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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Concept Art: Hulk And The God Of Thunder Fight Again, Cate Blanchett Rises As Hela By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 14, 2017 10:30 am EST Today brought Doctor Strange, Marvel’s most recent addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to Digital HD. Since Marvel has some of the most rabid fans, they’ve already been combing over the special features for the home video release of the mystical superhero’s first adventure. One such feature includes a sneak peek at what’s in store for Phase 3 of the MCU, including some new concept art for the next installment of the Thor franchise....

Amy Schumer Is Sony’s Live-Action Barbie By Angie Han/Dec. 2, 2016 1:00 pm EST Life in plastic is fantastic for Amy Schumer. She’s just been set to play Barbie in Sony’s live-action adaptation of Mattel’s toy line, while the studio continues to look for a director. In addition to starring, Schumer will also rework the script with her sister Kim Caramele. The film is described as a family comedy in a similar vein as Splash, Big, and Enchanted....

Daily Podcast: A Quiet Place 2, HBO’s Pay Gap, NOS4A2, Foundation, Star Wars, Westworld, Tolkien, And More By Ben Pearson/April 10, 2018 4:30 pm EST In the News: All the other stuff you need to know:You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes./Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm....

First ‘Venom’ Clip Is High On Journalism, Low On Tongue Action By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2018 8:30 am EST There are only two weeks left until Venom arrives in theaters, giving us all the face-licking, head-chomping, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde comic book action fans could ever want from the Marvel Comics anti-hero. That means Sony Pictures is ramping up the marketing for the movie, and what do Venom fans want to see from this movie the most?...

Hulu Saves ‘30 Rock’ After It Leaves Netflix Streaming By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 27, 2017 10:30 am EST The classic Tina Fey comedy 30 Rock has found a new home — aside from 30 Rockefeller Plaza, of course. After sitting comfortably in the Netflix Recommended For You section for years, 30 Rock is moving to another streaming platform, Hulu, which has picked up the nice habit of saving beloved TV shows whose contracts expire with Netflix....

New ‘The Dark Tower’ Featurette Shows Off Weird Monsters, Giant Gun Battles By Jacob Hall/July 19, 2017 3:00 pm EST The Dark Tower opens in a little over two weeks and the lack of marketing and that 95-minute runtime rightfully have fans of Stephen King’s beloved horror/fantasy series concerned. After years of development, could this long-waited adaptation arrive with a whimper instead of a bang? It’s a question worth asking (and worrying about)....

The Morning Watch: ‘Back To The Future’ VFX, Taika Waititi’s Tragic Comedy & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 2017 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, a video essay explores how Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi uniquely combines tragedy and comedy to beautiful, intimate stories....

The Morning Watch: Wendy Looks Back At ‘Peter Pan’ 65 Years Later, The Chancla’s Origin In ‘Coco’ & More By Ethan Anderton/May 31, 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....

The Wedding Party Trailer: A One-Take Romantic Comedy By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2017 2:30 pm EST It’s no secret that I’m a fan of long one-take scenes in movies. With film cameras, long-takes were nearly impossible to pull off, requiring days of precise lighting and choreography. The rise of digital cinema technology has made it a lot easier to shoot a long-take and even post-production trickery now allows filmmakers to more seamlessly stitch together two pieces of footage, something we saw in Birdman....

‘Attack The Block’ Director Joe Cornish Will Direct Adventure Film ‘The Kid Who Would Be King’ By Ben Pearson/May 5, 2017 4:00 pm EST When filmmaker Joe Cornish burst onto the scene with his terrific sci-fi thriller Attack the Block back in 2011, I was convinced he’d be the next big thing. But that was just before it became common Hollywood practice to hand massive studio franchises to guys who had just one film on their resumes, and while Cornish has been credited with some screenplays since 2011, he hasn’t directed another feature yet....

‘Baby Driver’ Trailer: A High-Octane Car Chase Musical From Edgar Wright By Jacob Hall/June 1, 2017 9:30 am EST The best thing about Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver is that it feels familiar and unique at the same time, a thorough blend of the old and the new. On one hand, it’s constructed out of the building blocks seen in classic crime, heist and car chase movies – it feels like an old friend....

