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‘Powerless’ Trailer: A Show About The Ordinary Schmoes In The DC Universe By Jacob Hall/Jan. 19, 2017 9:30 am EST Vanessa Hudgens stars as Emily Locke, the Director of Research and Development for Wayne Security, with Danny Pudi, Ron Funches, and Christina Kirk co-starring as members of her team. The invaluable Alan Tudyk plays her awful boss, Van Wayne and yes, he is indeed a distant cousin of Bruce Wayne. His character name is one of many changes the series underwent to deepen its ties to the DC universe and although the big guns are remaining offscreen, the trailer is filled with references to the likes of Wonder Woman and Superman....

‘Sadako Vs. Kayako’ Clip Teases The Ring Vs. The Grudge By Jacob Hall/Jan. 25, 2017 4:00 pm EST I saw Sadako vs. Kayako at Fantastic Fest last year under the best possible circumstances: in a movie theater packed with horror fans after midnight while I was just weary enough for every jump scare to jolt life back into me. The film itself is pretty fun and a good time if you have any investment at all in The Ring, The Grudge, and their many sequels, but I do wonder how it will play at home....

‘Star Wars’ Shakeup: Phil Lord And Chris Miller Have Left ‘Han Solo’ By Ben Pearson/June 20, 2017 5:07 pm EST Huge news from a galaxy far, far away: 21 Jump Street and The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have stepped down from directing Lucasfilm’s Han Solo film with only a few weeks left in the production. If you just sensed a great disturbance in the Force, this is why....

‘The Expendables 4’ Coming In 2018, Will End The Series By Jacob Hall/Dec. 21, 2016 10:30 am EST The Expendables was less of a movie and more of an excuse for Sylvester Stallone and his various aging action movie co-stars to pose and preen. Like a former high school quarterback returning to his old stomping grounds to rally the new team at homecoming, these movies represent a nostalgic eagerness with a dash of vanity – you can feel everyone involved muttering “Let’s show these kids how it’s really done” between the frames....

‘The Incredible Jessica James’ Trailer: Jessica Williams Is Friggin’ Dope By Ben Pearson/July 14, 2017 2:30 pm EST Former Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams has had bit parts in movies like Delivery Man and Hot Tub Time Machine 2, but she made a big splash earlier this year when she headlined an indie dramedy called The Incredible Jessica James that played at the Sundance Film Festival. Netflix picked up the movie, and now the streaming service has dropped an energetic new trailer that showcases Williams’ eye-catching performance....

‘Westworld’ Episode 8 Preview: “That Game Cuts Deep” By Jacob Hall/Nov. 14, 2016 2:30 pm EST The official announcement that Westworld season 2 is on the way has been grabbing all of the entertainment news headlines, but we still have three episodes left in the show’s first season…which means they only have three hours left to solve as many mysteries as possible while asking three new questions for each answer. So while we can vaguely ponder the long-term future of the show, we should probably focus our energy on “Trace Decay,” the upcoming eighth episode of season one that has unveiled a new trailer....

Cool Stuff: ‘Rugrats’ Reptar Bars And Cereal Are Available To Buy Right Now By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2017 6:00 am EST One of the most beloved cartoons to come out of Nickelodeon in the 1990s was Rugrats. Though the show lost its way after the movie turned the characters into more of a cash grab commodity, the first few seasons of the series are quirky, clever and full of fantastic pop culture references and parodes for cinephiles....

Cool Stuff: Marq Spusta’s ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Print Moves Pretty Fast By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 2016 5:00 am EST This past summer marked the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and there were various screenings of the film here and there to celebrate the milestone, but otherwise it’s been a pretty quiet celebration. It’s certainly nowhere near as buzzworthy as the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future last year or Ghostbusters the year before that....

Daily Podcast: The Problem With Toxic Fandom And How We Can Fix It By Peter Sciretta/June 7, 2018 6:00 pm EST On the June 7, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman, writer Hoai-Tran Bui and special guest Lindsey Romain to have a discussion about the current state of toxic fandom, trolls, and our role in the film conversation.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)....

Disney’s ‘DuckTales’ Revival Reveals New Teaser, New Art, New Release Date By Angie Han/Dec. 7, 2016 11:30 am EST We might not be the target audience for Disney’s new DuckTales revival, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have opinions about it. After all, we’re the ones who grew up watching the animated adventures of Huey, Louie, Dewey, and Scrooge McDuck on television. Not to mention, some of us have kids of our own that we plan to share the new DuckTales with....

