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‘Blade Runner 2049’ Original Cut: Why You Won’t See Denis Villeneuve’s First Four-Hour Edit By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 28, 2017 10:30 am EST The greatest mystery in Blade Runner 2049 may not be whether androids have souls, but whether the movie’s lengthy run time was truly the reason it disappointed at the box office. Denis Villeneuve’s ambitious sci-fi spectacle retread many of the cerebral themes that Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Blade Runner did, and then some....

‘Brigsby Bear’ Clip: Mark Hamill Has A Strange, Fatherly Chat With Kyle Mooney By Ethan Anderton/May 16, 2017 4:30 pm EST The first teaser poster for Brigsby Bear arrived yesterday, introducing us to Kyle Mooney as James Pope and his favorite TV show star, the titular space-trekking bear who taught him math and life lessons all throughout his formative years. Of course, all of this happened while living he was living in a bunker, secluded from the irradiated Earth above ground....

‘Cook Off!’ Trailer: Melissa McCarthy’s Shelved Comedy Finally Makes It To The Table By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 24, 2017 1:00 pm EST It’s the heyday of TV series like Chopped and The Great British Bake Off, so it seems like there’s no better time for a mockumentary film about the lives of quirky small-town cooking competitors. Ironically, Melissa McCarthy’s comedy Cook Off! is a movie that has been long in the development oven, originally made a decade ago before being shelved in 2007....

‘Doctor Strange’ Almost Had A Very Different Villain By Jacob Hall/Nov. 8, 2016 12:30 pm EST Like every significant Marvel superhero, Dr. Stephen Strange has a rogue’s gallery of regular opponents, villains he has been facing off against for decades. And while the Doctor Strange film has its fair share of bad guys (including a few who were hiding in plain sight), it turns out that they weren’t the original choice for the film....

‘Downsizing’ Trailer: Honey, Alexander Payne Shrunk Matt Damon And Kristen Wiig By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2017 6:30 am EST After playing the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival this month, Alexander Payne’s latest film Downsizing has debuted a full theatrical trailer, giving us a glimpse at the director’s first sci-fi film as only he can deliver. Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig star in the film as a couple who decide to abandon their lives in the normal-sized world in the innovative and planet-saving “downsized” community of Leisureland, New Mexico, a society created in the future to deal with overpopulation of the world....

‘Geostorm’ Might Lose $100 Million, ‘Jigsaw’ Eyeing A $20+ Million Debut By Ben Pearson/Oct. 25, 2017 1:00 pm EST John Carter. The Lone Ranger. Tomorrowland. Ben-Hur. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. These are just a few recent high-profile films from major studios that ended up being serious box office bombs. And now a new member is set to join their ranks: Geostorm, the Gerard Butler vs. extreme weather disaster movie that’s currently in theaters, may end up losing $100 million when all is said and done....

‘House Of Cards’ Spinoffs Being Planned At Netflix By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2017 7:00 am EST In the wake of news that the sixth season of House of Cards will be its last comes word of multiple spinoffs. Producers Netflix and Media Rights Capital are in the stages of planing several different ideas for a potential spinoff of the flagship Netflix series, which has been running since 2013. Word of the House of Cards conclusion and potential spinoffs comes on the heels of allegations leveled against star Kevin Spacey....

‘No Activity’ Trailer: Laugh Along With Will Ferrell’s CBS All Access Cop Show By Ben Pearson/Oct. 30, 2017 2:30 pm EST When Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, the guys who brought us Anchorman and Step Brothers, reteam to bring us a new TV show, it seems like a big deal. When that series – called No Activity – is a parody of cop shows, and stars people like Ferrell himself, Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad, Fargo), Jason Mantzoukas (The League), Tim Meadows (Saturday Night Live), and more?...

‘Saturday Night Live’ Adds Ego Nwodim As Featured Player, Plus Four New Writers By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2018 1:00 pm EST With just over one week until the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, the late night sketch comedy series has announced the addition of one new cast member as a featured player: Upright Citizens Brigade comedian Ego Nwodim. Plus, SNL has hired four new writers this season. Find out all about the latest updates for Saturday Night Live’s new season below....

‘Suicide Squad’ VFX Breakdowns: Enchantress Transformation, Diablo’s Firestorm & More By Ethan Anderton/April 25, 2017 5:00 am EST Suicide Squad has come and gone, but soon enough we’ll see at least one of the bad guy ensemble’s characters return to the big screen with Margot Robbie reprising her role as Harley Quinn in Gotham City Sirens. While we’re waiting to see if the movie ends up getting the greenlight to start shooting this year alongside Aquaman, we can take a look behind the scenes at the visual effects that helped bring the more wild side of the DC Extended Universe to life....

