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‘Frozen 2’ Sing-Along Screenings Arriving Next Week By Chris Evangelista/Jan. 10, 2020 3:00 pm EST Get those pipes ready, because Frozen 2 sing-along screenings are coming. Yes, soon you’ll be able to sit in a public place and sing off-key with a bunch of strangers, and isn’t that what movie magic is all about? The Frozen 2 sing-along will be heading to theaters next week, giving fans a chance to belt out their favorite tunes while also giving Disney a chance to make even more money....

‘Godzilla Vs Kong’: First Look At Movie Monster Mayhem Emerges Thanks To Merchandise Packaging By Ethan Anderton/July 20, 2020 8:30 am EST Godzilla vs Kong was supposed to arrive in theaters this fall before being pushed back to May of 2021, so the merchandise for the monster movie mash-up is waiting in the wings to be released. In fact, a few listings of upcoming action figures of the two titular kaiju have made their way online, and an image from the back of the packaging has finally given us a proper Godzilla vs Kong first look photo....

‘I Was At Home, But…’ Review: A Stark Meditation On Grief And Life [NYFF 2019] By Caroline Cao/Oct. 4, 2019 1:00 pm EST It takes a while before a human face appears in Angela Schanelec’s I Was At Home, But, which opens on a static scene of nature. When it begins to aim on human faces, the exact details of their lives are left vaguely clarified, leaving puzzle pieces for the audience to sort out....

‘Modern Family’ Farewell Featurette Looks Back At The Legacy Of The Emmy-Winning Series By Ethan Anderton/April 13, 2020 10:30 am EST Last week, Modern Family came to a close after 11 seasons on ABC. The series finale sent off the Dunphy family with plenty of tears and laughs, and it was certainly just as heartfelt of a goodbye for the cast who has spent over a decade working together. Actors and actresses from long-running shows always like to say that the cast feels like a family, but in the case of Modern Family, that’s even more true since the kids on the series grew into adults across the show’s 11 seasons, and the adults have changed too....

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Clip Released In ‘Fortnite’, Where You Can Now Wield A Lightsaber By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 14, 2019 6:59 pm EST Because it’s 2019, and everything is a commercial, the popular online multiplayer video game Fortnite was exclusively treated to the debut of a new Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker clip. But surely you’re an adult with responsibilities and there’s a chance that maybe you don’t even know what Fortnite is....

‘The Batman’ Writer Mattson Tomlin To Direct ‘Mother/Android’, A Sci-Fi Thriller Starring Chloë Grace Moretz By Ben Pearson/Sept. 4, 2020 7:30 am EST Mattson Tomlin, who’s slowly becoming a recognizable name in Hollywood thanks to his scripts for films like Netflix’s Project Power and Warner Bros./DC’s upcoming The Batman, is about to get behind the camera as a director. A new report says Miramax has hired him to direct a feature film called Mother/Android, a sci-fi thriller which will be produced by The Batman director Matt Reeves and star Neighbors 2 and Kick-Ass actress Chloë Grace Moretz....

‘The Last Days Of American Crime’ Trailer: Edgar Ramirez Is Pulling Off One Last Heist By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 19, 2020 2:00 pm EST What if all crime was made nearly impossibly by a new technology developed by the government? That’s the premise of The Last Days of American Crime, a Netflix thriller based on the graphic novel of the same name by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini. Set in a world where a signal can make it impossible for anyone to commit crimes, Edgar Ramirez stars as a career criminal who teams up with famous gangster (Michael C....

‘The Terror: Infamy’ Episodes 7 And 8 Offer Up Some Last-Minute Twists By Chris Evangelista/Oct. 1, 2019 2:00 pm EST We’re in the home stretch now, and yet, The Terror: Infamy is still throwing curveballs. The two most recent episodes – 7 and 8 – offer up some new twists to keep things going, but one can’t help but feel like the show has run its course by now. My Perfect World...

‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets A Revamp With Two Separate Movies In The Works By Hoai-Tran Bui/Jan. 28, 2020 8:00 am EST Prime yourself for another onslaught of robots. Paramount and Hasbro are looking to revamp the Transformers franchise with two dual movies being developed separately. The first script is being penned by Joby Harold, who co-wrote the upcoming Zack Snyder zombie movie Army of the Dead, while the second, written by Zodiac writer James Vanderbilt, will reportedly be a reboot of Transformers: Beast Wars....

2019 Emmy Nominations: ‘Game Of Thrones’ Sets An All-Time Record With 32 Nominations By Ethan Anderton/July 16, 2019 9:45 am EST It’s almost time to honor the finest achievements in television again. The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards will air this fall, but before that, we need to know who has been nominated for the most coveted awards in television. Covering drama, comedy, variety, reality, animation and more, the Emmys honor the best in television and streaming, and this year is full of a wide spectrum of nominees from network, cable, and various streaming services....

