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Whoa, ‘Darkwing Duck’ And ‘DuckTales’ Don’t Exist In The Same Universe By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2016 8:00 am EST Let’s get dangerous. That’s the tagline uttered by the caped crusader known as Darkwing Duck. The crimefighting mallard hit the airwaves in the early 90s, shortly after Disney’s other duck-centric animated series DuckTales went off the air and headed into theaters with its own movie, DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp. Since both the shows hailed from Disney, had anthropomorphic ducks, and shared two characters, many assumed that Darkwing Duck was a spin-off of DuckTales....

Zack Snyder Explains ‘Batman V Superman’ Knightmare Scene, Teasing A Version Of Events That Probably Won’t Happen By Ben Pearson/April 2, 2018 4:00 pm EST It’s been a little more than two years since Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice debuted, introducing Ben Affleck’s Batman to the world. Remember when the Internet was obsessed with arguing about this movie? I never thought I’d actually find myself yearning for those days, but the world was a different place back then....

‘13 Reasons Why’ Teaser: Tom McCarthy’s Netflix Series Premieres March 31st By Jack Giroux/Jan. 27, 2017 1:00 pm EST After flying high off the success of the Best Picture winner Spotlight, director Tom McCarthy produced and directed a new Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why, based on Jay Asher’s New York Times bestseller. McCarthy has directed for television before, having made the scrapped Game of Thrones pilot. The splendid storyteller behind Win Win and The Station Agent directed the first two episodes of 13 Reasons Why, a new drama following a group of high school kids after a tragedy....

‘A Quiet Place’ Trailer: John Krasinski Directs Emily Blunt In This Hushed Horror Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2017 9:00 am EST John Krasinski made his directorial debut with the little-seen 2009 comedy Brief Interviews With Hideous Men, but it looks like he’s making the pivot to horror in the nearly silent upcoming film A Quiet Place. Starring Krasinski himself, his wife Emily Blunt, and Wonderstruck breakout star Millicent Simmonds, A Quiet Place seems to follow the footsteps of fellow abstract horror film It Comes At Night, in which an unseen force terrorizes the inhabitants of an isolated house....

‘American Vandal’ Season 2: Netflix’s Satirical Series Returns In 2018 By Ben Pearson/Oct. 26, 2017 11:19 am EST Who did the dicks? It’s a question that’s been burning its way across the internet ever since last month’s release of the first season of American Vandal, Netflix’s satirical mockumentary series that pokes fun at true crime properties like Serial, Making a Murderer, The Keepers, and The Jinx. And now there’s good news for those who are looking for another deep dive into the mysterious underbelly of Hanover High School’s students: American Vandal season 2 has just been officially announced, and it’s coming to Netflix next year....

‘Black Panther’ is a “Goliath,” But “Doesn’t Feel Out of Control” Says Angela Bassett By Fred Topel/Jan. 4, 2018 2:15 pm EST “It’s got the big [feeling] but yet it doesn’t feel out of control,” Bassett said. “It still feels like we’re making a good movie. It just happens to be huge, with Forest Whitaker here, working with young actors Daniel Kaluuya, Lupita [Nyong’o], Danai [Gurira], Isaach De Bankole. It’s been very rewarding....

‘Breaking In’ Trailer: Payback Is A Mother By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 14, 2018 3:00 pm EST Gabrielle Union is going to kick everyone’s ass in Breaking In, a new thriller that plays out like a reverse Panic Room. When Union’s kids are taken hostage in a high-tech house, her only recourse is to beat the hell out of literally everyone in her way. The new Breaking In trailer is here, and it looks glorious....

‘Coach Snoop’ Trailer: Snoop Dogg Gives Us The Inspirational Netflix Documentary Series We Need By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 21, 2018 7:00 am EST Snoop Dogg continues to surprise. The multi-talented rapper, producer, cannabis advocate, and cooking show host has added another hyphenate to his resume: football coach. The hip-hop artist has long been involved in a youth football league, supporting kids from low-income neighborhoods in Los Angeles. But Snoop’s coaching talents are finally getting the spotlight thanks to the inspiring Coach Snoop docuseries that will soon premiere on Netflix....

By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 2:30 pm EST The situation got so bad that other actors and crew members claimed they felt uncomfortable being on set with Crawford. Crawford later took to Instagram and admitted the reports were true, but also claimed he had remedied the situation by meeting with Human Resources. He also issued an apology, saying: “I an incredibly sorry if my passion for doing good work has ever made anyone feel less than comfortable on our set, or feel less than celebrated for their efforts....

