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‘Chuck’ Trailer: The Inspiration For ‘Rocky’ Gets His Own Biopic By Ben Pearson/April 10, 2017 12:00 pm EST I’ve seen all of the Rocky movies a handful of times, but I’ve somehow never thought to do any research into writer/star Sylvester Stallone’s inspiration for his underdog boxing story. Sly apparently wrote the script in three and a half days after watching an unknown fighter named Chuck Wepner beat the odds and miraculously go 15 rounds against one of the greatest boxers of all time, Muhammad Ali, and now IFC Films is telling Wepner’s story in a new biopic starring Liev Schreiber....

‘Creed II’ Is About More Than Revenge, According To Michael B. Jordan By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2018 6:30 am EST Creed II will have Adonis Creed facing off against Victor Drago, son of Ivan Drago – the man who killed Adonis’ father, Apollo. That sets Creed II up to seem like less of a boxing drama and more of a revenge thriller. But according to star Michael B. Jordan, there’s a lot more to Creed II than simple revenge....

‘Justice League’ Originally Featured Superman’s Black Suit, But Gave Us That Weird CGI Face Instead By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 9, 2017 1:00 pm EST At this point, it’s safe to say Justice League is a misfire. Critics didn’t care for it, it underperformed at the box office to the point that it’s caused a shake-up behind the scenes at Warner Bros., and all anyone wanted to talk about was Henry Cavill’s weird CGI face hiding his mustache....

By Jack Giroux/March 15, 2017 2:00 pm EST Only five episodes into season one and FX has already decided to renew showrunner Noah Hawley’s (Fargo) adaptation of Legion. The psychedelic comic book series is a breath of fresh air. Hawley’s show isn’t following any blatant formulas, and it goes in some unexpected, strange directions and continues to surprise fans. Below, learn more about Legion season 2. Season one of Legion concludes this month after an eight-episode run....

‘Pete’s Dragon’ Director David Lowery Would Like To Make A ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie’ By Jack Giroux/July 18, 2017 2:00 pm EST David Lowery makes movies that feel very hand-crafted and personal. Even when he made the leap into big-budget territory with Pete’s Dragon, he didn’t make what felt like a big studio movie, he made a David Lowery film. The Disney remake wasn’t $150 million summer movie, but Lowery doesn’t appear opposed to directing one of those, especially if it’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles....

‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ ‘Started Over’ After Carrie Fisher’s Death By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 5, 2017 7:30 am EST Carrie Fisher’s tragic death rocked the world and a galaxy far, far away. But while the world had to come to terms with losing a beloved star, Star Wars: Episode 9 had to grapple with losing their General. And after they mourned the loss of Fisher, the team behind Episode 9 had to rethink how they were moving forward with the sequel to The Last Jedi, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy said....

‘Star Wars Battlefront’ Reveals New Trailer For ‘Rogue One’-Inspired Map By Jacob Hall/Dec. 1, 2016 1:30 pm EST Since its release last year, Star Wars Battlefront has been awash in bonus DLC, keeping players coming back with new map and new playable characters to the keep the game fresh. And since there’s a new Star Wars movie in theaters this month, they have reacted accordingly, planning a new map based around characters and locations from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story....

‘Sully’ Is A Spectacular Plane Sequence In Search Of A Movie [Video Review] By David Chen/Sept. 7, 2016 1:00 pm EST Clint Eastwood’s Sully has one of the most tense, nail-biting plane-landing sequences ever put to film. Based on the real-life story of Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s “Miracle on the Hudson,” Sully features Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckart as pilots flying US Airways Flight 1549 on the morning both of its engines failed shortly after takeoff....

‘The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot’ Has Far More To Offer Than An Amazing Title [Fantasia Film Festival] By Steven Prokopy/July 21, 2018 2:00 pm EST /Film Rating: 8 out of 10

‘The Mist’ Cancelled As The Stephen King Adaptation Train Hits A Bump By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 28, 2017 3:00 pm EST Talk about a Mist opportunity! I’m sorry, I’ll go as soon as I’m done here. But first, here’s some not-so-happy-news for Stephen King adaptation fans. While there’s been an extreme uptick in all things King, it seems that not everything that bears the master of horror’s name is safe. The Mist, a TV series adapted from a King novella, has been axed....

