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Star Wars Bits: Mark Hamill On Whether He Wants Luke To Return, Gary Whitta On ‘Rogue One’ Inspiration, And Ahmed Best Thanks Fans By Rosie Knight/July 17, 2018 3:30 pm EST Rogue One writer Gary Whitta is always giving us great insights on his creative process when it comes to Star Wars, and his Twitter is a constant joy. He recently revealed the inspiration behind how a certain scene featuring a very famous not-moon came from his kitchen sink....

Terry Gilliam Defies The Universe, Finishes Filming His ‘Don Quixote’ Movie By Jacob Hall/June 5, 2017 3:30 pm EST Now, 17 years after cameras initially rolled on the first iteration of Gilliam’s fantastical take on Miguel de Cervantes’ classic novel, filming has wrapped. Feel free to picture Gilliam staring at the sky, shaking his fist at the heavens in triumph. I wrote a more comprehensive history of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote when production began back in March, but here’s the quick version....

The Coen Brothers Have Re-Edited Their Netflix Series ‘The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs’ Into A Movie By Chris Evangelista/July 25, 2018 7:30 am EST The Coen Brothers were headed to Netflix with their anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which was set to tell six Western stories in six episodes. Now, things have changed. Buster Scruggs will still hit Netflix, but the Coens have re-edited the series into a feature film instead, just in time to premiere at the Venice Film Festival....

The More Tom Cruise Runs, The Better His Movies Do, According To Science By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 2, 2018 5:00 pm EST Did you know that if Tom Cruise stops running, he dies? Well not exactly, but if he runs less, his movies do worse at the box office. Really. It’s science. A study from the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have figured out that the amount that Cruise runs in his movies correlate with how good the movies are — and how well they do at the box office....

The Morning Watch: ‘Jurassic Park’ Video Essay, Taking A Ride In The 1966 Batcopter & More By Ethan Anderton/July 2, 2018 5:00 am EST In this edition, watch a Jurassic Park video essay on how the themes of the film (and book) also allow for characters to have interesting and opposing viewpoints. Plus, go for a ride in the Batcopter from the Batman television series from 1966, and check out 10 minutes from Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated film Isle of Dogs....

What Happened Luke Skywalker Between Episodes 6 And 7 Is “Not Important” In ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ By Ben Pearson/Nov. 7, 2017 10:40 am EST What was Luke Skywalker doing in the thirty years between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens? We know about a few precious fragments of what happened to him during that time, but if you’re hoping for an extended exposition scene in the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi in which Luke explains the past three decades to an inquisitive Rey, I’m sorry to report that you’re out of luck....

Why ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Is A Metaphor For Sony’s Mishandling Of The Franchise By Peter Sciretta/March 31, 2017 11:00 am EST The trailer begins with Tom Holland’s Peter Parker asking Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark for advice on being a superhero, and Iron Man wisely tells the younger hero “Can’t you just be a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man? Just stay close to the ground.” So let’s go back the trailer. Parker, unwilling to take Tony’s advice, attempts to fight some henchmen on the Staten Island Ferry....

‘Ant-Man And The Wasp’ Will See The Return Of Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym By Jacob Hall/Feb. 10, 2017 1:30 pm EST When most actors join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, they sign a contract with their own blood, binding their soul to the franchise until they fulfill their number of movies or sacrifice That Which They Love The Most before the statue of Stan Lee hidden in crawlspace under the McGraw Hill Building in New York City....

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Featurette Explains Genetic Time Travel And The Animus By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 30, 2016 1:30 pm EST Michael Fassbender stars in the movie about a man who is hooked up to a machine called The Animus that allows a team of scientists to tap into the experiences of his ancestors. A new Assassin’s Creed featurette dives into the science of the machine’s genetic time travel and explains how the concept of the video game is being adapted into a movie....

‘Fargo’ Season 3 Trailers: Not A Pretty Picture By Jack Giroux/March 21, 2017 1:30 pm EST Ewan McGregor as Ray Stussy looks about as down on his luck as a man can get. The less successful brother of the “Parking Lot King” of Minnesota just reeks of desperation, making him right at home in the world of FX’s Fargo. In less than a month’s time, we’ll likely see Ray make some very bad and very foolish decisions that get a lot of people hurt....

