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Daily Podcast: Is This What The Next Star Wars Saga Will Be About? Plus: Christian Bale In Thor 4, Golden Globe Winners, And More By Ben Pearson/Jan. 7, 2020 1:30 pm EST On the January 7, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the Golden Globes winners, rumors about the next Star Wars saga, Christian Bale joining Thor 4, a Knives Out sequel, Hans Zimmer’s latest composing gig, and Jessica Chastain teasing an unexpected sequel to one of her previous films....

Heads Up, Hollywood: Agents Can Vote For Oscars Now By Ben Pearson/June 29, 2020 4:30 pm EST Thanks to a new vote from the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, agents – or “artists representatives” – are now eligible to cast votes for Academy Awards. Welcome to a new era of the Oscars. While some agents have been welcomed into the club of Academy membership over the past several decades, the right to cast votes was not included....

Hong Kong Disneyland Is Set To Re-Open After 130 Days Of Closure By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 8, 2020 12:00 pm EST Hong Kong’s theme parks are starting to grind back to life. The embattled city, which has endured sanctions from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war and which has been wracked with protests against the increasing influence of China’s government, is hoping to reboot its local economy with Ocean Park and Hong Kong Disneyland re-opening, with the former opening as soon as this week....

Jamie Foxx Entering Faith-Based Film Arena To Direct ‘When We Pray’ By Ethan Anderton/March 18, 2020 4:00 pm EST Jamie Foxx has worn many hats throughout his run in show business. Though he’s best known for his Oscar-winning acting career, Foxx has also dabbled in stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, sitcoms and even became a chart-topping R&B/hip hop singer. Just a couple years ago, he threw on another hat as the director of the forthcoming sports comedy All-Star Weekend starring himself and The Soloist co-star Robert Downey Jr....

Lily James And Sebastian Stan To Play Pamela Anderson And Tommy Lee In Hulu TV Series By Ben Pearson/Dec. 15, 2020 6:00 pm EST File this under “unexpected casting news”: Lily James (Baby Driver, Cinderella) and Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Destroyer) have been hired to play Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee in a new limited series for Hulu. For anyone who may have been a bit too young to experience their fame as it was happening, Anderson (a Playboy Playmate and actress) and Lee (the drummer of rock band Mötley Crüe) were involved in a high-profile whirlwind romance which drew the attention of the tabloids for years....

Killing Them Softly Now Streaming on Netflix Release Date: 2012Genre: Crime DramaDirector: Andrew DominikCast: Brad Pitt, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Scoot McNairy, Ben MendelsohnKilling Them Softly was a box office bomb when it opened in 2012, but lord almighty has this aged well. This is one bleak, cynical movie – and that’s perfect for our bleak, cynical times. There’s even an election going on in the background. In the film, two small-time meth-head crooks (played by Scoot McNairy and an extremely moist Ben Mendelsohn) knock off a mob card game, thinking it’s going to be the perfect crime....

Our 15 Favorite Movie Moments Of The Decade By /Film Staff/Dec. 17, 2019 12:00 pm EST (This article is part of our Best of the Decade series.) The /Film team has been busy ranking the 100 best movies of the decade, but one thing became clear as we assembled our lists: there was something missing. Sure, those films were the best of the past ten years, but they didn’t account for many of the individual scenes that have truly stuck with us....

Quentin Tarantino “Stormed Out Of Meeting” After Universal Pitched iPhone Release Of ‘Hateful Eight’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 23, 2020 5:30 pm EST Before Quentin Tarantino permanently severed ties with The Weinstein Company in the wake of the allegations against Harvey Weinstein, Tarantino was shopping around his 2015 film The Hateful Eight to a few other distributors. But one particularly egregious pitch from Universal may have driven Tarantino back into the arms of The Weinstein Company (Tarantino would later depart for good and make Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Sony)....

Sequel Bits: Will ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Bring Back More Familiar Faces?; ‘Knives Out’ Sequel Will Have New Characters; ‘P.S. I Love You’ Is Getting A Sequel By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 22, 2020 11:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Thora Birch is down for a Hocus Pocus 2 cameo, if anyone wants to get her on the phone about that. Rian Johnson confirms the Knives Out sequel will bring in a new cast for a new mystery....

