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‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ Featurette Brings Epic High Seas Action By Ethan Anderton/March 28, 2017 8:30 am EST Even though the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise officially wore out its welcome for me with the abysmal sequel On Stranger Tides, there are still plenty of fans who are excited to see what the next installment of the franchise has to offer. A new Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales featurette gives us a good idea of the action in store as it takes us behind the scenes of the next adventure from Kon-Tiki directing duo Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning....

‘Unbanned: The Legend Of AJ1’ Trailer: Sneaker Documentary About How Air Jordans Changed The World By Ben Pearson/Feb. 19, 2018 3:00 pm EST In the 1980s, it may have been difficult for some to understand how owning a pair of Air Jordans “gave a voice to the voiceless.” But the shoes proved to be the Big Bang of sneaker culture, which subsequently exploded and crossed over with multiple aspects of popular culture: sports, fashion, music, and more....

‘USS Indianapolis: Men Of Courage’ Trailer: Can We Hope Nicolas Cage Punches A Shark? By Jacob Hall/Sept. 2, 2016 5:00 am EST The story of the USS Indianapolis is one of those inherently dramatic World War II stories that feels ripe for cinema. It has just about everything you’d want out of a motion picture: world-changing drama, incredible acts of courage, the possibility for big action scenes, and sharks. Lots and lots of sharks....

‘Wonder’ Trailer: ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower’ Creator Stephen Chbosky’s Next Potential Heartwarmer By Jack Giroux/Aug. 9, 2017 6:30 am EST Stephen Chbosky is returning to hallways and homework with his sophomore effort as a filmmaker, Wonder. The Perks of Being a Wallflower author and director showed a real love and understanding of his young protagonists with his first feature. I’m hoping he does the same for the young leads in his next film, which is a bit of an ensemble story with August “Auggie” Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) at the center of it....

Chris Pratt On ‘Captain Marvel’ And Renewing His Contract With Marvel Studios By Ben Pearson/April 25, 2017 12:00 pm EST Marvel Studios changed the game when they signed Samuel L. Jackson to an unprecedented nine movie deal back in 2009. Since then, keeping track of how many Marvel movies different actors have left on their contracts has become a minor hobby for some fans. Last week, I sat down with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol....

Daily Podcast: Thor, Blade Runner, Bill & Ted, Pacific Rim, Fast 9, Spielberg, Schwarzenegger, Weinstein By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 10, 2017 8:30 am EST On the October 10, 2017 episode of /Film Daily, Peter Sciretta is joined by Ben Pearson and Brad Oman to talk about the latest news including Thor Ragnarok early reviews, the title for Bill & Ted 3, Rick and Morty, an expanded Pacific Rim universe, that Fast & Furious feud, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Sylvester Stallone story, and the firing of Harvey Weinstein....

Expanded ‘Pacific Rim’ Universe May Be Coming Soon, Says ‘Uprising’ Director By Ben Pearson/Oct. 9, 2017 12:30 pm EST Strap into your jaegers: we may be getting a whole lot more Pacific Rim content if the director of the upcoming sequel has anything to say about it. At New York Comic Con, filmmaker Steven S. DeKnight – who inherited the director’s chair from Guillermo del Toro – referred to the “Pacific Rim franchise,” and in a new interview, he explained the plan to expand this robots vs....

Full ‘Joker’ Cast List Includes Shea Whigham, Glenn Fleshler, And Other Character Actors You’ll Recognize By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 18, 2018 10:30 am EST The Joker standalone movie continues to add to its unfairly good cast. Two days after we got our first glimpse of Joaquin Phoenix in character as a pre-transformation Joker, and a day after character actor Brett Cullen joined the cast as Thomas Wayne, Warner Bros. has released the full official Joker cast list, which features even more intriguing character actors joining the fray....

James Mangold Will Direct ‘Disorder’ Remake From ‘Sicario’ Screenwriter By Jack Giroux/June 8, 2017 4:00 pm EST James Mangold (Logan) will direct a remake of a French-Belgian movie not enough people saw in 2015, Disorder. It’s a very good and very atmospheric and sparse thriller from director Alice Winocour. Last year, screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Hell or High Water) was tapped to write the American remake for Sony. After the script crossed Mangold’s desk, he signed up immediately to direct the film, which sounds like it’ll take some significant departures from the original....

