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‘Star Wars’ Series ‘Andor’ Won’t Feature K-2SO, At Least For Now, According To Alan Tudyk By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 21, 2021 8:00 am EST What is Cassian Andor without his sarcastic droid buddy K-2SO by his side? It’s a sad thought, but one we’ll have to live with, at least at the beginning of Andor, the upcoming Disney+ prequel series to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story starring Diego Luna as the morally gray Rebel Cassian Andor....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Writing Credits Raise Some Questions About The Story By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 16, 2019 11:00 am EST Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be arriving in theaters in just over a month, and it’s been a long road to get there. Not only did the Skywalker saga begin all the way back in 1977, but the road to getting just this final chapter done was certainly not an easy one....

‘The Stand’ Trailer: Stephen King’s Vision Of A Pandemic Apocalypse Comes To CBS All Access By Hoai-Tran Bui/Aug. 31, 2020 7:00 am EST When Stephen King penned The Stand in 1978, which follows a group of survivors trying to build a new society in the wake of a deadly pandemic, he probably didn’t predict that a limited series adaptation of his apocalyptic fantasy novel would come out in the midst of a pandemic in 2020....

‘Tiger King’ Inspires Sheriff To Seek New Leads In The Case Of Carole Baskin’s Missing Husband By Chris Evangelista/March 30, 2020 3:00 pm EST There’s a lot going on in Tiger King, Netflix’s buzz-worthy new docuseries. And while the majority of the show focuses on now-incarcerated private zoo owner Joe Exotic and his rivalry with animal rights activist Carole Baskin, there’s also an entire episode that strongly suggests Baskin played a part in the disappearance and presumed death of her husband, multi-millionaire Jack Donald “Don” Lewis....

‘Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made’ Director Tom McCarthy On Following ‘Spotlight’ With A Disney Family Movie [Interview] By Rafael Motamayor/Feb. 14, 2020 3:00 pm EST Just when you think you have Oscar-winner Tom McCarthy figured out, he goes and follows Spotlight with a film for Disney+ about a kid who thinks of himself as a hard-boiled detective whose best friend is a polar bear.It may surprise you to know that McCarthy’s latest film, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made is delightful....

‘Vader Immortal: Episode III’ Concludes The ‘Star Wars’ VR Series In November, First Look And New Story Details Revealed By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 31, 2019 12:30 pm EST The Vader Immortal virtual reality adventure game series launched in May of this year, continued with the surprise release of Episode II in September, and will be coming to an end next month with Episode III. Now, a first look and some story details have revealed that it’s time for you to face-off with the Dark Lord of the Sith himself....

Cool Stuff: NECA’s ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Action Figure Accessory Pack Is Totally Radical By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 8, 2020 6:00 am EST NECA has been trying to make it easier to get ahold of their coveted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures based on the original live-action movie franchise. Though the figures of the heroes in a half-shell themselves have been hard to find without paying a shell of a lot of money in the secondary market, they should be returning as two-packs exclusively at Walmart stores and online whenever restocks become available....

Daisy Ridley And The Duplass Brothers Are Churning Up Some Audio Entertainment For Your Listening Pleasure By Ethan Anderton/July 29, 2020 4:30 pm EST Podcasts were already enjoying something of a resurgence in popularity and quality before the pandemic hit. Now in the age of coronavirus, their audiences have grown even more as people are desperate to find new entertainment to keep them occupied while being stuck at home. With podcasts and audio storytelling at large earning more attention from listeners, they’re also drawing in even more big name talent to make them, and the filmmaking duo the Duplass Brothers and Star Wars hero Daisy Ridley are the latest to join the audio game....

Back to the Future Puzzle by Laurent Durieux When it comes to collectible artwork inspired by Back to the Future, one of the most desired pieces is from Laurent Durieux. His artwork depicts the DeLorean time machine speeding through the streets of Hill Valley in 1955, the film’s title represented by neon signs in the background. It’s extremely hard to get ahold of this print without paying an arm and a leg, so Mondo is letting fans get their hands on it in the form of a 1,000-piece puzzle....

Netflix Reveals The Making Of ‘Da 5 Bloods’ In A Nearly 30-Minute Featurette By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 22, 2021 8:30 am EST Da 5 Bloods is likely to be a key contender in the Oscar race when nominations are announced in March. But until then, Netflix is making sure the voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences get a proper look at the making of Spike Lee’s new joint starring Delroy Lindo, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr....

