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‘MSU: Motorcycle Specialty Unit’: Finally, The Writer Of ‘Fast & Furious’ Gives Us The Show We’ve All Been Waiting For By Ben Pearson/Nov. 2, 2017 1:00 pm EST As the writer and producer of a majority of the movies in the Fast and Furious franchise, Chris Morgan knows a thing or two about high-octane thrillers. But his latest TV project feels more like something you might see a quick snippet of in the background of a Fast and Furious scene than a real show that’s actually coming to network television....

‘Saturday Night Live’ VFX Featurette Reveals Impressive Work Done On A Tight Schedule By Ethan Anderton/May 2, 2017 5:00 am EST When it comes to examining a show like Saturday Night Live, it’s easy to only pay attention to the comedy and performances. After all, people watch the staple late night sketch series for laughs. But because the show is live where anything can happen, that makes the technical achievements behind the scenes even more impressive....

‘The Snowman’ Trailer: Michael Fassbender Tracks A Serial Killer With A Snowman Obsession By Ben Pearson/July 19, 2017 8:48 am EST It’s been six years since we’ve seen a new movie from Swedish director Tomas Alfredson, the director of acclaimed movies like Let the Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. But now he’s back with The Snowman, an adaptation of the popular novel by author Jo Nesbø that centers on a dogged detective attempting to stop an elaborate serial killer’s twisted rampage....

‘The Take’ Trailer: Idris Elba Is Reckless And Irresponsible By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 7, 2016 1:30 pm EST Earlier this year, there was an action thriller called Bastille Day slated to hit theaters in February across the pond. But then the terrorist attacks in Paris last fall resulted in a delay of the movie until April. The movie has already opened in a bunch of international territories, but during that time the terrorist attacks in Nice, France which happened on the titular holiday have forced the movie to have a new title here in the United States....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Reveals Bumblebee’s New Autobot Form By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 14, 2016 11:00 am EST The reveals from Transformers: The Last Knight just keep coming as production continues on Michael Bay’s action sequel up in Michigan before heading to the United Kingdom in the near future. We’ll have plenty to talk about when the embargo breaks on our set visit from over a week ago, but until then, we have our official first look at the new Autobot form of the reliable Bumblebee....

‘Trollhunters’ Trailer: Being A Kid Is Tough When You Have To Fight Trolls By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2016 10:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At the end of last month, Netflix unveiled the first photos from their animated series Trollhunters, created by Guillermo del Toro and based on the young adult novel of the same name that he wrote with Daniel Klaus. Now the first trailer for the DreamWorks Animation show has debuted online, and it actually looks pretty decent....

Adam McKay Will Direct A Movie About Dick Cheney At Paramount Pictures By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2016 12:30 pm EST After tackling the real-life drama of the real estate bubble burst in The Big Short, director Adam McKay is heading into biopic territory. The director who was previously at the helm of comedies like Step Brothers and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has set up a new movie about former Vice President Dick Cheney over at Paramount Pictures, and the project will re-team him with much of the creative team behind The Big Short....

Daily Podcast: Star Wars, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Westworld, Ready Player One By Peter Sciretta/March 19, 2018 5:00 pm EST On the March 19, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel, Lady and the Tramp, and Westworld.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Exclusive: ‘Gremlins 3’ Has A “Twisted And Dark” Screenplay Says Writer Chris Columbus By Fred Topel/Aug. 15, 2017 12:00 pm EST After Gremlins 2 turned the original film on its head – with Leonard Maltin reviewing Gremlins 1 in the movie and Gremlins overtaking the projection booth until Hulk Hogan stops them – it seemed to be the last word on the franchise. Decades later, talk of Gremlins 3 is finally real and original screenwriter Chris Columbus has written a script....

First ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Footage Arrives Online By Jacob Hall/Nov. 22, 2017 8:25 am EST Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has been playing its cards close to the vest, but that may change soon. The secretive sequel to 2015’s Jurassic World finished filming over the summer, but good luck finding any details beyond a handful of returning actors and a bigger handful of newbies, most of whom will probably get eaten by dinosaurs before the credits roll....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 30, 2017 9:30 am EST This is in addition to their planned releases for The New Mutants on April 13, 2018, Deadpool 2 on June 1, 2018, and X-Men: Dark Phoenix on November 2, 2018. So, let’s theorize what these six mystery Marvel movies could be. The majority of them will likely be X-Men films and their spin-offs, but could one of them be that Fantastic Four reboot we heard about earlier this month?...

