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‘Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious’ Panel Unleashes A New ‘Daleks!’ Trailer And Clip Ahead Of November Release Date [NYCC] By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 10, 2020 10:00 am EST Dalekmania is back in full force, and this time, the fans are the ones behind the helm. The famous foes from Doctor Who are getting their own animated series. For New York Comic-Con, Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious producer James Goss was joined by Daleks!...

‘Planes, Trains, And Automobiles’ Remake In The Works With Will Smith And Kevin Hart Taking The Trip By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 17, 2020 11:00 am EST Kevin Hart is quickly making a habit out of remaking beloved comedies. The comedian is already working on a remake of The Great Outdoors and Scrooged. Now the comedian has added another one to the development slate in the form of a Planes, Trains and Automobiles remake, and he’s dragging Will Smith on the trip with him....

By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 26, 2021 2:30 pm EST Prisoners of the Ghostland, the latest from filmmaker Sion Sono, is headed to this year’s Sundance Film Festival in a few days – and now it’s found distribution, too. RLJE Films has snapped-up the US rights to the movie, which stars human meme Nicolas Cage as a bank robber. When the project was first announced, Cage himself said: “It might be the wildest movie I’ve ever made, and that’s saying something....

‘Solar Opposites’ Review: The Lunacy Of ‘Rick And Morty’ Meets The Classic Family Sitcom For Deranged Hilarity By Ethan Anderton/May 4, 2020 10:00 am EST Rick and Morty is known for insane space adventures that take the titular uncle and nephew duo (and sometimes the rest of their depressing suburban family) into grotesque, weird, violent, and disturbing planets, galaxies, alternate timelines, and various other sci-fi landscapes. You might expect more of the same from the new Hulu animated series Solar Opposites since it hails from from Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland and series writer Mike McMahan, especially since it follows a “family” of aliens stranded on Earth who are forced to deal with the dredges of humanity and suburban life....

‘Spies In Disguise’ Trailer: Will Smith Is A Pigeon Spy By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 18, 2019 8:30 am EST Remember Spies In Disguise? The animated film where Will Smith turns into a pigeon? It was supposed to come out in January 2019, then got moved to April 2019, then got moved again to September 2019. Well, it was moved on final time – to Christmas. And now there’s a new trailer. Smith voices a cool super spy, while Tom Holland voices his very uncool scientist assistant....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ TV Spot Promises A Duel Of The Fates By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 28, 2019 9:45 am EST Happy Thanksgiving! While most of us are taking the day off to stuff our faces, Star Wars rests for no one. There’s a new action-packed Rise of Skywalker TV spot, and, perhaps most exciting of all, it features one of the best pieces of Star Wars music in the history of the series: “Duel of the Fates....

‘Survive’ Trailer: Sophie Turner Survives A Plane Crash On Quibi By Chris Evangelista/March 23, 2020 4:30 pm EST Quibi, the streaming service specializing in short-form content, is arriving next month, and none of us know what to make of it yet. The concept of “quick bite” content that you stream on your phone will likely appeal to some and horrify others. Then there’s the quality of that content – there are a lot of weird programs headed to the service....

‘The Crown’ Season 4 Trailer: The Queen And Margaret Thatcher Face Off By Hoai-Tran Bui/Oct. 29, 2020 9:00 am EST Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but heavier is the wig that Gillian Anderson wears to play the Iron Lady herself, Margaret Thatcher. Britain’s first female prime minister makes her debut in The Crown season 4, immediately crossing (proverbial) swords with Queen Elizabeth (Olivia Colman) and making enemies left and right....

‘The Terror: Infamy’ Concludes With A Trip “Into The Afterlife” By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 15, 2019 2:00 pm EST The Terror: Infamy failed to live up to its incredible first season. But with this finale – “Into the Afterlife” – the season goes out on a high note, managing to pull off an emotional conclusion that elevates what came before. “We have to make sure we keep remembering,” Chester says in the final moments of the show....

‘The Walking Dead’ Season Finale Has Been Postponed; ‘Supernatural’ Series Finale Also Delayed By Ben Pearson/March 24, 2020 3:00 pm EST Most film and television productions have ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic, and we’ve previously written about how most network TV shows probably won’t be able to finish airing their current seasons. But now the reality is fully sinking in for several productions that won’t be able to complete production or post-production in time to hit their previously-established air dates....

‘Watchmen’ Season 2: Damon Lindelof Still Wants Someone Else To Take Over By Ben Pearson/July 7, 2020 10:30 am EST Watchmen, last year’s HBO series overseen by Lost and The Leftovers showrunner Damon Lindelof, was a miraculous piece of storytelling that pushed the envelope in terms of what a sequel to a beloved property could be. It also happened to be remarkably prescient in terms of topics like race and police brutality, which are obviously very much at the center of the national conversation several months after the series wrapped up....

