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By Ben Pearson/July 19, 2018 7:30 am EST In 1979, singer Kenny Rogers turned “The Gambler” into a huge radio hit with lyrics that read in part, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, know when to run.” Comcast has seemingly taken that advice, because the company is doing at least two of those things: Deadline says it has officially dropped out of the bidding process and ceded the deal to Disney....

Comic-Con Trailers And Bits: ‘The Orville’, ‘The Gifted’, ‘Adventure Time’, ‘Steven Universe’, And More By Ben Pearson/July 26, 2018 6:30 am EST I stopped watching Family Guy four or five years ago, but here’s a nearly five-minute reel of jokes that are apparently from its upcoming season. I’m glad they’re sticking with topical humor and really taking figure skater Oksana Baiul down a peg for a drunk driving incident that happened in checks notes oh, uh…1997....

Daily Podcast: Cloverfield 4, Star Wars, Mr. Rogers, Deep Blue Sea 2, Kingkiller Chronicle & More By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 29, 2018 4:30 pm EST On the January 29, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest movie news, including Cloverfield 4, Kingkiller Chronicle, Tom Hanks starring in a Mr. Rogers movie, Deep Blue Sea 2 gets a trailer, and whether Disney should be worried about the future of Star Wars....

Daily Podcast: Creepy Crawlers, The Crow, Roseanne, Top Gun 2, Sonic The Hedgehog, And More By Ben Pearson/May 31, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the May 31, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Roseanne, The Batman, Venom 2, The Crow, Top Gun 2, Sonic the Hedgehog, Locke & Key, Creepy Crawlers, Spawn, Orson Welles, and more....

Daily Podcast: Keanu Reeves, Star Wars, Black Panther, Lost In Space, MoviePass, Aladdin, Rampage By Peter Sciretta/March 6, 2018 4:30 pm EST On the March 6, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including a Keanu Reeves superhero film, more details on the scripting process for the Star Wars sequels, Black Panther breaks more box office records, a reaction to Netflix’s Lost in Space trailer, MoviePass is stalking all of us, Aladdin hires songwriters, and the Avengers: Infinity War release date chases away more competition....

Is Sacha Baron Cohen Teasing A Donald Trump-Themed Project? By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 5, 2018 11:30 am EST Sacha Baron Cohen may be reviving his long-standing feud with Donald Trump. On the 4th of July (because when else?) Cohen teased a new project that seems to take a dig at the president in a Twitter video titled “A Message from Donald J. Trump.” The actor and comedian posted a video on his Twitter Wednesday that promised, “He’s back as you’ve never seen him before....

Spike Jonze Helped Shape The Story Of ‘Mid90s,’ Jonah Hill Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 20, 2018 5:00 pm EST Jonah Hill made a triumphant directorial debut with mid90s, which held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. But things may have turned out completely different if it wasn’t for Spike Jonze. The Where the Wild Things Are director may not have a writing credit for the coming-of-age film, but he apparently played a pivotal part in shaping the mid90s story....

TV Bits: Female Marvel ABC Show, ‘Room 104’ Renewed, Robert Zemeckis Heads To TV, And More By Ben Pearson/Aug. 25, 2017 3:30 pm EST — Jean-Claude Van Damme (@JCVD) August 25, 2017 A Marvel TV executive recently revealed that Marvel is working with ABC on a female-focused series that’s described as “Jessica Jones-esque.” Based on what we know of The Inhumans so far (read: that it looks abysmal), they’ll have to forgive me for not being excited about another Marvel show being developed for a traditional broadcast network....

VOTD: What’s With The Epidemic Of Mediocre Movies? [Video Essay] By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 19, 2016 5:30 am EST For every great movie that’s out there, a movie comes along that is downright terrible. However, the creator of a new video essay thinks that it’s far worse when a movie doesn’t fall into either category, but is merely a passable, mediocre piece of work. The YouTube channel Nerdwriter has put together a video breaking down what he calls an “epidemic of passable movies....

YouTube Red Orders Doug Liman’s Jumper Series ‘Impulse’ By Jack Giroux/June 28, 2017 2:00 pm EST Below, learn more about the Jumper TV series. On the YouTube Red series, which you’ll be able to watch in 2018 via the $9.99 a month subscription service, Maddie Hasson will play a 16-year-old named Henry with the ability to teleport. She always felt out of place in her small town. With her newly discovered power, she’ll get to escape whenever she pleases....

