Whether your idea of fun is G-rated college kids or hard-R strippers, there's something in today's Sequel Bits for you. After the jump: Jessica Alba promises to do more dancing in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For ... while Robert Rodrigez comments on Dennis Haysbert replacing Michael Clarke Duncan Arnold Schwarzenegger explains why his…
Read More
As the race for the year's most coveted trophies came to a close with this weekend's Oscars ceremony, another much less prestigious awards competition was just getting started. Nominations have been announced for the 32nd Razzie Awards, handed out to the "worst achievements in film" each year. Leading the 2012 list is Adam Sandler, whose…
Read More
By now you've probably seen dozens of critics' best-of-2011 lists (including ours!), and noticed some amount of overlap on films like Hugo, Drive, and Tree of Life. But there's more than one way to gauge a movie's success, and when it comes to what general audiences are actually watching, a whole different set of titles…
Read More
The Hangover Part II is causing all sorts of legal trouble for Warner Bros. Back in April, tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill sued the studio over its use of a tattoo he'd designed for Mike Tyson, and late this summer a stunt double sued over significant head injuries he'd sustained during the production. Now another…
Read More
This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam wonder about the future of Akira and Uncharted, get psyched about David Fincher's next film, and express their disgust for The Hangover: Part II. Special guest Katey Rich joins us from CinemaBlend. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us…
Read More
Todd Phillips' The Hangover really came out of nowhere, featuring no big-name stars and a plot that seemed recycled from Dude Where's My Car? Nonetheless, something about this hapless band of roofie'd child men resonated with audiences, allowing "The Wolf Pack" to scare up over $450 million in worldwide grosses. The Hangover: Part II, which hits theaters today,…
Read More
This week, movie theaters across the country received a notice asking them to remove the movie trailer for The Hangover Part II from Source Code and to delete the digital trailer files from their servers. /Film reader Chris sent us a photograph of the notice, which was sent out by Warner Bros Pictures but specifically…
Read More
Todd Phillips' The Hangover 2 full length movie trailer will premiere later this week, and Warner Bros has released the theatrical one-sheet featuring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis on Facebook (via FilmStage). Hit the jump to see the now poster. Official information: THE HANGOVER PART II In theaters on May 26 (Warner Bros.…
Read More
The Hangover 2 teaser trailer will premiere attached to the Warner Bros-distributed comedy Hall Pass, and mtv reports that it will be released this week online. But you don't have to wait until next week to get a new glimpse from this comedy sequel -- CineMarcado has found a new photo from Todd Phillips' The…
Read More
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 40 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
Read MoreWhen Todd Phillips and crew were filming the first Hangover film, they did so under the radar. No one thought a little Vegas based comedy starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zack Galifianakis could make any money. In fact, I'm sure some insiders probably asked "Galifi-who-kis?" What they underestimated was the power of an actual…
Read More
Jamie Chung just officially pulled past The Miz to become the most successful Real World cast member ever. The actress, who has already starred in the AMC Family show Samurai Girl, Grown Ups and Sorority Row in addition to playing one of the main ladies in Sucker Punch (above), has just been cast in The…
Read More
Audiences love the summer because it's the home of the blockbuster but, in terms of memorable films, the summer of 2010 was a major disappointment. Outside of Toy Story 3 and Inception, the rest of the top 10 films at the box office were a mixed bag of mediocre sequels and remakes. Thankfully, next summer…
Read More
This week, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss the possibility of new Star Wars films, get excited about an Aronofsky-directed Wolverine film, and ponder whether Mel Gibson truly has been subjected to a double standard. Special guest C. Robert Cargill joins us from Ain't It Cool. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com,…
Read MoreThis is a pretty brief update, but in the interest of playing along with spoiler-phobes who were irritated that we gave away the planned Mel Gibson cameo in The Hangover 2, I'll keep the new info after the break. (Mostly, that is. It's in the URL, so don't...look...up!) Click on to find out who the…
Read More
Earlier this week it was reported that Mel Gibson would be filming a cameo for The Hangover 2, in an attempt to one-up Mike Tyson's appearance in the first film. Gibson was set to have "a comedy role as a tattoo artist" in the film, when production moved from Thailand to a Bangkok set currently…
Read More
The Hangover initially hooked audiences with a big cameo, as the trailer revealed that the film would depict, at long last, Mike Tyson's secret love for Phil Collins. Now that the comedy is a name brand, The Hangover 2 doesn't need a huge cameo to pull in audiences. But it can't hurt, right? Last week…
Read More
At the beginning of the week, when word came out that a script for The Flash is meant to be delivered by the end of the year, the news came with a rumor. It suggested that Bradley Cooper was in the running (ahem) to play the title character. That seemed to be conjecture, perhaps based…
Read More
Ever since The Hangover became a runaway hit, we knew there would be a sequel. Very shortly after the film was a hit, talk began that the film might take place in Thailand. Perhaps that began with the film's breakout star Zach Galifianakis, who said, "I think it’s going to be in a foreign country,…
Read More
Weeks after the monster success of The Hangover, Warner Bros and director Todd Phillips began talking about a sequel. Since then we've heard rumors that the story might be set somewhere outside of Las Vegas, possibly in Thailand. But while Phillips has promised that all the original cast would "definitely be returning for another adventure",…
Read More
Bradley Cooper has pulled out of McG's next film, a romantic comedy called This Means War. According to EW, Cooper was forced to make the decision due to scheduling conflicts: The July start date for the Fox romcom overlapped with the start of The Hangover 2. Reese Witherspoon is still attached, but not yet officially…
Read More
Talking to EW, The Hangover director Todd Phillips gave the low down on the status of a sequel. He's currently midway through the script, although no plot details are known yet. Phillips mentioned that he was thinking of ideas for a sequel while they were filming, and that Warner Brothers asked for a sequel as…
Read More
IGN has a good interview with Zach Galifianakis, conducted recently at the Television Critics Association confab, and he talked a bit about The Hangover 2. Specifically, the comedian sounds like he's not just racing to do the film because he can, which is a relief. His comments and reservations are after the jump. Hangover director…
Read More
Now we know what Zach Galifianakis and Todd Phillips are going to do to celebrate The Hangover making several boatloads of cash: they'll do two more movies together. Variety reports that both have signed on to make Due Date for Warner Bros., and then they'll do The Hangover 2 next year. (Actually, the trade doesn't…
Read More
Put aside, for a moment, the notion that a comedy like The Hangover really doesn't need a sequel. The movie has performed spectacularly well, and will likely earn $200m this summer, wo sequel plans that Warner Brothers laid months ago are very likely going to come to fruition. Which means that director Todd Phillips and…
Read More
When Warner Bros premiered the latest trailer for Todd Phillip's The Hangover in front of a packed theatre of theater owners at ShoWest, it received the biggest laughs and best response of probably anything shown during the 4-day convention. Personally, I was far more impressed with some of the other presentations (see the video blog),…
Read More