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‘Fargo’ And ‘Legion’ Showrunner Noah Hawley Developing ‘Doctor Doom’ Movie By Peter Sciretta/July 20, 2017 6:54 pm EST The announcement of a Doctor Doom movie by Noah Hawley certainly comes as a surprise to fans. The character, who is part of Marvel’s Fantastic Four family, recently appeared in Josh Trank’s failed 2015 film Fantastic Four, portrayed by Toby Kebbell. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, Doctor Victor Von Doom first appeared in Fantastic Four #5, published on July 1962....

‘Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween’ Trailer: Evil Dummies Return, But Not Jack Black By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 11, 2018 6:37 am EST Summer is in full swing, which means it’s time to start getting your Halloween costumes ready. And what better way to prepare you for Halloween than a new Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween trailer? Yes, in case you forgot, a Goosebumps sequel is happening — this time without Jack Black’s R.L. Stine....

‘Lemon’ Trailer: Brett Gelman Plays A Gloomy And Friendless Dud By Jack Giroux/July 10, 2017 3:30 pm EST Brett Gelman can simultaneously make one laugh as they want to cringe and shrivel up into a ball. He does so often on Netflix’s Love, but he’s brought that particularly great skillset to other comedies over the years. Gelman recently co-wrote and starred in a film which looks like it’ll have some good uneasy laughs, Lemon, which is co-written and directed by Janicza Bravo....

‘Silicon Valley’ Season Four Teaser: Richard Looks Unwell By Jack Giroux/Feb. 19, 2017 10:00 am EST Silicon Valley returns for season four on April 23rd. Former Pied Piper CEO, Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch), is still a nervous wreck. After all these seasons, he’s probably been nervous for good reason. A lot goes wrong for Richard on this show. Sometimes conflicts are quickly wrapped up, maybe a little too quickly sometimes, but each episode seems to provide him with a whole mess of problems....

By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 14, 2018 12:16 pm EST The Romanoffs Trailer Let’s look at the cast here: Isabelle Huppert, Marthe Keller, Aaron Eckhart, Diane Lane, Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Amanda Peet, Jack Huston, Corey Stoll, Noah Wyle, Kathryn Hahn, Kerry Bishé, Jay R. Ferguson, Ben Miles, Mary Kay Place, Griffin Dunne, Cara Buono, Ron Livingston, Jon Tenney, Clea DuVall, Radha Mitchell and many, many more. That’s pretty damn impressive. Now, here’s the synopsis: the anthology series tells “eight separate stories about people who believe themselves to be descendants of the Russian royal family....

‘Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later’ Trailer: It’s Time For A Camp Firewood Reunion By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2017 9:30 am EST Netflix brought back Wet Hot American Summer for a series revival back in 2015 after development of a sequel to the 2001 Sundance comedy hit was happening for years. Instead of making good upon the promise of a 10-year reunion teased at the end of the movie, the series went back to the first day at Camp Firewood, which was all the more ridiculous simply because it had a cast of actors and actress in their 30s and 40s playing teenagers....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 29, 2018 1:00 pm EST Paramount’s deal with Netflix over The Cloverfield Paradox was considered a “success” because the studio managed to avoid a near-certain box office bomb and instead cashed out with more than $50 million from the streaming giant. It was a win-win for both companies, as Netflix thrives on word-of-mouth and publicity, which The Cloverfield Paradox got plenty of.

Christopher Nolan And Paul Thomas Anderson Declare War On Motion Smoothing (And Other Crappy TV Settings) With New Director Survey By Ben Pearson/Sept. 11, 2018 1:00 pm EST High-profile directors Christopher Nolan and Paul Thomas Anderson have reached out to television manufacturers to ensure that audiences at home are able to see films presented as closely as possible to the director’s original intention, and a new “reference mode” will implement the results of a new director’s survey....

Cool Stuff: This Backyard Has The Most Detailed, Incredible Disneyland Model We’ve Ever Seen By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 2016 5:00 am EST First and foremost, /Film is all about movies. But as entertainment has evolved over the years, we’ve come to embrace the cinematic nature of popular TV shows like Game of Thrones and Westworld, the influential place that Saturday Night Live holds in entertainment, and the immersive experience that theme parks provide in an attempt to help us escape into the movies as best they can....