‘A Monster Calls’ Featurette: What’s The Story Behind The Story? By Jack Giroux/Dec. 3, 2016 10:00 am EST A Monster Calls is a heartbreaking movie. When J.A. Bayona’s (The Impossible) latest film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, in a nice bit of promotion, tissue boxes were handed out to those in attendance. That was a good call because the film certainly made our own Angie Han choke up once or twice....

‘Altered Carbon’ Season 2 Casts Anthony Mackie As New Lead By Chris Evangelista/July 27, 2018 10:30 am EST Netflix just gave the go-ahead to Altered Carbon season 2, and the show has found its new lead: Anthony Mackie. Mackie will be stepping in for previous lead Joel Kinnaman. But he’s playing the same character. If you’re wondering just how that will work, you obviously haven’t watched Altered Carbon season 1 yet....

‘Five Came Back’ Trailer: Five Hollywood Directors Go To World War II By Jacob Hall/Feb. 28, 2017 10:30 am EST Netflix has built a reputation for its library of documentaries and it feels like a perfect match of form and service. After all, many average moviegoers aren’t able to seek out non-fiction movies in theaters but will happily watch them once they’re streaming. This means amazing movies that used to lurk on the fringes are now front-and-center on the most popular movie service on the planet....

‘Ghost In The Shell’ Reveals New Footage, Trailer Coming This Sunday By Jacob Hall/Nov. 7, 2016 11:00 am EST I have no dog in the race when it comes to Ghost in the Shell, Rupert Sanders’ upcoming adaptation of the massively popular Japanese science fiction franchise. I have not read the original manga and I haven’t seen the the animated films or television shows based on it. Honestly, my knowledge of the whole thing practically begins and ends with “female cyborg police officer goes on adventures throughout future Tokyo....

‘iBoy’ Trailer: Maisie Williams Stars In A Netflix Movie About A Smartphone Superhero By Angie Han/Jan. 14, 2017 11:00 am EST Rumors that Maisie Williams will be in New Mutants remain unconfirmed for now, but we can say for sure she’ll be starring in an upcoming superhero film. Sadly, it’s not as the superhero. Instead, iBoy has her as the BFF / love interest to Tom (Bill Milner), a teenager who gains superpowers after a violent attack leaves him with bits of smartphone embedded in his brain....

‘Impulse’ Trailer: A Moody Spin-Off Of Doug Liman’s ‘Jumper’ Debuts On YouTube Red By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 11, 2018 8:30 am EST Audiences may not exactly be jumping for a spin-off to the poorly received 2008 sci-fi film Jumper. And they may be even less excited to learn that the series will land on YouTube Red, the streaming subscription service that is still struggling to break in. But after the critical success of YouTube Red’s Cobra Kai, and Jumper and Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman throwing his weight behind this spin-off, Impulse may actually be worth a watch....

‘Justin Timberlake And The Tennessee Kids’ Trailer: Jonathan Demme Films An Epic Arena Concert By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 27, 2016 1:00 pm EST Justin Timberlake is one of the best singers and songwriters working in the music industry today. While he started off as just another breakout pop star, his music in recent years has begun to throw back to a different era with a contemporary edge. He doesn’t just deliver the shorter three-minute, radio-friendly songs, but extended indulgences with amazing instrumentals....

‘Night School’ Trailer: Kevin Hart And Tiffany Haddish Go Back To School By Chris Evangelista/April 3, 2018 4:00 pm EST Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish team for Night School, a new comedy from Malcolm D. Lee, the director of Girls Trip. Watch the very funny Night School trailer below. Tiffany Haddish’s start continues to rise. Haddish has been working in show business since at least 2005, but it was her breakout role in last year’s Girls Trip that truly launched her to widespread acclaim....

‘The Dinner’ Trailer: A Not-So-Light Meal With The Family By Jack Giroux/March 1, 2017 8:30 am EST Oren Moverman is a hell of a storyteller. Love & Mercy, The Messenger, Rampart, and I’m Not There are movies fueled by beauty and pain. The emotions are almost always palpable in his stories. The Academy Award-nominated screenwriter has directed another film, The Dinner, which reunites him with his Time Out of Mind star, Richard Gere....

The Predator From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home. The universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and an evolutionary biologist can prevent the end of the human race. ‘The Predator’ Box Office On Track To Beat All Previous ‘Predator’ Films...