VOTD: How ‘It Chapter 2’ Should Have Ended By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 22, 2019 6:00 am EST The easy answer to how IT Chapter 2 should have ended is probably about 45 minutes earlier than the nearly three-hour theatrical runtime. But that’s a conversation for another time. We all know that the second part of Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s thick horror novel IT resulted in a somewhat happy ending for The Losers’ Club....
VOTD: Learn About 5 Different Tropes In Movie Trailers From An Industry Expert By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 15, 2019 6:00 am EST Movies trailers have the difficult task of conveying the story, stars and style of a movie in just two and a half minutes. Just as there are trends and tropes in movies, you can also find similarities between the trailers trying to sell audiences on them. But because audiences aren’t always engaged by the same approach over and over again, these tropes end up evolving over time....
Water Cooler: The Good Place, The Irishman, Years And Years, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Ad Astra, Lucy In The Sky, Hatchet, Creepshow, & More By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 2, 2019 12:44 pm EST On the October 2, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....
‘Avatar 2’ Producer Teases New Story Details As Production Resumes In New Zealand By Ethan Anderton/May 27, 2020 8:00 am EST Radio New Zealand (via Collider) caught up with Jon Landau as production started back up. Being a smaller country than the United States, the government in New Zealand has been able to handle coronavirus more effectively, and they’ve made both Jon Landau and director James Cameron feel very safe about returning to work....
‘Bill And Ted Face The Music’ Shifts Back To August 28 As A New Featurette Shines A Light On Bill & Ted’s Daughters By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2020 9:30 am EST Bill and Ted Face the Music already feels like it won the lottery by merely existing. Despite being talked about for years, no one ever really thought Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter would get back together for one more excellent adventure....
‘Chucky’ TV Series Will Blend The Horror Of Original Film While Expanding The Ever-Changing ‘Child’s Play’ Saga By Chris Evangelista/May 25, 2020 11:00 am EST Child’s Play is a very fluid franchise, and that might be the key to its longevity. While other horror franchises have died off, Child’s Play is still going strong, even in the wake of an unnecessary remake. Don Mancini, who has been behind the series since the beginning, is now bringing the story of the killer Good Guy doll to TV with the Chucky TV series....
‘Edge Of Seventeen’ TV Series Not Moving Forward At YouTube By Ethan Anderton/May 20, 2020 4:00 pm EST Back in 2018, YouTube ordered a series pilot for a television adaptation of the indie darling The Edge of Seventeen. The film starred Hailee Steinfeld as high school junior Nadie as she deals with her own awkwardness, the trials and tribulations of teen life, and the complications of her best friend starting to date her older brother....
/Filmcast Ep. 540 - Parasite By Slashfilmcast/Oct. 28, 2019 9:41 pm EST David, Devindra, and Jeff get on the hype train by reviewing Parasite, the latest film by Korean director Bong Joon-Ho. Tune in to find out whether the movie deserves a Palme d’Or, the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. Read this Reddit thread for all the Korean jokes Westerners may have missed. Read this Medium posted titled “On Letting People Enjoy Things” on toxic fandom....
‘History Of Swear Words’ Clip: Nicolas Cage Digs Into An Expletive That Can Be Used As A Weapon By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 3, 2021 9:00 am EST If you’re looking to kick off 2021 by enriching your mind while also being a little indecent, then a new documentary series from Netflix about the origins of obscenities will be right up your alley. Nicolas Cage hosts History of Swear Words, a six-episode series that dives into the history of some of the nastier words in the English language....
Song Exploder Trailer Here’s the first wave of artists and songs that will be featured in Song Exploder: Alicia Keys – “3-Hour Drive” from the album ALICIA Lin-Manuel Miranda – “Wait for It” from Hamilton REM – “Losing My Religion” from the album Out of Time Ty Dolla $ign – “LA” from the album FREE TC I love documentaries that dig deep into the creative process, no matter what the art form....
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ Teaser Makes It Clear That Yes, That Really Is The Title By Ethan Anderton/April 22, 2020 7:30 am EST Yesterday brought the disappointing news that Venom 2 was being pushed back eight months from a theatrical release in October this year to a mid-summer release in 2021. But there was also some good news along with it as the title for the sequel was revealed to be Venom: Let There Be Carnage....
