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Read About The Bane Origin Sequence Cut From ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ One near-constant in theChristopher NolanBatman movies is that he doesn’t spend much time detailing the origins of the villains in each film. (Two-face being an exception, as his origin is woven intoThe Dark Knight.)The Dark Knight Risesgoes into a bit more detail than the two movies that precede it, as it gives us some hint about how the characters that exist at the beginning of the film got to be who they are....

Rian Johnson Releases MP3 Audio Commentary For The Brothers Bloom Rian Johnsonhas recorded an online exclusive audio commentary for his new filmThe Brothers Bloom, which hit theaters in New York and Los Angeles last week, and expands further nationwide tomorrow. You can download the track now onApple.com. The idea is to load the mp3 file onto your ipod, iphone or zune (wait, does anyone really have a Zune?) and listen to the track while watching the film at your local multiplex....

Sam Mendes Makes A Passionate Plea To Save UK Stage Theatres, Calls Upon Netflix And Amazon For Help Much of our focus on the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have been on Hollywood, because that’s the business we cover. But we also have a vested interested in stage theater, since that’s where a lot of the silver screen’s biggest stars and filmmakers have cultivated their talents before becoming household names in Hollywood....

Scarlett Johansson Was Responsible For A Key Detail Of The ‘Black Widow’ Post-Credits Scene The best part of seeing an MCU movie in theaters isn’t the massive screen, booming audio, or even the excitement of a crowd reaction — it’s the singular, smug joy of sitting through the credits while an unlucky, uninformed few exit the theater. While they head home, the rest of us wait for the brief but meaningful scene that will be the source of speculation for weeks to come....

Scott Eastwood Straps In For ‘Fast 8’ TheFast 8family just keeps on growing.Scott Eastwoodhas just been set for the high-octane action sequel as a protégé toKurt Russell’s character, followingCharlize TheronandKristofer Hivju’s casting last week. They join a cast of familiar faces includingVin Dieselas Dom Toretto,Dwayne Johnsonas Luke Hobbs,Michelle Rodriguezas Letty, andJason Stathamas Deckard Shaw. Universal announced the Fast 8 Scott Eastwood casting onTwitter. Kurt Russell’s Mr. Nobody has a new protégé....

Sony’s ‘Silver And Black’ Is Two Separate Movies Now, Marvel Character Jackpot May Also Get Her Own Movie What is happening with Sony’s Spider-Man adjacent Marvel movie universe? Tom Hardy’sVenomlooks like a disaster, and the studio’s planned female-frontedSilver and Blackmovie, which would have followed the comic book characters of Black Cat and Silver Sable, wastaken off the release calendarearlier this summer. Now a new report says that instead of a team-up project, the latter film is being split into two entirely separate movies, and they may be looking for new directors....

Suicide Squad After-Credits Scene: Should You Stay Through The Credits? Now that thereviews forSuicide Squadhave hit the interwebs, you might be wondering if the film has a post-credits scene. This weekend when you seeSuicide Squad, should you remain in your seat until after the credits finish? Well, the answer to that question should almost always be yes. You should show your respect for the many people who worked on a film like this....

Superhero Bits: Comic-Con 2016 Badges, Deadpool Sidekick, 2046 Green Arrow & More HasDeadpoolchanged theX-Menmovie universe forever? How much did a recent near-mint copy ofAmazing Fantasy #15sell for? Will you be able to get aComic-Conbadge on Saturday? How doesStephen Amelllook with the classicGreen Arrowgoatee? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits. Here’s what’s coming up on the next episode ofArrow, including live-actionVixen. HasDeadpoolchanged the X-Men universe forever? And are more comic book movie innovations on the way?...

Superhero Bits: Mike Mignola Auctioning ‘Hellboy’ Sketches For Charity, ‘Stargirl’ Secrets Teased & More Want to watch a weekly video series hosted by Marvel’sJoe Quesada? Could we seeGreen LanternorThe Flashpop up onStargirl? Want to get your hands on aMike Mignolasketch and support a good cause? What didMichael Cainehave to say about taking the role ofAlfredinBatman Begins? Want to be inducted into theGreen Lantern Corps.by voice actorPhil LaMarr? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

The Best Kills In Texas Chainsaw Massacre Ranked The post which you are about to read is an account of the tragedy which befell a group of four youths, in particular Melody (Sarah Yarkin) and her traumatized sister Lila (Elsie Fisher). It is none the more tragic in that they were, in the words of one but the sentiment of many, total “gentri-f***ers.” But, had they lived very, very long lives, they could not have expected nor would they have wished to see as much of the mad and macabre as they were to see that day....

The Flash Director Teases An Electric Team-Up With New Image “The Flash” is on track to be a must-see movie, and not just because it’s the first solo Flash film. No, I think we can all agree that the biggest draw of this movie will be the return of Michael Keaton as Batman, something we haven’t seen since “Batman Returns” in 1992. “The Flash” will involve time travel and alternate dimensions, which explains why Keaton’s Caped Crusader is suddenly showing up in the DCEU....

The Morning Watch: Game Of Thrones Edition: Valyrian Dagger Theory, Loot Train Battle Video Essay & 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, we’ve got an assembly ofGame of Thronesvideos for you to check out....

The Most Uncomfortable Movie Scenes Of All Time Every week we attempt to answer a new pop culture related question. This week’s edition of /Answers takes on the question: Which movie scene made you the most uncomfortable? As always we have the most of the /Film writing and podcast team providing answers, but beginning this week, we will be introducing a new person to the mix. The idea is to have a different writer, director or actor join our weekly question game....