‘Life’ Extended Clip: As Expected, First Contact Goes Great By Jack Giroux/March 7, 2017 4:30 pm EST Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, and Rebecca Ferguson discover the first proof of life on Mars. What could possibly go wrong? A whole lot based on the trailers for Daniel Espinosa’s (Easy Money) space thriller, Life, which hopefully has more to offer than a blend of Alien and Gravity. Below, watch an extended Life clip....

Rick and Morty Season 3 Yep, you’ve been Rickrolled. This is bound to annoy the hell out of some fans who thought they’d get to see some real new footage from Rick and Morty season 3, but it’s also very Rick. Of course this guy would promise something you’ve been waiting for for months… and then use it as an opportunity to prank you while he cackles to himself in the background....

‘Sheena: Queen Of The Jungle’ Reboot Is In The Works At Millennium By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 6, 2017 2:00 pm EST On the heels of the runaway success of Wonder Woman, studios are scrambling to find their own powerful female heroine to launch onto the big screen. Luckily Millennium Films didn’t have to look far for their own: the titular heroine of Sheena: Queen of the Jungle has already been depicted three times before on both film and television....

‘Slice’ Trailer: Chance The Rapper Stars In A24’s Pizza-Themed Slasher Movie By Ben Pearson/Oct. 31, 2017 11:00 am EST Chance the Rapper is set to host Saturday Night Live on November 18, but he’ll be making his big screen debut soon after that in a new pizza-themed slasher movie called Slice. A24 is releasing the film, which also stars actress Zazie Beetz (Atlanta, Deadpool 2), Joe Keery (Stranger Things), and Paul Scheer (The League, Fresh Off the Boat), and they debuted the first Slice trailer early on this spooky Halloween morning....

‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’: What Are Kylo Ren And Captain Phasma Doing In The Sequel? By Jacob Hall/Aug. 11, 2017 2:06 pm EST In addition to a new crew of instantly lovable heroes, Star Wars: The Force Awakens introduced one of the best and most complex villains in the history of the saga: Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren. It also introduced Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma, who looked really, really cool, but didn’t do much of anything in the actual plot....

‘Tremors’ Reboot Starring Kevin Bacon Dead At Syfy By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 28, 2018 1:00 pm EST Bad news, Tremors fans. The Tremors reboot starring Kevin Bacon is dead in the ground. Syfy passed on the pilot for the TV series reboot of the 1990 cult classic with original star Bacon set to reprise his role. Kevin Bacon teamed with Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum to develop a Tremors TV series, which would pick up 25 years after the events of the original film....

‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Title And Logo Revealed: ‘Ralph Breaks The Internet’ By Jacob Hall/March 28, 2017 8:43 pm EST The Disney panel at CinemaCon 2017 kicked off with a little bit of Wreck-It Ralph 2 news. Or rather, it kicked off with the actual title of the second Wreck-It Ralph movie, which is still set to hit theaters in 2018. While our own Peter Sciretta is in attendance at CinemaCon and will provide full details on the panel soon, Disney confirmed on Twitter that the sequel to their 2012 video game-centric animated hit will be titled Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2....

Cheer Up, DC Fans: ‘Justice League’ Will Be “Much More Fun” And Ben Affleck Is Still Directing ‘Batman’ By Angie Han/Jan. 10, 2017 12:00 pm EST In a new interview, Aquaman screenwriter Will Beall talks up Justice League as “much more fun” and “much poppier” than its somber predecessors. Meanwhile, Ben Affleck reassures fans that, yes, he’s still planning to direct The Batman. Initially, it looked like the DC Extended Universe was positioning itself as the grittier alternative to the Marvel Cinematic Universe....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Art Of Mondo’ Book Collects The Most Stunning Movie Poster Artwork By Ethan Anderton/July 10, 2017 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Since posters from Mondo can be rather pricey and difficult to get your hands on, the collectible arthouse has come up with a way for you to get your hands on some of them for a much cheaper price....

Daily Podcast: The Bad Side Of Digital Movie Libraries, Kevin Smith, American Gods, South Park & Henry Cavill By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 13, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the September 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writer Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Henry Cavill’s strange Instagram post, American Gods season 2 production problems, Kevin Smith’s secret IP Project, Apple’s control of your digital movie library, and the end of South Park?...

First-Ever ‘Star Wars’ Concert Series Coming To New York City This Fall By Ben Pearson/June 22, 2017 4:30 pm EST If you’re a regular reader of this site, chance are pretty high that you’ve seen the Star Wars movies more times than you can count. But I guarantee you’ve never seen them quite like this before. If you’re going to be in or around New York City this fall, the New York Philharmonic will be performing John Williams’ iconic scores live during screenings of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens....