Daily Podcast: Let’s Get Excited For ‘IT: Chapter 2’, Also: Star Wars 9 Release Date Changes By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 13, 2017 8:30 am EST On the September 13, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Jacob Hall Brad Oman and Ben Pearson to talk about the new release date of Star Wars Episode 9. And in Our Feature Presentation, we’ll be taking a deep dive into IT: Chapter 2....
Director Cate Shortland Might Helm Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ Movie By Chris Evangelista/June 20, 2018 12:00 pm EST Marvel is narrowing down their search for a Black Widow director. Reports indicate several female filmmakers are on the shortlist to helm the film, but Australian director Cate Shortland might be the finalist. Marvel Studios has been promising fans a Black Widow solo movie for years. The boilerplate answer from Kevin Feige and Marvel was that the film would happen “when the time was right....
FOX Rebooting ‘24’ Again, This Time With An Unnecessary Jack Bauer Origin Story By Ethan Anderton/July 31, 2018 10:30 am EST Instead of trying to expand the universe of 24 or create a spin-off with a different premise based around the real-time construct of the show, FOX hopes to resurrect the action thriller series with an origin story about famed Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland)....
Here’s Our First Look At Elle Fanning As ‘Mary Shelley’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 10, 2017 7:00 am EST The last time we heard about the movie where Elle Fanning plays Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, it was titled A Storm in the Stars. Now, our first look at the movie has arrived alongside a new title and that new title is… drumroll, please… Mary Shelley. Well, it certainly gets the job done....
James Gunn Translates What Groot Said At The End Of ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 7, 2018 9:30 am EST There are a lot of ways to interpret “I am Groot,” but there’s no question that Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has the definitive translations for each of the sentient tree-being’s phrases. While Gunn isn’t going around translating every single phrase that Groot utters (we can usually get the gist), there is one line of Groot dialogue in Avengers: Infinity War that Gunn is open to sharing with us....
Mark Hamill Had A Different, More Emotional Ending In Mind For ‘The Force Awakens’ By Ethan Anderton/April 17, 2017 10:30 am EST The end of Star Wars: The Force Awakens dealt quite a blow to fans with the death of Han Solo at the hands of his son Ben, who turned to the dark side as Kylo Ren. Sadly, the death of Han Solo means that fans won’t get to see a reunion between their favorite smuggler and his old pal, Luke Skywalker....
Our Favorite Pieces From Mondo And Cyclops Print Works’ Disney Art Show By Ben Pearson/April 28, 2017 3:30 pm EST Today is the opening day of Never Grow Up: A Disney Art Show from Mondo and Cyclops Print Works at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas. We’ve featured a number of pieces from the show on the site already, but now that all of its artwork has been unveiled, I thought it’d be fun to list some of the pieces from the show that stood out to me....
Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Justice League Sneak Peek, Final Wonder Woman Trailer, Ben Affleck’s Favorite Batman & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 17, 2017 5:00 pm EST Matt Damon says Ben Affleck’s favorite Batman is Will Arnett, but won’t name a favorite Dark Knight himself. Comic Book Resources runs through some trivia that you might not have known about the Hellboy movie franchise. Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown stopped by the set of Avengers: Infinity War, but don’t presume anything....
Superhero Bits: Kevin Sorbo Coming To Supergirl, James Gunn’s Batman Director Suggestion And More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 3, 2017 5:01 pm EST When can we expect our first look at Ayesha in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2? What villain is Kevin Sorbo going to play on this season of Supergirl? Who does James Gunn think should direct The Batman? Which Star Wars: Attack of the Clones star may be taking a role in Aquaman?...
Tom Holland’s Secret Role In ‘A Monster Calls’ Revealed By Angie Han/Sept. 23, 2016 3:30 pm EST These days, Tom Holland is best known as the new Spider-Man. But in between his web-slinging exploits in Captain America: Civil War and next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, you’ll get to catch his work in a very different kind of movie. Only you won’t actually be able to see him or hear him. As revealed by director J....
Unfound ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Easter Egg Truly Exists, James Gunn Bets $100K On It By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 20, 2016 10:00 am EST Last fall, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn enticed fans of the Marvel Studios movie by revealing that there was one big easter egg somewhere in the movie that no one had yet found. Since then, some fans have been pouring over the movie, and some have sought out approval from James Gunn as to whether the easter egg has been found....
