Gambit Could Debut In Solo Movie First, Says Channing Tatum WhenChanning Tatumwas confirmed for the role ofGambitearlier this month, the word was that his version of the character would make his debut in 2016’sX-Men: Apocalypse. But that may not be the case after all if Tatum has his way. In a recent interview, Tatum revealed that there have been conversations about introducing his Gambit in a standalone movie — one that’ll “change the superhero movie,” no less....

George Clooney In Talks For Jason Reitman’s Up In The Air Sometimes while I blog about the latest news, I think to myself about how much the last year has affected the story I’m working on. With some actors and directors, it doesn’t make much of a difference. For example, George Clooney’s Michael Clayton was days away from screening at the Toronto Film Festival, yet it already had Oscar buzz. Clooney is the kind of actor who will always have his pick of big projects with award appeal....

IFC Releases Trailer For Rerelease Of Christopher Nolan’s Following In my e-mail box this morning I found a movie trailer for the rerelease ofChristopher Nolan’s first feature filmFollowing. The trailer does a good job of fusing an independently made black and white movie with faster paced editing and a soundtrack reminiscent ofThe Dark Knightand Nolan’s current box office success,Inception. Unfortunately the movie is not being rereleased theatrically. I contacted IFC and they told me that it is only being rereleased through their IFC video on demand service....

Jennifer Lawrence Is Now “Dying To Come Back” For More X-Men Movies Almost exactly one year ago,Jennifer Lawrencesaid thatX-Men: Apocalypsewas going to be her last timeplaying Mystique in the comic book franchise. At the time we thought this could just as easily been a negotiating tactic for more money to reprise the character down the road, and a new statement from Lawrence seems to indicate that was the case all along....

John Romita, Jr Describes His Animated Kick-Ass Sequence I think I’m one of the few that is still on the fence aboutKick-Ass, the upcoming adaptation ofMark MillarandJohn Romita Jr’s comic book by directorMatthew Vaughn. I wasn’t as wowed by the Comic Con footage as many were. But one of the things I am intrigued about with respect to the project is Romita’s animated sequence that will appear somewhere in the flick....

Let’s Talk About The Nerdy Logistical Paradoxes Of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Avengers: Endgameis an awesome movie. I want to put that up front because I don’t want this post to come off as me just complaining about logic or potential plot flaws. Well, Iwillnerdily complain about both of those things, but it’s all in fun. So, if you’ve seen the finale of Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga, let’s dive in. And here is yourmajor spoiler warning....

Marvel Tinkers With Iron Man 2 3D Conversion; And Why It’s A Bad Idea Jon Favreauhas been talking about 3D for a while now. Last year, he admitted that he would love to shoot Iron Man 2 in 3D. The problem with going 3D at this point, Favreausays, is technology. His cinematographer (Matthew Libatique) likes to shoot film, and likes the look of film. 3D would require him to shoot digital, and between that constraint and the additional expense, it wasn’t an option forIron Man 2....

Michael Jackson Goes ‘Off The Wall’: Spike Lee’s Sundance Doc Debuts First Trailer In just one week, some of the /Film crew will be heading to Park City, Utah to partake in some independent cinema at the2016 Sundance Film Festival. We’ll have plenty of coverage from the mountains about what will be worth seeing later this year, what gets picked up at the fest and much more. But before then, some of the movies on the roster are already being teased, and theSpike LeeMichael Jackson documentary coming to Showtime next month is one of them....

More ‘Hunger Games’ And ‘Twilight’ Movies May Happen If Lionsgate Gets Its Way Lionsgate may volunteer theHunger GamesandTwilightfranchises as tribute to reboot mania. Both franchises wrapped up their stories before cinematic universe fever broke, and Lionsgate is itching to fill the hole — first by exploring aJohn Wickuniverse that spans movies, TV, and comic books, and now by revisiting their most popular and lucrative franchises. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer implied that the studio is looking to produce more installments or spin-offs of theHunger GamesandTwilightfranchises provided they getTwilightauthor Stephenie Meyer andHunger Gameswriter Suzanne Collins to sign off, according toVariety....

Nathan Fillion Didn’t Exactly Nail His Firefly Audition “Firefly"is fondly remembered by fans for many reasons, not the least of which is its spot-on casting. Every member of the Serenity’s ragtag group of smugglers is absolutely perfect in their respective roles. “Firefly” follows this motley crew as they make their way across the ‘verse, with trouble following them at every turn. The sci-fi/western mashup aired 11 of its 14 episodes in 2002, beforeFox prematurely gave it the axe....

Now Scream This: Close Out Summer With These Great Horror Movies (Welcome toNow Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt:Between San Diego Comic-Con, Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival and some much needed away-from-keyboards vacation time, Chris and myself decided to ditch a theme this week in favor of making things a tad easier on ourselves....

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Page 2: Spaceballs, Star Wars, Cars, Kubrick, ET, WALL-E, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Sharknado, Zach Braff 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 included36 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. Header Photo: Original Gangstert-shirt Critics Love ‘Boyhood,‘But Can It Actually Win Best Picture?...