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Quentin Tarantino Also Wants Al Pacino For His Charles Manson Movie By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 13, 2018 1:00 pm EST This past week, Quentin Tarantino officially locked down Leonardo DiCaprio for a role in his developing but untitled movie about cult leader and murderer Charles Manson and his “family.” Now one more surprising name has emerged as a hopeful collaborator in front of the camera. In one of the reports confirming Leonardo DiCaprio’s involvement in the project, an additional piece of information indicated that the Pulp Fiction and Inglourious Basterds writer/director is hoping to land Al Pacino for a role in his movie as well....

Ryan Coogler Isn’t Confirmed For ‘Black Panther 2’ Yet, But Marvel Is Working On It By Ben Pearson/April 23, 2018 12:00 pm EST Excitement is ramping up for Avengers: Infinity War, and the gargantuan success of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther earlier this year has a lot to do with that. We know we’ll see T’Challa, Shuri, and a majority of the Wakandan residents again later this week as they battle Thanos’ army, but who will be at the helm the next time we return to Wakanda for a sequel to Black Panther?...

Sam Raimi Sets A Course Toward Skydance’s Bermuda Triangle Movie By Angie Han/Feb. 16, 2017 3:30 pm EST Sam Raimi has never been afraid to venture into weird territory, whether it’s a medieval England overrun by Deadites in Army of Darkness or the Land of Oz in Oz: The Great and Powerful. But for his next project, he’ll go exploring a little closer to home. Raimi has been set to direct a movie about the Bermuda Triangle, the spot in the Atlantic Ocean where, according to legend, planes and ships have inexplicably vanished....

See The ‘Rogue One’ Shoretroopers In Action In This Cinematic Walmart Ad By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 1, 2016 12:00 pm EST This past Friday brought the first merchandise from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to store shelves. While the excitement doesn’t seem to be as high for Rogue Friday as it was for Force Friday last year, that’s to be expected since The Force Awakens had more excitement surrounding it as the first live-action Star Wars movie in 10 years....

Superhero Bits: Deadpool Pranks Spider-Man’s Poster, Wonder Woman Theory & More By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2017 5:00 pm EST Is Deadshot better than Deadpool? Whose the latest cast member to be made a series regular in the sixth season of Arrow? Which Marvel Cinematic Universe TV character does James Gunn want to bring to space? What if there’s more to Wonder Woman’s superpowers than meets the eye? Will there be a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

The Morning Watch: ‘I, Tonya’ VFX Breakdown, ‘Star Wars: Episode 9’ Opening Crawl & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 1, 2018 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, see how the visual effects artists from I, Tonya made it look like Margot Robbie was a professional figure skate....

VOTD: ‘Ready Player One’ Music Video Goes On A Nostalgic 16-Bit Easter Egg Hunt By Ethan Anderton/March 12, 2018 5:30 am EST There are less than three weeks until Ready Player One brings Ernest Cline’s nostalgic pop culture mash-up to the big screen, courtesy of director Steven Spielberg. The movie had its world premiere at the South by Southwest film festival last night, and for all the fans of the book who can’t wait to see the movie, we’ve got something that should hold you over....

‘Aquaman’ Won’t Feature Other ‘Justice League’ Characters, Says Director James Wan By Ben Pearson/Aug. 8, 2018 12:30 pm EST Looks like Jason Momoa’s gonna have to yell phrases like “Yeah-uh!” and “My man!” at someone else in his upcoming Aquaman solo movie, because director James Wan says that his film won’t include other members of the Justice League. Apologies to those of you who were breathlessly anticipating a Cyborg cameo – sounds like that might have to wait until Aquaman 2....

‘Godzilla: King Of The Monsters’ Trailer: It’s A Battle Of The Biggest Kaiju [Comic-Con 2018] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 21, 2018 11:33 am EST The Godzilla: King of the Monsters trailer is here to remind us that we are but insignificant humans compared to the towering monsters that will battle it out for dominion of our planet. The Godzilla sequel sees the reptilian kaiju square up against other classic kaiju monsters, and now there’s a trailer released in conjunction with the film’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy 2’ Teaser Coming Soon, Original Movie’s Teaser Almost Got Scrapped By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2016 6:30 am EST This week saw the debut of the trailer for The Belko Experiment, a bloody action thriller written and produced by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn. With the arrival of that trailer, James Gunn sat down for a quick interview about how crafting a trailer for a movie like the forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

‘Pacific Rim 2’ Starts Shooting, New Title Revealed By Angie Han/Nov. 9, 2016 1:00 pm EST Pacific Rim’s middling box office performance meant a sequel was never a sure thing, and for months things went back and forth. First it had a release date, and then it didn’t. Guillermo del Toro dropped out as director, but stayed on as producer and hired Daredevil’s Steven S. DeKnight to helm. As of this year the project was officially back on, and now production is underway in Australia....

