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‘Altered Carbon’ Trailer: Netflix’s New Cyberpunk Series Imagines A Sexy, Violent Future By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 4, 2017 9:33 am EST Altered Carbon imagines a world in which humans have achieved a form of immortality — for a price. In the Netflix’s costly adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s 2002 novel, Altered Carbon depicts the world 300 years in the future in which human consciousness can be uploaded into new bodies, allowing people (mainly the rich) to essentially live forever....

‘Bloodline’ Season 3 Trailer: Everything Is Going To Work Out Just Fine By Jack Giroux/May 7, 2017 9:00 am EST It’s probably for the best Bloodline is coming to a close with its third season. After the events of season one and two, how much more trouble can the Rayburn family believably cause? Based on the trailer for season 3, plenty more, but after a certain point, it might be tough to buy this family continuing to create problems in paradise....

‘Duke Nukem’ Movie Producer Compares Project To ‘Deadpool’ By Ben Pearson/March 28, 2018 3:30 pm EST If you grew up playing computer games in the 1990s, Duke Nukem was practically inescapable. The character (named after a Captain Planet villain) was the protagonist of multiple side-scrolling and first-person shooter games, and though he appears briefly in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, he’s yet to receive his own official Duke Nukem movie....

‘Iron Fist’ Season 2 Trailer: Danny Rand Is Back And His Show Looks Better Now By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 16, 2018 7:18 am EST Marvel and Netflix’s most disposable superhero is back for Iron Fist season 2. Once again, Danny Rand, AKA the Immortal Iron Fist, fires up his hand and punches the hell out of people. And this time, he gets to wear a costume inspired by his comic book counterpart....

‘Lost In London’ Clip: Witness The Woody Harrelson Movie Shot And Broadcast Live By Chris Evangelista/May 26, 2018 10:00 am EST Lost In London is the very definition of an “experimental film.” The movie, which stars Woody Harrelson, was both shot and broadcast live last year. You may have missed your chance to watch the movie live, but you can now view it on Digital HD and Hulu. And you can also watch a clip below....

‘Mad About You’ Revival Signs Paul Reiser And Helen Hunt By Chris Evangelista/April 13, 2018 10:30 am EST TV revivals for everyone! Next up on the possible revival list: Mad About You, which is closer than ever to a revival now that original stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt have signed on. More on the Mad About You revival below. Have you heard? Revivals are “in” right now (and JNCO Jeans are “out”; sorry, big jeans enthusiasts)....

‘Mr. Robot’ Confirmed To End With Season 4 [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 29, 2018 9:28 am EST Mr. Robot may be powering down soon. The acclaimed cyber drama has won USA all kinds of accolades and praise for the past three seasons, but as Sam Esmail’s prestige series heads into its fourth season, its stars are suggesting that this will be the end. Stars Christian Slater and Rami Malek have both suggested that Mr....

‘The Expanse’ Cancelled After Three Seasons On Syfy By Chris Evangelista/May 11, 2018 1:15 pm EST Syfy has pulled the plug on their series The Expanse after three seasons. The last episode of the show will air in July. Now, producers plan to shop the show to other networks. The Expanse Cancelled… Hi everyone. I have a confession: I never watched The Expanse, and I guess that makes me part of the problem....

‘The Happytime Murders’ Responds To ‘Sesame Street’ Lawsuit Through A Puppet Lawyer By Ben Pearson/May 29, 2018 4:30 pm EST When The Happytime Murders, a comedy about foul-mouthed and sex-crazed puppets who look an awful lot like the ones created by Jim Henson, used the tagline “All Sesame. No Street.” in its marketing campaign, the creators of Sesame Street weren’t thrilled. They planned to sue the film for unauthorized use of the Sesame Street brand, and now distributor STX Entertainment has filed a response – through a puppet lawyer named Fred, Esq....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Will Hit Theaters 2 Days Earlier; Does This Standee Reveal A Spoiler? By Ben Pearson/May 5, 2017 3:00 pm EST In addition, a photo of a new toy standee is making the rounds, and there’s a chance it features a pretty large spoiler for the film. Stop reading now if you’d like to go in fresh, but if that last sentence raised your eyebrow, join me below and I’ll fill you in....

