‘The Package’ Trailer: The Breakout Star Of ‘Blockers’ Returns In A Netflix Teen Comedy By Ben Pearson/July 12, 2018 4:30 pm EST When I walked out of Universal’s teen comedy Blockers earlier this year, it seemed clear that actress Geraldine Viswanathan had a bright future. She was one of the funniest performers in a film full of funny people, so I’m glad to already see her popping up in another movie in 2018....
‘Zombieland 2’ Is Alive With Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin Set To Return By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 13, 2018 1:15 pm EST No need to double tap anymore: Zombieland 2 is alive. The long-awaited sequel to the 2009 film is moving forward at Sony nearly 10 years after the original opened, with the original cast all set to return. Hopefully they’ve stocked up on Twinkies since then. After years of false starts, Sony is officially moving forward with Zombieland 2, according to The Hollywood Reporter....
A New ‘Avatar’ Video Game Is In Development By Jacob Hall/Feb. 28, 2017 1:00 pm EST Hey, it’s time to start reminding everyone about Avatar again! James Cameron’s science fiction epic became the biggest movie of all time back in 2009, but every year saw the sequels being delayed again and again and again. Soon, we learned why: because Cameron, a perfectionist if there ever was one, had decided to write a number of sequels at once and would only proceed when the road map for the entire franchise was done....
Cate Blanchett Perfectly Cast As Lucille Ball In Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Lucy And Desi’ Biopic By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2017 1:48 pm EST Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz had one of the most highly publicized marriages to ever come out of Hollywood, mostly because in addition to being married for 20 years, the couple also had a relationship on screen. After meeting while filming the RKO Studios movie Too Many Girls, Lucy and Desi, at age 28 and 23 respectively, fell in love....
Cool Stuff: The First Ever Mondo ‘Ghostbusters’ Poster Is Coming From Tom Whalen By Ethan Anderton/July 15, 2018 12:00 pm EST With all of the pop culture artwork that Mondo has debuted over the years, you would think that Ghostbusters would have already been done. But the collectible arthouse has never made a single Ghostbusters print…until now. Mondo has announced that they now have the license to create Ghostbusters prints, and their first one will be coming from Tom Whalen....
Daily Podcast: Favorite Paul Thomas Anderson Movies, Redbox, Wonder Woman 2, Star Wars, Masters Of The Universe By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 1, 2017 4:30 pm EST In the News: In The Mailbag: What is your favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movie? To submit questions to the mailbag, send them to peter@slashfilm.com. Please mention your name and general geographical location in case we mention the question on the air.You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm....
Daily Podcast: Infinity War Trailer Reaction & Analysis, Star Wars, HBO, Disney/Fox, John Lasseter By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 29, 2017 4:30 pm EST On the November 29, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Ben Pearson and Chris Evangelista and special guest Sabina Graves from Superhero News to discuss the latest news, including the possible end of Star Wars’ the Skywalker saga, HBO showing airplane edits of movies, Disney is back in talks to buy Fox, the real accusations against John Lasseter are beginning to come to light....
Female Thor Movie A Possibility, Says Kevin Feige By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 19, 2017 3:00 pm EST Thor: Ragnarok is about to smash its way into theaters, bringing Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder back to multiplexes everywhere. But what about the Goddess of Thunder? There was a period recently in Marvel comics when a new female Thor took center stage. Might we ever see this version of the character on the big screen?...
James Gunn Talks DC Movies, Guardians 2 And The Future Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 15, 2016 1:00 pm EST Here are some of the highlights from the James Gunn Facebook Q&A:
More MondoCon Posters Revealed: ‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Justice League,’ ‘Hot Fuzz,’ And More By Jacob Hall/Oct. 31, 2017 3:30 pm EST Last week, we were pleased to debut a few posters that will be for sale at this year’s MondoCon, Mondo’s annual convention dedicated to pop culture art and collectibles. Now, more posters, pins, and soundtracks have been unveiled ahead of the con’s start this weekend, including art and more for Goodfellas, Justice League, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Samurai Jack, Hot Fuzz, Ratatouille, and Predator....
Paul Feig Will Direct ‘The Sweetest Fig’, Based On The Book From ‘Jumanji’ Author Chris Van Allsburg By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2018 2:30 pm EST Chris Van Allsburg is the author and illustrator of several gorgeous picture books. He’s the guy who gave us The Polar Express, which was turned into a terrifying animated nightmare. He also wrote Jumanji, which was adapted into a very loud movie. That film’s sequel, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, was a box office hit....