‘Super Mario Bros.’ Is Coming To Blu-Ray, Putting The Disaster In High-Definition By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 1, 2017 10:00 am EST UPDATE: We’ve been told this release actually isn’t anything more than an updated version of a 2014 high-definition release with a new Steelbook case. Still, for those who didn’t know this existed, this might be good news. It’s no secret that the film adaptation of Super Mario Bros. is a complete disaster....

‘The Alienist’ Trailer: Luke Evans, Daniel Brühl And Dakota Fanning Go Looking For A Killer By Jack Giroux/May 18, 2017 6:30 am EST The director of True Detective season one and Beasts of No Nation, Cary Fukunaga, was originally going to executive produce and direct The Alienist. After some delay, Fukunaga dropped out directing the TNT miniseries based on Caleb Carr’s novel. He did, however, remain involved as an executive producer in the drama, which stars Dakota Fanning, Luke Evans (High-Rise), and Daniel Brühl (Rush)....

‘The Disappointments Room’ Trailer: Kate Beckinsale Unlocks A Room Full Of Horrors By Jack Giroux/Aug. 24, 2016 3:00 pm EST The Disappointments Room was one of the movies impacted by Relativity’s bankruptcy. D.J. Caruso’s horror film hasn’t been delayed as long as Before I Wake (watch that trailer here), but it started shooting back in 2014, and it was originally scheduled to come out earlier this year. Relativity will release the movie, which stars Kate Beckinsale, in limited release next month, on the same date they had last scheduled Before I Wake....

Captain Marvel Won’t Appear In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 26, 2017 9:30 am EST Looks like fans of Carol Danvers will have to wait a few more years before they get to see Brie Larson don the red, blue, and gold suit. Captain Marvel won’t appear in Avengers: Infinity War in 2018, co-director Joe Russo confirmed. So it likely won’t be until March 2019 when we see Captain Marvel in all her glory in her anticipated solo debut....

Daily Podcast: Greatest Movie Twists, Colin Trevorrow, 47 Meters Down, Rotten Tomatoes, The Orville By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 11, 2017 6:30 am EST On the September 11, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Hoai-Tran Bui and Ben Pearson to talk about the latest news, including a 47 Meters Down sequel, more on Colin Trevorrow’s departure from Star Wars Episode 9, the early buzz for Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville, and is Rotten Tomatoes responsible for a terrible Summer box office....

Denis Villeneuve Originally Wanted David Bowie For ‘Blade Runner 2049’ Bad Guy By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 27, 2017 11:00 am EST Oh, what could’ve been. With Blade Runner 2049 about to arrive in theaters next week, director Denis Villeneuve is making the interview rounds and dropping various details about his highly anticipated sci-fi sequel. And he just let slip a particularly disappointing tidbit – disappointing because it never came to pass. It looks like the Arrival filmmaker originally wanted none other than David Bowie to play the bad guy that Jared Leto plays in the finished film....

First Look: Margot Robbie As Sharon Tate In ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ By Ben Pearson/Aug. 6, 2018 10:30 am EST Filming on Quentin Tarantino’s 1969-set period piece Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is underway, and actress Margot Robbie has shared an official first look photo of herself in costume as actress Sharon Tate. Take a look at the full photo and read more about the film below....

By Ben Pearson/March 8, 2018 10:17 am EST Does This Mean Disney is Interested in Awards?

Gareth Edwards’ ‘Monsters’ Is Becoming A TV Series By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 14, 2018 11:00 am EST Monsters has already been given a sequel called Monsters: Dark Continent, but it wasn’t nearly as celebrated as the original, mainly because it didn’t come from director Gareth Edwards and merely took place in the same universe. Now the world of Monsters will expand even more with a TV series in the works. For those who maybe haven’t seen Monsters, the compelling original film followed an American photojournalist (Scoot McNairy), who is tasked with escorting his employer’s daughter (Whitney Able), back to the United by crossing an infected zone full of strange creatures in Mexico....

Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix Deal: Two New Stand-Up Specials, ‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 18, 2017 6:30 am EST If Netflix landing new comedy specials from Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock wasn’t enough to solidify the streaming service as the best place for new stand-up comedy, the latest addition to their roster should do the trick. Jerry Seinfeld has just struck a new deal with Netflix that effectively makes the streaming service the new home for all of his comedic endeavors....