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‘The Dark Tower’ Featurette: Idris Elba Brings The Gunslinger To Life By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 26, 2017 3:30 pm EST Can the dense mythology of The Dark Tower be condensed into a two-minute featurette narrated by Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Stephen King? Kind of. The first look at the film outside of its cryptic trailers dives into the motivations of the characters played by Elba and McConaughey, shows some new footage of the film, offers up some glimpses behind-the-scenes, and boils the story down to its essence: a fight between good and evil....

How Not to Subvert the Romantic-Comedy The Mindy Project didn’t know what it wanted to be from the beginning — was it a journey of self-discovery for an inherently unlikable character, was it a workplace sitcom, or was it an awkward cringe comedy? It settled, ultimately, on being a subversive rom-com, or at least that’s what I wanted to think. Kaling is an avid lover of rom-coms, and that love proliferated throughout the series, showing early on that Mindy as a flawed, egotistical character who was just a sappy romantic at heart....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Is First Of A Three-Part Story Arc For Hulk In The MCU By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 10, 2017 2:30 pm EST Marvel has had some trouble when it comes to standalone Hulk movies. After striking-out (box office wise, at least) twice with two different Hulk movies, the big green guy finally had his day in The Avengers. Now Hulk is set to appear in Thor: Ragnarok, which will set the character on a three party story arc that will continue over subsequent Marvel films....

By Ben Pearson/Aug. 30, 2018 1:30 pm EST Chris Evans has embodied Captain America on screen for the past seven years, but another person has also worn that iconic suit during some of Cap’s more harrowing adventures: Sam Hargrave, a stunt performer who has gone on to be the stunt coordinator for movies like Suicide Squad and Avengers: Infinity War. Hargrave is set to make his feature directorial debut with an action thriller called Dhaka, and the whole thing is shaping up to be an Avengers reunion....

Cool Stuff: 100% Soft’s Kaweidoscopes Art Series Is Adorable And Trippy As Hell By Ethan Anderton/March 9, 2018 6:00 am EST One of the most unique and unmistakable pop culture artists working today is 100% Soft. His adorable illustrations have brought cute flair to our favorite movies and television shows. His artwork is so delightful that the likes of Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm commissioned him to create the little emojis that appear on Twitter with certain character and title hashtags....

Daily Podcast: ‘American Animals’ Writer/Director Bart Layton [Interview] By Ben Pearson/June 1, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the June 1, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson presents an interview with Bart Layton, the writer/director of a new heist movie called American Animals that’s based on a wild true story.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)....

Daily Podcast: MoviePass, Lucasfilm, It: Chapter 2, Kick-Ass 3, James Bond, TMNT, And More By Ben Pearson/June 21, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the June 21, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a Star Wars update, the latest troubles for MoviePass, It: Chapter 2 cast, Hit-Girl won’t be in Kick-Ass 3, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom box office tracking, another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, and which actor might show up in the new James Bond movie....

Daily Podcast: Will Disney Ever Remake Star Wars? Akira, Wolverine, Kingsman, Game Of Thrones, Terminator By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 21, 2017 7:30 am EST On the September 21, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson to talk about the latest news, including who might direct the live-action Akira movie, Matthew Vaughn’s original plan for a young Wolverine movie and hopes for Kingsman sequels and spin-off films, a fifth Game of Thrones prequel tv show in development, Linda Hamilton returns for the next Terminator movie, and Paramount is reportedly not happy that JJ Abrams is ditching them again to make another Star Wars movie....

By Peter Sciretta/June 16, 2017 9:00 am EST There are many things we love about Pixar movies. We love their emotional beats, their characters, the worlds they create, and the way they make us reevaluate our world and lives. But I also love searching for those Easter eggs. When talking with director Brian Fee about the studio’s latest film, I was able to get him to reveal some of the more obscure Cars 3 easter eggs you should look out for....

Interview: How The ‘Operation Avalanche’ Filmmakers Faked The Moon Landing, Shot A Low-Budget Car Chase, And Snuck Into NASA By Jacob Hall/Sept. 22, 2016 8:00 am EST I sat down with Johnson and Miller and they spilled the nitty-gritty details. What’s it like to bump heads with Stanley Kubrick’s estate? How to film a low-budget car chase inspired by Children of Men? How, exactly, do you define “illegal” when it comes to guerrilla filmmaking?...

