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Cool Stuff: More Star Wars Celebration Exclusives Include Artwork, Watches, Statues & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 1, 2020 6:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The first wave of exclusive merchandise that was meant for release at Star Wars Celebration is now available in the official online store. Now the Star Wars Celebration licensee exclusives from various official collectible creators have been revealed and are available while supplies last....

Daily Podcast: Venom 2, Barney, Robert Pattinson’s Thoughts On Batman, Black Adam, And More By Ben Pearson/Oct. 18, 2019 12:48 pm EST On the October 18, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Venom 2 casting, MoviePass’s latest shady dealings, a new Barney movie, Black Adam’s possible start of production, and more controversy for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 12, 2019 7:30 am EST — Jon Lee Brody (@JonLeeBrody) November 12, 2019 But that restoration of the nostalgia comes at the small price of another tweak to the infamous Han and Greedo confrontation. The scene that has been changed countless times with every remaster and re-release — maybe Han shot first, maybe Greedo, maybe both — and it received another tweak with the Disney+ 4k remaster. This time, it’s unclear who shot who, because Greedo drops dead in a sparks-filled explosion, but not before getting in the last word....

Every Episode Of ‘The Mandalorian’ Was Previsualized Entirely With Virtual Cinema By Ethan Anderton/June 5, 2020 8:00 am EST This week’s edition of Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian was shorter than usual, running just under 20 minutes. However, it revealed some more fascinating behind-the-scenes details of the live-action Star Wars series. Like the previous two episodes, this one keeps the focus on the technical side, specifically the visualization process used to plan what will go in front of cameras, both practically and in the immersive virtual set known as The Volume....

James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ Sequels Halt Production In New Zealand By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 17, 2020 8:30 am EST James Cameron’s Avatar sequels have been a long time coming. Since the original science-fiction epic hit theaters in 2009 and went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time, expectations were high for a follow-up — should Cameron follow it up. But the years passed, and the planet of Pandora and its inhabitants slowly faded from public consciousness, despite Cameron constantly talking about how Avatar 2 was in the works....

Kevin Feige Teases That His ‘Star Wars’ Movie Would Explore “New People And Places” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 11, 2019 1:30 pm EST Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie is starting to shape up. Two months after news broke that the Marvel Studios chief was developing a new Star Wars movie, Feige teased details about what we can expect for this mystery project. But this being Feige, those details are about as vague and diplomatic as possible....

Kevin Smith Was Writing A ‘Kingdom Keepers’ Adaptation For Disney+ – Here’s Why It’s Not Happening [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 6, 2020 8:30 am EST Two years ago, Kevin Smith teased a mystery writing gig that would be the most “massive IP” the Clerks director had “ever been allowed to play with.” When Netflix announced that Smith was developing a Masters of the Universe animated series earlier this year, we all assumed that was the “massive” mystery gig that the writer-director was speaking of....

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Disney+ And Hulu In August By Ethan Anderton/July 17, 2020 8:30 am EST Since movie theaters aren’t likely to reopen in August, you’re going to need another round of new titles to stream from Disney+ and Hulu. Thankfully, each of the streaming services have a big selection of movies and TV shows coming next month, including the revival of The Muppets, more of 20th Century Fox’s original X-Men franchise, one of the best indies of 2019, and some movies from the late 1980s and early 1990s that Hollywood doesn’t really make anymore....

The Story Of How Chris Rock Joined The New ‘Saw’ Film Involves The Unlikely Origin Of A Tyler Perry Movie By Ben Pearson/Sept. 16, 2020 4:00 pm EST In the summer of 2019, word came out that a new Saw movie starring Chris Rock was in the works, causing several of us to do a double-take. “Wait a second,” we said. “Chris Rock? Like…the Chris Rock? In a new Saw movie?...

This Week In Trailers: Calm With Horses, Rocks, The Wild Goose Lake, Swallow, Beastie Boys Story By Christopher Stipp/Feb. 1, 2020 9:00 am EST Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising?...

Universal Shifts ‘Candyman’, ‘The Forever Purge’ And ‘Halloween’ Sequels Release Dates By Ethan Anderton/July 8, 2020 1:30 pm EST Hot on the heels of the first teaser trailer for the anticipated horror sequel Halloween Kills, Universal Pictures has shifted the release dates for both that film and its follow-up. In addition, Universal is shuffling around Blumhouse’s upcoming Candyman remake, and The Forever Purge, the next installment of The Purge franchise. Get the latest release date changes to update your depressing calendar below....

‘Avengers: Endgame’ Arriving On Disney+ Earlier Than Previously Announced By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 6, 2019 8:00 am EST Even though the list of pretty much everything that will be available when Disney+ launches next week has already been revealed, The Walt Disney Company seems to have been holding back some heavy hitters. Last week, James Cameron’s Avatar was announced to officially be part of the launch day roster of movies in the Disney+ streaming library, and now we have word that Avengers: Endgame will be hitting the service earlier than the previously announced December window....

‘Back To The Future’ 4K Trilogy Comes With Audition Footage Of Ben Stiller, Kyra Sedgwick, And More By Ben Pearson/July 27, 2020 9:30 am EST The 30th anniversary of Back to the Future took place back in 2015, which somehow feels like it was literal eons ago and only yesterday at the same time. I think it’s because even through multiple generations, Robert Zemeckis’s time travel comedy has never really left the public consciousness....

‘Black Widow’ Trailer: Natasha Romanoff Made Some Bad Decisions Before She Became An Avenger By Ethan Anderton/March 9, 2020 7:00 am EST Natasha Romanoff may have sacrificed herself for the greater good in Avengers: Endgame, but that’s not stopping Black Widow from finally getting her own movie. And neither is coronavirus. Black Widow is still slated for release in May (for now), and Marvel Studios just released the final trailer that reveals so much more about the movie taking place after the events of Captain America: Civil War, but before Avengers: Infinity War....

By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 19, 2020 10:00 am EST Katie Holmes has dabbled in horror and thrillers with turns in The Gift and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, but this is a different kind of horror movie for the actress since it allowed her to play mother to a terrified child who is slowly becoming horrifying himself. In a roundtable interview with the actress set up in conjunction with our set visit report for Brahms: The Boy II, Katie Holmes discussed what she loves about horror, what she found relatable about her character, and of course, that creepy doll....

‘Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina’ Season 4: The Final Chapter Comes To Netflix In December By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 26, 2020 11:00 am EST Sabrina Spellman is going to conjure her last Satanic spell. Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina releases its final chapter this December, bringing the supernatural horror series’ four-season battle with demons, witches, and teen hormones to an end. But the (Eldritch) horror comes to its apex in the upcoming Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 4....

‘Disenchantment’ Season 3 Trailer Reveals January Premiere Date By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 16, 2020 11:30 am EST Netflix has been missing a little of that Matt Groening magic. The Simpsons creator’s animated fantasy-comedy Disenchantment has seen quite a long gap since its second season aired on the streaming service in September 2019, with promises of a 2020 premiere for season 3 passing by. But Netflix has finally released an official trailer for Disenchantment season 3 revealing a January 2021 return for the fantasy-comedy series....

‘Dune’: Director Denis Villeneuve’s Two Conditions For Making The Movie, And Why The 55-Year-Old Story Is “More Relevant Than Ever” By Ben Pearson/Sept. 9, 2020 10:00 am EST Denis Villeneuve is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today, and it looks like his hot streak is going to continue with his next big movie. As of a few weeks ago, the filmmaker behind Arrival, Sicario, and Blade Runner 2049 was still hard at work on Dune, the first part of a planned two-movie adaptation of Frank Herbert’s massively influential 1960s sci-fi novel....

‘Frozen 2’ Filmmakers Reveal New Details About The Sequel [Set Visit] By Ben Pearson/Sept. 30, 2019 9:00 am EST A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Walt Disney Animation in Burbank to take an early look at some footage from Frozen II, the highly-anticipated sequel to the 2013 mega-hit. Returning directors Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck and their team spent the last four years making this film, which is only the fourth sequel in Disney Animation history (not counting direct-to-video movies)....

‘Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous’ Trailer: Who Thought Summer Camp On Isla Nublar Was A Good Idea By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 1, 2020 11:30 am EST There have been an abundance of bad ideas in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World universe. Opening a flashy park full of bloodthirsty predators that have been shown to easily escape their cages and kill dozens of people is No. 1 with a bullet. But pretty high up there is hosting a summer camp for teens on Isla Nublar....