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‘The King’s Man’ May Be A Prequel, But It Sets Up ‘Kingsman 3,’ Matthew Vaughn Teases By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 4, 2020 3:30 pm EST The King’s Man takes place decades before the events of the Kingsman series, and yet director Matthew Vaughn has found ways for the upcoming Ralph Fiennes-led prequel film to set up the events of a potential Kingsman 3. In an interview with Empire, the director of the upcoming period spy action film The King’s Man confirmed that the prequel to the Kingsman film series will be setting up events that will happen in the potential Kingsman 3:...

An “Amazing” ‘Rocky IV’ Director’s Cut Is Coming, Sylvester Stallone Promises By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 6, 2020 7:30 am EST Rocky Balboa may have hung up his boxing gloves, but Sylvester Stallone hasn’t left the Rocky franchise behind just yet. Stallone revealed that he is working on a director’s cut of the 1985 classic Rocky IV, which he says will be “amazing.” The news comes in the wake of the success of Creed 2, which continues the Rocky franchise through the story of Michael B....

Cool Stuff: Florey’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Poster Is Radical By Ethan Anderton/July 9, 2020 9:00 am EST This year marks the 30th anniversary of the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. You can celebrate by checking it out on HBO Max right now, or if you’d rather show your love for the comic book adaptation on the walls of your home, Bottleneck Gallery has you covered. The artist known as Florey is releasing a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles poster print celebrating the 1990 movie....

Criterion Channel ’70s Horror Trailer: 29 Classics, Rarities, And Oddities For Halloween Season By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2020 5:30 pm EST To celebrate Halloween, the Criterion Channel is unleashing a smorgasbord of great 1970s horror for you to stream. Titles from Tobe Hooper, George Romero, Wes Craven, Brian De Palma, David Cronenberg, and more are included, along with lower-budget affairs like The Diller Killer and It’s Alive. There’s something for everyone here: vampires, witches, body horror, serial killers, Donald Sutherland, even troglodytes....

Daily Podcast: Spider-Man 3 Casting, Wonder Woman 1984, And Hollywood Reacts To WB’s HBO Max News By Ben Pearson/Dec. 9, 2020 1:45 pm EST On the December 9, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Hollywood’s reaction to Warner Bros.’ big HBO Max news, some Spider-Man 3 casting, and the early reactions to Wonder Woman 1984....

Director James Wan Will Return To Horror With His Next Film By Chris Evangelista/July 31, 2019 9:30 am EST At last, director James Wan is returning to the horror genre. While Wan has produced plenty of horror in recent years, he hasn’t helmed a scary movie since 2016’s The Conjuring 2. Since then, his focus has been on helming blockbusters like Furious 7 and Aquaman. Wan still has blockbusters in his future, like Aquaman 2....

Disney+ Desperately Needs A Host For Its Older Content – Here’s Why By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 29, 2019 12:00 pm EST Since Disney+ went live, there have been a lot of different discussion points swirling around among fans of the various and sundry titles available on the streaming service. If you have somehow not heard, the original Star Wars was revised once more so that Greedo says “MacLunkey” (or something that sounds an awful lot like “MacLunkey”) before being shot by Han....

Disney’s Jungle Cruise Ride Updates Have Nothing To Do With The Upcoming Movie By Ben Pearson/Jan. 26, 2021 12:30 pm EST Yesterday, Disney announced that its beloved Jungle Cruise ride would be undergoing some updates. Naturally, speculation arose that some of those updates might involve adding depictions of Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, the stars of the studio’s upcoming live-action Jungle Cruise film – but in a new interview, an Imagineer executive threw cold water on those assumptions....

Halloween Water Cooler: Doctor Sleep, BoJack Horseman, Cronos, The Shining, Knives Out, Harriet, Pixar, AppleTV+, Jojo Rabbit, Dolemite Is My Name, Undone, Sleepy Hallow, By Peter Sciretta/Oct. 31, 2019 1:15 pm EST On the October 31, 2019 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 writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

Harry Styles Brings Charm And Goofiness To A Gratifying ‘Saturday Night Live’ By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 17, 2019 10:00 am EST Harry Styles is famous around the world thanks to both One Direction and his new solo career in music. But is he funny? That was the big question going into his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, and while his monologue was a little worrisome at first, I’m happy to say that Harry Styles turned out to be one of the best stars to pull double duty as host and musical guest....

LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System Build Kit Will Appeal To Your Inner Child By Chris Evangelista/July 14, 2020 2:00 pm EST LEGO is ready to milk your nostalgia for all its worth with a new LEGO Nintendo Entertainment System Building Kit for adults. The kit comes with a realistic-looking NES system as well as a retro TV, and while you can’t really play this like an actual NES, it will have mechanical functions that enable you to move an 8-bit Mario across a scrolling screen....

New ‘Black Widow’ Photos: Scarlett Johansson And Florence Pugh Are Ready To Fight Taskmaster By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 16, 2020 10:30 am EST Marvel’s Black Widow could be the next big blockbuster to change release dates yet again due to the coronavirus pandemic. Though there hasn’t been an official announcement, but industry rumblings indicate the Marvel Studios movie will delay the theatrical release currently slated for early November. But in the meantime, the marketing machine saunters on with new Black Widow photos of Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh surfacing online....

New ‘Last Christmas’ Trailer Really Leans Into The Inspiration Of George Michael’s Music By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 12, 2019 2:30 pm EST When the first trailer for Last Christmas arrived, there was an entire bumper dedicated to the fact that the movie featured the music of the late George Michael. Of course, that was probably already assumed since the movie’s title comes straight from a Christmas song that he wrote, produced and performed when he was part of the English pop duo Wham!...

New ‘Star Wars’ Shows Include ‘Lando’, ‘The Acolyte’, ‘Star Wars Visions’ And ‘A Droid Story’ By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 10, 2020 3:42 pm EST The Stars Wars news out of the Disney Investor Presentation just keeps coming. At the start of the event it was announced that at least 10 new Star Wars shows were headed to Disney+, and now we know about a few more of them. They include Lando, focused around Lando Calrissian; a mystery-thriller called The Acolyte; Star Wars: Visions, an original series of animated short films; and the animated A Droid Story....

New On Blu-Ray: ‘Uncut Gems’, ‘Charlie’s Angels’, ‘Dark Waters’, ‘Pet Sematary Two’ By Chris Evangelista/March 13, 2020 12:00 pm EST The world is…interesting right now, to say the least. And there’s a fairly good chance that you’re suddenly stuck inside your house right now, or at least hesitant to go out. Not to worry: You can stay in and watch some Blu-rays. You don’t even have to leave the house to get them – order them online and have them show up on your doorstep....

Rumor: ‘Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic’ Video Game Remake Might Still Be Happening By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 24, 2020 9:30 am EST Though Lucasfilm will take a break from Star Wars films for the next few years, that doesn’t mean we won’t be getting plenty more Star Wars content in other mediums. The galaxy far, far away is thriving on TV, streaming, and comic books, not to mention the lucrative video game industry....

The 80 Greatest Shots In Disney Animation History [Part Two] By Josh Spiegel/Nov. 11, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Greatest Shots in Disney Animation History, a limited series where Disney expert Josh Spiegel selects and ranks the defining moments in one of the greatest, most important, and most influential collections of films ever made.) This part of the ongoing list covers entries 70 through 61. Melody Time: Beset upon by a snake-like piano There was a brief time in the 1940s when the thought was that Disney would revisit Fantasia with a follow-up film....

The Best TV Shows And Movies Leaving Netflix In December 2019 By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 21, 2019 2:00 pm EST It’s almost time to kick November to the curb, and the year of 2019 with it not long after. But first we have to get through December. A new month can bring many things – but it can take things away, too. Like, uh…movies. On Netflix. In December, several great titles are leaving the streaming service, some of which will head on over to Disney+....

TV Bits: ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘Riverdale’, ‘Atypical’, ‘‘Kevin Can F*** Himself’, ‘Dispatches From Elsewhere’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 28, 2020 6:30 am EST In this edition of TV Bits: Watch two new previous for The Walking Dead spin-off World Beyond. Skeet Ulrich and Marisol Nichols are leaving Riverdale. Atypical renewed for a fourth (and final) season. Annie Murphy will star in Kevin Can F*** Himself. Check out a sneak peek at Dispatches From Elsewhere....

Water Cooler: Wounds, Da 5 Bloods, Perry Mason, Long Gone Summer, Extracurricular, Wiseguy, And More By Ben Pearson/June 17, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the June 17, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson 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. Opening Banter: Peter’s out today....