New ‘Infinity War’ Weapons Revealed For Cap And Thor By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 1, 2018 2:30 pm EST Marvel may try hard to keep details of their big movies a secret, but secrecy is no match for toy releases spoiling things. Thanks to some early toys, we now have a look at two new Avengers: Infinity War weapons for Captain America and Thor that will be featured in the highly-anticipated sequel. You win this round, toys....
NewTV: Jeffrey Katzenberg Launching Streaming Service With 10-Minute Episodes, Featuring Sam Raimi By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 27, 2018 3:30 pm EST Would you pay money to watch original series with episodes running 10 minutes each, sometimes less? Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman sure hope so, as they’re about to launch NewTV. The streaming-video project will feature short-form entertainment for $5 or $8 dollars a month, depending on whether or not you want to put up with ads....
Ryan Murphy Wants To Make A #MeToo Anthology Series By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 4:00 am EST Ryan Murphy might be one of the busiest people working in TV, and he has no plans on slowing down. In a new profile, the prolific producer and creator reveals that he’s mulling over a #MeToo-inspired anthology series that would draw upon the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Ryan Murphy recently inked a major deal with Netflix, which will give him the opportunity to create even more TV shows....
Stephen King’s Creepy Clown Is The Subject Of New Doc ‘Pennywise: The Story Of It’ By Ben Pearson/May 24, 2017 2:00 pm EST I read Stephen King’s iconic 1986 horror novel It for the first time earlier this year in preparation for the upcoming feature film adaptation. The book is phenomenal, but for many, their introduction to the novel’s demonic antagonist – who often takes the form of a murderous clown named Pennywise (aka Robert Gray) – came in the 1990 miniseries, in which Tim Curry played the title role....
Superhero Bits: ‘Aquaman’ LEGO Set Reveals Black Manta’s Sub, ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Rumors & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2018 6:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. What’s the latest in Stan Lee’s legal battle with his former manager and guardian? Is there a Wolverine reference hidden in The Greatest Showman? What is Chris Hemsworth’s honest assessment of the first two movies in the Thor franchise?...
Superhero Bits: Mattel’s Wonder Woman Merch, Ant-Man And The Wasp Pre-Production & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 13, 2017 5:00 pm EST Who is the latest character confirmed for Injustice 2 with some gameplay footage? When will pre-production on Ant-Man and the Wasp start? Could Arnold Schwarzenegger be getting a role in the DC Expanded Universe? Want to see what Mattel is bringing to shelves for Wonder Woman? Will the Supergirl and The Flash crossover be traveling back in time?...
Superhero Bits: New ‘Venom’ Trailer Coming Soon, ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ And ‘New Mutants’ Not Canceled & More By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2018 6:00 pm EST Are you ready for a new Venom trailer soon? What’s going on with Green Lantern Corps.? How will DC’s Legends of Tomorrow approach John Constantine’s bisexuality? Is there any truth to the rumors about Simon Pegg possibly playing Captain Britain? Did you believe the false rumors about X-Men: Dark Phoenix and New Mutants being canned?...
Superhero Bits: Russell Crowe For Cable, Kevin Feige’s Missed Marvel Cameo & More By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 2017 5:00 pm EST Which of The Defenders is getting an exclusive figure in this month’s Loot Crate box? Is Joss Whedon the right choice or the wrong choice to direct Batgirl? Is Russell Crowe genuinely interested in playing Cable in Deadpool 2? Do you think The Dark Knight Rises is the best movie in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy?...
Thanks To Reese Witherspoon, HBO Says It Has Fixed Its Gender Pay Gap By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2018 1:00 pm EST Equal pay has become a big buzzword in Hollywood. With the rise of the Time’s Up movement, the HBO pay gap has become the latest point of discussion. And it’s thanks to the female-fronted Big Little Lies and the Emmy-winning show’s star and executive producer Reese Witherspoon that HBO is proactively trying to close the gender pay gap....
By Chris Evangelista/July 5, 2018 12:00 pm EST If you’re a member of the Thanos Did Nothing Wrong subreddit, your days may be numbered. In the tradition of the Mad Titan’s Infinity War plan, the Thanos subreddit is going to randomly ban half its users, all in the sake of balancing the (online) universe. I hope they remember you. Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now, it’s here....
