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‘The Survivalist’ Is A Pandemic Thriller Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers And John Malkovich By Chris Evangelista/Dec. 23, 2020 4:00 pm EST I don’t know about you, but I’m already tired of the concept of a “pandemic thriller.” Sure, pandemic thrillers aren’t exactly new things, but in the wake of the nightmare year that was 2020, they’re definitely getting very old. I’m well aware that art reflects life and all that jazz, but seriously – is anyone in the mood for a “pandemic thriller” anytime soon?...

‘Your Honor’ Trailer: Judge Bryan Cranston Covers Up A Crime By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 17, 2020 1:30 pm EST Bryan Cranston is the one who judges in Your Honor, a new Showtime limited series in which the Breaking Bad actor plays a respected judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run. The impressive cast also includes Michael Stuhlbarg, Hope Davis, Carmen Ejogo, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and more. Peter Moffat serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer of multiple episodes....

AMC Adapting Fantasy Novella ‘Sorcerers,’ About A Hip Hop-Inspired Sorcerer By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 5, 2020 10:30 am EST AMC is making a TV series about a hip hop-inspired sorcerer based on the fantasy novella Sorcerers. Written by Maurice Broaddus and Otis Whitaker, with illustrations by internationally renowned artist Jim Mahfood, Sorcerers is described as a psychedelic urban fantasy novella about a man from Harlem who “comes into his own as a hip hop-inspired sorcerer....

B.J. Novak Anthology Series ‘Platform’ Starring Lucas Hedges, Jon Bernthal Gets Pilot Order At FX By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 1, 2019 5:00 pm EST Another intriguing anthology series could be coming to the small screen soon. FX has greenlit the pilot for Platform, a new half-hour anthology series from B.J. Novak (The Office) that already has a pretty stacked cast including Lucas Hedges, Jon Bernthal, and Booksmart’s Kaitlyn Dever. Deadline reports B....

Cool Stuff: ‘The Dark Knight Trilogy’, ‘Doctor Strange’ And Video Game ‘Spider-Man’ Posters For NYCC 2020 By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 9, 2020 6:00 am EST It’s the second day of New York Comic-Con, and Grey Matter Art has a new line-up of collectible art inspired by some of your favorite comic book movies and video games after selling out almost all of their Day 1 exclusives. The second wave of Grey Matter Art 2020 NYCC exclusive posters includes a series of posters from Neil Davies inspired by The Dark Knight Trilogy, and they all combine to form a triptych image....

Cool Stuff: Prime 1 Studio ‘Joker’ Statue Lets Joaquin Phoenix Dance Onto Collectible Shelves By Ethan Anderton/May 14, 2020 6:00 am EST Easily one of the most memorable moments from last year’s Joker movie was seeing the increasingly unstable future Clown Prince of Crime take a victory dance down the stairs of The Bronx in New York. Set to the tune of Gary Glitter’s “Rock & Roll Part 2,” the scene in question finds Joaquin Phoenix dancing wildly and energetically as he descends the staircase, and now you can have that moment immortalized on your shelves in the form of an incredibly detailed new Prime 1 Studio Joker statue....

Exclusive: ‘The Goldbergs’ Star Sean Giambrone Says Creator Adam F. Goldberg’s Departure Hasn’t Hurt The Show [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 11, 2020 12:30 pm EST The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg stepped back from the series based on his own family in season seven. But Alex Barnow and Chris Bishop have continued telling the stories about Adam Goldberg (Sean Giambrone) and his family in the 1980s. Sean Giambrone was at ABC’s reception for the Television Critics Association and spoke with /Film about the current season....

Sequel Bits: ‘Maleficent’, ‘It’, ‘No Time To Die’, ‘Jay And Silent Bob Reboot’, ‘The Gallows’ By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 15, 2019 9:00 am EST In this edition of Sequel Bits: Get a behind-the-scenes look at Maleficent: Mistress of Evil… …watch Angelina Jolie turn into the character… …and check out some character posters as well! The Adult Losers’ Club reveals who they want to play the Even Older Losers’ Club. There is no plan for an It Chapter 3 just yet, but…maybe?...

Read the previous edition of Superhero Bits right here. Superhero Bits: ‘Deathstroke: Knights & Dungeons’ Clip, Ryan Reynolds’ Alternate Cut Of ‘Green Lantern’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 4, 2020 6:00 pm EST Here’s 10 hours of New York City in the Spider-Verse, featuring all sorts of Spider-Man characters inside it. Iceman writer Sina Grace called out Marvel’s attitude toward diversity with a frustrating personal anecdote. Dan Mora continues his concept drawings of turning Batman characters into Power Rangers with Batwoman....

