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‘Mayhem’ Trailer: All Hell Breaks Loose During A Bad Day At The Office By Ben Pearson/Oct. 16, 2017 3:00 pm EST Remember The Belko Experiment? It came out earlier this year and was a B-movie set in an office building about employees who were forced to kill each other at the behest of a mysterious voice who locked them inside. I found that film to be an ugly and largely pointless exercise in brutality, but if that didn’t scratch your itch for office-set murder movies, perhaps Mayhem, the newest film from director Joe Lynch (Everly), will be more up your alley....

By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 21, 2017 12:30 pm EST Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams is a new anthology series inspired by the short stories of author Philip K. Dick, whose stories have previously been turned into movies such as Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report. The new series is bringing 10 short stories to life with an impressive cast spread across each installment, and the first trailer has finally arrived thanks to your friends from down under....

‘Rogue One’ Easter Eggs: Keep An Eye Out For ‘Godzilla’ And ‘Monsters’ References By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 2, 2016 8:30 am EST We’re just two weeks away from the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, even less if you already have tickets to the earliest 7pm showing on Thursday, December 15. Soon enough we’ll know how this first Star Wars spin-off unfolds and what secrets about the movie haven’t yet been spoiled....

‘Saw’ Escape Room Trailer: Play Jigsaw’s Game In One Of The World’s Largest Escape Experiences By Ben Pearson/Aug. 8, 2018 3:00 pm EST “Do you want to play a game?” That’s the signature question from the Saw film franchise, concocted by the twisted John Kramer (Tobin Bell) in order to teach terrible people lessons about their own limits. And though the horror franchise is currently finished (or is it?), fans can play a game of their own at The Official Saw Escape Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada....

‘The Leftovers’ Season 3 Trailer: Can Kevin Garvey Save Us? By Jack Giroux/March 16, 2017 12:30 pm EST A great flood is approaching. The end may be near. Cue Abba’s “SOS,” and then witness Agnetha Fältskog’s beautiful voice singing over all sorts of chaos in a trailer fitting for the final season of The Leftovers. All the dark laughs and trials and tribulations aren’t over yet for the characters on Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta’s HBO drama....

‘The Space Between Us’ Trailer: Asa Butterfield Is An Actual Martian By Angie Han/Sept. 29, 2016 3:00 pm EST Asa Butterfield plays a Martian in The Space Between Us, but not the kind with slimy green skin and giant jet-black eyes. He’s a human, just one that happens to have been born on Mars. His mother was an astronaut, you see, and didn’t realize she was even pregnant until after she’d already set out as part of a mission to colonize the red planet....

By Angie Han/Sept. 27, 2016 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The Tick stars Peter Serafinowicz as the brawny and well-meaning but perpetually oblivious superhero, and Griffin Newman as his anxious sidekick Arthur. Jackie Earle Haley plays the villain known as The Terror, because Jackie Earle Haley will not stop until he has appeared in every single geek-friendly property under the sun. (Not that we’re complaining!...

Colin Firth And Julie Walters Explore Marc Munden’s ‘The Secret Garden’ Remake By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 29, 2018 12:00 pm EST The Secret Garden will bloom once again. The Secret Garden remake is in the works, with Marc Munden (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams) helming the “fantastical reimagining” of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s novel. And it already has the perfect, quintessentially British cast led by Colin Firth and Julie Walters....

Cool Stuff: Scratch Off The 100 Movies Bucket List Poster As You Watch Them By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 21, 2017 6:00 am EST A few months ago we featured a scratch-off poster that had 100 essential movies for you to scratch off as you watched them like a lottery ticket checklist. Now another one is available for you to check out with a slightly different list of movies to keep track of this time....

Cool Stuff: That’s No Moon, It’s A 40th Anniversary ‘Star Wars’ Vinyl Soundtrack By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 9, 2017 6:00 am EST It’s getting to the point where there are nearly as many different versions of the Star Wars soundtracks as there were home video releases of the Star Wars trilogy. The latest addition to the Star Wars soundtrack collection is a brand new 40th anniversary release of the soundtrack to Star Wars: A New Hope on vinyl....

