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Latest ‘Rogue One’ TV Spot Teases Return Of Another Classic ‘Star Wars’ Villain By Angie Han/Nov. 28, 2016 6:42 am EST If you’re like us, there’s a good chance you’re feeling a bit groggy this morning after staying up late to snag tickets to the opening weekend of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. You don’t need another TV spot to tell you if you should see this movie, because you’ve already committed your hard-earned cash to it....

LOL: John Oliver Pitches His Own Superhero Movie, ‘Johnny Strong’ By Angie Han/Aug. 29, 2016 3:00 pm EST At this point, even the most devoted comic book fan might be getting tired of DC and Marvel movies. This month’s Suicide Squad was the fifth such film this year, following X-Men: Apocalypse, Captain America: Civil War, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Deadpool, and we’ve still got Doctor Strange coming this fall....

Mr. Robot Season 3 Trailer: “Democracy Is Coming To The USA” By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 4, 2017 1:00 pm EST USA Network has unleashed the first trailer for Mr. Robot season 3, revealing a Fall premiere date for the series, and our first look at Bobby Cannavale’s character Irving (seen above). Watch the Mr. Robot season 3 trailer below! Mr. Robot Season 3 Trailer The new trailer is tense, showing the aftermath of season 2....

Paul Bettany’s Han Solo Character Is An Intergalactic Gangster By Jacob Hall/Nov. 13, 2017 3:00 pm EST If you’re a /Film reader, you’re probably familiar with the messy production of Solo: A Star Wars Story by now. We’ve written about the firing of original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the hiring of Ron Howard to finish the movie, how actor Michael K. Williams could not return for the reshoots, and how Paul Bettany stepped in to take his place....

The New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Poster Is Here By Jacob Hall/Oct. 9, 2017 5:17 pm EST The next trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set to arrive this evening, but Disney and Lucasfilm are here to whet your appetites with the new poster for director Rian Johnson’s highly anticipated sequel. This one-sheet follows in the footsteps of that stunning first poster, which managed to evoke classic Star Wars iconography while also promising something new and different....

There’s A Lazy Error In The ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Poster, Plus Check Out Six New Magazine Covers By Ben Pearson/March 21, 2018 5:30 am EST If you’ve paid attention to studio-produced movie posters over the past couple of decades, you’ve probably noticed that many of them are hideous images that are basically Photoshopped to oblivion. While Marvel Studios tends to make enjoyable, crowd-pleasing movies, the studio is often one of the worst offenders when it comes to creating posters....

‘24: Legacy’ Trailer: Corey Hawkins Races Against The Clock By Angie Han/Oct. 25, 2016 9:04 pm EST If you care at all about baseball, you probably spent some of tonight watching Game 1 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians. And if you were watching, you probably caught a look at the new trailer for 24: Legacy, Fox’s highly anticipated spinoff series starring Straight Outta Compton’s Corey Hawkins....

‘Deadpool 2’ Casts Japanese Actress Shioli Kutsuna In Mystery Role — Who Could She Be Playing? By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 13, 2017 6:30 am EST But the studio is being tight-lipped on who she’ll be playing, though they confirm that Kutsuna will have a “key role” in Deadpool 2, according to Deadline. Kutsuna has appeared in mostly Japanese films and television shows, though she recently acted in an indie film called Oh Lucy!...

‘Evil Genius’ Trailer: Netflix Investigates A Bizarre Bank Robbery By Chris Evangelista/May 2, 2018 9:30 am EST In 2003, a man walked into a bank and said he had a bomb locked around his neck. The story only got weirder (and deadlier) from there. Now, Netflix will dig into this very strange case with a new documentary Evil Genius. Watch the Evil Genius trailer below. I distinctly remember the events of the so-called “pizza bomber heist” unfolding on the news in 2003....

‘First Man’ First Look: Ryan Gosling Prepares To Make One Giant Leap For Mankind By Ethan Anderton/June 6, 2018 11:30 am EST It’s been nearly 40 years since we last landed on the moon. Our final mission to our orbiting satellite was on December 11, 1972 when Apollo 17 touched down on the surface. But before that, someone had to be the first man on the moon, and La La Land director Damien Chazelle will tell his story this fall....

