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‘Astro City’ And ‘Street Fighter’ To Become TV Shows By Ben Pearson/March 23, 2018 3:30 pm EST The television arms race continues, as two more adaptations have been announced that will vie for audiences’ increasingly fractured attention. The comic book Astro City is heading for the small screen, and after some unfortunate movie adaptations, a Street Fighter TV show is on the way as well. Astro City TV Show FremantleMedia, the company responsible for the Starz adaptation of American Gods, is bringing Astro City to life....

‘Downton Abbey’ Movie Has Started Shooting, Adds Imelda Staunton And More To Cast By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2018 9:30 am EST We already know that one of the most distinctly British shows ever created is coming to the big screen, but new details have emerged as cameras begin to roll. Downton Abbey captivated viewers for years, and now production has begun on a film that will continue the story of those involved with fictional Yorkshire country estate between the years of 1912 and 1926....

‘Fast And Furious Live’ Tour Dates Announced; Watch The Trailer Here By Ben Pearson/Sept. 22, 2017 12:30 pm EST The Fast and Furious franchise has established itself as a global phenomenon by now, and while the studio (and star Tyrese Gibson) wonder about the next steps to take with the movies themselves, Universal is extending the brand out into an “epic live arena show” so fans can check out the tire-squealing, rubber-burning action in person....

‘Kingdom Hearts 3’ Trailer Reveals 2018 Release Date, Toy Story World By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 17, 2017 3:00 pm EST Oh, well. At least we got a reveal that Toy Story will be one of the new worlds that Sora, Donald, and Goofy get to explore in the Disney-Square Enix collaborative franchise. That, new gameplay demos, and brand spanking new graphics that look even better than Pixar’s then-cutting edge film, are breathing hope back into my cold, hollow soul that believed we’d never get a Kingdom Hearts 3 until I was dead....

‘L.A. Confidential’ TV Show In Development At CBS By Ben Pearson/Sept. 7, 2017 4:30 pm EST L.A. Confidential, the 1990 noir mystery novel by author James Ellroy that was adapted into a feature film in 1997, is getting the small-screen treatment…again. An L.A. Confidential TV show pilot debuted back in the early 2000s, but didn’t move forward as a series. Now, a new report indicates that CBS is developing a new TV version of the story that will be brought to life by one of the producers of the critically-acclaimed movie....

‘Mosaic’ Trailer: Steven Soderbergh’s Experimental New HBO Mystery By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 5, 2018 3:30 pm EST Steven Soderbergh’s experimental new HBO mystery Mosaic just unleashed an intense new trailer, full of twists, turns and people angrily punching walls. The show arrives a few months after Soderbergh launched an interactive app, which lets viewers see different elements of the story from different perspectives. Watch the new Mosaic trailer below. Steven Soderbergh loves to try new things with his projects....

‘Stranger Things’ Theories: D&D Hints About Season 3, How The Show Connects To Stephen King’s ‘It’ By Ben Pearson/Nov. 3, 2017 10:00 am EST So you’ve already torn through Stranger Things 2, and you’ve listened to our in-depth breakdown on /Film Daily. What now? Time to theorize about the future of the show, of course, and to examine a possible connection to a smash hit movie that came out earlier this summer....

‘Taboo’ Trailer: Tom Hardy Has Indeed Sinned By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 27, 2016 12:00 pm EST If there was one thing that the big screen needed more of this year, it was Tom Hardy. The actor was all over the place in 2015 with Child 44, London Road, Legend, The Revenant and of course, Mad Max: Fury Road. The only way to get your fix of a new Tom Hardy performance this past year was in the third season of BBC series Peaky Blinders, available on Netflix right now, and one of his projects in 2017 has him reteaming with series creator Steven Knight....

‘The Lion King’ Reveals Stunning Footage That Inspires Tears [D23 Expo 2017] By Ethan Anderton/July 15, 2017 11:55 am EST Jon Favreau is directing a live-action remake of Disney’s animated classic The Lion King, and though we’ve heard about some of the cast members, the D23 Expo brought the official announcement of the entire cast. The biggest news actually isn’t official yet, and that’s word that X-Men franchise star Hugh Jackman has landed the role of the villain Scar, the brother of the Pride Rock king Mufasa and uncle to the cub prince Simba, but we’re not really sure if that’s true or not....

‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ Trailer: Kate McKinnon And Mila Kunis Are In Over Their Heads By Chris Evangelista/March 21, 2018 12:00 pm EST Kate McKinnon and Mila Kunis are best friends caught up in a dangerous spy game in the very funny The Spy Who Dumped Me trailer. This action-comedy looks to use McKinnon and Kunis’ individual comic stylings to great effect, and throws in a heavy dose of action to boot....

‘Triple Threat’ Trailer: This Could Be A Martial Arts Movie Fan’s Dream By Ben Pearson/July 22, 2017 9:00 am EST If you recognize the names Tony Jaa, Iko Uwais, and Tiger Chen without looking them up, then your day is about to get a whole lot better: the three martial arts movie stars (who appeared in films like Ong-Bak, The Raid, and Man of Tai Chi, respectively) have teamed up for a new action movie called Triple Threat, and the first trailer has arrived....

‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’: Watch The First 10 Minutes Of The Wonderful Mr. Rogers Documentary By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 6, 2018 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Mr. Rogers documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? was one of the most successful specialty box office releases this summer. While it might not have made loads of money like Avengers: Infinity War or Incredibles 2, it earned a respectable $22....

A Giant Jeff Goldblum Statue Has Been Erected In London By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 18, 2018 3:00 pm EST If erecting a 25-foot Jeff Goldblum statue in the middle of London was ever a question of whether we should or could, the answer will always be yes. Science finally does something right and gives us the greatest tourist trap that has ever existed (Seven Wonders of the World, eat your heart out): a giant, half-shirtless Jeff Goldblum statue standing — or rather, reclining — on the banks of the River Thames in honor of the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park....

By Peter Sciretta/March 16, 2017 4:00 pm EST American Playboy Trailer As you can see, American Playboy chronicles the life of Hef and the iconic brand he created. The series begins in postwar America and takes viewers through the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953 and the next six decades of Hefner’s life and career. This includes his efforts as a social justice advocate and civil rights defender, battling the FBI and J....

Clive Owen Joins Will Smith In Ang Lee’s Clone Thriller ‘Gemini Man’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 15, 2018 7:33 am EST Clive Owen will be facing off against Will Smith in the new Ang Lee sci-fi thriller, Gemini Man. The sci-fi thriller follows an older assassin (Smith) who becomes marked for death by another mysterious killer, who he discovers is a cloned version of his younger self. Owen is in talks to play the head of the cloning program, according to The Hollywood Reporter, presumably one of the antagonists that Smith’s character will have to defeat in the fight for his life....

Daily Podcast: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Spoiler Discussion & What The Disappointing Box Office Could Mean By Peter Sciretta/May 29, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the May 29, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and Star Wars expert Bryan Young to talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story’s disappointing box office and have a full-on spoiler discussion about the film, including the big reveals, what it all means, possible sequels, easter eggs and references and much more....

Daily Podcast: Disney/Fox, Marvel Studios, Dora The Explorer, Ralph Breaks The Internet By Ben Pearson/Aug. 10, 2018 4:30 pm EST In The News: Other articles mentioned:All the other stuff you need to know:You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes./Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm....

James Gunn Reveals Alternate Stan Lee Cameo Options For ‘Doctor Strange’ By Ben Pearson/June 7, 2017 6:30 am EST Lately, filmmaker James Gunn has been using his social media accounts to share behind-the-scenes photos from the set of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 with fans and to give us a fun look into some little pieces of trivia that didn’t make the cut in his movie. But now that fandom’s collective attention has shifted away from the Guardians sequel, Gunn has revealed another amusing glimpse into the inner workings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by explaining some alternate cameo options he shot involving Marvel legend Stan Lee for Doctor Strange....

Leonardo DiCaprio To Play Leonardo Da Vinci In Leonardo Da Vinci Movie By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 2, 2018 10:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Paramount Pictures has Leonardo DiCaprio lined up to star in an adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s biography Leonardo da Vinci, about the painter behind the famous “Mona Lisa” and “Last Supper” works who was also known for being a budding inventor, a scholar of anatomy, botany, geology and much more....

Listen To The First Three Songs From Pixar’s ‘Coco’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 15, 2017 10:30 am EST Although it’s not a musical, Coco takes place in Mexico and pays homage to the country’s rich musical scene. And it’s a credit to the composers of Coco — and their cultural advisors — that the original songs in the Pixar film range from bolero ranchero, to son jarocho, to Huapango-inspired styles. There’s a fair share of familiar mariachi songs and other styles scattered throughout the film, but the above genres describe the first three songs from Coco that were released in snippets this week....