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Cool Stuff: Iron Studios ‘Jurassic Park’ Statue Remembers When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 10, 2020 6:00 am EST The end of Jurassic Park is suspenseful and nerve-racking as velociraptors pursue Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), and John Hammond’s grandchildren Lex and Tim Murphy (Ariana Richards and Joseph Mazzello) through the visitor center of this experiment gone terribly wrong. But the towering tyrannosaurus rex becomes a hero as it somehow sneaks into the building undetected and dispatches with the speedy, intelligent dinosaurs, allowing everyone to escape....

Daily Podcast: Spider-Man, Fantastic Beasts 3, Ant-Man 3, Disney +, Playstation Vue, House Of The Dragon, Joker 2 & Terminator Dark Fate By Peter Sciretta/Nov. 5, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the November 5, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Spider-Man, Fantastic Beasts 3, Ant-Man 3, Disney +, Playstation Vue, House of the Dragon, Joker 2, and Terminator Dark Fate....

Daily Podcast: Which Wrong Lessons Will Hollywood Take From Joker’s Success? Marvel TV, Foundation, Avatar 2, Hocus Pocus 2 & Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 24, 2019 11:45 am EST On the October 24, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Marvel TV, Joker box office, Foundation, Avatar sequels, Hocus Pocus 2, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker....

Director Mike Flanagan Explains How He Finished His New Netflix Series ‘Midnight Mass’ During The Pandemic By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 2020 11:30 am EST Back in August, Doctor Sleep director and The Haunting of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan got back behind the camera to begin production on his new Netflix horror series Midnight Mass. It was the first American series to start production in Vancouver during the coronavirus pandemic, and unlike some movies and TV shows that started back up in the middle of this mess, the production had an uninterrupted 83-day shoot that was free of COVID-19 scares....

Focus Features Releasing ‘Promising Young Woman’ On VOD Starting Next Week By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 7, 2021 3:00 pm EST Following in the footsteps of other Focus Features theatrical releases from 2020, Promising Young Woman will soon be getting a VOD release less than a month after the movie arrived in theaters. Focus Features has announced January 15, 2021 as the Promising Young Woman VOD release date. The film is currently playing in theaters across the country, where it opened on Christmas Day....

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Cast Might Include Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, And More By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 2, 2019 1:02 pm EST Guillermo del Toro’s return to directing is attracting some serious talent. New reports indicate Toni Collette, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Michael Shannon, and more are all in being considered or are in talks to join del Toro’s Nightmare Alley cast. Bradley Cooper is already set to star in the adaptation of the novel of the same name, about a con-man who teams up with a psychiatrist....

Marvel’s Live-Action ‘Helstrom’ Series Cast Include ‘Homeland,’ ‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Alums By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 8, 2019 2:00 pm EST Marvel announced the cast of its Hulu series Marvel’s Helstrom, a superhero series described as Marvel’s “first foray into terror” that is based on the character spun off from Ghost Rider in the short-lived comic book arc Son of Satan. Austen stars as Daimon Hellstrom, a son of a “mysterious and powerful” serial killer who along with his sister Ana (Lemmon) “track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and skills....

Netflix Is Launching Its Own Comedy Festival In Los Angeles This Spring By Ethan Anderton/March 2, 2020 1:30 pm EST Netflix has become home to countless stand-up comedy specials from some of the finest comedians working today. Dave Chappelle, Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, John Mulaney, Ali Wong, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Seth Meyers, Jim Gaffigan, Bill Burr, Tig Notaro and dozens more all have their own Netflix stand-up specials....

New ‘Avatar 2’ Concept Art Shows Off Pandora’s Most Expensive Airbnb By Ben Pearson/Jan. 14, 2021 12:30 pm EST 2020 was basically a wash in terms of traveling, but as the coronavirus vaccine begins to be more widely distributed, you may be finding yourself planning a vacation to finally get out of your home. In a new Instagram post, producer Jon Landau inadvertently makes the case that you might consider heading to Pandora, the fictional planet at the heart of James Cameron’s Avatar franchise, because the new piece of Avatar 2 concept art he shared looks just like a super expensive Airbnb that you might find in an island nation like Tahiti....

