J.J. Abrams Won’t Let Fan Outcry Impact His Vision For ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Following the release ofStar Wars: The Last Jedi, there was plenty of fan outcry from those who did not like the direction thatRian Johnsontook with this latest trilogy of films in the sci-fi saga. Some of the complaints stemmed from sexist, bigoted fans who were upset at how prominent certain female characters were featured, but other criticism came in the form of certain story points, character arcs and creative decisions....

Joaquin Phoenix Made ‘Joker’ Sequel Posters Inserting Joker Into Films Like ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ And ‘Yentl’ Joker 2has not yet been officially announced, but it seems like an inevitability at this point. The first film is alreadythe most successful R-rated movie of all time, and though starJoaquin Phoenixadmits that part of the attraction to making the first movie was that it was a “one-off,” he started getting sequel fever only a couple of weeks into filming....

Justin Lin Explains Using The ‘Furious 6’ Title Card In ‘Fast And Furious 6’ Long beforeFast and Furious 6was in production, fans were curious about its title. Would the film be calledFast Six?Furious Six? Maybe justFast and Furious 6,or some other combination of the title elements. Eventually the producerssettled onthe simple titleFast and Furious 6,and the movie hits theaters on May 24. When you sit down to see the movie, though, you’ll find a title card that reads “Furious 6” rather than “Fast and Furious 6....

Kate Mulgrew Had Her Doubts About Reviving Janeway For Star Trek: Prodigy One of the biggest draws of “Star Trek: Prodigy” is that it features the return of Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway — albeit in holographic form. Not only does Janeway’s return provide a mentor for the crew of the U.S.S. Protostar, but she also provides a thematic tie to “Star Trek: Voyager.” In “Voyager,” the captain and her crew were stranded in the Delta Quadrant and often had to rely on each other to overcome obstacles, much like the Protostar’s crew; Janeway’s ability to innovate while under pressure — a key characteristic in “Voyager” — makes her an intriguing, if unorthodox, mentor for the young Protostar crew....

Kevin Feige On ‘Doctor Strange,’ ‘Black Panther,’ And Rumors About ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ With Marvel’sAnt-Manhitting theaters soon, the studio kicked the publicity machine into high gear this past weekend with theAnt-Manjunket. That means studio presidentKevin Feigeis out doing interviews, which means we have quite a few bits of new information about upcoming Marvel movies. In addition to talking aboutthe tone of the new Spider-Man film, which Marvel is producing for Sony, and the question of theintroduction of LGBT charactersto Marvel movies, Feige has dropped comments aboutDoctor Strange,Black Panther,Civil War, and put to bedone rumorabout theThor: Ragnarokdirector....

Kevin Smith’s ‘Anti-Movie Review’ Show ‘Spoilers’ Premieres On Hulu June 4 Kevin Smithand film criticism haven’t always had the most friendly relationship. A few years back he lashed out at critics due to the reaction toCop Out. The battle continued whenRed Statewas released, as the director refused to show it to critics. On the flip side, great reviews certainly assisted in making films likeClerksandChasing Amysuch long lasting hits. Smith has now found a way to blend his two ideologies with an internet TV show calledSpoilers, which premieres June 4 onHulu....

Marvel Studios Vet Victoria Alonso Just Got A Big Promotion – Here’s Why That Matters Marvel Studios has officially promoted Victoria Alonso, a longtime member of the company who has been helping to shape the Marvel Cinematic Universe behind the scenes from the very beginning. Alonso, who has worked with the studio since “Iron Man” back in 2008, will now serve as the president of physical and post-production, visual effects, and animation production....

Movie Trailer #2: Kevin Spacey In ‘Casino Jack’ When we first saw atrailerforCasino Jack, starringKevin Spaceyas disgraced ‘super lobbyist’ Jack Abramoff, the film was calledBagmanand the trailer was miserable. Tonally the clip was all over the place, the voice over was laughable, and it committed a serious sin by trying to pretend that Rolling Stones songs like ‘Gimme Shelter’ and ‘Sympathy For the Devil’ have any life left for use in cinema....

New Clip And Buzz For The Men Who Stare At Goats Grant Heslov’s war comedyThe Men Who Stare at Goatspremiered recently in Venice and will soon be playing the Toronto International Film Festival. Positive reviews are coming in, and the underlying impression is that if you were hoping for a kooky, madcap comedy based on the trailer, that’s more or less exactly what you’ll get. To bolster that impression, distributor Overture has released a short clip featuringGeorge ClooneyandEwan McGregor; see it after the break....

New Film From Vikas Swarup, Creator Of Slumdog Millionaire, Coming Our Way On the no-brainer development fast track now is the second film to be based on a novel byVikas Swarup, the guy who pennedQ&A. That one was the novel adapted intoDanny Boyle’s outrageously popularSlumdog Millionaire. According toScreen Daily, Six Suspectsis to be a $15 million budget whodunit set in Delhi. Set to be scripted byJohn Hodge, screenwriter of not one but two other Danny Boyle-helmed films (Trainspotting,Shallow Grave) the project is being described as “Agatha Christie meets Elmore Leonard” and, if it’s anything likeSlumdog, the film will dive into Delhi’s criminal underbelly known for its contract killings and rampant fraud....

Selfie Sticks No Longer Allowed At Disney Parks The happiest place on Earth is not very happy about the current selfie stick trend.Walt Disney Parks and Resortshas announced that it is banning the devices from its parks entirely, after prohibiting their use on rides earlier this year. More about the new Disney selfie stick policy after the jump. TheOrlando Sentinelreports Disney’s updated selfie stick policy goes into effect next week, and applies to all Disney World theme parks, water parks, and DisneyQuest....

Sequel Bits: ‘Indiana Jones 5’, ‘Justice League’, Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Fast’ Spin-Off, And More In this edition of Sequel Bits: John Rhys-Davies, who played the Egyptian excavator Sallah inRaiders of the Lost ArkandIndiana Jones and The Last Crusade, toldYahoo UKthat he’d “love to have one last crack at Sallah” inSteven Spielberg’s upcomingIndiana Jones 5. Sallah is the last Arab in popular, contemporary culture, that we regard as a hero. The world has changed, and that’s a tragedy for the West and for the Arab world....

Spoiler Free Early Buzz: ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ The world premiere ofJJ Abrams’Star Wars: The Force Awakenshappened last night in Hollywood California at an unprecedented gala that took over the three big theaters on Hollywood Blvd: El Capitan, The Dolby Theatre and The TCL Chinese Theatre. While full on reviews are embargoed until Wednesday morning at 12:01am, guests in attendance at the premiere were allowed to tweet their brief reactions....