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Must Watch: Movie Trailer For The Indonesian Martial Arts Film Merantau I wasn’t planning on doing any work over the weekend, but then I received an email from our friends atTwitchtelling us to check out the official trailer forMerantau, the first Indonesian martial arts film to be produced in almost a quarter of a century. Todd Brown thinks this film “has a fighting chance of being the next Ong Bak”, and after watching the trailer, I have to agree....

New ‘Pet Sematary’ Movie Being Directed By Lindsey Beer, And It Might Not Be A Prequel After All Back in February, word broke that aPet Semataryprequel would be headed to Paramount+. Now, things may have changed. There’s still a newPet Sematarymovie on the way, and that film now has a director –Lindsey Beer, who is making her directorial debut with the project and also working on the screenplay. But now it’s being reported that the new film maynotbe a prequel after all....

New Posters: ‘War For The Planet Of The Apes,’ ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle,’ ‘The Mummy’ CinemaCon 2017has come to a close and ourupdatesonfootagefrom upcoming movies has come to an end. However, we’re not going to make you go cold turkey. We’ve got to ease you down. So how about we take a look at a slew of new movie posters? Let’s get started with this poster forWar For the Planet of the Apes, which I dig quite a bit....

Nicholas Meyer’s Secret ‘Star Trek’ Series May Be A ‘Wrath Of Khan’ Reboot We may see Khan in the flesh yet again. The genetically engineered baddie may appear in a rumored spin-off series ofStar Trek: Discovery, one thatStar Trek II: Wrath of KhandirectorNicholas Meyeris attached to. Reports have surfaced that Meyer’s secretStar Trekproject is aWrath of Khanreboot miniseries, depicting Khan in his exile beforeWrath of Khantook place. Or, this could all be hearsay and we were all…khanned....

One Lord Of The Rings Orc Was Designed To Resemble Harvey Weinstein The “Lord of the Rings” trilogy came to an epic conclusion in December of 2003 but, as any worthy cinematic artifact will do, we’restilllearning about new and fascinating (and hilarious) tidbits about the production of the legendary movies to this day. This latest one comes courtesy of the Hobbits themselves, all of whom have kept in touch in the years since and have taken turns reconnecting in-person for Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd’s “The Friendship Onion” podcast series....

Page 2: BTTF, Indiana Jones, Alien, Godzilla, Kill Bill, Star Wars, Escape From New York, Ghostbusters, Simpsons 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: Time FormersT-Shirt Andy Serkis Does Everything, Animators Do Nothing,SaysAndy Serkis 7 MoreWes AndersonTourist Attractions We’d Like to See TheseCoffee MugsFeature Evil Corporations Like Weyland-Yutani WhyNetflix’s Price Increase Won’t Cost You… For NowThe 10 Best StoriesIn theStar WarsExpanded Universe...

Rumor: ‘Star Wars Episode VII’ Casting Breakdown Reveals Seven Major Characters [UPDATED] [UPDATE:TheForce.nethas reached out to Lucasfilm, who confirmed that the casting rundown below is genuine.] Another day, anotherStar Wars Epsiode VIIrumor. And one that seemingly contradictsthe lastStar Wars Episode VIIrumor, no less. A site claims to have gotten ahold of a casting breakdown for the film’s seven lead characters — which, it should be noted, don’t include a pair of 17-year-old male-female twins....

Rumor: New Godzilla Movie In Discussion Stage At Legendary Pictures? Leave the King of the Monsters alone. He’s content at the bottom of the sea resting atop shipwrecked boxes of Asahi. Sure,Baby Godzillawants him to pay for college, but so what? The kid is a disgrace better ignored and very likely egg-bodied for life. But today, according toBloody Disgusting, Hollywood has dialed the King’s oceanic partyline in hopes of making another AmericanizedGodzillamovie....

Singer Chris Cornell Has Died At 52 When James Bond returned to the big screen with Daniel Craig in the lead role ofCasino Royalein 2006, the new run of 007 movies needed a theme song to bring the franchise into the 21st century the right way. Sony Pictures and MGM called upon Soundgarden and Audioslave frontmanChris Cornell’s signature growling singing voice to make it happen, and he created what I think isone of the better James Bond theme songsof the entire series....

Star Wars Bits: Disneyland Plans Rejected? Box Office Expectations, Braintrust, Force Friday, LEGO Star Destroyer In today’s edition of Star Wars Bits: All this and more, after the jump. Just yesterday in Star Wars Bits we told you that Stifel analysts Benjamin Mogil and Kevin Lee Hon Siong areprojecting thatStar Wars: The Force Awakenscould gross around $2.2 billion globally. Well yesterday during the Disney Quarterly Investor Earnings Call, Disney bossBob Igersuggested that analysts should temper their expectations....

Steven Spielberg Will Not Recast Indiana Jones Steven Spielbergisprobablygoing to direct anotherIndiana Jonesfilm. There has been talk of rebooting the franchise —rumorsthat have always been quickly shot down — but Spielberg andHarrison Fordseem intent on making a fifth installment in the series. One day someone will probably fill Ford’s shoes in the lead. A reboot is bound to happen. But don’t expect the role to be recast anytime soon. After the jump, Spielberg explains why there’s only one Indiana Jones....

Superhero Bits: ‘Dark Phoenix’ Hits HBO This Weekend, Marvel Future Fight Updates & More Who’s trying to help struggling comic book shops during these difficult times? Why isDaredevilwearingIron Manarmor? Want to watchX-Men: Dark Phoenixon HBO NOW this weekend? How didRobert Downey Jr.break his ankle while shootingIron Man 3? Want to get a voicemail fromJake JohnsonasPeter B. Parker? What tragic consequences are in store for the rest of the season ofThe Flash?...

Superhero Bits: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ And Revlon, ‘Batwoman’ Adds New Season 2 Cast Members & More How did Revlon use their make-up to makeGal Gadotlook even more stunning inWonder Woman 1984? When are The CWverse shows likeSupergirlandThe Flashgetting back to production? Who is playingOceanandThe Whispererin the second season ofBatwoman? Want to see a brutal fight rehearsal for theRoninscene inAvengers: Endgame? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Patch V1....