Daily Podcast: Black Widow, Soul, South Park, Madonna, CBS, She-Hulk And Star Trek By Peter Sciretta/Sept. 16, 2020 1:15 pm EST On the September 16, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss the latest film and tv news, including Black Widow, Soul, South Park, Madonna, CBS, She-Hulk and Star Trek. In The News: HT: ‘Black Widow’ Likely to Be Delayed by Disney, While Pixar’s ‘Soul’ May Be Released on Disney+ Sad to see Disney dumping the Pixar films on Disney+, any thoughts on why?...

Daily Podcast: Joss Whedon Leaves His Own Show, Godzilla Vs. Kong, The Mandalorian S2, And More By Ben Pearson/Nov. 30, 2020 1:30 pm EST On the November 30, 2020 episode of /Film Daily, /Film senior writer Ben Pearson is joined by weekend editor Brad Oman to talk about the latest film and TV news, including the death of David Prowse, the fate of Godzilla vs. Kong, Joss Whedon’s HBO show, and The Mandalorian season 2....

Daniel Craig Hosts Coronavirus-Heavy ‘Saturday Night Live’, Shares ‘No Time To Die’ Clip, Tests ‘Knives Out’ Accents By Ethan Anderton/March 8, 2020 12:00 pm EST Daniel Craig is a serious actor. Rarely have we seen the James Bond franchise star tackle anything comedic, and the last time he got this goofy was the first time he hosted Saturday Night Live was back in the fall of 2012. Thankfully, even in the face of the delay of No Time to Die and the spread of coronavirus around the globe, when Daniel Craig hosted SNL again this weekend, he was ready to cut loose by being truly hysterical....

Hulu Will Exclusively Release 20th Century Studios And Searchlight Pictures Movies As Originals By Ethan Anderton/Dec. 11, 2020 11:30 am EST Following the success of original movies like Palm Springs, Bad Hair, and Run this year, Hulu President Kelly Campbell announced the streaming service’s slate of original movies would expand with offerings they’ll co-produce with 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures, which came with their acquisition of 21st Century Fox....

Mark Ruffalo Confirms Preliminary Talks To Appear In Marvel’s ‘She-Hulk’ Series On Disney+ By Ethan Anderton/March 2, 2020 8:30 am EST With the exception of The Mandalorian and the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the original series offerings from Disney+ aren’t particularly remarkable. But subscribers are hoping that changes once Marvel Studios starts to roll out their first superhero shows set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That will begin with with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision later this year, and Loki will follow in the spring of 2021....

Pop Culture Imports: Hayao Miyazaki’s First Feature Film, A Harrowing Diane Kruger Crime Drama, And John Woo’s Netflix Team-Up By Hoai-Tran Bui/May 18, 2018 7:30 am EST (Welcome to Pop Culture Imports, a column that compiles the best, wackiest, and weirdest foreign-language movies and TV shows streaming right now.) We may be drowning in the hundreds of original streaming titles that are released each month, but there are so many foreign-language movies and shows that are just begging for you to stream them....

Scarlett Johansson And Dwayne Johnson Are The Highest Paid Actors Of The Year By Ethan Anderton/Aug. 29, 2019 3:00 pm EST The year may not be over yet, but the numbers for determining the highest paid actors and actresses are calculated at the midpoint of each year. This year, Dwayne Johnson landed at the top of the list of the highest paid actors while Scarlett Johansson topped the list of highest paid actresses....

Simon Pegg Still Skeptical About Another ‘Star Trek’ Sequel, Says Grand Plan For ‘Mission: Impossible’ Is “Insane” By Ben Pearson/March 2, 2020 4:30 pm EST While Star Trek is having a resurgence on the CBS All Access streaming platform with shows like Discovery and Picard, the beloved sci-fi franchise has encountered significant turbulence when it comes to launching another feature film. Simon Pegg, who has played Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the three most recent Trek movies and co-wrote 2016’s Star Trek Beyond, has previously expressed his doubts about more sequels coming to fruition, and in a new interview, he remains skeptical about the chances that his co-stars will reconvene for another entry....

Sony Pushes Back ‘Uncharted’ To March 2021, Knocking ‘Masters Of The Universe’ Off The Calendar By Ethan Anderton/Jan. 26, 2020 9:00 am EST It’s been a long road for the Uncharted video game franchise to make it to the big screen. Sony has gone through several directors, the most recently departed being Travis Knight, who had just replaced Dan Trachtenberg. Last we heard, Venom director Ruben Fleischer was being eyed to take over the production, but it looks like Sony Pictures doesn’t think they’ll meet the previous set release date of December 18, 2020....

Superhero Bits: ‘DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow’ Return Date, ‘Ms. Marvel’ May Feature Inhumans & More By Ethan Anderton/Nov. 11, 2019 6:00 pm EST Want to see the first teaser for Crisis on Infinite Earths? How did the Marvel vs Martin Scorsese debate infiltrate the Hollywood Film Awards? When is DC’s Legends of Tomorrow coming back? Are you happy for Titans to get a third season? Will Inhumans be in the Ms....