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‘The Hunt’ Trailer: Betty Gilpin Beats The “Elites” At Their Own Game By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 28, 2020 3:00 pm EST Who is hunting whom in the new international trailer for The Hunt? The controversial Blumhouse thriller that was pulled from release, then put back, has a new trailer with a big twist at the center. We all know the premise of this polarizing satirical horror movie: a group of “elites” hunt down “deplorables” as part of a demented game....

By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 28, 2020 7:48 am EST The Vulture report also has some early story details, including the reveal that the original script featured X-Men member Storm, and that she acted as a “sadistic jailer” to the teen mutant characters at the center of the film. The EW report, however, contradicts this. EW got their hands on an early draft from 2015, stating that it was originally more of a direct spin-off of X-Men: Apocalypse....

‘The Shining’ Stage Play Might Haunt Broadway By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 23, 2019 4:00 pm EST Stephen King’s The Shining might be destined for Broadway. Director Ivo van Hove will take on a stage adaptation written by Simon Stephens, with reports indicating the production will debut in London’s West End before heading across the pond to Broadway. This actually wouldn’t be the first time King’s haunted hotel novel was adapted to the stage, but it might end up being the most high-profile production....

‘Transhood’ Trailer: HBO Debuts Documentary About Children In Transition By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 2, 2020 7:30 am EST Childhood is a period of transition for everyone. But for the four children featured in Transhood, HBO’s new documentary about transgender children growing up in America’s heartland, transition means something a little different. Transhood follows four transgender children over the course of five years in Kansas City, as they navigate puberty while transitioning to another gender....

By Ethan Anderton/July 21, 2020 12:00 pm EST Utopia focuses on a group of comic book nerds who became friends online after dissecting every detail of a popular fictional comic book called Dystopia. With a sequel called Utopia finally close to arrival, the gang gets together at a convention to get a sneak peek, but they suddenly find themselves being chased by trained assassins who are trying to stop anyone from reading it....

A ‘Parasite’ Limited Series Is Coming To HBO For Some Reason, But Will It Be A Sequel Or A Remake? By Ben Pearson/Jan. 9, 2020 2:00 pm EST In my mind, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is the movie of 2019: it’s a twisty, subversive thriller about class and income inequality, told by a master at the peak of his powers. It appears that HBO also liked what they saw, because a new report says the premium channel is currently in negotiations for a Parasite limited series, which would team Bong Joon-ho with Succession’s Adam McKay....

Alan Menken Is Writing Music For The ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Prequel On Disney+ By Hoai-Tran Bui/April 10, 2020 10:30 am EST The Beauty and the Beast live-action prequel coming to Disney+ just became a whole lot more interesting with the confirmed involvement of Disney Legend Alan Menken. The composer behind the original Oscar-winning songs for Beauty and the Beast and a host of Disney animated classics revealed that he is working on music for the Beauty and the Beast prequel series, which is set to explore the origins of Gaston and LeFou....

Coronavirus May Force George R.R. Martin To Finally Finish ‘The Winds Of Winter’ By Hoai-Tran Bui/March 18, 2020 11:30 am EST Who knew it would take a pandemic-induced quarantine to get George R.R. Martin to finally finish his long-awaited sixth novel in his ongoing A Song of Ice and Fire series? Honestly, we wouldn’t expect anything less from the notorious procrastinator. Martin, whose A Song of Ice and Fire novels served as the inspiration for HBO’s flagship fantasy series Game of Thrones, has long been dithering on his sixth novel in the seven-part series, The Winds of Winter....

Disney News: ‘Three Men And A Baby’ Reboot, A Superhero Pet Squirrel, More ‘Ice Age’, Animated ‘Night At The Museum,’ And Much More By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 11, 2020 4:00 pm EST In case you spent all day yesterday on the Moon, in a cave, with your fingers in your ears, Disney hosted a massive Investor Day presentation where they laid out plans for all sorts of future films and TV shows....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 13, 2021 2:00 pm EST It’s been a very long four years, but Donald Trump’s days as President of the United States are almost over – and thank heavens for that. On January 20, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, but Biden’s inauguration is guaranteed to be different from those of his predecessors. For one thing, we’re still in the midst of a deadly pandemic....

