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‘On The Basis Of Sex’ Trailer: Felicity Jones Fights For Gender Equality As Ruth Bader Ginsburg By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 16, 2018 11:00 am EST Is there anything that could top seeing the real-life 85-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg do push-ups in the documentary RBG? Perhaps seeing a young Ruth Bader Ginsburg battle gender discrimination in a biopic starring Felicity Jones. On the Basis of Sex chronicles the groundbreaking case against gender inequality that put a young Ginsburg on the map as one of the most talented lawyers in her field....

‘Prevenge’ Trailer: Expectant Mom And Unborn Baby Go On A Killing Spree By Angie Han/Dec. 19, 2016 11:30 am EST Weird cravings are such a common feature of pregnancy that they’ve become a hackneyed sitcom joke. For the most part, though, they’re of the “pickles and ice cream” variety — odd, but entirely harmless. That is decidedly not the case in Prevenge, the feature directing debut of Sightseers co-writer and co-star Alice Lowe....

‘Rick And Morty’ Featurette: Dan Harmon Dives Into The Meaning Of Life By Ethan Anderton/June 7, 2017 6:00 am EST In the simplest terms, Rick and Morty is an animated comedy series about a drunk, genius scientist grandfather who takes his grandson on insane adventures across the universe and usually creates problem for his family back on Earth. But Rick and Morty is so much more than a series of sci-fi mishaps, vulgarities and drunken burps....

‘The Big Sick’ Director Michael Showalter Plans Christmas Comedy With Jessica Chastain & Octavia Spencer By Ethan Anderton/March 23, 2018 2:30 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Universal has set Michael Showalter to be at the helm of an untitled Christmas comedy starring Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game) and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer (Hidden Figures). So what will the movie be about? The Christmas comedy has a pretty familiar premise as it follows Chastain and Spencer as two women fighting the elements to make it home for Christmas....

‘The Crown’ Season 2 Trailer: Who Has Done More Damage To The Monarchy? By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 6, 2017 7:00 am EST The Crown season 2 trailer has just arrived to hint at a much darker, more brooding second season to Netflix’s award-winning show about the British Royal Family. Claire Foy returns as Queen Elizabeth II, who finds her world in even more upheaval due to familial problems and palace gossip. The second season arrives on Netflix in December....

‘The Founder’ Trailer: Michael Keaton Builds A Fast Food Empire By Angie Han/Jan. 3, 2017 4:00 pm EST Technically, The Founder has already hit in theaters, but with a limited run so small and so haphazard you likely didn’t even know it happened. Fortunately, it’s about to get a much wider release in the coming weeks. And this time, there’s a trailer and everything so you can get ready to dig in....

‘The Office’ Revival Picking Up Steam At NBC For 2018-2019 Season By Jacob Hall/Dec. 19, 2017 7:00 am EST For nine seasons, NBC’s The Office did the impossible – it escaped the shadow of the original (and brilliant) BBC series that inspired it, found its own voice, and established itself as one of the best television comedies of the ’00s. While it stumbled, as all shows that run for nearly a decade tend to do, it was a silly and sincere show whose fingerprints can still be felt on television comedies being made today....

‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Bloopers: Taika Waititi Is A Ball Of Sunshine In This Hilarious Gag Reel By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 11, 2018 9:30 am EST We don’t deserve Taika Waititi. Not only is the man constantly immaculately dressed, he’s a boundless ball of joy and energy who turned his Thor: Ragnarok set into one big ‘ol dance party. Take this Thor: Ragnarok gag reel. Rather than introduce it like your standard special feature video where the actors do talking head interviews about how much fun they had on set, Waititi primps and preens in front of the camera, taking the viewer on a dramatic tour of the set while he pokes fun at bits of set dressing....

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ TV Spot Introduces Baby Dinobots And A Fierce Little Girl By Ethan Anderton/March 12, 2017 11:00 am EST Transformers: The Last Knight introduced us to the young, new character being played by Nickelodeon star Isabela Moner in the first clip from the movie. Well, during the commercial breaks between the 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards last night, Paramount Pictures also offered up a new TV spot that gives us a more proper introduction to the character, as well as some cute baby Dinobots, some new action from director Michael Bay, and the return of Grimlock....

