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CBS On ‘MacGyver’ Pilot Problems And Why They’re Still Sticking With The Property [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 10, 2016 11:30 am EST CBS will present a panel on their new MacGyver series later today and we have an interview with creators of the new series, James Wan and Peter Lenkov. In his executive session beginning the day of Television Critics Association panels, CBS President of Entertainment Glenn Gellar addressed troubles and delays with the pilot....

Daily Podcast: Avengers 4, Peter Jackson, The Predator, Cobra Kai, Solo, Rick And Morty By Ben Pearson/May 10, 2018 5:30 pm EST In the News: Other articles mentioned: 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....

Daily Podcast: The Future Of Marvel Movies, Karate Kid Sequel TV Series, Aladdin, Shazam, Dark Tower & More By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 7, 2017 8:00 am EST 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). In The News:

DC’s ‘Shazam’ Quietly Cast Djimon Hounsou As A 3,000-Year Old Wizard By Ethan Anderton/July 10, 2018 8:30 am EST Production on the DC Comics adaptation of Shazam may be finished, but that’s not stopping us from learning about a new cast member. Gladiator and Guardians of the Galaxy star Djimon Hounsou has been revealed to be part of the Shazam cast. He’s not a last minute addition being inserted into the movie during reshoots or in post-production, but instead he’s been cast in the movie for awhile, but his involvement had not yet been discovered until now....

Jyn Erso’s Backstory Revealed In New ‘Star Wars’ Novel ‘Rebel Rising’ By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 25, 2017 3:30 pm EST Before Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hit screens, Del Rey released a prequel novel Rogue One: Catalyst which told the story of Galen Erso and Orson Krennic. That story takes place beginning during the Clone Wars up until Galen Erso and family escaped into hiding thanks to Saw Gerrera. As you know, Rogue One starts off four years later with Krennic discovering the family’s location on the planet Lah’mu....

Natalie Portman Replaces Reese Witherspoon In ‘Pale Blue Dot’ By Ben Pearson/Jan. 11, 2018 5:00 pm EST Noah Hawley has been looking to make the leap to the big screen for a while now. He has Buried Bodies (based on the real life Lake Pleasant Bodies case), a Doctor Doom solo movie, and an adaptation of his own novel Before the Fall lined up as potential directing gigs, but Pale Blue Dot is currently slated to be his feature directorial debut....

Rebecca Ferguson Joins Hugh Jackman In Musical P.T. Barnum Biopic ‘The Greatest Showman’ By Angie Han/Sept. 7, 2016 6:30 am EST The Greatest Showman is collecting a pretty great cast. Hugh Jackman has been set to lead the P.T. Barnum musical biopic for several years already, and in recent months the project has really started to pick up steam with Michelle Williams, Zac Efron, and Zendaya all coming aboard as well....

See The Criterion Collection Cover Art For Richard Linklater’s ‘Before’ Trilogy By Angie Han/Dec. 13, 2016 3:30 pm EST Last month we got the very welcome news that Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy would be joining the Criterion Collection. While the director’s Slacker, Dazed and Confused, and Boyhood are all part of the lineup already, it took Criterion a while to get around to tackling this one. But then again, Before fans are surely used to waiting — after all, it took nine years to get from each chapter of Jesse and Celine’s love story to the next....

Sequel Bits: ‘Pacific Rim Uprising,’ ‘The Predator,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts 2,’ ‘Terminator 6’ By Jacob Hall/Oct. 24, 2017 4:00 pm EST When you see a headline about John Boyega discussing Pacific Rim Uprising’s best weapon, you may immediately think he’s speaking metaphorically. The best weapon is a great script! Lovable characters! A keen sense of collaboration on the set! But nah. He literally means best weapon, as in best weapon for killing giant monsters....

The Reason ‘Smallville’ Never Showed Us The Full-On Superman By Jack Giroux/Aug. 10, 2017 4:00 pm EST Tom Welling played Clark Kent for a decade on Smallville. It sounds like a great job, but only once did he actually get to suit up as the Man of Steel. Fans of the series didn’t even get to see him wear the entire suit. In the finale, Kent ripped open his shirt, the House of El insignia shined bright, and he took flight to start saving the day....

