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Mark Millar Says DC Movies Aren’t Working Because The Characters Aren’t Cinematic By Ben Pearson/Feb. 26, 2018 4:30 pm EST Justice League didn’t stink because it was cobbled together. It stunk because Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and the other superheroes in the DC Comics stable simply aren’t cinematic. At least, that was comics writer Mark Millar’s answer when asked about the current state of Warner Bros.’ DC movies. Read the full Mark Millar DC movies quote below....

MoviePass Reveals Annual Subscription For $6.95/Month, But Is It A Deal? By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 16, 2017 12:58 pm EST As the company expanded its operations, it finally began to settle into its new subscription base of more than 600,000 users. And now MoviePass is already offering up a new deal: an up-front annual subscription of $89.95, which amounts to about $6.95 a month. But how much of a discount is it really?...

New ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Character Reveal Coming During Force Friday II By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 27, 2017 12:00 pm EST We’re just one week away from Force Friday II, the big merchandising event that will see a slew of Star Wars: The Last Jedi toys, clothing, posters, books and more thrown on shelves as part of Disney and Lucasfilm’s massive hype machine that we happily crank up each and every week....

Simon Kinberg Will Officially Direct ‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ By Ben Pearson/June 14, 2017 11:06 am EST OmegaUnderground brought the news about Kinberg directing, and Deadline added the bit about Chastain’s possible involvement. She’s being eyed for a “new role,” but it’s still unclear exactly what that might be. We also now know that the film has an official release date: November 2, 2018. That’s a relatively quick turnaround for what’s sure to be a huge, effects-laden superhero extravaganza....

The Morning Watch: ‘Ready Player One’ Movie Compared To The Book, ‘Better Call Saul’ Recap & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 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, find out the differences between Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Ready Player One and the original book by Ernest Cline....

The Morning Watch: Kylo Ren Reacts To ‘The Last Jedi’ Trailer, ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ VFX & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 17, 2017 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, Kylo Ren reacts to the latest trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi as only the temperamental villain can....

VOTD: How Important Is Realism In Cinema? By Ethan Anderton/June 19, 2017 5:30 am EST A new video essay attempts to explain the importance of realism in movies, why people seem to look for even the most fantastical of movies to have some semblance of realism, and why realism isn’t really what those viewers should be looking for. Watch the movie realism video essay after the jump. The video above illustrates the difference between formalism and realism, and explains how pretty much all movies fall somewhere in between, but usually lean a little more towards one or the other....

‘American Honey’ Star Sasha Lane On Road Tripping And Finding Hope In Flyover Country [Fantastic Fest Interview] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 30, 2016 11:00 am EST Lane gives the kind of raw and brutally real performance you do not often find from more polished and experienced actors. The same applies to an interview in a karaoke room at Fantastic Fest – she’s not one to offer a canned answer. Over the course of a too-brief conversation, we spoke about working with a director as empathetic as Andrea Arnold, what it’s like to work with Shia LaBeouf, and how most movies turn away from the subject matter explored in American Honey....

‘Big Little Lies’ Trailer: ‘Wild’ Director Reteams With Reese Witherspoon For HBO’s Limited Series By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 16, 2016 12:00 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Some of the best actors and filmmakers are taking time away from the big screen to participate in this new golden age of television, and the latest evidence of this shift comes from a couple of feature film talents who previously brought us one of the best movies of 2014....

The Cloverfield Crossover Cloverfield franchise producer J.J. Abrams, however, may think otherwise. During a recent Facebook Q&A (via ScreenRant) about The Cloverfield Paradox, Abrams revealed a Cloverfield crossover film was considered. Per Abrams, the crossover idea was little more than a “what if” scenario. Specifically, the question was asked, “What if Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s character from 10 Cloverfield Lane met Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s character from The Cloverfield Paradox?”: “We’ve talked about versions of things....

‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Trailer: Mr. Grey Will See You Again By Angie Han/Dec. 7, 2016 9:00 am EST Fifty Shades of Grey ended with Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) reconsidering the terms of her complicated relationship with Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), but to the surprise of absolutely no one, Fifty Shades Darker finds the couple slipping right back into their old kinky habits. After all, there’s no sequel if they break up for good....