‘The Mummy’ On Track To Make $40 Million In Its Opening Weekend By Jack Giroux/May 19, 2017 12:30 pm EST Universal looks like they’re feeling pretty good about their universe of classic monsters. Long before The Mummy hits theaters and tries to get this universe started, the studio claimed two release dates – one in 2018, the other in 2019 – for two unknown monster movies. The release dates could be the Johnny Depp-led The Invisible Man, David Koep’s take on Bride of Frankenstein, or The Wolfman from writer Aaron Guzikowski (Prisoners)....

‘The Nun’ Is Going To Jump-Scare Its Way To A Big Opening Weekend By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 17, 2018 11:15 am EST The Nun is about to jump out of the darkness and scream right into your ear-holes. And audiences are really excited – so much so that they’re going to help turn the latest Conjuring universe entry into a big hit. Early The Nun box office tracking indicates the fright film is headed to a strong opening weekend....

‘Trolls’ Trailer: Justin Timberlake Goes On A Musical Adventure To Find Happiness By Jack Giroux/Sept. 15, 2016 6:00 am EST At Comic-Con, DreamWorks showed 15 minutes from their upcoming animated film Trolls. Based on the toys from the ’90s, it looked like co-directors Mike Mitchell (Sky High) and Walter Dohn’s (SpongeBob SquarePants) were aiming higher than most movies based on toys. For starters, its soundtrack is produced by Justin Timberlake, who recorded his first single for the film since 2013....

‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3 Teaser: Dale Cooper Is Back By Angie Han/Jan. 13, 2017 2:35 pm EST The very mysterious Twin Peaks revival has served up a very mysterious Twin Peaks teaser. As you might expect, this promo is less about revealing the story’s secrets and more about setting a certain tone and mood — as well as reminding you that yes, this is really happening. Kyle MacLachlan returns as FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper as the familiar strains of Angelo Baldamenti’s iconic theme song play in the background....

‘Westworld’ Season 2: New Details On Shogun World Emerge From Delos Incorporated By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 2018 9:30 am EST We’re just under three weeks away from returning to Westworld with the second season of HBO’s hit sci-fi series getting closer everyday. The last trailer gave us a lot to sift through (check out our trailer breakdown), and we can’t wait to see what lies behind “the door” that will be the driving force of this whole season....

A ‘La La Land’ Stage Musical Is A Thing That Could Happen By Jacob Hall/Jan. 11, 2017 3:00 pm EST We’ve reached the point where everyone should be getting pretty sick and tired of hearing about the greatness of La La Land, but here’s the thing: it is pretty darn great. Damien Chazelle’s second film was one of my favorite movies of 2016, ranked number three on the overall /Film top 15, and has been making bank at the box office while picking up awards right and left....

Brad Bird Teases A New Direction For ‘The Incredibles 2’ By Jacob Hall/Aug. 30, 2016 1:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Entertainment Weekly recently sat down with Bird to talk about the upcoming Blu-ray release of The Iron Giant (a bonafide masterpiece of animation, science fiction, and family entertainment that all people of taste should have pre-ordered by now), but the interview drifted in the direction of The Incredibles 2....

Cool Stuff: Blitzway’s Hannibal Lecter Statues Just Need A Nice Chianti By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2017 6:00 am EST Since the classic thriller Silence of the Lambs isn’t exactly the kind of movie that’s friendly to creating merchandise to commemorate it, there have been very few attempts to bring Hannibal Lecter to the shelves of fans. While there have been attempts by NECA to create a few different detailed figures, most Hannibal Lecter collectibles have been unimpressive....

Daily Podcast: Stranger Things 2 Spoiler Review And Discussion By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2017 4:30 pm EST On the October 31, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista for a spoiler-filled discussion and review of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things 2.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)....

DC Universe Series ‘Stargirl’ Casts Brec Bassinger As Lead By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 20, 2018 4:30 pm EST DC Universe has found its Stargirl. School of Rock and The Goldbergs actress Brec Bassinger will don the star-spangled costume in the new TV series set to debut on the DC Universe digital subscription service, joining the likes of Titans, Doom Patrol, and more. The Wrap reports that Bassinger has been tapped to star as the titular Stargirl in the DC Universe Stargirl series, which centers on a teenager-turned-superhero....