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Brace Yourselves For A Fast-Paced ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 By Ben Pearson/May 23, 2017 12:00 pm EST At its core, HBO’s wildly popular fantasy series Game of Thrones is a chess game. The early seasons involved a handful of characters slowly and methodically plotting their political maneuvers and adapting to situations around them in the hopes of securing the coveted Iron Throne for themselves, while others waited in the wings, quietly accruing power and preparing to strike....

Cool Stuff: ‘TRON Legacy’ Light Cycle Is Becoming An Official LEGO Set By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 29, 2017 6:00 am EST Over the years, there have been several awesome custom LEGO sets that have made it to the LEGO Ideas project approval stage, but many of them haven’t been approved by the board who decides which one becomes official LEGO sets. We’ve missed out on seeing possible sets for Shaun of the Dead, Jurassic Park and The Golden Girls come to fruition, but we’ve also been blessed with sets for Back to the Future, Ghostbusters and WALL-E....

Cool Stuff: The Official ‘Dick Tracy’ Watch Is Now A Real Working Gadget By Ethan Anderton/June 14, 2018 6:00 am EST For the longest time, Dick Tracy had one of the most iconic gadgets in pop culture. Whenever there was trouble, the yellow jacket-clad detective could be summoned on his radio watch. But for the longest time, even through modern times, this watch was just a pipe dream. Nowadays we have the likes of the Apple Watch to satisfy our affinity for wrist gadgets, but for those who are still dreaming of specifically having the watch Dick Tracy wore on his wrist, it’s no longer a dream....

Daily Podcast: John Lasseter Allegations, Tarantino, Fox, Justice League, VR & More By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 21, 2017 4:30 pm EST In the News: In Our Feature Presentation: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm....

Daily Podcast: Why You Should Be Excited For Another Little Women Movie, Cobra Kai, Marvel, Michael Moore, Star Wars, DisneyToon By Peter Sciretta/June 29, 2018 5:30 pm EST Opening Banter: Jacob, Brad, Peter and Chris are going to Comic Con.In The News: Other articles mentioned:All the other stuff you need to know:You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes....

Dan Harmon Explains The Wait For ‘Rick And Morty’ Season 3 By Jack Giroux/Jan. 25, 2017 7:00 am EST Co-creator Dan Harmon, Adult Swim, and all involved with the wonderful Rick & Morty were hoping season three would premiere towards the end of 2016. It was just a prediction (no premiere was ever set), but 2016 came and went without any more episodes of the acclaimed science fiction comedy series. Season three is still without a premiere date, which Harmon blames himself for....

Ellen Burstyn Joins ‘Pale Blue Dot’ Cast Alongside Natalie Portman By Chris Evangelista/June 10, 2018 11:00 am EST Noah Hawley’s sci-fi film Pale Blue Dot (which may not be called Pale Blue Dot anymore) just landed a great new cast member: Exorcist and Requiem for a Dream actress Ellen Burstyn. Other Pale Blue Dot cast members include Natalie Portman, Jon Hamm and Dan Stevens.Legion and Fargo creator Noah Hawley is lining-up his first feature film, and he’s attracting a killer cast int he process....

Harriet Tubman Movie ‘Harriet’ To Star Cynthia Erivo, With Kasi Lemmons Directing By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 13, 2018 4:15 pm EST The life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be chronicled in Harriet, a new film from Eve’s Bayou director Kasi Lemmons starring Widows’s Cynthia Erivo. Erivo will be joined by Hamilton’s Leslie Odom Jr. and Boy Erased’s Joe Alwyn. Abolitionist Harriet Tubman escaped slavery in 1849, and proceeded to participate in approximately 13 missions to rescue 70 slaves through the Underground Railroad....

How Unused ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Footage Ended Up In ‘Rogue One’ By Jacob Hall/Dec. 19, 2016 9:30 am EST Rogue One: A Star Wars Story did that Star Wars thing over the weekend. You know, that thing Star Wars has always done: make a crap-ton of money. And while the reaction to the movie seems to have been generally positive amongst fans and critics, one element of the film has already dredged up its fair share of controversy: the digital recreation of actors from the original trilogy....

Legendary Assembles Their ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Writers Room By Jack Giroux/March 10, 2017 11:41 am EST If you’re going to hire a screenwriter to go big, Terry Russio is a fine pick for the job. The co-writer behind Gore Verbinski’s massive Pirates of the Caribbean movies is leading the charge for the writers room handling Godzilla vs. Kong. Legendary Pictures has hired a group of writers to hash out the story for this famous monsters showdown, which is due out in 2020....

