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Superhero Bits: ‘Joker’ Is Most Complained About 2019 Movie In UK, Captain Marvel Gets A Kree Half-Sister & More By Ethan Anderton/July 20, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to see the Marvel and DC Comics offerings from Sideshow Collectibles and Hot Toys at San Diego Comic-Con at Home? Did you hear Captain Marvel comics are introducing Carol’s Kree half-sister? Will Zack Snyder’s Justice League be considered canon in the DC Extended Universe?...

Superhero Bits: ‘Loki’ Set Photos, Coronavirus Causes Emerald City Comic-Con Dropouts & More By Ethan Anderton/March 4, 2020 6:00 pm EST How did Watchmen’s ratings fare when compared to other hit HBO shows? Do Loki set photos give us a first look at Enchantress? Which comic companies have pulled out of Emerald City Comic-Con due to coronavirus concerns? How did Ryan Reynolds celebrate the third anniversary of Logan? How did Deadpool mock Blade in a recent comic?...

The ‘Back To The Future’ Musical Stars Meet Christopher Lloyd In A New Promo By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 29, 2020 10:30 am EST The Back to the Future musical is opening on February 20 at the Manchester Opera House. So unless you live in the U.K., there’s no telling when you might get a chance to see the stage production of the classic time travel movie for yourself. But in the meantime, you can enjoy the latest promo for the Back to the Future musical, where film franchise star Christopher Lloyd meets the stage version of Marty McFly (Olly Dobson), and the new Dr....

The Morning Watch: ‘Parasite’ Montage Video Essay, Reviewing Hunting Scenes In Movies & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 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, a video essay explores a perfect montage from Bong Joon-Ho’s critically acclaimed thriller Parasite....

The Morning Watch: Kermit The Frog Voice Comparison, ‘Psych 2: Lassie Come Home’ Bloopers & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 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, see why fans have had such an adverse reaction to the new voice of Kermit the Frog on Muppets Now as performed by Matt Vogel....

The Next ‘Star Wars’ Movie Saga Rumored To Take Place 400 Years Before The Skywalker Saga By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 5, 2020 10:00 am EST Now that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has brought the Skywalker saga to an end, the future of Star Wars is up in the air. The Last Jedi writer and director Rian Johnson is still slated to have his own trilogy at some point, but Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D....

The Real Space Force Might Lose Its Trademark To Netflix’s ‘Space Force’ By Chris Evangelista/June 8, 2020 5:00 pm EST The general consensus surrounding Netflix’s new comedy series Space Force is that it’s just not very good. Audiences and critics alike seem disappointed at Steve Carell’s return to TV comedy, but whatever the show lacks in quality it might make up for in…litigation. Because it looks like the real Space Force might lose its trademark to the fictional one....

Theme Park Bits: Patrick Mahomes Goes To Disney World, 3-D Maps Of Disney Parks, And More By Josh Spiegel/Feb. 5, 2020 5:00 pm EST In this edition of Theme Park Bits: The Super Bowl LIV champ goes to Disney. Look at 3-D versions of the Disney Parks via Apple Maps. And more! If there’s one thing you must know about me, it’s that I’m a longtime Buffalo Bills fan. (Stop laughing....

Try To Decode These Cryptic ‘Westworld’ Season 3 Episode Titles And Synopses By Chris Evangelista/March 5, 2020 3:00 pm EST Westworld season 3 is galloping onto HBO this month, which means it’s time for a whole new season of mystery, intrigue, and episodes that leave you asking, “What the hell did I just watch?” Ahead of the new season premiere, some official Westworld season 3 episode titles and very, very vague synopses have been released....

VOTD: Sleepy Skunk’s 2019 Movie Trailer Mash-Up Celebrates The Year With Style By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 6, 2019 1:30 pm EST We’re one day closer to the end of 2019, and today that means we get another retrospective video looking back at the movies released this year. The first one out of the gate earlier this week was a solid movie trailer mash-up, but it was missing some key films that deserved to be represented....

Watch: ‘Requiem For A Dream’ 20th Anniversary Performance Of “Lux Aeterna” Celebrates The Film’s 4K Home Video Release By Ben Pearson/Oct. 16, 2020 5:00 pm EST Even if it’s been many years since you’ve seen Requiem for a Dream, director Darren Aronofsky’s gut-punch of a movie, you can probably hear the film’s most famous piece of music in your head if you read the words “Lux Aeterna.” That catchy, eerie song comes courtesy of composer Clint Mansell, and since Requiem for a Dream is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the Kronos Quartet has reconvened (in a socially-distanced setting, thanks to the pandemic) to bring that haunting tune back into the forefront of your mind once again....

