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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Hook’ 4K Blu-Ray Release Will Feature 11 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes By Ben Pearson/Aug. 15, 2018 1:30 pm EST I realize it’s popular to crap on Hook, Steven Spielberg’s 1991 movie that tells the story of what happens to Peter Pan when he becomes an adult. But even if Spielberg himself doesn’t look back on it fondly, the film still has its fair share of supporters – including yours truly – and they may be interested to know that Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is about to release a Hook 4K Blu-ray....

That ‘Y: The Last Man’ Series Is Still Trekking Onward At FX By Jacob Hall/Jan. 20, 2017 12:30 pm EST If you asked me to assemble a list of my favorite comic series of all time, books that I would recommend to anyone, even people who weren’t comic book fans, writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra’s Y: The Last Man would probably land somewhere near the top of the list....

The Animated ‘Bone’ Movie Gets ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Director Mark Osborne By Jacob Hall/Nov. 17, 2016 11:00 am EST If you were to corner me in a darkened alley and place a gun against my head and demand to know my favorite comic book of all time, I’d say Jeff Smith’s Bone. And you wouldn’t even have to go through with the theatrics. Ask me about favorite comic book series of all time in a public space on a sunny day and I’d still tell you all about how Bone is one of the finest achievements in all of sequential art, an adventure story that is funny, adorable, ambitious, filled with unforgettable characters, and never afraid to take its audience down a dark path when necessary....

The OA Trailer: Brit Marling And Zal Batmanglij’s TV Series Will Hit Netflix This Friday By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 12, 2016 11:00 am EST Netflix has announced a new television series from Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij called The OA. I was a huge fan of their films Sound of My Voice and The East. In fact, Sound of my Voice was supposed to be the start of a digital series but instead became a film....

‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ TV Show Coming To Hulu From Mindy Kaling By Ben Pearson/Nov. 2, 2017 11:30 am EST But does that mean one season will be about one wedding, the next will be about the second one, etc.? Or will each season cover all five events? And if it’s the same lead, doesn’t that seem like an awful lot of weddings (and funerals, for that matter) for one person to attend?...

‘Hold The Dark’ Trailer: ‘Green Room’ Director Jeremy Saulnier Confronts The Wilderness By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 21, 2018 7:23 am EST Hold The Dark is the latest from Jeremy Saulnier, director of Blue Ruin and Green Room. And if you know anything about those two movies, you can probably guess that Hold The Dark is going to be intense. The first Hold The Dark trailer confirms that suspicion, teasing a moody, unsettling, disturbing journey into the wilderness, and beyond....

‘Jurassic World’ Serves Up Ted Levine To The Dinosaurs By Jacob Hall/Feb. 10, 2017 12:30 pm EST Universal and director J.A. Bayona have been slowly assembling Jurassic World 2’s buffet, er, ensemble over the past few months, with Rafe Spall, Toby Jones, and Justice Smith joining Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard in the upcoming sequel. And because dinosaurs will always have a taste for fine character actors, Ted Levine has been served up as the latest addition to the cast....

‘Lady Bird’ Lost Its Perfect 100% On Rotten Tomatoes, Thanks To One Reviewer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 12, 2017 7:30 am EST Lady Bird is no longer the best-reviewed movie on Rotten Tomatoes — that title goes back to 1999’s Toy Story 2. And it’s because one measly review brought the gorgeous coming-of-age movie down from 100% to 99%.Lady Bird received its first “rotten” review on Monday from film critic Cole Smithey....

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Set Pics Reveal New Villain; See More Of Spidey In ‘Civil War’ Behind-The-Scenes Footage By Angie Han/Sept. 6, 2016 8:30 am EST Tom Holland’s Spider-Man didn’t get a ton of screentime in Captain America: Civil War, but he made the most of what he got and left us wanting more. Naturally, Marvel is more than happy to step up and fill that need. The Civil War Blu-ray includes tons of behind-the-scenes footage including mmore of Holland as Spidey, sometimes in his full suit and sometimes in a mo-cap outfit....

‘Super Pets’ Movie In Development, Because DC Is Willing To Try Anything At This Point By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 1, 2018 5:00 pm EST DC and Warner Bros. are willing to try anything when it comes to their superhero themed movies at this point. So with that spirit in mind, the powers-that-be are planning a Super Pets movie, an animated film about the pets of various DC characters. The LEGO Batman Movie and The LEGO Ninjago Movie writer Jared Stern will write and direct....

