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‘The LEGO Movie 2’ Trailer: ‘The Second Part’ Brings Back The Old Gang For A New Block Party By Ben Pearson/June 5, 2018 5:51 am EST Warner Bros. Animation has debuted the first trailer for The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, showcasing the continuing adventures of LEGO minifigures Emmett (Chris Pratt) and Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks). Will this movie be able to hold a candle to the hilarious and inventive 2014 original?...

‘The Mummy’ Featurette: Hey, Did You Know Tom Cruise Does His Own Stunts? By Ben Pearson/May 9, 2017 10:30 am EST Remember Tom Cruise, one of the stars of Cocktail? I guess he’s some kind of hotshot action star now, and apparently – get this – he does a lot of his own stunts. How about that? I kid, I kid. If you’ve paid even the slightest amount of attention to mainstream American filmmaking over the past decade, you’ve likely seen tons of stories about Cruise hanging from the wing of an airplane as it took off or being strapped to the outside of the world’s tallest building....

‘The Whole Truth’ Trailer: Would You Trust Keanu Reeves To Get You Out Of Jail? By Angie Han/Sept. 20, 2016 2:00 pm EST Keanu Reeves has been killing it lately in a variety of offbeat projects, from John Wick to The Neon Demon. He even acquitted himself quite nicely in The Bad Batch, which is more than we can say for either of that film’s actual leads. Now this fall he’ll return to more straightforwardly dramatic fare with The Whole Truth, the new legal thriller from Frozen River director Courtney Hunt....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 14, 2018 12:30 pm EST Despite much of the hoopla surrounding Venom that it would be darker, bloodier, and more R-rated than most superhero fare, the Sony comic book movie has been saddled with a teen-friendly PG-13 rating. It’s a rating that makes sense considering the film’s supposed appeal to “the fans,” most of whom are teen boys. But it’s one that doesn’t live up to Sony’s year-long hype train of Venom as a dark and dangerous spin on the superhero movie — nor to that buzzy San Diego Comic-Con scene involving Venom’s teeth and someone’s head....

Bottleneck Gallery NYCC’s Releases Includes Prints From Jock, Olly Moss, Matt Ferguson & More By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 4, 2016 10:30 am EST Bottleneck Gallery continues to kill it with their pop culture art prints. The gallery will be debuting a slew of new prints at New York Comic Con later this week. Want to get a sneak preview of some of these prints? After the jump, you’ll find Star Wars prints from Matt Ferguson and Raid71, as well as Jock’s 28 Days Later, Matt Ferguson’s Arena Star Trek print and Alice X....

Check Out This Cool New Russian ‘Rogue One’ Poster, Reveals Film Rating By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 4, 2016 1:30 pm EST Over the weekend at a Russian Comic Con, Disney revealed a new Russian poster for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Not only is the poster cool, but it may give us a clue as to what rating to expect when the movie hits theaters in the U.S. Hit the jump to take a look at this cool Russian Rogue One poster and learn more....

Cool Stuff: Life-Size ‘The Predator’ Bust Will Terrify You In The Middle Of The Night By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 28, 2018 6:00 am EST When you wake up in the middle of the night, wouldn’t it be great if you could see the snarling face of the most deadly hunter in the galaxy? Sideshow Collectibles can make that prospect a reality. Leading up to the release of The Predator next month, Sideshow Collectibles and Prime 1 Studio have announced a partnership to release a life-size bust of the Fugitive Predator who comes to Earth in the latest installment of the Predator franchise....

Daily Podcast: Avengers: Infinity War Spoiler-Free Reactions And Marvel News From Kevin Feige By Ben Pearson/April 24, 2018 7:30 am EST In the News: All the other stuff you need to know:You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes./Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm....

First Mickey Mouse Theme Park Ride To Premiere At Walt Disney World [D23 Expo 2017] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 15, 2017 4:27 pm EST After 89 years as Walt Disney World’s iconic mascot, Mickey Mouse will finally get a solo theme park attraction built entirely around him. Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway will be Mickey’s Mouse’s first theme park attraction ever, despite the thousands of Hidden Mickey’s scattered across Walt Disney World and Disneyland rides throughout the country....

