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Bryan Fuller Slams ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Trailer For Leaving Out Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality 20th Century Fox debuted the flashyBohemian Rhapsodytrailer to much fanfare, but there were a few people that it didn’t rock. Primarily, formerAmerican Godsshowrunner and Twitter extraordinaireBryan Fuller. Fuller took to his preferred social media platform to express his disappointment that theBohemian Rhapsodytrailer completely glossed over Freddie Mercury’s sexuality. The Queen frontman and the subject of the highly anticipated biopic (played byRami Malek) was a closeted bisexual man who died from complications with AIDS....

Christopher Nolan Calls ‘Man Of Steel’ “The Biggest Possible Movie Version” Of Superman After only seven movies,Christopher Nolanhas elevated himself to Hollywood royality. Actually, he probably did it after five movies, but there’s no doubt he’s on a short list of the best in the business. That makes not only his opinions important, but his projects doubly so. He’s currently promoting the home release of his latest movie,The Dark Knight Rises, but the filmmaker’s got another major movie he produced –Man of Steel– coming out in a few months as well....

Cool Stuff: Chewbacca In ‘Attack Position’ On New Mondo ‘Star Wars’ Poster Justin Ishmael ofMondo Teespromisedmore and more famous charactersin the second half of their sold outStar Warsposter series and he’s already delivered. Thelast printfeatured Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker (in a moment thatmight have been ruined years prior) and the latest print features everyone’s favorite Wookie co-pilotChewbacca. Attack PositionbyRich Kellygoes on sale Friday November 12 and Kelly crushed this one....

Dan Clowes To Write Paul And Michel Gondry’s Animated Movie Last yearMichel Gondrylet word leakthat he and his 16-year-old son Paul are working on an animated film. Last week /Film got the chance to speak to Gondry in San Francisco, and learned thatÂDan Clowes, the comic book artist, best known for the film adaptation ofGhost World, is writing the film’s screenplay. Clowes and Michel Gondry have discussed collaborating on a film adaptation of Rudy Rucker’s novel Master of Space and Time, which has been in development heck since 2004....

Dark Knight Viral: Citizens For Batman Chicago Report Citizens For Batman arranged meet-ups tonight in Chicago and New York. /Film reader Mike Wolf sends in this report from tonight’s Dark Knight viral event in Chicago. Photos thanks to PizzaPaul on CFB.org. I just got back from the Citizens for Batman rally in Chicago and it was very anti-climatic. Rather than having a real rally where someone was preaching support for batman or getting people to chant for the dark knight, swag (which was cool) was given out and then they delivered pizza....

DC’s ‘Shazam’ Adds ‘It’ Actor Jack Dylan Grazer TheShazamcast has a new addition:ItactorJack Dylan Grazer, who made a big impression in the Stephen King horror adaptation as hypochondriac Eddie Kaspbrak. Grazer is set to play Freddy Freeman, the best friend of Billy Batson, a kid who has the power to transform into the superhero Shazam. In the comics, Freddy eventually became Shazam’s sidekick. Now thatJustice Leaguehas more or less bitten the dust, it’s time to move on to other DC-based films....

Despite Labor Resolution, WB Could Move ‘The Hobbit’ To The UK ‘Harry Potter’ Stages So, you thought that after SAG and AFTRAcalled offthe labor union boycott ofThe Hobbitthat things would be all smooth sailing for the production? Nope. Despite an end to the union dispute that started with a pairing of a small New Zealand actors' organization and an Australian outfit and grew to encompass some of the largest motion picture unions,The Hobbitmaystill leaveNew Zealand....

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness Spoiler Review: Half Of A Fun Sam Raimi Movie “Are you happy?” It’s a question that is asked both of and by Doctor Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) throughout the new Marvel Cinematic Universe entry “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” The simplicity of the question could just as easily be posed to a certain subset of film fan — those of us who may be a bit more intrigued by the umpteenth MCU movie not for the presence of Cumberbatch or Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff, but for the man behind the camera, director Sam Raimi....

Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Big Trouble In Little China’ Won’t Be A Remake, But A Continuation John Carpenter’s 1986 comedyBig Trouble in Little Chinais probably even stranger than you remember. Its blend of mysticism, martial arts, and a memorable performance from starKurt Russellmakes it totally unlike anything else, and it’s one of those films that you almost can’t believe exists even as you’re watching it. It’s such a singular vision that to remake it would be silly – but word of a remake arrivedback in 2015, withDwayne Johnsonset to play the lead role....

Ed Asner’s 10 Best Roles, Ranked We lost a giant of acting over the weekend, with theloss of Ed Asner at the age of 91. Asner had been an omnipresent persona in films, TV, live-action and animated storytelling, and even video games throughout his career. Spanning more than six decades, Asner’s filmography is massive — even though most people may know him best for a few key roles. Today, in his honor, let’s look back at ten of his greatest roles on the big and small screens....

Exclusive ‘A Hidden Life’ Clip Sends A Letter From Home A Hidden Lifeis the latest tone poem fromTerrence Malick, and it’s also his best movie in years. While it still maintains the sprawling style Malick has leaned heavily on in the latter half of his career, it also has a very clear narrative throughline – something many of his modern movies have lacked. The film is inspired by the true story of Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer who refused to fight for the Nazis – a decision which cost him dearly....

Exclusive ‘Blade: The Iron Cross’ Clip: Puppet Master Creates A Standalone Film For Its Beloved Puppet Assassin Character Are you a fan of homicidal puppets killing people in early 20th century America? Then thePuppet Masterseries has another ripper of a movie for you withBlade: The Iron Cross,the franchise’s first standalone feature film centered around the beloved homicidal hook-handed puppet assassin, Blade. /Film is debuting an exclusiveBlade: The Iron Crossclip from the film, which debuts this June....

Fantastic Fest Announces SXSW Midnight Film Selections Fantastic Fest has finally announced the midnight selections for the 2009 South By Southwest Film Festival. The selections include:Ong Bak 2, Black, The Haunting in Connecticut, The Horseman, Lesbian Vampire Killers,andPontypool. You can read the full press release, including photos, after the jump. SXSW PRESENTS FANTASTIC FEST AT MIDNIGHT OFFICIAL SELECTIONS ANNOUNCED Austin, Texas – July 15, 2025 – The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival announced the official titles for their new program “SXSW Presents Fantastic Fest at Midnight,” kicking off with the International Film Festival Premiere of Ong Bak 2, the most anticipated new action film of the year....