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‘Kenobi’ Series On Disney+ Takes Place Eight Years After ‘Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith’ By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2019 11:30 am EST The D23 Expo confirmed recent (and ongoing) rumors that Ewan McGregor had signed on to finally reprise his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in a series Lucasfilm is sending to the Disney+ streaming service. A new timeline graphic displayed during the Lucasfilm portion of the Disney+ presentation had the series taking place during the events of Solo: A Star Wars Story, but now we have an even better idea about when the Kenobi series unfolds in the Star Wars universe....

Luca First Look Empire debuted the first look at Luca, the feature directorial debut of Casarosa after the filmmaker was nominated for an Oscar for his exquisite short film La Luna. Andrea Warren (Lava, Cars 3) produces the film, which is set on the coast of Italy at the height of summer and follows the central character Luca and his friend Alberto, as they romp around the Italian seaside. But here is the mythic twist: Luca and Alberto are actually sea creatures who appear human on dry land, but become fish-like creatures underwater....

‘Run’ Trailer: ‘Searching’ Filmmaking Team Returns With A New Thriller By Ben Pearson/Feb. 20, 2020 6:13 am EST “You can’t escape a mother’s love.” That’s the tagline for Run, the newest thriller from the filmmaking team behind the 2018 hit Searching. This time, they have Sarah Paulson playing an intense and overbearing mother and newcomer Kiera Allen as her teenaged daughter, who’s raised in isolation and soon discovers that her relationship with mommy dearest is more sinister than it appears....

‘Seberg’ Trailer: Kristen Stewart Is The French New Wave Star By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 13, 2019 7:00 pm EST Seberg Trailer Seberg played at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and the reaction was…not great (it’s currently sitting at 42% on Rotten Tomatoes). I was unable to fit the film into my schedule there, and after hearing such ho-hum reactions I didn’t feel the need to make it a priority. That said, I will always eventually make time to see a new Kristen Stewart movie, because I think she’s one of the most interesting actresses working right now....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Featurette Pulls At The Heartstrings, Seemingly Teases The Return Of Another Original Trilogy Character By Jacob Hall/Nov. 29, 2019 8:00 am EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been billed as the conclusion of the “Skywalker Saga” that began back in 1977. But those are just words. Do you you know what is more than just words? A surprisingly lovely featurette filled with behind-the-scenes footage from the entire Star Wars series from 1977 through 2019 that feels specially built to make those eyes of yours water....

‘The Report’ Trailer: Adam Driver Uncovers A Cover-Up By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 22, 2019 7:00 am EST The Report is one of the best movies of 2019, and the first trailer for the political thriller is finally here. Based on a true story, The Report stars Adam Driver as Senate staffer Daniel J. Jones, who was put in charge of investigating the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program. That investigation resulted in Jones uncovering a deliberate cover-up intended to hide and obscure torture....

We Are Who We Are Trailer Here’s how HBO breaks down each of the main characters in Luca Guadagnino foray into television, an official selection of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight: Jack Dylan Grazer stars as shy and introverted fourteen-year-old Fraser, who moves from New York to a military base in Veneto with his mothers, Sarah (Chloë Sevigny) and Maggie (Alice Braga), who are both in the U.S. Army....

Annie Awards Nominations Go To ‘Frozen 2’, ‘Missing Link’, And More By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 2, 2019 9:30 am EST Hello, toon fans. The Annie Awards nominations are upon us, honoring the best of the best in animation this year. More often than not, titles nominated here go on to garner Oscar nods, so if you’re an awards season junkie, you might want to pay attention. There aren’t many surprises here, as far as I can see....

Daily Podcast DC Fandome Edition: The Batman, Snyder Cut, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Shazam, Wonder Woman 1984 & More By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 24, 2020 3:15 pm EST On the August 24, 2020 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 talk about DC FanDome. Opening Banter: How was the whole DC FanDome experience compared to Comic-Con at Home?...

Disney Criticized For ‘Mulan’ Credits Thanking Chinese Propaganda Departments Linked To Detention Camps, Underreporting COVID-19 Cases By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 8, 2020 2:30 pm EST When Disney first announced its remake of Mulan, Asian-American audiences who grew up on the 1998 original only had one major concern: no whitewashing. But cut to five years later, following the unexpected release of the Niki Caro-directed film on Disney+, and there are larger, more insidious sociopolitical concerns at work in Disney’s live-action Mulan remake....

