Severance Creator Dan Erickson Loves The Irony Behind Ricken’s Self-Help Book Currently, two different universes exist: one in which someone has seen the Apple TV+ show “Severance” and is irreparably changed in its wake, and another of ignorant bliss in which one has not yet been emotionally devastated by it. The show is set in a world where technology has evolved to the point of allowing humans the chance to sever their memories, allowing two simultaneous “versions” of themselves to exist — one at work, and one outside of the walls of their offices atLumon Industries....

Star Wars Bits: John Boyega And Daisy Ridley Travel To Set; Plus New Cast Members, Harrison Ford, Drew Struzan And Posters Star Wars Episode VIIis filming and you can see the stars on set, find out about the shoot, read about rumors, buy posters and so much more in this edition ofStar Wars Bits. Below, read about the following. Header image: Thefull book jacketforHeir to the Jediby Kevin Hearne, art by Larry Rostant....

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Haywire’ Releasing Via Relativity In January 2012 There have been some conflicting, or perhaps we should say contended, reports about when and howSteven Soderbergh’s new filmHaywirewill be released. Relativity financed the film and originally made a deal with Lionsgate to distribute in the US and worldwide, but when Relativity’s domestic distribution arm was formed, a long process of bringing the rights back to the company took place. There have been multiple possible release dates reported (January ‘11, April ‘11, then August ‘11) and now the film will go out to the US via Relativity on June 16, 2025....

Superhero Bits: Jeff Goldblum Reacts To Spider-Man Deal, ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Season 7 Trailer & More Did you catch the teaser trailer for the final season ofAgents of SHIELD? Wouldn’t you like to have action figures of the superheroes inThe Boys? What gift did Marvel Studios giveJames Gunnfor his birthday? Want to see the announcement of the new Disney+ shows fromMarvelat the D23 Expo? What wasJeff Goldblum’s reaction to theSpider-Mandeal debacle?...

Superhero Bits: Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers, Man Of Steel What security measures are being taken on the set ofThe Dark Knight Rises? Did those security measures stop someone from catchingJoseph Gordon-Levittwalking along side the Tumbler? Want to know how the bank from the first image fromMan of Steelfits into the film? And how popular isSpider-Manat metal shows? Read about all of this and more in today’s Superhero Bits....

Terry O’Quinn Reteams With J.J. Abrams For Stephen King’s ‘Castle Rock’ Terry O’Quinnhas to go back…to work withLostco-creatorJ.J. Abrams. TheLostalum has been cast in a key role inCastle Rock, Abrams' Hulu psychological-horror series revolving around theStephen Kinguniverse. While O’Quinn has been getting steady work on television, starring in series likeThe BlacklistandHawaii Five-0, he did his career-best work inLost— and it would be wonderful to see him live up to the potential that Abrams,Damon Lindelof, andCarlton Cusehelped him fulfill during the course of that sci-fi series....

The 14 Best Moments In Willow, Ranked Despite Ron Howard directing a story by producer George Lucas, “Willow” was met with unexpectedly low box office returns and mixed reviews from critics upon its debut in 1988. But home media viewership has generated a cult following for the film, and neither Lucas, Howard nor Lucasfilm’s new owners, Disney, have been able to let go of the idea of continuing “Willow.” Lucas teamed up with writer Chris Claremont to produce a trilogy of sequel novels to the film from 1995-2000, while Howard is executive producinga sequel streaming series(to be directed byJonathan Entwistle) for Disney+, set to premiere in 2022....

The Back Of Kylo Ren’s Helmet Revealed, But What Does It Tell Us? We’ve seen a lot of images ofStar Wars: The Force Awakensvillain character Kylo Ren, but never without his hood. During the official StarWars.com live unboxing of the firstStar Wars: The Force Awakenstoys in advance of “Force Friday” tomorrow, a new Kylo Ren figure was revealed and the hosts even gave us a look at whats under the hood....

The Classic Movie Moment That Was Too Real For Humphrey Bogart No one is exempt from having a fear, not even a big screen legend who made a career playing tough guy after tough guy. Hollywood’sHumphrey Bogart, while he was on the other side of 50, got the willies shooting a scene for “The African Queen” where he had to be covered with leeches. The Dangers of the River While most everyone else working on “The African Queen” was worried about dysentery (Bogart and director John Huston were the only two who didn’t get it, thanks to drinking alcohol instead of water), the thing that made the star of “Casablanca” most uncomfortable is now a classic movie moment....

The Daily Stream: The Catharsis Of Girl, Interrupted On Bad Mental Health Days (Welcome toThe Daily Stream,an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.) The Movie:“Girl, Interrupted” Where You Can Stream It:Netflix The Pitch:Hollywood has never had a problem exploring or exploiting mental illness on screen, but seldom do they ever get it “right,” for however you want to interpret what that means....

The Good Neighbor Trailer: An American Remake That Lays The Menace On Thick In the not-so-grand tradition of"The Vanishing,““The Grudge,“and"Delivery Man,“German filmmaker Stephan Rick has opted to step behind the camera for the English-language remake of his foreign-language original film. Fortunately for Rick, his 2011 thriller, “Unter Nachbarn,” never received a U.S. release; ergo, the twists and turns of this fiendish-looking yarn, now titled “The Good Neighbor,” will be completely new to the vast majority of audiences....

The Morning Watch: ‘Harry Potter’ Cast Says Farewell, The Accuracy Of Court Scenes In Movies & More The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch as the cast and crew ofHarry Pottersay farewell to the franchise in the final days of shooting onThe Deathly Hallows Part II....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen React To The Phantom Menace, NYC Locations Movies Love To Use Repeatedly & More (The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, see what stuntmen think of the lightsaber battle from “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,” as well as clips from movies like “The Matrix,” “Shaolin Soccer,” and more....