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‘Wonder Woman 1984’, ‘Halloween’ And ‘Glass’ Confirmed For San Diego Comic-Con By Ethan Anderton/June 21, 2018 8:30 am EST Just a couple days ago, we got a rundown of which movies would be heading to San Diego Comic-Con to show off the goods to the thousands of fans in attendance at one of the biggest pop culture conventions in the world. While we got confirmation of some of the big movies that will be promoted at the convention, some movies were still only predicted to make an appearance....

By Angie Han/Aug. 16, 2016 7:00 am EST Recently, Cuse told /Film that the Jack Ryan TV series had begun as a new adaptation of Clear and Present Danger, before he and his team realized the premise felt outdated. “It really led to this revelation that the thing that defined Tom Clancy was that his thrillers were very much geopolitical thrillers of the moment. They really tapped into something that was going on in the world, so we’re doing an ISIS/ISIL type story,” he said....

Deadly Class We’ve known for a while that the Russo brothers were executive producing a TV adaptation of Rick Remender and Wesley Craig’s Image Comic Deadly Class. We’ve even seen a first look photo of the cast. But now there’s good news for people who were excited about this: The Hollywood Reporter says Syfy has “handed out a series order” to the show. No one is sure how many episodes that includes or when the series will premiere, but we know Benjamin Wadsworth, Lana Condor, Maria Gabriela de Faria, Luke Tennie, Liam James, Michel Duval, Henry Rollins, Taylor Hickson, Siobhan Williams, Jack Gillett, Sean Depner, Ryan Robbins, and Benedict Wong are starring....

By Jack Giroux/March 21, 2017 6:30 am EST According to Variety, the series, which Red Hour Films’ Ben Stiller and Nicky Weinstock are executive producing, will focus on North’s involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal. North was partially responsible for illegally selling weapons to Iran, with the profits going to the Contras in Nicaragua. The former Marine Lieutenant Colonel, who was awarded the Silver and Purple star and was the deputy director of the National Security Council, was cleared of the charges against him in 1990....

Daily Podcast: TV Shows That Were Canceled Or Ended Too Soon By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 4, 2017 9:00 am EST On the September 4, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Brad Oman to talk about television shows that were canceled or ended too soon. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it)....

Exclusive ‘Hell Or High Water’ Featurette: Meet The Tanner Brothers, Ben Foster & Chris Pine By Jack Giroux/Nov. 21, 2016 12:30 pm EST Ben Foster and Chris Pine play incredibly convincing brothers in David Mackenzie’s knockout drama, Hell or High Water, written by Sicario scribe Taylor Sheridan. Tanner (Foster) and Toby (Pine) have their differences, but they’re definitely from the same family. Their mutual trust, their shorthand, their inside jokes, and how they express themselves — they’re cut from the same cloth....

It’s Showtime: A ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical Is Coming To Broadway By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 2016 4:30 pm EST If the Alamo Drafthouse’s upcoming celebration of Tim Burton next month, appropriately called Septemburton, wasn’t enough gothic circus fun for you folks, then we have some good news. Beetlejuice will be getting the musical treatment on Broadway. Find out what we know about the Beetlejuice musical after the jump. Warner Bros. is working with musical director Alex Timbers (Rocky: The Muiscal, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Peter and the Starcatcher) to bring Tim Burton’s horror comedy Beetlejuice to Broadway for the 2018-2019 season....

John Travolta Went And Made A VR Crime Series That Looks Completely Ridiculous By Ben Pearson/Aug. 10, 2018 2:30 pm EST Someone stop John Travolta. I thought Gotti would mark a low point for the Pulp Fiction star this year, but the two-time Oscar nominee isn’t ready to give up just yet. He’s starring in Speed Kills, a virtual reality crime series (!) set in 1980s Miami that’s based on a true story....

Mondo ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Poster Takes Down An AT-AT Walker By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 20, 2018 5:00 am EST Mondo has unleashed a cool new Empire Strikes Back poster from artist Jock. The poster recreates a moment from the Star Wars film in which Luke Skywalker takes down an AT-AT Walker. See the Mondo Empire Strikes Back poster, and its variant, below.Artist Jock has a brand-new Empire Strikes Back poster for you to drop some money on, and it looks pretty darn cool....

