John Lithgow Joins ‘Pet Sematary’ Remake Cast As Jud Crandall By Chris Evangelista/May 4, 2018 3:30 pm EST Perfect casting alert: John Lithgow has joined the Pet Sematary remake cast. Lithgow will play Jud Crandall, the kindly old man who introduces his new neighbor to an ancient burial ground that has the power to resurrect the dead. We’ll soon be able to hear John Lithgow utter the words, “Sometimes, dead is better....
Kevin Feige Confirms A Captain America Movie Doesn’t Necessarily Need Steve Rogers By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2016 9:00 am EST Marvel Studios has helped make lots of comic book characters even more popular than they ever were before hitting the big screen. That means plenty of people are aware that Captain America is a mantle that hasn’t always been taken up by Steve Rogers. There have been a variety of storylines that have seen Steve Rogers taken out of the equation, opening the door for either Sam Wilson (aka Falcon) or Bucky Barnes (aka the Winter Soldier) to become Captain America....
Kiernan Shipka Cast In Netflix’s ‘Riverdale’ Spin-Off ‘Sabrina’ By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 5, 2018 3:14 pm EST Netflix’s new Riverdale spin-off now has a lead actress. Kiernan Shipka, who played Jon Hamm’s daughter on Mad Men, will play Sabrina Spellman in the still-untitled Netflix series inspired by The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The spin-off had originally been in development at the CW, Riverdale’s official network, but the decision was made recently to take the show straight to Netflix....
Latest Netflix Price Hike May Have Caused A Decline In Subscriptions By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 30, 2018 5:30 am EST At the end of 2017, popular streaming service and world domination schemers Netflix hiked their prices. This is nothing new for the streaming giant – they’ve raised prices before. But new data suggests the latest Netflix price hike may have had a much bigger, and much more negative, impact that previous bumps....
By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 2017 6:30 am EST You can hear John Legend on the La La Land soundtrack, playing the kind of jazz music that Ryan Gosling’s character actively hated until it provided him with a steady paycheck. So it only seems appropriate that John Legend cashes in himself by taking on a classic Disney theme song with another chart-topping singer. Beauty and the Beast has one of the most famous theme songs from any animated movie, and it was all over the radio back in 1991 (and even 1992) thanks to Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson....
New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Clip: Tony Stark Finds Out All About Thanos By Ethan Anderton/April 24, 2018 11:00 am EST Last night Avengers: Infinity War held its world premiere in Los Angeles, and the early buzz has plenty of praise for the epic Marvel Studios sequel that has been 10 years in the making. Fans won’t be able to see the movie themselves until sneak preview screenings start on Thursday evening, but a new clip debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to help hold you over....
Superhero Bits: Awful Spider-Man: Homecoming Poster, Wonder Woman UK Premiere Canceled & More By Ethan Anderton/May 24, 2017 5:00 pm EST What the hell went wrong with the new posters for Spider-Man: Homecoming? Could we see new human characters appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3? Would you believe that Hugh Jackman didn’t know that a wolverine was a real animal until after he signed on for X-Men? Will we get more of T....
Superhero Bits: Wolverine & Hulk Hybrid, Marvel Zombies Movie, Batgirl Casting Theory & More By Ethan Anderton/March 31, 2017 5:00 pm EST Is there already a frontrunner to play Batgirl in Joss Whedon’s recently announced movie? What’s up with the Hulk and Wolverine hybrid being created in Marvel Comics? Which director is interested in making a Marvel Zombies movie? Would you want to see Dave Franco play Nightwing? Want a sneak peek at the LEGO version of Ares in Wonder Woman?...
The Morning Watch: THR Actor’s Roundtable, The Puppets Of Aardman Animation & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 31, 2018 5:00 am EST The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, watch the nearly hour-long Actor’s Roundtable discussion from The Hollywood Reporter....
Tons Of ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Photos Debut Before First Trailer Arrives On Monday By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 4, 2016 3:22 pm EST Production on Transformers: The Last Knight has officially wrapped, and we know that because the official Twitter account for the film franchise has just posted a video announcing the completing of shooting. The video contains a bunch of stills from the set, as well as behind the scenes footage of Michael Bay directing, and some of the stars in action on set....
