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‘Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life’ Trailer Takes A Jab At Ben Affleck As Batman By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2016 10:00 am EST For some, the return of Gilmore Girls is bigger than Batman v Superman or Captain America vs. Iron Man. For everyone else, you might be interested to know that the first trailer for the Netflix revival of the show, Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life, features a little joke about the former of those big screen superhero battles, albeit at the expense of Ben Affleck....

‘Goon: Last Of The Enforcers’ Trailer: Seann William Scott Hits The Ice Again By Ethan Anderton/July 11, 2017 12:54 pm EST Comedy sequels are already a rare breed of movie, but sports comedy sequels are seen even less. But that didn’t stop actor Jay Baruchel from getting his passion project off the ground: a sequel to the hockey comedy Goon that he wrote back in 2011. Take Me Home Tonight director Michael Dowse was at the helm of the first film, co-written by Seth Rogen’s writing partner Evan Goldberg, but now Jay Baruchel himself has gotten behind the camera for the sequel....

‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’ Disco Music Video Is The Wackiest Thing You’ll See Today By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2017 6:00 am EST When the news came that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 would be arriving on home video this month, director James Gunn teased one wild special feature the likes of which had never been seen on any Marvel Studios movie before. That special feature has now arrived in its entirety online....

‘Hellboy’ Reboot Will Be Darker And More Gruesome, Like The Comics By Ethan Anderton/May 10, 2017 1:30 pm EST This week brought the surprising news that instead of seeing Hellboy 3 come to fruition, comic creator Mike Mignola was teaming with Millennium Pictures to reboot Hellboy as a new feature film franchise. Stranger Things star David Harbour is going red in the titular role and Game of Thrones director Neil Marshall getting behind the camera....

‘Justice League’ Deleted Scene Reveals Superman’s Black Suit By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 10, 2018 12:00 pm EST Before Justice League hit theaters, rumors abounded that the black super-suit that Superman wore in the comics would make an appearance in the film. No such suit appeared in the theatrical cut, but a new Justice League deleted scene reveals the black suit was indeed featured at one point. See the Justice League deleted scene below....

‘Logan Lucky’ Clip: Daniel Craig Weighs The Pros And Cons Of Pulling Off The Heist By Ethan Anderton/July 7, 2017 2:30 pm EST Daniel Craig is best known for tracking down international threats as the secret agent James Bond, but late this summer, he’s going to break that image by playing a bleach blonde criminal with a Southern-accent in Steven Soderbergh’s newest film.Logan Lucky finds Daniel Craig behind bars as Joe Bang, an expert thief (though I guess he can’t be all that great if he got caught) who the Logan brothers (Channing Tatum and Adam Driver) are keen on recruiting to help them with robbing the Charlotte Motor Speedway during one of the biggest NASCAR races of the season....

‘Orphan Black’ Co-Creator Is The New ‘Snowpiercer’ Showrunner By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 28, 2018 2:30 pm EST The Snowpiercer TV show finally has a new conductor. Previous Snowpiercer showrunner Josh Friedman left the show very quickly after TNT gave it a greenlight. Now, Orphan Black co-creator Graeme Manson will take over. TNT’s Snowpiercer TV show got off to a bumpy start. Less than two weeks after the sci-fi series received the go-ahead from TNT, original showrunner Josh Friedman departed....

‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ Gets A Retro VHS Trailer By Ethan Anderton/March 27, 2017 5:00 am EST Before the weekend, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was made available on digital download. But those who are still standing by physical media are stuck waiting to relive the first Star Wars spin-off until it hits Blu-ray and DVD on April 4 next week. It might not be easy to wait until then, but perhaps a retro commercial pretending as if Rogue One is coming to VHS will help hold you over....

‘Sleight’ Trailer: A Street Magician’s Indie Superhero Origin Story By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 13, 2017 9:30 am EST With all the superhero movies hitting theaters each year, audiences are getting a little sick of origin stories. But in the Sundance selected film Sleight, we get a movie that takes a homegrown approach to the superhero origin thanks to some ingenuity and street-level drama. Sleight follows a young high school boy named Bo (Jacob Latimore) who must take on the responsibility of caring for his younger sister after a family tragedy leaves them alone....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Shifts Its Season Around And Will Now Debut 9 Episodes In 2017 By Ben Pearson/Oct. 4, 2017 12:00 pm EST When a creator/showrunner bails on a show before it airs and its release date gets pushed back multiple times, those are normally pretty large red flags that a TV series may be in trouble. But despite the rocky start coming out of the space dock, it seems as if Star Trek: Discovery has leveled out nicely so far....