The First Episode Of ‘WandaVision’ Filmed In Front Of A Live Studio Audience, Used Period Film Equipment And Techniques By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 10, 2020 7:30 am EST WandaVision, as the first Marvel Studios TV series to debut on Disney+, marks the beginning of the future of Marvel post-Avengers: Endgame — by returning to the past. Literally. The upcoming miniseries starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, reprising their roles as Wanda Maximoff and Vision from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, pays deliberate homage to the midcentury sitcom, utilizing the classic look of old school situation comedies, and even utilizing laugh tracks....

The Ghostbusters Will Reunite For Josh Gad’s ‘Reunited Apart’ On June 15 By Ethan Anderton/June 11, 2020 11:30 am EST Frozen star Josh Gad has been bringing a lot of joy to fans of some of the most beloved films of all time thanks to his web series Reunited Apart. On the series so far, Gad has virtually reunited the cast and filmmakers of The Goonies, Back to the Future, Splash, and Lord of the Rings, and now it sounds like there’s something strange in his neighborhood, because he put in a call to the Ghostbusters....

Water Cooler: Palm Springs, The Beach House, The Old Guard, Gamemaster, The Alienist, Tesla, The Right Stuff, Supermarket Sweep, Wet Hot American Summer By Peter Sciretta/July 17, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the July 17, 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 writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they’ve been up to at the Water Cooler....

‘1917’ Stars George MacKay And Dean-Charles Chapman On The Immersion Of Sam Mendes’ War Film And Their Bond As Actors [Interview] By Steven Prokopy/Dec. 31, 2019 10:00 am EST The World War I epic 1917 is so much more than the sum of its single-take gimmick. The film is the story of two brave Lance Corporals — Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman, from Blinded by the Light and Game of Thrones) and Schofield (George MacKay, of Captain Fantastic and Ophelia), who make an arduous and tense trek across what is supposed to be one active battlefield after another....

‘A Hidden Life’ Trailer: Terrence Malick Returns To World War II By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 13, 2019 12:30 pm EST One of Terrence Malick’s best films is The Thin Red Line, a searing existential drama set against the backdrop of World War II. The acclaimed filmmaker returns to that era with his latest, A Hidden Life. But this is no mere Thin Red Line repeat. A Hidden Life looks to be something much different – while still maintaining those Malick tropes many have come to love (and loathe)....

‘A Star Is Born’, ‘Chernobyl,’ And Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Win Awards At The 2020 Grammys By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 27, 2020 10:30 am EST The music stars turned out for the 2020 Grammy Awards, but a few movie stars got their time to shine on music’s biggest night. Two of those with “star” in their name: A Star is Born and John Williams’ instrumental track composed for Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park land in Walt Disney World and Disneyland were among the 2020 Grammy Award winners Sunday night....

‘Ammonite’ Trailer: Kate Winslet And Saoirse Ronan Are Star-Crossed Lovers By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 15, 2020 12:30 pm EST Ahead of the its premiere in the U.K. at the close of the BFI London Film Festival, Lionsgate U.K. has debuted a new trailer for Ammonite. The windswept lesbian romance film stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan as a paleontologist and a miserable housewife who strike up a star-crossed romance for the ages....

‘Black Adam’ Gives A First Look At Dwayne Johnson’s Powerful Anti-Hero And The Justice Society Of America [DC FanDome] By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 22, 2020 4:17 pm EST Black Adam has been with Dwayne Johnson for over a decade. In fact, there was a time when the wrestler turned actor had to decide between playing Shazam or Black Adam. It only seems appropriate that he chose the anti-hero, the one who delivers his own brand of justice....

By Ethan Anderton/Feb. 6, 2020 8:30 am EST In case you forgot, Kevin Smith’s Clerks 3 is alive and kicking again. Last fall, the filmmaker, who launched his career with the Sundance sensation Clerks, revealed that he was putting together a whole new script for the sequel, which has failed to launch several times over the past decade. However, unlike Clerks II, this sequel will be digging back into Kevin Smith’s roots by not taking Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) outside of the Quick Stop very much....

‘Dune’ Director Denis Villeneuve Actually Thinks David Lynch’s Version Is Pretty Good By Ben Pearson/Sept. 4, 2020 3:00 pm EST Director David Lynch’s Dune is among the most famous box office bombs in Hollywood history. The eclectic filmmaker behind films like Mulholland Dr and Blue Velvet did not have final cut on his film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi novel, and Lynch even had his name removed from a version of it that was later edited for television....

‘Fugitive Dreams’ Interview: Director Jason Neulander Talks Cinematic Influences, The Challenge Of Cutting A Trailer & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 21, 2020 11:00 am EST Ahead of the film’s virtual premiere as one of the official selections of Fantasia, /Film was offered a sneak peek at the movie and a chance to interview director Jason Neulander to give a more thorough introduction to this film. In our discussion, we touch upon some of his cinematic influences, what compelled him to make this story his feature directorial debut, how the medium of film afforded him more creative freedom to tap into the story in a different way, the difficult of cutting a trailer for a low key movie like this, and more....