Does ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Really Reveal Rey’s Parents? By Ben Pearson/Oct. 30, 2017 3:30 pm EST In a galaxy far, far away, one question reigns supreme for Star Wars fans: Who are Rey’s parents? It was one of the biggest mysteries raised in J.J. Abrams’ The Force Awakens, but will we find out the answer to the question in Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi this year, or will Abrams get to ask the question and answer it himself in Episode 9?...

Hans Zimmer’s Favorite Film Composer? Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 2, 2017 4:00 pm EST Hans Zimmer is a movie soundtrack legend, having scored over 100 films and TV shows, including The Dark Knight and Man of Steel. Yet even a mega-composer like Zimmer still gets starstruck. In a recent interview, Zimmer named his own personal favorite film composer: Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. Despite his prolific career and world-renown, Zimmer isn’t above geeking out about other film composers....

Here’s Your Chance To Help Fund A Documentary About ‘The Last Blockbuster’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 5, 2018 12:00 pm EST Remember Blockbuster Video? If you’re younger than I am, there’s a good chance you don’t! But at one point in history, brick and motor stores dotted the land, offering customers an opportunity to rent video tapes (and later, DVDs and Blu-rays). Blockbuster Video was the reigning champion of franchised video stores, but the birth of streaming video all but killed the company off....

How Will ‘Halloween’ Handle The Absence Of Donald Pleasance As Dr. Loomis? By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 2018 4:00 pm EST The new Halloween coming this fall is taking a bold approach to reviving the slasher franchise by ignoring every single sequel that followed the original 1978 film from director John Carpenter. Instead, we pick up 40 years later as Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) has become a strong, smart survivor waiting for Michael Myers to return....

IMDb Top 10 Of 2017 Includes ‘It’ And ‘Justice League’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 26, 2017 3:00 pm EST The end is nigh – the end of 2017, that is. As is the case every year, top 10 movie lists are popping up everywhere. The Internet Movie Database – IMDb – has their own top 10 list as well, and it’s a doozy. While other best-of lists tend to lean towards more independent and critically acclaimed fare, the IMDb list is loaded with blockbusters, and a few surprises....

LOL: ‘Saturday Night Live’ Gives A Sneak Peek At ‘Stranger Things’ Season 2 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2016 8:30 am EST Last night, Lin-Manuel Miranda hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time (our recap is coming later today). It’s not everyday that a Broadway star is brought in to host the late night sketch comedy series, but that’s just how big Hamilton has become. In addition to all the musical jokes that were made, including plenty of rapping from Miranda, one of the standout sketches featured an outstanding parody of Stranger Things....

Lucasfilm Animation Makes Some Big Changes Behind The Scenes For ‘Star Wars Rebels’ & Beyond By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 26, 2016 8:00 am EST Just recently, Ben Sherwood, the President of Disney-ABC Television Group broke the hearts of Star Wars fans by saying that there were no plans to get a live-action Star Wars series off the ground. However, he did confirm that there was development at Lucasfilm Animation at Disney XD regarding the next animated series set in a galaxy far, far away....

Netflix’s ‘Failsafe’ Reunites Michael B. Jordan With ‘Black Panther’ Writer By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 1, 2018 2:00 pm EST Killmonger was one of the greatest, most nuanced villains to come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so it’s sad to know that he won’t return. But there’s one good thing to come out of Michael B. Jordan’s tour-de-force performance in Black Panther: he’s not lacking for work. Jordan has been signing up for project after project, so we can count on seeing his talented face on the big and small screen for the foreseeable future....

New ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Featurette Has Bryce Dallas Howard Riding A T-Rex By Chris Evangelista/May 18, 2018 1:30 pm EST If you’ve ever wanted to see Ron Howard’s daughter climb onto the back of a T-Rex, today is your lucky day. A new Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom featurette reveals some behind-the-scenes footage of the practical effects work in the film, and offers a glimpse of Bryce Dallas Howard trying to hold onto a T-Rex like it’s a mechanical bull....

By Chris Evangelista/May 10, 2018 8:30 am EST Which would you rather see? Decisions are being made by Peter Jackson and his NZ crew: — TheOneRing (@theoneringnet) May 9, 2018 I suppose one question now is: which DCEU film is Jackson considering? Could it be the long-rumored Man of Steel sequel? Or something completely different? Aquaman, Wonder Woman 2, Shazam, the Harley Quinn movie and New Gods all have directors already, so they’re out....