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‘His Dark Materials’ Gears Up For A Stormy Finale In The Penultimate “Malice” By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 22, 2020 10:00 am EST His Dark Materials is nearing the end of its second season with an episode that feels very much like the set-up for the finale next week. (Originally set to run 8 episodes like season 1, an extra filler episode set to catch up with James McAvoy’s Lord Asriel was scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic....

By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 5, 2020 2:30 pm EST Love is an open door, and the Molly and the Moon is an open door for Frozen 2 co-stars Kristen Bell and Jonathan Groff to play a couple in a musical once again — but this time, in live-action. An original musical from How I Met Your Mother creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas, Molly and the Moon reunites the Frozen and Frozen 2 co-stars in a film inspired by a Thomas’ personal experience of having a baby born with a rare genetic disorder....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Sets New Record For Most Ticket Pre-Sales In First Hour By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 22, 2019 7:30 am EST The newest Star Wars movie doesn’t need lightspeed to shatter the sound barrier — or in this case, the Atom Tickets pre-sales record. Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker ticket pre-sales went live on Monday night, and within the first hour, Episode 9 had already set a new record for ticket pre-sales....

By Ben Pearson/Feb. 21, 2020 3:30 pm EST Last summer, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss signed a massive five-year deal with Netflix worth $250 million, which precipitated their departure from a galaxy far, far away. Six months later, we now know what their next big project is going to be at the streaming service. Benioff and Weiss and fellow Game of Thrones executive producer Bernadette Caulfield will executive produce a new dramedy series called The Chair, which will star Sandra Oh....

‘The Craft’ Remake Has Assembled Its Coven Of Four New Stars By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 20, 2019 12:30 pm EST The Craft remake has found its new coven. Blumhouse’s remake of the 1996 cult supernatural horror movie has announced the rest of its cast who are joining the already announced Cailee Spaeny (Pacific Rim: Uprising). Joining The Craft cast are Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, and Zoey Luna as the teen witches who roam the halls of a Los Angeles Catholic prep school....

‘The Donut King’ Trailer: How A Cambodian Refugee Built (And Lost) The California Donut Empire By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 22, 2020 1:30 pm EST Why aren’t there more Dunkin’ Donuts in California? The coffee and baked goods chain is ubiquitous along the East Coast, mostly along the Northeast corridor, but seems strangely absent from the sunny shores of California. It seems like one of those mysteries that could never be solved, but there is actually a solid explanation, and a heartwarming refugee story, behind this fact....

‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Is A Love Story, Among Other Things By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 24, 2020 2:00 pm EST The Haunting of Bly Manor, the follow-up to The Haunting of Hill House, is changing things up a bit. For one thing, it’s telling a whole new story – drawing on the works of Henry James rather than Shirley Jackson. For another, the series is going to put the romance back in gothic romance....

The King Trailer The King is inspired by elements of William Shakespeare’s historical plays Henry IV and Henry V, but isn’t quite Shakespeare as you remember it in school. Joel Edgerton, who co-writes the film with Michôd, compares The King to “‘Game Of Thrones’ meets Shakespeare only in that, you can watch ‘Game Of Thrones’ and understand what’s going on.” Chalamet may be rocking a period-authentic haircut and outfit, but he’ll be speaking in a more modern dialogue as the young Henry V, a prince who must ascend the throne after a “riotous youth” of hanging out with lowlifes....

‘The Mandalorian’ Delivers One Of Its Best Episodes, And Brings Back Some Familiar Faces, With “The Heiress” By Bryan Young/Nov. 13, 2020 9:30 am EST Naturally, there are spoilers here. The third episode of The Mandalorian season 2 brings Bryce Dallas Howard back to the director’s chair, and gives the Mandalorian new friends and foes on his quest to return the Child to the Jedi. In the previous episode, he agreed to take the unnamed frog lady to Trask in exchange for information leading to the whereabouts of a Mandalorian covert....

‘The Old Guard’ Review: An Immortal Bore That Wastes A Great Premise By Chris Evangelista/July 3, 2020 8:00 am EST If there’s one thing we can all agree on in these divisive times, it’s that the sight of Charlize Theron kicking some ass is fun. Be it Mad Max: Fury Road or Atomic Blonde, Theron has the physicality and screen presence that makes the sight of her throwing down and pummelling some fools spectacular cinema....