Paul Giamatti Joins The Increasingly Wacky ‘Jungle Cruise’ Cast By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 4, 2018 5:30 am EST The cast of Jungle Cruise is steadily shaping up to be one of the wildest ensembles in recent Disney memory. Giamatti joins Johnson, as well as Emily Blunt, Jesse Plemons, Edgar Ramirez, and Jack Whitehall in Disney’s adaptation of its famous ride. It’s been a while since we’ve seen Giamatti on the big screen, and I welcome his presence in a movie that sounds as wild as Jungle Cruise....
The ‘Mandy’ Poster Features Nicolas Cage In A Chainsaw Fight By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 16, 2018 2:30 pm EST Mandy will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in a few days, and it will bring with it a scene where Nicolas Cage fights someone with a chainsaw. At least, that’s what the very cool new Mandy poster hints at. The new film from Beyond the Black Rainbow director Panos Cosmatos stars Cage and Andrea Riseborough....
TV Bits: Chris Evans Heads To Apple, ‘Modern Family’ Season 11, ‘Lore’ Season 2, Adam Sandler’s Stand-Up Special, And More By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 22, 2018 3:00 pm EST Chris Evans is the latest big name to head to Apple’s streaming service. The Captain America actor will star in the limited series Defending Jacob, based on the novel by William Landay. Here’s the book’s synopsis: Then Andy’s quiet suburb is stunned by a shocking crime: a young boy stabbed to death in a leafy park....
When Woody Met Dory: Watch Tom Hanks And Ellen DeGeneres Act Out A Pixar Crossover By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2016 10:00 am EST If you’re a big fan of Pixar Animation, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of The Pixar Theory. Originally created by Jon Negroni, The Pixar Theory proposes that every single movie from the animation studio actually takes place within the same universe by finding little threads to connect each and every movie to each other somehow....
‘5-25-77’ Trailer: This Love Letter To ‘Star Wars’ Arrives In Time For The 40th Anniversary By Ethan Anderton/May 1, 2017 10:00 am EST We’ve been hearing about the Star Wars-themed coming-of-age tale 5-25-77 for nearly a decade. After starting production in 2004, the film debuted at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October of 2008 under the title ‘77, but ended up going back to a release that that Star Wars fans will recognize as the exact day that George Lucas first took us into a galaxy far, far away....
‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ Season 3 Confirmed, But Will It End There? By Peter Sciretta/April 4, 2017 1:00 pm EST Last month, Netflix announced that they would be renewing A Series of Unfortunate Events for a second season. And now the streaming service has quietly renewed the series for a third season. The confirmation comes via TV Line, who has learned that Netflix has “quietly renewed the dark comedy for a third season,” although they note that a Netflix spokesperson “declined to comment....
‘Avatar 2’ Begins Shooting This Fall, Says Sigourney Weaver By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 4, 2017 11:00 am EST Avatar was released in 2009 and changed the 3D movie game as we knew it. But the much-anticipated (and much-promised) sequel to James Cameron’s sprawling sci-fi epic has been delayed year after year, until now.Sigourney Weaver, who played Dr. Grace Augustine in the original Avatar and has a new role in the sequels, confirmed that Avatar 2 starts shooting this fall....
‘Castlevania’ Teaser: Netflix Taps Into Nintendo Nostalgia For Animated Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 25, 2017 6:30 am EST Following the success of ’80s-nostalgia genre hit Stranger Things and the announcement of a prequel to Jim Henson’s ’80s magnum opus Dark Crystal, Netflix continues to dig deep into our childhoods. The streaming service has upped its nostalgia game, brushing off an old Nintendo cartridge (literally!) in the first teaser for its animated adaptation of the dark fantasy video game series, Castlevania....
‘House Of Cards’ Season 6 Images Introduce The Shepherd Family By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 27, 2018 9:30 am EST The sixth and final season of House of Cards will arrive in November, and we still don’t quite know how it will all play out. The Netflix series has gone through a major shake-up in the wake of former star Kevin Spacey’s firing. Now, Robin Wright assumes command of the series, closing the story of the Underwoods out with more intrigue and back-stabbing....
