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‘Antebellum’ Trailer: Janelle Monáe Stars In A New Horror Movie From The Producers Of ‘Get Out’ By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 21, 2019 8:30 am EST How’s this for a surprise? Seemingly out of nowhere, here comes the trailer for Antebellum, a new Lionsgate horror film starring Janelle Monáe. We knew that Monáe was set to star in a Lionsgate movie for directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, but beyond that, most of the film was shrouded in secrecy....

‘Armageddon Time’ Cast Adds Robert De Niro, Oscar Isaac, Donald Sutherland, And Anne Hathaway Alongside Cate Blanchett By Chris Evangelista/June 16, 2020 5:00 pm EST Armageddon Time, the James Gray-directed coming-of-age story starring Cate Blanchett, just announced a very impressive line-up of additional cast members. Robert De Niro, Oscar Isaac, Donald Sutherland, and Anne Hathaway are now all on board the movie, which is based in part on Gray’s own childhood....

‘Booksmart’ Team Olivia Wilde And Katie Silberman Reunite For Holiday Comedy By Chris Evangelista/July 19, 2019 2:30 pm EST Olivia Wilde and Katie Silberman, who both worked together on this year’s critically acclaimed and altogether wonderful Booksmart, are getting together again. The duo will create an untitled holiday comedy for Universal, and while there are absolutely zero details about the project, we’re such fans of Booksmart around here that we’re still excited....

‘Challenger Deep’ Adaptation Coming To Disney+ From ‘Toy Story 4’ Co-Writer By Ben Pearson/July 27, 2019 11:00 am EST Shusterman based the book on his son Brendan’s schizoaffective disorder and the book features Brendan’s illustrations throughout, so this is a deeply personal story for him. An old Hollywood Reporter article says he was once set to write the movie version himself for 20th Century Fox, but now the project will be adapted for Disney+ by Will McCormack, an actor/writer who co-wrote the solid 2012 indie drama Celeste & Jesse Forever with Rashida Jones and went on to co-write Toy Story 4 with her as well....

‘Deca-Dence’ Is a Bonkers Apocalyptic Anime, And Also A Timely Indictment Of Capitalism By Rafael Motamayor/Sept. 28, 2020 10:00 am EST (Welcome to Ani-time Ani-where, a regular column dedicated to helping the uninitiated understand and appreciate the world of anime.)There is an unwritten rule that you should give a new anime three episodes before deciding whether to keep watching or drop it entirely. The idea is that a show usually needs around three episodes to breathe before it shows what it’s really about and what the rest of the story is going to look like....

‘Dexter’ Reboot Coming To Showtime, Michael C. Hall Returning By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 14, 2020 2:18 pm EST I can’t imagine anyone was craving more Dexter right now, but I guess I’m dead wrong because Showtime is bringing the series back! A Dexter reboot will take the form of a new 10-episode limited series that will bring back Michael C. Hall as the serial killer who learned to harness his murderous impulses by targeting criminals....

‘Jallikattu’ Review: You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This [Fantastic Fest 2019] By Matt Donato/Sept. 24, 2019 9:00 am EST “Jallikattu: A traditional spectacle in which a bull is released into a crowd of people, and multiple human participants attempt to grab the large hump on the bull’s back with both arms and hang on to it while the bull attempts to escape.“There’s one thing for certain: you’ve never seen a film like Jallikattu....

By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 18, 2020 12:30 pm EST Variety is reporting that Netflix has given the go-ahead for Locke and Key season 3 ahead of the season 2 premiere, which is set for 2021. Production on season 2 is wrapping this week in Toronto, and season 3 will being production sometime early next year. “I’m incredibly grateful to have found a home at Netflix where I feel constantly supported, challenged, and inspired,” said executive producer and co-showrunner Meredith Averill....

‘Memories Of Murder’ Re-Release Trailer Brings Back A Bong Joon-Ho Classic By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 9, 2020 5:30 pm EST Bong Joon-Ho’s 2003 film Memories of Murder is getting a high-profile re-release from Neon, the company that distributed his award-winning Parasite. The mystery-thriller has been digitally remastered and will head to theaters for two nights in October. After that, the film is set to head to Blu-ray as part of the Criterion Collection....