‘The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again’ Trailer: This Time, There’s Three Vanessa Hudgens By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 10, 2020 5:30 pm EST How do you top a hit holiday movie with two Vanessa Hudgens? Three Vanessa Hudgens! The Princess Switch has got itself a sequel in the form of The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again, which goes exactly like it sounds: Vanessa Hudgens’ adorable former baker Stacy proposes that she switch places with Duchess Margaret again, after the duchess hits a rough patch in her relationship with her boyfriend Kevin (Nick Sagar)....

‘The Purge’ And Jason Bourne Spin-Off Series’ Treadstone’ Canceled At USA By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 2020 9:30 am EST Deadline has word on USA network having the Jason Bourne spin-off series Treadstone and The Purge canceled. Both were shows inspired by Universal film franchises, and both became too expensive for the kind of ratings they were bringing in. So The Purge is coming to an end after two seasons, and Treadstone has been taken out after just one season....

‘Wind In The Willows’ Movie Back In The Works With ‘Downton Abbey’ Creator Hopping On Board By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 2020 9:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Peter Jackson’s WETA Digital is now involved with The Wind in the Willows movie, which will now create Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger with computer animation. Ray Griggs is still directing and offering special effects experience on WETA’s behalf along with Richard Taylor at WETA Workshop....

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Starry Eyes’ Turns Hollywood Into Hell By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 4, 2019 7:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: Starry Eyes (2014). Starry Eyes 31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Starry Eyes’ Turns Hollywood Into Hell By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 4, 2019 7:00 am EST...

Daily Podcast: Justice League, AppleTV+, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lord Of The Rings, Nutty Professor, Powerpuff Girls, And Tenet By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 26, 2020 4:15 pm EST On the August 26, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Justice League, AppleTV+, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lord of the Rings, nutty Professor, Powerpuff Girls, and Tenet....

Disney+ India Launch Delayed For The Time Being By Chris Evangelista/March 22, 2020 4:00 pm EST There’s no new date for the delayed Disney+ India launch, but the company has said the release is only “briefly paused.” This comes on the heels of the cricket tournament being delayed on Hotstar, the major streamer where Disney+ was set to debut. Disney also canceled a press conference on Disney+’s India plans due to the coronavirus outbreak....

Groundbreaking ‘Mandalorian’ Virtual Technology Inspires New Studio In Spain By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 3, 2020 1:00 pm EST What will the movie industry look like after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic? Disney+‘s The Mandalorian and its cutting-edge Stagecraft system, which uses a rear-projected LED screen to create a reactive environment, may give us a vision. And already foreign production studios are taking The Mandalorian up on that vision. A new Spain-based virtual production facility, Orca Studios, is installing the LED volume technology inspired by the game-changing tech used by ILM on its Stagecraft system for The Mandalorian....

How ‘Birds Of Prey’ Distinguishes Itself From ‘Suicide Squad,’ According To Director Cathy Yan [Set Visit] By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 9, 2019 10:15 am EST Suicide Squad was by no means a box office failure, but it’s safe to assume no one considers it much of a success. Reviews were scathing, and the general consensus seems to be that it’s the worst of DC’s recent movies. Now here comes Birds of Prey, a film that brings back Suicide Squad’s Harley Quinn, as played by Margot Robbie, but seems to be standing on its own two feet....

Kevin Feige Says We Could Soon See Marvel Studios Footage That They’ve Previously Been “Too Humiliated To Show” By Ben Pearson/Aug. 9, 2019 5:30 pm EST What sort of embarrassing, unseen footage lurks in the editing bays at Marvel Studios? Mega-producer and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige knows all too well what works and what doesn’t, and his ability to delineate between those two categories has been a key factor in the success of Marvel Studios’ first three phases, collectively known as the “Infinity Saga....

Let Baby Yoda Sit On Your Shelf As A Co-Pilot Or Ride On Your Shoulder As A Plush By Ethan Anderton/July 22, 2020 3:30 pm EST There’s already plenty of merchandise out there dedicated to The Child from The Mandalorian, who is lovingly referred to by fans as Baby Yoda. But now there are two more items that will let you display your love for the surprisingly powerful little guy. One of them is a little plush that you can situate on your shoulder, and the other is a detailed statue featuring The Child sitting in one of the seats of The Mandalorian’s ship....