Posts

VOTD: ‘Westworld’ And ‘Jurassic Park’ Are Basically The Same By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2016 7:00 am EST Westworld is one of the most discussed shows on the air now, and even after the first season comes to an end in a few weeks, we’ll still be talking about this show for months to come. Last night’s episode brought a major revelation (which will be discussed in greater detail later this morning with our usual Westworld coverage), but there are still endless questions to be answered....

VOTD: How ‘Justice League’ Should Have Ended Hits The DC Heroes Hard By Ethan Anderton/April 10, 2018 6:00 am EST While Warner Bros. Pictures figures out how to proceed with the DC Extended Universe after the box office disappointment that was Justice League, the folks over at How It Should Have Ended are kicking the DC Comics superheroes while they’re down. Not only do they take shots at the threads that began in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice but end up going nowhere in Justice League, but they also mock the awful villain Steppenwolf, and continue to harp on Superman’s awful mustache removal and more....

Warner Bros. Decides The Best Business Plan For DC’s Future Is To Make Good Movies By Chris Evangelista/June 18, 2018 10:30 am EST The DCEU has had a bumpy few years, with only Wonder Woman truly standing out as a genuinely enjoyable film. Now, with Aquaman poised to splash into theaters, Warner Bros. film chairman Toby Emmerich has an innovative new plan for the future of the DCEU: make good movies....

‘Annihilation’ First Look: Natalie Portman & An Alligator In ‘Ex Machina’ Director’s Next Film By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 26, 2017 2:00 pm EST Ex Machina director Alex Garland is close to releasing his next film, Annihilation, a highly-anticipated (especially by me) adaptation of the first book of The Southern Reach Trilogy. With a killer cast that includes Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, and Oscar Isaac and the promise of something strange and beautiful, this could be the next surreal sci-fi classic that has everybody talking....

‘Aquaman’ First Look Features Jason Momoa’s Superhero, Jason Momoa’s Abs By Jacob Hall/Dec. 7, 2017 11:46 am EST Let’s face it: you could cut Aquaman out of Justice League entirely and the movie doesn’t change that much. However, the reluctant heir to the throne of Atlantis is getting his own solo movie from director James Wan and the first image from the film is all about showing off Jason Momoa’s impossible superhero physique....

Watch the New Barry Trailer Bill Hader is easily one of my favorite cast members from Saturday Night Live. The range of his characters and the voices he puts on are outstanding. But I love seeing that he’ll be going to a bit darker, more serious side, even though this is still essentially a comedy series. There’s a lot of potential in this show and this could be a bright spot in Hader’s already satisfying career and might open up some new windows for him on the big screen....

‘Luther’ Season 5 Is On The Way By Jacob Hall/June 12, 2017 3:00 pm EST Idris Elba may have made the successful leap to the big screen (and is looking to break out into full-fledged movie stardom this year), but television keeps calling him home. The versatile British actor will officially return for Luther season 5 and production is set to begin this year. While BBC America has not set a premiere date yet, The Hollywood Reporter says that the fifth season will consist of 4 episodes....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 13, 2017 9:53 am EST Just when you thought that Sony’s Spider-Man cinematic universe featuring everyone except for Spider-Man couldn’t get any weirder, 2017 hits again. Prepare yourself for some movie news that will make you blearily double take at your computer screen then wonder if you actually woke up this morning. A new Sony Spider-Man spin-off is in the works from the Power Rangers writing duo Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, this time centered around the Marvel antihero Morbius the Living Vampire....

‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 3 Clips: The Allure Of The Dark Side By Angie Han/Sept. 22, 2016 1:30 pm EST After nearly six months of waiting, we are now just two days away from the season 3 premiere of Star Wars Rebels. But if patience isn’t your strong suit (and who could blame you, given all the exciting stuff about to go down next season?), Disney XD has dropped a couple new clips for you to pore over while you wait....

‘Synchronic’, The New Sci-Fi Thriller From ‘The Endless’ Directors, Lands Anthony Mackie And Jamie Dornan By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2018 3:30 pm EST Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, the filmmakers behind Spring and The Endless, have just lined-up what sounds like their biggest project yet. The sci-fi thriller Synchronic will star Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan as paramedics encountering an otherworldly scenario. If you have yet to see Benson and Moorhead’s films Resolution, Spring and The Endless, stop what you’re doing right now and go watch them immediately....