‘Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy’s Edge’ Concept Art Teases The Upcoming VR Experience By Ben Pearson/July 21, 2020 1:00 pm EST A couple of months ago, Lucasfilm’s entertainment studio ILMxLAB announced that a new virtual reality experience called Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge was on track to come out sometime this year. The initial announcement came with just a single piece of concept art of Batuu, the planet setting for the Star Wars lands in Disney’s theme parks....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Tracking For The Lowest Opening Of The Sequel Trilogy, At Least For Now By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 28, 2019 7:30 am EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is easily the most anticipated movie of the holiday season, with presale tickets for the finale of the Skywalker Saga shattering records at lightspeed and buzz for the film at an all-time high after some truly great trailers....

‘The Outpost’ Wants To Beat ‘Tenet’ To Theaters In July By Chris Evangelista/May 22, 2020 2:00 pm EST Will movie theaters across the country really be open by July? That’s still the hope, although everyone has their doubts. As of now, the big movie everyone is looking at is Tenet, which Warner Bros. still hopes to open on July 17. But it’s not the only July movie with eyes on a July theatrical release....

By Ben Pearson/March 16, 2020 5:30 pm EST Upload Trailer Robbie Amell (The Flash, The Tomorrow People) stars as Nathan, the computer coder who gets in a car crash and whose brain is uploaded into a virtual world by his girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards). But while Nathan is living it up in the digital afterlife where Ingrid and her (seemingly rich) family have purchased space, he’s guided by Nora (Andy Allo), the customer support representative who oversees the “Lakeview” VR area....

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Trailer: The Dream Of The ’80s Is Alive In The Highly Anticipated ‘Wonder Woman’ Follow-Up By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 22, 2020 10:28 am EST It feels like it’s been decades since the first official trailer for Wonder Woman 1984 was released, and in a way, it has — since the first trailer dropped in December 2019, we’ve lived through a decade’s worth of bad news and bad headlines, culminating in the pandemic that is still ongoing....

Ben Affleck To Direct ‘The Big Goodbye’, About The Making Of ‘Chinatown’ By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 7, 2020 2:08 pm EST Here’s the book’s synopsis: I read the book earlier this year and loved it. And I think with the right material, Affleck can deliver a good film. All that said, I’m very curious to see how this turns out. Practically every character in the movie is going to be based on a real person – Jack Nicholson, Roman Polanski, Faye Dunaway, Robert Evans, Robert Towne, and so on....

Check Out Six Gorgeous New ‘The Irishman’ Posters By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 18, 2020 11:00 am EST Movie poster art is a bit weak these days. Gone are the glory days of well-designed imagery, replaced by poorly Photoshopped floating heads or cliches that are repeated again, and again, and again. So whenever some genuinely cool poster art pops-up, it’s exciting. And this case we have not one but six cool new posters, all for The Irishman....

Daily Podcast: Star Wars: Rise Of The Resistance: The New Ride At Galaxy’s Edge By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 10, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the December 10, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall to have a discussion about Rise of the Resistance, the new ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. In Our Feature Presentation: Peter talks about riding Rise of the Resistance, the new ride at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge....

How Francis Ford Coppola’s Early Work Inspired George Lucas – And Led To ‘Star Wars’ By Bryan Young/July 3, 2020 10:00 am EST (Welcome to The Movies That Made Star Wars, a series where we explore the films and television properties that inspired George Lucas’s iconic universe. In this edition: The Rain People (1969) and Filmmaker: a diary by george lucas (1968))In order to dive deeper into the films and filmmaking techniques and style of George Lucas, it’s practically required to dive into the early work of Francis Ford Coppola....

Knott’s Berry Farm Has Canceled Its Annual Knott’s Scary Farm Event By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 5, 2020 10:00 am EST Bad news: Halloween is canceled…at Knott’s Berry Farm. Every Halloween season, the Southern California park hosts Knott’s Scary Farm, a seasonal haunt in which the park is transformed into “160 acres of horror.” But due to the coronavirus (which is still around, believe it or not!), this year’s event has been canceled, with promises to return in 2021....

Marvel Announces New ‘Legends’ Series, Which Will Premiere On Disney+ Before ‘WandaVision’ By Ben Pearson/Dec. 15, 2020 11:00 am EST Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige announced a slew of new Marvel film and television projects during last week’s big Disney investor call, but apparently there was one show he was keeping close to the vest. Today, the company announced that a new series called Marvel Studios: Legends is coming to Disney+, and it will arrive on the streaming service before WandaVision in January of 2021....