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‘A Wrinkle In Time’ Trailer: An Unexpected Hero Starts Her Journey By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 22, 2018 9:05 am EST If Oprah tells you to “have faith in who you are,” you darn well better. 13-year-old Meg Murry (Storm Reid) is a bit of an unconventional hero to set off on a quest spanning time and space, but aided by her gifted little brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), her best friend Calvin (Levi Miller), and a trio of strange celestial beings (Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, and Mindy Kaling), she has no choice to rise to the occasion....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Series Finale “F*cked Me Up,” Says Emilia Clarke By Ben Pearson/May 24, 2018 3:15 pm EST The break between Game of Thrones seasons can sometimes feel like the Long Night: a particularly harsh and dark winter that gripped George R.R. Martin’s fictional land of Westeros and lasted an entire generation. Thankfully, we don’t have that much longer to wait until we see how HBO’s mega-successful fantasy series ends – the show is coming back in 2019....

‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ Featurette Focus On Ethan Hunt’s Team And The Deadly Henry Cavill By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2018 2:30 pm EST In just two weeks, the blockbuster summer will begin wrapping up with the eagerly anticipated action sequel Mission: Impossible – Fallout. And a new sneak peek at the movie shows us that we’re going to end the season with a bang. A new Mission: Impossible – Fallout featurette focuses on Ethan Hunt’s reliable team, who face a formidable new threat....

‘Proud Mary’ Trailer: Taraji P. Henson Is A Hit-Woman With A Mission By Ben Pearson/July 20, 2017 9:15 am EST If you’ve been waiting to see Oscar-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures) play a kick-ass hit-woman – and really, isn’t that all of us? – here’s some good news. The first trailer for Proud Mary has just arrived, and it showcases a film in which Henson does exactly that…and drinking some cognac while she’s at it....

‘Shrek’ Honest Trailer: A Parody Of Disney Tropes That’s Full Of Disney Tropes By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 7, 2017 5:00 am EST Last month, Screen Junkies decided to give their fans the power of voting for which Honest Trailers hit the web all through January. We’re well into February now, but we wanted to make sure that we highlighted the movie that fans wanted to see get skewered the most, and you might be surprised as to what came out on top....

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Featurette: How Flying The Millennium Falcon Blends Practical And Visual Effects By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 26, 2018 3:30 pm EST Lucasfilm has dropped Solo: A Star Wars Story featurette alongside the film’s Blu-ray and home video releases, which are now available for purchase. The featurette delves into the most iconic spacecraft of the Star Wars franchise: the Millennium Falcon, which you can watch below. Solo A Star Wars Story Featurette...

‘The Happytime Murders’, ‘Robin Hood’, ‘Hellfest’ & Other Reactions From CinemaCon 2018 By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2018 4:40 pm EST On the April 26, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by special guest Frosty from Collider to talk about a final group of presentations from CinemaCon 2018, including sneak previews of The Happytime Murders, Kin, Hellfest, A Simple Favor, and Robin Hood. 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)....

‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Spinoff Still In The Works; ‘Hunt For The Wilderpeople’ Follow-Up Also Possible? By Angie Han/Sept. 17, 2016 9:00 am EST Taika Waititi is currently tied up in the Marvel universe for Thor: Ragnarok, but he hasn’t forgotten about some of the other, non-superheroic projects he’s got on his back burner. Like We’re Wolves, the proposed What We Do in the Shadows spinoff/sequel. The filmmaker confirmed “it’s still in the works,” though he cautioned it’ll probably be a while before we actually get to see it....

Bad News, Everyone: ‘Futurama’ Is Leaving Netflix In July By Ethan Anderton/June 9, 2017 2:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here’s why Futurama is leaving Netflix next month. All episodes of Futurama before season six, including the episodes that combine to form movies, will be removed from Netflix on July 1. The revelation came from a Reddit user (via Uproxx) who was greeted with a warning when watching an earlier episode of Futurama saying “This season is available until July 1st....

CBS Wants ‘The Big Bang Theory’ To Run “Forever” [TCA 2016] By Fred Topel/Aug. 12, 2016 5:30 am EST During his opening remarks to the Television Critics Association, CBS President of Entertainment addressed the upcoming 10th season of their hit sitcom The Big Bang Theory. While no deals with cast members have been made beyond this year, Gellar indicated his intention to keep the show going, with the help of the show’s producers at Warner Brothers Television....