‘LEGO Dimensions’ Won’t Be Mashing Up Any More Of Your Favorite Movies & TV Shows By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 24, 2017 6:00 am EST It goes without saying that /Film is not a video game site. But whenever there’s news regarding video games with ties to our favorite movies and TV shows, we think it’s worth reporting. That’s why we’re here with a disappointing update from The LEGO Group regarding their building block multiverse in the video game LEGO Dimensions....

By Chris Evangelista/March 29, 2018 2:30 pm EST Pass Over Trailer The film screened at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it garnered positive reviews. “More powerful than its filmed-play format might suggest,” wrote The Hollywood Reporter. “Spike Lee has found an innovative theatrical production and brought it to blistering cinematic life,” said The Film Stage. “[B]y placing his cameras on stage with his actors (and in the house for sparingly used cutaways to the audience), Spike Lee has captured in Pass Over both the electrifying intimacy of actors deep in the moment and the communal power of live theater,” said BirthMoviesDeath....

‘Shimmer Lake’ Trailer: Another Heist Gone Wrong You’ll Want To See By Jack Giroux/May 26, 2017 1:00 pm EST Shimmer Lake is one of the funniest thrillers in recent memory. Oren Uziel’s directorial debut, which plays out in reverse time, has a ton of laugh-out-loud moments to go along with some bloodshed and betrayal. It’s a story of a heist gone wrong in a small town where everybody knows everybody and, from beginning to end, it keeps you laughing and on your toes....

All Marvel Studios Movies Are Coming To IMAX Screens In September, Even ‘Incredible Hulk’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2018 11:26 am EST We all know Marvel Studios is currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And while Avengers: Infinity War was one hell of a way to celebrate the unprecedented crossover of all these film franchises, the comic book movie studio has another treat for fans to enjoy this year....

Cool Stuff: Let Mr. Fusion From ‘Back To The Future Part II’ Charge Your Phone By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 2017 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When Doc Brown barrels into Marty McFly’s driveway at the end of Back to the Future, not only does he come with concerns about the future, but he has a new piece of technology. While the original Back to the Future time machine needed plutonium to create a nuclear reaction to generate the 1....

Daily Podcast: Joker Casting, Fast & Furious Director, Annihilation Reactions, Venom Trailer & More By Peter Sciretta/Feb. 8, 2018 4:30 pm EST On the February 8, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news, including the big Joker casting report, Bryan Fuller leaves Amazing Stories, The Big Sick writers go to Apple, Annihilation early buzz, a reaction to the Venom trailer, and Dwayne Johnson’s Fast and Furious spinoff gets a director....

Daily Podcast: Peter’s Top 10 Movies Of 2017, Kitty Pryde, Deadpool 2, Blumhouse, Goldbergs By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 9, 2018 5:30 pm EST In the News: In Our Feature Presentation: Peter Sciretta’s Top 10 Movies of 2017You 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....

Doctor Strange Won’t Appear In ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’, Confirms Kevin Feige By Peter Sciretta/July 5, 2018 11:00 am EST We don’t know much about Marvel Studios and Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel. Spider-Man: Far From Home will film in London and feature Peter Parker on a summer vacation with friends across the pond. We’ve been told the story picks up a few minutes after the events of the yet-to-be-titled Avengers 4, and Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play Quentin Beck aka Mysterio, a disgruntled special effects wizard and stunt man who has decided to use his VFX magic to become the next supervillain....

Fox’s Marvel Pilot Casts Geek Favorite Amy Acker By Angie Han/March 2, 2017 3:00 pm EST Created by Matt Nix (Burn Notice), the untitled drama pilot centers on two ordinary parents who discover their children have mutant powers. With a hostile government chasing after them, they go on the run and link up with an underground network of mutants who are fighting for survival. Acker will play the mother, Kate Stewart, who’s recently separated from her husband Reed (Moyer)....

Here’s Why ‘Clerks 3’ Isn’t Happening By Chris Evangelista/May 30, 2018 2:30 pm EST Kevin Smith is set to begin working on a new Jay and Silent Bob film, but don’t expect to see Clerks 3 anytime soon. During a recent podcast, Smith revealed the reason why Clerks 3 is dead. After Clerks 2 hit theaters in 2006, Kevin Smith was interested in making a third entry in the slacker comedy series....