Jason Momoa To Star In Apple TV Series ‘See’ From ‘Hunger Games’ Director By Ben Pearson/July 10, 2018 2:30 pm EST The once and future Aquaman is heading to Apple for a new TV series. Jason Momoa (Game of Thrones, Justice League) has scored the lead role in See, an original new sci-fi show that will be directed by Red Sparrow and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire filmmaker Francis Lawrence and written by Eastern Promises and Locke screenwriter Steven Knight....

John Oliver Made A Fake Warren G. Harding Biopic With A Wax Mannequin And Anna Kendrick By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 5, 2017 6:00 am EST Here’s John Oliver’s Warren G. Harding trailer from the most recent episode of Last Week Tonight: It was a sort of inside joke among the political TV circuit after Gettysburg, Pennsylvania’s Hall of Presidents and First Ladies wax museum closed its doors in late 2016, auctioning off its collection of wax presidents....

LOL: ‘Alien’ Hero Ellen Ripley Gets Poor Health Care From Stephen Colbert By Ethan Anderton/April 24, 2017 5:00 am EST Next month will bring a new chapter of the Alien franchise to the big screen with Ridley Scott back behind the camera for Alien: Covenant. The film is both a sequel to Prometheus and a prequel to Alien, and there are apparently several more stories left to tell in between....

Spoilers Won’t Ruin ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ For You, James Gunn Says By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 1, 2017 8:30 am EST Welcome to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, where the anticipation is high and the spoilers don’t matter. That is, according to director James Gunn. The film is still a week out from its U.S. release, but fans are becoming especially defensive against spoilers, which abound thanks to advance screenings and an early premiere in Europe....

Superhero Bits: Scooby-Doo & Batman: The Brave And The Bold Trailer, Poison Ivy Casting & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 30, 2017 5:30 pm EST Who is playing the new iteration of Poison Ivy on this season of Gotham? How much did Thor: Ragnarok make in its opening weekend at the international box office? Want to see the first trailer for Scooby-Doo & Batman: the Brave and the Bold? What does James Gunn have to say about Marvel and DC fans arguing?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: Teenage Groot Performer Confirmed, Thor: Ragnarok Certified Fresh & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2017 5:30 pm EST Check out what’s in store for The Flash in a promo for “Elongated Journey into Night,” the next episode of the season. Kevin Feige responded to the criticism that Marvel Cinematic Universe movies are too formulaic and familiar. Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth carve their superhero characters into some pumpkins in honor of Helaween....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 9, 2018 10:00 am EST The Cave, the first of at least six Thai cave rescue movies, is heading to production with half-Thai filmmaker Tom Waller set to direct. The package was a hot property at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was unveiled for buyers looking to distribute the film based on the inspirational real-life story of 12 young soccer players trapped in a cave....

Tobey Maguire Will Make His Directorial Debut With Jo Nesbo’s ‘Blood On Snow’ By Jack Giroux/April 5, 2017 6:00 am EST Over the years, producer Tobey Maguire has been busy. He’s produced The Fifth Wave, Z for Zachariariah, Pawn Sacrifice, and Rock of Ages. In the eight years since Brothers, he’s produced more than acted, although he did very recently provide his voice for the #1 movie in America, Boss Baby....

TV Bits: ‘Archer’, ‘Westworld’ Season 2, Julia Roberts Gets Her Own Show, And More By Ben Pearson/July 27, 2017 4:30 am EST The ninth season of the FXX animated comedy series Archer won’t arrive until sometime in 2018, but when it does finally make its way to the small screen, the season will have a new title: Archer: Danger Island. Past seasons of the show have included names like Archer Vice and Archer: Dreamland, and the new batch of episodes will take place on a remote beach in the South Pacific in 1939....

‘Crashing’ Trailer: Pete Holmes Couch Surfs Across NYC By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2017 6:30 am EST We didn’t get a new movie from director Judd Apatow this year, and part of the reason for that is because he’s producing a new TV series for HBO as another one is wrapping up. Girls will begin its final season in February, but Judd Apatow will stay comfy at HBO with a new comedy series starring stand-up comedian Pete Holmes....

‘Deadpool 2’ Spoofs ‘The Walking Dead’ In New TV Spots; Tickets Go On Sale Thursday By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2018 6:32 am EST A Deadpool and The Walking Dead crossover would do amazing numbers, but it looks like the closest thing we’ll get to that are a few Deadpool 2 TV spots that aired after the season premiere of Fear the Walking Dead. Two of the bloodiest franchises in movies and TV combined their might on Sunday night....