By Jacob Hall/Nov. 11, 2016 3:00 pm EST The paint is still drying on Shanghai Disneyland, but a new themed land is already in the works. Disney has broken ground on a new Toy Story area in 2018, one year before Toy Story 4 is set to hit theaters. This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, as Hong Kong Disneyland has its own Toy Story land and Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios park is building one of its own alongside Star Wars Land....
VOTD: Every Story Is The Same [Video Essay] By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 30, 2016 5:00 am EST It’s now been six years since Kirby Ferguson released his Everything Is A Remix video series showing how the visual media of film and television have always borrowed from what came before them. Now a new video essay helps illustrate how this is also the case with storytelling across all sorts of media. If you’ve ever had more than a passing interest in narrative storytelling, then you’ve probably heard of the concept of The Hero’s Journey....
Watch A ‘La La Land’ Musical Number Recreated In Austin, Texas By Jacob Hall/Dec. 15, 2016 1:30 pm EST This news story begins with an anecdote. I arrived early for an interview during The Edge of Seventeen press and found myself killing time with the local PR folks. They told me they were working on a promotional campaign for the upcoming film La La Land. I suggested they take advantage of the fact that it’s an old-fashioned musical....
Watch The Trailer For Don Rickles’ Final TV Show, Where He Roasts Amy Poehler, Zack Galifianakis & More By Ethan Anderton/April 7, 2017 6:00 am EST Sad news came yesterday when we heard that legendary comedian Don Rickles had passed away. In recent years, Rickles had become known as the voice of Mr. Potato Head in pretty much every piece of Toy Story multimedia. But his true legacy lies in stand-up comedy as one of the most gifted insult comics to ever take the stage....
Water Cooler: Knotts Scary Farm, Maniac, Aquaman, After The Storm, One Cut Of The Dead, iPhone/Apple Watch, Better Call Saul By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 24, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the September 24, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Gag Reel Will Make You Feel So Good By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 10, 2018 10:37 am EST If the end of Avengers: Infinity War left you not feeling so good, at least you’ll have this delightful if brief gag reel to revive you from your misery. Dropped on the interwebs ahead of the Marvel film’s upcoming Blu-ray release, the Avengers: Infinity War gag reel will help you laugh the pain away and maybe even make you consider buying a wind machine....
‘Battle Of The Sexes’ Trailer: Emma Stone Has The Balls To Take On Steve Carell By Ethan Anderton/June 23, 2017 10:30 am EST We’re still in the middle of the Summer blockbuster movie season, but as the Fall inches closer, we’re starting to get glimpses of the movies that will be vying for trophies when awards season arrives. One of those movies tells the story of the highly publicized tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in 1973, a tennis match that pitted man versus woman in the event that would become known as the Battle of the Sexes....
‘Birds Of Prey’ Villain Will Be Batman Bad Guy Black Mask By Jacob Hall/Aug. 6, 2018 3:20 pm EST It’s no secret that Batman has the best Rogue’s Gallery of any superhero character, and the upcoming Birds of Prey movie will pilfer it for their Big Bad. Roman Sionis, better known by his supervillain name Black Mask, will menace Harley Quinn and her allies in the film. The Wrap has the scoop, reporting that Black Mask will face off against the combined might of Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, supersonic scream-powered Black Canary, mafia-princess-turned-vigilante Huntress, Cassandra Cain (AKA one of the several Batgirls), and Gotham City detective Renee Montoya....
By Angie Han/Nov. 8, 2016 10:00 am EST At over two hours long, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has no shortage of magical moments. But even so, director David Yates had to cut out two of his favorite sequences. In a conversation with /Film, Yates spilled the details on the Fantastic Beasts deleted scenes — including one that involving an Ilvermorny school song written by star Alison Sudol (who’s a musician when she’s not too busy finding fantastic beasts)....
‘Fargo’ Season 3 Premiere Date Revealed By Jack Giroux/Feb. 22, 2017 2:30 pm EST Fargo returns in less than two months. The next chapter of showrunner Noah Hawley’s (Legion) drama premieres on Wednesday, April 19th at 10:00 pm. During the TCA’s last month, it was said the show would likely come back in April or May, but thankfully FX settled on the closer month. Below, learn more about Fargo season 3 premiere date....