20th Century Studios’ ‘The Call Of The Wild’ And Searchlight Picture’s ‘Downhill’ Are Both Arriving Early On Digital Tomorrow By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 26, 2020 7:30 am EST Two more Disney-owned films are getting early digital releases. 20th Century Studios’ Jack London adaptation The Call of the Wild and Searchlight Pictures’ comedy Downhill will both be available to buy digitally in the U.S. starting tomorrow. These two films are the latest to receive early digital releases in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis....
A Beastie Boys Documentary From Spike Jonze Coming To Theaters And Apple TV+ In April By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 16, 2020 10:00 am EST You won’t have to fight for your right to see a documentary about the hip-hop group Beastie Boys from Oscar-winning Her and Being John Malkovich director Spike Jonze, but you will have to pay for a movie ticket or Apple TV+ subscription. A new documentary called Beastie Boys Story has been picked up by Apple for release in select IMAX theaters this spring, and afterwards it will be exclusively available to stream on Apple TV+....
Cool Stuff: New ‘Star Wars’ And ‘The Mandalorian’ Prints Are Beautiful, Breathtaking And Limited Edition By Ethan Anderton/April 14, 2020 6:00 am EST Today is a good day for the cross-section of Star Wars fans who also like to collect limited edition art. Bottleneck Gallery is teaming up with Acme Archives to release a batch of entrancing new prints inspired by a galaxy far, far away. Pablo Olivera tackles everyone’s new favorite bounty hunter with three variations of The Mandalorian, Mark Chilcott presents three stunning skyscapes featuring recognizable ships from the Star Wars saga, and Juan Burgos Ruiz pays tribute to perhaps the most beloved new character from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker....
Director Josh Boone Still Hopes To Follow Through On A ‘New Mutants’ Trilogy By Ethan Anderton/June 1, 2020 2:30 pm EST Josh Boone spoke with SFX Magazine (via ComicBook.com) in support of the film’s currently scheduled released in August (pushed back from the original April 3 release date that was axed due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down movie theaters). Somehow, Boone is hopeful that a successful box office run for The New Mutants might convince Disney to let him turn it into a franchise....
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Remake Delayed Again, Now Slated For The Week After ‘Tenet’ In August By Ethan Anderton/June 26, 2020 5:59 pm EST Following in the footsteps of Warner Bros. Pictures’ recent decision to push back the release of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet by two weeks, Disney has delayed back the live-action remake of Mulan an entire month into August. But will that be enough time to allow theaters to safely reopen around the United States?...
By Ben Pearson/July 14, 2020 3:00 pm EST HBO Max Spot We’ve been covering Lovecraft Country pretty steadily since its announcement, and while the existing trailers have been great, this spot gives us a clear look at one of the horrific Stranger Things-esque creatures our protagonists encounter in the night. We also got our first look at The Flight Attendant, which stars The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco. According to the official synopsis: “The Flight Attendant is a terrifying story of how an entire life can change in one night....
Jon Favreau & Dave Filoni First Heard ‘The Mandalorian’ Theme On Composer Ludwig Göransson’s Phone By Ethan Anderton/June 12, 2020 8:00 am EST Since The Mandalorian is a Star Wars spin-off, executive producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni wanted a score that felt familiar to fans who grew up on with the iconic themes of John Williams, but also veered into new territory to distinguish itself from the rest of the Star Wars universe....
Marvel Studios’ First Gay Couple Revealed In ‘Eternals’ – Here’s Who They Are By Ben Pearson/Feb. 13, 2020 12:05 pm EST Thor: Ragnarok hinted at Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson)’s bisexuality, and in Avengers: Endgame, director Joe Russo played a gay character who was in a support group with Captain America in the wake of Thanos’ devastating snap. But Eternals is poised to go beyond hints and insinuations, depicting the loving relationship of a queer family....
By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 19, 2019 10:00 am EST Casting for director Matt Reeves’ new take on Batman is currently underway. Robert Pattinson has been locked in to star in The Batman for a little while now, but recently Zoe Kravitz was added as Catwoman, and Paul Dano just came on board to play The Riddler. Plus, Jeffrey Wright is also supposed to play Commissioner Gordon. But The Batman is also getting some of the names behind the scenes sorted out as well....
