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VOTD: Daniel Stern Returns As ‘Rookie Of The Year’ Chicago Cubs Pitching Coach Phil Brickma By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 11, 2016 6:00 am EST It doesn’t feel like there are nearly as many sports comedies geared towards kids as there were in the 90s. The decade brought hits such as The Mighty Ducks, The Sandlot, Angels in the Outfield, The Big Green, Space Jam, Cool Runnings and more. But one of my favorites as a child of that time was Rookie of the Year....

VOTD: How The Oscars Voting Process Works And Favors The Less Bold Best Picture Winners By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 24, 2017 6:00 am EST No matter what movie wins Best Picture each year, there will always be disagreements among filmmakers, critics and audiences as to which film truly deserved the top honor from the Academy Awards. However, in recent years it seems that the Oscars voting process has favored movies that are less bold than some of the nominees they’re up against, and there’s a logical explanation as to why that’s been happening....

WTF: Tyler Perry Will Play Colin Powell In Dick Cheney Biopic By Ben Pearson/Oct. 11, 2017 4:00 pm EST Adam McKay is best known for directing comedies like Anchorman and Step Brothers, but he’s also proven to be one of the most politically-conscious mainstream filmmakers working today. His next project is a biopic about former Vice President Dick Cheney that stars Christian Bale in the lead role, but McKay has just hired a surprising choice to play one of the key cabinet members of the Bush administration: Tyler Perry (Boo 2!...

‘A Simple Favor’ Trailer: Anna Kendrick Tries To Uncover Why Blake Lively Is Gone, Girl By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 2, 2018 4:00 pm EST Forget the wine: grab your martini glasses and get ready for the next steamy suburban thriller of 2018. Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively star in the mystery thriller A Simple Favor, which looks like it’s the next lurid adaptation that will try to recapture the popularity of David Fincher’s Gone Girl....

‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Will Be Free For Underprivileged Kids At AMC Theaters By Ben Pearson/Feb. 23, 2018 3:30 pm EST Ava DuVernay’s upcoming movie adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time has the potential to have a huge influence on a whole generation of young viewers. An organization called Color of Change wants to make sure the film has the opportunity to inspire every child who wants to see it, not just the ones whose parents can afford the price of a movie ticket....

‘Deadpool 2’ Deleted Scene: Wade Wilson Is Just Trying To Be The World’s Best X-Person By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 8, 2018 5:30 am EST Deadpool 2 is available to buy on digital download today, and if you’re looking for some convincing that you need to pick up the home video release that comes with the Deadpool 2 Super Duper $@%!#& Cut, we’ve got just the thing for you. One of the Deadpool 2 deleted scenes has been released online, and it’s one of several scenes that is being put back into the film for the extended cut of the fourth wall-breaking Marvel Comics movie....

‘Fargo’ Review: Who Made The Biggest Mistake In ‘Who Rules The Land Of Denial?’ By Jack Giroux/June 8, 2017 7:30 am EST (Every week, we’re going to kick off a discussion about Fargo season 3 by answering one simple question: who f*cked up the most this week?) Talk about an opening scene. This week’s episode of Fargo, “Who Rules the Land of Denial?” begins with one suspenseful attention grabber. A great opening scene is then followed by the addition of two character who have sense on Fargo: an unknown man and woman who knew just to keep on driving....

‘Joker’ Video Reveals Joaquin Phoenix In Full Clown Make-Up By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 21, 2018 10:37 am EST Todd Phillips just gave us our first look at Joaquin Phoenix in Joker make-up. Maybe. The teaser video definitely shows Phoenix made-up to look like a clown, but is this his final Clown Prince of Crime look, or just a taste of things to come? Watch the Joker video below. View this post on Instagram...

‘Justice League’ Has A Post-Credits Scene, Jason Momoa Explains His Approach To Aquaman By Ben Pearson/Nov. 7, 2017 12:00 pm EST Warner Bros. and DC Films’ game plan seems to have been to differentiate themselves from Marvel Studios while still attempting to capitalize on that interconnected cinematic universe business model. One identifiable aspect of Marvel Studios movies is their post-credits scenes; DC avoided those for Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Wonder Woman, but compromised with a mid-credits scene in Suicide Squad....

‘Power Rangers’ Credits Scene Confirmed, So Remain In Your Morphin Seats By Ethan Anderton/March 14, 2017 7:30 am EST The release of Power Rangers is still over a week away, but the anticipation is building for the new big screen iteration of the superheroes who got their start as a TV series that was imported from Japan. Lionsgate is hoping this will be the start of a lucrative film franchise, and fans who are patient enough to sit through some of the credits will be treated to a tease of what’s to come...