Why ‘The Muppets’ Failed, According To Miss Piggy Creator Frank Oz By Peter Sciretta/March 14, 2017 4:30 pm EST ABC’s The Muppets television show revival was short-lived. While the series got favorable reviews, there was a sizable backlash from parents who didn’t think the adult-skewing humor was suitable for family viewing. After six episodes the network replaced showrunner Bob Kushell with Kristen Newman as part of their plans to creatively overhaul the series, but it was too little too late, and the ratings lead to the show being canceled at the conclusion of its debut season....
‘Baywatch’ Super Bowl Spot: Dwayne Johnson & Zac Efron Have Some Fun In The Sun By Angie Han/Feb. 5, 2017 6:11 pm EST Can Baywatch the movie do to Baywatch the TV show what 21 Jump Street the movie did to 21 Jump Street the TV show? We don’t know yet, but it looks like Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron will make it happen or die trying. They star as a couple of lifeguards tasked with restoring the Baywatch brand (how meta) and tracking down a sinister criminal plot threatening their beloved beach....
‘Deadpool 2’ And ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Posters Bring An Array Of Easter Eggs And Superheroes By Ethan Anderton/April 5, 2018 5:30 am EST The start of summer blockbuster season is just around the corner. In fact, things will kick off a little early with the arrival of Avengers: Infinity War in their bumped-up release date of April 27. That gives Earth’s mightiest heroes and their team-up with the Guardians of the Galaxy a little extra time to rake in the dough before the Merc with a Mouth arrives to take care of business in Deadpool 2 on May 18....
‘Ghost In The Shell’ Video Essay Illustrates How Not To Adapt Beloved Source Material By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 8, 2017 5:30 am EST It’s no secret that Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of Ghost in the Shell did not make a splash at the box office in the way executives had hoped. The film pulled in $169.8 million worldwide on a budget of $110 million, but that’s not including the massive, expensive marketing campaign, and the movie was considered a failure in the film industry....
‘Legion’ Preview: David Can’t Make Any Promises In “Chapter 3” By Jacob Hall/Feb. 16, 2017 12:00 pm EST 2016 was the year I fell in love with Westworld and it’s already starting to look like 2017 is the year I fall in love with Legion. I was blown away by the first episode of FX’s new X-Men television series and the second episode was a worthy follow-up, slowing down the pace to start establishing the parameters of the wild world introduced in the first hour....
By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 21, 2017 12:00 pm EST Elliot looks like he’s back to his moody, agitated self in the newest clip from Mr. Robot season 3, recovered from the dire events of the season 2 finale and back in the hacking world. And this is “just the beginning,” the caption for the clip teases. Prepare yourself, friend. This clip is just the beginning. season_3.0. #MrRobot. 10.11. @USA_Network. pic.twitter.com/lcspXaktC7 — Mr....
‘Rick And Morty’ Season 3 Sneak Peek: The Duo Just Can’t Take Galactic Danger Anymore By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 27, 2016 8:30 am EST Even though we heard earlier this year that Adult Swim would bring new episodes of Rick and Morty to air before the end of 2016, that potential redemption for this awful year just won’t be coming through. Instead, Rick and Morty’s third season is coming sometime in 2017, and while we don’t have a premiere date set yet, we do have a few minutes of footage from the new season to hold us over....
‘Sequence Break’ Clip: One Of 2018’s Wildest Horror Movies Is Streaming Now By Matt Donato/May 25, 2018 8:30 am EST From the nightmares of Genius Bar gurus and arcade repairmen alike slithers Graham Skipper’s Sequence Break – equal parts David Cronenberg body horror and Under The Skin darkness (literal, physical darkness). Streaming horror service Shudder was quick to nab the title’s exclusive distribution rights after a noisy festival run, right after they wiped away a thick coating of creamy nonsense from…well…everything....
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Has Wrapped Production By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 3, 2016 11:30 am EST After production moved to New York City for a little while last week, Spider-Man: Homecoming has officially wrapped production. Both director Jon Watts and star Tom Holland announced the end of shooting on their respective Instagram accounts, which you can see after the jump. Tom Holland posted this while flying back home after Spider-Man Homecoming wrapped production:...
