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The Famous Taxi Driver Line You Probably Didn’t Know Was Improvised There is a scene inMartin Scorsese’s ultra-violent “Taxi Driver"that has been permanently stamped in our cinematic memories. It opens with the disturbed Vietnam veteran Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) twirling his gun in front of a mirror. He puts on an army jacket over his bare chest and tight jeans, folds his arms, and turns from side to side to see if his holster is easily concealed....

Why Charlie Hunnam Chose Not To Star In ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ Raleigh Becket, the hotshot Jaeger pilot who tends not to play well with others,isn’t returningfor next year’sPacific Rim: Uprising. Long before directorSteven S. DeKnight(Daredevil) started shooting the sequel,Charlie Hunnamwas expected to get back in a Jaeger – but the actor eventually parted ways with the project. According to Hunnam, the split was perfectly amicable, thanks to formerLegendary Pictures CEO,Thomas Tull....

‘Black Leopard, Red Wolf:’ Michael B. Jordan Adapting “African Game Of Thrones” Animal-themed epic fantasies are turning out to beMichael B. Jordan’s projects of choice. Jordan is going fromBlack PanthertoBlack Leopard, Red Wolfwith his latest feature film project, which the actor is set to produce via his Outlier Society. Based onMarlon James’epic fantasy novel described as an “AfricanGame of Thrones,” theBlack Leopard, Red Wolfmovie is the first feature under Jordan’s first-look deal with Warner Bros....

‘The Odd Life Of Timothy Green’ Trailer: Who’s That Kid? I can’t quite figure outThe Odd Life of Timothy Green.Peter Hedges(What’s Eating Gilbert GrapeandAbout a Boyscreenwriter;Pieces of Aprildirector) directsJennifer GarnerandJoel Edgertonas a couple who buries all their hopes and desires for a child in a box in the back yard. The next day they’re rewarded for their efforts by the appearance of a boy who claims to be their son. Have their wishes come true, and without all that pesky dealing with potty training and teething?...

Cha Cha Real Smooth Review: Cooper Raiff And Dakota Johnson Star In This Ultra-Charming Modern Rom-Com [Sundance 2022] Inspired by indie stalwarts like the Duplass Brothers, writer/director/producer/star Cooper Raiff crafts a low-key, personality-driven hit with “Cha Cha Real Smooth,” a fun, largely playful romantic-comedy which also uses melancholy to great effect. Raiff’s first feature, “Shithouse,” won the top prize at the 2020 SXSW Film Festival, and his sophomore effort is another crowd-pleaser which establishes him as a welcome voice on the indie scene....

Lionsgate Buys Summit; Studio Head Suggests ‘Twilight’ Could Continue After ‘Breaking Dawn Part 2’ Here’s a story in two parts. The first part is that, after a very long series of negotiations that goes back to 2008, a deal was finalized today in whichLionsgatewill purchaseSummit Entertainmentfor $412.5m in cash and stock. Part of the impetus for the sale is the endingTwilightfilm series, which concludes this fall with the release ofBreaking Dawn Part 2....

Why Get Out’s Ghost Deer Sequence Wasn’t In The Finished Film If you watched the first trailer for Jordan Peele’s Oscar-winning film,“Get Out,“back in 2016, you may have jumped at the sight of a skeletal ghost deer at the end of it. It’s one of those trailers that gives away much of the movie’s plot — and also teases at least one scene that wasn’t actually in the film when it hit theaters in 2017....

‘Silent Night’ Trailer: Celebrating The Scariest Damn Night Of The Year We’re well through the first and second tiers of horror remakes, as we’ve seen new versions ofPsychoand ’80s slasher series such asHalloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street,andFriday the 13th, not to mention remakes of slightly less well-knwon films such asThe Hills Have EyesandPiranha. Now, with a remake wave that also includesManiac, we’ve got a new version ofSilent Night, Deadly Night....

‘Watchmen’ Showrunner Damon Lindelof Talks About The Giant Squid Attack, Plus: Watch A Trailer For The Next Episode The infamous giant alien squid made its onscreen debut during last night’sWatchmen, and it was quite a stunning reveal. During a flashback sequence to 1985, we see the aftermath of the squid being dropped onto the Big Apple, with its aftershocks rippling all the way to Hoboken, New Jersey. In a new interview,WatchmenshowrunnerDamon Lindeloftalked about bringing the squid into the show, and how “post-traumatic squid disorder” still affects certain characters....

Scott Derrickson Returning To Horror After ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ Before he directed Marvel’s magical hitDoctor Strangein 2016,Scott Derricksonwas a well-known name in the horror community, having shot to fame with films likeThe Exorcism of Emily RoseandSinister.But it has been four years since Derrickson has directed a horror film and fans had been wondering whether he intended to return to the genre at all. But Derrickson is here to ease their fears: he’s already got a horror movie lined up — after he wraps upDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness....

See Wedge Antilles' New Canonized Backstory In This ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Clip At Star Wars Celebration Europe, DisneyXD released thefirst trailer forStar Wars Rebelsseason three, revealing not onlyThrawn’s returnto Star Wars canon but also that we’d begin to see some of the Rogue Squadron. The next episode of Star Wars Rebels is titled “The Antilles Extraction,” and as you might expect from the name, this will be Wedge Antilles introduction to the series....

The Only Choices For Who Should Host The 2022 Oscars Our long national nightmare is over — the 2022 Oscars will have a host. After three years of no one taking the stage to corral Hollywood’s biggest night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided the Old Ways were the best ways. There will be someone around to do an opening monologue. Someone around to crack jokes between awards....

‘Altered Carbon’ Featurette Explores The History Of Immortality Altered Carbon, Netflix’s big, weird new science fiction series, arrives this weekend, and in anticipation of this, the streaming service has released an in-depthAltered Carbonfeaturette that looks at the way the series treats life and death.Altered Carbonis, for the most part, a strange show. There’s a lot of rich, complex mythology in the series, and it doesn’t spoon-feed its audience. Instead, it throws you head-on into the weird stuff and makes you figure it out on your own....