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‘The Trip To Spain’ Trailer: Sing Along With Steve Coogan And Rob Brydon By Jack Giroux/March 17, 2017 5:30 am EST Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon will make more impersonations and maybe have another personal revelation or two in The Trip to Spain. They’re once again again playing versions of themselves for director Michael Winterbottom, who directed them in The Trip and The Trip to Italy. For their next adventure, they’ll perhaps get on each other’s nerves now and then (and make us laugh) while drinking some fine Spanish wine....

‘Westworld’ Trailer: There May Be Something Wrong With This World By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2016 6:00 am EST Since we’re looking at the end of Game of Thrones coming in two shortened seasons, HBO needs to find a new show to fill the void that will eventually be left by the absence of the fantasy hit. Thankfully, their TV series adaptation of the sci-fi thriller Westworld written by Michael Crichton looks like it could be their next genre hit....

Alamo Drafthouse Announces Its Own Subscription Plan, Alamo Season Pass By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 25, 2018 1:30 pm EST Alamo Drafthouse is joining the fray in the battle for the best ticket-buying subscription service. The beloved independent theater chain has announced the launch of a beta version of its new subscription plan, Alamo Season Pass, which it will begin testing out this summer. You may not be allowed your cell phone inside an Alamo Drafthouse theater, but you’ll need your phone to access Alamo’s new subscription plan....

AMC’s New York City Theaters Go All-In On Reserved Seating (Welcome To The Future) By Jacob Hall/Sept. 1, 2016 7:30 am EST You’ve been here before – dinner ran long or the babysitter was late or you made the mistake of binging just one more episode of something on Netflix and suddenly you’re late for your movie. You arrive at the theater with minutes to spare…only to find that tickets are sold out....

Daily Podcast: Listen To Our Interview With ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Directors The Russo Brothers By Peter Sciretta/March 15, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the March 15, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta presents a special interview with Joe and Anthony Russo, recorded on the set of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Edgar Wright’s ‘Baby Driver’ Backs Up A Few Months For A Mid-Summer Release Date By Jacob Hall/March 27, 2017 7:53 pm EST Here’s some good news for you movie fans out there. Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver, once scheduled to his theaters at the tail-end of this summer, has been bumped up a few months. So yeah, you’ll be able to see the next movie from the director of Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs....

Felicity Jones Has One Sequel Option In Her ‘Rogue One’ Contract By Jacob Hall/Dec. 16, 2016 10:30 am EST In the lead-up to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, it was said time and time again that the first standalone Star Wars movie will not be getting a sequel. But a new report claims that Felicity Jones, who plays Jyn Erso in the film, is under contract for one sequel. That’s the basic news....

By Ethan Anderton/July 13, 2017 6:00 am EST Here are the rest of the combo packs featuring some pretty slick album artwork for all of them: The downside is that most of us probably own the Blu-ray and/or DVD of these movies. So while these combo packs are cool, I wish they would have been made available around the time these movies were released on home video. As it stands, the only combo pack I could buy and not receive an extra copy of a movie I already own would be Kingsman: The Secret Service, simply because I’ve put off buying it....

It’s ‘Adventure Time’ In ‘The Simpsons’ Season 28 Premiere Couch Gag By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 23, 2016 12:00 pm EST In recent years, The Simpsons has been executing some very elaborate and outstanding sequences for their traditional couch gag for the opening credits. Earlier this year The Simpsons got a Disney style makeover by Aladdin animator Eric Goldberg and last year featured references to Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty and even another opening done by Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi....

James Wan Says Aquaman Is The Wolverine Of The DC Universe By Jack Giroux/Aug. 15, 2016 7:00 am EST Right now, Aquaman (Jason Momoa) is in the hands of Zack Snyder. The director established the character in the DC Universe with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but once he’s finished with Justice League, Aquaman goes to James Wan (The Conjuring 2). Wan sees the character as a “reluctant superhero” who’s not too dissimilar from Wolverine....

New ‘Justice League’ Photo Unites The Team By Angie Han/Jan. 9, 2017 6:30 am EST We’ve already met all the individual members of the Justice League, but there’s still something thrilling about seeing all of them together. The latest official still from this fall’s superhero team-up features Batman (Ben Affleck), Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), Cyborg (Ray Fisher), The Flash (Ezra Miller), and Aquaman (Jason Momoa), standing side by side and looking ready for action....

