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Will Ferrell Is Jason Momoa’s TV Dad In A New Comedy At Paramount Pictures By Ethan Anderton/May 8, 2017 4:30 pm EST Back in 2015, Will Ferrell went head-to-head with Mark Wahlberg in Daddy’s Home, create a battle between stepfather and father. Soon he’ll have to contend with another Hollywood tough guy on the big screen. Paramount Pictures has lined up Will Ferrell to co-star with Aquaman star Jason Momoa in a currently untitled comedy from the filmmakers behind movies such as Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Yes Man and The D-Train....

‘All The Money In The World’ Exclusive Clip: What It’s Like To Work With Ridley Scott By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 27, 2018 9:00 am EST Ridley Scott is the consummate director. It’s how he was able to rally together an eleventh-hour reshoot schedule to replace star Kevin Spacey with Christopher Plummer in All the Money in the World. It’s how he works non-stop despite being 80 years old, producing two movies and one TV show in the last year alone....

‘Black Panther’ Star Danai Gurira Joining ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 14, 2017 8:30 am EST Danai Gurira has not yet spoken a line of dialogue in the footage we’ve seen of Black Panther, but her character is already taking a big leap. Gurira has been confirmed to appear in Avengers: Infinity War, the anticipated superhero team-up film that will see the culmination of all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies leading up to it....

‘Bond 25’ Watch: Beyonce Reportedly In Talks To Record The New 007 Theme Song By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 29, 2017 2:00 pm EST Another week, another cycle of news reports about the 25th James Bond movie that may or may not have any credence to them. Strap in, because it’s Bond Watch: Day 29. The latest in the hot 007 gossip: Beyonce may be in talks to record the theme song for the latest James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig....

‘Ghost In The Shell’ Clip: It’s Time For A Water Fight By Jack Giroux/March 21, 2017 3:30 pm EST At the very least, perhaps we can expect the upcoming Ghost in the Shell to be mostly pleasing to the eyes and ears. Director Rupert Sanders has exhibited a sharp eye in his commercial work and even his underwhelming directorial debut, Snow White and the Huntsman, looked great. Accompanying Sanders’ high-tech futuristic eye candy is a score from none other than Clint Mansell (Moon)....

‘Incredicoaster’ Video Shows Riders Trying To Keep Up With Jack-Jack’s Powers At Pixar Pier By Ethan Anderton/June 22, 2018 11:30 am EST Disneyland has reimagined a whole area of their California Adventure Park and turned it into the Pixar Pier, a whimsical waterfront boardwalk setting where the characters and settings of Pixar Animation come to life. Pixar Pier opens this weekend, and it includes a complete makeover of the roller coaster formerly known as California Screamin’, which has now been dubbed The Incredicoaster....

‘Paddington 2’ Trailer: The Marmalade-Loving Bear Is Back With Some Much-Needed Joy By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 3, 2017 8:00 am EST In a week that has felt like an endless surge of bad news and gloom, the Paddington 2 trailer feels like a ray of light in a dark tunnel. The sequel to the utterly charming 2014 film, Paddington 2 follows the marmalade-loving talking bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) as he sets off on a mission to buy an antique pop-up book for his aunt’s 100th birthday....

‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Peter Berg Tells Another True Story Of Tragedy And Heroism By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2016 6:30 am EST Peter Berg already directed one movie this year depicted the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry with Deepwater Horizon. Now he has one more true story coming to theaters just in time for awards season chronicling one of the most devastating terrorist attacks on American soil in the past decade....

‘Set It Up’ Trailer: Netflix’s New Rom-Com Looks Delightful By Ben Pearson/May 15, 2018 2:30 pm EST The romantic comedy genre has suffered tremendously over the past twenty years as mid-budget movies have practically ceased to exist, but with the proliferation of streaming services today, we may be in the midst of a rom-com mini-renaissance. One of the most promising upcoming entries is a Netflix film called Set It Up, in which two overworked assistants (Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell) scheme to hook up their high-powered bosses (Lucy Liu and Taye Diggs) just so they can have a little time to themselves....

‘The Cleanse’ Trailer: Negative Feelings Become Cute Monsters In This Horror-Comedy By Chris Evangelista/April 6, 2018 5:30 am EST Johnny Galecki embarks on a retreat to cleanse negative toxins from his body – only to be presented with a strange new problem. The befuddling trailer for The Cleanse sets up this premise, and throws some gooey creatures in the mix. Watch The Cleanse trailer below. Just what the heck is this?...

