‘Violation’ Directors Explain How They Shot One Of The Most Disturbing Movie Scenes Of 2021 [Interview] One of the most jarring, intense films to play at TIFF 2020 and Sundance 2021 was the revenge thrillerViolation. Sure to divide audiences, the same ambivalence was shared by one of /Film’s staff critic. In hismixed review,Chris Evangelista calledMadeleine Sims-FewerandDusty Mancinelli’swork “unflinchingly brutal” yet “muddled,” while the “pervasive feeling of dread and horror is pitch-perfect” and that “there’s much here worth fixating on....

A Remake Of ‘The Bodyguard’ Is In The Works In the second piece ofKevin Costner-related newsthis week, Warner Brothers has decided to remake their 1992 filmThe Bodyguard. They’ve hired screenwritersJeremiah FriedmanandNick Palmer, who wrotethe 2010 Black ListfilmFamily Getaway, to update the original story of a Secret Service agent turned bodyguard who falls in love with his client, a popular singer. In the new film, the bodyguard will be an Iraqi war vet who has to deal with the ability of social media and celebrity journalism to make the life of a celebrity more public than ever....

A24 Launches ‘The Green Knight’ Roleplaying Game, Indicates Film Will Still Come To Theaters When exactly will audiences have the chance to seeThe Green Knight, directorDavid Lowery’s (Pete’s Dragon,A Ghost Story)cinematic reimaginingof the Arthurian legend? The movie was removed from the release calendar at the end of April, and a week later, Lowery himselfwas sayingthat “no one knows” when it will see the light of day. But a press release from distributor A24 promoting a newThe Green Knightroleplaying game (we’ll get to that in a second) seems to hint that the indie distributor is still holding out hope for a theatrical release....

Atlanta Season 3 Episode 7 Gives Us Another Standalone Story With ‘Trini 2 De Bone’ This episode of “Atlanta” is a portrait of the way wealthy white elites depend on the physical and emotional labor of Black/POC caregivers to raise their children. It’s a tale as old as time, dating back to the days when Black enslaved women were depended upon to raise the children of white slave owners,forced to breastfeedlittle white babies even as their own children were starved or ripped away from them and sold like animals....

Atlas Entertainment Acquires Graphic Novel ‘Langley High’ From Benderspink Atlas Entertainment co-founderCharles Rovenput his weight behind such comic book adaptations as Zack Snyder’sMan of Steeland Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and it seems he’s not done with the graphic novel format yet. Roven and Atlas Entertainment colleagueAlex Gartnerhave just acquired the movie rights toLangley High, an upcoming book conceived by Benderspink’sJC SpinkandChristopher Cosmosabout the teenage son of a captured CIA agent.Tomm CokerandDaniel Freedman, creators of the vampire romance comicUndying Love, have been tapped to write the big-screen adaptation....

Cary Fukunaga Signs To Direct ‘Spaceless’ For Universal Cary Fukunagahas quickly become one of my favorite directors thanks to his work with thetremendousSin Nombreand the very goodJane Eyre. He has hadone possible new filmon deck, the Civil War heist filmNo Blood, No Guts, No Glory, and he has talked up other options,including a musical. Now he has fully set up another project: he just signed to direct the sci-fi thrillerSpacelessfor Universal....

Casting Notes: Gwyneth Paltrow And Tim McGraw In Country Music Picture; Harold Perrineau In Hungry Rabbit Jumps; Voice Cast For Animated Night Of The Living Dead Screen Gems is getting into a different kind of genre film — while still working withResident EvilandUnderworldmovies, the outfit is also putting togetherLove Don’t Let Me Down, a country music picture produced byTobey Maguire. The primary cast now includesGwyneth Paltrow,Tim McGraw,Garrett HedlundandLeighton Meester. Shana Festewrote and will direct, and the story “revolves around a rising young singer-songwriter (Hedlund) who becomes involved with a fallen country singer (Paltrow)....

Christoph Waltz To Star In Amazon Thriller The Consultant From WandaVision Director Matt Shakman He’s been a Bond villain and an SS officer, he’s worked with Guillermo del Toro and Wes Anderson this year alone, and now Oscar-nominated actor Christoph Waltz is kicking in the door at Amazon Prime. The “Inglorious Basterds” actor is set to lead in Tony Basgallop’s dark comedy series “The Consultant,” based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name....

Cinemark Allowing Shortened Theatrical Windows For Movies On A Case-By-Case Basis Starting This Month Movie theaters are still having a tough time right now, so some of the major chains are doing whatever they can in order to better their financial situation. AMC Theatres got some help froma deal they struck with Universalthat not only shortened the theatrical window to 17 days but gave theaters some of the VOD revenue when the movie was available to rent digitally at home....

Contest: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Limited Edition Collector’s Set Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Limited Edition Collector’s Set hit DVD store shelves on February 20th, and we have a copy for two lucky /Film readers. All you need to enter is toe-mail uswith the reason why you should win. On March 4th we will e-mail the winners with the best answers. More information on the release can be found after the jump....

Cool Stuff: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Statue And NECA Action Figures Fight For The Future Terminator: Dark Fatemay not be an immediate hitat the box office, likely thanks to fans being gunshy about yet another sequel in the Terminator franchise potentially disappointing them again. But the movie has received a good amount of favorable reactions from critics, earning the movie a70% on Rotten Tomatoesand an even more satisfied 84% audience score. That means there are probably some of you out there who want to bringTerminator: Dark Fatecollectibles home, and both NECA and Chronicle Collectibles have you covered with action figures and a statue....

Cool Stuff: Zombama: Brains T-Shirt The Zombama: Brains T-shirt is now available for the next 24-hours only onTeeFury.comfor only $9 (plus $2 shipping and handling. The design by Jared Moratis created the art as a commentary about rabid Obama fan-mania coupled with his missteps as a new leader, as well as a commentary about appropriation art. The artist assures us that while some may assign “sort of racist, hate-filled vibe to it”, that was not his intention at all....

Disney Is Shutting Down Direct-To-Video Animation Studio Disneytoon Disneyis shutting downDisneytoon Studios,the longstanding animation division behind Disney’s direct-to-video releases and thePlanesfranchise. In the wake ofJohn Lasseter’s departure from the Walt Disney Co., the company is shuttering the Glendale-based Disneytoon Studios,Indiewirereported. The closure, which will result in the loss of an estimated 75 animators and staff positions, will take place immediately. “After much consideration, we have made the decision to end production activity and close Disneytoon Studios,” a Disney spokesperson said....