‘The Purge’ Honest Trailer: A Concept Creative In Executions, Not In Execution By Ethan Anderton/July 4, 2018 6:00 am EST Today we celebrate everything American, so the folks behind Honest Trailers turned the spotlight on the most American film franchise there is: The Purge. What could be more American than a movie that condemns senseless violence while also glorifying stylized senseless violence, all in a world full of strife and corporate greed?...

‘Trust’ Trailer: The Getty Family Story Gets Told On TV This Time By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 13, 2018 10:00 am EST The fortunes and misfortunes of the Getty family were recently chronicled in the Ridley Scott film All the Money in the World. Now, the Gettys are jumping from the big screen to the small with the FX series Trust. Director Danny Boyle helms the show, which stars Donald Sutherland as greedy oil tycoon J....

Carrie Fisher Heart Attack Updates By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 26, 2016 5:00 am EST Actress Carrie Fisher has reportedly suffered a massive heart attack on Friday afternoon on a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles while returning from promoting her new book. We have updated the Carrie Fisher heart attack story after the jump. Carrie Fisher Heart Attack Updates Dec 26 5:30am update: Carrie Fisher’s mother Debbie Reynolds, just posted an update on Facebook confirming that Carrie is now in stable condition:Dec 23 6:00pm update: Carrie Fisher is now in the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital, but her condition is not known at this time....

Daily Podcast: Comic-Con 2018: Aquaman, Shazam, Wonder Woman 1984, Godzilla 2, Fantastic Beasts 2, And The LEGO Movie 2 By Ben Pearson/July 21, 2018 2:30 pm EST On the July 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film Managing Editor Jacob Hall, Weekend Editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about everything that happened during the Warner Bros. panel during San Diego Comic-Con 2018....

FXX Announces 13-Day ‘The Simpsons’ Marathon With Exactly 600 Episodes By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2016 11:00 am EST Back in 2014, FXX had the honor of hosting a marathon of every single episode of The Simpsons ever in honor of all the episodes being made available to stream for the first time ever. Since then, FX’s sister network has been running reruns non-stop from every season (except whatever season is current)....

How ‘Captain Marvel’s Nick Fury Is Very Different By Ben Pearson/Sept. 7, 2018 11:37 am EST When I read that Samuel L. Jackson signed a nine-movie deal with Marvel Studios I remember doing a double take, but next year’s Captain Marvel will complete that cycle. Jackson’s still planning to return as the character at least one more time in Spider-Man: Far From Home, but first he’ll be digitally de-aged to head back to the 1990s for Captain Marvel....

How Many Of The 27 Oscar-Qualifying 2016 Animated Feature Films Have You Seen? By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 11, 2016 3:30 pm EST A record 27 features have been submitted for consideration in the animated feature film category for the 89th Academy Awards. The number of Oscar-qualifying films has risen greatly over the past few years. For instance, last year there were just 16 films submitted. But with so many films submitted to the Academy, I wonder how many of these movies have you seen?...

Is The New ‘Gremlins’ Movie A Reboot Or A Sequel? By Ben Pearson/April 17, 2018 2:30 pm EST We’ve been writing about the possibility of a new Gremlins movie for years, and so far it’s been nothing but talk. Now the latest update has us wondering exactly what this project might look like – assuming we see it at all. Writer Chris Columbus has given a new update on the film, which he says will “almost definitely be a reboot....

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Black Panther’ Soundtrack Available To Stream Right Now By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2018 11:00 am EST Even though Black Panther is still a week away, fans can get a little taste of the movie today. The Black Panther soundtrack, which was produced and curated by Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, is streaming now. The entire Black Panther soundtrack (not the score) is available on Spotify, Apple Music and other music streaming platforms....

Listen To The New ‘DuckTales’ Theme Song And Find Out When The Show Premieres On Disney XD By Ben Pearson/June 14, 2017 3:00 pm EST If you were a kid growing up in the ’80s and ’90s with access to American television, I’d guess there’s about a 50% chance that you know the DuckTales theme song by heart. Here’s how ubiquitous it was: I didn’t even watch the show and I still somehow managed to absorb every word of it....