‘The Conjuring’ Universe Producer James Wan Helped Direct Part Of ‘The Nun’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2018 12:00 pm EST While director James Wan has been quite busy at the helm of Aquaman for Warner Bros. Pictures, he’s also still in charge of shepherding the constantly growing horror universe of The Conjuring. But he took another role behind the scenes of the upcoming The Conjuring 2 spin-off The Nun. Director Corin Hardy revealed that James Wan took the time to be the second unit director on The Nun for part of the production....

‘The Innocents’ Trailer: Teen Romance Gets A Shape-Shifting Twist In Netflix Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 8, 2018 11:30 am EST The wait for Stranger Things season 3 has been extended another year, but we can do more than just twiddle our thumbs while waiting for Netflix’s flagship supernatural series. Because an intriguing new British shape-shifter series coming later this month may just fill all our Stranger needs. But with a dash of teen romance thrown in....

Cool Stuff: ‘Ghostbusters’ Ghost Trap Prop Replica Coming From Hollywood Collectibles By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 24, 2018 6:00 am EST If you missed out on the cool prop replicas of gadgets from Ghostbusters that were once released by Mattel through their high-end Matty Collector line, then you probably haven’t been lucky enough to get your hands on the coveted ghost trap from the 1984 supernatural comedy. On the secondary market, the collectible goes for upwards of $700, but now you can get your hands on a different version for a little cheaper....

Cool Stuff: The Drone From ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Can Be Yours By Ethan Anderton/May 25, 2017 6:00 am EST In one of the recent trailers for Spider-Man: Homecoming, we get a much closer look at one of the new gadgets that comes with the suit that Tony Stark created for the webslinger. The spider symbol on Spider-Man’s chest detaches from the suit and turns into a flying drone. While you might consider this to be nothing more than movie magic, you can actually own the drone yourself....

By Peter Sciretta/March 9, 2018 5:00 pm EST Small Talk: People either don’t want the opening intro or are ambivalent, so we are getting rid of the intro news headline table of contents.At The Water Cooler: In the News: Other posts referenced in this episode: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm....

By Angie Han/Dec. 14, 2016 10:43 am EST How do you build a whole movie around a woman whose claim to fame is trying to kidnap cute little puppies so she can turn them into coats? We wouldn’t know, but apparently Alex Timbers does. The Broadway vet and Mozart in the Jungle co-creator has just been tapped to direct Cruella, a 101 Dalmatians live-action retelling starring Emma Stone as that “inhuman beast....

Johnny Knoxville Is Planning A Trip To ‘Action Park’ By Jacob Hall/Feb. 1, 2017 9:00 am EST I was never a huge fan of Jackass, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t get it. Because I totally get it – there’s something special about performers who are literally willing to put their personal safety on the line for a gag and there’s an invisible cord connecting the Jackass crew to the likes of Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd....

Josh Whitehouse Is, Like, Totally Starring In The ‘Valley Girl’ Remake? By Jack Giroux/Jan. 4, 2017 6:30 am EST Nicolas Cage is very charismatic in Valley Girl. Martha Coolidge’s charming 1984 love story benefits greatly from his often endearing performance and goofy haircut. It’s not one of Cage’s more famous roles, so when it comes to the remake, its star, Josh Whitehouse, doesn’t exactly have a large shadow cast over him....

Julius Avery Directing Bad Robot’s Supernatural D-Day Movie ‘Overlord’ By Jack Giroux/Feb. 2, 2017 8:30 am EST Bad Robot and Paramount are working on a new film about D-Day, titled Overlord, based on J.J. Abrams and Billy Ray’s (Shattered Glass) original idea. Ray, who directed the 2015 remake of Secret in Their Eyes, wrote the script, and Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) polished it up a little. Julius Avery (Son of a Gun) has signed on to direct the Abrams-produced World War II movie, which has a major supernatural twist....

LOL: Jar Jar Binks Takes Over The ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Poster By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2016 5:00 am EST Even those who have a fondness for the Star Wars prequels recognize that Jar Jar Binks is an abomination to the sci-fi saga. The character is a walking punchline in a wholly infuriating way with no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Not even the insane theory about him being a genius villain who was in league with Senator Palpatine would be enough to make the character tolerable....