‘Van Helsing’ Co-Writer Eric Heisserer Went For Real Scares By Jack Giroux/Feb. 21, 2017 10:00 am EST Universal’s last Van Helsing movie didn’t do any favors for the monster hunter’s name, but the stench of that misfire is now long gone. While director Stephen Sommers made Helsing’s world largely ridiculous and low on scares, screenwriters Jon Spaihts (Passengers) and Eric Heisserer (Arrival) are interested in grounding the character. As Heisserer recently put it, he wants to make Van Helsing someone with no extraordinary powers saving the day in a story that’s “as scary as possible....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Will Bring Back Robin Wright’s Antiope In Flashback By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 4, 2018 11:30 am EST Sources have reported that we will see Robin Wright in Wonder Woman 1984 in a flashback sequence. A profile with Net-A-Porter (via The Mary Sue) confirms that Wright is filming a flashback scene in Spain with Connie Nielsen, who plays the Themysciran queen Hipployta. Robin Wright stole the scenes in Wonder Woman as Antiope, the fearsome general of the Themysciran army and Diana’s beloved aunt who trains her to become a fighter....

‘X-Files’ Season 11 First Look Hints At What’s To Come By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2017 11:00 am EST The other image shows an episode set in the past that reveals more of the backstory of the the villainous Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis), a character who is apparently immortal as far as this show is concerned. In a smoky room, a young CSM stands with two other people looking on as a shadowy gray alien lingers in the background....

Cool Stuff: Two Outstanding ‘Batman Begins’ Prints From ApeMeetsGirl By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 5, 2016 5:30 am EST Every now and then Hero Complex Gallery likes to have secret screenings of movies in Los Angeles, and accompanying those screenings is always a cool new print commemorating the movie in some way. This past weekend brought another one of those screenings, and along with it came not just one but two new prints from ApeMeetsGirl....

By Peter Sciretta/April 17, 2018 5:00 pm EST On the April 17, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about Pet Sematary remake casting, the title for Avengers 4, Harley Quinn movie director, an update on King of Kong champion Billy Mitchell, Neill Blomkamp crowdfunding his next movie, How to Train Your Dragon 3 details, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s next film....

Don’t Expect To See Sam Neill In ‘Jurassic World 2,’ Because Alan Grant May Be Dead By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 26, 2016 6:30 am EST Just over the weekend, we got word from Sam Neill that he recently spent a couple days on the set of Thor: Ragnarok, shooting some kind of small role in the Marvel sequel. And with Jeff Goldblum already having a role in the film as The Grandmaster, that means Marvel is hosting a mini Jurassic Park reunion....

Fired Kermit The Frog Actor Says He Was ‘Outspoken,’ Disney Blames ‘Unacceptable Business Conduct’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 17, 2017 3:30 pm EST Steve Whitmire has played Kermit the Frog for 27 years, taking over from beloved puppeteer and creator Jim Henson after his death in 1990. But after nearly three decades of playing the beloved Muppet, Whitmire was suddenly dismissed by Disney, and the job of being green would go to pupeteer Matt Vogel....

Hulu’s ‘Future Man’ is All The Time Travel Movies Seth Rogen Loves [TCA 2017] By Fred Topel/July 28, 2017 8:30 am EST “Pretty much any science fiction movie from the last 35 years has influenced the show,” Rogen said. “Terminator 2, Back to the Future, there’s Children of Men in there, Quantum Leap. We very much want the show to exist in a world where all those movies are real, and how that knowledge might affect your decision making when you’re put in situations....

Jared Leto Rounds Out The Cast Of ‘Blade Runner 2’ By Angie Han/Aug. 18, 2016 1:00 pm EST Jared Leto is trading supervillains for replicants. The Suicide Squad co-star has joined the cast of Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner sequel, completing the core cast which also includes Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Robin Wright, and many, many more. Alcon Entertainment made the announcement via press release today. If you’ve been following along with the casting announcements for this movie, you can probably guess what I’m about to say next....

John Chu Is Developing A Second Thai Cave Rescue Movie, Pledges To Avoid “Whitewashing” By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 12, 2018 1:00 pm EST It’s an inspiring story fit for Hollywood: 12 brave young soccer players trapped in a flooded cave for two weeks, dauntless rescuers risking life and limb to save the team, a wave of support from dozens of countries as the world watched with bated breath for the rescuers to emerge victorious with the Wild Boars safe in hand....

Josh Trank Directing Tom Hardy In ‘Fonzo’ This Summer By Jack Giroux/June 22, 2017 4:00 pm EST Last year, Tom Hardy and Josh Trank (Chronicle) linked up for Fonzo. Hardy will play legendary gangster Al Capone in the film, which begins production this summer in New Orleans. The story follows Capone near the end of his life. Below, learn more about Tom Hardy playing Al Capone after the jump. Trank wrote Fonzo, which John Schoenfelder (Tau) and Lawrence Bender (Inglourious Basterds) are producing....