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‘What They Had’ Trailer: Hilary Swank And Michael Shannon Are A Family In Crisis By Chris Evangelista/July 27, 2018 4:00 am EST What They Had looks like a film designed to make you weep, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon star in the drama about a family struggling to deal with their matriarch’s Alzheimer’s disease. Watch the What They Had trailer below, and then go have yourself a good cry....

‘Wonder Woman’ Star Robin Wright Is Returning To The DCEU In ‘Justice League’ By Ben Pearson/June 7, 2017 1:00 pm EST Get the latest Robin Wright Justice League details below. Warning: spoilers for Wonder Woman ahead. We knew that Connie Nielsen, the actress who plays Hippolyta (Wonder Woman’s mother), would be popping up in Justice League, but thanks to a new interview with the L.A. Times, we know that all three women will have parts in the next DCEU movie....

A Michael Jackson Peter Pan Theme Park Almost Existed By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 12, 2018 4:30 am EST Remember the ’90s? It was a golden age where almost anything was possible, including a Michael Jackson Peter Pan theme park. Jackson commissioned a Disneyland-like theme park that was entirely devoted to Peter Pan, and several designs were drawn up, but the idea eventually faded away. More details on the Michael Jackson Peter Pan theme park are below....

By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 7:00 am EST Update: Disney CEO Bob Iger has weighed-in on the Comcast news, and he clearly doesn’t seem very worried. In an interview with CNBC, Iger said: The original story continues below. “We made a good deal, actually a deal that shareholders reacted quite favorably to and we’re going to remain confident in our ability to close.” On top of that, there’s the fact that the Department of Justice has opposed the AT&T-Time Warner deal, citing antitrust concerns....

Cool Stuff: Funko Brings Pixar’s Tasty Dumpling ‘Bao’ To Life As An Adorable Collectible Figure By Ethan Anderton/May 7, 2018 6:00 am EST Fans are undoubtedly excited about Pixar’s long-awaited sequel Incredibles 2. It’s been 14 years since the original film hits theaters, and box office projections have the superhero family raking in somewhere around $110 million. With another month and a half of marketing to go, there’s a good chance that number could rise....

Daily Podcast: Jon Favreau’s Star Wars TV Series, Terminator Casting, Sopranos Prequel Movie & Other Big News By Peter Sciretta/March 8, 2018 5:30 pm EST 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....

Geoff Johns Can’t Confirm ‘Wonder Woman’ Sequel Plans Just Yet By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 2017 2:30 pm EST While making an appearance at WonderCon this past weekend, DC Comics President and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns was asked about Wonder Woman sequel plans, and his answer indicated that they’re not getting ahead of themselves for the time being. Batman-News was on hand at the WonderCon panel and posted this: Someone asked Geoff Johns if there will be a #WonderWoman sequel....

James Cameron Loves ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ But Says It Lacks “Emotional Balls” By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 1, 2018 5:30 am EST James Cameron has been in the internet’s hot seat lately for saying a lot of dumb, polarizing things. But this one may take the cake. Cameron was asked about his cinematic influences that helped him shape his decades-long career as one of the sci-fi greats — one of which was understandably Stanley Kubrick’s seminal 2001: A Space Odyssey....

John Carpenter Providing ‘Halloween’ Reboot Score; Jamie Lee Curtis Confirms Plot Details By Chris Evangelista/April 20, 2018 11:30 am EST We really know very little about David Gordon Green’s Blumhouse-produced Halloween reboot. Now, as the film’s release date gets closer, star Jamie Lee Curtis reveals some interesting details about the Halloween reboot plot. Plus: Jason Blum confirms that John Carpenter is providing the film’s soundtrack. Halloween Retold The Halloween reboot is getting ready to step out of the shadows....

Kevin Feige Responds To James Cameron’s ‘Avenger Fatigue’ Comment By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2018 2:30 pm EST The real Infinity War isn’t between the Avengers and Thanos – it’s between MCU head honcho Kevin Feige and James Cameron. The two cinematic titans are engaged in bloody, brutal feud that will result in death! Oh wait, I’m sorry, that’s not accurate at all. Instead, James Cameron made a comment about “Avenger fatigue”, and now Kevin Feige has responded....

