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‘The Autopsy Of Jane Doe’ Teaser Trailer: Emile Hirsch And Brian Cox Encounter An Unnatural Force By Jack Giroux/Sept. 27, 2016 5:30 am EST The Autopsy of Jane Doe is the newest film from director André Øvredal, the man behind the very fun found footage movie Trollhunter. Øvredal returns to us with a new horror picture starring Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch, playing father and son in this story. The Autopsy of Jane Doe recently played at Fantastic Fest, where our own Jacob Hall called the film “scary as hell....

‘The Simpsons’ Showrunner Al Jean Addresses Disney Merger, Composer Shake-Up And Returning Characters [Interview] By Fred Topel/Feb. 20, 2018 11:00 am EST Why did you decide to hire a new music composer after all these years? Well, a company called Bleeding Figures has a lot of great people, Hans Zimmer, Russell Emanuel. It’s a studio and they, I think, have done a terrific job. They scored every episode this season except for basically one....

‘The Toxic Avenger’ Remake Almost Had Kevin Smith As A Director By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 14, 2017 8:30 am EST Lloyd Kaufman is one of the co-directors of the original Toxic Avenger and co-founder of Troma Entertainment. Troma built their brand by churning out incredibly weird, incredibly low-budget movies that seemed tailor-made for cult status. Ultimately, the low-budget roots of the original Toxic Avenger are what kept Smith from taking on the remake....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Set Photos Give A First Look At Odin As We’ve Never Seen Him Before By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2016 9:30 am EST Production on Thor: Ragnarok is well underway, and as we saw yesterday thanks to photos from director Taika Waititi and star Chris Hemsworth, right now shooting is taking place outdoor with parts of Brisbane, Australia doubling as New York City. Photos from the set yesterday revealed Thor (Hemsworth) and Loki (Tom Hiddleston) had returned to Earth, but we didn’t know what they were doing besides looking devilishly handsome....

‘War For The Planet Of The Apes’ Deleted Scene Reveals What Happened To Jason Clarke’s Malcolm By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 24, 2017 11:00 am EST The world in War for the Planet of the Apes looks dramatically different than the one we were presented in its predecessor, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, in which humans were just discovering that they would have to live warily alongside intelligent apes. But as tensions rose and sides were ultimately chosen in the war between humans and apes, there was hope for peace in the form of Jason Clarke’s Malcolm and his family who befriended and were saved by Caesar....

‘Westworld’ Season 2 Assigns Talulah Riley New Role As Series Regular By Jacob Hall/March 23, 2017 1:00 pm EST We probably won’t see Westworld season 2 until 2018 at the earliest, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any interesting developments between now and then. For starters, Talulah Riley, a supporting actress in the show’s first season, has been given an upgrade to regular cast member for season 2. Let’s talk about what that could mean....

By Jack Giroux/Dec. 8, 2016 3:00 pm EST Below, watch the Z: The Beginning of Everything trailer. The series is an adaptation of Therese Anne Fowler’s “Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.” The biopic begins with Zelda meeting F. Scott Fitzgerald in Alabama in 1918. The series depicts the couple’s intense and rocky relationship, as well as the alcoholism and personal struggles that led to Zelda’s tragic death in a hospital fire at the age of 48, which was 16 years after her one and only novel, “Save Me the Waltz,” was published....

Alex Kurtzman Says He Made ‘The Mummy’ For Audiences; Audiences Say Otherwise By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 20, 2017 8:00 am EST It’s an age-old argument that directors fall back on: This movie is for the fans, not the critics. Well, hate to break it to you, but critics are fans of movies too. And in the case of director Alex Kurtzman using this justification to defend his highly-reviled The Mummy, it seems like audiences aren’t too keen on it either....

Daily Podcast: Deceptive Movie Trailers, Rian Johnson, David Fincher, Pacific Rim, Geostorm, Dark Tower By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 20, 2017 4:30 pm EST On the October 20, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a potential Pacific Rim crossover, why David Fincher turned down Star Wars, Rian Johnson’s involvement in Star Wars Episode 9, hilarious ‘Geostorm’ reviews and the Dark Tower TV Series....

Darren Aronofsky’s New Film ‘Mother!’ Is A Horror Thriller By Ben Pearson/April 6, 2017 6:00 am EST Requiem for a Dream director Darren Aronofsky was prepping an Evel Knievel biopic as his directorial follow-up to 2014’s Noah, but he ultimately moved on from that project and instead got the ball rolling on Mother!, a mysterious film with Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in the lead roles. We known the film follows “a couple whose relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence,” but that’s all that’s been announced so far....

