrainwreck. Now that we’ve reached the end of the season, we thought we’d look back and consider how Hollywood’s big bet on women played out in practice — and whether this era of female-driven blockbusters might continue....

James Gunn Guardians 2 Interview: Making A More Personal Comic Book Movie In April 2016, I traveled to Atlanta to visit the set ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. While on set, a group of journalists including myself, sat down with writer/directorJames Gunnto talk about the highly anticipated Marvel sequel. During the conversation, Gunn tries to clear upKurt Russell’s role in the film which they were being very vague about during our visit, talks about the 64-page treatment he wrote for the film and how that is different from the shooting draft, Nebula and Gamora’s relationship, shooting scenes in full screen IMAX, explaining Mantis' role in this story, having no plan-B for Ego, his choice of songs for Awesome Mix Tape #2, the idea to feature Baby Groot in the movie instead of a fully regrown Groot, more information about the film’s villain Ayesha and her alien race....

Jeremy Renner Isn’t Gunning For A Hawkeye Standalone For many stars, a Marvel contract means the possibility of a standalone movie, or several of them.Robert Downey Jr.has had three already, andChris EvansandChris Hemsworthhave had two each. EvenScarlett Johanssonhas been happy to play up the Black Widow movie rumors, thoughKevin Feige’s been dragging his feet about confirming anything just yet. But there hasn’t been much chatter about a potential Hawkeye solo film — andJeremy Renner, for one, seems totally okay with that....

John C. Reilly Hopes He Doesn’t Age Out Of The Chance To Make ‘Step Brothers 2’ Next month, you can seeJohn C. Reillyalongside Joaquin Phoenix in thewestern thrillerThe Sisters Brothers. But there’s a different pair of brothers that fans would like to see back on the big screen. Step Brothers, starring John C. Reilly andWill Ferrellas forty-something step brothers still living at home with their recently married parents, became a comedy hit back in 2008 with just over $100 million at the box office, but it’s found even greater life in the years since....

Jon Turteltaub Says His ‘It’s A Small World’ Movie Is Not The Ridiculous Concept You Might Imagine I’m a self-described theme park fanatic and a card-carrying Disneyland annual passholder, so when any film property based on a Disney theme park ride or land is announced, I’m usually excited. But the2014 announcement that they were developing a moviebased on one of Walt Disney’s first rides,It’s A Small World, was met with confusion and dread....

Kevin Smith Says ‘Hit Somebody’ Will Be Two Parts WhenKevin SmithsaidHit Somebodywould be his last film before retiring, he was only telling part of the story. Smith is currently in Canada touringRed Stateand at the post film Q&A in Montreal he told the audience that the hockey film, which he’slong said would be his directorial finale, has become too big for one movie. Much as Quentin Tarantino did withKill Bill, he’s making it a two parter....

Lifetime’s ‘Liz & Dick’ Trailer: Lindsay Lohan, Cinema Icon TheLindsay Lohancareer comeback tour is kicking off with Lifetime’sLiz & Dick, a small-screen movie about the volatile romance between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Lohan’s casting drew eyerolls, sighs, and giggles when it was announced back in April, and while the first stills and set photosweren’t so bad, it was tough to gauge how Lohan’s performance would actually turn out. Or, for that matter, whether the film around her would be any good....

Martin Sheen Cast As Uncle Ben In Marc Webb’s Spider-Man Breaking news:Martin Sheen(Apocalypse Now, The Departed, Catch Me If You Can) has joined the cast of Columbia Pictures' 3D Spider-Man reboot, which is being directed by (500) Days of Summer helmerMarc Webb. Sheen will play Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben. In the traditional Spider-Man story, Peter Parker is brought up by Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Parker is given superpowers after being bitten by a radioactive spider....