Alden Ehrenreich Signed For Three ‘Star Wars’ Movies, New ‘Solo’ Posters Add More Color To The Galaxy By Ethan Anderton/April 24, 2018 10:30 am EST Next month will bring Solo: A Star Wars Story to the big screen, and we’ll see how Star Wars fans react when the film gives a beloved character a full origin story without the actor who originally played him. Disney and Lucasfilm seem confident that Han Solo will bring audiences into theaters, and it sounds like they think there’s franchise potential here....

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon And The Writers Of ‘Deadpool’ To Adapt McDonald’s Monopoly Fraud Story By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2018 11:30 am EST A few days ago, The Daily Beast ran a lengthy, eye-popping story titled “How an Ex-Cop Rigged McDonald’s Monopoly Game and Stole Millions.” The piece focused on Jerome Jacobson, a man who created a vast criminal network involving mobsters and small-time crooks to pull off a very unusual scam....

Clip: ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ Short Film ‘The Master’ Has Jackie Chan Battling A Chicken By Angie Han/Sept. 6, 2016 3:00 pm EST Jackie Chan has shown off a lot of impressive moves and battled a lot of formidable foes over the course of his career. But in the first clip from The Master: A Lego Ninjago Short, his tiny plastic counterpart meets his match… in the form of an annoying little chicken voiced by Abbi Jacobson....

Contest: Win ‘Saving Private Ryan’ On 4K Ultra HD Ultra Blu-Ray By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2018 7:30 am EST Steven Spielberg’s World War II epic Saving Private Ryan is coming to 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo for the first time, and we have a chance for you to win a free copy. Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan is turning 20 years old this year. In honor of the anniversary, the film is being released on 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo....

By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 23, 2016 8:00 am EST Even though the hype surrounding Frozen has died down since it was released late in 2013, that doesn’t mean the love isn’t still there for Disney’s popular musical from Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. Plus, the hype will return once Frozen 2 gets into full swing. We just heard the cast is waiting for the script to be finalized before they start recording sometime this year....

Cool Stuff: James Wan Is The Latest Director To Get His Own Funko POP Vinyl Figure By Ethan Anderton/June 20, 2018 3:30 pm EST There are hundreds of Funko POP! vinyl figures available for display on your desk or collectible shelves. Tons of movies, TV shows, bands and sports teams have been given the Funko POP! treatment, but only a handful of filmmakers have been lucky enough to be immortalized as a stylized little figurine....

Daily Podcast: Lasseter, Star Wars, Looney Tunes, Batman, It, Stranger Things, Arachnophobia And More By Peter Sciretta/June 12, 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....

Disneyland ‘Spider-Man’ Ride Revealed In New Patents By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 6, 2017 3:00 pm EST Is Disneyland working on a new Spider-Man ride? A new patent hints that we could see an attraction in Disney California Adventure’s upcoming Marvel-themed land that would allow guests to swing through the skyscrapers of Marvel Studios’ Manhattan. See details of the potentially new Disney Spider-Man ride below. Inside The Magic reports that a patent for a “Track-based Swing Ride with Long Arm Pendulum” hints at a possible Spider-Man ride for Disneyland Resort, featuring the following description: One goal in designing the ride system was to deliver an experience similar to what it would feel like to be with Tarzan or a similar character swinging between trees of a jungle on a vine or with Spider-Man or a similar character swinging on webs between buildings as you move down streets of a city....

Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, And Richard Jenkins To Star In Miranda July’s Heist Film By Ben Pearson/March 29, 2018 3:30 pm EST Female-led heist films are officially a trend. With Ocean’s 8 and Widows coming up later this year, a third heist movie is now in the works from indie filmmaker Miranda July. The project is still untitled, but she’s managed to secure Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld) and Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) as two of her lead actors, and the idea of those two co-starring in a movie is almost enough to convince me to see it sight unseen....

Even John Landis Doesn’t Want His Son To Remake ‘An American Werewolf In London’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 13, 2017 3:30 pm EST An American Werewolf in London is a horror classic that hit a chord with audiences that couldn’t be struck twice. It spawned the abysmally received An American Werewolf in Paris nearly 16 years later, and it seemed like the franchise was dead in the ground. But in the age of remakes and cinematic universes, it was inevitable that we’d get a remake....