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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Fan’s Guide: 22-Minute Featurette Dives Into The Webslinging Adventure By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2017 10:30 am EST The release of Spider-Man: Homecoming is under a month away, and in order to keep the hype train moving along, Marvel Studios has released an extensive featurette going behind the scenes of the movie. This 22-minute featurette from Disney XD, titled A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming, has interviews with star Tom Holland, as well as his co-stars Robert Downey Jr....

‘Split’ Trailer: James McAvoy Has 23 Personalities And A Totally Normal Guy Ain’t One By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2016 9:00 am EST Now that M. Night Shyamalan has crafted a relationship with the horror hit machine that is Blumhouse Productions, he appears to be back in a big way. The Visit was a satisfying, suspenseful thriller last year, and now the director of The Sixth Sense is back with another unsettling entry to his filmography....

‘The Grinch’ Trailer: The Mean Green Menace Returns By Chris Evangelista/March 8, 2018 8:09 am EST That mean green bastard The Grinch is back in an all-new animated movie. Yes, that nasty wasty skunk is returning to ruin Christmas for the Whos down in Whoville, so you better get out of his way. The new The Grinch trailer awaits you below, in all its green glory. Then he got an idea....

Cool Stuff: Gallery 1988’s Super Secret Fun Club Show Does Cinematic Garbage Pail Kids & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 26, 2018 6:00 am EST Gallery 1988 always has outstanding pop culture artwork up their sleeve, and their latest exhibition has some of the most unique pieces we’ve seen in a long time.Super Secret Fun Club is the latest artist to bring a new show to Gallery 1988, and with it comes a special focus on “Wax Packs and Card Backs....

Daily Podcast: Crocodile Dundee, Inhumans, Incredibles 2, Moviepass, Cloverfield, Bodied By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 22, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the January 22, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest movie news, including a secret new Crocodile Dundee movie, the future of Inhumans, Dune remake comparisons, Incredibles 2 cast and details, Star Wars: The Last Jedi in 4Dx, Moviepass becomes a distributor, the new Cloverfield movie, Bodied gets distribution, and Sword in the Stone gets a director....

Daily Podcast: Did Rey Earn Her Force Skills? Moviepass, Star Wars Episode 9, Terminator, Black Panther, Westworld By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 10, 2018 4:30 pm EST On the January 10, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest news, including Moviepass, Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars Episode 9 pitch, the possibility of romance in that film, Christian Bale’s thoughts on Terminator Salvation, Black Panther advance ticket sales, and in the spoiler room, we’ll talk about some surprising Westworld casting as well as some more on Rey’s heritage and Star Wars: The Last Jedi....

David Cronenberg TV Series In The Works, Fulfilling The Prophecy Of ‘Videodrome’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 4, 2018 2:30 pm EST David Cronenberg, master of body horror and movies that make you feel icky and also kind of horny, is working on a TV series. The filmmaker was tight-lipped on what the series will be about, but you can bet it’ll probably be weird and also amazing. More on the David Cronenberg TV series below....

Dracula Wept: Guillermo Del Toro Regrets Turning Down The Universal Monsters ‘Dark Universe’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 29, 2017 11:30 am EST If you’re not depressed enough already, here’s some more unfortunate news: gifted filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has revealed that Universal Studios offered him the chance to re-launch the Universal Monsters films in a precursor to the failed Dark Universe, and del Toro turned the offer down. Now, The Shape of Water filmmaker has regrets....

First Look At Disney Parks’ Millennium Falcon Theme Park Ride By Ben Pearson/Dec. 13, 2017 2:00 pm EST Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge is set to open at Walt Disney World and Disneyland in 2019, taking visitors to a remote outpost on a planet called Batuu. When it opens, one of the main attractions will be a Millennium Falcon flight simulator. We learned some details about the experience during this year’s D23 expo back in July, but we haven’t seen any images of it aside from concept art....

It’s No Fantasy, Dreamlover: Starz Is Developing A Scripted Show Based On Mariah Carey’s Rise To Fame By Ben Pearson/July 20, 2017 6:30 am EST If you listened to the radio in the 1990s, you’ll probably remember how the music of Mariah Carey was totally inescapable. The pop diva experienced a staggering rise to fame and went on to become the biggest selling female recording artist in history, and after appearing on her own reality TV show on E!...

LOL: ‘Jurassic Park’ Auditions Reel Uncovered On ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Ethan Anderton/March 19, 2018 6:00 am EST This year marks the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park, and this past weekend, Saturday Night Live celebrated by uncovering a collection of never-before-seen auditions from a slew of talents back in 1992. Of course, these auditions feature talented cast members like Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Kenan Thompson and host Bill Hader merely putting on their (mostly) best impressions of famous faces from 1992....

LOL: ‘Stella’ 20th Anniversary Sketch Reunites David Wain, Michael Ian Black & Michael Showalter By Ethan Anderton/March 21, 2017 6:00 am EST Though David Wain, Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black each have their own accomplished careers as comedians, filmmakers, writers and actors, they will always be known by their most dedicated fans as the comedy trio Stella. The group was formed in 1997, not long after they all debuted on the MTV comedy series The State, and went on to have an all too short series on Comedy Central in 2005, not to mention several of their own comedy specials, including Stella: Live in Boston....

LOL: Hillary Clinton Really Regrets Doing ‘Between Two Ferns’ With Zach Galifianakis By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 22, 2016 10:30 am EST Since we’re right in the middle of election season, we’re undoubtedly going to be seeing presidential candidates popping up everywhere leading up to November. Most appearances will be very serious in nature on various news programs, talks shows and more, but every now and then we’ll get to have some laughs at their expense too....

By Jacob Hall/Nov. 13, 2017 9:30 am EST A free streaming serve would undoubtedly appeal to people who complain about having to pay a monthly fee for services like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Now. However, an ad-supported service would probably annoy the same group of people. Welcome to 2017, where everyone wants everything to be free. The big problem is that Netflix is the Kleenex or the Coca-Cola of streaming services – its name has defined the space....

Russo Brothers Will Produce ‘The Electric State’ For ‘It’ Director Andy Muschietti By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 14, 2017 3:57 pm EST The Russo Brothers just won a bidding war for the rights to the sci-fi story The Electric State. The plan is to bring It director Andy Muschietti on board to the direct the film, with Muschietti’s producing partner Barbara Muschietti involved as well. The illustrated novel tells the story of a girl and a robot traveling through an alternate 1990s United States....

Superhero Bits: ‘Deadpool 2’ Already Set A Box Office Record, Captain America PSA Becomes A Meme & More By Ethan Anderton/May 18, 2018 5:30 pm EST Want to see how an interview with Deadpool went? What DC Comics superheroes are mashing up with Hanna-Barbera characters in some new comics books? What box office record did Deadpool 2 already break? Did you see the Captain America PSA from Spider-Man: Homecoming has become a meme?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Inhuman Box Office, Marvel Legacy Is Coming, Aquaman Is Like Star Wars & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 1, 2017 5:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Here’s a teaser for the upcoming Marvel Legacy comic event beginning in October and spanning through January Sparked by a conflict involving Deadpool, Utah theaters can now serve alcohol during whatever movies they want....

The Morning Watch: John Carpenter’s ‘Christine’ Music Video, A New ‘Futurama’ Episode & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 15, 2017 5:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (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....

The Morning Watch: Making The ‘Isle Of Dogs Puppets, Learn Everything About Voice Acting & More By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 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, take a close look at the making of the various stop-motion puppets in Isle of Dogs....

By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 19, 2016 7:30 am EST Last night brought the final episode of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore at Comedy Central after the cable network recently announced the cancellation of the political satire and panel program. And what better way to close out the show than with an appearance by Jon Stewart, the former host of The Daily Show? In typical Jon Stewart fashion, he had some very sage advice following the cancellation of The Nightly Show, and it makes us anticipate greatly his return to TV with his deal at HBO....