HBO Orders Adam McKay’s Media Family Drama ‘Succession’ To Series By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 8, 2017 4:00 pm EST Writer and director Adam McKay made an impressive jump from directing feature comedies like Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Step Brothers to the real life The Big Short, even earning an Oscar nomination for Best Director and a win for Best Adapted Screenplay. Now the filmmaker who cut his teeth writing for Saturday Night Live will try his hand at the dramatic side of television too....

IMAX VR May End Before It Takes Off As Company Closes Two Centers By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 16, 2018 9:30 am EST IMAX VR was supposed to change the face of cinema. When IMAX opened its ground-breaking virtual reality centers in several cities around the world last year, the film community was abuzz with excitement. Would this change movie-going as we know it? Could we finally live our dreams of fighting alongside John Wick?...

Kristen Wiig Joins Apple Comedy Series From Reese Witherspoon – Here Is Apple’s Slate Of Original Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 17, 2018 12:30 pm EST Now Wiig is making a return to TV, in a half-hour comedy series for Apple produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine banner. Yes, you read that right, this is an original series being developed for Apple. It’s one of many original series and movies that Apple has picked up as the tech giant strikes out into the streaming service field....

Lena Headey In Talks For ‘Wind In The Willows’ Film ‘Banking On Mr. Toad’ By Ben Pearson/Nov. 3, 2017 4:00 pm EST With Game of Thrones approaching its final season, its stars are soon going to be moving on to other projects. But here’s a follow-up I don’t think any of us foresaw: actress Lena Headey, who plays the fierce and cunning Cersei Lannister in the HBO fantasy series, is in talks to star in a film called Banking on Mr....

Movies Anywhere App Officially Launches, Offers Five Free Films For Users By Ben Pearson/Oct. 12, 2017 12:30 pm EST “Movies Anywhere means that consumers never have to remember where they purchased a film or which device they can watch it on, because all of their eligible movies will be centralized within their Movies Anywhere library and available across platforms through the Movies Anywhere app and website and also available at their connected digital retailers,” says Karin Gilford, the company’s general manager....

Netflix Is Wiping Out All Of Its User Reviews Next Month By Ben Pearson/July 6, 2018 1:30 pm EST Say goodbye to Netflix user reviews, because the streaming service has announced that it will obliterate all of them from the site next month. Read more about Netflix’s latest change below. Bad news for anyone who still used Netflix as a hub for writing all of their movie-related opinions. CNET reports that as of July 30, users will no longer be able to use the desktop-only function that allows them to write reviews of TV shows and movies on the site....

Rian Johnson Is Proudest Of The Most Controversial Parts Of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 3, 2018 10:30 am EST Four months after the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the outrage against it still hasn’t died down in some circles. But director Rian Johnson won’t let that bother him. In a new interview, Johnson addressed the polarizing elements in Last Jedi that rejected the mythology of the Star Wars franchise and angered some fans....

Robert Downey Jr. To Star In ‘The Voyage Of Doctor Dolittle’ By Peter Sciretta/March 20, 2017 11:50 am EST While the books may be good source material for children movie adaptations, it’s hard not to imagine that Robert Downey Jr. isn’t going the same route as an actor like Johnny Depp. I hope I am wrong and let’s all pray that this is better than the Eddie Murphy films released in the late 1990’s....

Zack Snyder Teases Deathstroke In ‘Justice League’ Set Photo By Angie Han/Sept. 30, 2016 10:00 am EST A few weeks ago, Ben Affleck posted a brief video revealing that Deathstroke would be making his way to the DC Extended Universe. Shortly afterward, Geoff Johns confirmed that Joe Manganiello had been cast in the role for Affleck’s Batman solo movie, which is expected out around 2018 or 2019. But it looks like we might get to meet the villain a little bit earlier than that....

‘A Town Called Panic: Double Fun’ Trailer: One Of The Strangest (And Best) Animated Movies Ever Gets A Follow-Up By Jacob Hall/Sept. 19, 2016 11:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Now, seven years later, a sequel-of-sorts is here in the form of A Town Called Panic: Double Fun, which has unveiled a new trailer. Heres’s the A Town Called Panic Double Fun trailer:...

‘Avatar’ Sequels To Bring Back Joel David Moore’s Norm Spellman, Everyone’s Favorite Character By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 1, 2017 10:30 am EST That’s right, a character you totally remember is confirmed to be returning for the sequels to the highest grossing movie of all time, the movie for which you definitely remember all the characters’ names and didn’t have to look them up on the Avatar Wiki. Fan-favorite character Norm Spellman....