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‘Game Of Thrones’ Creators David Benioff And D.B. Weiss Will Make “Star Wars On Acid,” Emilia Clarke Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 26, 2018 12:00 pm EST Game of Thrones will soon close out its buzzy, critically acclaimed eight-season run next year, putting an end to the zeitgeist that the HBO series creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss ruled over for nearly a decade. But Benioff and Weiss will soon find themselves in the cockpit of yet another beloved franchise....

‘It’ Concept Art: The Losers Club Descends To Pennywise’s Lair By Ben Pearson/July 13, 2017 4:30 pm EST If you’ve experienced a mysterious, eerie feeling creeping up the base of your spine, it may be because the new movie adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel It is inching closer to release. Before Warner Bros. takes the film to this year’s San Diego Comic-Con later this month, a new batch of photos have surfaced – including some cool concept art – that shows the picked-on protagonists (aka the Losers Club) heading into the sewers to confront It, the ancient and evil shapeshifting entity who often takes the terrifying form of Pennywise the Dancing Clown....

‘Justice League’ Trailer: Warner Bros. Goes All-In On Their Superhero Team-Up By Jacob Hall/Oct. 8, 2017 6:00 am EST Someday, Justice League’s long and complicated journey to the big screen will make for a compelling tell-all book. Until then, we can only sit here with one question on the tip of our tongues: will Warner Bros.’ DC superhero team-up movie be any good? While you never can tell with marketing, the new Justice League trailer is here for us to poke at, observe, and dissect....

By Ben Pearson/Sept. 10, 2018 3:30 pm EST Universal’s Mortal Engines takes place in a far-flung future in which giant cities travel on wheels through a desolate wasteland. So who better to compose the score than Junkie XL, who ventured into a similar post-apocalyptic wasteland when he provided the score for Mad Max: Fury Road a few years ago? Musician/DJ/composer Junkie XL, AKA Tom Holkenborg, is officially on board to create the Mortal Engines score....

‘Mother!’ Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence Has Unwanted Houseguests In Darren Aronofsky’s Horror Thriller By Ben Pearson/Aug. 7, 2017 10:04 pm EST The newest trailer for Darren Aronofsky’s horror movie mother! debuted tonight, and it looks like he’s putting another protagonist through the psychological gauntlet. This time it’s Jennifer Lawrence, who plays a seemingly loving wife to Javier Bardem’s character and becomes increasingly unhinged as more and more people start showing up to their home unannounced....

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Response Is Mixed In China By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 18, 2016 12:00 pm EST The reaction to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in China is apparently mixed. So who is the world’s second-largest film market not excited for this new Star Wars movie? The Star Wars Box Office Struggle in China The problem is that the original Star Wars trilogy were never released theatrically in China....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Director Jon Watts Not Confirmed For The Sequel, Tom Holland Says Differently By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 7, 2017 8:30 am EST Spider-Man: Homecoming has enough buzz and critical praise — as well as estimates of a $100 million opening weekend at the box office — to all but greenlight and usher in the next few Spider-Man movies with star Tom Holland. But while fans are clamoring for more, director Jon Watts still won’t confirm if he’ll return to helm the sequel....

‘The Legacy Of A Whitetail Deer Hunter’ Trailer: The Summer Of Josh Brolin Continues By Chris Evangelista/June 30, 2018 12:00 pm EST Have you heard of this Josh Brolin guy? Barbra Streisand’s stepson? He’s in a lot of movies this year! Perhaps too many! And here’s another one: The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter. The latest entry in the Summer of Brolin™ is headed to Netflix in July. Watch The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter trailer below....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’: Kevin Feige Addresses What Happened To The Warriors Three By Ben Pearson/Nov. 3, 2017 1:30 pm EST The opening seconds of Thor: Ragnarok make it abundantly clear that this is not going to be like the previous two Thor films. It really can’t be overstated how much of a comedy this is, and director Taika Waititi reshapes the franchise into something that aligns with his storytelling sensibilities. That means that certain elements or characters from previous movies are treated differently than in prior movies, and such is the case with the Warriors Three, Asgardian soldiers played by Zachary Levi (Fandral), Tadanobu Asano (Hogun), and Ray Stevenson (Volstagg)....

