‘Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life’ Trailer: It’s Time To Break All The Rules By Jack Giroux/Sept. 9, 2016 6:00 am EST Based on the James Patterson’s popular young adult novel, Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life comes from director Steve Carr. Carr is the director behind Next Friday, Dr. Doolittle 2, Daddy Day Care, Are We Done Yet?, and, his last feature, 2009’s Paul Blart: Mall Cop....
‘Sandy Wexler’ Trailer: Adam Sandler Brings A Goofy Voice And Plenty Of Famous Faces By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 16, 2017 10:00 am EST Continuing his feature film deal with Netflix, this spring brings another comedy from Adam Sandler, and this time he’s taking us all the way back to 1994. Sandy Wexler follows Adam Sandler as a goober of a talent agent, complete with one of those silly voices that he loves to have in his movies....
‘Take Me’ Trailer: Taylor Schilling Tries Kidnapping Therapy In Pat Healy’s Directorial Debut By Jack Giroux/April 12, 2017 5:30 am EST In his feature directorial debut, actor Pat Healy (Cheap Thrills) offers people the chance to purchase a simulated experience of a high-stakes abduction. Healy isn’t playing a real criminal, but his new fake kidnapee, played by Taylor Schilling (Orange is the New Black), may turn into one. Ray Moody’s (Healy) alternative therapy, like most too good to be true jobs in crime movies, quickly turns sour and attracts some heat....
‘The Big Sick’ Writers Are Making A TV Show For Apple By Ben Pearson/Feb. 8, 2018 12:00 pm EST Apple already has one anthology TV series planned with Amazing Stories, but now the tech giant is teaming with Oscar-nominated talent to develop another one. Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon, who earned an Oscar nom for writing last year’s indie hit The Big Sick, have been hired to write Little America, an anthology series that tells the true stories of American immigrants....
‘The Nun’ Summons $53.5 Million Debut, The Biggest Opening For ‘The Conjuring’ Franchise By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 9, 2018 12:00 pm EST We’re just one weekend into September, but audiences seem hungry for some Halloween scares with The Conjuring spin-off The Nun topping the box office with a huge debut. Despite having a 28% at Rotten Tomatoes, the horror crowd couldn’t help but be curious about the demon Valak this weekend. The Nun rounded up $53....
Cool Stuff: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial Phones Home On Jonathan Burton’s 35th Anniversary Print By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2017 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. This year marks the 35th anniversary of E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, and the Amblin Entertainment sci-fi adventure is celebrating with the release of a new commemorative home video release today, which also marks the first time the film has been made available on 4K Ultra HD....
Daily Podcast: ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Ending Spoiler Discussion By Peter Sciretta/April 27, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the April 27, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by managing editor Jacob Hall and senior writer Ben Pearson to talk about the ending of Avengers: Infinity War and what it means for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....
Daily Podcast: Disney And James Gunn, Marc Forster Interview, New Oscars Category, Duncan Jones, And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 8, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the August 8, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and TV news, including the latest on Disney and James Gunn, a new category at the Oscars, Duncan Jones’ new TV project, an American Gladiators reboot, how mobile viewing might change moving forward, and the Harry Potter movies returning to theaters....
Daily Podcast: The Big Deadpool 2 Spoiler Discussion Episode By Peter Sciretta/May 18, 2018 5:00 pm EST On the May 18, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about Deadpool 2 in the Spoiler Room. We’ll talk about how the film pulled off that big X-Force moment, the cameos you probably missed, the post-credits scene in the movie and the one that didn’t make the final cut, as well as an insane fan theory and more....
David Fincher Still Interested In Directing ‘World War Z’ Sequel By Jack Giroux/Feb. 8, 2017 7:00 am EST Six months ago it was reported David Fincher (The Social Network) was in talks to direct World War Z 2, following director J.A. Bayona’s (A Monster Calls) departure from the sequel. Yesterday Paramount finally scrapped the project’s 2017 summer release date. But the good news is Fincher is still considering the World War Z sequel....