‘The Good Place’ Season 3 First Look: What The Fork Happened At The End Of Season 2? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 14, 2018 7:30 am EST The season 2 finale of The Good Place left many fans wondering, “What the fork just happened?” What’s reality? What’s a dream? What new heights is this show taking us to? Mike Schur’s wildly ambitious NBC comedy never ceases to surprise us, which is what makes The Good Place season 3 all the more anticipated....

‘The Last Jedi’ Has A Surprising ‘Rogue One’ Connection, Edgar Wright Cameo Revealed By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 18, 2017 11:30 am EST Star Wars: The Last Jedi is now playing in theaters everywhere and everyone has their own opinion on this surprising new chapter in the Star Wars saga. But let’s take a break from debating whether or not the film is good (it is, by the way) and focus on something neutral and fun: easter eggs....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Reveals Robot Forms For New Megatron, Barricade And Hound By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 2016 12:00 pm EST The reveals from Transformers: The Last Knight just keep coming. Next week we’ll have much more to talk about regarding the fifth film in the Hasbro franchise with plenty from director Michael Bay. But until then, we can check out a couple more of the new designs for the robot forms of some of the fan favorite Decepticons as well as one of the beloved Autobots....

‘Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets’ Clips Tease The Wild, Vibrant Sci-Fi Adventure By Ethan Anderton/July 2, 2017 11:00 am EST Arriving later this month will be a brand new sci-fi adventure from director Luc Besson, the filmmaker behind The Fifth Element, and some new clips from the film have just arrived to show off the lush, diverse alien universe from the movie. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is based on an acclaimed, beloved graphic novel set in the 28th century, where a city called Alpha has a massive metropolis of species from across the universe....

Art Deco-Inspired ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald’ Poster Hits Comic-Con 2018 By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 20, 2018 4:00 pm EST Ahead of Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated panel for the upcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel, a new Fantastic Beasts The Crimes of Grindelwald poster has been released. And it pays glorious homage to the art-deco style of the Wizarding World sequel’s 1920s setting. When Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) arrives in New York City in 1926, he’s greeted by the soaring spires and bold geometrical patterns of Art Deco, the architectural and art style that swept the world shortly before World War I....

Bumblebee, Overlord & Mission Impossible: Fallout Reactions From Paramount’s CinemaCon 2018 Presentation By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2018 8:30 am EST On the April 25, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by special guest Frosty from Collider to talk about Paramount’s presentation at CinemaCon 2018, which included sneak previews of Bumblebee, Overlord, Action Point and Mission Impossible: Fallout.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)....

Here’s Who Leonardo DiCaprio Is Playing In Quentin Tarantino’s Manson Family Movie By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 18, 2018 12:52 pm EST Little by little, more details are emerging about Quentin Tarantino’s much-buzzed-about Manson Family movie. The currently-untitled film from the Pulp Fiction filmmaker recently cast Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead, and Margot Robbie might join the production next. Now, some possible info about DiCaprio’s character has arrived. Read on for more Tarantino Manson movie details....

John Malkovich Joins Jude Law In ‘The Young Pope’ Follow-Up ‘The New Pope’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 2, 2018 11:30 am EST John Malkovich is the latest actor to get the blessing of HBO to join its upcoming series The New Pope. In a heavenly piece of casting, Malkovich will be co-starring alongside Jude Law in HBO’s follow-up to The Young Pope.The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Malkovich has been cast in The New Pope, HBO’s forthcoming second season of The Young Pope....

By Ethan Anderton/April 3, 2017 5:00 am EST Michael Myers is one of the most iconic names in horror, but there’s a chance that a fanmade edit of the first trailer for the new adaptation of Stephen King’s It might turn former Saturday Night Live cast member Mike Myers into an even more terrifying figure. If the first trailer for It wasn’t already scary enough with the haunting clown Pennywise lurking in the sewer and appearing in a slideshow with that creepy smile of his, imagine how much more frightening it is with Mike Myers’ version of The Cat in the Hat....

Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ Adds Angela Bassett By Angie Han/Nov. 21, 2016 3:00 pm EST The cast of Marvel’s Black Panther somehow keeps getting better and better. Angela Bassett is the latest to board the superhero adventure, which is being led by Chadwick Boseman and directed by Ryan Coogler. More details on the Black Panther Angela Bassett casting, including the nature of her role, below. Marvel officially announced the Black Panther Angela Bassett casting today....