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The ‘John Wick’ Comic Will Bless Us With More John Wick By Jack Giroux/Dec. 22, 2016 1:30 pm EST Right now, the more we see of John Wick, the better, so the news of a John Wick comic is nothing but music to our ears. We’ll see the character’s eagerly-awaited return early next year in John Wick: Chapter 2. There’s already some talk, thank Heavens, of a John Wick: Chapter 3, but on the big screen isn’t the only place fans can find the dog lover, thanks to Dynamite Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment....

The Duplass Brothers Turned Down A Marvel Movie By Chris Evangelista/May 7, 2018 4:30 pm EST Mumblecore kings the Duplass Brothers have had a lot of success in the independent film world, but at one point, they were offered the chance to join the blockbuster machine at Marvel. The only question is: which Marvel movie was it? Mark and Jay Duplass may not be household names for everyone, but they’ve had a long, prosperous career directing, producing and starring in indie films....

The First Animated ‘Godzilla’ Movie Is In The Works By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2016 11:00 am EST Godzilla is in the midst of a pretty big comeback overseas with the release of Shin Godzilla (or Godzilla Resurgence as it’s known in the United States) in Japan. The revival of the iconic monster franchise hit theaters back in June and is getting close to hitting $50 million, which is more than the $31....

Warren Beatty And Faye Dunaway Will Present Best Picture At The Oscars Again By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 2, 2018 2:45 pm EST It was the biggest awards debacle of in all of Oscars history. You know what I’m talking about: the La La Land/Moonlight mix-up. At the 2017 Oscars, La La Land was mistakenly awarded Best Picture before panicked producers announced that Moonlight was the real winner, resulting in candid photos of shocked celebrities that could rival a Renaissance painting....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Arrives On Home Video In June With Deleted Scenes & Much More By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 2017 12:00 pm EST Disney’s remake of Beauty and the Beast has already taken the world by storm with a global box office total that currently sits at over $1.2 billion (its domestic total alone is getting close to $500 million). The movie is still in theaters right now, but soon it will be available to bring home for fans to watch over and over again....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 8 May Not Arrive Until 2019, But What About Those Prequels By Jack Giroux/June 2, 2017 12:30 pm EST Below, learn more about the Game of Thrones prequel plans. The first reports of the prequels stated four of them are in development. There are four different writers working on them, and some of them may work directly with author George R.R. Martin. Westeros’ creator is involved either way, though, by reading the scripts and providing his input....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Adds A ‘Smallville’ Star To The Cast By Ethan Anderton/March 18, 2017 11:00 am EST Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has been in the can for quite some time now. Therefore, it comes as a bit of a surprise that with just about a month and a half to go before the movie hits theaters that we’re hearing about a new cast member....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Score Preview: Hear The First Bit Of Music From The Marvel Sequel By Angie Han/Jan. 26, 2017 9:30 am EST It seems like every week we get a new look at something or someone in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but today we’ve got a little something to listen to. Director James Gunn has shared the first snippet of the score from his upcoming Marvel sequel, which was once again composed by Tyler Bates....

‘John Wick’ TV Show Blasts Into Development At Starz By Ben Pearson/Jan. 12, 2018 12:04 pm EST About a year ago, we learned that writer Derek Kolstad and director Chad Stahelski were having conversations about a potential John Wick TV series, and now a new report confirms that a Wick-inspired show is indeed in development at Starz. Which I guess means I’m going to have to get a Starz subscription....

‘Legion’ Promos: “Does That Make Me Sound Crazy?” By Jack Giroux/Jan. 9, 2017 2:30 pm EST A batch of new Legion promos have been released, meaning we get to see more of actor Dan Stevens looking bug-eyed, paranoid, and all-around awesome in FX’s upcoming series. The star of The Guest and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast remake is a considerable part of Legion’s appeal. Yes, it’s run by Fargo creator Noah Hawley, which is reason enough to check out the series, but Stevens is one of those actors you want to keep an eye on....

‘Runaways’ TV Series Coming From Marvel TV & Hulu; ‘Gossip Girl’ Creators To Showrun By Angie Han/Aug. 17, 2016 12:12 pm EST Marvel’s small-screen universe is continuing to expand, this time to Hulu. Marvel Television has announced a brand new Runaways TV series, based on Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona’s comic book series about six teenagers who discover their parents are bad guys. Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, of The O....

