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‘The Snoopy Show’ Trailer: Charlie Brown’s Dog Heads To Apple TV+ By Ben Pearson/Jan. 25, 2021 1:30 pm EST AppleTV+ is still searching for its identity as a streaming service, and aside from the heartwarming and hilarious Ted Lasso, the streamer has yet to enter the zeitgeist in the same way that some of its rivals have. While it waits for the Next Big Thing to catch on in the public eye, families and kids will be able to enjoy The Snoopy Show, an animated return to the world of Peanuts which showcases brand new adventures for the creative canine and his bird buddy Woodstock....

Baby Yoda Is Coming Soon To Build-A-Bear Workshops By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 15, 2020 5:00 pm EST We’ve already gotten a taste of the first wave of merchandise that will bring The Mandalorian’s beloved Baby Yoda to our shelves. But yet another opportunity for fans to him home has arrived, and this one will have you feeling like a kid again. The Build-a-Bear Workshop announced that Baby Yoda will soon be one of the Star Wars characters available for purchase as a plush toy....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Mandalorian’ Cereal Lets You Eat Baby Yoda For Breakfast By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2020 6:00 am EST When Baby Yoda got punched by a Scout Trooper in the first season finale of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, fans went crazy. The internet basically called for the head of Jason Sudeikis, who played the violating Imperial trooper, even though he apparently forgot about the scene until he started trending on Twitter because of it....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Simpsons’ Is Launching Vans Apparel And Accessories This Week By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 4, 2020 6:00 am EST There has been so much merchandise based on The Simpsons that you could probably fill an entire museum with it all. Most of it isn’t anything that you want to keep forever, but this new collection of Vans apparel and accessories inspired by the animated series is quite a stylish set of clothing that you can wear for years....

Dwayne Johnson And Emily Blunt Show Off Two Competing ‘Jungle Cruise’ Trailers And Their Sparkling Chemistry [D23] By /Film Staff/Aug. 24, 2019 11:15 am EST Are you ready to watch Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt go on a quest for a mystical healing tree? That’s the ultra-simplified plot of Jungle Cruise, Disney’s upcoming movie adaptation of the classic Disneyland theme park ride, which features skippers making purposefully terrible jokes and puns....

Everything We Learned From ‘Candyman’ Director Nia DaCosta’s Fireside Chat At The Nightstream Film Festival By Kalyn Corrigan/Oct. 20, 2020 10:00 am EST A spiritual sequel to the Bernard Rose’s 1992 horror movie of the same name, Nia DaCosta’s Candyman returns to the now gentrified neighborhood of Cabrini-Green in Chicago, Illinois, back where the legend began. Now, nearly 30 years later, DaCosta is hoping not only to frighten audiences with her vision, but to make them question what exactly it is that makes them so afraid....

HBO Max Joins Netflix In Pulling ‘Chappelle’s Show’ From Service At Dave Chappelle’s Request By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 15, 2020 3:30 pm EST HBO Max is joining Netflix in acceding to comedian Dave Chappelle’s request to remove Chappelle’s Show from their streaming services. The WarnerMedia streaming platform has confirmed that it will pull the sketch comedy series from its platform by the end of the month. HBO and HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys confirmed with Variety that, starting January 1, Chappelle’s Show will no longer be streaming on the platform, at the request of series creator and star Dave Chappelle....

Marvel’s ‘WandaVision’ Is Still On Track For A 2020 Release On Disney+ By Ben Pearson/July 20, 2020 12:00 pm EST We can all acknowledge that the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping and affecting aspects of our lives that are far more significant than anything the Marvel Cinematic Universe could achieve. But with that caveat in place, let’s talk about the MCU for a minute. The movie release dates have been delayed, and on Friday, word came out that the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier would not be arriving in August like originally planned....

Netflix’s ‘The Harder They Fall’ Western Revenge Thriller Adds Regina King, Lakeith Stanfield & More By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 11, 2020 2:00 pm EST Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Netflix was in production on The Harder They Fall, a new western revenge thriller starring Idris Elba and Jonathan Majors. But with Hollywood slowly figuring out how to safety get back to work, the movie is looking to get back in front of cameras soon, and they have an outstanding roster of new cast members that have just been announced....