By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 14, 2017 4:30 pm EST At the Water Cooler: In the News: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (RSS)....

Daily Podcast: MoviePass’s Latest Screw-Up, New Universal Theme Park, Mowgli, Halloween, Star Wars Resistance, And More By Ben Pearson/July 27, 2018 5:30 pm EST In The News: Other articles mentioned: 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....

Edgar Wright On The Origins Of ‘Baby Driver’ And Setting Car Chases To A Pop Soundtrack [Interview] By Jacob Hall/June 28, 2017 12:00 pm EST I sat down to talk to Wright about Baby Driver, but I ended up mostly listening to Wright talk about Baby Driver. But that’s okay! It may even be the best case scenario. Our almost entirely one-sided conversation was full of great information about how he made his spectacular, music-driven car chase movie, the film’s earliest origins, and his favorite cinematic “needle drops....

By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 31, 2017 9:00 am EST It’s been over two weeks since Star Wars: The Last Jedi hit theaters, and the movie is still stirring up fans into a frenzy. While the debate still rages online, parts of the fandom are getting out of control. Mark Hamill previously voiced his initial distaste for the direction of Luke Skywalker’s character in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, something that I personally vehemently disagreed with....

First Look At Universal Studios Hollywood’s New Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest Attraction By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 6, 2018 3:30 pm EST Kung Fu Panda will be bringing his brand of awesome to the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park. The DreamWorks Theatre Featuring Kung Fu Panda is opening this summer to help you learn how to master your destiny, and maybe embark on your own quest. Replacing Shrek 4-D, the new Kung Fu Panda: The Emperor’s Quest attraction is a multi-sensory and immersive experience that a lucky few got to experience before it opens later this month....

John Krasinski Teases ‘A Quiet Place’ Sequel, Teams With Aaron Sorkin By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 3:00 pm EST After A Quiet Place became a surprise critical and financial hit, John Krasinski is in high demand. He’s lining-up more projects, like a Quiet Place sequel, for instance. Below, you can learn some new info on the Quiet Place sequel. Plus: Krasinski is reviving a previously-dead project with writer Aaron Sorkin....

Leonardo DiCaprio Producing And Possibly Starring In ‘Truevine’ For Paramount By Jack Giroux/Oct. 20, 2016 4:00 pm EST Leonardo DiCaprio is currently in talks to produce a Captain Planet movie. Another project the actor and producer is possibly working on is an adaptation of Beth Macy’s Truevine: Two Brothers, A Kidnapping, And A Mother’s Quest; A True Story Of The Jim Crow South, based on a true story that begins in 1899 in Virginia....

Mark Hamill On The One ‘Last Jedi’ Deleted Scene He Wishes Wasn’t Cut By Chris Evangelista/March 28, 2018 1:00 pm EST Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the longest Star Wars movie to date. It would’ve been even longer with the inclusion of several deleted scenes that are featured on the home video release. Now, Mark Hamill, has voiced his regret over the deletion of one specific scene: Luke mourning the death of Han Solo....

Mark Hamill Regrets Bad-Mouthing Luke’s Storyline In ‘The Last Jedi’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 27, 2017 7:00 am EST Two weeks after its release, the Star Wars: The Last Jedi discourse is far from over. Fans are starkly divided on whether Rian Johnson’s newest entry into the Star Wars saga is good or not, but star Mark Hamill certainly hasn’t helped to calm the fan outcry. Hamill has publicly aired his grievances with Johnson over the direction for Luke Skywalker, the character that Hamill has inhabited for decades....

Natalie Portman Won’t Show Her Kid The ‘Star Wars’ Prequels (But Not Because They’re Bad) By Angie Han/Aug. 29, 2016 3:30 pm EST Since starring in the Star Wars prequels, Natalie Portman has given birth to a son who’s now really into Star Wars. You might think that’d make her kid the one Star Wars fan who really digs the prequels — at least he’s pre-disposed to like one of the main characters, which is more than a lot of fans can say – but according to Portman that’s not the case....