By Angie Han/Oct. 18, 2016 6:00 am EST Pixar has a well-earned reputation for a willingness to go dark. The first 20 minutes of Up can reduce even the most stoic men and women to tears, and Toy Story 3 gets scarier than most PG-13 blockbusters. Heck, the studio once released an entire film about the importance of feeling bad sometimes. But there’s territory so poignant even Pixar won’t go there....

‘22 July’ Trailer: Paul Greengrass Heads To Netflix To Tell The True Story Of Norway’s Deadliest Terrorist Attack By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 4, 2018 7:30 am EST Netflix continues to amass an incredible roster of filmmakers for their original projects. The latest: Paul Greengrass, director of the Bourne films and Captain Phillips, heads to the streaming service with 22 July. The movie focuses on the true story of Norway’s deadliest terror attack, carried out by a far-right extremist....

‘Book Club’ Trailer: Diane Keaton And Jane Fonda Get Inspired By…‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’? By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 3, 2018 11:00 am EST Who knew that Fifty Shades of Grey would inspire more than just seething hot takes and a middling movie trilogy? The erotic book series by E.L. James was the guilty pleasure for many a real-life book club, and now — astonishingly — it will serve as the springboard for a lusty mom rom-com starring Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen....

‘Doctor Strange 2’ Up In The Air, But Screenwriter Has Ideas For Sequel’s Villain And Story By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 4, 2018 5:30 am EST Marvel Studios seems to be setting up Doctor Strange to be one of the new leaders of the Avengers, so it’s a little — forgive me — strange that a Doctor Strange sequel has yet to be confirmed. But while things don’t look so good for him in the trailers for Avengers: Infinity War, it’s still likely that Stephen Strange will return to fight another day....

/Film Daily Podcast: 2017 Emmy Nominations: Reactions, Surprises, And Snubs By Peter Sciretta/July 14, 2017 7:30 am EST On episode #5 of our new podcast /Film Daily for July 14, 2017, Peter Sciretta is joined by Brad Oman (aka Ethan Anderton), Ben Pearson and Jacob Hall to discuss the 2017 Emmy nominations, and in particular, the surprises and snubs. 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)....

‘Jack Ryan’ Super Bowl Trailer: John Krasinski, Action Hero By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 2, 2018 12:30 pm EST Jack Ryan Super Bowl Trailer In addition to Krasinski, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan stars Abbie Cornish, Mena Massoud, Timothy Hutton, Peter Fonda, and Wendell Pierce. The series was created by Lost’s Carlton Cuse and Graham Roland, and has a laundry list of executive producers that includes Krasinski, Cuse, Roland, Michael Bay, Mace Neufeld, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, and Lindsey Springer....

‘Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Theme Song Remixes The Classic Tune You Remember By Ben Pearson/June 28, 2018 6:30 am EST The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song from the 1987 animated series is burned into my brain forever thanks to all the time I spent watching that show as a kid. It’s been decades since that show went off the air, but Nickelodeon’s new show Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has just unveiled its title sequence, and its theme song puts a new spin on that classic ’80s version....

‘Roseanne’ Co-Showrunner Whitney Cummings Has Left The Series By Ben Pearson/May 18, 2018 2:00 pm EST ABC’s revival of Roseanne is one of the biggest network comedies on television right now, but despite its popularity, one of its showrunners and head writers, comedian Whitney Cummings, has just stepped down and walked away from the series. According to Variety, Cummings will not be returning for the second season of the revival series (which will be the eleventh season of the show overall)....

‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 Will Bring Back Millie Bobby Brown As Eleven By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 1, 2016 10:00 am EST Following the end of the first season of Stranger Things, fans were left wondering if one of their favorite characters would be returning for the second season. But they don’t have to worry anymore. Young actress Millie Bobby Brown, who played the Eggo-loving, telekinetic girl known as Eleven, will be returning for the second season of Stranger Things....

‘Three Identical Strangers’ Is Being Turned Into A Feature Film By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 20, 2018 3:30 pm EST Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. And when that’s the case, you know that Hollywood will make a movie out of it. Three Identical Strangers, the shocking documentary that made waves at Sundance, is getting a feature film adaptation. And now the hard-to-believe story of identical triplets separated at birth only to learn of their siblings’ existence 20 years later will now be turned into a feature film....