‘Nostalgia’ Trailer Looks Like It’s Ready To Make You Cry By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 5, 2018 12:00 pm EST With Nostalgia, Mark Pellington helms a script co-written by Alex Ross Perry. The star-studded drama focuses on several different stories about loss, and the relationship between objects passed down through generations. The first weepy Nostalgia trailer has arrived to make you feel as if you need a tissue or two. Watch it below....
‘Sorry For Your Loss’ Trailer: Elizabeth Olsen Grieves For Her Husband In Facebook Watch Series By Ben Pearson/Aug. 28, 2018 3:30 pm EST Sorry For Your Loss Trailer It would have been much easier to write off Facebook Watch as a non-starter platform that doesn’t deserve our attention, but a show that tackles a huge topic like grief head-on with maturity, fantastic actors, and a solid creative team absolutely deserves to be on our radar....
‘Stranger Things’ After-Show Announced… But It’s Not Really An After-Show? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 26, 2017 9:30 am EST The after-show is fast becoming just as ubiquitous as the multitude of scripted prestige dramas in the age of Peak TV. The phenomenon was kicked off in 2011 by Chris Hardwick’s Talking Dead, a complement to AMC’s hugely popular Walking Dead, but has since spread to every series from Orphan Black to Bachelor in Paradise....
‘The Happytime Murders’ Delivers The True Hollywood Story Of ‘The Happytime Gang’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 20, 2018 4:30 pm EST This week sees the release of the R-rated puppet comedy The Happytime Murders, and the marketing campaign is finally making a big push to convince audiences to see the movie. So far, the footage from the actual film has been sparse, with only the initial red band trailer and an updated, shorter version with Twitter reactions giving us a taste of the movie....
‘True Detective’ Season 3 Confirmed For 2019, ‘Deadwood’ Movie Might Shoot This Fall By Ben Pearson/Jan. 12, 2018 11:30 am EST I can’t think of a television show that’s experienced a drop in quality as drastic as the one that came between seasons one and two of HBO’s True Detective. But from what I can gather, the primary reason behind that plunge was because season two was rushed into production, and that certainly won’t be the case for True Detective season 3....
Daily Podcast: A Trip To Pixar, First IT Reactions, Tobe Hooper, Hellboy, Star Wars And More By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 29, 2017 8:00 am EST On the August 29, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson to talk about the news, including early It buzz, the death of filmmaker Tobe Hooper, casting changes on Hellboy, and how the new Star Wars comic connects Luke Skywalker with Rogue One....
Daily Podcast: Stranger Things Theories, Thor Ragnarok Spoilers, And Goonies 2 By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 3, 2017 4:30 pm EST On the November 3, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Jacob Hall and Ben Pearson for the latest news, including the likelihood of a Goonies sequel. In the Spoiler Room, we’ll be talking about some Stranger Things theories and some spoiler discussion for Thor Ragnarok.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 Praises ‘Ready Player One’ And Spielberg’s “Audio Visual Feast” By Ben Pearson/March 20, 2018 12:30 pm EST After working on it for three years, director Steven Spielberg finally debuted his film adaptation of Ready Player One at the SXSW Film Festival last week and earned a largely rapturous reception. Now you can add another name to its list of fans: Edgar Wright, the director of films like Shaun of the Dead, Scott Pilgrim vs....
Hulu Greenlights A Monthly Horror Anthology Series From Blumhouse Television By Ben Pearson/Jan. 9, 2018 12:00 pm EST Currently, Shudder is probably the streaming service that’s best known for horror content, but now a competing streaming platform is looking to expand its footprint into that genre. Hulu has given the green light to a new original horror anthology series from Blumhouse Television, and in a first-of-its-kind deal, the new show will air one episode per month for a year....
James Gunn’s Secret Horror Movie Is Opening In November By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 21, 2018 5:00 pm EST Right before this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, James Gunn teased the reveal of a secret horror project. Then all hell broke loose: Gunn was fired from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for old, highly inappropriate jokes, and ended up not appearing on SDCC after all. But the Gunn-produced horror movie – whatever it is – is still on track....
