Nickelodeon’s ‘Are You Afraid Of The Dark’ Revival Is A Reminder That Kids Need Horror Stories, Too Following the commercial boom of horror movies during the 1980s, the ’90s are widely regarded as a bad decade for horror, being stuck between the golden age of the ’80s and the reinvention during the 2000s that reflected the dark times the world was experiencing. But the 1990s was a great decade when it came to horror aimed at a younger audience....

Now MGM Wants Russell Crowe For ‘RoboCop’? [Update: “No,” Says Crowe] This is starting to get ridiculous. Yesterday we heard thatAkiva Goldsmanisstill trying to call in favorswithRussell Crowe, among other actors, to play a role in his directorial debutWinter’s Tale. Then it came out thatDarren Aronofskywants the actorforNoah. Now MGM is supposedly looking at Crowe forRoboCop. Really? The source here is atweetfrom Variety’s Jeff Sneider, who said, “Sure, Russell Crowe, MIGHT star in Aronofsky’s NOAH… but do you know what else he MIGHT star in?...

Page 2: Wreck It Ralph, Star Trek, Stargate, The Shining, James Franco, Star Wars, Pulp Fiction 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 included46 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:Wreck it Ralphcosplayers ‘We lost a legend’:Ray HarryhausenrememberedbyDepp, Abrams, del Toro, Rodriguez, more...

Reflections On Where The Wild Things Are – The Trials, Wonders, And Joys Of Childhood Note:The following will contain minor spoilers for the movieWhere The Wild Things Areand will assume that you know the plot of the book it’s based on. Let’s get this out of the way:Where The Wild Things Areis not a film for everyone. While Warner Bros. might hope to position this as a kids' film, it lacks many of the trappings you might expect from the genre; Max doesn’t go on some grand quest with the Wild Things and, just like the book, not that much changes in the real world by the time you reach the end of the story....

Robert Rodriguez Explains ‘Jonny Quest’ As A Legit Action/Adventure Film “That Just Happens To Have A Kid In It” Robert Rodriguezhosted two panels for the Television Critics Awards today on behalf of hisEl Rey Network, speaking about his interview seriesThe Director’s Chairand season two ofFrom Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. He even showed a clip of his chat with Michael Mann aboutHeat. After the panel, Rodriguez stayed to answer follow-up questions, so I asked him about his plans for the live-actionJonny Quest....

Scott Cooper Replaces Ben Affleck To Write And Direct Stephen King’s ‘The Stand’ Warner Bros. has been working on a new feature film version ofStephen King’s giant apocalyptic novelThe Stand, which was previously made into a televised mini-series. A few different writers and directors have been attached over the past couple years, with themost recentbeing Ben Affleck, but now the studio has settled on someone new. Scott Cooper, who wrote and directedCrazy Heartand the upcomingOut of the Furnace(trailer here), is now in talks to direct and rewriteThe Stand....

Star Wars Halloween Special To Air On ESPN2 [Weird Corporate Synergy] In 1978, theStar Wars Holiday Special aired on CBS. It quickly became one of the most infamously horrible pieces of Star Wars history. (Until the prequels, that is, hey yo!) Aside from a cartoon that introduced us to Boba Fett, the television special was notoriously bad, showing us Life Day on the Wookiee home world of Kashyyyk where Bea Arthur sings musical numbers....

Star Wars: The Unmarketed ‘Force Awakens’ Connection In ‘Shattered Empire’ Revealed What happened in the thirty years betweenReturn of the JediandThe Force Awakens? Disney’s epic multi-platformJourney to Star Wars: The Force Awakensbook series has begun to be unleashed promising to fill in that gap through a mix of novels, comics, children’s books and young adult stories, all considered as officialStar Warscanon. We’ve already told you about the first novel,Star Wars: Aftermath....

Superhero Bits: ‘Doom Patrol’ Soundtracks Available Now, Peter Shinkoda Was Poorly Paid On ‘Daredevil’ & More Want to take a look back atSpider-Man: The New Animated Series? Did you hear theDoom Patrolsoundtracks are available online now? How dismal werePeter Shinkoda’s paychecks forDaredevil? What didChris Evansrecently have to say about the lateChadwick Boseman? Which other actor had theirSuicide Squadrole written specifically for them byJames Gunn? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Batman V Superman, Ant-Man, Gotham, Civil War, Wonder Woman, Avengers Want to see some really, really cool set photos and videos from the Chicago filming ofBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? Has a photo of Yellowjacket inAnt-Manbeen revealed? When can you see Tim Burton’sBatmanon the big screen again? Has a director been approached forWonder Woman? Which other famous family might end up appearing onGotham? Has some really prettyCaptain America: Civil Warfan art been made?...

Superhero Bits: Gearing Up For The Hawkeye Finale, Marvel Setting Up Eternals Vs. The Avengers & 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: The “Hawkeye” finale gets a poster...

Superhero Bits: The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Deadpool, Batman Beyond, Ghost Rider Which former WWE wrestler plays one ofBane’s henchman inThe Dark Knight Rises? Why doesAnne Hathawaythink herCatwomanis so different from every other one before her? Is there a reason girls are forced to buy pink toys while boys can buy superhero toys? What doSuper Mario Bros.andAlan Moorehave in common? Who owns the rights toGhost Riderand which superhero movie was nominated for four People’s Choice Awards?...

The Full ‘The Jungle Book’ Poster Triptych Has Been Revealed Update From Editor Peter Sciretta:Disney has released the third and final piece of this triptych Jungle Book poster. The full triptych can be seen above, and see the final poster up close after the jump.Jacob Hall’s original story follows: New ‘The Jungle Book’ Poster Brings All the Beasts to the Yard Ugh. That headline. I am so sorry. Disney has released a new poster forThe Jungle Book,Jon Favreau’s upcoming adventure movie that is, depending on how you look at it, another adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s celebrated book or the next entry in the studio’s “very expensive live-action remake of a film from their animated canon” division....