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‘The Killer’ Remake Starring Lupita Nyong’o In The Works With Original Director John Woo By Jacob Hall/April 30, 2018 1:35 pm EST The Killer was not John Woo’s first movie, but it was the movie that put the director and his instantly recognizable flavor of Hong Kong action on the international map. American action films have spent the past 30 years shamelessly cribbing from Woo’s filmography, so a Hollywood remake of this bonafide classic was inevitable....

‘Whitney’ Trailer: The Amazing Talent And Tragic Life Of Whitney Houston By Chris Evangelista/May 19, 2018 10:00 am EST The all-too-short life of Whitney Houston is the subject of Whitney, a new documentary from Kevin Macdonald. Featuring never-before-seen archival footage and interviews with people closest to Houston, Macdonald’s film attempts to shed light not just on Houston’s career but also traumas from her childhood. Watch the Whitney trailer below. Whitney Trailer...

Character Actor Miguel Ferrer Dead At 61 By Jacob Hall/Jan. 19, 2017 2:30 pm EST Miguel Ferrer, probably best known for his roles in RoboCop, Twin Peaks, and NCIS: Los Angeles has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 61. There are many actors who feel like they’re in every single movie you see, but it really does feel like Ferrer was in everything. And most importantly, I was always happy to see him....

Daily Podcast: Captain Marvel, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Sinemia, Netflix, Nicolas Cage, Apple & More By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 18, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the September 18, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action tv series, Sinemia unlimited movie plan, Netflix advertising, Nicolas Cage Blumhouse movie, Apple’s digital movie purchases, Captain Marvel trailer reaction and more....

James Gunn Won’t Be Hired Back To Direct ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 15, 2018 8:49 pm EST After weeks of anticipation, an open letter from the cast of Guardians of the Galaxy, hundreds of thousands of vocal fans and fellow celebrities expressing support, and rumblings that James Gunn might be hired back by Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Jonah Hill Says Making ‘MiB 23’ Is “Kind Of Impossible” By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 2016 10:30 am EST Of all the information that came out of the infamous Sony hack a couple years ago, one of the most intriguing and ridiculous things we found out was Sony was tossing around the possibility of crossing over the 21 Jump Street franchise with Men in Black. After we let that thought simmer for a while, that actually sounded like a pretty brilliant idea....

Jordan Peele Announces New Horror Movie ‘Us’, Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss & Winston Duke In Talks To Star By Chris Evangelista/May 8, 2018 5:31 pm EST Jordan Peele just took to social media to announce his next horror movie: Us, billed as “a new nightmare.” And that’s not all: Lupita Nyong’o, Elisabeth Moss and Winston Duke are in talks to star. Ready for a new Jordan Peele horror movie? I sure as hell am, and here it comes (in 2019)!...

Jordan Peele In Talks To Direct ‘Akira’ For Warner Bros. By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 30, 2017 6:00 am EST Jordan Peele is the director of the moment, with his feature debut Get Out making waves critically and at the box office. And reportedly Warner Bros. has taken notice, courting the Key and Peele co-creator to direct the embattled live-action adaptation of Akira. The Tracking Board reports that Warner Bros. is “moving aggressively to lock in” Peele for Akira after the success of Get Out, and that the talks have been “encouraging....

By Jacob Hall/Feb. 22, 2017 7:30 am EST Welcome to 2017, where Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited The Irishman, which will reunite him with Robert De Niro for the first time since 1995, is heading straight to Netflix. Think about reading that sentence ten years ago and then realize how much the movie world has fundamentally changed…and how debuting on a streaming service no longer carries the low-rent reputation associated with direct-to-video movies....

Netflix Will Screen Orson Welles’ Final Film ‘The Other Side Of The Wind’ Theatrically By Chris Evangelista/May 31, 2018 2:00 pm EST Netflix may not be too keen on theatrical releases, but they’re willing to make an exception for Orson Welles. The streaming service is releasing a new cut of Welles’ unfinished final film The Other Side of the Wind, and they’ve decided to put the film in a few theaters as well....

New ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Sneak Peek Video May Show A Little Too Much By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 28, 2017 12:00 pm EST We’ve already seen plenty from Thor: Ragnarok thanks to the trailers released by Marvel Studios, not to mention the featurette introducing The Revengers, a TV spot highlighting the strongest Avenger, and a clip giving us a taste of The Grandmaster. But now that the movie is under a week away from hitting theaters in the United States, we’re getting to the point that too much footage is being shown, and more arrives everyday....

New ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ TV Spot & Clip: Critical Acclaim And The Grandmaster Take The Spotlight By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 23, 2017 10:00 am EST In under two weeks, fans will get to see what director Taika Waititi has done with Thor: Ragnarok, his first collaboration with Marvel Studios. The early buzz has been high for the movie with a lot of compliments calling it the funniest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as the best film in the Thor franchise, and some of that critical acclaim has invaded the film’s marketing campaign....

Rosario Dawson Leaves X-Men Spinoff ‘New Mutants,’ Alice Braga Replaces Her By Ben Pearson/June 29, 2017 2:30 pm EST The Hollywood Reporter has the news of the switch, but they aren’t sure why exactly Dawson has bailed on the project. She’s appeared in her fair share of comics-related films and television shows (Sin City, Daredevil, even Josie and the Pussycats) in her career, and the only upcoming project listed on her IMDb page is Netflix’s The Defenders, which she’s almost certainly completed filming by now....

Superhero Bits: Fan Rap Demands ‘Captain Marvel’ Trailer, Adam West Day Returns & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2018 6:00 pm EST Want to see fans demand the trailer for Captain Marvel in the form of a rap? When is the second annual Adam West Day in Walla Walla, Washington? Why was Serena Williams banned from wearing a Black Panther inspired catsuit? Want to find out how to build a custom LEGO Batmobile?...

The French Word For “Muggle” Is Almost As Basic As “No-Maj” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 20, 2018 7:00 am EST The French may gladly die for love, but hopefully they’re not as dead set with their linguistics choices. The Fantastic Beasts franchise is proving itself to be quite the globetrotting series, taking place first in New York City before jetting off to Paris for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. And with Paris come French witches and wizards, who have their own lingo for non-magical people....

The New ‘Halloween’ Almost Recreated (And Changed) The End Of The Original By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2018 9:30 am EST When it came time to make the new Halloween, director David Gordon Green had plans to go back and recreate the end of the original film. Not only that, he also planned to make some changes. Thankfully, original Halloween director John Carpenter talked him out of it. Learn how David Gordon Green would’ve changed the Halloween ending below....

VOTD: ‘Family Guy’ Honors Adam West With A Montage Of His Best Moments By Ethan Anderton/July 18, 2017 5:00 am EST Pop culture lost an icon in early June when Batman television series star Adam West passed away at age 88 after a battle with leukemia. The internet paid endless respect to the man who was the first encounter many fans had with The Caped Crusader. Now another tribute comes from the show that kept Adam West a household name, even for those who may not have known who he was....

Watch: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Joe Keery Runs Home In Domino’s ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Ad By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2017 5:00 am EST Most commercials are awful. That’s just the reality of the advertising world. But every now and then, a solid commercial comes along that almost makes you forget that a company is trying to sell you something. Such is the case with a new Domino’s commercial that takes more than a cue from the John Hughes classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off....

Watch: Marvel’s ‘Rocket & Groot’ Web Series Has Some Outstanding, Stylish Animation By Ethan Anderton/March 14, 2017 11:00 am EST Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy already have their own animated series on Disney XD, but last summer at Comic-Con we learned that the dynamic duo known of Rocket Raccoon and Groot would be getting their own web series, and it finally started unfolding this past weekend. The first episode of Rocket & Groot debuted on the official Disney XD YouTube channel this past weekend, and it’s just the first of 12 total episodes that will be released n the coming weeks....

‘Bond 25’ Director Shortlist Includes Edgar Wright, David Mackenzie, Jean-Marc Vallee, And Yann Demange By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 24, 2018 8:03 am EST Bond 25 recently lost director Danny Boyle, and now everyone wants to know: who is going to take his place? The internet certainly has their suggestions, but a new report lists four specific names as frontrunners: Edgar Wright, David Mackenzie, Jean-Marc Valle, and Yann Demange. All of these names are enticing in their own right, but which of them – if any – will ultimately land the gig of Bond 25 director?...