‘The Punisher’ Set Photos Reveal A New Look For Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle By Angie Han/Oct. 4, 2016 2:30 pm EST Netflix still hasn’t gotten around to announcing a release date for their Punisher Marvel spinoff, but it seems they’re not wasting any time moving ahead. A couple of weeks ago we got word that Jon Bernthal would be busy shooting something for Netflix in October. Now a new batch of photos shows him sporting a new look as Frank Castle, on what appears to be the set of the Punisher series....

By Jack Giroux/Aug. 31, 2017 1:00 pm EST Below, watch the Tin Star trailer. The former detective and recovering alcoholic, Jim Worth, and his family moved to Little Big Bear in search of a more peaceful, quiet life. The town is what they were expecting and hoping for until a big oil refinery shows up and brings trouble with it. A wave of organized crime starts to consume Little Big Bear, with drugs, prostitution, and gambling in the mix....

An ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Scene Will Feature More Than 30 Characters In Action By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 19, 2017 7:30 am EST The roster for Avengers: Infinity War seems to get bigger with every news item that comes out of the Marvel film set, but it seems like we can’t even fathom how large it actually is. Infinity War star and Black Widow herself, Scarlett Johansson, gave us confirmation of just how many characters are actually in the penultimate Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, which has been 10 years and 15 films in the making....

Daily Podcast: Mortal Engines Set Visit, Willy Wonka, Legally Blonde 3, Doctor Doom, And More By Ben Pearson/June 5, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the June 5, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and TV news, including a Roseanne spin-off, Willy Wonka, Solo, Brett Ratner, Legally Blonde 3, Doctor Doom, and more....

Emergency Podcast: JJ Abrams To Direct ‘Star Wars Episode 9’ By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 12, 2017 9:34 am EST Some news woke us up on Tuesday morning: Star Wars: The Force Awakens filmmaker JJ Abrams had been hired to replace Collin Trevorrow on Star Wars Episode 9. In this EMERGENCY PODCAST, Ben Pearson and Hoai-Tran Bui join Peter Sciretta to discuss the latest news and our thoughts on JJ Abrams as the director of Episode 9....

Female-Led ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Remake Earns PG-13 Rating Following Appeal By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 29, 2018 3:00 pm EST The female-driven Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake The Hustle is officially rated PG-13. The film, which stars Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson, had originally been awarded an R-Rating, but producers weren’t happy. While many modern comedies embrace their R-ratings, The Hustle was hoping to reach a wider audience. Now it has the chance....

James Mangold Is Following Up ‘Logan’ With A Movie About A Giant Cat By Ben Pearson/Nov. 30, 2017 3:30 pm EST James Mangold, the director of one of the most critically-acclaimed, beloved, and hyper-violent superhero movies ever made in Logan, is now in talks to make…a family-friendly movie based on a children’s book called Crenshaw about a giant cat? Sure. Because that’s the natural progression. Read more about Mangold’s new Crenshaw movie below....

James Wan Says ‘Mortal Kombat’ Is “Still Cooking” But They’re Not Rushing Anything By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 12, 2016 11:00 am EST Just last month, some rumblings about the new Mortal Kombat movie that’s been in development for years came to the surface. Christopher Lambert, who played Raiden in the first video game adaptation, said that he was in talks to reprise his role and there was going to be a time travel element involved this time....

James Wan Won’t Rush ‘The Conjuring 3’; ‘The Crooked Man’ Could Be A Dark, Whimsical Fairytale By Jack Giroux/Aug. 9, 2017 7:30 am EST The Conjuring business is booming. Director James Wan’s universe of horrors is about to gain one more chapter with this week’s Annabelle: Creation, which our own Ethan Anderton praised as a “suspenseful, scary and superior follow-up to Annabelle.” Two future additions to the Conjuring universe are in the pipeline: a third adventure with the Warrens and The Crooked Man movie....

Marvel One-Shots Might Be Making A Comeback, Tom Holland Teases By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 29, 2017 10:00 am EST Before there were five post-credits scenes behind each Marvel Cinematic Universe, there were the Marvel One-Shots. Offered as special features on Blu-ray or DVD releases of Marvel films, Marvel One-Shots were fun little short films for fans who wanted more than just a 10-second teaser after the credits rolled. However, as the MCU expanded to TV and streaming, the fun, experimental One-Shots stopped — the last one came out in 2014 attached to the Thor: The Dark World release, called All Hail The King....