20th Century Women Teaser Trailer: Annette Bening Searches For Meaning In 1970s California By Angie Han/Sept. 27, 2016 8:30 am EST The first trailer for 20th Century Women opens with a familiar sound: a politician grandly diagnosing what he sees as the real problem with America. But the person talking isn’t anyone running for president this year — it’s Jimmy Carter, delivering his famous “Crisis of Confidence” speech in 1979. The characters watching the address seem largely unimpressed, save for Dorothea (Annette Bening)....

Alamo Drafthouse And ‘Ingrid Goes West’ Director Matt Spicer Announce ‘Tales Of The Obsessed’ Repertory Series By Jacob Hall/July 6, 2017 11:00 am EST Ingrid Goes West is the story of a mentally unstable young woman (Aubrey Plaza) who becomes obsessed with a social media celebrity (Elizabeth Olsen) and moves to Los Angeles as part of an insane plan to befriend her in real life. We loved the film when we saw it at the Sundance Film Festival and named it one of the 10 best films of the fest, so we’re excited to see Neon release it into theaters next month....

Captain Marvel Is Not Appearing In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 19, 2018 10:35 am EST Captain Marvel has been the root of a frustrating back-and-forth for the past two years. Namely: will we first see Brie Larson don the red, gold, and blue suit in Avengers: Infinity War before she makes her solo feature debut in 2019?Yes, no, probably not, seems to be the answer — especially with Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo’s apparent suggestion that Captain Marvel will be introduced in the third Avengers film....

Daily Podcast: Foreign Films/TV You Should Be Streaming, Blair Witch, Dark Tower, Mute & More By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 23, 2018 5:30 pm EST In the News: In Our Feature Presentation: 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....

HBO And Bad Robot Developing Space Drama ‘Glare’ By Jack Giroux/Dec. 11, 2016 10:00 am EST HBO and Bad Robot are coming off a nice hit together. The first season of Westworld recently went out on a high note in the ratings, but on average, each episode was watched by around 12 million viewers, making it the most viewed first season of any HBO program. After a very successful collaboration, the cable network and Bad Robot are now developing another show, a space drama from the screenwriter behind Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy, Javier Gullón....

Jon Favreau’s ‘Lion King’ Remake Picks Up ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Screenwriter Jeff Nathanson By Angie Han/Oct. 13, 2016 2:30 pm EST It was just a couple of weeks ago that Disney first announced its live-action remake of The Lion King, but they clearly aren’t wasting any time getting started. The studio has just hired Jeff Nathanson (Catch Me If You Can) to write the screenplay, which as previously reported will be directed by Jon Favreau....

Lock It Up: ‘Wedding Crashers 2’ Is In The Works By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 2016 10:00 am EST It’s been 11 years since Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn took matrimony by storm as John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, two expert wedding crashers who snuck into weddings and charmed the pants off any girl they could find in the aptly named R-rated comedy Wedding Crashers. And according to the recent rules of Hollywood, that means it’s time to bring them back for a sequel....

Netflix Launches Vertical Movie Previews Because Everything Is Bad Now By Chris Evangelista/April 20, 2018 6:30 am EST Netflix, wyd? The streaming service and constant content producer has decided to pound another nail into the coffin of cinema and start providing TV and movie previews in vertical orientation for mobile phones. More on the Netflix vertical movie previews below. I’m not one of those “sanctity of the cinematic experience” people who thinks Netflix is bringing about the death of movies....

The Morning Watch: How To Make A Blockbuster Movie Trailer, Jay-Z ‘Friends’ Remake & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 15, 2017 6:00 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, a clever video provides beat-by-beat instructions for how to make a proper blockbuster movie trailer, and a video essay explores the prominence of punching in movies and how to make it feel significant....

Tiffany Haddish Joins ‘The Lego Movie 2’ Cast By Chris Evangelista/March 23, 2018 1:30 pm EST Comedy superstar Tiffany Haddish has joined The Lego Movie 2 cast alongside original stars Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks. This is yet another high-profile gig for Haddish, who broke out in a big way in last year’s Girls Trip. Everybody wants Tiffany Haddish in their film now, including The Lego Movie franchise. THR reports Haddish has joined The Lego Movie 2 cast in an undisclosed key role....

VOTD: Mark Slutsky’s ‘Never Happened’ Imagines Adultery With A Sci-Fi Twist By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2016 5:30 am EST We’ve seen plenty of movies about romantic affairs happening behind the backs of significant others. However, in Mark Slutsky’s short film Never Happened, which played at the Toronto International Film Festival, there’s a world where those cheating on their husbands and wives or boyfriends and girlfriends don’t have to worry about lying....