‘White Snake’ Exclusive Clip: Magic Shops Take On A New Meaning In GKIDs’ First Chinese Animated Movie By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 4, 2019 10:30 am EST Animation is one of those visual mediums that can still make us believe in magic. Which is why Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s biggest animation studios, is going as fantastical as possible with its upcoming film White Snake. The first Chinese animated movie from indie animation distributor GKIDs, White Snake tells the story of demon snakes, tragic romances, and…underwater magic shops?...

31 Days Of Streaming Horror: ‘Haxan’ Introduces You To The History Of Witchcraft By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 5, 2019 10:00 am EST Welcome to 31 Days of Streaming Horror. Every day this October we’ll be highlighting a different streaming horror movie to help you get into the Halloween spirit. Today’s entry: Haxan (1922). Haxan Now Streaming on The Criterion Channel and Kanopy Sub-Genre: Cursed documentary with some sexy devil actionBest Setting to Watch It In: In the center of a large pentagram, along with your favorite coven and a few familiarsHow Scary Is It?...

Daily Podcast: The Mandalorian Spinoffs, Fast 10 May Be Broken Into Two Movies, Joker Concert, The Conners, And More By Ben Pearson/Feb. 5, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the February 5, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writer Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and TV news, including Kevin Hart’s new Quibi series, a Joker concert, a new Silent Hill movie, The Conners’ live episode, a two-part Fast 10, and possible spin-offs of The Mandalorian....

Deciding The Best Order To Watch The ‘Star Wars’ Movies: A Complete Investigation By Jeremy Mathai/Dec. 19, 2019 10:00 am EST Between the final seasons of Game of Thrones and Mr. Robot, Avengers: Endgame wrapping up the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s “Infinity Saga”, Glass serving as the final installment of M. Night Shyamalan’s unexpected Unbreakable trilogy, and of course the ending of the Skywalker Saga with this week’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 has lived up to its billing as the year of the finale....

Disney+ Adds Continue Watching Section By Chris Evangelista/Nov. 26, 2019 3:30 pm EST It took a little while, but Disney+ finally has a Continue Watching section, so you can now keep track of how many times you’ve rewatched the latest Baby Yoda scenes from The Mandalorian. Subscribers were surprised when the Disney streaming service launched sans a Continue Watching option, and it’s just the latest “better late than never” addition to the service, joining a recently added “resume” button....

Ep. 530 - The Amazing Johnathan Documentary By Slashfilmcast/Aug. 20, 2019 8:00 pm EST In today’s episode, David discusses how he successfully orchestrated a Slashfilmcast meet-up in Decatur, Georgia. For their feature review, David, Devindra, Jeff, and Peter unveil The Amazing Johnathan Documentary, a Hulu film that blurs the line between fact and fiction. Stay tuned for Peter’s interview with the director Ben Berman. Listen and subscribe to David’s newest podcast Culturally Relevant....

International ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ Trailer Attempts To Change The Future (With Lots Of New Footage) By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2019 4:00 pm EST The footage released for Terminator: Dark Fate so far has been a tad underwhelming, but that’s about to change. A new international Terminator: Dark Fate trailer is loaded with new footage, and it gives us a much better idea of how action-packed and intense the movie is going to be....

Margot Robbie On Crafting Harley Quinn’s “Origin Story” In ‘Birds Of Prey’ And Who She Could Team Up With Next By Hoai-Tran Bui/Feb. 6, 2020 12:00 pm EST Harley Quinn is emancipated and feeling fantabulous about it. Margot Robbie’s breakout character from the 2016 comic book movie Suicide Squad has been in the shadow of the Joker since her inception — and a fan-favorite for almost as long. Introduced as an ordinary henchman to the Clown Prince of Crime in Batman: The Animated Series, Harley Quinn soon shot up to fan-favorite character status, making the leap to comic books and video games before she finally made her big-screen debut a few years ago....

Mel Brooks Is Bringing His ‘Young Frankenstein’ Musical To Television [TCA 2020] By Fred Topel/Jan. 8, 2020 1:30 pm EST Mel Brooks had success adapting his film Young Frankenstein as a Broadway musical. ABC has had success with The Little Mermaid Live, following networks like NBC and FOX doing live musicals of Hairspray, Grease, Rocky Horror and Rent. Now Brooks is teaming up with ABC to bring the Young Frankenstein musical to ABC....