Daily Podcast: Justice League, Galaxy Quest, Paul Scheer, Scorsese, Mario Bros, Get Out, Pinocchio & More By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 14, 2017 4:30 pm EST On the November 14, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including Justice League reshoots, rotten tomatoes score and Ben Affleck’s future as Batman, plans for a theatrical run for Martin Scorsese’s Netflix film, adaptations of Super Mario Bros, Are You Afraid of The Dark, Get Out’s Golden Globes category, Disney loses their Pinocchio director and Paul Scheer shares some details about the Galaxy Quest tv series and respond to conversations from the podcast....

Gravity Director Alfonso Cuarón Has Found His Next Film Project By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 9, 2016 7:00 am EST Children of Men/Gravity filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón has found his new film project, slated to begin shooting in Mexico this fall. Hit the jump to learn more about the new Alfonso Cuaron movie. Participant Media and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón are partnering on a new untitled film project, to be directed and written by Cuarón with film production slated to begin in Mexico this fall....

LOL: Will Arnett Prank Calls A Toy Store As LEGO Batman By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 10, 2017 5:00 am EST This weekend brings The LEGO Batman Movie to theaters, and you can finally see if it’s worth all the hype that’s been tossed around. Personally, I found the movie to be a blast, but I will concede that it starts to lose steam towards the end, and it just might be a little too self-aware for its own good....

New ‘Kong: Skull Island’ TV Spots & Poster Show Man Is No Longer King Of This World By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2017 11:30 am EST Kong: Skull Island arrives in one month, and we’ll get to see what Legendary Pictures has done with one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time. Kings of Summer director Jordan Vogt-Roberts is behind the camera, making a jump from indie to blockbuster in the same way that Colin Trevorrow did from Safety Not Guaranteed to Jurassic World....

Non-Canon ‘Legends’ Characters To Cameo In ‘Han Solo’ Movie, Ron Howard Teases By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 16, 2017 9:30 am EST The Han Solo movie cameo list just became a lot more exciting, with director Ron Howard teasing a fan-favorite duo who are making their way from a non-canonical expanded universe far, far away. That’s right, two Star Wars Legends characters will make a cameo in the Han Solo standalone prequel, starring Alden Ehrenreich as the young smuggler with a heart of gold....

Ruth Negga Joins Brad Pitt In James Gray’s Sci-Fi Epic ‘Ad Astra’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 8, 2017 4:00 pm EST Ruth Negga will be reuniting with her World War Z co-star Brad Pitt in James Gray’s upcoming sci-fi epic, Ad Astra. The Lost City of Z (which if you haven’t seen it, is entirely unrelated from the aforementioned World War Z unless you really stretch it) director has been building anticipation for his next movie, which will be the first genre film he tackles after working mostly on historical and contemporary dramas....

Second ‘It’ Trailer: Terror Lies In The Sewers Of Derry, Maine By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2017 6:39 pm EST For anyone who has coulrophobia, a fear of clowns, you’ll probably want to steer clear for the latest trailer for the new adaptation of Stephen King’s beloved horror novel It. Much like the first trailer, It doesn’t go out of its way to try to terrify you with cheap jump scares. Instead, they let suspense do the work as the audience anticipates something horrible happening....

Superhero Bits: ‘Glass’ Footage Screened, Sharon Carter In ‘Infinity War’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2018 5:00 pm EST Which two comic book movies from 2017 has Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle now surpassed at the box office? Who is Dove Cameron playing on Agents of SHIELD? Who does Steven S. DeKnight think should direct Man of Steel 2? How did Disney and Universal respond to 12 minutes of Glass?...

Superhero Bits: Grant Gustin Upset Over Leaked ‘The Flash’ Photo, ‘Doom Patrol’ Casts Cyborg & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 9, 2018 6:00 pm EST Why is Grant Gustin upset with how some fans of The Flash reacted to a leaked costume photo? Did you notice the Red Lotus reference in Deadpool 2? Who will play cyborg in the DC Universe streaming series Doom Patrol? Did you notice a little Captain America: The First Avenger Easter egg in a certain Iron Man scene in Avengers: Infinity War?...

The Morning Watch: ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Set Building, ‘The Darkest Hour’ Screenwriter Lecture & More By Ethan Anderton/April 12, 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, take a close look behind the scenes of the creation of the extensive sets used for Isle of Dogs....

The Morning Watch: Will Ferrell’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ Audition, Production Design Explained & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 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, watch Will Ferrell’s auditioning tape when he was just a comedian trying out for a spot on the cast of Saturday Night Live....