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‘It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia’ Season 12 Gets A Raunchy Red-Band Trailer By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2016 3:00 pm EST Early next year, we return to the city of brotherly love to see what kind of shenanigans the crew of Paddy’s Pub will be up to when the 12th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia premieres on FXX. It’s crazy to think that the series has been running this long, and it even has an order for its 13th and 14th seasons already placed....

‘Rogue One’ Artwork Gives Us Some Cool New Looks At The Characters And Ships By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 8, 2016 8:30 am EST Now that the merchandising gates have opened, we’re seeing a flood of new images and artwork for the upcoming Star Wars standalone film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Pyramid International has released their newest catalog, which includes a ton of merchandise revealing never before seen promotional artwork for the Gareth Edwards-directed war movie....

‘Saga’ Funko Pops Offer An Adorable Take On The Best Comic Being Published Right Now By Jacob Hall/Oct. 29, 2017 9:00 am EST Whenever someone new to comics asks me for a recommendation, a place to jump in and start reading, my go-to answer is Saga. Writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Fiona Staples’ science fiction epic is sweeping and romantic, violent and irreverent, hilarious and heartbreaking, diverse and frank, sexy and disgusting....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Deleted Scene Reveals A Different Fate For Phasma By Chris Evangelista/March 7, 2018 1:40 pm EST A newly revealed Star Wars: The Last Jedi deleted scene gives Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma much more screentime than the finished film. If you thought Phasma was a bit shortchanged in The Last Jedi, this deleted scene is for you. See it below. Beware of spoilers. I loved Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but one of the (few) complaints I had with the film was the way it handled the return of Captain Phasma....

‘Super Troopers 2’ Has A Very Appropriate Release Date By Jack Giroux/Aug. 17, 2017 2:30 pm EST Below, find out the Super Troopers 2 release date. Super Troopers remains Broken Lizard’s funniest movie, although there are a lot of laughs in Beerfest. 4/20 is an appropriate release date for the comedy. I’m sure the sequel will assisst in brightening up that special day for those who choose to celebrate it....

‘Venom’ Trailer: OMG, Have You Seen This Dude’s Tongue?! By Chris Evangelista/July 31, 2018 6:01 am EST A new Venom trailer is here, and it has everything fans of the character could want: slime, tongues, and Tom Hardy talking to himself. The film is part of Sony’s Spider-Verse (or is it the Venom-Verse? Answer unclear), a series of films which aren’t connected to Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man films, like Homecoming and the upcoming Far From Home....

‘Wind River’ Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen And Jeremy Renner Investigate A Land With No Backup By Jack Giroux/July 17, 2017 4:30 pm EST Taylor Sheridan knows how to write a taut thriller. The screenwriter behind Hell or High Water and Sicario tells stories that are heavy on mood and character. His plots are remarkably simple, with his characters carrying most of the weight. His first two produced scripts showed an exceptionally strong grasp of character and tension, so of course, we’re excited to see what he can accomplish behind the camera with his directorial debut, Wind River....

Auditory Rogue One Easter Eggs Interview Matt, you have done voices for some of the Star Wars films. You’ve voiced Bib Fortuna, General Grievous, Battle Droids, Ello Asty, Quiggold and many others. Did you have a voice cameo in Rogue One?Matthew: Yeah, I did. In fact, Chris and I both did to be quite honest. In Rogue One I played the voice of the character Pao. I also did some Stormtrooper voices....

By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2016 12:00 pm EST In the meantime, we’re waiting to see Ben Affleck with a job in front of the camera only in The Accountant. The thriller directed by Warrior director Gavin O’Connor arrives on October 14. We’ll have updates on the rest of Ben Affleck’s upcoming project as more information becomes available.

Con Of Thrones Brought Westeros To Dallas For A Weekend Fans Won’t Soon Forget By Lindsey Romain/June 6, 2018 9:00 am EST And judging from the passion radiating off of the walls of the Hyatt Regency, this is a group that could survive the longest of winters – so long as they’re in each other’s company. That’s what anyone should want from a fan convention, and the good folks at Watchers on the Wall and Mischief Management made good on their second year, which felt bolder in vision and more welcoming in spirit....

