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‘Twilight’ Author Stephenie Meyer Producing ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Co-Writer’s Directorial Debut ‘Austenland’ By Germain Lussier/July 5, 2011 4:00 pm EST Two successful female writers will take on new roles as they collaborate on an indie romantic comedy. The film is called Austenland and it’ll be directed by Jerusha Hess, who co-wrote Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre and Gentlemen Broncos with her husband Jared Hess, and produced by Stephenie Meyer, writer of the Twilight novels....

Casting Bits: Marion Cotillard Offered ‘Arthur & Lancelot’, Kyle Chandler Lands ‘Broken City’, Nikki Reed, Stephen Lang, And More In ‘Pawn’ By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2011 4:30 pm EST Things are indeed shaping up quickly for David Dobkin’s Arthur & Lancelot, which Warner Bros. fast-tracked over the summer at the cost of Bryan Singer’s Excalibur remake and Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur film. Last month saw the casting of Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington and The Killing star Joel Kinnaman in the two title roles, and now WB favorite Marion Cotillard has been offered the part of Morgana, a powerful sorceress and Arthur’s half-sister....

Cool Stuff: “Please Post Bills”, Gallery 1988’s Bill Murray Tribute Art Show By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 28, 2011 7:00 am EST Los Angeles’s famous pop culture art gallery Gallery1988 will be launching a new show next week at their Melrose location called “Please Post Bills”, an art tribute to Bill Murray. About 80 artists are involved in this group show that will be paying tribute to a comedic legend with prints, sculptures and original pieces....

Darren Aronofsky’s Cinematographer Matthew Libatique Says ‘Noah’ Will Shoot This Summer, Spills Villain Details By Angie Han/Jan. 27, 2012 11:00 am EST Seeing as this comes not directly from Darren Aronofsky, but from Hollywood Elsewhere’s Jeffrey Wells, who in turn heard it from Aronofsky’s frequent cinematographer Matthew Libatique, it’s probably safest to take the following news with a grain of salt. If true, though, it could mean we’re one step closer to finally seeing a project that’s been a very long time coming....

David Fincher’s Proposed One-Shot Opening To ‘The Social Network’ By Germain Lussier/Oct. 11, 2010 1:00 pm EST For the second weekend in a row, David Fincher’s The Social Network was the #1 film at the box office making $15.5 million. That means the behind the scenes tale of the birth of Facebook has great word of mouth and discussion about it is not going anywhere anytime soon. One of the sequences many might overlook in that discussion is the opening credits scene, which sees Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) walk angrily back to his dorm at Kirkland House from The Thirsty Scholar after being dumped by his girlfriend Erica (Rooney Mara)....

Disney To Release ‘Beauty And The Beast Sing-A-Long’ For Two Nights Only, But Not In 3D? By Germain Lussier/Sept. 16, 2010 2:00 pm EST While the sing-a-long is surely a fan pleasing cash grab, it will also help promote the Diamond Edition Blu-ray that hits stores on October 5 with an impressive list of extras. Some of the highlights include three versions of the film, such as the mythic storyboard version that played the New York Film Festival, a new documentary called Beyond Beauty, deleted scenes, features on the Broadway show and much more....

Don’t Tell Mom, The Babysitter’s Dead Remake? By Peter Sciretta/June 14, 2010 10:30 am EST At the multiplex this weekend, The Karate Kid and The A-Team topped the box office. You might almost think we are reliving the 1980’s. The success of The Karate Kid probably has Hollywood on a search for more 1980’s/early 1990’s titles to remake, and Pajiba is reporting that a remake of Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter is Dead is in development with producer Mark Gordon....

Eric Roth Rewriting ‘Ripley’s Believe It Or Not,’ With Jim Carrey Still Attached To Star By Russ Fischer/Jan. 12, 2011 8:11 pm EST A few years ago it looked like Tim Burton would direct Ripley’s Believe It Or Not with Jim Carrey set to star as newspaperman Robert Ripley, who created an enduring brand as he collected stories of the exotic and unusual for his entertaining column. The movie didn’t happen, but it turns out the script wasn’t dead, only dormant....

First Footage From Jonah Hex Shows Scars, Gatling Guns And Explosions By Russ Fischer/April 26, 2010 9:16 am EST There have been reshoots and delays, but Warner Bros. will still release Jimmy Hayward’s Jonah Hex, starring Josh Brolin, Megan Fox, John Malkovich and Michael Fassbender, on time. A trailer will premiere later this week, but in the meantime there’s a small teaser montage available via SyFy. It resembles the footage we saw last year at Comic Con, and you can see it after the break....

