Saoirse Ronan Starring In Film Based On Twilight Author’s ‘The Host’ You may not realize thatTwilightauthorStephenie Meyerwrote another novel that sounds far crazier than her sparkly vampire series, butThe Hostis exactly that novel. The 2008 tale seems like a riff on Heinlein’sThe Puppet Masters(and several other stories) as it describes altruistic alien parasites called Souls (seriously) that attach themselves to host bodies — in this case humans — and then make their society all great and stuff....

Sequel Bits: ‘22 Jump Street’, ‘Sin City 2’, ‘Transformers 4’, ‘Dolphin Tale 2’ Lots of things to see in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump: The Attack on Chicago figures into the new film, somewhat. The incident has turned humanity against the Transformers, which hurts Optimus Prime’s feelings. But don’t feel too bad for him, because he gets to ride a Dinobot at some point. Anyway, for more info visitTransformersAreDangerous....

Sequel Bits: ‘Evil Dead,’ ‘Coming 2 America,’ ‘Attack The Block,’ ‘Resident Evil,’ ‘Avatar 2,’ ‘Dream House,’ And More In this edition of Sequel Bits: There’s a newEvil Deadmovie on the way, and it’s meant to be connected to the original franchise, not the more-recent remake that was released in 2013. This entry is directed byLee Croninand titledEvil Dead Rise, and we still don’t know much about it. It’s been rumored that the film will be set in a skyscraper, which would be a big change of pace from the woodland setting that’s present in the majority of the films....

Superhero Bits: Batman Day Coming To ‘Fortnite’, First Set Photos From ‘The Eternals’ & More Did you knowWeird Al Yankovicwas voicing a villain onTeen Titans Go! vs Teen Titans? Are you excited to hearBirds of Preyis heading toDC Black Label? Want a glimpse ofAngelina Jolieon the set ofThe Eternals? Ready for aBatman Daycrossover onFortnite? Why did Chris Hemsworth punch Tom Hiddleston on the set of Avengers? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Full ‘Krypton’ Trailer, Final Infinity Stone, Zachary Levi’s ‘Shazam’ Hair & More How doesIris Westend up with speed powers in a new episode ofThe Flash? Want to see the best preview ofKryptonyet? Who is returning toDC’s Legends of Tomorrowin the third season finale? Is the finalInfinity Stonehidden in Wakanda? What were some of the first reactions after a test screening ofAquaman? Want to seeZachary Levi’s newShazamhairstyle? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Teaser Trailer: Disney’s ‘Frozen’ On ABC’s ‘Once Upon A Time’ Update from Editor Peter Sciretta:ABC has released television spots offering us our first teaser of Disney’sFrozenwhich will be entering the world of ABC’sOnce Upon A Time.Hit the jump to watch it now. And here is a low quality look at Once Upon A Time Season 4 Frozen episode “A Tale of Two Sisters”: Here are some photos ofElizabeth Lailas Anna,Georgina Haigas Elsa andScott Michael Fosteras Kristoff:...

The Beta Test Trailer: Jim Cummings Takes On Toxic Masculinity Again, This Time In Hollywood Jim Cummings is about to trade the wolf men of Utah for the shark men of Tinseltown. In “The Beta Test,” he portrays a Hollywood agent, a real “Swimming with the Sharks” type, who receives a letter in the mail inviting him to “an anonymous, no-strings-attached sexual encounter” with a secret admirer in a hotel room....

The Overlook Film Festival Day Two: ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’ Warns Of Imaginary Friends, While ‘Satanic Panic’ Raises Hell The story of the LaLaurie house was gruesome to the max, involving horrific tortures no Hollywood filmmaker could dream up. The only relief in the tale came with the reveal at the end that none other than Nicolas Cage had lived in the house for a while (he sold it after he got into some hot water over taxes)....

The Wilds Stars Discuss Their Favorite Season 2 Friendships And Their Characters' Challenges [Interview] Without a doubt, the best part of Prime Video’s teen survival drama “The Wilds” is the relationships between its personality-forward ensemble cast. The series brings together a group of teenage girls from different backgrounds, each carrying their own baggage of complex trauma but forced to shove it aside for the sake of staying alive. What was advertised as a women’s empowerment retreat turns out to be a social experiment when a staged plane crash finds them stranded on a remote island....

This Week In Trailers: Ice Guardians, Peter And The Farm, Mifume: The Last Samurai, Opening Night Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we take a trip to the farm, we’re regaled with tales about bloodied ice, get to know a samurai, and try and understand the comedic charm ofTaye DiggsandJC Chasez....

This Week In Trailers: Meld, Hampstead, Becoming Bond, Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra Of Rock, The Commune Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we decide to live with a pack of strangers, reflect on a famous rock photog, get our mom a date, obtain a super power, and try out to be the next Bond....

TNT Executive Explains ‘Snowpiercer’ Showrunner Shuffle [TCA 2019] One year ago, TNTordered a seriesbased onSnowpiercer, the French comic that was adapted into a movie by director Bong Joon-ho.Doctor StrangefilmmakerScott Derricksondirected the pilot andAvatar 2writerJosh Friedmansigned on to run the show, but just weeks later, both Derrickson and Friedmanwere out.Orphan Blackco-creatorGraeme Mansonisnow runningSnowpiercer.TNT presidentKevin Reillygave an executive session for the Television Critics Association and /Film was able to ask him to provide insight into theSnowpiercershowrunner change....

TV, Interrupted: The Dark Crystal: Age Of Resistance Went Out Fighting (Welcome toTV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.) You can see why audiences didn’t really know what to do with “The Dark Crystal” when it opened in theaters back in 1982. Directors Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s fantasy adventure was a far cry from their earlier work on “The Muppet Show” and the first two"Muppet" films, substituting the playful mayhem of Kermit and the gang for a story about the grim, decaying world of Thra and its grotesque overlords, the Skeksis....