VOTD: How Indiana Jones Merchandise Helped Create The PG-13 Rating By Ethan Anderton/July 7, 2017 5:00 am EST Most cinephiles know that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was the movie that finally broke the camel’s back when it came to having movies that were either PG, suggesting parental guidance for younger viewers, or R, movies that were intended for audiences 17 and older. The Indiana Jones sequel (which is actually a prequel) caught flack for being too violent and gruesome for the PG rating to fly, but Steven Spielberg wasn’t prepared to lose the younger crowds by slapping movies like that with an R-rating, and part of the reason for that was because Temple of Doom had the director bit by the merchandising bug....

Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Hamilton’-Inspired ‘SNL’ Opening Monologue Rap By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 10, 2016 7:00 am EST Over the weekend we already took a closer look at all the best and worst sketches from the episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Hamilton star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. We already highlighted the obvious but hilarious parody of Stranger Things, but we figured that starting off Monday morning by calling your attention to Miranda’s incredible Hamilton inspired opening monologue rap....

‘Aladdin’ Remake Producer Promises To Not Whitewash The Cast By Jacob Hall/Feb. 9, 2017 2:30 pm EST The internet has given millions of people a platform to complain about things that don’t matter in the entertainment world, but it has also given millions of people a platform to complain about things that really, really matter and should be carefully considered by everyone working in a creative field. The subject of Hollywood whitewashing, where ethnic characters and stories are given a painful Caucasian makeover, belong in the latter camp....

‘Cars 3’ Clip: Meet Miss Fritter And Check Out A Pixar Easter Egg In One Of The Coolest Sequences In The Franchise By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2017 1:30 pm EST This week brings Pixar Animation’s Cars 3 to theaters, and while the excitement might not be high since the anthropomorphic vehicle franchise is largely regarded as the animation studio’s weakest series, the early buzz on the sequel is that it’s easily the best of the three movies....

‘Charlie’s Angels’ Reboot Wants Kristen Stewart And Lupita Nyong’o In Lead Roles By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 29, 2017 10:21 am EST Charlie’s Angels may be getting a punk-pop makeover. Elizabeth Banks’ upcoming reboot of the action-comedy is reportedly eyeing indie favorite Kristen Stewart as well as Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o for the lead roles. The action series already received a campy modern reboot in the early 2000s with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Lucy Liu donning the wings, but it may be time for some new stars to take on the mantle first originated by Farrah Fawcett and her glorious feathered hair....

‘Deadpool 2’: James Gunn “Bummed” About Director Tim Miller’s Departure, Fans Petition For Quentin Tarantino By Angie Han/Oct. 24, 2016 12:30 pm EST Fellow superhero movie director James Gunn has spoken up to express his disappointment in Miller’s departure. Meanwhile, some other fans are already thinking about who should replace Miller — and they’ve got their eye on Quentin Tarantino. One of the people who really, really liked the movie was Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Cast Adds ‘Gerald’s Game’ Actor Bruce Greenwood By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 20, 2018 3:00 pm EST Gerald’s Game actor Bruce Greenwood is reuniting with Mike Flanagan for another Stephen King adaptation. Greenwood is the latest addition to the Doctor Sleep cast, based on King’s sequel to The Shining. The film stars Ewan McGregor stars as the grown up Danny Torrance, who must now deal with a nomadic horde of psychic vampires....

‘First Reformed’ Trailer: Ethan Hawke Has A Troubling Crisis Of Faith By Ethan Anderton/March 29, 2018 8:30 am EST A24 has become one of those names that always has your attention. We sometimes don’t hear about their movies much until the trailers start rolling in, and then we’re totally on board. And that’s exactly how we feel about their forthcoming release from Paul Schrader, best known for writing Taxi Driver and directing a slew of dark and often deranged thrillers....

‘Hellboy’ Reboot Will Be “Close To A Horror Film,” Says Comic Creator Mike Mignola By Ben Pearson/Aug. 11, 2017 10:00 am EST Yesterday, we learned that Lionsgate’s new Hellboy reboot film has dropped the Rise of the Blood Queen subtitle and will officially be known as just Hellboy. And perhaps that title better reflects director Neil Marshall’s approach to the film, which comic creator Mike Mignola describes as being more in line with the original source material....