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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ May Open Early In 35mm And 70mm By Jacob Hall/Nov. 1, 2016 7:30 am EST Christopher Nolan loves shooting on film and having his movies projected on film and according to the latest round of internet buzz, he’s looking to give those that share that enthusiasm a chance to see Dunkirk a few days early.Indie Revolver reports that Nolan’s World War II epic, which is slated to open on July 21, 2017, is currently eyeing a July 19, 2017 release for theaters equipped to project films in 35mm and 70mm....

Daily Podcast: Water Cooler Discussion Including Jurassic Doritos, Star Wars, Ocean’s 8, Westworld, GLOW, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, Jumanji, 2001, Mulan & More By Peter Sciretta/June 18, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the June 18, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

Danny Boyle’s Musical Comedy Involves The Only Person In The World To Remember The Beatles By Ben Pearson/Aug. 30, 2018 3:30 pm EST Now that director Danny Boyle has left the director’s chair of James Bond 25, the versatile filmmaker is free to focus his time on the post-production process for his first musical, an untitled movie that features EastEnders star Himesh Patel, Saturday Night Live breakout Kate McKinnon, and Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again’s Lily James....

Did Jason Momoa Really Keep His ‘Aquaman’ Role Secret For Almost 5 Years? By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 27, 2017 11:00 am EST While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jason Momoa revealed that he had to keep the secret that he was cast as Aquaman for four or five years. Is it really possible that he was cast that long ago? Here is the clip from Jimmy Kimmel Live: You can watch Jason Momoa’s 2014 appearance where he dodges the question right here....

Disney’s Live-Action ‘Lady And The Tramp’ Remake Cast Adds Justin Theroux By Chris Evangelista/July 26, 2018 12:40 pm EST Disney is still making that live-action Lady and the Tramp remake, and they’ve finally announced the first cast members: Justin Theroux will voice the Tramp himself, while Ashley Jensen will provide the voice of Scottish Terrier Jackie (named Jock in the original animated film). Unlike other recent live-action Disney remakes, Lady and the Tramp is being groomed for Disney’s upcoming streaming service....

Hell Freezes Over As Terry Gilliam Nears Completion Of ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 23, 2017 1:00 pm EST Stop the presses: Terry Gilliam might finally deliver The Man Who Killed Don Quixote to audiences after all these years. In a New York Times interview, Gilliam says that he’s almost done cutting the film, and that while there’s still more work ahead with visual effects, sound, and music, everything appears to have come together nicely and resulted in a finished product the filmmaker can be happy about....

Here’s Your First Look At The Baby Porgs From ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 8, 2017 11:00 am EST We’re a little more than a month away from Star Wars: Porgs!, more commonly known as Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy recently dropped a bombshell when she revealed that not only would The Last Jedi feature those adorable meme-worthy creatures known as Porgs, it would also feature baby Porgs....

Is The Collector’s Fortress In ‘Thor: Ragnarok’? By Peter Sciretta/April 11, 2017 1:00 pm EST Disneyland Resort is currently retrofitting the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction into Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!, which is set to open later this summer. The new Disney California Adventure attraction is being rethemed into a fortress owned by Benicio Del Toro’s character Taneleer Tivan (AKA the Collector). Of course, this Fortress has not appeared in any of the Marvel movies to date, and James Gunn has confirmed that the Collector does not appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Latest ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Teaser Reveals An Odd Change To Previously Shown Scene By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 6, 2017 2:00 pm EST The devil’s in the details, and it looks like some of the details are changing in the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok. Eagle-eyed viewers of the latest Thor: Ragnarok teaser spotted a curious change in a key scene of the upcoming Marvel movie. The much-buzzed-about scene in which Cate Blanchett’s Hela shatters Thor’s (Chris Hemsworth) hammer Mjolnir has lasting consequences for the rest of the film, but apparently where it takes place is another matter....

Martin Scorsese And Leonardo DiCaprio Will Reunite For Teddy Roosevelt Film By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 27, 2017 1:30 pm EST Peanut butter and jelly. Fish and chips. Scorsese and DiCaprio. These things just go well together. Now, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio are getting ready to team-up again for a new film, one tackling the life of Theodore Roosevelt. And somewhere in there, Scorsese is also planning a new documentary about Bob Dylan....

