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On The Lot Judges Announced I’m not really a reality television guy. I despise American Idol. I like documentaries. I even liked the Real World way back before it became a complete farce. But I loved Project Greenlight, but all great shows get canceled. Thankfully the new Steven Spielberg reality is premiering on May 22nd. Fox has finally sent out a press release announcing the judges. I wish Spielberg would step up and be a judge, but apparently he wants to remain in the background....

Page 2: ET, Star Wars, Godzilla, LotR, GoT, Frozen, Walking Dead, Maleficent, Michel Gondry, David Lynch 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. Fortune and Glory:Frank Marshallshares storiesand rare personal photos from the making ofTemple of Doom!...

Paramount Greenlights ‘Meet Jimmy’, A Horror Film About A Killer Podcast True crime podcasts have become some of the hottest of the entire medium over the past few years, but now a new movie is on the way about a podcast that may actually kill its listeners. Paramount has acquired the rights toMeet Jimmy, a short film from Dutch directorDavid-Jan Bronsgeestand writerTim Koomenthat’s being compared toThe RingandA Nightmare on Elm Street....

Patty Jenkins Almost Walked Away From ‘Wonder Woman 1984,’ And She’s Currently Hitting Pause On ‘Wonder Woman 3’ With the coming release ofWonder Woman 1984,Patty Jenkinshas been hard at work doing the press rounds for the superhero film. And naturally, with the unique release ofWonder Woman 1984, which will be hitting HBO Max and theaters day-and-date on Christmas Day, the conversation turned to the future: what is the future of theaters, with this industry-shattering release strategy?...

Peter’s Reaction To JJ Abrams' ‘Super 8’ After the jump you can watch a spoiler-free video blog reaction toJJ Abrams’Super 8that I recorded a couple weeks back with Alex fromFirstShowing. I have delayed posting this, as I wanted to include a written reaction to the film. The video blog focuses more specifically on the film, my written thoughts are more of a subjective reaction to the movie, along with a couple notes about the public perceptions of JJ Abrams vs....

Rex From Disneyland’s Original Star Tours To Appear In ‘Star Wars Rebels’? I remember when theStar Toursride first opened in 1987 (am I old?) they had a ABC Magical World of Disney special which focused on the attraction. And when I finally got to ride the attraction, it was just as magical as I had imagined, taking us on a tour of a galaxy far far away at the same time as the climactic moments of the Star Wars....

Russo Brothers Confirm They’re Misleading Audiences Again With ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Trailers When it comes to Marvel movie trailers, it’s becoming increasingly obvious that we shouldn’t believe what we see. Spider-Man was hidden from an airport fight shot in theCaptain America: Civil Wartrailer,theThor: Ragnaroktrailers faked out audiences by including a key shot of Thor with both of his eyes, and anAvengers: Infinity Wartrailer threw us off by including a shot of Hulk running with Team Wakanda that never even appeared in the film....

Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, And Steve Coogan Join Adam McKay’s The Other Guys. The ensemble cast forThe Other Guys, the latest collaboration between funnymen palsWill Ferrelland writer/directorAdam McKay, is of a higher-profile than on their previous flicks, sansAnchorman. Today brings news thatSamuel L. JacksonandDwayne “Tooth Fairy” Johnsonwill play stud “super cops” to the unfulfilled desk pigs played by Ferrell,Mark Wahlberg,Rob Riggle, andCraig Robinson. In addition, Brit comedy andAlan Patridgemastermind,Steve Coogan, will play the villain, automatically kicking the craziness up a notch....

Sequel Bits: ‘Space Jam 2,’ ‘Girl Who Played With Fire,’ ‘Kick-Ass 2,’ ‘Bourne Legacy,’ ‘Hellboy 3,’ ‘Sin City 2’ There’s so much in this edition of Sequel Bits it’s insane. Let’s get going. After the jump read about the following: David Fincherhasn’t fully committed to a project after releasing last year’sThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Rumor was20,000 Leagues Under The Seawould be next but as he’s working on the Netflix showHouse of Cards, he still seems to be considering theDragon TattoosequelThe Girl Who Played With Fire....

Star Wars Series Ahsoka Casts Ray Stevenson As Mystery Villain (And It Isn’t Thrawn) Today brings some interesting news for “Star Wars” fans as the upcoming “Ahsoka” series has added yet another member to its ever-growing cast. None other than Ray Stevenson (“Thor,” “Vikings”) has been tapped to play an unspecified villain in the show. This will mark the actor’s return to a galaxy far, far away, having previously provided his voice to both “The Clone Wars” and “Rebels” animated shows (more on that in a minute)....

Superhero Bits: How Captain America Returned The Infinity Stones, New X-Men Logos & More Want to see the entireDC Universepanel from Comic-Con? Want to see the newX-Menlogos being used for Marvel’s latest comic event? What’s different about theBatman: Hushanimated movie when compared to the comic? How didCaptain Americareturn all of theInfinity Stones? Which Marvel character doesJoe Manganiellowant to play? Which Marvel role didRiverdalestarKJ Apaaudition for? All that and more in this edition ofSuperhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Inhuman Box Office, Marvel Legacy Is Coming, Aquaman Is Like Star Wars & More We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What’s going on withCaptain AmericainSecret Empirenow and what’s coming inMarvel Legacy? What’sSlashdoing on the set ofDeadpool 2? How isAquamanlike an underwater version ofStar Wars? WillSupermanget his black suit inJustice League? IsCat Grantthe new White House press secretary onSupergirl? How much willInhumansmake at the box office this weekend?...

Superhero Bits: R.I.P.D., Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Dark Knight Rises, Kick-Ass 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier Want to see new images from the sets ofR.I.P.D.andThor: The Dark World? What are the latest rumors regardingIron Man 3andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier? Where can you watch a bunch ofSupermancartoons online for free? HasKick-Ass 2finished filming? WasThe Dark Knight Risesever going to have a Bat Boat in it? How doesTom Hiddlestoncompare the twoThordirectors?...