New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Clip Has The Avengers Battling The Black Order By Chris Evangelista/April 19, 2018 12:30 pm EST Oh, look, it’s time for another Avengers: Infinity War clip. This quick snippet of footage features Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fighting the villainous members of the Black Order. Lots of frantic camera footage follows. Watch the Infinity War clip below. Here’s a quick, kind of hard-to-follow Avengers: Infinity War clip that shows Chris Evans’ Captain America, Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow and other Avengers doing battle with members of the Black Order....

Proper Gentleman Christopher Nolan Is Dreadfully Sorry About His Anti-Netflix Comments By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 7, 2017 3:30 pm EST Ever the urbane chap, filmmaker Christopher Nolan buttoned up one his waistcoats, took a sip of tea, and proceeded to walk-back his anti-Netflix comments. The Dunkirk director had previously had harsh words towards the streaming giant but after a nice strong cup of PG Tips, the acclaimed director settled down a bit and sent Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos an apology....

Ron Howard May Have Shown Us Chewbacca’s Wife In A Behind The Scenes ‘Han Solo’ Movie Photo By Ben Pearson/July 17, 2017 12:00 pm EST Production of Lucasfilm’s somehow-still-untitled Han Solo movie rages on with the departure of original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller still fresh on everyone’s mind, but filmmaker Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) has come on board to captain the ship and lead the movie across the finish line....

S.H.I.E.L.D. Will Return To The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Says Samuel L. Jackson By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 27, 2016 2:00 pm EST After Phil Coulson and the agency helped assemble The Avengers, an ABC television series spin-off launched to tell the ongoing adventures of the Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. But S.H.I.E.L.D wasn’t long for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Hydra had infiltrated the group, and the agency was brought down by the events seen in Captain America: Winter Soldier....

Superhero Bits: ‘Flashpoint’ Directors Not Finalized, Skrulls May Appear In ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 23, 2018 6:32 pm EST Which Orange is the New Black star is interested in playing Batgirl? Do you need a Batman Begins golf cart? Which comic was Joss Whedon interested in adapting before he left Batgirl? Will the Skrulls be introduced in X-Men: Dark Phoenix before they appear in Captain Marvel? What is the Black Panther box office total up to now?...

The Final Season Of ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’ Will Air On CNN This Fall By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 1, 2018 4:30 pm EST CNN will bid goodbye to Anthony Bourdain with a shortened seven-episode final season this fall. The final season of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown is set to air on its parent network in fall 2018, months after the beloved globe-trotting chef tragically passed away in June. When Bourdain died by suicide in June, he was in the middle of filming his latest season of Parts Unknown, which had seen massive success since it premiered on CNN in 2013....

The Morning Watch: ‘Hereditary’ Anatomy Of A Scene, ‘Hotel Artemis’ Scene Breakdown & More By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2018 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, director Ari Aster gives us some insight into the making of and significance of a scene from Hereditary....

These ‘Aliens’ Posters Are Out Of This World By Ben Pearson/July 12, 2018 6:30 am EST The debate about whether Ridley Scott’s Alien or James Cameron’s Aliens is the better movie will likely rage on until humanity is eventually wiped out by a real life species of acid-bleeding killer aliens. But until then, we can also argue about the best poster that pays tribute to the ongoing sci-fi film franchise, and a couple of new contenders have come along from artist Rory Kurtz that make a strong case for Aliens....

VOTD: How Stephen King’s ‘It’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/May 29, 2018 6:00 am EST Anyone who has read Stephen King’s beloved horror novel IT can tell you that even though Pennywise the Dancing Clown is defeated by some spunky kids in Derry, Maine, that’s not the last time the town will see of the terrifying shape shifting monster who feeds on fear. And even though the most recent adaptation of IT by director Andy Muschietti ends with the evil entity being defeated, we know that he’ll be back in the developing IT: Chapter 2....

Why Jeremy Renner Isn’t In ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 18, 2018 4:30 pm EST Two of the biggest blockbusters of this summer have one actor who is conspicuously absent — and it happens to be the same person. After the resounding echoes of “Where is Hawkeye?” died off following the release of Avengers: Infinity War, Jeremy Renner finds himself missing from yet another tentpole sequel: Mission: Impossible – Fallout....

‘All I See Is You’ Trailer: Blake Lively And Jason Clarke Get An Eyeful By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 18, 2017 4:00 pm EST A life-altering event puts a serious cramp in Blake Lively and Jason Clarke’s relationship in All I See is You. The first trailer for the film is loaded with unsettling elements, and reminds us all that the trailer trend of creepy children singing pop songs is alive and well....