LOL: ‘Jurassic Park’ Gets The ‘Dinosaurs’ Mash-Up We’ve All Been Waiting For By Ethan Anderton/July 6, 2017 5:00 am EST If you didn’t live through the 1990s, then you might not know that there was an inexplicably popular sitcom on ABC called Dinosaurs. Featuring actors in big rubber suits, the series was your average sitcom, but it just so happened to follow a family of walking, talking dinosaurs living during a time when Pangea was still a thing....

Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Tracks Down A Director In Cate Shortland By Jacob Hall/July 12, 2018 2:39 pm EST We don’t know much about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond Avengers 4, but we do know this much: the future is female. After Captain Marvel shatters the MCU’s glass ceiling next near, Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow will take center stage in her own solo movie and now we know who will direct it: Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland....

Rick Moranis Will Appear On ‘The Goldbergs’ And Reprise One Of His Most Famous Roles By Ben Pearson/May 7, 2018 12:30 pm EST After establishing himself as one of the most beloved actors of the 1980s and ’90s, Ghostbusters and Honey I Shrunk the Kids star Rick Moranis took a lengthy break from acting and largely stepped out of the limelight, raising his children after his wife’s death and being more choosy about the projects in which he appears....

Sequel Bits: ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean 5,’ ‘Alien: Covenant,’ ‘Pitch Perfect 3,’ ‘Jurassic World 2’ By Jacob Hall/Jan. 6, 2017 3:30 pm EST The latest official synopsis for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales reveals a interesting tidbit about the new movie – Captain Jack Sparrow won’t be at the helm of the Black Pearl this time around: Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic, swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow in the all-new “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales....

Superhero Bits: Doctor Strange Box Office, Black Panther Hat Trouble, Logan Storyboards & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 13, 2016 5:00 pm EST How will the rest of the DC TV superheroes react to the arrival of Supergirl? How did a Black Panther hat result in a woman getting kicked off a flight? How much could Doctor Strange make in its opening weekend at the box office? Why does Marvel feel it’s necessary for Captain Marvel to have a female director?...

The Morning Watch: Nicolas Cage Career Breakdown, Examining Accents In Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 19, 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, Nicolas Cage provides a fascinating and delightful 21-minute breakdown of his most iconic characters....

Topher Grace Created A 2-Hour Cut Of ‘The Hobbit’ That Sounds Much More Tolerable By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2018 1:30 pm EST Peter Jackson delivered one of the best motion picture trilogies of all time with his adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s beloved fantasy book series The Lord of the Rings. Unfortunately, he followed it up with the overlong, over-indulgent prequel trilogy based on The Hobbit, a single book that was significantly shorter than any of the single installments of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but somehow inexplicably expanded into an entire film trilogy....

What’s Going On With The ‘Portal’ & ‘Half-Life’ Movies At Bad Robot? By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 29, 2016 12:30 pm EST It’s been over three and a half years since filmmaker J.J. Abrams and video game producer Gabe Newell announced a forthcoming collaboration between their Bad Robot and Valve companies. While their conversations hinted at some kind of larger partnership, the most immediate excitement came from their discussions of developing film adaptations of Valve’s video game franchises Portal and Half-Life....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Composer Alan Menken Spills Details On His New Songs By Jack Giroux/Nov. 8, 2016 6:30 am EST Disney’s live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast features three new ballads from composer Alan Menken. Menken, who recently wrote “The Great Beyond” for Sausage Party, collaborated with the late Howard Ashman and lyricist Tim Rice on the original animated film’s tunes. 25 years later, he’s now working on director Bill Condon’s Beauty and the Beast, which will feature new songs sung by Belle (Emma Watson) and Beast (Dan Stevens), in addition to a song performed by Tony Award winner Audra McDonald....

‘Blade Runner 2049’ Will Get R Rating, Might Get Sequels By Angie Han/Dec. 21, 2016 12:30 pm EST We still have a lot of unanswered questions about Blade Runner 2049, which unveiled its first trailer just yesterday. But director Denis Villeneuve is happy to lay one of your concerns to rest right now: yes, it’ll be rated R, just like the original Blade Runner was. Read his comments on the Blade Runner 2049 R rating below, as well as his thoughts on the possibility of more Blade Runner sequels....