‘Sicario’ Sequel ‘Soldado’ Is “More Severe” And “Extremely Emotional,” Says Josh Brolin By Ben Pearson/Oct. 17, 2017 3:30 pm EST Sicario, the title of Denis Villeneuve’s 2015 suspenseful border thriller, is Spanish for “hitman.” The title of the upcoming sequel, Sicario 2: Soldado, translates to “soldier” – which is appropriate, considering it focuses on Josh Brolin’s morally dubious Department of Justice agent and Benicio del Toro’s equally mysterious assassin from the first film....

‘Sonic The Hedgehog’ Movie Lands Jim Carrey As Mad Scientist Villain By Ethan Anderton/July 1, 2018 2:00 pm EST All the way back in 1994, Jim Carrey was at the top of his game. Following a run of hits with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask and Dumb and Dumber, he headed into blockbuster territory by playing the over-the-top villain The Riddler, a mad scientist named Edward Nygma turned psychopath in the critically scorned Batman Forever....

‘The Big Sick’ Writers Kumail Nanjiani And Emily V. Gordon On Making A Universal Romantic Comedy [Interview] By Jacob Hall/March 28, 2017 10:00 am EST But all movies start with a script and that’s where Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani (who also stars in the movie) come in. Their screenplay, based on the wild true story of how the two of them actually met and fell in love, is a masterpiece: detailed, character-driven, painful, and oh-so-very funny....

‘The Endless’ Trailer: There’s Something Out Here By Chris Evangelista/March 2, 2018 7:30 am EST A new The Endless trailer has arrived, loaded with pull-quotes, intense music, and what looks to be one of the most interesting genre thrillers of the year. Watch the new The Endless trailer below. Give me this movie now, please. The Endless is another one of those festival circuit movies that I’ve somehow managed to miss seeing for months....

‘The Irishman’: 77-Year Old Al Pacino Talks About Playing A 39-Year Old Jimmy Hoffa In Martin Scorsese’s New Netflix Movie By Chris Evangelista/March 28, 2018 3:00 pm EST Martin Scorsese is making the jump to Netflix with his highly anticipated mob movie The Irishman. Specific info regarding the film has been limited, but star Al Pacino offered some interesting tidbits about The Irishman movie during a recent interview.The Irishman is going to be big....

‘The Outsider’ Trailer: Jared Leto Joins The Yakuza In New Netflix Thriller By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 22, 2018 8:00 am EST Netflix has released a trailer for The Outsider, a bloody noir starring Jared Leto as a former American POW set in post-World War II Japan. Leto gets to Last Samurai it up as an American soldier who becomes indebted to the Japanese yakuza, a catch-all for the country’s organized crime, and is forced to navigate Japan’s seedy criminal underworld to repay his debts....

‘Unlocked’ Trailer: Noomi Rapace And Orlando Bloom Are On The Run By Ben Pearson/July 23, 2017 9:00 am EST It’s been a long time since the original Bourne trilogy, and terrorism thrillers – even last year’s continuation of that franchise, Jason Bourne – don’t have quite the same appeal that they used to. I don’t know if it’s because we’re too far from the events of September 11, 2001, or if these movies can sometimes feel too fresh because we’re sadly never far enough from the latest devastating attack somewhere in the world, but a low-level B-movie about preventing a terrorist attack doesn’t feel like the norm anymore....

Anne Hathaway In Talks To Replace Amy Schumer As A Barbie Girl In A ‘Barbie’ Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 25, 2017 6:30 am EST Anne Hathaway may soon find that life in plastic, it’s fantastic. The Colossal actress is reportedly eyeing the lead role in Sony’s Barbie movie, which Amy Schumer was originally slated to play before she dropped out of the comedy in March. But before you start praising the film for casting someone who’s more classically beautiful, I just want to remind you: the Barbie movie is a subversive comedy about a woman who doesn’t fit in, in the land of Barbies....

Daily Podcast: Jurassic World 2 Trailer Discussion, Justice League, Bryan Singer By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 8, 2017 4:30 pm EST On the December 8, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writers Chris Evangelista and Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest news, including Justice League shakeups at DC, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer, a movie theater chain that likes MoviePass, Bryan Singer accused of sexual assault again, and the best documentary Oscars shortlist....