DreamWorks Will Eventually Reinvent ‘Voltron,’ ‘Masters Of The Universe’ And Other Properties In 2012,DreamWorks Animationacquired the library ofClassic Media, a company that owns the rights to many pop culture brands. Some examples areMasters of the Universe, Voltron, Rocky and Bulwinkle, Lassie, Mr. MagooandWhere’s Waldo, but the company owns even more than that. As far as the public knows, nothing has really happened with the purchase yet but, the CEO of the company revealed the plans are big....

Fantastic Fest Day 2: ‘Border’ Is A Beautifully Executed Bad Idea, ‘Apostle’ Delivers Vicious Thrills, And ‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Is The Best Zombie Comedy In Years (Welcome toThe Fantastic Fest Diaries, where we will be chronicling every single movie we see at the United States' largest genre film festival.) Welcome to Fantastic Fest, day two. In this diary entry: a deranged stop-motion allegory, an unpredictable thriller from the writer ofLet the Right One In, a new horror movie fromThe Raiddirector Gareth Evans, quite possibly the best comedy of 2018, and a horror movie with an auspicious title....

Find Out Which Movies Ronald Reagan And Jimmy Carter Watched As President While thePresident of the United States of Americais one of the most powerful leaders of the free world, it’s important to remember that each and every person who has and will hold that office is a person just like the rest of us. And most people love movies. Therefore, it should come as no surprise to hear of presidents watching movies at the White House to unwind a bit, many times with other world leaders....

Gold Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Strikes It Rich In Scorsese-Style True Story Goldhas attracted no shortage of talent over the years. What was once aMichael MannandChristian Baleproject is now the second directorial effort fromStephen Gaghan, who won an Academy Award for writingTrafficand years later made his directorial debut withSyriana. It’s been 11 years since that intense drama came out, so after over a decade of waiting to make another feature for theaters — he did direct for television — Gaghan is back withGold, which starsMatthew McConaughey,Edgar Ramirez, andBryce Dallas Howard....

Has ‘Deadpool’ Found A New Director In Adam Berg? Is one brilliant commercial spot enough to entrust a man with a major theatrical release? Well, all directors have to start somewhere, and for Adam Berg,Deadpoolmay just be the project that allows him to break into studio features. Learn more after the break. 24 Framessays Berg has emerged as the top contender for the director’s chair, as his work is admired by its star,Ryan Reynolds, as well as others involved in the production....

HDTGM: A Conversation With Stewart Raffill, Director Of Mannequin 2 We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Following an unexpected success with the ’80s rom-comMannequin, the reasons why a sequel were made are about as interesting (and artistically-driven) as one would imagine. But one aspect of that sequel—Mannequin 2: On the Move—that’s especially interesting is the film’s director:Stewart Raffill. Stewart Raffill is a guy who broke into the business by training lions, tigers and bears....

House Of Gucci Trailer: Lady Gaga And Adam Driver Are Out For Blood Ridley Scott is about to do it again. After giving us the excellent and criminally underseen “The Last Duel,” the 83-year-old filmmaker has the star-studded “House of Gucci” arriving before the year is out. Based on a true story, “House of Gucci” follows “the shocking true story of the family empire behind the Italian fashion house of Gucci....

Hulu Announces ‘March Of The Penguins’ Sequel, ‘Catch-22’ Series With George Clooney & More [TCA 2018] Joel Stillerman, Chief Content Officer at Hulu, opened the steaming service’s Television Critics Association panels with a series of announcements about upcoming new projects, including aMarch of the Penguinssequel, aCatch-22series starringGeorge Clooney, and a deal with Blumhouse Televisionfor the anthology horror serieswe heard about recently. First up, Hulu’s documentary film series has includedThe Beatles: Eight Days A Week, Too Funny to FailandBecoming Bond,and nowMarch of the Penguins 2: The Next Stepwill join them....

Is The Screenwriter Of Slumdog Millionaire Writing Wolverine 2? Update:Alex from FirstShowing contacted Fox, and the studio claims the story isn’t true. I received an interesting e-mail yesterday from a /Film reader named Adam B claiming thatWolverine 2was in development, andSlumdog MillionairescreenwriterSimon Beaufoywas penning the script. alright guys, im currently working at the bradford international film festival in the UK, and tonight we had simon beaufoy, screenwriter of slumdog millionaire doing a screentalk....

Jessica Alba To Star In Netflix Series Confessions On The 7:45 Jessica Alba is headed to Netflix with a series based on New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger’s novel, “Confessions on the 7:45.” Alba will star and Charise Castro Smith will act as showrunner and writer of the “Confessions on the 7:45” adaptation. “The 7:45” refers to the train in the book’s Hitchcockian plot. According toVariety, “Confessions on the 7:45” is “described as a psychological thriller about a working mom (Alba) who meets a stranger on a train as she is commuting home who upends her life....

Kevin Smith Needs Redbox To Replace ‘Clerks’ Locale RST Video In ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’ Kevin Smith’s breakthrough indie comedyClerkstakes place entirely at two locations. One is the Quick Stop Groceries, where Dante (Brian O’Halloran) works, even when he isn’t supposed to be there that day. The other is RST Video, the video rental store where Randall (Jeff Anderson) wastes his day away. But it sounds like one of those locations is getting replaced in Kevin Smith’sforthcoming comedy sequel,Jay and Silent Bob Reboot....

LOL: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Featurette From ‘SNL’ Shows The Magic Behind The Dragons Last night,Game of ThronesstarPeter Dinklagemade his hosting debut onSaturday Night Live, and you just knew that the late night sketch show was going to do something parodying the popular HBO fantasy series. Thankfully, they did not disappoint with a faux featurette from behind the scenes of show that illustrates how they’re bringDaenerys Targaryen’s impressive dragons to life for the forthcoming sixth season....

Mike White To Officially Direct ‘Pride And Prejudice And Zombies’ The man behindChuck and Buckis set to dress well and suck…brains, that it is.Mike White, the writer ofSchool of Rock, Nacho Libreand the aforementionedChuck and Buckis now officially set to direct his sophomore feature film – an adaptation of the novelPride and Prejudice and ZombiesbyJane AustinandSeth Grahame-Smith, which tells the classic Austin love story but fills in gaps with zombie comedy and horror....