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Water Cooler: Horror Nights, American Vandal, Lost, Roma, Mid90s, The Sinner, Mandy, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 17, 2018 5:30 pm EST On the September 17, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘Black Lightning’ TV Spot: The CW Debuts Its First Black Superhero Solo Series By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 5, 2017 8:00 am EST “Black Lightning is back,” the latest trailer for the new CW DC Comics superhero show declares. It’s an unusual choice of words for a series that introduces a little-known superhero to TV, but Black Lightning follows an unusual premise: the electricity-controlling hero Jefferson Pierce is a retired vigilante who returns to the world of crime-fighting....

‘Black Panther’ Character Posters Show Off An Awesome Cast By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 9, 2017 10:56 am EST The sensational cast of Marvel’s Black Panther took to Twitter today to unleash a plethora of really cool character posters, covering just about every single person in the film. Marvel doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to posters, but these are pretty great. Check them out below. While I’ve grown slightly fatigued with the constant stream of superhero movies, I’m very excited for Marvel’s Black Panther, which has one hell of a director in Ryan Coogler and one dynamite cast to go with him....

‘Black Panther’ Clip: One Of The Best Marvel Fight Sequences Yet By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 30, 2018 7:30 am EST Black Panther may be coming for Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s crown as the Marvel movie with the most thrilling fight sequences. The newest Marvel Studios movie screened early to rave reviews on Monday night, and Disney is doubling down on the hype by releasing a full one-minute clip of T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and his team negotiating a fraught deal with Klaw (Andy Serkis)....

‘Bloodshot’ Movie Replaces Michael Sheen With Guy Pearce By Jacob Hall/Aug. 7, 2018 2:30 pm EST Guy Pearce is no stranger to playing shady scientists conducting mysterious experiments on soldiers in comic book movies. After all, he played that part to sleazy perfection in Iron Man 3. So it’s no wonder that he’s been cast in a similar role in Sony’s upcoming comic book adaptation Bloodshot, replacing original actor Michael Sheen....

‘Borg Vs. McEnroe’ Trailer: Shia LaBeouf Serves Up An Ace Performance As A Volatile Tennis Star By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 14, 2018 2:30 pm EST Shia LaBeouf slowly makes his Hollywood comeback with what promises to be another tour-de-force performance. In the sports drama Borg vs. McEnroe, LaBeouf plays the real-life tennis player John McEnroe, known for his fiery temperament and court-side outbursts. He stars opposite Swedish star Sverrir Gudnason, who plays McEnroe’s most famous rival, Björn Borg....

‘Despicable Me 3’ Trailer: Gru Turns Back To The Dark Side By Ben Pearson/May 24, 2017 9:00 am EST It looks like Gru, Steve Carell’s reformed villain of the Despicable Me movies, is about to turn to the dark side once again. A brand new trailer for Despicable Me 3 has just been released, and the newest Illumination Entertainment sequel sees Gru meeting up with his twin brother Dru (also voiced by Carell) and being tempted to return to a life of crime....

/Film Daily Podcast: Live From Comic-Con Day 1 - Inhumans, Doctor Doom, Netflix, Kingsman 2, It, Annabelle & More By Peter Sciretta/July 21, 2017 9:30 am EST You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). Welcome to /Film Daily, the daily podcast of slashfilm.com. I’m Peter Sciretta and on today’s episode for July 21st, 2017, I’m joined by Brad Oman (Ethan Anderton on /Film) to discuss what we’ve been seeing at San Diego Comic-Con International:...

‘Green Lantern Corps’ Screenwriters Hired, Described As “Lethal Weapon In Space” By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 12, 2017 10:00 am EST Warner Bros’ Green Lantern movie starring Ryan Reynolds was supposed to be the beginning of a new DC movie universe, but the film was critically slammed and did poorly at the box office ($220 million worldwide on a estimated $200 million budget). Six years later and Warner Bros is ready to try their hands at this beloved DC superhero once again with Green Lantern Corps....

‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ TV Spots: Robot Dogs And The Safety Dance By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 18, 2017 2:30 pm EST Blockbuster summer may be over, but there’s still a big dose of action coming this month in the form of the comic book sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Taron Egerton is back as Eggsy, and this time the secret spy agency that took him off the streets and put him into some fancy suits is a little worse for the wearer, with a criminal organization known as The Golden Circle taking out their headquarters....

