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‘Terminator 6’ First Look Highlights The Women Of ‘Terminator’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 1, 2018 6:34 am EST Our first official look at the new, untitled Terminator film is here, and it’s appropriately gritty and intimidating (and a bit Photoshop-y). The pic shows stars Natalia Reyes, Mackenzie Davis and Linda Hamilton, all of whom look ready to kick your ass. See the Terminator 6 first look below. Official first look at the new @Terminator featuring Natalia Reyes, Mackenzie Davis and Linda Hamilton....

‘The Great Outdoors’ Remake Will Star Kevin Hart By Ethan Anderton/April 28, 2017 12:30 pm EST John Hughes was a beloved, respected filmmaker known for writing and directing classics such as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Pretty in Pink, The Breakfast Club and more. But there are plenty of movies that he scripted, only to have someone else direct them. Movies such as Mr. Mom, Home Alone and more had scripts from John Hughes, and now one of those scripts is getting the remake treatment....

‘The Mist’ Trailer: Stephen King’s Novella Becomes A SpikeTV Series By Jack Giroux/April 11, 2017 4:55 pm EST We already have one great adaptation of Stephen King’s novella The Mist, thanks to writer-director Frank Darabont. He surprised us with his adaptation by departing from the original ending and giving the film the grueling finale it deserves. Darabont brought something new to the table with his adaptation, something that may help The Mist stand the test of time....

‘Walking Dead’ Season Finale And ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Premiere Will Play In Theaters By Chris Evangelista/March 17, 2018 1:00 pm EST The Walking Dead, the show that refuses to die, and its spin-off series Fear the Walking Dead, are coming to the big screen for one night only. The Walking Dead season finale and the Fear the Walking Dead season premiere will play a double-feature in U.S. theaters on April 15, 2018....

‘Westworld’ Will Probably Get Renewed For Season 2; Fan Theories Are “Getting Close” By Angie Han/Oct. 28, 2016 12:30 pm EST This Sunday marks the halfway point of Westworld season one, which means it won’t be long now before fans start wondering whether we’ll get more of the show next year. Officially, the answer is that we don’t know. HBO has only ordered one ten-episode season so far, so in theory, the season one finale could be the very end of the series....

‘Will And Grace’ Is Officially Returning For 10 More Episodes By Jacob Hall/Jan. 18, 2017 12:00 pm EST Welcome to 2017, a year where no television show is ever over – it’s just hibernating, waiting for the inevitable comeback. The latest beloved television show to return from the Great Beyond is NBC’s Will and Grace, which will air 10 new episodes during the network’s 2017-2018 season. Will and Grace originally ran for eight seasons and 194 episodes, picking up 83 Emmy nominations and 16 wins (including at least one win for each of its four leads) between 1998 and 2006....

‘Zombieland 2’ Crawls Into Production In January, Director Ruben Fleischer Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 17, 2018 1:30 pm EST Zombieland 2 continues to creep along. The long-awaited sequel to the 2009 horror-comedy will go into production sometime in January 2019, according to director Ruben Fleischer who, alongside the original cast, will be returning to the sequel. This will push the Zombieland sequel’s release date past a planned 2019 anniversary release, as early reports had previously suggested....

Bryan Fuller Slams ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Trailer For Leaving Out Freddie Mercury’s Sexuality By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 22, 2018 4:00 am EST Fuller took to his preferred social media platform to express his disappointment that the Bohemian Rhapsody trailer completely glossed over Freddie Mercury’s sexuality. The Queen frontman and the subject of the highly anticipated biopic (played by Rami Malek) was a closeted bisexual man who died from complications with AIDS. But the trailer and marketing for Bohemian Rhapsody seems to play fast and loose with the depictions of Freddie Mercury sexuality....

Daily Podcast: Marvel, Star Wars, Get Out 2, The Predator, Bad Times At The El Royale, Movie Subscription Services & More By Peter Sciretta/June 26, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the June 26, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news, including Marvel And Star Wars news, as well as Get Out 2, Alamo Drafthouse and The Predator Red Band movie trailer reaction....

Daily Podcast: Mission: Impossible Rankings, RoboCop Returns, Y: The Last Man, Chadwick Boseman, And More By Ben Pearson/July 11, 2018 5:30 pm EST In The News: In Our Feature Presentation: 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....

