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Remake Bits: ‘RoboCop’, ‘Red Dawn’, ‘The Little Rascals’ Having weathered MGM’s financial woes and some last-minute digital revamping to avoid pissing off the Chinese, theRed Dawnremake is finally ready to hit theaters next month. A first trailer hit a couple of months ago, and now the first TV spot has arrived to remind us of the absurdity we can expect. Watch the video after the jump, then stick around for more photos fromRoboCopand a casting update on a newLittle Rascals....

Resident Evil: Afterlife Movie Trailer #2 [High Definition] Last weekwe posted a new trailerforResident Evil: Afterlifewhich premiered on G4TV’sAttack of the Show. The trailer was quickly pulled off of YouTube, but is now online in High Definition. If you missed it previously or would like to see it in higher res, hit the jump. Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Official Plot Synopsis:Screen Gems and Constantin Film present Resident Evil: Afterlife, the next installment in the widely successful “Resident Evil” film franchise has begun production in Toronto, Canada....

Rise Of Skywalker Concept Art Reveals Unused Design For Dark Rey’s Double-Sided Lightsaber Sorry to break out a cliche, butMerriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a “double-edged sword” as “something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences.” Going by this definition, the Disney era of “Star Wars” is the living embodiment of a double-edged sword. It’s given us some good moments and bad moments, and now it’s given us a glimpse of an unused double-sided lightsaber....

Robin Williams And Dustin Hoffman Played A Key Role In Casting Jurassic Park When you write about the movie industry for a living, you quickly come to realize there’s just as much drama going onbehind the scenesas there is on screen. It’s why I welcome the reminders that there are, in fact, those in Hollywood who are not only courteous in the way they treat their co-workers, but are more than willing to help them out for selfless reasons (the same way people in any other line of work do)....

Saw Directors Find New Horror Movies: Darren Bousman To Helm Ninety, David Hackl To Direct Butcher Bride Successful horror franchises have often been used as launching pads for new and upcoming directors and it looks like theSawseries is no different. We’ve recently learned details about the next projects forSawhelmersDarren BousmanandDavid Hackl. Hit the jump for what we know so far. According toThe Hollywood Reporter, it looks like Bousman will soon be taking a new horror film calledNinety, with a script byScott Milam....

See J.K. Rowling’s Original Sketches Of Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Hagrid & More Even thoughJ.K. Rowlinghas said thatHarry Potter and the Cursed Childmarks the end of the storyof The Boy Who Lived, that doesn’t mean she’s done given fans some little gems from the wizarding world she created so many years ago. By way of Pottermore, the author has unveiled some of the original sketches she created of characters such asHarry Potter, Rubeus Hagrid, Minerva McGonagall, Severus Snape and even Peeves the Poltergeist....

Shooting The Abyss Nearly Killed James Cameron James Cameronis a blockbuster director known for massive hits, like “The Terminator,” “Aliens,” “Titanic,” and “Avatar.” His films are always visually appealing, and often require technical innovations to pull off. However, Cameron’s films have also been criticized for focusing on spectacle while neglecting character and story development. While that just might be true in some cases, everyone still loves a good optical feast. It’s the reason you turn on a movie instead of opening a book, and Cameron is great at keeping our eyes fed....

Steven Spielberg May Direct ‘The BFG,’ Based On Roald Dahl Book [Updated] We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Which film will the director ofLincolndo next? There are quite a few options, and now yet another has cropped up. Thanks to a new attachment,Steven Spielbergmay directThe BFG, an adaptation of theRoald Dahlbook. Sorry,Doomfans, that title doesn’t refer to a rifle. It’s an acronym for “Big Friendly Giant.” The 1982 story, as Angie once explained, follows “a girl named Sophie, who encounters and befriends the Big Friendly Giant....

Superhero Bits: Tyrese Falls For A Fake Morbius Review, The Campaign For Batwoman Season 4 & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: “Moon Knight” is getting a Hot Toys figure....

The Best Movies And TV Shows Leaving Netflix In December 2021 Out with the old and in with the new. As streaming service chess continues, Netflix is shuffling a couple dozen more titles off the service in December, meaning it’s time to cram them all into a binge. This crop of movies and TV shows is particularly strong, meaning we’ll have to wave goodbye to a few classics and nostalgic faves....

The Morning Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ VFX, ‘Mean Girls’ Costume Design Breakdown & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, get a breakdown of some of theSpider-Man: Far From HomeVFX, including the trippy Mysterio nightmare sequence....

The Profoundly Flawed ‘The Phantom Menace’ Created A New Generation Of ‘Star Wars’ Fans – And I Was One Of Them I was five when my father dragged me to the first installment of theStar WarsPrequel Trilogy:The PhantomMenace,in 1999. Five-year-old me had no understanding thatStar Warswas a long-established galaxy, that other stories existed, that those stories existed chronologically ahead of thisPhantom Menacemovie. George Lucas’sEpisode I: The Phantom Menaceserved as a new realm, yet five-year-old me felt that this cosmic world seemed familiar to everyone else around us in the theatre....

The Water Cooler: The Martin Scorsese MasterClass, Pillars Of The Earth, And A Coen Brothers Simulator Welcome toThe Water Cooler, a 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: Chris Evangelista starts the Martin Scorsese MasterClass, Hoai-Tran Bui readsThe Pillars of the Earth, Jacob Hall playsFiasco, and Ben Pearson readsA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms....