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‘The Blair Witch Project’ Honest Trailer: The Movie That Basically Invented Catfishing By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 2016 5:30 am EST With a surprise sequel coming next week, there’s no better time to revisit The Blair Witch Project by way of an Honest Trailer. This is the movie that basically invented viral marketing online, and created the found footage horror subgenre way before Paranormal Activity debuted. However, since it’s an amateur production made to be an amateur production, there’s only so much that the folks at Screen Junkies can make fun of this time....

‘The Happytime Murders’: Watch An Infomercial, No Talking PSA & Puppets Reading Reaction Tweets By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2018 5:30 am EST The Happytime Murders is only a couple weeks away from release, and the marketing campaign is finally ramping up to remind people that this raunchy puppet comedy is on the way. A short new red band trailer arrived earlier this week, now a batch of new videos featuring these filthy puppets has surfaced online....

‘The Mummy’ Director Alex Kurtzman Unsure Of His Future In The Dark Universe By Jack Giroux/Aug. 2, 2017 2:00 pm EST Writer-director Alex Kurtzman is one of the two writers/producers overseeing Universal’s new Dark Universe and he kicked off the new world by directing The Mummy…which was panned by critics and underperformed in the states, but did very well overseas. It didn’t start off the Dark Universe with a bang, but Bride of Frankenstein and other Dark Universe titles are still coming....

‘Wish Upon’ Trailer: Joey King’s Wishing Box Has Ruined People’s Lives By Ethan Anderton/March 24, 2017 9:30 am EST The cautionary advice of “be careful what you wish for” has been the center of endless tales of horror. Every now and then, it gets a rather literal depiction, which is exactly what Wish Upon looks to be bringing to the table this summer. Joey King stars in the horror thriller about a bullied teenage girl named Clare who is given an ornate music box that somehow grants her seven wishes....

‘Woman Walks Ahead’ Trailer: Jessica Chastain Heads Out West By Chris Evangelista/April 24, 2018 3:30 pm EST Jessica Chastain is joining the evergrowing A24 family with Woman Walks Ahead, a Western drama that finds the actress playing a widow who sets out West to meet Sioux Chief Sitting Bull. Watch the Woman Walks Ahead trailer below. Jessica Chastain + A24 = something I definitely want to see. Throw in some Sam Rockwell and you probably can’t go wrong....

Brad Pitt Wants David Fincher For The ‘World War Z’ Sequel By Jacob Hall/Aug. 10, 2016 3:40 pm EST I’ll file this one under “I’ll believe it when I see it,” but here goes nothing: it seems that Brad Pitt and Paramount are currently courting David Fincher to direct the sequel to 2013’s World War Z. Nothing has been confirmed and no dotted lines have been John Hancocked, but the Gone Girl director seems to be current choice to take over the project....

Cameron Crowe’s ‘Roadies’ Cancelled At Showtime By Angie Han/Sept. 16, 2016 3:00 pm EST Roadies has reached the end of its road. Showtime has officially cancelled the Cameron Crowe-created dramedy, which starred Luke Wilson and Carla Gugino as crew members for a touring band. In an official statement, Crowe thanked Showtime and executive producer J.J. Abrams for the “life-changing experience” of making the show. Crowe confirmed the Roadies cancellation in a blog post, which you can read in full here:...

Carrie Fisher, John Williams, ‘La La Land’ & More Win 2018 Grammy Awards By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2018 8:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Last night saw the 2018 Grammy Awards air on CBS. Since that’s music’s biggest night, it’s not something we usually cover, but the Grammys also honor achievements in music from the world of cinema, as well as work that is cinema-adjacent....

Daily Podcast: The Best Christmas Movies Of All Time By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 26, 2017 4:00 pm EST On a special Holiday edition of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall and writers Chris Evangelista, Hoai-Tran Bui, and Ben Pearson to talk about their favorite Chrismas movies of all time. Join us by the fireplace as we get in the Holiday spirit.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)....

Emergency Podcast: Analyzing The ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’ Cast By Ben Pearson/July 27, 2018 3:15 pm EST On a special emergency episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the official announcement of the Star Wars: Episode IX cast.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)....

