Dune International Box Office Suggests A Promising Start If director Denis Villeneuve was worried people might not see “Dune” on the big screen, those worries appear to be unfounded… at least overseas. According toTHR, the Warner Bros. and Legendary co-production of Frank Herbert’s monumental sci-fi tome opened on 7,819 screens in 24 international markets to the tune of $36.8 million, with Russia scoring the most tickets sales at $7.6 million, followed by $7....

Evan Peters Is Returning As Quicksilver In ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ The scene-stealing speedster is here to stay in the revampedX-Menseries. Quicksilver, played with a charming buoyancy byEvan Peters, is confirmed to be joining the cast ofX-Men: Dark Phoenix. Although Quicksilver didn’t play a role in the original comic book story line ofDark Phoenix, Peters' two appearances as the mutant speedster in X-Men: Days of Future Past andX-Men: Apocalypseproved to be so popular (and sadly, one of the saving graces ofApocalypse) that he will be written into the plot for the film....

Exclusive: Scott Waugh Talks ‘Need For Speed’ 3D Conversion It began with a simple tweet. “Need For Speedwill now be released in 3D.” Like that, thetalk began to spreadacross the Internet. TheAaron Paulvideo game adaptation was set for release in a few mere weeks andnowsomeone made the decision to convert the film to 3D? Instantly the frightening associations began to films such asClash of the TitansandThe Last Airbender, which were also given last minute 3D conversions to suck a few extra dollars out of the audience....

How ‘It’ Reinvents Pennywise The Clown For A New Generation Pennywise the Dancing Clown is an unlikely horror movie icon, mainly because he has yet to appear in a horror movie. Many people know him fromStephen King’s classic horror tomeIt. Many more know him from the 1990 TV miniseries adaptation, where he was played so memorably by the great Tim Curry. So, how does a 2017 big screen version ofIttake on a character so familiar (and so frightening) to so many people?...

How Is ‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Connected With ‘Avengers: Infinity War’? Ant-Man and the Waspis about as far from the emotional and physical devastation ofAvengers: Infinity Waras you could get. There’s no mention of Thanos, destruction, or doom in the film’s trailers — but thereisan ant playing the drums. So how doesAnt-Man and the Wasptake the events ofInfinity Warinto account? On the set visit for theAnt-Mansequel, directorPeyton Reedaddressed that giant elephant (Giant…Man?...

James Gunn Freaking Loves ‘Ant-Man’: “My Favorite Marvel Film Since ‘Iron Man’” Though it won’t come out for another couple of weeks,Ant-Manhas gotten somevery solid reactionsalready. Now we have another one to add to the praise pile, from a guy who certainly knows his way around the Marvel Cinematic Universe. DirectorJames Gunn, who caughtAnt-Manat its Los Angeles premiere this week, gushed that it may just be his third-favorite Marvel movie of all time, afterIron Manand his ownGuardians of the Galaxy....

Marvel Movies Will Go On Forever According To Disney CEO If you’re getting sick of superhero movies and sequels to even more superhero movies, we have some bad news. But if you’ll never stop being thirsty for seeing characters from the pages of comic books head to the big screen, then we have the best news. As of now there areMarvel Studiosmovies scheduled for release through 2019, but Disney is planning on releasing plenty more movies in the Marvel cinematic universe long after that....

Marvel’s ‘The Punisher’ Casts Oscar Nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo In Recurring Role Marvel’s upcoming Netflix seriesThe Punisheris shaping up to be quite promising. Jon Bernthalwas always a talented actor around which to center the drama, but now the dark vigilante series is getting a higher pedigree with Oscar-nominated actressShohreh Aghdashloogetting cast in a recurring role. Aghdashloo, an Iranian actress who received an Oscar nomination for her stunning turn in 2003’sThe House of Sand and Fog, will be starring in a recurring role as Farah Madani, the mother of Amber Rose Revah’sDinah Madani, a Homeland Security agent hunting Bernthal’s Frank Castle, the titular “Punisher,” according toEntertainment Weekly....

Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios Gets A Second Teaser Trailer, Now With Sigourney Weaver The offerings fromNeill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios looks more bonkers by the minute. The experimental short film studio from the director ofDistrict 9, ElysiumandChappiedropped a second teaser trailer Monday, and it’s chock full of new footage of creepy aliens, gory bodies, andSigourney Weaver. Hey, since we’re not getting Blomkamp’sAlien 5, I’ll take it. “From director Neill Blomkamp comes a studio introducing a series of experimental short films, experimental content, and more weird shit,” the trailer for “Vol....

No One Cared About Daredevil At Charlie Cox’s Spider-Man: No Way Home Screening Apparently, no one cared about theDaredevilcameo during Charlie Cox’s screening of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which is baffling, to say the least. Cox, who played the titular character inNetflix’s Marvel show, did not get quite the reaction he was hoping for during his cameo scene from theater audiences, which is a stark contrast to the (almost) unanimous cheers and hoots that the scenes starring the other Spider-Men (Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield) received....

Page 2: PSH, Serenity, Star Wars, Muppets, House Of Cards, Transformers, Matrix, Breaking Bad, BTTF, Birdman, Homeland 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:Philip Seymour HoffmanTributeT-Shirt Ratings:Better Call SaulIs Cable’s Highest-Rated Series Premiere Ever8 TimesTelevision Did Long Tracking Shots As Well As the MoviesSerenityHull Art ArtisanReplica...

Play The Low Tech ‘Interstellar Text Adventure’ Game For Christopher Nolan’s High Tech Film Christopher Nolan’sInterstellaris the height of technical cinema. Whether you love or hate the story, the filmmaking used to bring it to life is extraordinary. The practical and digital effects, the cinematography, production design, IMAX sequences, sound effects, and score are just some of the best of the best. It’s pretty much as high-tech as a movie gets....

Ready To Cry? Netflix Price Increase Is On The Way If you’re a cord cutter who relies onNetflixfor all your entertainment needs, then we have some potentially bad news. The streaming service provided on Netflix is one of the best deals for entertainment out there, with the entry-level plans costing just $7.99 a month for access to all of Netflix’s streaming library. But it’s going to get a little more expensive in the future....