How Seth MacFarlane’s ‘The Orville’ Will Blend Comedy With Serious Science Fiction [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/Aug. 9, 2017 7:15 am EST “If this were a half hour, it would be kind of cut and dry what this is,” MacFarlane said. “Because we’re an hour long show, the story has to come first. It can’t just be gag gag gag gag gag. There has to be some reality to where the comedy comes from....

Hulk Has A Beard In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Concept Art, Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 7, 2018 11:00 am EST Folks, this might be the most explosive story I’ve ever written for this site. Once you read it, you will never be the same. According to some early concept art for Thor: Ragnarok, the Hulk almost had a beard. That’s right – the Incredible Hulk almost blessed us with some finely-groomed facial hair....

Jesse Plemons Joins Kirsten Dunst’s Directorial Debut ‘The Bell Jar’ By Angie Han/Oct. 21, 2016 6:30 am EST Fargo season 2 co-stars (and real-life paramours) Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons are set to reunite, but not for Fargo season 3. Plemons has joined Dakota Fanning in The Bell Jar, which Dunst plans to direct as her feature debut. Dunst is also co-writing the script with Nellie Kim. Based on Sylvia Plath’s semi-autobiographical 1963 classic, The Bell Jar centers on a brilliant and accomplished young woman named Esther Greenwood (Fanning)....

Jonathan Levine Wants To Make ‘The Wackness’ Sequel By Jack Giroux/May 11, 2017 10:30 am EST Below, Levin discusses The Wackness sequel he wants to make. When we spoke with the Snatched director, he told us why he’s now interested in making a sequel to The Wackness: What I would really want to do is set it in present day, which would be a little tricky because the first one took place 14 years before it came out....

Mike Mignola Originally Wanted The ‘Hellboy’ Reboot To Connect To Guillermo Del Toro’s Films By Jack Giroux/July 14, 2017 5:00 am EST The news of Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen remains bittersweet. The reboot landed a helluva team with Neil Marshall (The Descent) and David Harbour (Stranger Things), but it was also a reminder of the death of Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy 3. When it became clear the filmmaker wasn’t going to make his epic finale a reality, the demon’s creator, Mike Mignola, decided to move on with the reboot – which was originally envisioned as remaining in the world del Toro established on the big screen....

MoviePass Temporarily Shut Down Last Night Because They Ran Out Of Money By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2018 9:30 am EST Ever since MoviePass announced their movie ticket subscription service would only cost $9.95 a month while still allowing subscribers to see one movie every day, financial experts and even your average customer has been predicting that this service wouldn’t last long. However, against all odds and despite frustrating customers with constant subscription changes, including the recent surge-pricing, MoviePass has stayed alive....

POTD: ‘Deadpool’ Congratulates ‘Wonder Woman’ After Being Beaten At The Box Office By Ethan Anderton/July 11, 2017 5:00 am EST There’s no denying that Wonder Woman is a box office giant. Not only has it exceeded the expectations of even the most optimistic box office forecasters, but it has much longer legs than anyone anticipated. Weekend after weekend, the box office hasn’t been dropping anywhere near as steeply as Wonder Woman’s box office competition, and another superhero with a surprise hit film wanted to show some love....

The Morning Watch: ‘Superbad’ Table Read From 2002, ‘Westworld’ Season 2 Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/June 26, 2018 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, check out a Superbad table read from back in 2002 when Seth Rogen and Jason Segel were going to star in the movie....

‘A Futile And Stupid Gesture’ Trailer Tells The National Lampoon Origin Story By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 21, 2017 6:30 am EST National Lampoon, the humor magazine that eventually jumped into the movie business, now has its own biopic courtesy of Wet Hot American Summer filmmaker David Wain. A Futile and Stupid Gesture, which hits Netflix next month, focuses on National Lampoon co-founder Doug Kenney, played in the film by Will Forte. The trailer provides a look at the film and reveals that it’s not going to be your standard biopic....