Superhero Bits: Gal Gadot Comments On Working With Joss Whedon, New ‘Justice League’ Comic Roster & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 18, 2020 6:00 pm EST What did Gal Gadot have to say about working with Joss Whedon on Justice League? Who else was considered to play Daredevil instead of Ben Affleck? Would Patty Jenkins release a longer cut of Wonder Woman 1984 if given the chance? Want to see the new DC Comics rosters for Justice League, Suicide Squad, and Titans?...

Syfy’s ‘The Great Debate’ Did Not Disappoint, Remains One Of The Funniest Panels In San Diego [Comic-Con 2019] By Vanessa Armstrong/July 19, 2019 9:30 am EST There are a lot of panels at San Diego Comic-Con. Hundreds, I’d wager. And while Hall H gets a lot of attention for the mega-IPs that make their home there, there’s a strong case – hear me out – for SYFY’s The Great Debate being one of the best panels at Comic-Con....

The Doctor Is In: Jodie Whittaker Urges People To “Be Kind” And “Listen To Science” As Her ‘Doctor Who’ Character By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 25, 2020 12:30 pm EST Jodie Whittaker has an important message for fans who are social distancing amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: Be kind, and listen to science. She should know, after all, she’s the Doctor.Doctor Who star Whittaker sent an “emergency transmission” to fans through the Doctor Who Twitter account, self-isolating herself to help curb the spread of coronavirus, or as she calls it, “hiding from an army of Sontarans....

The Morning Watch: ‘The Irishman’ Anatomy Of A Scene, An Astrobiologist Breaks Down Apocalyptic Scenes & More By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 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, director Martin Scorsese provides insight into a scene from The Irishman involving a meaningful exchange between Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci....

The Morning Watch: Remembering ‘The Mask’ Animated Series, Alex Trebek’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Promo Outtakes & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 13, 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, take a look back at The Mask animated series that debuted in 1995 after the big screen adaptation of the comic with Jim Carrey in 1994....

Trivia: ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Almost Had Two Other Younger Siblings In The Movie By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 31, 2019 5:00 pm EST If you like the classic 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, here’s a bit of trivia that’s been available for a while but may not be widely known, even among the film’s big fans. John Hughes’ classic comedy features a rivalry between Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) and his sister Jeanie (Jennifer Grey)....

Universal Cancels ‘The Hunt’ Release After Mass Shootings, Political Controversy, And Uproar By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 10, 2019 11:00 am EST Universal Pictures released an official statement announcing the canceled release of The Hunt, which comes after the studio decided to halt the marketing campaign leading up to the film’s previous release date of September 27, 2019: “While Universal Pictures had already paused the marketing campaign for The Hunt, after thoughtful consideration, the studio has decided to cancel our plans to release the film....

VOTD: Sleepy Skunk’s 2018 Movie Trailer Mash-Up Starts Closing Out The Year By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 14, 2018 6:00 am EST We’re coming up on the end of the year, which means it’s time to start looking back at the year in cinema that was 2018. We’ve already taken a look at critic David Ehrlich wrapping up the year with a video countdown of what he deems to be the 25 Best Films of 2018, but now it’s time for something a little more accessible and entertaining....

Yes, Chris Rock’s ‘Saw’ Reboot Really Is Titled ‘Spiral: From The Book Of Saw’ By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 4, 2020 10:30 am EST In case you haven’t heard (or seen), there’s a bootleg version of the new Saw trailer floating around out there. No, I’m not going to link to it, but I’m sure you can find it if you look hard enough. And if you don’t want to see a less-than-great quality version of the trailer, you can probably just wait around a bit, because the real HD version will probably be online sooner rather than later....

‘Extraction’ Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Is A Mercenary On A Rescue Mission By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 7, 2020 7:30 am EST The Russo brothers’ pick of projects following their monumental run at Marvel Studios have been on the garden-variety thriller side of things. But at least they got their Marvel heroes to headline these action thrillers. Following the Chadwick Boseman-starring 21 Bridges, the Russo brothers are re-teaming with their Avengers: Endgame star Chris Hemsworth for Extraction, a crime thriller written by Joe Russo, who also produces with his brother Anthony Russo under their AGBO banner....

‘Feel The Beat’ Trailer: New Netflix Comedy Puts On Its Dancing Shoes By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 13, 2020 11:00 am EST Put on your dancing shoes because Netflix has a new dance comedy film. Feel the Beat stars Descendants star Sofia Carson, in her first leading role in a non-Disney film, as a selfish Broadway dancer who returns to her small Wisconsin hometown to train a group of young misfit students for a big dance competition....