Daily Podcast: The Best Movie Sequels Of All Time, Star Wars, Sonic, Halloween & Hefner By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 4, 2017 9:00 am EST On the October 4, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news including a bunch of Star Wars related news, a live-action Sonic The Hedgehog movie, Halloween reboot casting, and a Hugh Hefner biopic. In The Mailbag, we’ll be talking about the best sequels of all time....

By Peter Sciretta/May 21, 2018 5:00 pm EST At The Water Cooler: 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....

Daisy Ridley Doesn’t Want To Leave ‘Star Wars’ After ‘Episode 9’ By Ben Pearson/Dec. 4, 2017 11:00 am EST Last week, a Rolling Stone profile of Star Wars: The Last Jedi explicitly stated that actress Daisy Ridley “doesn’t want to play the character [of Rey] after the next movie,” and featured quotes from Ridley talking about how she sees the third movie in the trilogy (the still-untitled Star Wars: Episode IX) as a way to round out Rey’s story....

Disney CEO Teases “Another Decade And A Half” Of ‘Star Wars’ Films By Ben Pearson/March 23, 2017 1:30 pm EST The minute Disney purchased Lucasfilm back in 2012, we knew the studio planned to expand the Star Wars franchise far beyond what we’d already seen. To their credit, they moved quickly: it’s now five years later, and they’re already in production on their third Star Wars movie. Now you can go ahead and mark your calendars for 2032, because Disney CEO Bob Iger says there’s a good chance they’ll still be pumping out Star Wars films at that point....

Fargo Season 3 Extended Trailer: “You’re Trapped!” By Peter Sciretta/April 4, 2017 10:30 am EST We are truly living in a television renaissance. Yesterday we were talking about the early reviews for Better Call Saul, and now today we have a new extended trailer for Fargo season 3. The Leftovers and Silicon Valley are returning shortly on HBO, and Twin Peaks, House of Cards, Preacher, Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Game of Thrones are returning over the summer....

Horrifying ‘It’ Art From Gallery1988, Mondo, Bottleneck & More By Jack Giroux/Aug. 30, 2017 4:30 pm EST Pennywise the clown is an iconic image of horror. Starting next week, if director Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s It is as scary as the early buzz indicates, the shape-shifting clown will continue to live on in nightmares (and hopefully in a sequel). The movie is on track to be a big hit at the box office, so the character could become more popular than ever....

John Krasinski Is Down For ‘The Office’ Reunion, Needs To Know What Jim Halpert Is Doing By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2018 5:00 pm EST In a recent interview, Krasinski was asked about the prospect of appearing in a The Office reunion, should one ever come together, and the actor is 100% down to be part of something like that. In fact, he’s just as curious as fans of the show are when it comes to finding out what happened to Jim Halpert....

John Powell Will Compose The ‘Han Solo’ Movie Score By Ben Pearson/July 26, 2017 2:31 pm EST John Williams will always be the king of Star Wars music, but as Lucasfilm continues to expand the franchise, they’ll need some help providing scores for their spin-off movies. Lost and Up composer Michael Giacchino already filled in on last year’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and now we know that John Powell will be the one responsible for Ron Howard’s Han Solo movie score....

Keanu Reeves And Alex Winter Will Officially Reunite The Band For ‘Bill And Ted 3’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 8, 2018 9:30 am EST Wild stallions couldn’t stop Theodore Logan and William Preston from reuniting. Now, Wyld Stalyns will finally return for Bill and Ted 3. The third Bill and Ted film is officially confirmed to be in the works, with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter set to reprise their roles as the time-traveling heavy metal lovers....

Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Summer Movie Awards Winners Include John Cho, Spike Lee, ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’, And More By Ben Pearson/Sept. 4, 2018 9:30 am EST Film festival season is officially underway, and while movies that emerge from fests like Venice, Toronto, and Telluride often become Oscar contenders, the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society isn’t ready to look that far ahead just yet. Instead, they’ve looked back at the films of the past few months and issued their Summer Movie Awards, with Mission: Impossible – Fallout and performers like John Cho (Searching), Toni Collette (Hereditary), and Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians) winning big....