MoviePass Expands Daily Roster, But You Still Can’t See The Biggest New Releases By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 23, 2018 5:00 pm EST The MoviePass mayhem continues as the ticket-buying service tries to stay afloat with a few tweaks to its newly implemented daily schedule. But even as the daily MoviePass schedule expands from a six-movie line-up to a nine-movie lineup, some of the biggest new movies are noticeably absent. Over the next week, MoviePass is offering up to nine movies that users can choose from daily, expanding the options from the limit of six per day that was announced a week ago, according to Variety....

New ‘Ocean’s 8’ Trailer Introduces You To The Cast Of Characters By Chris Evangelista/May 25, 2018 1:30 pm EST Ocean’s 8 looks like a lot of fun, thanks primarily to the stellar cast director Gary Ross has lined-up to lead the film. With that in mind, a new Ocean’s 8 trailer has just arrived, and it runs through the cast of characters one by one. Watch it below. Ocean’s 8 Trailer...

Superhero Bits: DC Rebirth’s Watchmen Mystery, Logan Trailer Frames, Gotham Hiatus & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 12, 2017 5:00 pm EST Are you ready to find out about the mystery of Watchmen in the DC Rebirth storyline? How long will Gotham’s second hiatus be after coming back for a few episodes this month? Want to see two of the frames from the upcoming Logan trailer? What are the best superhero costumes on film and television?...

The Morning Watch: The VFX Of David Fincher, When Kurosawa Met Miyazaki & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 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, a video essay takes a look at the seamless, invisible visual effects in the films of David Fincher....

Why ‘Logan’ Director James Mangold Cut A Few Mutant Cameos By Jack Giroux/Feb. 16, 2017 10:30 am EST From the beginning, director James Mangold wanted to make a different kind of superhero movie with Logan. In tone and scale, it looks different compared to most comic book adaptations, which now tend to involve cameos, sometimes to the detriment of the story at hand. Mangold didn’t want to risk compromising Logan, and Hugh Jackman’s final performance as the character, so he was hesitant to force some cameos into the movie, which is why he ultimately abandoned a sequence involving a few familiar mutants....

‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ Trailer: Netflix Suggests You Watch Something More Pleasant Instead By Angie Han/Dec. 6, 2016 10:30 am EST “If you are interested in stories with happy endings, that story is streaming elsewhere.” So begins Lemony Snicket (Patrick Warburton) in the latest trailer for Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Lest you failed to heed his advice the first time, he adds, “I would advise all our viewers to watch something more pleasant instead....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Trailer: Tale As Old As Time… By Angie Han/Nov. 14, 2016 5:41 am EST For the past couple of weeks, Disney’s been showing us more and more of Bill Condon’s Beauty and the Beast, the latest live-action fairy tale remake from the Mouse House. Today all that culminates in the unveiling of the first real Beauty and the Beast trailer. Though we’ve seen teasers and images from the film already, the Beauty and the Beast trailer gives us our first real look at the sweeping fantasy romance in action....

‘Big Hero 6’ One-Hour TV Movie To Launch New Animated Series By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 17, 2017 1:00 pm EST Disney’s Big Hero 6 is about to launch a brand new TV series based on the film and to kick-off the series, Disney XD and Disney Channel will simultaneously air a new one-hour movie in November. The film, Baymax Returns, will usher in several shorts and previews ahead of the series’ premiere for 2018....

‘G.I. Joe 3’ Was Almost Going To Be A ‘Transformers’ Crossover By Jack Giroux/Jan. 18, 2017 4:30 pm EST The G.I. Joe franchise makes money, but it doesn’t make Michael Bay money. While we’ll see Transformers number five this summer, we continue to wait for a G.I. Joe 3, which may have been delayed due to scheduling. Director D.J. Caruso was attached to direct the film, but he moved on to make xXx: Return of Xander Cage....

‘Shin Godzilla’ Trailer: Japan’s New Take On The King Of Monsters Is Coming To The US By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2016 11:00 am EST Godzilla already made a comeback in the United States with director Gareth Edwards taking a stab at the king of monsters. But now the creators of Godzilla are giving him a revival of their own with Shin Godzilla, formerly known as Godzilla: Resurgence. FUNimation is bringing the Japanese sci-fi flick to the United States for a limited engagement, opting to keep the original Japanese title....