By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2019 5:00 pm EST What will happen in the upcoming new Halloween sequels, Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends? We know that Jamie Lee Curtis is coming back, and we also know from casting news that several other characters from John Carpenter’s original are back as well. Now, Curtis is offering the tiniest bit of insight into what we can expect when Michael Myers returns yet again....

New ‘The Mandalorian’ Posters Featuring Mando, Baby Yoda, And More Go On Sale Today By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 16, 2020 8:30 am EST Kids these days can’t get enough of The Mandalorian and his sidekick, the egg-loving Baby Yoda (real name: Fred, er, I mean, The Child). The live-action Disney+ Star Wars series is a big hit, and if you want some Mando-memorabilia to deck your walls, the folks at Bottleneck Gallery have you covered in time for Mando Mondays....

Rose Byrne To Get ‘Physical’ In 1980s Aerobics Series For AppleTV+ By Ben Pearson/Jan. 31, 2020 5:30 pm EST Over the past decade or so, I’ve become convinced that Rose Byrne is one of the most underrated talents of her generation. But she might be about to receive the attention she deserves, because the frequent supporting player is about to step into the spotlight in the lead role of a new AppleTV+ show called Physical, which is set in the world of 1980s aerobics....

Sam Raimi’s Quibi Horror Anthology Series Adds Christina Ricci, Rachel Brosnahan, And More To Cast By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 3, 2019 5:30 pm EST I’m still not entirely sold on Quibi, the upcoming streaming service that will specialize in short-form entertainment. But my interest has been piqued by some new casting news. Christina Ricci, Rachel Brosnahan and more are joining the cast of 50 States of Fright, an upcoming Quibi horror anthology series from producer Sam Raimi....

Superhero Bits: ‘Pennyworth’ Season 2 Trailer, Watch MTV’s Chadwick Boseman Tribute & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 7, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to see the trailer for the next season of Pennyworth? What are the best episodes of X-Men: The Animated Series? Could Zack Snyder’s Justice League continue in comic book form? Want to see the tribute that Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle gave to Chadwick Boseman on MTV? Why was Patty Jenkins afraid of using Cheetah in Wonder Woman 1984?...

Superhero Bits: ‘The Batman’ Theme Is Already Done, Ryan Reynolds Congratulates ‘Joker’ For Box Office & More By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 25, 2019 6:00 pm EST When will the Ms. Marvel series for Disney+ start shooting? How did Ryan Reynolds congratulate Joker on surpassing Deadpool at the box office? Are you glad Batwoman got a full season order at The CW? Want to see make-up test images of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn?...

The Best TV Shows & Movies Coming To Netflix In August 2020 By Chris Evangelista/July 24, 2020 12:00 pm EST You know the deal: new month, new movies on Netflix. We could all use a distraction right about now, and thankfully, there are more than a few worthwhile titles coming to the streaming service next month. These are the best TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in August 2020....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Mandalorian’ Easter Eggs, History Of Disney Songs With Kristen Bell & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2019 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, see all The Mandalorian Easter eggs and references to the rest of the Star Wars universe you might have missed in the first episode....

The Quarantine Stream: You Won’t Be Able To Look Away From ‘The Painter And The Thief’ By Ben Pearson/June 25, 2020 7:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: The Painter and the ThiefWhere You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: In pop culture, art heists are often meticulously planned, and the mark is typically a villain who the movies depict as “deserving” of having their art stolen....

The Russo Brothers Are Making Their Favorite Childhood Shows Their Next Projects, Talk The ‘Endgame’ Of Their Marvel Collaboration [Comic-Con 2019] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 19, 2019 1:16 pm EST After the debut of Avengers: Endgame, directors Anthony & Joe Russo appeared at various Q&A sessions and responded to endless questions about the epic culmination of 21 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But apparently that wasn’t enough, because the duo got together for their own Comic-Con panel where they covered everything from their past work at Marvel Studios to their upcoming projects with their newly-established production company AGBO....

Water Cooler: Enola Holmes, Camp Cretaceous, Harley Quinn, American Murder, Lost, Dare Me, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, The Comedy Store, Heat Vision And Jack, Days By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 2, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the October 2, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....