‘Professor Marston And The Wonder Women’ Teaser: Wonder Woman’s Creators Get A Biopic By Ben Pearson/June 5, 2017 11:30 am EST With Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Wonder Woman kicking ass at the box office right now, there’s no better time to capitalize on Wonder Woman Mania. And the savvy team at Annapurna Pictures knows that Diana Prince is currently at the center of the pop culture conversation, so they’ve released a brand new teaser trailer for a film called Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, a biopic about the three people responsible for creating DC’s most famous female hero....

‘Star Wars Episode 9’ Director Colin Trevorrow Opens Up On Making The Movie Without Carrie Fisher By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 6, 2017 4:30 pm EST The tragic and unexpected death of Carrie Fisher had many wondering about the future of the Star Wars movies, notably Star Wars Episode 9, the film after Fisher’s last appearance in Star Wars Episode: The Last Jedi, and in which her character General Leia was intended to return....

‘The Hero’ Trailer: Sam Elliott Is A Western Icon Looking For A Comeback By Ethan Anderton/April 18, 2017 3:30 pm EST Now that summer is getting closer, not only will we get the usual onslaught of studio blockbusters looking for box office dollars, but we’ll get plenty of indies looking to attract the niche audiences, including plenty of films that debuted at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. One of those indies just debuted its first promising trailer....

‘The Incredibles 2’ Trailer: Your Favorite Superhero Family Is Back In Action By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 14, 2018 7:38 pm EST This summer sees the release of The Incredibles 2, the highly anticipated sequel that Pixar fans have wanted to see since the first film hit theaters in 2004. Computer animation has come a long way since then, and even though our favorite superhero family looks a little more refined, it’s still the same superhero family that we all love....

‘The Rats Of NIMH’ Movie Gets A Director By Angie Han/Feb. 1, 2017 4:00 pm EST If you were a bookworm-y kind of kid, you may remember Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, the Newberry-winning adventure written by Robert C. O’Brien and illustrated by Zena Bernstein. If you were more of a movie-loving type, you might be more familiar with the 1982 movie version, called The Secret of NIMH and directed by Don Bluth....

‘Young Sheldon’ Trailer: Here’s A Look At That ‘Big Bang Theory’ Prequel By Jacob Hall/May 18, 2017 2:00 pm EST Let’s make a quick list of certain things: death, taxes, and people on the internet finding new ways to complain about the mere existence of The Big Bang Theory while it continues to be one the most popular shows on television. So as you sit down to watch (or possibly hate-watch) the Young Sheldon trailer, a prequel series following Jim Parsons’ character as a kid growing up in east Texas, understand that this show will probably be on the air for a long, long time....

A ‘Parenthood’ Revival Will Probably Happen At Some Point By Jack Giroux/Aug. 17, 2016 3:30 pm EST Two years ago, Parenthood ended its six-season run with 13 episodes. A lot of people assumed the show wouldn’t return after the fifth season, which some fans consider to be the series’ most underwhelming season, but NBC brought the Braverman family back for one last go. Could we ever see them again, though? From the sound of it, there’s a good chance that’ll happen when the time is right....

A Zelda-Themed Land Could Be Coming To Universal’s Islands Of Adventure By Ben Pearson/Sept. 7, 2018 1:30 pm EST In the theme park wars, intellectual property reigns supreme. Universal Studios changed the game by incorporating The Wizarding World of Harry Potter into its parks, but with Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge poised to open next year, the rivalry is about to be taken to the next level. Universal is going to have to implement some flashy new changes to lure guests over from a galaxy far, far away, and now a new rumor says that instead of creating one Nintendo Land in the United States, they’re going to split that intellectual property across multiple parks – and more specifically, a Zelda land is coming to Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Florida....

Daily Podcast: Do We Really Need This Sequel, Spin-Off Or Additional Season Of This Thing We Once Liked? By Peter Sciretta/May 16, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the May 16, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista. Ben will share his brief thoughts on Deadpool 2 before we jump into the news, which includes news on Fast and Furious 9, Daredevil season 3, Donald Glover’s Black Panther contributions, Arrested Development season 5, the first 13 Reasons Why season 2 reviews, a Batman prequel tv series, John Lasseter’s possible Disney return and Zombieland 2....

Daily Podcast: Game Of Thrones Season 8, Men In Black, Tiffany Haddish, And More By Ben Pearson/Feb. 1, 2018 4:30 pm EST On the February 1, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest movie news, including a Men in Black spin-off directed by F. Gary Gray, USA Network and Syfy can now drop the F-bomb on television, Heath Ledger planned to return to play The Joker, and Tiffany Haddish potentially working with Paul Thomas Anderson....