Water Cooler: 4K TV, Disneyland, Star Wars, GLOW, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Jurassic Park, Mission Impossible, Phantom Thread, Tabletop & More By Peter Sciretta/July 2, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the July 2, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what we’ve been up to at The Water Cooler....
By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 7, 2017 10:30 am EST UPDATE: Netfix has officially ordered a second season of 13 Reasons Why. The season will have 13 episodes and is slated to arrive sometime in 2018. Details are sparse, but the show is said to continue in the aftermath of Hannah Baker’s death when the characters being their complicated journeys toward healing and recovery. You can watch a brief teaser right here. Our original story from April 28th follows below....
‘47 Meters Down’ Trailer: Killer Shark Movies Never Go Out Of Style By Ben Pearson/April 27, 2017 4:00 pm EST The VOD market and SyFy channel are full of riffs and ripoffs of Steven Spielberg’s seminal 1975 film Jaws, but seeing shark attack movies on the big screen has become a rarity in recent years. I’m not sure why that is since the concept of being in the ocean with killer sharks closing in seems like one that will always be relevant....
‘Bastards’ Trailer: Owen Wilson And Ed Helms Have Daddy Issues By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2016 7:00 am EST You may not know the name Lawrence Sher, but you’ve almost definitely seen his work. He’s the cinematographer behind the Hangover films, as well as Garden State, Due Date, and the recent War Dogs. Now he’s stepping up to make his directorial debut with Bastards. Owen Wilson and Ed Helms lead the comedy as twins who’ve spent their lives believing their father died when they were young....
‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Remake ‘Nasty Women’ Gets A ‘Veep’ Director By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 29, 2017 8:30 am EST Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson’s gender-bending Nasty Women movie finally has a director. Veep director Chris Addison will be helming the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake in his feature film directorial debut. Addison has closed the deal with MGM to direct Nasty Women, according to Variety. Jack Schaeffer will be writing the screenplay for the remake of the 1988 grifter comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, directed by Frank Oz and originally starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine as two con men competing to swindle an heiress....
‘Get Out’ Honest Trailer: Making Villains Out Of White People’s Favorite White People By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 24, 2018 6:00 am EST Get Out has officially been nominated for Best Picture (as well as Best Director and Best Original Screenplay) at the Academy Awards, proving yet again that the horror genre isn’t a joke. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t jokes to be made about the movie that shows progressives can be racist too, and turns all of your favorite white people from movies and television into the bad guys....
‘House Of Cards’ Season 6 First Look Shows Robin Wright In Command By Chris Evangelista/June 11, 2018 5:00 pm EST The first images from House of Cards season 6 are here, and Robin Wright is front and center. The fate of the Netflix series was momentarily uncertain after star Kevin Spacey was fired in the light of sexual misconduct allegations. Now, it will return for a final season later this year....
‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ International Featurette: More Footage Of The Epic Sequel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 4, 2017 6:30 am EST With all the inspiration that the Pacific Rim franchise draws from Japan, it’s no surprise that Tokyo Comic-Con would get an exclusive featurette chock full of new footage of the upcoming Pacific Rim Uprising. But there’s more to this featurette than a flew splashes of new scenes and peeks at the behind-the-scenes production....
‘Taken 3’ Director Olivier Megaton To Helm “Sci-Fi Spartacus” Film ‘The Champion’ By Jacob Hall/Aug. 30, 2016 3:30 pm EST Whether you’ve seen the Stanley Kubrick classic or Starz’s (shockingly good) television series, or have just cracked a history book or two in your day, you’re probably familiar with the basics of the Spartacus story: gladiator defies Roman empire, leads a massive rebellion, etc. The details always get fudged around, but the basic beats tend to remain consistent....
‘The Sandlot’ Writer/Director Has Written A New Baseball Movie By Ben Pearson/May 2, 2017 4:00 pm EST The 1990s were the heyday of kid-centric baseball films. This was back when movies like Rookie of the Year and Angels in the Outfield were making $50 million at the box office, and even something like Little Big League – which only pulled in $12 million domestically – could expect a healthy life on home video after it left theaters....