Kristen Wiig Drops Out Of Apple Comedy Series, Apple Teams With Sesame Workshop For Kids’ Programming By Ben Pearson/June 20, 2018 2:30 pm EST Apple continues to make headlines with its original content, despite the fact that A) none of its major shows have debuted yet and B) the company still hasn’t announced how or where people will be able to watch any of the dozen series they’ve developed over the past few months....
Marvel Creative Committee Was So Clueless, They Wanted To Cut The Awesome Mix From ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ By Ben Pearson/Nov. 28, 2017 2:00 pm EST Not all studio notes are terrible. Early drafts of Good Will Hunting included a subplot about Will going on the run from the FBI, but writers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were encouraged to cut that and the movie is better off for it. But sometimes you come across a studio note that’s so awful, it would have altered the entire vibe of a movie so drastically that the final product as we know it today might not even have been recognizable if they got their wish....
Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Movie Is Finally Moving Forward By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 10, 2018 3:38 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It’s finally happening: the MCU is moving ahead with a solo Black Widow movie. Marvel Studios has hired Jac Schaeffer to write the script for the Scarlett Johansson-starring film – a film that fans have been talking about for a very long time. After years of hemming and hawing over whether or not a stand-alone Black Widow film would grace the MCU, Marvel is finally making it happen....
Richard Linklater To Direct ‘The Last Detail’ Sequel; Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, And Laurence Fishburne To Star By Jack Giroux/Aug. 30, 2016 4:00 pm EST So Linklater is now instead now making a “sort of” sequel, possibly starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne. Below, learn more about The Last Detail sequel. The Hollywood Reporter says Last Flag Flying is Linklater’s next film. Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne haven’t officially signed on yet, but they’re currently in talks....
Ruben Fleischer To Direct Chris Evans In ‘Jekyll’ By Angie Han/Dec. 13, 2016 12:30 pm EST Having spent the past five years playing Marvel’s nicest superhero, Chris Evans about to get in touch with his dark side. Zombieland’s Ruben Fleischer has just been set to direct Evans in Jekyll, based on the 2007 BBC One miniseries about a modern-day descendant of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic split-personality character. Deadline reports Fleischer’s Jekyll movie already has a script by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry....
The Title Of ‘Avengers 4’ Should Scare Marvel Fans, According To The Russo Brothers By Ben Pearson/April 2, 2018 11:00 am EST Avengers: Infinity War is less than a month away, but we still don’t know the official title for its sequel, Avengers 4. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has said that the reason the full title hasn’t been revealed is that it’s a spoiler for the events of Infinity War....
‘Always Shine’ Trailer & Poster: Mackenzie Davis & Caitlin FitzGerald Are Best Frenemies By Angie Han/Oct. 19, 2016 9:00 am EST Reconnecting with old friends can be a tricky proposition even under the best of circumstances, but the best frenemies at the heart of Always Shine aren’t in the best of circumstances. Mackenzie Davis and Caitlin FitzGerald lead Sophia Takal’s psychological thriller as a pair of longtime pals who head up to Big Sur together in an effort to repair their bond....
‘Hilarity For Charity’ Trailer: Seth Rogen And His Famous Friends Come Together For A Good Cause By Chris Evangelista/April 2, 2018 5:00 pm EST Seth Rogen and his funny, famous friends got together for a good cause, and now Netflix is beaming it into your home. Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity combines stand-up, sketches and music with the hopes of raising awareness, inspiring change, and accelerating progress in Alzheimer’s care, research, and support....
‘Jurassic World 3’ Roaring Into Theaters In June 2021 With Writers Emily Carmichael & Colin Trevorrow By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 21, 2018 11:38 am EST Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom hasn’t hit theaters yet, but plans for Jurassic World 3 are already stomping forward. The sixth entry in the Jurassic Park franchise will hit theaters in June 2021, with Emily Carmichael tapped to write the script alongside Colin Trevorrow. Life continues to find a way with the Jurassic franchise – Jurassic World 3 will hit theaters on June 11, 2021....
‘LEGO Batman Movie’ Finally Allows Billy Dee Williams To Play Two-Face By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 30, 2016 11:30 am EST If it’s been a while since you’ve seen Tim Burton’s Batman from 1989, you might not remember that Billy Dee Williams played District Attorney Harvey Dent. In fact, the original plan for Batman Forever before Joel Schumacher took over for Tim Burton was to have the Star Wars star reprise his role and become the Gotham City villain Two-Face....
