Oscar-Winner Tom Hooper To Direct ‘Les Miserables’ Coming off his recent Best Director Oscar win forThe King’s Speech,Tom Hooperis going back in time from 20th century England to 19th Century France. He’s in talks to direct a new version ofLes Miserables, based on the novel by Victor Hugo but best known from its Tony Award-winning Broadway musical adaptation.Les Misis the story of a peasant named Jean Valjean who steals a loaf of bread for his starving family and is sent to prison....

Page 2: Ghostbusters 3, Star Trek, Gremlins, Bill Murray, Muppets, Banksy, Stanley Kubrick, Back To The Future, Goonies, Bourne Legacy, Abduction, Star Wars, Futurama, Invisible Man 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 included46different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Paramount Releasing Ultra-Bright Digital Prints Of ‘Transformers: Dark Of The Moon’ To Combat Poor 3D Projection Brightness has been one of the most common complaints about the presentation of 3D films in the past year. And soMichael Bayand Paramount are trying to be strict with exhibitors with respect toTransformers: Dark of the Moon. The studio is pushing a specific digital print mastered to deliver “almost twice the brightness if standard 3D projection,” and Michael Bay has been pushing theater owners to project the film at the proper brightness....

Paramount Will Distribute Orphan: First Kill, Introducing Us To Phony Killer Kid Esther “Orphan,” one of my all-time favorite horror movies, is getting a prequel called “Orphan: First Kill.” And that prequel has found a home at Paramount. Does this mean it might end up going straight to Paramount+ like the upcoming new “Paranormal Activity” and “Pet Sematary” movies? Or will the orphan subsequently known as Esther head to theaters instead?...

Polka-Dot Man’s Origin Story, And How James Gunn Directed David Dastmalchian David Dastmalchianhad no idea who Polka-Dot Man was when he was cast inThe Suicide Squad. Even as a longtime comic book fan,as well as comic book writer himself, Dastmalchian was stumped. DirectorJames Gunntold him it didn’t matter. The not-so-super villain was created by writerBill Fingerand artistSheldon Moldoff, but Dastmalchian was led by Gunn’s vision for the character. Abner Krill is a mystery to most moviegoers, and to the other characters in the film....

Remember The 1990 Uncle Buck TV Show? It Was Horrible Earlier todaywe told youthat ABC and MadTV alumsSteven CraggandBrian Bradleywere planning to turn John Hughes' 1989 comedyUncle Buckinto a new multi-camera half-hour series. I almost included TV Show adaptations of popular 1980’s and 1990’s movies as the 10th entry on my list ofCurrent Movie Trends I Hate(read the list of nine, if you haven’t already). The only reason it didn’t make the list is thatFargoended up being my favorite television series this year, thus as annoying as the announcements are and as horrible as it may sound, it may be too early to “hate....

Review: ‘24: Legacy’ Ticks The Same Boxes And Some New Ones 24has been remarkably consistent over the years. Even when they switched to 12 episodes, the machinations that keep the real time going are a well-oiled machine. With24: Legacy, it feels good to be back in a familiar zone but see all the new directions this story could take. It is just after noon when Eric Carter (Corey Hawkins) springs into action, defending himself and his wife Nicole (Anna Diop) from killers who come to their home in Arlington, VA....

Ride In The New Ghostbusters Ecto-1 Thanks To Lyft’s Promotion This Weekend If you’re going to be traveling around New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, and Washington D.C. this weekend, maybe you want to spice up your rides around those cities by taking a cruise in the new Ecto-1 from this summer’sGhostbustersreboot.Lyftis making that happen for two days this holiday weekend. Get the details on how to take advantage of theGhostbustersLyft promotion after the jump....

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Cinematographer Who Shot Army Of Darkness, The Matrix Trilogy And Spider-Man 2 We sometimes get criticized for posting too many non-news set photos fromScott Pilgrim vs. The World, but we promise that the photo above, which directorEdgar Wrightposted yesterday onhis blog, actually contains a bit of news. First of all, principal photography has begun. But the big bit of news hidden within the photo is that BAFTA-nominated cinematographerBill Popeis shooting the film....

Superhero Bits: Ant-Man, Gotham, Fantastic Four, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Batman V Superman How willGothamtease theJokerthroughout the season? What didKate Marasay about theFantastic Fourcomic book connection? HasKevin Feigecommented on the postEdgar WrightAnt-Mansituation? DidChris Prattimmediately take his role inGuardians of the Galaxy? What doesJoss Whedonthink about Marvel’s femaleThor? Are theTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesandGhostbustersreally teaming up somewhere? Want to see a fake teaser trailer forBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice? When doesAgents of S....

Surprise! ‘Road House 2: Last Call’ Lacks The Original’s Spirit (Welcome toDTV Descent, a series that explores the weird and wild world of direct-to-video sequels to theatrically released movies. In this edition, we stop in for a drink and a bar fight with the sequel to a Patrick Swayze classic.) If you’re like me, when someone mentions Patrick Swayze the odds are you think immediately of a single movie –Donnie Darko(2001)....

Surprise! New Episode Of ‘Tiger King’ Coming To Netflix This Week For All You Cool Cats And Kittens [Updated] UPDATE: Netflix has officially announced the new episode, which is an after show update with new interviews of the subjects of the documentary seriesTiger King. Our original story from April 5 follows below with the official update at the end. The new Netflix documentary miniseriesTiger Kinghas taken the population by storm. People can’t stop talking about the man known asJoe Exotic, his zoo full of tigers and lions, and his life full of some of the most incredible, unbelievably real characters you’ll ever meet....

The Best Animated Kids Movies You’ve Probably Never Seen We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome toThe Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, a series that takes a look at slightly more obscure, under-the-radar, or simply under-appreciated movies. In this edition: the best animated kids movies you’ve probably never seen!) There are currently three animated kids movies playing in theaters, two in the top ten at the box-office, and this week also sees the release ofDespicable Me 3....