‘Springsteen On Broadway’ Is Coming To Netflix This December By Ben Pearson/July 18, 2018 2:30 pm EST Fans of American music icon Bruce Springsteen will soon be able to Spring-stream his one-man show on Netflix. Read more about when you’ll be able to catch The Boss’s Springsteen on Broadway on the streaming service. Netflix has announced that Springsteen on Broadway, rocker Bruce Springsteen’s one-man show that he’s been performing for years, will be available to stream starting December 15, 2018....

‘The Croods 2’ Release Date Announced, Blumhouse Teams With Dreamworks For ‘Spooky Jack’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 19, 2017 12:30 pm EST After previously thought dead and buried, The Croods sequel is alive and well. Today Universal and DreamWorks Animation announced release dates for both The Croods 2 and Spooky Jack, the first animated film from horror studio Blumhouse. The Croods 2 release date as well as the release date for Spooky Jack await you below....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Photo: Is Mark Wahlberg On Cybertron? By Angie Han/Jan. 9, 2017 1:00 pm EST Transformers: The Last Knight promises to take the franchise to all sorts of places it’s never been before, like Arthurian Britain and Nazi-era Germany. But one of the film’s most exciting locations looks to be entirely off-world. A new high-res still from Transformers: The Last Knight shows Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) and Vivian Wembley (Laura Haddock) poking around some sort of mysterious ruin....

Daily Podcast: Chris Gets Quoted, The Grudge, Meet Jimmy, Star Wars, Fargo, McDonalds, Netflix, & Spider-Verse By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 3, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the August 3, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista discuss the latest film and TV news, including The Grudge remake, Meet Jimmy, Star Wars Episode 9, Fargo Season 4, the McDonalds Monopoly Fraud movie, Netflix Calibrated mode, and Kraven the Hunter....

Jordan Peele’s New Movie Begins Filming This Year By Ben Pearson/Feb. 20, 2018 2:00 pm EST Practically every aspect of Get Out, Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, has been dissected and analyzed during its year-long trek from opening in theaters to becoming a multiple Oscar nominee. Peele has been in videos pointing out easter eggs and addressing fan theories, and classes are being taught about his film. Many movies wouldn’t be able to withstand that much attention, but this one struck a chord with audiences in a profound way....

LOL: Tom Clancy’s ‘Jim Ryan’ Pits Dwight Schrute Against Dunder-Mifflin’s Top Spy By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 2, 2018 9:00 am EST The Office Jack Ryan Trailer Mash-Up Funny or Die’s The Office Jack Ryan trailer mash-up masterfully uses the pranks between Jim and Dwight and makes them a little more sinister when the two are imagined to be spies caught up in dangerous espionage. The use of Dwight’s surprising number of times using a weapon and his various disguises to portray people from the office make him a deadly threat....

Marvel Comics Reveals Thanos’ Original Birth Name By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 3, 2018 3:00 pm EST I know what you’ve been thinking every time you lay eyes on Thanos, the Big Bad who has terrorized the Avengers for decades and who looms large over the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s upcoming Avengers: Infinity War: What’s beneath that crinkly, purple exterior? What is he thinking? What’s his original name? Yes, Thanos’ name was almost not Thanos....

Netflix’s ‘Castlevania’ Anime Returns For Season 2 This Summer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 23, 2018 12:30 pm EST Now, as Netflix seeks to expand its anime output, Castlevania has been confirmed for a second season premiere this summer. Castlevania season 2 will premiere in summer 2018 on Netflix, announced writer Warren Ellis on Twitter. The series follows the last survivor of a disgraced clan of demon hunters who takes up arms against a vengeful Count Dracula hellbent on destroying the country....

By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 27, 2017 3:00 pm EST A little while back, Neill “Chappie” Blomkamp, who directed the very good District 9 and some other films which are the opposite of very good, revealed some concept art for his own take on an Alien sequel. The art got people talking, and resulted in Blomkamp becoming attached to an Alien sequel that would not be connected to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus. Blomkamp’s idea was something of a reimagining that essentially ignored the events of Alien 3 and every film after that, and instead served as a direct sequel to James Cameron’s Aliens....