Could Snoke Return In ‘Star Wars Episode 9’? Andy Serkis Would Be “Very Happy To” By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 3, 2018 10:00 am EST Andy Serkis is happy to stoke the speculation of a Snoke return in Star Wars Episode 9. The ominous figure at the top of the First Order, Snoke and his mysterious backstory was one of the most anticipated parts of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. But Johnson’s radical Star Wars movie left many Snoke fans dissatisfied — and unfortunately, they will likely stay that way....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’ Movie Begins Shooting This Summer By Chris Evangelista/April 27, 2018 11:30 am EST Guillermo del Toro and André Øvredal’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark movie adaptation is moving forward at CBS Films and Entertainment One. The film will adapt Alvin Schwartz’s terrifying, traumatizing folklore-inspired horror stories to the big screen. The Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark movie begins filming this summer....

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins Dwayne Johnson In ‘Rampage’ By Jack Giroux/April 5, 2017 2:00 pm EST There are three huge monsters running amok across North America in Rampage. God help the one that tries to mess with Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead), who along with star Dwayne Johnson, we wouldn’t mind seeing go a few rounds, hand-to-hand, with a giant wolf or giant lizard. That dream may come true because Morgan has just been cast in Brad Peyton’s (San Andreas) video game adaption....

Kiersey Clemons In Talks To Join Live-Action ‘Lady And The Tramp’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 1, 2018 10:30 am EST Kiersey Clemons must love dogs for her next role. The Hearts Beat Loud actress is circling a role in Disney’s live-action Lady and the Tramp as one of the remake’s few human characters. Clemons is in talks with Disney to join the Lady and the Tramp cast as Darling, the human owner of Lady, according to Variety....

Michael Fassbender Was Considered For A Role In ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 22, 2016 11:30 am EST When I think about Michael Fassbender, the first performance that comes to mind is his work as the doomed English soldier Archie Hicox in Inglourious Basterds. If I dwell a little longer, I’ll usually get lost in the trio of desperate characters he played for director Steve McQueen in Hunger, Shame, and 12 Years a Slave....

Michelle Williams In Talks To Star In Director Sean Durkin’s Janis Joplin Biopic By Jack Giroux/Oct. 12, 2016 6:30 am EST A Janis Joplin biopic has drawn interest from plenty of talent over the years, including actresses Amy Adams, Renee Zellweger, Reese Witherspoon, the late Brittany Murphy, and filmmakers Lee Daniels (The Butler), Jean-Marc Vallee (Wild), and Catherine Hardwicke (Lords of Dogtown). Another name to go on that list is Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea), who’s currently in talks to star in director Sean Durkin’s Janis, which will depict the last six months of the musician’s life....

Photo: Is Disney Building A Star Destroyer From ‘The Force Awakens’ In Star Wars Land? By Jacob Hall/Aug. 14, 2017 4:30 pm EST One of the most amusing things about watching the construction of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at both Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida has been seeing familiar designs take shape in the middle of active construction sites. Now, a new Star Wars land construction photo hints at another location guests will probably visit during their journey: the interior of a First Order Star Destroyer....

Superhero Bits: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ Set Photos, Spider-Man PS4 DLC Teaser & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 5, 2018 6:00 pm EST What’s the one problem with the Batman: The Animated Series Blu-ray box set? Who is directing the pilot for DC Universe’s Swamp Thing series? What milestone did Incredibles 2 reach at the box office? Wouldn’t it be great to see a Batman Beyond movie with Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Thor: Ragnarok Sneak Peek Coming To Disneyland, The Joker Script Done Soon & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2017 5:00 pm EST On The Mothership, Batman Beyond star Will Friedle guesses whether a line is from Bruce Wayne or Mr. Feeny. Venom, The Winter Soldier and Black Widow are confirmed as DLC fighterss in Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite. “No more Lanterns” naa fam, we here!...

The Morning Watch: The Science Of ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Music Video & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 22, 2017 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, take a closer look at Thor: Ragnarok through a scientific lens in an effort to explain any of the sci-fi comic book elements realistically....