Kevin Feige Becomes Chief Creative Officer At Marvel, Now Overseeing Film, TV, And Publishing By Ben Pearson/Oct. 15, 2019 1:00 pm EST Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige already has one of the most impressive resumes in Hollywood history, shaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe from the ground up and becoming one of the most successful producers of all time in the process. But now he’s become even more powerful, because a new report says he will serve as Marvel Entertainment’s Chief Creative Officer, overseeing all of the company’s film, TV, and publishing....

Regina King Is Developing CW Series ‘Slay,’ About A Witty Teen With Supernatural Powers By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 14, 2020 3:30 pm EST A witty teen with a sharp sense of fashion and even sharper instincts uses her supernatural powers to defend her town from the forces of darkness. Sound familiar? It seems like Regina King is drawing inspiration from one famous Slayer for a new CW series Slay, a Black-led supernatural teen drama that the Emmy and Oscar-winning actress – who recently made her feature directorial debut with the acclaimed One Night in Miami – is developing....

Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Chapter 16 “The Rescue” By Peter Sciretta/Dec. 18, 2020 12:45 pm EST On the December 18, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film Editor-in-Chief Peter Sciretta is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman and special guest Bryan Young (from Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com and Full of Sith podcast) for a spoiler-filled conversation about The Mandalorian season two finale, entitled “The Rescue”. In Our Spoiler Discussion: The Mandalorian Chapter 16 “The Rescue” Feedback from previous episodes....

The Morning Watch: How To Make ‘Star Wars’ Blue Milk, ‘Rise Of Skywalker’ Honest Teaser & More By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 17, 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, find out how to make your own blue milk from Star Wars so you can enjoy the week leading up to The Rise of Skywalker with a nice space beverage....

The Original Avengers Reunited For Nickelodeon’s 2020 Kids’ Choice Awards By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 2020 8:30 am EST Even though they couldn’t happen with a huge audience like they usually do, the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards still announced their 2020 winners with a virtual show. During the ceremony, Avengers: Endgame was announced as the winner for Favorite Movie, and to celebrate, all six of the original Avengers reunited virtually to accept the award and make a handful of playful references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe film franchise....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Hail, Caesar!’ Doesn’t Get The Credit It Deserves As A Great Coen Brothers Movie By Ben Pearson/June 20, 2020 10:00 am EST Like many of the Coen Brothers’ movies, this one is bursting with religious themes and ideas, and its commentary on communism vs. capitalism (the fictional movie studio at the center of the story is called Capitol Pictures) is worth a second look. There are several layers of richness to peel if you’re willing to do the work, but if you’re not interested in engaging with Hail, Caesar!...

Warner Bros. Confirms ‘Goonies,’ ‘Beetlejuice,’ And ‘Sherlock Holmes’ 4K Blu-Ray Releases [Updated] By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 13, 2020 2:26 pm EST Warner Bros. released a set of videos on its Instagram alluding to September announcements for The Goonies, Sherlock Holmes, and Beetlejuice. While both the Sherlock Holmes and Beetlejuice videos repurpose footage from the respective films (in Sherlock Holmes’ case, a scene from 2011’s A Game of Shadows), The Goonies gets a fancy new CGI clip featuring an animated treasure map, which then leads to the word “September....

‘7500’ Trailer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt Tries To Navigate An Airplane Hijacking By Hoai-Tran Bui/June 10, 2020 1:30 pm EST 7500 Trailer Maybe all it took was a pandemic for Gordon-Levitt to emerge from his HitRecord bubble and return to feature films. The Looper star makes a long-awaited return to movies after a near-5 year absence — an odd gap for a rising star who was as prolific as Gordon-Levitt was in the 2010s, with a string of hits that included 500 Days of Summer, Inception, and The Dark Knight Rises....

‘Critical Thinking’ Trailer: John Leguizamo Tries To Inspire A High School Chess Team In A Troubled Neighborhood By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 6, 2020 8:30 am EST Critical Thinking should have made a triumphant debut at the South by Southwest film festival earlier this year, but the coronavirus pandemic ruined all that. The movie tells the true story of a group of Latinx and Black teens living in the toughest under-served ghetto in Miami who strive towards becoming national chess champions....

‘Cursed Films’ Trailer: Shudder Investigates The Lore Behind Supposedly Haunted Movies By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 27, 2020 10:30 am EST Did you hear the one about the real skeletons used on the set of Poltergeist? Or how about all the spooky stuff that happened during the filming of The Exorcist and The Omen? And then, of course, there’s the horrific, tragic, and deadly accident that happened while shooting The Twilight Zone: The Movie....