New ‘Dirty Dancing’ Movie In The Works At Lionsgate With Jennifer Grey Returning To Star By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 7, 2020 8:30 am EST Dirty Dancing is one of those staple romances of the 1980s that is still so popular today that it stands among the likes of Back to the Future, Jaws, and Ghostbusters as movies that are currently playing in drive-ins around the country and always seem to be on television every single weekend....

Pete Davidson, Hannibal Buress, Ilana Glazer And More To ‘Bring Back Laughs’ For COVID-19 Comedy Relief Show By Hoai-Tran Bui/Sept. 25, 2020 2:30 pm EST We could all use a little more laughter these days — and comedians like Pete Davidson, Hannibal Buress, and Ilana Glazer want to bring it to us. The Bring Back Laughs comedy charity event, which is being held to support COVID-19 relief organizations, has set its star-studded line-up, which includes the above comedians and more....

Peter Dinklage Is The New ‘Toxic Avenger’ In Legendary’s Upcoming Reboot By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 1, 2020 7:30 am EST Peter Dinklage is the new Toxic Avenger. The Game of Thrones star has signed onto his next big project: a Legendary-produced remake of the cult classic exploitation movie The Toxic Avenger, which Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel At Home in This World Anymore) is set to direct. Deadline reports that Peter Dinklage has been tapped by Legendary Pictures to star in a reboot of The Toxic Avenger, a “contemporary reimagining” of Troma Entertainment’s 1984 B-movie cult comedy hit....

Scarlett Johansson Faces The Snap Again On A Festive But Lackluster ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 15, 2019 9:00 am EST Though the full-on Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live won’t arrive until next weekend when Eddie Murphy makes his highly anticipated return to Studio 8H, this episode with host Scarlett Johansson was rather festive on its own. There were plenty of Christmas sketches to behold, and two of them were easily the best of the night....

The Morning Watch: ‘Rick And Morty Vs. Genocider’ Anime Short, An Evening With Kevin Smith 2020 & More By Ethan Anderton/July 27, 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....

The Morning Watch: Stuntmen React To ‘The Mandalorian’, The Art Of Voice Dubbing & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 10, 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, watch as stuntmen react to a badass fight scene from the first season of The Mandalorian....

Theme Park Bits: Rise Of The Resistance, A Live Hotel-Opening Webcast, And More By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 13, 2019 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: Details have emerged about Disneyland’s new parade. Watch the grand opening of Walt Disney World’s new resort hotel. Rise of the Resistance is working through crowds. And more! 2020 is a year full of new and exciting changes at the Disneyland Resort. One of those new changes will be in the form of floats, live characters, dancing acrobats, and music....

UPDATED: ‘Girls5eva’ Adds Busy Philipps And Paula Pell To The Peacock Series From ‘30 Rock’ Creators By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 6, 2020 11:40 am EST UPDATE: Saturday Night Live veteran and A.P. Bio co-star Paula Pell has also been added to the series. We’ve added details of her role in our original story from October 5 below. If you haven’t been compelled to sign up for Peacock yet, their line-up of original programming might change your mind....

‘American Horror Story 1984’ Trailer Channels ‘Friday The 13th’, ‘Halloween’ And More Slasher Mayhem By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 26, 2019 2:30 pm EST The full American Horror Story 1984 trailer is here, and it’s practically daring you to count all the slasher movie references within. The latest season of the seemingly never-ending horror anthology show sends its cast to a deadly summer camp. Who will survive, and what will be left of them?...

‘Halloween’ Sequels ‘Halloween Kills’ And ‘Halloween Ends’ Coming In 2020 And 2021 By Chris Evangelista/July 19, 2019 10:40 am EST Two more Halloween sequels are coming our way. Halloween Kills will continue the battle between Michael Myers and Laurie Strode in 2020, while Halloween Ends will conclude the saga on 2021. The news was revealed by John Carpenter himself, so that’s about as official as it gets. More on the new Halloween sequels below....

‘Little Women’ Clip: Jo And Laurie Dance Like No One Is Watching By Ben Pearson/Nov. 5, 2019 4:00 pm EST Don’t sleep on Little Women. Writer/director Greta Gerwig’s new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel doesn’t come out until Christmas, and while Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will dominate the box office around then, I’m guessing a new version of Little Women is going to earn a significant amount of attention in its own right....