MoviePass Isn’t Going Down Without A Fight, Will Raise $1.2 Billion Over The Next Two Years By Ben Pearson/July 3, 2018 10:30 am EST A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about how MoviePass’ parent company might have to raise more than $1.2 billion for the movie ticket subscription service to become profitable, and we had a few goofy suggestions for how they could raise that cash. But it looks like MoviePass isn’t going down without a fight, because this week their parent company actually took steps toward raising that ridiculous sum of money in an effort to stay alive....

New ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Date Scares Dwayne Johnson’s ‘Rampage’ Back To April 13 By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 6, 2018 7:00 am EST One of those films is Dwayne Johnson’s Rampage. The science-fiction action film was set to be released on April 20, 2018, enjoying a few weeks at the top of the box office before Infinity War would swoop in two weeks later. But with Infinity War’s surprise date change, Rampage and other April movies are scrambling to get out of the way of Earth’s Mightiest box office draws....

New ‘Matrix’ Movie: Zak Penn Confirms It’s Not A Reboot Or Continuation By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 6, 2017 10:30 am EST In March, word broke that a potential reboot of The Matrix, the influential 1999 sci-fi hit that reshaped the action movie landscape and made billowy coats cool again, was in the works at Warner Brothers. X-Men: The Last Stand and Ready Player One screenwriter Zak Penn was mentioned as being attached to the film, and Penn later tried to set the record straight by saying the film was not really a reboot....

Rosario Dawson May Be Moving On From Marvel’s Netflix Shows By Chris Evangelista/May 30, 2018 5:30 am EST Many have long felt that Marvel’s Netflix shows don’t deserve Rosario Dawson, and it looks like Rosario Dawson is starting to think so, too. During a recent panel discussion, Dawson revealed her days as Claire Temple in Marvel’s Netflix universe may be numbered. Whenever Rosario Dawson’s Claire Temple pops-up in a Marvel Netflix show, two things are immediately apparent: one is that Dawson will turn in a great performance; the other is that the show in question will waste her talents in a thankless role....

Shannon Purser (A.k.a. Barb From ‘Stranger Things’) Is Coming To The CW’s ‘Riverdale’ By Angie Han/Aug. 30, 2016 1:30 pm EST It’s not quite “justice for Barb,” but until Netflix gets around to announcing a second season of Stranger Things, this might be the next-best thing. Shannon Purser, who broke out this summer as Stranger Things fan favorite Barb, has joined the cast of The CW’s Riverdale in the role of Ethel Muggs....

Superhero Bits: Marvel Vs Capcom Infinite Trailer, T.J. Millers Deadpool 2 Request & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 5, 2016 5:00 pm EST Why won’t Michael Bay direct Marvel sequels? What box office record did Doctor Strange just help Disney break? What new playable characters appear in the Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite trailer? How many superhero movies are in production or in development right now? What’s the one thing T.J. Miller wants Weasel to do in Deadpool 2?...

The Morning Watch: ‘Deadpool 2’ Edition - Anatomy Of A Scene, Easter Eggs, Playground Insults & More By Ethan Anderton/May 21, 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, Deadpool 2 director David Leitch breaks down a scene from the comedic comic book sequel....

The Morning Watch: ‘Star Wars’ The Animated Movie, ‘Coco’ Script To Screen & More By Ethan Anderton/March 1, 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, watch a hand drawn, animated, abridged version of Star Wars as remembered by the artist....

Tracy Morgan Boards ‘What Men Want’ Opposite Taraji P. Henson By Ben Pearson/April 2, 2018 2:30 pm EST Did you know Paramount is creating a new riff on Nancy Meyers’ romantic comedy What Women Want? This one is called What Men Want, and it stars Taraji P. Henson (Hidden Figures) in the lead role as a woman who can suddenly hear the thoughts of every man she comes in contact with....

‘American Made’ Featurette: Tom Cruise Dabbles In Drugs, Guns And Money Laundering By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 18, 2017 5:30 pm EST Right now Tom Cruise is out of commission with a broken ankle, halting the production of Mission: Impossible 6 for anywhere from six weeks to three months. But if you still need your fix of Cruise in the meantime this fall will deliver a big dose of the international superstar in the true story of an airline pilot turned drug and gun trafficker and money launderer for the government....