Now Scream This: 50 Great Streaming Horror Movies To Get You Through Quarantine By /Film Staff/April 9, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to Now Scream This, a column where horror experts Chris Evangelista and Matt Donato tell you what scary, spooky, and spine-tingling movies are streaming and where you can watch them.)Matt: Remember all those “Now Scream This” articles you read, took recommendations from, then never followed-through on watches? Given global circumstances, Chris and I figured it’s time for a refresher course on what we absolutely love on streaming right now....

Quibi Reviewed: The Best & Worst Of The New Streaming Service By Peter Sciretta/April 6, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the April 6, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film writer Chris Evangelista to review the launch line-up for the new streaming service Quibi. In Our Feature Presentation: Ranking the New Quibi Shows From Worst to Best What is Quibi How is the app experience?...

Superhero Bits: ‘Agents Of SHIELD’ Cast And Creators Say Goodbye, James Gunn Picks His Favorite X-Men & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 11, 2020 6:00 pm EST How was DC Entertainment impacted by recent Warner Media layoffs? Which X-Men character does Arrow co-star Colton Haynes want to play? Did you know Wolverine was Australian a couple times before Hugh Jackman played him? Are you sad to see Agents of SHIELD bid farewell?...

Superhero Bits: Meet The TMNT Megazord, J.D. Dillard Wants To Direct A ‘Cyborg’ Movie & More By Ethan Anderton/July 2, 2020 6:00 pm EST Want to see an alternate method of transformation for Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger? How awesome is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Megazord in the Power Rangers crossover comic series? Would you like to see a Cyborg movie directed by J.D. Dillard? How does Asa Butterfield feel about missing out on playing Spider-Man?...

Superhero Bits: New ‘Heroes Reborn’ Arc Coming To Marvel Comics, ‘WandaVision’ Theories & More By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 25, 2021 6:00 pm EST Want to see the trailer for the new Heroes Reborn coming from Marvel Comics? Did you know Senator Patrick Leahy is a huge Batman fan? Will Ray Fisher still promote Zack Snyder’s Justice League? Want to hear a theory about Hydra in WandaVision? Will Thanos make an appearance in Eternals?...

Superhero Bits: The ‘Krypton’ Season 3 Teaser That Didn’t Happen, Meet ‘Doc Justice And The J-Team’ & More By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 21, 2019 6:00 pm EST Would you like to see a Birds of Prey spin-off in the Arrowverse? What would the Krypton season three teaser have shown? Who is Marvel Comics’ new superhero team, Doc Justice and the J-Team? Would Jon Favreau like to direct a Marvel movie again? Did Phase Four plans effect the story for Avengers: Endgame?...

The Bear Necessities Makes “The Fight To The Death” The Best ‘His Dark Materials’ Episode Yet By Hoai-Tran Bui/Dec. 16, 2019 7:00 pm EST With “The Fight to the Death,” His Dark Materials for the first time goes into the unknown — and I’m not making that Frozen-related pun because Lyra and co. find themselves deep in the arctic tundra. This is mostly unknown territory for His Dark Materials adaptation-wise; 2007’s The Golden Compass never got this far in its adaptation of Philip Pullman’s novel, opting to end on a triumphant note with Lyra’s victory in Bolvanger....

The Paramount Consent Decrees Are Officially Over, And Theaters Might Never Be The Same By Chris Evangelista/Aug. 7, 2020 11:30 am EST Per THR and multiple sources, today “a New York federal judge granted a motion by the U.S. Department of Justice to terminate the movie industry’s long-lasting licensing rules.” So what are the Paramount Consent Decrees? In the late 1930s, the Justice Department took the major movie studios to court under the charge that studios had way too much power over the industry....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘Free Solo’ Will Make Your Jaw Drop By Ben Pearson/April 19, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: Free SoloWhere You Can Stream It: Hulu and Disney+The Pitch: One of the world’s best climbers decides to scale El Capitan, the most impressive rock face on the planet, without any ropes to protect him....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Age Of Innocence’ Is A Reminder That Martin Scorsese Makes More Than Mob Movies By Chris Evangelista/May 3, 2020 9:00 am EST (Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)The Movie: The Age of InnocenceWhere You Can Stream It: The Criterion ChannelThe Pitch: In 19th Century New York, high society lawyer Newland Archer (Daniel Day-Lewis) is engaged to marry the young, sweet May Welland (Winona Ryder)....