Don’t Be So Fast To Dismiss Film Adaptations Of Your Favorite Books [Video Essay] By Ethan Anderton/June 20, 2017 6:30 am EST For every person who gets excited when a Hollywood studio announces that they’re adapting a bestselling book into a feature film, there are just as many who would rather not see a film adaptation ruin the text that they love so much. However, when it comes to cinematic adaptations of classic literature that seem to play fast and loose with the source material, it’s usually for a good reason....

By Ben Pearson/Sept. 15, 2017 4:00 pm EST In honor of its 20th anniversary, the Visual Effects Society – a professional organization of artists, producers, technologists, and more who work in the entertainment industry – polled its nearly 3,400 members and determined a ranking of the most influential visual effects movies of all time. And since this is the internet, we’re legally bound to examine (and potentially argue with) a list like this after it’s published....

Max Steel Loses Ratings Appeal: Mattel Kids Action Figure Movie Earns PG-13 Rating By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 29, 2016 4:00 pm EST Open Road Films is set to release Max Steel on October 14th, 2016, based on the popular Mattel kids action figure line of toys. While the film was developed for the family friendly PG rating release, the MPAA ended up giving the movie a more restrictive PG-13 rating — this could be a financial nail of death for a film trying to attract audiences of younger children....

Opening Weekend ‘Justice League’ Box Office Tracking Higher Than ‘Wonder Woman’, Lower Than ‘BvS’ By Ben Pearson/Nov. 15, 2017 12:30 pm EST Despite the hubbub about Justice League’s Rotten Tomatoes score reveal (which was leaked earlier this morning), it seems like a given that finally putting three of the world’s most recognizable superheroes – Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman – in the same live-action movie will at least end up being a financially successful endeavor....

POTD: Charlie Sheen Reveals A ‘Major League’ Reunion At The ‘Field Of Dreams’ By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 4, 2017 7:00 am EST Just a few months ago, we heard Charlie Sheen was still hoping to return as Ricky “Wild Thing” Vaughn and get back in the dugout with his old Cleveland Indians gang for Major League 3. Since then, we haven’t heard anything about an real development on the project that has supposedly been in the works for years, but there was a little Major League reunion that happened this past weekend that should make fans simultaneously happy and also aware that time is a cruel mistress....

Superhero Bits: Arrowverse Crossover Teaser, Least Memorable Justice League Members & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2016 5:00 pm EST How goofy do people look in a supercut of crowds staring at superheroes? Want a first look at footage from the crossover of Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow? Who are the least memorable members of Justice League? When will The Flash reveal the identity of Alchemy? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool 2’s Domino Shortlist, The Quantum Realm, Burt Ward’s Robin Injury & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 15, 2017 5:00 pm EST How did Burt Ward injure himself on his first day as Robin on the Batman series from 1966? Did you notice the Ant-Man easter egg that appeared in Doctor Strange? Is Casey Affleck interested in playing Robin alongside his brother Ben Affleck as Batman? Which other actresses are rumored to be on the shortlist to play Domino in Deadpool 2?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Superman Spin-Off Chances, Days Of Future Present, Agents Of SHIELD Season 5 & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 10, 2017 4:30 pm EST Comic Book Resources thinks White Tiger should be Netflix’s next Marvel superhero with their own series.Greg Berlanti talks about the return of Katie Cassidy to the Arrowverse and what it means for the future. See how many things Cinema Sins found “wrong” with Suicide Squad in their video that’s roughly 20 minutes long....

The Weinstein Company Is Getting A New Name And A Female-Friendly Makeover By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 25, 2018 8:30 am EST The Weinstein Company continues its quest to distance itself from the sexual assault scandal of disgraced co-founder Harvey Weinstein. As potential buyers circle the embattled film distributor, the Weinstein Company is making a concerted effort to create a safer and more inclusive workspace for women. And to finally change its tainted name....

There’s A Furby Movie In The Works, Because That Toy Was A Thing Once By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 4, 2016 10:30 am EST Even though Hollywood has slowed down a little bit when it comes to turning brand name toys and games into movies, that doesn’t mean they’re dead. The Weinstein Company has just announced development on a new movie based on one of the hottest selling toys of 1998. The Furby was a popular little robotic animal that looked like a furry owl....