By Ben Pearson/June 5, 2020 1:00 pm EST “There were a lot of controversial conversations that were had behind the scenes on that,” Trank said to Geeks of Color (via The Playlist) when he was asked if he ever considered casting a black woman as Sue Storm. “I was mostly interested in a black Sue Storm, a black Johnny Storm, and a black Franklin Storm. But also, when you’re dealing with a studio on a massive movie like that, everybody wants to keep an open mind to, like, who the big stars are going to be....

Matt Reeves’ ‘The Batman’ Isn’t An Origin Story, But The Hero Is Still “Majorly Struggling” By Ethan Anderton/April 9, 2020 10:00 am EST Without giving away any specific details about the story or whether any of the DC Comics storylines are being used for this new franchise, Reeves said he’s tapping into the emotional side of the story. The director explained: “I’m going to pitch the version of Batman that I would do, which is going to have a humanist bent....

Olivia De Havilland, Oscar Winner And Last Surviving Star Of ‘Gone With The Wind,’ Has Died At 104 By Ethan Anderton/July 26, 2020 12:00 pm EST Gone with the Wind and The Adventures of Robin Hood actress Olivia de Havilland was one of the few surviving stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age. But this weekend, the Oscar-winning legend left this world after spending over a century on it. Olivia de Havilland died peacefully in her sleep at home in Paris, France on Saturday at 104 years old....

Superhero Bits: Halle Berry Fought With Bryan Singer On ‘X-Men’, Marvel’s ‘Fortnite’ Crossover Expands & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2020 6:00 pm EST What’s the latest update to the Marvel-themed crossover in Fortnite? Can Homelander on The Boys ever be killed? Did you hear Black Panther was the most streamed comic book movie last week? Why did Halle Berry fight with Bryan Singer during X-Men production? Which character survived David Ayer’s cut of Suicide Squad but was killed in the theatrical release?...

The Morning Watch: Emmys Edition: Jimmy Kimmel’s Monologue, Jennifer Aniston Saves The Ceremony & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2020 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 special edition, watch Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue for the 72nd Primetime Emmys ceremony, which features some editing tricks and amusing gags....

The Morning Watch: In The Words Of Chadwick Boseman (1976-2020) By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 31, 2020 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, we look back at the legacy of the late actor Chadwick Boseman, star of Marvel’s mega, groundbreaking blockbuster Black Panther....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Vast Of Night’ Is A Great Example Of How To Make A Mesmerizing Sci-Fi Movie On A Budget By Ben Pearson/Dec. 14, 2020 1:00 pm EST This project is notable not only because the story is transportive and compelling (special props to stars Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz), but also because it’s the directorial debut of a previously unknown filmmaker, which carries exciting implications about the future....

The Streamer’s Guide To February 2020: What To Watch At Home To Prepare For This Month’s Theatrical Releases By Marshall Shaffer/Feb. 3, 2020 7:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. (Welcome to The Streamer’s Guide, a new monthly feature recommending at-home viewing options from filmmakers with new movies arriving in theaters this month.) If you’ve seen all the /Film coverage from Sundance and gotten eager to sample the year’s first crop of new movies, you’re in luck!...

TIFF 2020 Plans Include Physical Screenings, Drive-Ins, Digital Screenings And More By Chris Evangelista/June 24, 2020 1:00 pm EST Today, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled its plans for the upcoming 2020 festival. As everyone knows, the coronavirus pandemic has left the future of public events like festivals seriously in doubt (at least for this year). The Cannes Film Festival had to cancel its plans, as did SXSW. But TIFF still wants to make something happen this year....

TV Bits: ‘The Stand’, ‘What We Do In The Shadows’, ‘The Crown’, And More By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 20, 2019 1:00 pm EST Sarah Silverman just landed herself multiple projects at HBO. The cable network announced that Silverman signed a deal for a new stand-up comedy special and late-night series pilot order, with Silverman describing the series as “weighing in on the mishigas of the week and taking live video calls.” Silverman added:...