Geek Deal: Denzel Washington, Ben Stiller, Bruce Willis, Gene Hackman And Keanu Reeves Blu-Ray Three Packs For $29.99 Each By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2010 11:34 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Geek Deals: The Ultimate Matrix Blu-Ray Collection $25.49, It’s A Wonderful Life For 8.99 DVD, $13.99 Blu-Ray By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2011 1:31 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This seven-disc collection contains the complete Matrix Trilogy in high definition video and lossless high definition 5.1 audio (Dolby TrueHD) — each with hours of special features including WHV’s ground-breaking In-Movie Experience. The Animatrix, the nine-part anime film, three additional bonus discs include more than 35 hours of additional features and a digital copy of The Matrix....

Greta Gerwig And Eva Mendes In Talks For ‘The Place Beyond The Pines’ By Russ Fischer/June 14, 2011 11:30 am EST Two-thirds of the topline creative team of Blue Valentine, director Derek Cianfrance and actor Ryan Gosling, are reuniting for the film The Place Beyond the Pines. Called a “multi-generational crime drama,” the film features a motorcycle stuntman who supports his son by robbing banks, played by Ryan Gosling, who finds his opposite number in police officer Bradley Cooper....

Infographic: Dexter’s Victims By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2011 7:00 pm EST New Jersey-based artist Shahed Syed created an illustration which shows how many people serial killer vigilante Dexter has killed on the Michael C Hall Showtime television series. You might remember that we featured Syed’s Pulp Fiction timeline and Inception infographic previously on the site. The infographic also shows how Dexter’s victims were taken down (if it was shown on screen) during the first five seasons....

Joe Carnahan’s ‘The Grey’ Opens January 27, 2012 By Germain Lussier/Aug. 10, 2011 3:30 pm EST A group of oil-rig workers crash and find themselves stranded on the Alaskan tundra in the presence of a group of deadly wolves. That’s the plot of Joe Carnahan’s The Grey starring Liam Neeson, James Badge Dale and Dermot Mulroney, among others, and it’s just been announced that we’ll get a chance to check it out on January 27, 2012....

LOL: Total Recall: The Musical By Peter Sciretta/May 13, 2010 8:00 am EST What if Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall were adapted into a broadway musical? Arnold Schwarzenegger performs “The Mountains of Mars” from “Total Recall: The Musical” in a video embedded after the jump. via: boingboing LOL: Total Recall: The Musical By Peter Sciretta/May 13, 2010 8:00 am EST What if Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall were adapted into a broadway musical?...

Major Theater Chains Threatening Not To Play Summer Blockbusters Over VOD Dispute [UPDATED] By Germain Lussier/April 14, 2011 9:24 am EST If films start showing up in the home 60 days after their theatrical release instead of 120 days later, which has sort of become the new standard, theater owners believe it will significantly cut into their grosses. The longer a theater holds a movie on their screen, the bigger percentage of the gross they get to keep and if they agree to 60 days, what’s to stop the studios from cutting it back to 30 days or day and date in the future?...

Michael Mann Developing Sony Thriller ‘The Big Stone Grid’ [Updated] By Russ Fischer/Feb. 14, 2012 6:00 am EST Add one more project to Michael Mann’s bit stack of potential movies that could act as follow-up to Public Enemies. The director’s new HBO show Luck is on the air now (and seemingly struggling a bit to solidify a core audience) but Mann has been attached to a few different projects in the past year....

Page 2: Transformers, Jaws, Alien, Star Wars, Community, Lord Of The Rings, Short Circuit, Avatar, Tenacious D, The Great Escape, The Birds By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 6, 2012 8:00 am EST Header Photo: Stephen Wildish’s 1950s Film Alphabet poster TopTenz lists the Top 10 Not Well Known DocumentariesWatch the Oscar Ad For Transformers: Dark of the MoonChronicle director Josh Trank is on Twitter: @JoshTrank Ingrid Aspöck’s Jaws-inspired illustration. Take a look back Inside the First Screening of A Clockwork OrangeAlien poster by Midnight MarauderShortList lists the best vertigo-inducing movie scenes...

Page 2: Walking Dead, Judd Apatow, Pulp Fiction, Star Trek, Seth Rogen, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Futurama, Back To The Future, Katy Perry, Muppets, Prometheus By Peter Sciretta/June 28, 2012 8:00 am EST What is Page 2? 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 included 48 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more....

Release Dates: ‘The Wolverine,’ ‘This Means War’ (Again), And ‘Alex Cross’ By Angie Han/Feb. 7, 2012 12:00 pm EST Directed by McG, This Means War stars Chris Pine and Tom Hardy as a pair of BFFs and CIA partners who find their bond tested when they fall for the same woman (Reese Witherspoon). The new date pits This Means War against Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and The Secret World of Arrietty....