By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 3, 2017 8:37 pm EST It was only a matter of time before someone got around to tackling J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series on the screen again. Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy movie take on the material broke the box office and took home Oscar gold (let’s just ignore those Hobbit prequels, shall we?), so it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. would be open to exploring future adaptation options for the material....

‘Sacred Games’ Trailer: Netflix’s First Indian Original Series Is Here By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 6, 2018 4:30 pm EST It’s easy to balk at reports that Netflix is bringing thousands of new original series, movies, and more to its subscription service, but let’s not forget that a big portion of those Netflix originals will be foreign titles. Netflix has been expanding its foreign footprint exponentially, playing host to slews of new animes, Korean dramas, German thrillers, and Dutch dramas....

‘Why Him?’ Red-Band Trailer: It’s Bryan Cranston Vs. James Franco By Angie Han/Nov. 15, 2016 6:30 am EST Thinking about just how awkward this holiday season is going to be with your family this year can be a depressing and uncomfortable experience. Watching someone else suffer through a really awkward holiday season, though? That’s comedy gold. Or so the new comedy Why Him? would like to think. Bryan Cranston plays the doting father of a bright young woman (Zoey Deutch) who’s excited to introduce her new boyfriend (James Franco) to her family....

‘Wolverine 3’ Gets A Title And A Poster By Angie Han/Oct. 5, 2016 7:34 am EST Hugh Jackman promised we’d see a big reveal from the next Wolverine movie this week, and this morning he delivered. The actor has just shared the first official poster for the film, which reveals that the official title is… drumroll please… Logan. Check out the Logan poster below, plus a little peek at the script....

Cool Stuff: ‘Jurassic Park’ Night Vision Goggles Can Now Be Yours By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2018 5:30 am EST Since we’re not going to get real dinosaurs in front of our eyes anytime soon, we’ll take the next best thing from Jurassic Park instead. You might remember that John Hammond’s grandson Tim (Joseph Mazzello) stumbles upon a pair of cool light-up night vision goggles under the seat of the Jurassic Park branded Ford Explorer while they’re stranded next to the tyrannosaurus rex paddock in the rain....

Cool Stuff: Hasbro Reveals ‘Star Wars’ Exclusives For San Diego Comic-Con 2018 By Ethan Anderton/June 15, 2018 6:00 am EST Whenever San Diego Comic-Con comes along, Hasbro has some of the most coveted exclusives that you can only get at the convention. And among them are a handful of Star Wars exclusives that fans always clamor to get throughout the five-day convention. This year is no exception as Hasbro has unveiled their Star Wars 2018 Comic-Con exclusives, including a popular comic character, a scene from The Force Awakens, and a new Black Series figure from The Empire Strikes Back....

Daily Podcast: The Problem With Last Jedi’s Ending, Black Widow, Gambit, New Mutants, DGA Awards By Peter Sciretta/Jan. 11, 2018 5:30 pm EST At the Water Cooler: In the News: In the Spoiler Room: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today’s show at slashfilm.com. /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....

Edward James Olmos Has Been Cut Out Of ‘The Predator’, But He’s Okay With That By Fred Topel/Aug. 4, 2018 9:00 am EST Edward James Olmos was cast in The Predator in March of 2017, however, as the September release date nears, the Battlestar Galactica star told /Film during the publicity rounds for his new FX show Mayans M.C. that he’s been cut out of the movie entirely. The good news is that Olmos doesn’t have any hard feelings about it, and cutting his character may turn out better for the movie....

Exclusive: JD Dillard’s Secret Blumhouse Movie ‘Sweetheart’ Details Revealed By Peter Sciretta/April 26, 2017 8:00 am EST Blumhouse quickly acquired J.D. Dillard’s Sleight coming off the movie’s premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The movie got rave reactions, including a review from yours truly. A couple weeks later it was announced that Blumhouse would be producing the next film Sweetheart starring Dope star Kiersey Clemons. As with all Blumhouse films, the logline is being kept under wraps, but talking to Dillard in advance of the release of Sleight, I was able to learn some more details....

Final ‘Mile 22’ Trailer Teases You With A New Migos Song By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 29, 2018 9:30 am EST STX Entertainment has released the final Mile 22 trailer, loading the trailer up with more action, more thrills, and a new Migos song just to entice you a little further. Because we guess the demographics for Migos fans and Mark Wahlberg fans overlap? Mile 22 Trailer The final trailer for Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg’s upcoming thriller Mile 22 has hit the web ahead of the film’s mid-August release date....