Water Cooler: The Hobbit, Avengers: Age Of Ultron, That Thing You Do, Domestic Disturbance, Bad Education, Mulholland Drive, Twister, Rock Star, The Martian, Suits, By Peter Sciretta/June 5, 2020 3:15 pm EST On the June 5, 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....

Why ‘The Sandman’ Adaptation Could Only Happen Now, And Only First On Audio By Hoai-Tran Bui/July 16, 2020 9:00 am EST It seemed like an adaptation of The Sandman was trapped in development hell for nearly as long as the titular personification of Dream was imprisoned by his captors in Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed graphic novel series (okay, that was 70 years, but the point still stands). Multiple attempts have been made to bring Gaiman’s weird, fantastical world to the big screen, with Warner Bros....

‘Batman Forever’ Had A “Much Darker, More Serious” 170-Minute Cut From Joel Schumacher By Ethan Anderton/July 10, 2020 4:00 pm EST Batman Forever was already being discussed online more than usual this year thanks to the film celebrating its 25th anniversary. Then when director Joel Schumacher passed away recently, even more love was poured out for the goofy DC Comics sequel. Now the chatter has grown even more because there have been rumblings of a 170-minute “much darker, more serious” cut of the movie that’s just sitting somewhere waiting to be released to the masses....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Star Ewan McGregor On Channeling Jack Nicholson (But Not Too Much) [Set Visit Interview] By Jacob Hall/Sept. 5, 2019 11:00 am EST It’s one of the most famous images in horror. A young child, maneuvering his big wheel through the long, quiet corridors of an empty hotel, turns a corner and sees something awful. Something terrible. Something impossible. Little Danny Torrance’s face contorts in horror. And while he makes it out of the Overlook Hotel alive before the credits roll, nothing will ever be the same....

‘G.I. Joe’ Spin-Off Movie ‘Snake Eyes’ Might Star Henry Golding By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 14, 2019 9:30 am EST Hollywood refuses to give up on the idea of G.I. Joe movies, and rather than make another sequel, Paramount will attempt a spin-off. That spin-off is Snake Eyes, focused on the silent masked ninja commando – and it looks like Paramount has found its star. Crazy Rich Asians actor Henry Golding is in talks to join the Snake Eyes movie, and since Golding is a star on the rise, you can safely assume Snake Eyes will probably take off his mask and talk in this movie....

‘Howard’ Review: A Soulful Tribute To The Man Behind Disney’s Most Beloved Animated Classics By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 3, 2020 9:00 am EST “To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful.” The dedication to the lyricist behind some of Disney’s most beloved animated hits that runs in the closing credits of Beauty and the Beast is brief but beautiful — which is a fitting description of the life of Howard Ashman, whose amazing life was cut short by AIDS in 1991, right on the cusp of what would be his greatest and most lasting achievement....

‘Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy’ Review: Laura Dern & Kristen Stewart Deliver Strong Performances In Lackluster Biopic [TIFF] By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 14, 2018 8:00 am EST The story of JT LeRoy, the best-selling author who never really existed, gets the standard biopic treatment in Justin Kelly’s unfortunately uninspired Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy. As lacking as this film tends to be, it’s almost salvaged by two remarkable performances from Laura Dern and Kristen Stewart. In the late 1990s, JT LeRoy was a literary sensation....

‘Scott Pilgrim’ Animated Series Being Considered, According To Edgar Wright By Chris Evangelista/June 25, 2020 3:30 pm EST While a live-action sequel to Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World seems very unlikely at this point, there still might be more Pilgrim on the way. According to Wright, there are “some plans” to continue the story in animation form. Wright adds that there’s nothing official yet, but confirms there have been discussions with comic creator Bryan Lee O’Malley about the idea....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Trailer: “Welcome To The Future” By Ben Pearson/Sept. 8, 2020 1:30 pm EST Happy Star Trek Day, everyone. Today is the anniversary of the first airing of the original Star Trek TV series back in 1966, and to celebrate, the StarTrek.com has launched a virtual convention full of panel discussions and retrospective looks back at the franchise over the years. During the Star Trek: Discovery panel earlier today, CBS All Access debuted a brand new trailer for the upcoming third season of the show, which shows what happens to the crew of the U....