/Film Daily Podcast: Infinity War, Thor, Jungle Book, Barbie, Summer Movie Season Leftovers & Comic Con Purchases By Peter Sciretta/July 26, 2017 7:30 am EST On the /Film Daily podcast for July 25, 2017, Peter Sciretta is joined by Brad Oman (aka Ethan Anderton) to discuss Comic-Con purchases, real and fantasy. We talk about the latest news in the world of movies: how Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book movie is different than Jon Favreau’s, the casting of Barbie, the running times of Avengers: Infinity War and Thor: Ragnarok, and things you may not have noticed in the Thor: Ragnarok trailer....

‘Finding Dory’ Deleted Scene Finally Reveals How The Tank Gang Escaped By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 18, 2016 7:30 am EST When we first talked with Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton about his sequel Finding Dory, he told us that about an abandoned series of sequences which involved Marlin and Nemo trying to find Dory. Now with the home video release of the movie on the horizon, this lost sequence is finally seeing the light of day....

‘Good Omens’ Sneak Peek: David Tennant And Michael Sheen Bring Neil Gaiman’s Apocalyptic Comedy To Life [Comic-Con 2018] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 20, 2018 4:45 pm EST Good Omens Sneak Peek The miniseries is based on Gaiman and Pratchett’s classic 1990 novel of the same name (plus a hilariously long-winded subtitle), and is written by Gaiman, who acts as showrunner for the series — a first for the longtime author and screenwriter....

‘Han Solo’ Female Lead: Find Out Which Actresses Tested For The ‘Star Wars’ Spinoff By Angie Han/Oct. 5, 2016 2:56 pm EST Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Han Solo spinoff found its leading man in May, and finally made the official announcement in July. But Alden Ehrenreich isn’t going to star all by himself, so as the 2017 start date approaches, the race is on to fill up some of the other roles in the movie....

‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 Featurette: How The Netflix Series Taps Into The Music Of Harlem By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 15, 2018 5:30 am EST It’s not just the bulletproof hero or the Harlem setting that sets Luke Cage apart from the other Marvel Netflix shows — it’s the music. Netflix has released a new Luke Cage featurette diving into the new music and artists who are working on the second season of the Marvel-Netflix series....

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Lawsuit May Prevent Future Sequels By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 16, 2018 1:30 pm EST The ongoing Mad Max: Fury Road lawsuit lives, dies, and lives again. The future of the franchise is in jeopardy thanks to a bitter court battle between George Miller’s production company, Kennedy Miller Mitchell, and Warner Bros. The future of the Mad Max franchise has hit another bend in the road, as the bitter court battle makes its way from California to Australia’s Supreme Court of New South Wales....

‘Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’ On Track To Make $80 Million This Weekend By Jack Giroux/May 25, 2017 7:30 am EST The reviews are in, and they aren’t pretty for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The fifth Pirates film isn’t as lifeless as On Stranger Tides, but it’s not much livelier. But based on early box-office predictions, another underwhelming sequel likely won’t put an end to the 14-year-old franchise....

‘Rampage’ Tracking For $35 Million Opening Weekend By Chris Evangelista/March 23, 2018 7:30 am EST Blockbuster king Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson probably has another hit on his hands with the video game adaptation Rampage. Early Rampage tracking indicates the disaster film will take in a cool $35 million for its opening weekend. In other words, it’ll do better than Baywatch. Are you excited to see Dwayne Johnson interact with a giant CGI gorilla in Rampage?...

‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Featurette Focuses On Spidey’s Mentor, Iron Man By Ben Pearson/June 12, 2017 3:30 pm EST Tom Holland’s spunky, excitable Spider-Man swings back into theaters next month in a brand new cinematic adventure, but anyone who’s even remotely been paying attention knows that Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man is going to play a big part in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. Today, Downey took to Twitter to share a new featurette for the film that hones in on the mentor/mentee relationship between the two superheroes, so if this morning’s 22-minute fan’s guide didn’t satiate your thirst for all things Spidey, take a nice, cool sip of this video and see if that does the trick....