Page 2: Tom Hanks, Star Wars, Totoro, Rise Of The Guardians, Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Hobbit, Neil Patrick Harris, Indiana Jones, Twin Peaks, Life Of Pi 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 included46 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness....

Redbox Pulls Deadline Art Featuring Brittany Murphy Whenever a celebrity dies, particularly in the entertainment industry, the way to handle their final works (as well as works that reference or relate to them) is often a tricky one. With Brittany Murphy’srecent death, we’ve already seen this principle in action: Several weeks ago, Saturday Night Live aired a Weekend Update sketch lampooning Murphy’s public persona, portraying her as loopy and completely out of it....

Repo! The Genetic Opera Movie Trailer A new movie trailer forDarren Lynn Bousman’sRepo! The Genetic Operahas gone online as the Fantasia Film Festival begins next week. I hate to rehash the quotes used in the trailer, but the movie looks both stunning and original, and might very well become an instant cult classic. It looks like Rocky Horror Picture Show meets Blade Runner meets Saw. I also love the fusion of comic book styling used in the backstory and actor credits....

Rumor: Asa Butterfield Is Your New Spider-Man It seems Marvel and Sony have found their newSpider-Man. Maybe. A new rumor has surfaced that he’ll be played byAsa Butterfield, the 18-year-old British actor who starred in Martin Scorsese’sHugo,andEnder’s Game. Butterfield was reportedly Sony’s top choice amonga short list of otherswho were up for the role. According to Latino Review, the actor is in final negotiations and once the contracts are signed, an official announcement will be made....

Rumor: Marvel Studios Is Developing An ‘Eternals’ Movie For years, Marvel Studios made waves by announcing its movies years in advance, building hype like no other studio and giving fans plenty of teases of what was coming. ButAvengers: Infinity WarandAvengers 4are almost certainly going to feature some major deaths that drastically change the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and since the studio wants to keep those deaths a secret for as long as possible, it’s been announcingfuture release datesbut not telling the world what their upcoming film slate looks like....

Rumor: Wentworth Miller In Bioshock Movie? CouldPrison BreakstarWentworth Millerbe cast in the big screen adaptation ofBioshock? Last we heard, the Universaldecided to put theGore Verbinski-directed video game movie on hold as they explored options to cut down the film’s ballooning budget. Miller commented on histwitter accountthat “Prison Break may be ending, but I’ve got things in the works. Hint…one word: Bioshock.” Miller could have meant that he’ll now have time to play Bioshock, but I somehow doubt that was what he meant....

See How Steven Spielberg Used Real VR Headsets To Make ‘Ready Player One’ A majority ofSteven Spielberg’s latest blockbusterReady Player Onetakes place in the virtual world of The OASIS. In 2045, people escape the crowded, seemingly mundane real world to explore and play in this virtual world where they can be anyone and do anything. The only way to enter this world is by way of virtual reality headsets, some more complex and sophisticated than others....

Sequel Bits: ‘Wicker Man 2’ In Japan? Plus ‘Before Sunset’ Follow-Up, ‘Grown-Ups 2,’ And ‘Riddick’ This one’s too good to hide after the break, so let’s begin this roundup of sequel news with a killer quote fromNicolas Cage. The actor often seems to go off the deep end with respect to movie roles, and one of his crazier ones in recent memory is theNeil LaButeremake ofThe Wicker Man. There’s no way to sum up the madness of the film; if you haven’t seen it, get that sucker now....

Small-Screen Stream: All-Comedy Edition, Because We Deserve It (Welcome toSmall-Screen Stream, a feature where we share the best television shows streaming and where you can watch them.) It’s been a hard few weeks. No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, there’s an exhausting onslaught of things going on that have made it very difficult to remain positive, focused, and productive. It’s also been hard to watch television lightheartedly; things likeThe Handmaid’s TaleandWestworld– about body politics and oppression and challenging ideologies – are a little too real in the wake of all that’s happening around us....

Sofia Coppola Is Making Her First TV Series At Apple TV+ Sofia Coppolais sticking with Apple. TheLost in Translationfilmmaker already has her Bill Murray reunion movieOn the Rocksset up at A24 and Apple, and now she’s moving into episodic TV at Apple TV+ withCustom of the Country. The series will adapt the Edith Wharton novel of the same name, following a Midwestern girl who attempts to rise through the ranks of New York City society....

Star Wars Bits: Boba Fett Returns, Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy, Gina Carano, Inferno Squad, And More In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Boba Fett to Appear inStar Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters StarWars.com recently announcedWar of the Bounty Hunters, an epic crossover that will reveal what Boba Fett experienced on his journey to deliver Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt. Running from May through October, it all kicks off withWar of the Bounty Hunters Alpha#1 from authorCharles Souleand artistSteve McNiven....

Stephen King Was Pretty Broken Up After Seeing Stand By Me For The First Time Stephen King is no stranger to adaptations. “Carrie,” “The Shining,” “Firestarter,” and “It,” are just a few of the successful films that are based on a King story. He is a masterful storyteller with a talent for the weird and terrifying. His name conjures images of demented clowns, possessed classic cars, or rabid dogs, iconic images of horror, but the author doesn’t always focus on thesupernatural....

Superhero Bits: Punisher Gets A New Logo, New Andrew Garfield Spider-Man Rumors & More (Superhero Bitsis a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.) In this edition of Superhero Bits: Black Widow gets the “Old Man Logan” treatment in a new podcast....