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The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Trip To Greece’ Ends The Franchise, But Simultaneously Makes The Case For More By Ben Pearson/Sept. 12, 2020 10:00 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 Trip to GreeceWhere You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: UK actor/comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reunite for the fourth entry in this long-running franchise to travel across another country, eat incredible food, drive through gorgeous landscapes, and constantly quip along the way....

The Quarantine Stream: ‘The Wedding Singer’ Remains One Of Adam Sandler’s Best Movies By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 10, 2020 7:00 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 Wedding SingerWhere You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Flashback to 1985, when Billy Idol was king, fashion was outrageous, and CD players were not only still a thing, but they were only for the rich....

These Prize-Winning ‘It: Chapter Two’ Fan Posters Are So Good, It’s Scary By Ben Pearson/Aug. 5, 2019 3:30 pm EST The posters for Warner Bros.’ upcoming It: Chapter Two have been a little spotty so far – some good, some not-so-good – but director Andy Muschietti did such a great job with It back in 2017 that nothing could keep us from returning to Derry, Maine and seeing the Losers Club reunite to try to take down Pennywise the Dancing Clown once and for all....

Tracking The Downward Spiral Of Tim Allen’s Movie Career By Josh Spiegel/Dec. 27, 2019 10:00 am EST Tim Allen recently made the news, arguably not for the best reasons. Allen, one of a number of 90s-era comedy stars with conservative leanings, was on ABC’s talk show The View ostensibly to talk about the upcoming season of his sitcom Last Man Standing. But he quickly veered into complaining that he can’t say certain things…things like the “n” word....

What Would It Take For Paul Feig To Make A ‘Bridesmaids’ Sequel? By Ethan Anderton/May 24, 2020 11:00 am EST Bridesmaids was a knockout comedy hit in 2011, raking in over $169 million domestically and another $119.2 million internationally, which is pretty damn good for an R-rated romantic comedy. That kind of success and the warm reception from both critics and audiences has resulted in some demand for a sequel over the years....

‘American Gigolo’ TV Show Sets Jon Bernthal In Continuation Of The Story From The 1980 Movie By Ben Pearson/March 11, 2020 4:00 pm EST In 1980, Richard Gere became a movie star in American Gigolo, the neo-noir crime drama written and directed by Paul Schrader (First Reformed). A TV version has been in the works for years, and now it’s finally heading to Showtime with Jon Bernthal (Punisher, The Walking Dead) starring as Julian Kaye, the title role that made Gere famous....

‘Bad Boys For Life’ Trailer: What You Gonna Do When Retirement Age Comes For You By Hoai-Tran Bui/Nov. 5, 2019 7:11 am EST Will Smith and Martin Lawrence pledged to be bad boys for life, but that’s a hard promise to keep when retirement is waiting just around the corner. “It’s time we be Good Men,” Lawrence tells Smith in the new trailer for Bad Boys for Life, the long-awaited third entry in the outsized action series....

‘Birds Of Prey’ Composer Daniel Pemberton On Scoring A Roller Skating Action Scene And Writing Music Worthy Of Harley Quinn [Interview] By Marisa Mirabal/Feb. 25, 2020 11:00 am EST English composer Daniel Pemberton is as wildly diverse and entertaining as Harley Quinn herself. He is a multi Golden Globe, Emmy and Bafta Award-nominated composer who has worked with some of the most renowned names in the industry such as Darren Aronofsky (One Strange Rock), Ridley Scott (All The Money in The World, The Counsellor), Guy Ritchie (The Man From UNCLE, King Arthur: Legend of the Sword), and Danny Boyle (Yesterday, Steve Jobs)....

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ Is The Movie Colin Trevorrow Wanted To Make From The Beginning By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 28, 2020 12:00 pm EST The Jurassic World films haven’t garnered as much love as Steven Spielberg’s original Jurassic Park, but they sure have made a ton of money. People will see these movies, no matter what the critical reaction, which is why there’s a third entry on the way, Jurassic World: Dominion. Jurassic World filmmaker Colin Trevorrow is back in the director’s chair after handing duties over to J....

‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’ Wraps Production As ‘Spider-Man 3’ Begins Shooting By Ethan Anderton/Oct. 26, 2020 9:30 am EST Production on movies and TV is far more challenging than it was at the beginning of 2020, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic continuing to wreak havoc around the world (especially in the United States). But Marvel Studios keeps making moves to get their upcoming projects ready for release....