Marvel’s ‘Cloak And Dagger’ TV Series Casts Cloak And Dagger By Angie Han/Jan. 30, 2017 3:00 pm EST Marvel Studios is ready to introduce its latest small-screen superheroes. First announced last year, Freeform’s Cloak and Dagger has just set Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt to star as Cloak and Dagger, respectively. The YA-ish comic book series centers around two very different teenagers who strike up a romance, drawn together by their strange powers....

New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trailer Arrives Next Month According To Blabbermouth Mark Hamill By Jacob Hall/Sept. 19, 2017 7:00 am EST Mark Hamill has been in the “pleasing fans with his mere appearance” business for 40 years, but he’s only been in the “adhering to incredibly strict and sometimes insane levels of studio-enforced secrecy” business for about four years. So yeah, it looks like Luke Skywalker accidentally let slip when the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer will slip....

New Video Teases ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Costumes & Sets As Production Officially Begins By Jacob Hall/Jan. 31, 2017 11:20 am EST It’s been a rough voyage for Star Trek: Discovery, but cameras are now rolling on CBS’ grand return to the greatest science fiction series of all time, and I’m ready to start feeling optimistic. And if the goal of this new video, which showcases footage of sets, uniforms, and concept art from the show, was to get me unbearably and unreasonably pumped that another proper Star Trek series is on the way…mission accomplished....

The Final Season Of ‘Game Of Thrones’ Will Be Even Shorter Than Season 7 By Jacob Hall/March 13, 2017 10:00 am EST The upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones will consist of only seven episodes, which is a bit of a disappointment after six years of 10-episode seasons that already felt all-too-brief. And now, courtesy of the series creators and showrunners, we know that the eighth and final season will be even shorter....

Video: Introducing “The Collector’s Fortress”: Disneyland’s Ugly-Looking Attraction Building For ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy - Mission: Breakout’ By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 3, 2016 1:25 pm EST A massive transformation is now underway now at Disney California Adventure park, as the Hollywood Tower Hotel (the building that houses Twilight Zone’s Tower Of Terror) is being remodeled into The Collector’s Fortress. The lettering has been removed, and the building is now covered with scaffolding....

VOTD: ‘Film Meets Art’ Compares Cinema To The Art That Inspired It By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 28, 2016 5:00 am EST Some have criticized Quentin Tarantino for stealing from other movies, but it’s a practice that he’s very open and even proud of, and he should be. For centuries, all the best artists have been inspired by the artists the came before them, and the same can be said of every single filmmaker out there....

VOTD: 10 Of The Most Emotional Movie Moments Of All Time By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 27, 2016 5:30 am EST Let’s just get this out of the way right now: You’re going to have some major discrepancies with the video after the jump, but that’s also what makes cinema so damn great. CineFix has compiled a list of what they call the 10 most emotional movie moments of all time. Of course, since we all feel different emotions at varying strengths due to our life experiences, perspectives and personal feelings on various topics, every single person would have a different list....

VOTD: Is VHS Tape Quality As Bad As We Remember? By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 20, 2016 5:00 am EST The format of DVD was introduced in 1995, but it wouldn’t be until the early 2000s that it began outpacing VHS in video rental establishments and outselling them in stores. DVD was leaps and bounds better than VHS, simply because the video quality was much better, and it also allowed for the presence of special features such as featurettes, gag reels, film commentary and much more....

Win A Horror Movie Blu-Ray Bundle, Including ‘The Strangers: Prey At Night’ By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2018 7:30 am EST The Strangers: Prey at Night hits Blu-ray on June 12, 2018, and in honor of that impending release, we’re giving away a horror movie Blu-ray bundle. Below, you’ll have a chance to win six horror movie Blu-rays for free. If you missed The Strangers: Prey at Night in theaters and want to catch it on Blu-ray, you’re in luck....

Zack Snyder’s ‘Batman V Superman’ VFX Reel Shows 12-Minutes Of Digital Destruction & Mayhem By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 9, 2017 6:00 am EST Even though Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice didn’t come away with an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects, it must be said that there is still some outstanding post-production work done on the comic book movie. No matter how you feel about the movie itself, you can’t deny that there are some incredible visual effects seen on screen....