Exclusive: ‘Dunkirk’ Prologue Is Playing With IMAX Showings Of ‘Kong: Skull Island’ By Ethan Anderton/March 10, 2017 9:30 am EST Last night brought the sneak preview screenings of Kong: Skull Island at many theaters across the country, and even though I had already seen the gnarly monster movie (and enjoyed it quite a bit), I wanted to see it again with friends. In addition to being treated to a second round of Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ spectacular monster action on an IMAX screen, there was a little surprise preceding the movie....

Gal Gadot May Star As Real-Life Wonder Woman Hedy Lamarr In New Showtime Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 7, 2018 6:30 am EST Gal Gadot knows a thing or two about being judged by her looks before her ability. So it’s fitting that she will be playing a Hollywood icon whose entire legacy is defined by just that. The Wonder Woman star may play a real-life Wonder Woman, Hedy Lamarr, in a Showtime limited series from the creator of The Affair....

Han Solo Movie Hires Selma/Arrival Cinematographer Bradford Young By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 22, 2016 11:33 am EST Disney has Star Wars movies plotted out through 2021 and beyond. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is set for release later this year, while Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII is just beginning its post production journey. And Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Untitled Han Solo Star Wars Anthology Film is gearing up to go into production....

How Andy Serkis’ ‘Jungle Book: Origins’ Will Be Different From Jon Favreau’s ‘The Jungle Book’ By Jack Giroux/July 24, 2017 3:30 pm EST Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins was originally scheduled to come out in October of last year, but it’s been postponed multiple times and is now scheduled for a 2018 release date. The two-year delay does give Serkis’ film more space from Jon Favreau’s smash hit reimagining of the famous title....

How MoviePass Plans To Survive The Holiday Rush By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 21, 2017 10:30 am EST MoviePass continues its uphill battle as the movie ticket subscription service faces its biggest obstacle yet: the holiday movie season. Well, the biggest at the moment, as we wait to see if the legal actions that AMC that threatened to take against MoviePass remain just a threat. For now the fledgling company has to face its biggest challenge yet as MoviePass gears up for holiday box office movie season and faces down the overwhelming force of the huge crowds lining up for Star Wars: The Last Jedi....

Interview: ‘Logan’ Director James Mangold On His Influences, PG-13 Violence, And The Political Relevance Of The X-Men By Angie Han/Feb. 16, 2017 6:00 am EST Read our full James Mangold interview below. Can you talk a little bit about which movies were your inspirations for this film? I know you’ve talked about Paper Moon, Bad News Bears, Little Miss Sunshine, and I know Shane is actually in the movie. Yeah. Shane, obviously....

Jason Will Be “Unrelenting” In The ‘Friday The 13th’ Reboot; Taking ‘Force Awakens’ Approach By Angie Han/Oct. 25, 2016 1:00 pm EST Platinum Dunes’ planned Friday the 13th reboot has been pushed back so many times at this point, you’d be forgiven for taking an “I’ll believe it when I see it” attitude to the whole endeavor. But producers Brad Fuller and Andrew Form swear it’s still happening, and that when it does Jason will prove “unrelenting....

New ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Clip: Ezra Leads A Rescue Mission For Hera By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 14, 2018 3:00 pm EST Star Wars Rebels is nearing its final episodes. The animated Disney XD series has captivated Star Wars fans young and old for the past four seasons, enriching the new Star Wars canon and introducing the lovable crew of The Ghost, the spunky rebels fighting against the tyranny of the Empire. But now, it will soon be time to say goodbye to leader Kanan, ace pilot Hera, brave warrior Sabine, hulking Zeb, and teen con artist Ezra....

Superhero Bits: Superman TV Spin-Off, Justice League Wrap Party, New Hellboy Comic & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2016 5:00 pm EST Could Tyler Hoechlin get his own series spin-off as Superman on The CW? Does Cat Grant know if Kara is Supergirl or not? Which Daredevil co-star was spotted on the set of The Punisher? Want to see how much fun Jason Momoa had with the cast and crew of Justice League after shooting was done in Iceland?...

Sylvester Stallone Is Returning For ‘Escape Plan 2’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 1, 2016 2:00 pm EST The prospect of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone teaming up would have been something truly exciting in the 1990s. Sadly, the film that brought them together, Escape Plan, didn’t hit theaters until 2013. And while it was a modest success that pulled in $137 million worldwide, it certainly didn’t live up to what fans hoped to see from seeing these guys leading a movie together....