‘South Park’ Has Apparently Been Banned In China Thanks To Its Most Recent Episode; Trey Parker And Matt Stone Respond By Ben Pearson/Oct. 7, 2019 2:30 pm EST More than 20 years after its Comedy Central debut, South Park is still generating controversy. The show’s most recent episode, “Band in China,” has apparently actually been banned in China because Chinese censors didn’t appreciate the episode’s depiction of the country’s authoritarian regime....

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 3 Introduces Franchise’s First Transgender And Non-Binary Characters By Ben Pearson/Sept. 2, 2020 1:30 pm EST The Star Trek franchise continues to grow and change in fascinating ways, and its latest growth involves the casting of the franchise’s first-ever transgender and non-binary characters. Star Trek: Discovery season 3 has added Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander to its cast, putting Star Trek one step closer to creator Gene Roddenberry’s vision of an optimistic future in which everyone on this planet is viewed equally, regardless of race or gender identity....

‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ TV Spot: Only Four Episodes Remain Of The Final Season By Chris Evangelista/April 14, 2020 11:30 am EST Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming to an end, and if you need some extra incentive to get hyped, here’s one final TV spot. The footage teases the final four episodes of the animated series, all of which are airing on Disney+. Watch the Star Wars: The Clone Wars final TV spot below, and then run around your house waving a broom while making lightsaber sounds....

‘Stranger Things 4’ Adding At Least Four New Characters By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 31, 2019 3:42 pm EST We’re still a long way away from Stranger Things 4 (it probably won’t arrive until 2021), but that doesn’t mean we can’t obsess over early details. A new report has revealed that the hit series is seeking actors for at least four new characters – three teenagers and one adult, to be specific. Just how big the roles will be for these four characters remains to be seen, but go ahead, start speculating wildly!...

‘The Little Mermaid’: Daveed Diggs Heads Under The Sea To Play Sebastian By Ben Pearson/Oct. 8, 2019 3:30 pm EST Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid already has Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda on board as a producer and writer of new songs, but now Miranda will be writing for one of his original Hamilton cast members. Daveed Diggs, who broke out in the dual roles of Thomas Jefferson/Marquis de Lafayette in Miranda’s mega-hit Broadway musical, has been cast as Sebastian in the new remake....

‘The Mandalorian’ Will Have Weekly Merchandise Reveals With “Mando Mondays” Starting In October By Ethan Anderton/Sept. 21, 2020 11:30 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The second season of The Mandalorian begins on October 30. But before new episodes arrive, Disney and Lucasfilm will kick off Mandalorian mania with a new global consumer products, games and publishing program called Mando Mondays. Is it a crass commercial opportunity to sell merchandise tied to every episode of the second season of the Star Wars series?...

‘The Way Back’ Trailer: Ben Affleck Tries To Balance Alcoholism And Coaching High School Basketball By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 14, 2019 7:00 am EST Now that Ben Affleck is free from wearing a cape and cowl as The Dark Knight in the DC Extended Universe, he’s getting back to some down-to-earth drama with The Accountant director Gavin O’Connor. The Way Back finds Ben Affleck playing a former high school basketball star who is all washed up, his life crippled by alcoholism and going nowhere fast....

Cool Stuff: All 15 ‘Godzilla’ Soundtracks From Japan’s Showa Era Are Coming To Vinyl From Waxwork Records By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 4, 2021 6:00 am EST The piercing roar of Godzilla is unmistakable, and along with it comes an impressive array of motion picture scores that have helped bring Japan’s most famous kaiju to life in epic fashion. This spring, you can own a massive vinyl box set of Godzilla soundtracks from Japan’s Showa era of the monster’s reign on the big screen....

Cool Stuff: Tony Stark’s Iron Man Hall Of Armor Gets Miniaturized For Your Collectible Shelf By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 1, 2019 6:00 am EST There are very few people in the world who are as wealthy or technologically inclined as Tony Stark. That means it’s not likely that we’ll be building our own Iron Man suits, let along an entire hall dedicated to a bunch of them. That’s why we’re glad Hot Toys has created a miniature Iron Man Hall of Armor collection featuring all of Tony Stark’s Iron Man suits from the first crude Mark I model built in a cave with a box of scraps and the much more advanced Mark VII from The Avengers....

Daily Podcast: Comic-Con@Home, Gone With The Wind, Evil Dead Now, Wanted 2, Dracula, AMC Theatres, And The Possible Death Blow To Theatrical Mid-Budget Movies By Ben Pearson/June 10, 2020 2:15 pm EST On the June 10, 2020 Episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and TV news, including Comic-Con at Home, Gone with the Wind, Evil Dead Now, Wanted 2, Blumhouse’s Dracula, Hollywood resuming production, AMC Theatres reopening, and the potential death of theatrical mid-budget movies....