‘Homeland’ Season 6 Trailer: Well, This Looks Terrifyingly Relevant By Angie Han/Dec. 16, 2016 1:30 pm EST There are bound to be a lot of Americans feeling nervous in the run-up to the next presidential inauguration on January 20. Fortunately, Showtime is here to help get your mind off things… with a series about a bunch of really terrible things that happen in the run-up to a presidential inauguration. Okay, on second thought, maybe Homeland is not your best bet for escapist fantasy....

‘Justice League’ Reshoots Make Up 15-20% Of The Movie By Ben Pearson/Nov. 14, 2017 12:30 pm EST The making of Warner Bros.’ long-brewing Justice League is as fraught with drama as almost anything you’ll see in a theater this year. Following financially successful but critically despised movies like Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad, DC Films changed its tactics and wanted to lighten things up a little bit. Part of that decision involved hiring Joss Whedon to come in and rewrite sections of the film’s screenplay, and ultimately Whedon stepped into the director’s chair to direct reshoots when original director Zack Snyder stepped away due to a death in the family....

‘Sing Street’ Bully Ian Kenny Joins The Han Solo Spin-Off Cast By Ethan Anderton/March 25, 2017 12:00 pm EST Last week brought the tiniest of updates regarding the Star Wars spin-off film that will focus on Alden Ehrenreich as a young Han Solo. Not only did we learn the name of the character that Woody Harrelson will be playing (which didn’t really tell us anything), but Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed some vague details about what we’ll see unfold in the movie....

‘The Nun’ Trailer: The ‘Conjuring’ Universe Continues To Grow By Chris Evangelista/June 13, 2018 5:49 am EST The Conjuring universe continues with The Nun, a new horror film from director Corin Hardy. The film delves into the backstory of the terrifying demonic nun who first popped-up in 2016’s The Conjuring 2. Watch The Nun trailer below. Sphenisciphobics need not apply! The Nun Trailer When The Conjuring first hit theaters in 2013, I never would’ve guessed it would launch an entire cinematic universe....

‘War Machine’ Trailer: Brad Pitt Tries To Turn War Into A Laugh Riot By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2017 3:00 pm EST Right now political satire is at its best simply because everything coming out of Washington DC is just as laughable as it is disheartening. The only way we can cope with this kind of nonsense is to make fun of it, and that’s exactly what Netflix’s new movie War Machine appears to be doing with the war in Afghanistan....

Alamo Drafthouse’s Rolling Roadshow Returns With ‘The Sandlot’, ‘Iron Man’, ‘The Dark Knight’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 28, 2018 11:30 am EST The Alamo Drafthouse is easily one of the best cinema chains out there. Between their strict no talking and texting policy and their fantastic line-up of the latest theatrical releases, special screenings and parties, it’s a great place for cinephiles. Now Alamo Drafthouse is taking their cinematic celebrations outside of the theater with a new line-up of Rolling Roadshow events....

By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 15, 2016 10:00 am EST Bottleneck Gallery has once again teamed up with Acme Archives and Lucasfilm on some new Star Wars prints. But these posters aren’t just any Star Wars prints, they are for the new film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Hit the jump to see the Rogue One print by Matt Ferguson and more from artist Karl Fitzgerald, and find out when you’ll be able to buy them....

Cool Stuff: Adam Savage Built An Incredible Model Of ‘The Shining’ Shrubbery Maze By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 18, 2016 5:00 am EST Since it’s October, you’re bound to catch Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror masterpiece The Shining at some point (hopefully not ruined by being cut for time and content on television). Of course, even though the movie is perfect for Halloween, it’s really the kind of twisted thriller that can be watched anytime....

Daily Podcast: Big DC Movie Changes And Water Cooler Monday By Peter Sciretta/June 11, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the June 11, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about some breaking DC movie news and talk about what we’ve been up to in another edition of Water Cooler Monday....

Daily Podcast: Burt Reynolds, Michael Giacchino, Zelda Theme Park, Avengers 4, Alamo Drafthouse, Michael Moore & Darth Maul By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 7, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the September 7, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Burt Reynolds, Michael Giacchino, Zelda Theme Park, Avengers 4, Alamo Drafthouse, Michael Moore and Darth Maul....