Don’t Expect To See The Joker In ‘Justice League’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 14, 2016 12:00 pm EST There have been rumblings for some time that we might see characters from Suidice Squad appear in Justice League. We know that Warner Bros really wants a connected universe and say what you will about the film, but people responded to the characters in Suicide Squad. Even when I was visiting the set of Justice League, there were even rumors that we might be seeing a scene which involved some of the Sqwad....
By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2018 2:30 pm EST Apple is slowly establishing itself as a TV network to watch, announcing a steady stream of high-profile projects led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Now, Apple just made its growing oeuvre even more interesting with the announcement of a sci-fi series that was previously thought to be unadaptable. A Foundation TV series from Batman v Superman writer David S. Goyer and War of the Worlds writer Josh Friedman has landed at Apple....
Jon Favreau’s ‘The Lion King’ Casts Simba’s Mom And Rafiki By Ben Pearson/Aug. 7, 2017 1:22 pm EST Say what you will about the idea of Disney remaking all of their classic animated movies, but at least they’re staffing those remakes with terrific actors. The latest examples? Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) and Captain America: Civil War actor John Kani have signed on for Jon Favreau’s new version of Disney’s The Lion King....
New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Details Reveal Some Interesting Changes For Thanos By Chris Evangelista/March 8, 2018 12:30 pm EST The Avengers: Infinity War marketing blitz has begun, and with it comes new details about ultimate big bad Thanos. Josh Brolin’s motion-capture Mad Titan will finally get his day in the spotlight when the mega-sequel smashes into theaters next month. Now, brand new Thanos details have arrived to provide some insight into the character....
Pixar’s ‘Lou’ Teaser Poster: Someone Is Hidden In This Pile By Peter Sciretta/March 22, 2017 5:30 am EST Of the 16 theatrical Pixar shorts released thus far, four have won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, while another eight films have been nominated. The short films are often as good as the features they accompany, which is why we are always excited to see what’s next. Pixar will present their next animated short, Lou, in front of Cars 3 this summer....
Sinemia Lowers Prices To $3.99 A Month For A Limited Time (And For One Movie) By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 19, 2018 1:30 pm EST While AMC’s A-List continues to gain traction and MoviePass stands on shaky ground with its unpopular business decisions, Sinemia is stepping up as a worthy competitor in the growing movie ticket subscription service industry. Following its introduction of family plans and online reservations, Sinemia is going to be lowering prices astronomically....
Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Is Holding An Open Casting Call By Chris Evangelista/April 27, 2018 10:30 am EST Are you excited to see Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story? I’ll do you one better: are you excited to be in it? Well, here’s your golden opportunity. ComingSoon reports an open casting call for the film will be underway in New York this week. Casting directors are looking to fill the roles of “Maria, Anita, Bernardo, Tony and Riff....
The ‘Star Wars’ Prequels Almost Changed Han Solo’s Origin In ‘Solo’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 21, 2018 4:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In Solo: A Star Wars Story, we’ll get a Han Solo origin story that mirrors the one that was first told in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. But did you know that we almost had a Han Solo Star Wars prequels cameo that would have changed that?...
Watch This Helpful History Of Hollywood Covering The Rise And Fall Of Tinseltown By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2016 4:00 am EST There are plenty of people out there who consider themselves movies buffs just because they watch tons of movies. However, to be a true cinephile, you must have an inherent desire to learn about the history of film, from its early beginnings in silent cinema through the creation of today’s contemporary studio system....
When You’re On The Wrong Side Of Superman, You’re On The Wrong Side Of History By Scott Beggs/Sept. 19, 2017 9:00 am EST In Action Comics #987, Superman faces a simultaneous barrage of small and large-scale calamities that see him harried, flying faster than a speeding bullet from crisis to crisis. One of them is an AR-15-wielding white guy sporting an American flag bandanna who opens fire on a group of Spanish-speaking factory workers....