‘Deadpool 2’ Writer Shuts Down Rumor That The Sequel Cut One Of Its Villains By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 9, 2018 7:30 am EST The rumor that Deadpool 2 cut one of its villains, played by actor Jack Kesy, is false, according to one of the sequel’s screenwriters. Rhett Reese, the co-writer of Deadpool and Deadpool 2, shut down the rumor circulating the internet with a tweet. Untrue. https://t.co/m7bVfbzphl — Rhett Reese (@RhettReese) April 9, 2018...

‘Doctor Who’ Season 11 Trailer: Jodie Whittaker Is “Glorious” As The First Female Doctor By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 20, 2018 8:00 am EST “I’m the Doctor and I never refuse to help.” With those words, Jodie Whittaker quickly establishes herself as the brightest and most joyful Doctor that we’ve seen in ages — a huge 180 from her grim predecessor Peter Capaldi. From the looks of the new trailer for Doctor Who season 11, it looks like the long-running BBC sci-fi series is heralding the dawn of a new era — or maybe a return to the campy, fun-loving days of early New Who....

‘It’ Featurette: Stephen King Was Not Prepared For How Good This Movie Would Be By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 30, 2017 1:00 pm EST In a little over a week, viewers will get to scare themselves into a frenzy when the eagerly anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel It comes to theaters. The movie is on the path to have a big box office debut, and even the clown-only screenings at the Alamo Drafthouse are selling out so fast that they’ve had to add even more of the specialty events to meet demand....

‘Jurassic World 2’ Is Going Underwater With A Submarine Sequence By Ben Pearson/April 26, 2017 2:30 pm EST I know Jurassic World has a lot of haters, but I’m holding out hope that director J.A. Bayona will be able to deliver a sequel that improves on its predecessor. Jurassic World 2 already has one element that the previous movie didn’t: the one and only Jeff Goldblum returning as Dr. Ian Malcolm....

‘Magic For Humans’ Trailer: Magician Justin Willman Dazzles Crowds On Netflix By Ben Pearson/Aug. 10, 2018 3:30 pm EST It’s been a while since a magic-based TV series has gotten my attention, but Justin Willman’s new Netflix show Magic For Humans has done the trick. (Get it? “Done the trick?” I’ll see myself out.) Before we continue, try to find a deck of cards. Shuffle them until you’re content, fan them all out face down, and pick out the fourth one from the left....

‘Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors’ Trailer: Meet Marvel’s Most Diverse (Animated) Team Ever By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 12, 2018 4:00 pm EST You don’t have to wait for the 5th or 6th phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to meet the new generation of Marvel superheroes — they’re already here. Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors introduces a new group of superpowered teens that make up Marvel’s most diverse onscreen team yet. Disney Channel’s Marvel Rising franchise introduced young audiences to fan-favorite comic book characters through comics and animated prequel shorts, but now takes things a step further with an 80-minute animated film....

‘Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania’ Teaser: Ever Wonder What WWE Stars Would Look Like As Animated Penguins? By Angie Han/Aug. 17, 2016 4:30 pm EST “What would WWE wrestlers look like as animated surfing penguins?” is probably not a question you’ve ever thought to ask, let alone expected to be answered. But sometimes life is full of delightful surprises. Surf’s Up 2: Wavemania picks up with young surfing penguin Cody Maverick, who along with his friends Chicken Joe and Lani fall in with the Hang Five....

‘The Avengers: Infinity War’ May Keep Jeremy Renner Out Of ‘Mission: Impossible 6’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 2016 9:23 am EST It’s getting to the point that almost every good actor out there has some kind of role in the Marvel cinematic universe. Thankfully, they can’t all be in every single movie in the Marvel franchise, so they get a break for a couple years at a time. But with The Avengers: Infinity War coming up, pretty much the entire roster of Marvel’s surviving characters will be utilized in some capacity, and while that doesn’t appear to be a problem for most of the cast members involved, it could create an issue for one member of The Avengers....

By Jacob Hall/Sept. 11, 2017 1:00 pm EST To be fair, the original comic gave people cold feet, too. The series (which ran for 72 issues from 2006 through 2012) follows a team of government black ops agents who secretly “police” the superhero community, destroying the reputations of the powerful beings who threaten to upset the status quo and beating the snot out of those who don’t get the message through blackmail or threats....