Does ‘Star Wars Battlefront II’ Reveal Rey’s Parents? By Jacob Hall/Nov. 17, 2017 11:30 am EST Back in the Ye Olde Tymes of Star Wars, fans could pick and choose how deep they wanted to go. Stop at the movies? That’s okay. Indulge in the novels and comics and video games? Go for it! That’s getting trickier these days now that Lucasfilm is maintaining a more unified canon, layering background information across television and publishing about characters and worlds and events seen on the big screen....

Frank Miller’s Netflix Series ‘Cursed’ Adds ‘13 Reasons Why’ Star Katherine Langford By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 12, 2018 3:30 pm EST Katherine Langford is boarding another Netflix series. After becoming the breakout star of 13 Reasons Why — in which she was so good that the teen drama kept finding excuses to bring her dead character back in season 2 — Langford has been cast in the Frank Miller Netflix series, Cursed....

Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ Has Gotten A Whole Lot More Expensive By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 12, 2018 2:00 pm EST Martin Scorsese is going to milk Netflix for all they’re worth. The filmmaker is currently shooting the highly anticipated crime pic The Irishman for the streaming giant, and reports indicate Scorsese’s budget is steadily increasing. As of now, the budget is $140 million and climbing. Good. Get that money, Marty. Netflix has money to burn and Martin Scorsese has no problem striking a match....

National Film Registry Adds ‘Memento,’ ‘Titanic,’ ‘Die Hard,’ ‘The Goonies’ And More By Jacob Hall/Dec. 13, 2017 8:30 am EST Every year, the Library of Congress adds 25 “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films” to the National Film Registry, a move to protect and preserve American film history. Every year finds a fascinating mixture of films inducted – early silent movies, documentaries, blockbusters, and cult classics are among the 725 films in the registry....

New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Photos And Special Effects Featurette By Ben Pearson/June 13, 2017 1:30 pm EST Game of Thrones may be premiering in the hot months of summer this year, but after years of solemn looks and ominous warnings, winter is finally here. Some new photos from the upcoming season have arrived and we get to see new looks at our favorite kings, queens, schemers, and sidekicks as they prepare for The Great War against the Night’s King and the White Walkers....

By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2018 8:30 am EST Robert Zemeckis will a helm a remake of The Witches, adapted from the book by Roald Dahl. Dahl’s book was previously turned into a film filled with creepy puppets, scary make-up effects, and goo, courtesy of director Nicolas Roeg. Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron will produce this new take on the story. One of the films from my youth that truly traumatized me was Nicolas Roeg’s 1990 Roald Dahl adaptation The Witches....

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Is Going Full ‘Westworld’ With Branching Narratives By Ben Pearson/May 24, 2018 12:00 pm EST Okay, maybe not “full” Westworld – there probably won’t be sex robots in Disney’s family-friendly theme park. (Probably.) But the Walt Disney Company has filed a patent that has people speculating about how they’ll be using technology in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, the immersive and interactive new park land that opens next year....

Steven Spielberg Is Responsible For ‘Bumblebee’s Female Lead Character By Ben Pearson/June 18, 2018 11:30 am EST The Transformers film franchise doesn’t have a great track record with its female characters. But Bumblebee, the upcoming live-action Transformers spin-off movie, might be the first step toward changing that – and fans have Steven Spielberg to thank for it. Learn about the significant Steven Spielberg Bumblebee contribution below. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura revealed that it was actually Spielberg’s idea for the movie to feature a female protagonist:...

Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange Mixtape, Deadpool 2 Production Schedule, Logan Global Box Office & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 28, 2017 7:06 pm EST What would be on Doctor Strange’s mixtape? Will Cat Grant come back to Supergirl this season? How long will Deadpool 2 be shooting? How much will Logan make worldwide in its opening weekend? Which The Dark Knight actor is playing a villain on The Flash? Does the X-Men: Apocalypse credits scene link to Logan?...

VOTD: ‘Power Rangers’ Trailer Gets Remade As Original Series Opening Credits By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 23, 2017 5:00 am EST Last week, we finally got a proper look at the new Power Rangers movie coming to theaters in a couple months in the form of a full trailer. New footage included all of the teenagers with attitude in action, in their power suits, and in their Zords. It certainly has a new tone and style for the property that became popular back in the 1990s, feeling right in line with something like the Transformers franchise....